I have Alien Nation tapes around here somewhere. I'm sort of afraid to look at them and discover that the show isn't as good as I remembered, since I was young and not always discerning.
Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness.
Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.
'Never Leave Me'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
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Dana - Sep 07, 2005 4:35:12 am PDT #3808 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Gandalfe - Sep 07, 2005 7:57:02 am PDT #3809 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I have Alien Nation tapes around here somewhere. I'm sort of afraid to look at them and discover that the show isn't as good as I remembered, since I was young and not always discerning.
I checked out V from the library a few months ago, and couldn't even make it through 1 episode before the badness threatened to make my head explode. I think Alien Nation was better - at least, the original movie, although, like you, I fear watching it to find out I was wrong.
evil jimi - Sep 07, 2005 2:15:35 pm PDT #3810 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Dana ... I'm old and still not always discerning. It's been a couple of years since I watched any of the episodes I have on tape but I still found their exploration of racism, sexism & masculinty, and exploitation extremly valid and well done. I think the episode where a very-pregnant George has to learn to ignore the human concept of masculinity, is one of the finest 45 minutes of television ever produced.
I think Alien Nation was better - at least, the original movie, although, like you, I fear watching it to find out I was wrong.
The movie was okay but the series was far superior.
I checked out V from the library a few months ago, and couldn't even make it through 1 episode before the badness threatened to make my head explode.
You might be interested to know, then, that NBC are looking at reviving the series ala Battlestar Galactica. They're not just remaking the mini-series/tv series, though because they've started the process by getting Kenneth Johnson to write a new mini-series script.
JenP - Sep 07, 2005 4:13:51 pm PDT #3811 of 10001
Wow, V. I remember just loving watching that. I can't remember much of it anymore.
I adored Alien Nation. I think I still would. Do I remember right that the series ended on a cliff hanger?
Nutty - Sep 07, 2005 4:25:03 pm PDT #3812 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I have the first V miniseries in VHS. It is delightfully OTT! I mean, it is all about the wicked obvious World War II parallels, and the scrappy news-hound, and the ragtag band of refugees banding together to kick lizard butt!!
The second miniseries is much less fun -- more with the blowing up, and much less with the vaguely silly archetypes. Still with the lizards, though.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2005 4:31:37 pm PDT #3813 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have the BSG S1 boxed set (including miniseries). There's commentary on a lot of eps. This will make hiatus far less painful, I think.
Consuela - Sep 07, 2005 4:34:29 pm PDT #3814 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
What I remember about V was the OTT WWII stuff, Marc Singer, and the Star Baby. Oy.
DCJensen - Sep 07, 2005 4:38:58 pm PDT #3815 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
AlienNation, the series was very very good and fun.
Strega - Sep 07, 2005 5:15:05 pm PDT #3816 of 10001
Oh, V. "Pretanama" and "Julieeeeee" and for years afterwards I'd say "Clever, those Japanese," and "Mousieeeeee" and the terrible pre-morphing attempt to show the Eeeeevil Diana swallowing a hamster. And their brilliant cover story was that they'd come billions of miles to earth because they needed... water. Nobody ever asked, "Didn't you pass Pluto on the way here?"
The main thing I remember about the TV series was that the Vistors's back-stabbing shenanigans were mildly more interesting than whatever the humans were up to. It was like Dynasty in space!
JenP - Sep 07, 2005 5:39:12 pm PDT #3817 of 10001
the Eeeeevil Diana swallowing a hamster
Ha! I remember that now that you mention it.
Was the guy who played Freddy Kruger in the Nightmare movies in V? And as a good-ish alien, maybe?
Well. Now I want to watch both of them again.
Oh! BSG DVDs - yay. I have to order those.