I guess Bones isn't technically a genre show, but it sure feels like one, what with all the scientists and the 3D imaging and the glayvin.
and the eternal hope that David Boreanaz will vamp out at a crucial moment
Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
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.
Theodosia - Sep 29, 2006 7:39:42 am PDT #1995 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Polter-Cow - Sep 29, 2006 7:44:07 am PDT #1996 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought it was fun.
I thought it was a whole lot of crazy dramatic nonsense, but...that's Smallville for you. I'm still annoyed that it apparently takes about three seconds of no Internet for the entire world to riot.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2006 8:01:10 am PDT #1997 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is Bones not a "genre" show?
I don't see any case that it is.
Polter-Cow - Sep 29, 2006 8:02:11 am PDT #1998 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The procedural genre!
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2006 8:03:30 am PDT #1999 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The procedural genre!
You might not like the term "genre" as it's being used in the header, but it's pretty clear what's meant.
Lee - Sep 29, 2006 8:04:50 am PDT #2000 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
nebber mind
DXMachina - Sep 29, 2006 8:05:02 am PDT #2001 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Is Bones not a "genre" show?
Only if the genre is crime scene procedural.
Or, what ita said.
Polter-Cow - Sep 29, 2006 8:10:38 am PDT #2002 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You might not like the term "genre" as it's being used in the header, but it's pretty clear what's meant.
I was joking.
Kalshane - Sep 29, 2006 9:15:11 am PDT #2003 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.
I was thinking about last night's Supernatural, and I think the end result of the episode is that Sam screwed up big time by not shooting his father in the season finale. Not only is his father now dead anyway, but the Colt is gone and the demon is still free, which might be why it bugs me. And I realize, people make mistakes and there's not always a happy ending, nor do I always want there to be in my fiction, but, I don't know. I'm not sure how to explain it.
It could be I'm just a major cranky-pants these days and it's interfering with my ability to enjoy certain things.
Nutty - Sep 29, 2006 9:31:42 am PDT #2004 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Although it's a tactical mistake for Sam to have refused to kill his father, it was a decision that supported the familial political situation going on. If Sam had done it, Dean would never have forgiven him, and the family would have been destroyed. (Presuming Dean would have survived, which is a shaky presumption to go with.)
I have come around to the argument (from Micole) that John's solitary death -- rather than its facilitation by anyone else in the family -- allows the family to remain a unit. Dean's death -- end of family. Sam's murdering John -- same. (Sam wasn't in serious danger of death at all, although I can imagine ways in which his death might have split the family, or kept it together, depending on circumstances.)
Also, allowing things to end up as they have allows for more plot-thickener at later dates, as Marble-Eyes breaks his deal with John, or Dean tells Sam what was whispered in his ear, or smartypants Sam puts two and two together and gets five, or -- etc. etc.