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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.
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Trouble is, The Office is pretty much the only one that has made it past a few episodes, so the track record is quite abysmal.
Well, in recent memory. But Sanford and Son is still a staple in syndication.
Red Dwarf was at one point attempted.
Crashed and burned before even being aired, but it was attempted.
Also, she's the daughter of a man who may have had powers as well.
Too true! I finally watched last night. Nathan looked exceedingly creepy during Peter's vision.
And All in the Family, Three's Company, etc...
If they try to export My Hero, I'm pushing for a declaration of war.
Fawlty Towers also had a pilot so bad that it's rumored that all involved committed suicide soon after.
. . . (Okay, so I rumored it just now. But it was supposed to be truly wretched.)
Simone's dad might have had powers? I'm blanking on this.
Simone's dad might have had powers? I'm blanking on this.
I think people have speculated that he could be some sort of dreamwalker like the little Indian kid, since Peter had that vision about him before his death.
Hmm. Now that Peter's dreamt about Ando and Simone (eta: and Mohinder?), is that still extant?
Yeah, we don't really know what's up with Peter's prophetic dreams. He also dreamt about Nathan.
Too late. The Office is already a success. Coupling's forgotten.
Lucky for us that Coupling didn't take off. It left Colin Ferguson free to do Eureka and Rena Sofer to do Heroes (See how I brought that back on topic? :-) ). The irony is that Coupling was the British attempt at doing a show modeled after Friends and they pulled it of with high style and fantastic chemistry. The reason I don't think it translated back well is part of the charm of the UK version was some very frank conversation that would not make it past standards & practices here in the states.
The Office had a better chance of success because we already get office humor (with or without the irony). Dilbert and Office Space are perfect examples. I still prefer Ricky Gervais in the manager role to Steve Correll, but that's just me.
Did this get linked to here?
It's a non-spoilery q&a with Jane Espenson who wrote this week's episode of BSG.