Justice is already on hiatus. It's not off to a great start.
really? I like it. Oh, wait, that's a harbinger of cancellation.
Big stop just to renew your license to companion. Can I use companion as a verb?
Wash ,'Ariel'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Vortex - Sep 26, 2006 6:36:51 am PDT #1309 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vonnie K - Sep 26, 2006 7:34:18 am PDT #1310 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh, bah. I thought Standoff was *terrible*. I tried to watch the pilot, mostly for Gina Torres and Ron Livingston, who I adore, and developed an instant hate-on for the two main characters 15 minutes into the show. The writing was pretty dire as well. Tim's involvement would usually mean I'd give anything a try, but with this one, I may have to pass. The scheduling opposite VMars is not helping, either.
Damn, I was looking forward to Drive.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 26, 2006 7:58:34 am PDT #1311 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
The tiny bit of the show that I watched made me hope Ron Livingston's character would die in a fiery explosion. I didn't want to stick around and see if that effect could grow strong enough to challenge my affection for Gina Torres.
bon bon - Sep 26, 2006 8:08:56 am PDT #1312 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, Standoff's first few minutes were pretty unbearable. Couldn't tell you whether any subsequent minutes were more watchable.
Allyson - Sep 26, 2006 8:22:29 am PDT #1313 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My brain was so offended by the whole thing. I think Tim's best bet is to have everyone killed in a giant explosion and have Gina's character roast marshmallows.
Or, as what happened to The Initiative, she should at least salt the earth.
libkitty - Sep 26, 2006 9:14:05 am PDT #1314 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I see were in for another of Fox's attempts to subvert its own fan base by making it hard to remember when something airs.
I had a sinking feeling when I realized that most of my favorite shows this year were on Fox. Damn.
I don't hate Standoff, and kind of have some hope that Tim might be able to make it worthwhile. I'll miss Justice though. There were some annoying things about it, but I thought the characters were kinda interesting and I kinda liked the conceit of them telling the "truth" at the end.
Vortex - Sep 26, 2006 9:16:30 am PDT #1315 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I don't hate it, I think that there's some good stuff there. Some of the characters are extremely broadly drawn (like the tactical guy who always wants to go in and blow shit up), I look forward to Tim giving them some nuance.
Allyson - Sep 26, 2006 9:25:30 am PDT #1316 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Tim is like that Harvey Keitel character in Pulp Fiction. When everything goes to shit and there's a slimy corpse rotting at FOX, they call him in to clean up the mess. And after he's all done with surgery and has brought it out of mostly dead, they shoot the reanimated thing in the back of the head and run away laughing.
Um. I'm a little bitter.
Tamara - Sep 26, 2006 9:46:08 am PDT #1317 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Um. I'm a little bitter.
Just because you are bitter doesn't mean they aren't really out to get him. Or something.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 26, 2006 10:46:08 am PDT #1318 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
And after he's all done with surgery and has brought it out of mostly dead, they shoot the reanimated thing in the back of the head and run away laughing.
I saw Pulp Fiction six times and still managed to miss that part.