evil jimi: They probably already had those in the can when they cancelled the show, hoping by presenting them all on the foreign markets they will make back their money...
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'Objects In Space'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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CaBil - Oct 20, 2003 6:34:49 am PDT #6625 of 9843
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2003 6:49:55 am PDT #6626 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
IIRC, there were only two Birds of Prey episodes filmed but not broadcast when the axe fell. The WB broadcast those two episodes back-to-back as a Special Two Hour Birds of Prey Special Event a few weeks later (did I mention that it was Special?).
t edit Just double-checked with an on-line episode guide. All thirteen were definitely broadcast in the US.
Sue - Oct 20, 2003 6:39:26 pm PDT #6627 of 9843
hip deep in pie
So an English guy called me an anorak last week. Was he implying anything more insulting than I'm just a big old geek. (It was because of my frightening knowledge of cheesy music.)
Nutty - Oct 20, 2003 6:48:56 pm PDT #6628 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Ummm, so he meant something above and beyond your being a hooded jacket that keeps you warm in windy weather?
Or is it one of those funny things, like how in my family if you are a complete fool we call you a "drinkbox"?
§ ita § - Oct 20, 2003 6:51:45 pm PDT #6629 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's British slang for geek, Nutty.
Sue - Oct 20, 2003 6:53:39 pm PDT #6630 of 9843
hip deep in pie
Apparently the term is now used to describe geeks, and people with a head load of facts. The way he described it was that people like trainspotters wear anoraks, so by implication, people with a mindful of useless facts are called anoraks.
Rio - Oct 21, 2003 12:25:28 pm PDT #6631 of 9843
Are you ready to be strong?
Question: Do Scots say "uni" for university?
DavidS - Oct 21, 2003 12:41:06 pm PDT #6632 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So an English guy called me an anorak last week. Was he implying anything more insulting than I'm just a big old geek. (It was because of my frightening knowledge of cheesy music.)
It's not just brit-slang for geek, it also connotes a particular kind of trainspotting music geek.
Sean K - Oct 21, 2003 12:42:23 pm PDT #6633 of 9843
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, this has bugged me for a while now.
What exactly is trainspotting? After watching the movie, I would have expected it to mean doing a lot of heroin.
DavidS - Oct 21, 2003 12:44:26 pm PDT #6634 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What exactly is trainspotting?
It's watching trains go by and noting it in your little train book, and when they are early or late and what kind of cars they were carrying etc. It is, in short, brit shorthand for geeky, nerdy behavior - often to do with super trivial bits of information. We are all a bit trainspotters here when we can cite continuity errors in Buffy by chapter and verse.