Is the series good?
Damn, I just was thinking how much TV scifi I haven't watched....
Hell, I don't know. If I had wanted schooling, I'da gone to school.
Jayne ,'Ariel'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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tommyrot - Jan 09, 2005 1:33:50 pm PST #7769 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Consuela - Jan 09, 2005 2:22:06 pm PST #7770 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tommyrot, the series isn't brilliant television. It is, however, entertaining television. You won't find Buffy-caliber character development or plot twists. What you will find is some entertaining and likable characters, a really cool premise, some snark, and a lot of explosions.
If you want more information, try Katie's Stargate Primer here: [link] , which was just linked to by the Chicago Tribune, of all places. Our Katie is famous! It's a really funny overview of the show.
Tom Scola - Jan 09, 2005 2:25:56 pm PST #7771 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I went to see Ocean's Twelve today.
I walked out about 3/4 the way through it.
Thomash - Jan 09, 2005 2:26:21 pm PST #7772 of 10001
I have a plan.
Also, there was some movie I saw on late-night USA years ago about a comet that caused a bunch of trucks at a rest stop to become sapient and they started killing their drivers. Still no singing and dancing.
Maximum Overdrive, one of many baaad S. King novel to movie attempts. With Emilio Esteves and Yeardly Smith in a minor role. Really, if I had a choice between that and Abyss with aliens, I'd take Abyss.
Also, anybody ever see a 70's flick called The Car? About a killer satanic car that terrorizes a small desert town... and kills and terrorizes some more.
Scrappy - Jan 09, 2005 2:29:03 pm PST #7773 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Tom, my BF hated O12 as well, with a passion. I found it fluffy, meaningless fun. Not something I'd ever want to see again, but not painful. Maybe it's the high percentage of cute actors which made it acceptable to me.
Tom Scola - Jan 09, 2005 2:33:26 pm PST #7774 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I found it fluffy, meaningless fun.
That's exactly what I felt about O11.
Scrappy - Jan 09, 2005 2:35:27 pm PST #7775 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
O11 was fluffy, WELL-WRITTEN, meangingless fun. The sequel is a much worse film.
Tom Scola - Jan 09, 2005 2:37:51 pm PST #7776 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Bruce Willis scene was painful. I just had to leave...
tommyrot - Jan 09, 2005 2:38:12 pm PST #7777 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I went to see Ocean's Twelve today.
I walked out about 3/4 the way through it.
So you got about an Ocean's Nine?
Lilty Cash - Jan 09, 2005 2:40:18 pm PST #7778 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Tom, while I thought it was fun enough and very pretty, that was SO the low point! I could have walked myself.