I'm excited for the DVDs. I even want them.
I'm sad at the lack of more commentary.
Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.
'Out Of Gas'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2004 9:18:45 am PDT #1201 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vortex - Jul 15, 2004 9:29:38 am PDT #1202 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
ahem. If we do the Buffista Secret Santa, this might make a nice gift. For someone, you know.
Rick - Jul 15, 2004 1:03:28 pm PDT #1203 of 10001
Daniel, I'm trying to parse your tagline ("Thor just got shirty!"-Emily) without much success. What does 'shirty' mean? Is this the Thor of our ancestors? How does Emily know whether he has gotten shirty or not? Is she some kind of conduit to the gods?
DCJensen - Jul 15, 2004 1:18:38 pm PDT #1204 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Stargate SG-1 has a character that is an alien who is named Thor. Said Alien is actually *the* Thor, and his people are the Asgards.
Apparently they showed up in scandinavia and the people thought they were gods. So they helped them out from time to time, then left.
Loki showed up for an ep, causing mischief. Made a bad copy of Richard Dean Anderson's character. Apparently Loki is a troublemaker.
Oh, and they were disguised as locals when they showed up in Scandinavia. Their true form is your typical Roswellian alien.
That's a short background.
In the season opener, Thor got a little annoyed.
sumi - Jul 15, 2004 1:23:55 pm PDT #1205 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
"shirty" means difficult, stubborn.
Rick - Jul 15, 2004 1:24:16 pm PDT #1206 of 10001
Now I suppose I have to watch that show.
Shirty?
Edit: Thanks Sumi.
DCJensen - Jul 15, 2004 1:29:07 pm PDT #1207 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Adj.1.
shirty
- (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed
Synonyms: snorty
Buffy used it to Spike in the series finale.
arby - Jul 15, 2004 2:15:32 pm PDT #1208 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
My father once bet me that "shirty" was not a word. Having read my Wodehouse, I of course knew he was wrong. I love shirty.
In other news, critics claim Neilsens undercount minorities. (No shit! What about fans of good TV?) My favorite quote from this article:
"The TV ratings system upon which we rely is seriously broken," said Thomas Herwitz, president of station operations for Fox Television Stations. "Accurate ratings are crucial to making programming decisions and meeting community needs."
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2004 2:17:04 pm PDT #1209 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Has Gail ordered his beheading yet?
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2004 5:46:31 pm PDT #1210 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Now I present to you my tribute to Tim, a filk of "Pepper" by the Butthole Surfers. The song was just begging for it.
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Darla met the Master
The Master she appeases
He was sharing Darla's outlook
On the topic of disease
Holtz got two holes in his neck
And Doyle was half a demon
They were all in love with dying
But their killer wasn't Whedon
Holland ran his law firm
Like a legal-minded Mayor
Then he got locked in the cellar
Angel just can't seem to care
They were all in love with dying
They were old enough to buy beer
But there's no time for a party
When you meet Tim Minear
I don't mind the script sometimes
The images it shows
Darla licks her sexy lips
Or takes off all her clothes
Characters, they feel so safe
Though that is but a lie
Cause if you hear from Tim Minear
Then you are gonna die
Some will die like Holtz's dear
A flaming aberration
Some will die like Lockley's dad
From lack of invitation
Some will fall in love but die
Through vamping by Drusilla
Doyle is wishing he had not been fried
But got salmonella
I don't mind the script sometimes
The images it shows
Liam goes from man to vamp
So deep in passion's throes
Cordy died, and Fred did too
But that was season five
If you don't hear from Tim Minear
Then you might stay alive
The mother Darla was alarmed
By peril during labor
Angel watched her stake herself
And out popped baby Connor
Then there was the ever-present
Nasal-voiced snitcher
They were all in love with dying
Merl just took too many pictures
Angel never Shanshued
But if Tim should write the end
Angel would become a human guy
Then trip and break his neck
They were all in love with dying
They weren't safe for but a second
Tim was bragging that he killed Doyle once
And he'll do it again
I don't mind the script sometimes
The images it shows
Connor getting his throat slit
Cause what Sahjhan says goes
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
For my friend, don't you see
That if you hear from Tim Minear
The bell, it tolls for thee