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.
To them the show got made for x, so why do x+1?
Hey now. That looks almost mathy. Nobody said there'd be math.
I was skimming earlier through the Heroes discussions. My only addition to the discussion, at 11:30 my time two days later is:
Well yeah, because he'd just been chasing down Petrelli the elder, for the very same information, and all of a sudden, he was like, "Super powers, what?"
I did understand his doubts to an extent -- a kid shows up on his doorstep, claiming to have powers, but, uh, he can't really demonstrate it because maybe he has to be around other people in order to jump-start whatever his powers might be? I bet he'd have been more into it if Peter had shown up and levitated outside his door or something.
The problem is that the decision makers don't make the TV, they pay for it. So it's hard to explain to them what that extra time gives us.
I thought you nailed it in the podcasts when you talked about limits on shooting scenes with Jordan, extra time needed for remotes, light limitations, etc. I guess if they're only hearing dollars though it's a tough sell...
Nobody said there'd be math.
There should be more math. This could be mathier.
I bet he'd have been more into it if Peter had shown up and levitated outside his door or something.
But he sounded like he'd stopped believing in powers entirely.
But he sounded like he'd stopped believing in powers entirely.
I agree. The sudden over-the-top scepticism felt a bit contrived to me.
Nobody said there'd be math.
There should be more math. This could be mathier.
There could be robots. Robots are mathy.
But he sounded like he'd stopped believing in powers entirely.
Exactly.
>I did understand his doubts to an extent -- a kid shows up on his doorstep, claiming to have powers, but, uh, he can't really demonstrate it because maybe he has to be around other people in order to jump-start whatever his powers might be? I bet he'd have been more into it if Peter had shown up and levitated outside his door or something.
Also, after having just chased a Petrelli brother down for thinking he had powers, I would think it would be exciting as all get-out to have another Petrelli brother--one who isn't ignoring you and is actually claiming he *has* powers--show up at your door. It would have been the proverbial light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.
Not that I like saying proverbial or anything.
A review of Torchwood with mildish spoilers. I saw an ad for it last night and thought 'This is spun off from
Doctor Who
?' But there's
lesbian groping and jets of blood.
It's DW's 'edgier' cousin.
The ads make it look unattractively edgy. Like 'Look how edgy we are. We're composed entirely of edges. We have no sides.'
The sudden over-the-top scepticism felt a bit contrived to me.
he sounded less skeptical and more irritated, I think. I think that Mohinder really went out on a limb (for him) chasing down the elder Petrelli, and now he feels like an ass. He's been avoiding his father's work, he finally chooses to believe, and his first attempt to move forward is soundly rebuffed.
