bon, I was thinking the same thing -- this is some of the most enjoyable TV I've watched all year. High stakes for Joe, fascinating possibilities, a good mystery, good guys and bad guys (most of whom could go either way) ... really good. And Peter Krauss as the lead doesn't hurt a bit.
Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Dec 12, 2006 5:22:51 pm PST #5870 of 10007
Because books.
dcp - Dec 12, 2006 5:29:10 pm PST #5871 of 10007
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Ack. I only scored 54% the first time through the geography quiz, and I ran out of time before I could answer the last question.
Strega - Dec 12, 2006 5:29:23 pm PST #5872 of 10007
Huh. I forgot about Lost Room, but a friend at work said she got bored during the pilot.
But her judgment is not always reliable. I'll try to check it out.
An older x-mas themed one (that I love)Oh, that needs to be a card!
Amy - Dec 12, 2006 5:32:47 pm PST #5873 of 10007
Because books.
The Lost Room is a mini-series, Strega -- I think it's only the two parts. Maybe it's more? Now I have to check.
aurelia - Dec 12, 2006 5:33:03 pm PST #5874 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
One way to break a choke (if both hands are used) is to weave your right arm over the left arm, grasp your hands together and do a circular motion, follow up with an elbow to the face.
This needs a demo. Not that the rest of it doesn't, but especially this one.
The end of The Unit was startling.
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2006 5:33:59 pm PST #5875 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am liking Lost Room a lot too. The protagonist isn't...oh, I don't know how to put it...sexy as such. He's a guy, with a problem posed, and sense and determination. There's a mystery, there are people who know more/different things than he does, and I don't for a moment feel teased or strung along, even at a cliffhanger moment.
I am curious about the mythology for the whole thing, but aside from the need for the big picture I'm enjoying the problemsolving that's going on.
More than pleasantly surprised by the Sci Fi Channel.
Had a migraine bad enough to make me leave krav ten minutes into class. Attempting to pick up a couple groceries was a gross overstatement of my resources.
I'm beyond tired of this.
Amy - Dec 12, 2006 5:35:06 pm PST #5876 of 10007
Because books.
Okay, The Lost Room is three parts. I should have figured -- I was wondering how they'd wrap it up tonight with only a half hour to go.
Sean K - Dec 12, 2006 5:35:49 pm PST #5877 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The Unit surprises me.
I'm looking forward to new Unit. It's hooked me, and is still impressing me for the same reasons it's impressing you, sarameg. All the more surprising coming from Mamet.
Also, I've said it before, but I'll say it again -- Jonas Blane is the anti-Jack Bauer. Jack's a yeller and a screamer, always trying to bludgeon any given situation by screaming louder and louder.
I don't think we've ever heard Jonas raise his voice.
Can I say how much I am enjoying The Lost Room? [snip] For anyone who has played an RPG (not me), you should watch, since it's clearly written by someone who has DM'ed.
Okay, I was already a little interested because of Peter Krause, but bon just sold me. When does it run?
Sue - Dec 12, 2006 5:53:27 pm PST #5878 of 10007
hip deep in pie
Is season one of Eureka coming out on DVD?
megan walker - Dec 12, 2006 5:56:32 pm PST #5879 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Ack. I only scored 54% the first time through the geography quiz, and I ran out of time before I could answer the last question.
I didn't realize how to work the map at first and got around 30%. But the next couple of times I got around 70%. It's the African countries and the "-stan"s that get me, I always seem to be one country over.