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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.
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Yeah, there was nothing wrong with Rygel that wasn't wrong with other characters. The thing, IMO, was that he was there from the start, and he was the only one really in that classification at the beginning. Everyone else was useful, and had some aspect of their character that was not off-putting, so the muppet-ness wasn't overtaken by the character-ness.
But, then, I had no issue with a puppet character, so I may not be the best one to figure it out.
Speaking of Farscape, Birgit has added a couple of new vids to her site, including a simply marvelous one done to Elton John's "Rocket Man". [link]
The very early puppeteering on Rygel wasn't as smooth as Pilot's, and I think being able to see all of him made him more difficult to take seriously. At first, anyway. The only muppets I was never able to fully suspend disbelief for were the faux-Skeksies, and then only because I couldn't stop hearing "Skeksieeeeeees iiiiiiiiiin Spaaaaaaaaaaace!" in my head.
And Rygel was a useful negotiator at times. Not often enough to make anyone forget what an aggravating little shit he was the rest of the time, but he wasn't completely useless.
So, did anyone watch Threshold? Way to kill off someone I'd completely forgotten about until this episode! Even after the plane was shot down, I was left wondering "So who's gonna die?"
Kind of lame, but better than the alternatives.
Yeah, I was miffed about the preview, because first I spent the episode wondering who would die, and then I figured it out as soon as they realized the NSA was on the plane with the Bad!Senator.
I think the show does interesting things about uncomfortably crossing lines of things like, you know, civil liberties. I just wish I knew if it did those interesting things deliberately.
I get the impression that, like 24, they're counting on their Extreme Danger Situation Unlike Anything In The Real World to allow them to gloss over things like that . (Though Brent Spiner's character provides some dissent, which is nice, even if he's not actually going to do anything about it.)
Wow. Sandra Oh saying "naughty nurses." My day is made.
Can I just say how much I'm loving TiFaux? I regularly get involved in stuff and forget my shows are on. Like GA, right now. But I just glanced over, and my trusty dvr 'recording' light is lit, so I'm all lalala... I'll just watch you later, when I'm unoccupied and bored.
Okay, things about the 21st Century I like: indoor plumbing, antibiotics, dvr.
GA was great tonight. I can't believe I've fallen for this show. It's completely Sandra Oh's fault, though. And Dr. Bailey's.
Both Stargates get picked up for another season.
Dude. SG-1 goes into double digits. Wow. I remember turning ten; I was all about the double digits.