I missed the mentions entirely in the spoiler thread -- you can just point me to whichever.
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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§ ita § - Jan 04, 2005 12:05:43 pm PST #4132 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela - Jan 04, 2005 12:15:37 pm PST #4133 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
There's a lovely story about Charlie and Claire here: [link]
It's by Minnow, who wrote that fabulous series of post-Not Fade Away snippets for Angel.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2005 12:18:30 pm PST #4134 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Liese S. - Jan 04, 2005 1:15:07 pm PST #4135 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oy. So is this a good or bad time to start watching Alias?
Narrator - Jan 04, 2005 1:28:25 pm PST #4136 of 10000
The evil is this way?
Yes.
The Partyman - Jan 04, 2005 1:43:39 pm PST #4137 of 10000
[insert something funny here]
So is this a good or bad time to start watching Alias?
I think a good time.
JJ Abrams had this to say the other night over at The Fuselage in response to that very question:
(http://www.thefuselage.com/Archive/VIPArchive.htm)
Short answer? You'll TOTALLY be able to just jump in. Trust me.
Longer answer? Okay, here's the Alias deal: the show's INSANE. To understand it DEEPLY AND TRULY requires mad thought and also cracking your brain open. But much of the complication is a result of the wild twists of its backstory. And if you're grooving on Lost, my guess is that you'll be able to pick up all necessary Alias history in a snap.
But to FEEL the backstory? You'll wanna borrow the dvds from a buddy and give 'em a watch. And you should -- we had some incredible actors/writers/directors do some CRAZY GOOD work on the first few seasons.
Alias is about a young woman who is a spy. Truly? THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. Does it help to know that her father's a spy? Her lover? That her mother was KGB? Sure. Do you need that? No. The problem was, in the beginning, she worked for an agency that was POSING as the CIA. So who was good, who was bad, was TRULY difficult to follow if you weren't IN THE CLUB, as it were. There will always be complicated stories in a spy show. But is what's important hard to follow? NO.
Then again he would, being all creator-like and all.
Edited. Because I am crap at the quotey thing.
Liese S. - Jan 04, 2005 1:45:10 pm PST #4138 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Point me in the direction of a good ep guide w/ summaries, then, so I can get more or less of an idea what's been going on?
The Partyman - Jan 04, 2005 2:14:58 pm PST #4139 of 10000
[insert something funny here]
The episode guide on the official site here, has some good basic summaries, which are supriseingly detailed for an 'official' site.
sumi - Jan 04, 2005 6:29:27 pm PST #4140 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Alias -- I can't wait.
I'm re-watching some Lost right now.
-t - Jan 05, 2005 8:46:18 am PST #4141 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think it's spoiler-free: Burly Hurley of 'Lost' Gets Cryptic