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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ita, how convincing is the swordwork? He seems to do many more spins than sparring.
Not ita, but I recall the first few episodes being incredibly painful to watch sword-fighting wise, now that I actually know how, but they get better. Still way too much flashy stuff with the twirls and the flips, but a little more believable. And the fact that they're willing to grapple and punch and kick amidst it helps too.
I'd be hesitant to skip season 2, as that's where the show started hitting it's stride, and as Katie pointed out there's quite a few key episodes. I recall "Legacy" as being one of my favorites, though I don't think I've seen it since the show was on the air. I still haven't made it through my season 1 DVD set yet.
I'm watching S1 every night with my son.
Me: "It seems like all of the Highlander's old friends wind up dying."
Son: "Yup. And he's always wearing a poofy shirt if he's going to get into a swordfight. As well as a dramatic trenchcoat."
Hey, those coats are magical. You can hide a sword in them.
Exactly.
They should have done an episode explaining the origins of the magical coats -- sometime in the 18th or early 19th century, right?
I read a fic that suggested the reason Methos slouches all the time is that it's the only comfortable way to sit after he's stuffed all his sharp things into the lining.
The coats are bad enough, but there's one episode where Duncan just pulls his sword from off-screen like some kind of cartoon character with a mallet. At least the coat thing kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.
I read a fic that suggested the reason Methos slouches all the time is that it's the only comfortable way to sit after he's stuffed all his sharp things into the lining.
For me, it was love at first slounge.
there's one episode where Duncan just pulls his sword from off-screen like some kind of cartoon character with a mallet. At least the coat thing kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.
I think I've heard "where Duncan keeps his sword" fanwanked as "katana space".
Now I want to see scenes where they grab lights and boom mikes from out of frame and use them in the fight.
