River ,'War Stories'
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.
"... wow, um... at least you're machine-washable?"
Now I have this whole sequence in my mind of filthy from battle Puppet Angel rolling his eyes and dragging himself into a laundry room, starting the machine, adding soap, and grumpily stepping into the machine with a long, suffering sigh.
Farscape premiered in March, 1999. I'm sure it was in production in 1998, but 1997 seems early.
So last night's Supernatural wasn't as fun as the previous two. Only laugh out loud moment for me was the look of sheer terror on Dean's face when the plane was going down, which I'm not sure was meant to be funny.
I thought it was a weaker episode than the previous ones. It was entertaining, sure but I really look forward to next week. "Bloody Mary..." Ack. That scared the shit out of me when I was 6 and 7.
I still enjoyed Supernatural. . . but wanted a less amorphous demon. I thought it was supposed to be stronger when not inhabiting a person?
I remember watching the premiere of Farscape! Spring 1999, for sure. I was still in grad school.
P-C, you'll be amused to know that the slingshot theory is not actually "experimental" or new. It was put into practical use during the space missions of the 1960s, and is pretty well explained in the movie Apollo 13, and even if it were named something else what Crichton is theorizing under that name makes no more sense than the notion that trying to walk into a stiff wind will make you walk faster.
Yup, they used the slingshot effect on the Voyager missions, too.
Yeah, I was thinking it seemed perfectly logical, and I was sure NASA had already thought of it. I mean, hello, gravity. It's an accelerating force.
As Suela told me often, the science on Farscape is very, very handwavy. Just sing "la la la" until the explanation passes.
What exactly was the science of the slingshot effect on Farscape?