We did the Illiad and the Odyssey in highschool, but I don't recall ever hearing "in medias res" before, nor do I have a clue what it means.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Kalshane - Jul 29, 2005 8:05:38 am PDT #3887 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.
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 8:11:32 am PDT #3888 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It means "in the middle of things." You start your story in the middle (the war's been going on for years, the Cylons have been following for days) rather than the traditional method of starting at the beginning.
Kathy A - Jul 29, 2005 8:11:34 am PDT #3889 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I pronounce him guilty of being hot.
On the TTTEE commentary, Peter Jackson accuses Phillipa Boyens of being the head "Bean Stalker," the term the LotR crew used for the on-set fans of SB. She doesn't agree, but she doesn't deny it, either.
And I second that "Guh."
Strega - Jul 29, 2005 8:13:21 am PDT #3890 of 10001
Also, it's in medias res.
Crap.
I should have gone with "Max Headroom had shakycams first!"
DebetEsse - Jul 29, 2005 10:01:48 am PDT #3891 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
We covered it in Freshman English, when we did the Odyssey
DCJensen - Jul 29, 2005 10:14:52 am PDT #3892 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
We covered it in Freshman English, when we did the Odyssey
We did the Hustle.
DebetEsse - Jul 29, 2005 10:25:34 am PDT #3893 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
You probably had more fun.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 1:00:18 pm PDT #3894 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Firefly is on my TV right now.
Cool.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 1:38:06 pm PDT #3895 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I wish I could find sunglasses like Simon's.
Eddie - Jul 29, 2005 1:42:36 pm PDT #3896 of 10001
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