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.


askye - Nov 10, 2005 8:41:29 am PST #5253 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

Before CKR.net went down I had many many of the caps. And when it was about to go down and I went and grabbed up all my favorites. I'll just have to look through some things.

I'm definitly not waiting until SGA starts airing again in the States.


Katie M - Nov 10, 2005 9:03:27 am PST #5254 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Does anyone else get the impression that the writers are completely oblivious to the subtext they put into the show?

Didn't read the whitefont, but they aren't oblivious. They can't be, after what they've gone through with Jack and Daniel. They may not be doing it intentionally like, say, Joss did, but... they can't not know.


sumi - Nov 10, 2005 10:00:09 am PST #5255 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Paul Blackthorne has been cast as Harry Dresden.


Kalshane - Nov 10, 2005 10:04:50 am PST #5256 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Well, I've never seen him act so I don't know if he can actually be Harry, but he looks the part and has the height going for him, at least.


sumi - Nov 10, 2005 10:08:11 am PST #5257 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

He was in 24 - can't think of which season.

I checked epguides: he was in during Day 3.


Kalshane - Nov 10, 2005 10:11:30 am PST #5258 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

I've never watched 24 or anything else listed on his IMDB resume. (I watched the Alan Alda episodes of ER, but he wasn't in those particular episodes, I don't think.)


DCJensen - Nov 10, 2005 3:20:13 pm PST #5259 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Watching Smallville. Well, more like listening to it. Reception is not unlike a sonogram from 1980.


sumi - Nov 10, 2005 4:30:02 pm PST #5260 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Is "Sliver" a canonical Supes story?

JM's accent didn't bother me nearly as much this week.

I can't believe that they're going to have Jonathan Kent run for state senate.

Also, when Chloe said that she would die before she betrayed Clark's secret -- did you think that was foreshadowing?


Kalshane - Nov 10, 2005 7:06:34 pm PST #5261 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

This episode would have been a lot more interesting if the previews hadn't pretty much said "Clark gets infected with silver kryptonite and goes crazy." I mean, the teaser is pretty much worthless if you know that.

As for a real Superman story, I don't know, but silver kryptonite doesn't exist in canon. (Nor does black for that matter. And red generally causes weird mutations instead of making Superman evil.)

Yeah, I thought Chloe's "I'd die first" line sounded rather foreshadowy considering we were told someone is going to die to pay for Clark's resurrection. Couple that with Chloe never existing in DC canon, and it makes her the easiest target. Which would suck, as she's most of the reason I still watch at this point.

Also, what's up with Braniac being super-smart, a mix of X-Files black oil and the T1000, and having all of Clark's powers? He's like a villain designed by a 12-year old Dungeon Master out to kill all of his player's characters. I mean, he's still interesting so far, but the powers are getting to be overkill.


tommyrot - Nov 11, 2005 6:51:08 am PST #5262 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.

What are folks doing Saturday night?

Once again, the SciFi Channel is bringing us more original programming goodness:

Locusts: The 8th Plague

Genetic engineering was meant to change nature's scourge into the perfect insecticide. Now their hunger has no limit, and human flesh has just become their new favorite food.

Obviously the genetic engineers haven't ever watched the SciFi Channel on Saturday night, or they'd know what horrors genetic engineering has brought upon us in the past.