'Serenity'
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.
Plus there is a fat streak of magic realism in the show, in general. Even if it weren't grandfathered in, it would still end up being vociferously argued in.
Yeah. Pretty much what they said. Various things that we'd count as fantasy are SOP reality in dS. Ghosts, spirits, magical snow, lip reading wolves...
...implausibly amusing secondary characters, a team of Mountie cadets re-building and manning a life-size working replica of the HMS Bounty, Russian nuclear subs, FRASER'S MOM BEING HIS GIRLFRIEND IN ANOTHER SHOW.
Seriously. BBC4 had a due South marathon the Saturday after Christmas, and I was watching "Call of the Wild" and flailing, and at the end, Fraser's mom is Ellen from Slings & Arrows. Boy was that disconcerting.
FRASER'S MOM BEING HIS GIRLFRIEND IN ANOTHER SHOW.
And played by his wife, to boot.
Fraser's mom is Ellen from Slings & Arrows. Boy was that disconcerting.
Hahaha. I haven't watched past S2 of dS yet, but Ellen from S&A was played by Paul Gross's wife, Martha Burns. I can't decide if that casting is slightly ooky or weirdly charming. I'm leaning toward the latter.
Yeah, that's new information to me. I just thought Canada was really small.
In other news, have ya'll seen this piece of awesomeness: [link] Fans doing a live-action fourth season of Star Trek, with absolutely stunning graphics (seriously! I was gap-jawed at how good they were!), fully re-created, life-size sets, and just general awesome all around. Of course, the acting leaves something to be desired, but then again, you have to give the fanboys credit.
Of course, the acting leaves something to be desired,
so, true to the original series, then. Or at least Shatner.
What's with Lt. DeSalle? Is he the designated red shirt?
I believe, digging back in my memories of TOS, that DeSalle might have been a recurring character. Maybe the navigator before Chekov?
Hm. It was said that (in this fan episode) that Chekov was promoted to head of security, so perhaps DeSalle is the navigator now.
I kept going between really, really impressed, and filled with fannish glee that someone had done this.
Of course there's a Trek wiki.
Lieutenant DeSalle served as the assistant chief engineer as well as navigator aboard the USS Enterprise and was fifth in the chain of command during Captain Kirk's original five year mission. He was of French descent and trained in many skills, including biology.
Finally aquired my S1 BSG dvds. Man, I love this show. One of the things that really bugged me, in the recent ep Heroes was the whole - well, the whole scenario seemed kind of...not retconn or asspully, exactly, but it seemed to come from out of nowhere. But then I'm rewatching the pilot miniseries this weekend and Adama's speech before the whole Cylon attack, and - holy shit. Continuitygasm! Because that speech on first watch seemed kind of out there too, all accidental prophecy-girl. But when you put the two together it suddenly makes all kinds of sense.
Helo staying behind fucking broke me, again, dammit. And all the swirling Lee/Kara dynamics, jeez.