You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I'm a mystery.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Kalshane - Feb 16, 2005 10:28:12 am PST #4826 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Finally got my Wonderfalls DVDs Thursday but didn't have a chance to watch them before the con. Watched the first two DVDs Monday and the third last night. I even taped Veronica Mars because I was between episodes right before VM started and didn't want to wait an hour to see the last two.

Overall, I really enjoyed the show and was glad to finally see all 13 episodes and would happily watch more if it existed, though some of the proposed story ideas for seasons 2 and 3 I've heard mentioned here are worrisome. However, I don't mourn the show the way I do Firefly.

One thing I would have liked, regarding the final arc, would be for Heidi to have had some redeeming value. I understand it was to help us sympathize with Jaye, but she was already sympathetic to me at that point. Heidi was such an unapologetic, overwhelming bitch that I never once wondered if maybe the muses were right in having Jaye get them back together, but instead just sat there waiting for the inevitable twist to happen. Don't get me wrong, I felt Jaye's pain and got a little watery-eyed at points, but I think as a whole it would have been more moving if it didn't feel like everything was just waiting for the "stars to align".

I agree with the grumblings about Totem Mole and particularly its placement in the season. I did get a kick out of Jerry the shopkeeper, though. Particularly after the shooting.

While I liked Crime Dog, my one issue with it is Yvette/Cindy seemed like she was a live-in housekeeper, particularly with the "She practically raised us" comments from Jaye and Aaron but we never see her before or after the episode.

Loved Lovesick Ass, particularly the exchange after Peter tries to attack Eric with the bat.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 16, 2005 11:07:43 am PST #4827 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

though some of the proposed story ideas for seasons 2 and 3 I've heard mentioned here are worrisome.

Though I expressed reservations earlier about the Miracle Baby storyline, that pales before the amount of disbelief suspension required by Sharon giving up smoking before she realizes she's pregnant. (Fuller said that her early pregnancy weight gain would be mistakenly attributed to giving up cigarettes.) Give me something easier to believe guys—like reanimated corpses walking among us, or Buffy being able to afford her clothes on a fast food worker's salary .


Allyson - Feb 16, 2005 11:12:29 am PST #4828 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Buffy being able to afford her clothes on a fast food worker's salary .

Sunnydale has the best consignment shops what with the weekly butcher's bill.


DXMachina - Feb 16, 2005 11:17:30 am PST #4829 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

It's true. Most of the vamps' victims were Buffy's size.


Strix - Feb 16, 2005 3:40:16 pm PST #4830 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

A friend of mine used to work in Blockbuster in the early 90's; he has all of TP (including the pilot) on VHS. Completely legit, although not available anymore.

I spent one memorable iced in weekend with all the tapes, a new bag of weed and an iced in car. Ah, back in the day...

I watched TP on TV all through my senior year of HS and my first year of college. The first time I ever did any kind of drug was watching TP's during viewing parties. Damn, that was my first show I was obsessed over. How sexy was Audrey Horne?


arby - Feb 16, 2005 5:20:02 pm PST #4831 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)

When I was in high school, I could do the dwarf backwards voice thing.

backing away from Plei slowly

Yeah, but could you actually say things backwards or did it just sound like "oohwwwee gnerr" (my attempt to phonetically represent his voice)? 'Cause that would be really cool.

Just got more details - Frank Silva was in the supermarket when spotted. Asked why HE didn't run screaming for the hills, the BF clarified that FS is tiny, like "Prince-sized". Hee.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2005 5:27:39 pm PST #4832 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

How sexy was Audrey Horne?

Pretty fucking sexy. Mmmm, saddleshoes.


Strix - Feb 16, 2005 6:10:07 pm PST #4833 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

And that perfect sultry/sweet face, yow.


Strega - Feb 16, 2005 9:58:02 pm PST #4834 of 10001

Didn't they accidentally catch Frank Silva in a shot while shooting the pilot, and then Lynch decided it was too cool not to use?

Yeah. They'd already shot the bit with him crouching at the end of Laura's bed, and then later that day did the scene where Mrs. Palmer wakes up from her dream/vision -- afterwards someone said, "Sorry, but you can see Frank in a mirror in the background, we need to reshoot." And Lynch was all, "No, that's PERFECT."


Frankenbuddha - Feb 17, 2005 8:37:32 am PST #4835 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

And that perfect sultry/sweet face, yow.

And the ability to tie cherry stems in knots with her tongue. Guh.