It's a show with a pretty stalwart and true protagonist, but the villains of Pretender remind me of Profit in some ways.
Hmm, "This amoral twisty headfuck brought to you by the letter P!"
Buffy: Dancing with you is way better than trying to hook up with some good-looking guy. Xander: I think I liked it more when you were kicking me in my puffy groin.
'Get It Done'
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 - Dec 29, 2005 3:07:03 pm PST #7214 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
msbelle - Dec 29, 2005 3:22:53 pm PST #7215 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Having never seen Profit, every time it comes up here, my mind goes to Vengeance Unlimited (unfortunate title). I liked that show at the time, wouldn't mind seeing the full run.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 29, 2005 4:16:04 pm PST #7216 of 10001
What is even happening?
The old TV series Buffalo Bill was a comedy, but also dark in that way. It's just out on DVD.I was going to say Buffalo Bill, but then realized I'd never seen Profit; I've just seen everyone else talk about it. I didn't realize BB was on DVD, now.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2005 6:06:13 pm PST #7217 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Yo, dudes, I went to the Seattle Science Fiction museum, and it is awesome. Tragically, it has no Firefly stuff whatsoever. It has Trek out every available orifice, included some specially created for the occasion.
You know, television and movie props are strangely disappointing up close, for the most part; a face-to-face viewer isn't the intended audience, nor is two feet the intended viewing distance. It has to read, not be. One exception was the hand props for Men In Black, which were exquisite. Now I want me an alien gun.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2005 6:10:51 pm PST #7218 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.
You know, television and movie props are strangely disappointing up close, for the most part; a face-to-face viewer isn't the intended audience, nor is two feet the intended viewing distance.
I read that some of the sets (display consoles, etc) on ST:TNG had quirky things written in small text (too small to ever be seen clearly on TV).
As a kid I used to try to imagine what the controls of a tricorder would look like. Later I figured that no matter what they showed, it could never live up to the magical device we saw on TV.
Plus the display is damn small.
tiggy - Dec 29, 2005 6:18:59 pm PST #7219 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I almost bought Profit tonight at Best Buy simply because of the rave reviews i've read here. i didn't. maybe next time.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2005 6:20:17 pm PST #7220 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Up close, a tricorder looks a LOT like a portable cassette recorder ca. 196something. Which is not, I understand, a coincidence.
The display is dinky. Damn, that future technology is good!
The metal mesh for a Star Trek communicator is really cheesy-looking.
Also, the 1950s Superman costume is stretch wool, and sadly faded; Superman is now blue-grey. Possibly he's going through a noir phase. KISS's costumes, however, still look fabulous.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2005 6:25:56 pm PST #7221 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.
I went to the Coppola winery in CA a few years back - there's a small museum that has a Tucker car and some costumes from Bram Stoker's Dracula. That red plastic armor that Vlad the Impailer wore did look a little cheesy close up, but maybe not as cheesy as a communicator.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2005 6:36:09 pm PST #7222 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Huh. I own the art book (EIKO ON COPPOLA) of those costumes; it's one of the great drool-inducing costume flicks. Pity about the script and the casting.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2005 6:42:27 pm PST #7223 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.
I checked - I have one picture of the red armor, with the gold gown thing and gold boots next to it. I took five pictures of the Tucker (I had never seen one for real before.)
Want me to send you the picture? (The stuff was all behind a glass case, so the pictures in your art book are much better, I'm sure.)