Oh, yeah. Duh.
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Tom Scola - Jun 12, 2005 10:42:45 am PDT #1462 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Jun 12, 2005 12:05:10 pm PDT #1463 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Odd, Tom, that you weren't as fixated on the idea of Captain Jack's ass as I was, or as Fiona.
Or perhaps not at all.
I should be grabbing these confidentials, shouldn't I? I wonder if they'd be on a DVD release.
I love everyone on that show right now, which is weird, because I'd not expected to love a third wheel. Maybe the HoYay helps.
Okay, maybe not maybe.
Tom Scola - Jun 12, 2005 1:59:11 pm PDT #1464 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I heard that the confidentials won't be on the DVDs.
Fiona - Jun 12, 2005 10:29:46 pm PDT #1465 of 10001
I don't find the Confidentials that great, I have to say. They're about 20 minutes of self-promotion of the new stuff and about 10 minutes of digging up old stuff, and the proportions need to be the other way round to keep things interesting, IMO. Occasionally there are some nice little tidbits, though, plus Russell T. Davies is a hoot, I love the guy. Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy have hardly aged a jot, Tom Baker has aged well, Colin Baker hasn't.
I'm surprised they won't be on the DVDs. Seem like prime filler-fodder to me.
Fiona - Jun 12, 2005 10:44:35 pm PDT #1466 of 10001
Russell T. D. speaks.
Edit - heh:
The team began to gather. If we had been in LA, we would have just wandered along the lot and snapped up production teams from whatever sci-fi show had been axed that week. But that expertise did not exist in the UK.
And
On screen, the Doctor was deliberately flying the flag as a very British icon (Routemaster buses, Big Ben, Simon Callow) while off screen, the concept was given a very American kick up the arse. We built in sweeps episodes - event episodes and two-part stories placed strategically throughout the run, designed to boost ratings. The last in the series quickly became the "season finale". And we did not just learn structure from the States, we stole story. So many good dramas - thank you, Buffy - had expanded the genre. They showed us that if you can laugh and cry in the middle of a story, then the adventure is that much better.
Did I mention that I love Russell T. Davies?
tommyrot - Jun 13, 2005 4:31:07 am PDT #1467 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.
And we did not just learn structure from the States, we stole story. So many good dramas - thank you, Buffy - had expanded the genre. They showed us that if you can laugh and cry in the middle of a story, then the adventure is that much better.
So Dr. Who falls in love with a Dalek with a soul?
DCJensen - Jun 13, 2005 3:05:43 pm PDT #1468 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Wash your mouth out, Tommyrot.
DCJensen - Jun 13, 2005 6:03:23 pm PDT #1469 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I still like Eccleston's delivery on his "No!" speech in ep 12.
JenP - Jun 13, 2005 7:06:26 pm PDT #1470 of 10001
Just watched. Oh, my. I am going to miss Eccleston.
Maybe the HoYay helps.
Okay, maybe not maybe.
I find it utterly charming, which is maybe an odd word for it, but it's just true. I adore them all. Only one more ep with this whole cast? That's so sad.
Did anyone recognize the actor who played, um, Roddick, maybe... on The Weakes Link show ? He looked familiar, or he reminded me of someone.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2005 8:14:24 pm PDT #1471 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Paterson Joseph, JenP. I just saw him in Green Wing, and then before that in Greenfingers.
Huh. Looks like he was in Neverwhere.
Still gotta rent that.