I think I may love "Wax Lion" more than the pilot episode of any other television show ever. "Karma Chameleon" kind of disappointed me, though there were definitely bits of it that indicated the love would be continuing ("B-b-buh-bye!" for example, and the terrified look on Eric's face when he handed Jaye Binky's blurb rewrite). "Wound-up Penguin" was a laugh riot in the second half, and I enjoyed "Pink Flamingos" nearly as much as the pilot.
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 21, 2005 1:38:35 pm PDT #4084 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Vonnie K - Sep 21, 2005 1:55:57 pm PDT #4085 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I didn't fall in love with WF until I saw the unaired episodes. Specifically, "Crime Dog" was my gateway into WF-adoration. The film-noir homage, the detective show mockage, the scrumptiousness of Lee Pace... I was a goner. This and "Cocktail Bunny" (I think? The one with the arson and my single favorite scene in the entire show = Sharon pausing during her mad dash on the stairs and getting a drag on her cigarette) were probably my favorites.
Jessica - Sep 21, 2005 2:05:34 pm PDT #4086 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The lack of Lovesick Ass love saddens me. That was the one where I fell head over heels. (Wax Lion couldn't do it for me because the original version, which I saw ages before any other eps, was decidedly too cutesy to be anything more than potentially great. The tweaks made to the aired version worked wonders, but I didn't rewatch it until I'd already seen Muffin Buffalo and Lovesick Ass on the press screeners, and by then I was already hooked.)
Zenkitty - Sep 21, 2005 3:29:40 pm PDT #4087 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I though Lovesick Ass was one of the best episodes of tv ever. If that helps.
Betsy HP - Sep 21, 2005 4:22:05 pm PDT #4088 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I think Crime Dog is my favorite so far; that's where I stopped seeing the family as freaks.
Tim Minear - Sep 21, 2005 6:17:23 pm PDT #4089 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
And if it's of any interest (btw, that list of best sf shows? Uh, not) the order the eps were written (and shot) was:
Wax Lion, Pink Flamingos then Crime Dog. Those were the first three.
tiggy - Sep 21, 2005 6:21:30 pm PDT #4090 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I love Crime Dog oh so very much. it totally booted Eric from my favorite male on the show.
Polter-Cow - Sep 21, 2005 6:34:03 pm PDT #4091 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love Crime Dog oh so very much. it totally booted Eric from my favorite male on the show.
Heh. I never expected to love Aaron so much, from watching the aired episodes.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2005 6:35:23 pm PDT #4092 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aaron is my #2 secret TV boyfriend (secret from Jack O'Neill, who's my number 1).
It was totally Crime Dog that sealed the deal.
Strega - Sep 21, 2005 6:48:26 pm PDT #4093 of 10001
Yeah, I feel like Crime Dog is the most winning. I think that when I showed the DVDs to my family, I started with Wax Lion and Crime Dog, to convince them that they wanted to see the rest.