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.
Expected, since they've got to fit commercials into the hour.
Except that the episodes clock in at under 45 minutes. I know that Sci-Fi execs would have a heart attack if you proposed having as much as 75% of their time filled with actual content, but couldn't they drop a couple of ads for whatever godawful mini-series made for tv-movie event they're spewing up this week?
An ad for "SS Doomtrooper" doesn't have to run more than five seconds. "SS Doomtrooper. He's a nazi, not a ship." The rest follows by induction!
Oh, and the animated ads for other shows in the bottom left-hand corner? Make me want to KILL KILL KILL.
Oh, and the animated ads for other shows in the bottom left-hand corner? Make me want to KILL KILL KILL.
oh, my God, I am SO with you on that. They take up damn near a quarter of the screen. sometimes they even have distracting sound effects!!
The best part is when the screen-critters make noise, or obscure subtitles or setting information. Like, hello! You don't make the doink-doink noise on Law & Order and then not tell us where and when!!
Have I already expressed my rage over the blahblahblah they do over the end music of Dr. Who? In that the opening credits don't last long enough, so let me hear the damn music or die bloody and SCREAMING!!!!!!
Why, yes, I think I have.
Not to mention that they now shrink it so small that you can't read the credits at all.
I'd spent the whole show thinking "Damn, where have I seen that Dickens actor before?" No joy from Sci-Fi. IMDB told me that it was the mighty Simon Callow, familiar to many from "Four Weddings And A Funeral".
I hate not being able to read the credits -- particularly bad in British shows where they don't run opening credits. (Why don't they?)
particularly bad in British shows where they don't run opening credits. (Why don't they?)
Brits really hate casting spoilers.
Yeah, but lots of the shows on BBCA don't even credit their regulars.
They probably have different union rules.
