Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.

Cordelia ,'End of Days'


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.


esse - Oct 24, 2006 10:09:49 am PDT #3056 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Fiona, I totally and completely agree with your first point.

In other unsurprising news, RTD is a big freaking fangirls who makes everyone bi. What the hell? Not that I'm complaining, mind you, but that's three characters out of five canonically bi, with the secretary as questionable and the computer chick waiting for her heyday. No other show I can think of has that ratio of categorized-queer characters to straight chracters. Damn.

Man, Heroes was lovely. I get so squeeful every time I watch an episode. I loved Hiro and Nathan's conversation in the diner. It was interesting to me how much Nathan's demeanor changed between wearing his pjs and wearing his button-up. And how he was surprisingly kind towards Hiro. Very interesting. Also, the flying thing was just super cool.

I wish Mohinder would freaking own up, because the scepticism that was funky last week was trying my patience this week. But watching not-Jesse go back to Isaac and then finish the painting was freaking great. You could see the subtle transformation it laid in Isaac, where it was suddenly validating of what he was doing and what he was experiencing. Someone else got it; and frankly, I think that's going to be the thing to pull him out of his downward spiral. Plus, it makes what was kind of a boring love triange into something far more intriguing.

Erm, what's the Jim Profit reference?


Dana - Oct 24, 2006 10:10:58 am PDT #3057 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Adrian Pasdar played Profit. I'm really enjoying him in Heroes. He's got what could be a really thankless role.


sumi - Oct 24, 2006 10:11:06 am PDT #3058 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Just the freaking' hardcore way he blackmailed Lindermann back?


esse - Oct 24, 2006 10:13:10 am PDT #3059 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Uh, I could google, but what's Profitt? Is it a television show?


Polter-Cow - Oct 24, 2006 10:15:42 am PDT #3060 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Yes. Cancelled by Fox. Apparently very good, but not mainstream since the main character was kind of a sociopath. Also, it's what Greenwalt modeled Wolfram and Hart after.

SA, your use of the word "fangirls" reminded me of Jack's very amusing use of the term "retcon." Hee. There was something else he said that was sort of fandom-y, but I forget.


sumi - Oct 24, 2006 10:17:13 am PDT #3061 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

It's a television show starring Adrian Pasdar and created by David Greenwalt -- there was quite a bit of Profit discussion in one of the Minearverse threads.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 24, 2006 10:38:04 am PDT #3062 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

I just ran across this comment in someone's livejournal:

As far as Torchwood is concerned, RTD is writing a slash version of Angel...

Isn't that like saying someone's writing a slash version of Queer as Folk?!?
brain boggles, then explodes in a cloud of pink glitter...


Fred Pete - Oct 24, 2006 10:42:20 am PDT #3063 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

At least in the original Doctor Who, Captain Jack was not only bisexual, but also didn't limit his preference to humans. I'm not sure of the right word because I don't think "bestiality" should apply to a preference for multiple species of intelligent life forms.

With that in mind, I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that TW would stray pretty far from the straight.


Jessica - Oct 24, 2006 10:47:41 am PDT #3064 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

When Jack was first introduced, didn't the Doctor basically say to Rose that by the 24th century, all humans were pretty much omnisexual? (And that that's what makes humans such a successful intergalactic species -- we'll breed with anything that moves, so our genes are everywhere.)


Topic!Cindy - Oct 24, 2006 11:09:55 am PDT #3065 of 10001
What is even happening?

I wish Mohinder would freaking own up, because the scepticism that was funky last week was trying my patience this week. But watching not-Jesse go back to Isaac and then finish the painting was freaking great.
I'm like the Wish-verse you. It drove me nuts last week, but this week I understood, because from Mohinder's perspective, time had not stopped, and here's Peter suddenly wandering the subway, calling after some hero (Hiro).
But watching not-Jesse go back to Isaac and then finish the painting was freaking great. You could see the subtle transformation it laid in Isaac, where it was suddenly validating of what he was doing and what he was experiencing. Someone else got it; and frankly, I think that's going to be the thing to pull him out of his downward spiral. Plus, it makes what was kind of a boring love triange into something far more intriguing.

SA, I don't get this "not-Jesse" reference to Peter, probably because he's already firmly established as not-Xander in my head. That said, here I completely agree with you. I wonder if Isaac saw what happened to Peter's eyes.

I'm also wondering what Peter's going to do (super-power-wise) when he meets Niki. It's chilling little thought.