Watched on TiFaux. The Fairuza Balk-looking character actually turned out to be more of a Kelly Osborne type. It's mildly entertaining, if you like old Hammer films, without the vintage kitsch.
Patron: That girl is a witch. Mal: Yeah, but she's our witch.
'Safe'
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.
Beverly - Jun 09, 2006 11:01:05 am PDT #8905 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Strega - Jun 09, 2006 11:10:01 am PDT #8906 of 10001
"Unlike Buffy, we take the genre seriously." Um, yeah. Good luck with that.
If they mean horror, I find that easy to believe. Buffy used horror tropes but it wasn't really a horror show. Wasn't the genre-breaking what some people found appealing?
Kalshane - Jun 09, 2006 11:18:59 am PDT #8907 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.
Wasn't the genre-breaking what some people found appealling?
It certainly was for me. I can't stand regular horror, barring rare instances. Once I got over my pre-concieved notions about the show and actually watched it (the WBs "creepy announcer guy" made me think it was just normal horror.) I fell for it pretty quickly when I started catching re-runs on FX.
-t - Jun 09, 2006 11:24:22 am PDT #8908 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
What the exec. producer said was "Charmed treated witchcraft like a romantic comedy. Buffy was a send-up of the genre. Hex takes itself seriously."
Frankenbuddha - Jun 09, 2006 11:30:04 am PDT #8909 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That's the quote. "Send-up" sounded dismisive (and not quite the right description) to me in light of the "takes itself seriously" comment. Maybe I'm reading it wrong. I mean, yes, Buffy played with the tropes, but they could also pull out something like HUSH.
-t - Jun 09, 2006 11:34:19 am PDT #8910 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It struck me as dismissive, too, but I'm willing to believe that it's not how he meant it.
Vortex - Jun 09, 2006 11:39:53 am PDT #8911 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
And he could have been basing his opinon of the series on the movie, which was not at all serious.
Atropa - Jun 09, 2006 11:44:18 am PDT #8912 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What the exec. producer said was "Charmed treated witchcraft like a romantic comedy. Buffy was a send-up of the genre. Hex takes itself seriously."
Oh ... dear. Seriously how? Seriously as in does research on Wicca or modern witchcraft and doesn't present it in a sensational way? Or seriously as in "omg! Magic spells and monsters and scary things!"? Either way, the statement kinda makes me cranky.
evil jimi - Jun 09, 2006 11:44:58 am PDT #8913 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I got bored half-way through the pilot and never finished watching it.
Jars - Jun 09, 2006 11:58:46 am PDT #8914 of 10001
From the few episodes I watched, it's taking itself seriously by having 'teenagers' having sex and talking about it and throwing in gratuitous lesbian sex scenes occasionally.
I hope that's not too spoilery.