Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.

Lilah ,'Destiny'


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.


§ ita § - Oct 10, 2006 10:57:26 am PDT #2556 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hasn't most of it been of her own making though, what with the suicide leaps and running into fires and careless reaching down an active disposal?

I consider the neck break to be so out of the ordinary that getting that stick rammed into her head (now I need test data on how much force it takes to jam a stick through the skull pan) is enough to make me roll my eyes. Everything else? Not even a factor for me.


Tom Scola - Oct 10, 2006 10:57:27 am PDT #2557 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

careless reaching down an active disposal?

Speaking of product placement: [link]

The company that makes In-Sink-Erator garbage disposers is suing NBC, claiming that an episode of the new show "Heroes" makes the product look bad.


Polter-Cow - Oct 10, 2006 10:58:28 am PDT #2558 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

HA HA HA.

Because in reality, sticking your hand down a garbage disposal is PERFECTLY SAFE.

Oh my God!

Emerson's suit claims the scene "casts the disposer in an unsavory light, irreparably tarnishing the product" by suggesting that serious injuries will result "in the event consumers were to accidentally insert their hand into one."

Is he...I mean, is he seriously insinuating that serious injuries will NOT result if a consumer inserted his hand into one?


§ ita § - Oct 10, 2006 10:59:25 am PDT #2559 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, if your garbage disposal is crap, then it's safe. Maybe that's the angle that'd work better for them.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 10, 2006 11:00:27 am PDT #2560 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

You mean the blades don't gently massage discarded food into manageably small pieces?


Jesse - Oct 10, 2006 11:02:27 am PDT #2561 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I can buy that the same thing that makes her heal makes her loose, if you know what I mean. Nothing in her body should be brittle, so her head must be swinging around all the damn time. She probably dislocates stuff in her sleep.


Tom Scola - Oct 10, 2006 11:06:35 am PDT #2562 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

It turns out, though, that GE, the parent company of NBC/Universal, also makes garbage disposals. I would imagine that their competition would be a little chuffed.


Theodosia - Oct 10, 2006 11:57:08 am PDT #2563 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"

I note in the opening narration, it says the cheerleader is 'invincible' which must be the new term for 'fatal accident-prone'.


Kalshane - Oct 10, 2006 12:03:33 pm PDT #2564 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.

Thing is, invincible makes me think of Superman. Her powers are closer to Wolverine's, in that she gets grievously wounded/"killed" and then heals.


victor infante - Oct 10, 2006 12:05:18 pm PDT #2565 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Yeah, methinks the marketing people are the ones brandying the term "invincible" around, because that means "unable to be defeated."

Hmmm ... maybe knowing you can't be harmed makes you mroe rpone to accidents.