Because, dude, I wouldn't know Stackhouse if I was frelling him.
I like to think you'd at least get an introduction first.
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
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.
Betsy HP - Oct 30, 2005 3:54:10 pm PST #5064 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2005 6:16:17 pm PST #5065 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
This week, "Back and Back and Back to the Future." That was fun! It was like Groundhog Day with aliens. And Aeryn cleavage. And—gasp!—D'Argo character development.
DebetEsse - Oct 30, 2005 6:21:37 pm PST #5066 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I noticed that top of Aeryn's. I have no recollection of it anywhere else in the series (not that there isn't other cleavage).
Ah, the gasp of the Newbie. Yeah, it keeps going.
There was a recurring comment on the commentaries. There's not been a lot of Sci-Fi filmed in Australia, so a lot of big names were on the show and took hold of the opportunity to play aliens, took it to 11, and then chewed on it a bit. Ok, the last bit is my reading, but still.
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2005 6:27:26 pm PST #5067 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ah, the gasp of the Newbie. Yeah, it keeps going.
I didn't doubt it would, but the episodes so far have seemed so ridiculously self-contained (like, they start out in some place and I have no clue how they got there and something catastrophic is happening, and ta da, you have an A plot), I was wondering whether I could, you know, miss them and still follow. Because for some reason, the DVR didn't record the WGN showing yesterday, so I had it pick up tonight's WB showing. Glad I did!
Except I don't even remember what D'Argo's fake crime is. I'll assume his true crime is way cooler.
There's not been a lot of Sci-Fi filmed in Australia, so a lot of big names were on the show and took hold of the opportunity to play aliens, took it to 11, and then chewed on it a bit. Ok, the last bit is my reading, but still.
Heh. Uh, yeah, I wasn't too impressed with Lisa Hensley, if she was supposed to be a big name. Very much 11 chewing.
DebetEsse - Oct 30, 2005 6:44:03 pm PST #5068 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I didn't doubt it would, but the episodes so far have seemed so ridiculously self-contained (like, they start out in some place and I have no clue how they got there and something catastrophic is happening, and ta da, you have an A plot), I was wondering whether I could, you know, miss them and still follow.
I think it's pretty standard for shows to try to start off with a few stand-alone eps, so there's a few weeks of easy-jumping-in-for-word-of-mouth-advertising. After that, it starts getting really hard to catch up.
Except I don't even remember what D'Argo's fake crime is. I'll assume his true crime is way cooler.
For values of "cooler" that equal "more angst and interesting plot implications". What he said before was that he killed his CO.
Heh. Uh, yeah, I wasn't too impressed with Lisa Hensley, if she was supposed to be a big name. Very much 11 chewing.
The other one that sticks in my mind is, I think, next week's (at least, according to Rosie). TGIFAgain makes me want to take the guest star aside and say, "yes, she's an alien, but aliens are people, too"
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2005 6:53:00 pm PST #5069 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think it's pretty standard for shows to try to start off with a few stand-alone eps, so there's a few weeks of easy-jumping-in-for-word-of-mouth-advertising.
Yeah, I get that. Although shows like VM and Lost started developing an arc immediately, within those stand-alone eps. But I'm definitely excited for the show to get arc-y. The characters and their dynamics are growing on me. Rygel still doesn't seem like anything more than a plot device at any given time, though. I mean, technically, neither does Pilot, but I'm much more positive about him.
For values of "cooler" that equal "more angst and interesting plot implications".
Angsty D'Argo? This I must see to believe.
DCJensen - Oct 30, 2005 6:54:48 pm PST #5070 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Angsty D'Argo? This I must see to believe.
Hoo boy.
Better buckle in.
DCJensen - Oct 30, 2005 6:55:35 pm PST #5071 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Farscape is very...cumulative.
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2005 6:59:15 pm PST #5072 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Do the special effects get any better?
DebetEsse - Oct 30, 2005 7:02:24 pm PST #5073 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Let me explain. No, there is to much. Let me use a visualization exercise.
Imagine watching The Season 1 Finale of VM having seen nothing else.
Times 10. At least. And that's just Season 2.
That, IME, is more or less standard reaction to Pilot and Rygel. Pilot's the puppet that makes you cry. But Rygel does get more tolerable as time goes on.