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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 § - Aug 22, 2006 7:26:12 am PDT #618 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Did we mostly hear both sides of the phone conversations? I'm wondering if they avoided the stilted "So you're saying we're going to the creek near the house?" repetition thing.

Mostly wondering because I'm trying to think of well-written and informative one-sided phone conversations, but it occurs to me I just wouldn't notice them.


Kalshane - Aug 22, 2006 7:31:21 am PDT #619 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.

Did we mostly hear both sides of the phone conversations? I'm wondering if they avoided the stilted "So you're saying we're going to the creek near the house?" repetition thing.

I think we always heard both sides of the conversation, mostly by cutting back and forth, but sometimes we'd hear the other person's voice while whoever was on the screen was on the phone with them.

But I don't think you'd have wanted your name associated with the shoe-box size phone XF had in the early years.

The only time I recall a shoe-box size phone was as a sort of sight gag during the origin of the Lone Gunmen episode set in the 80s.


Betsy HP - Aug 22, 2006 8:07:46 am PDT #620 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

On the other hand, all the hip teenagers on Veronica Mars use Treos, the big clumsy ones. As IF.


Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2006 8:08:58 am PDT #621 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

They're Sidekicks, not Treos.


Sheryl - Aug 22, 2006 8:09:57 am PDT #622 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

I think Sci-Fi's rationalization(in as much as they have one) for showing wrestling is "Science fiction's audience is mainly young men. Wrestling's audience is mainly young men. Therefore wrestling belongs on the SciFi Channel!"


§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 8:10:04 am PDT #623 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

all the hip teenagers on Veronica Mars use Treos, the big clumsy ones. As IF.

Didn't they have a big...no, that was The OC, IIRC. Sidekick, named, and used in the plot as if it was the only device that could fulfill those functions. Not sure if they had it used being more subtly.


§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 8:12:24 am PDT #624 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

They're Sidekicks, not Treos.

I'm really sure Veronica herself doesn't have one.

Now I feel a need to google.


DXMachina - Aug 22, 2006 8:12:47 am PDT #625 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

At least wrestling is a little closer to being reality based than that John Edward stuff they used to run. ;)


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2006 8:14:10 am PDT #626 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

Nothing has ever made me wish as hard for a real-life Evil Dead possession scenario as catching John Edwards on TV.


§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 8:17:44 am PDT #627 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If Sci Fi has to whore themselves out 5 evenings out of 7 so I can get two evenings of enjoyable genre (don't pretend you don't know what I'm saying) TV, and some days of old stuff. Bring it on.