I heard that it's going to be set in the '80s.
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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sumi - May 29, 2007 8:34:09 am PDT #1992 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - May 29, 2007 8:35:54 am PDT #1993 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Umm, here is an article about it - which I haven't read because I still have two episodes of season 2 of LoM to watch.
So cannot speak to the spoileriness of the piece.
Dana - May 29, 2007 8:43:39 am PDT #1994 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'd say it's pretty spoilery, so avoid it until you've seen the end.
Jon B. - May 29, 2007 8:45:42 am PDT #1995 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
So cannot speak to the spoileriness of the piece.
Spoilery enough that I wouldn't read it unless you've seen the last episode of S2.
and sometimes wonder why they couldn't tell these stories in present day.
A major theme of the show, I think, is how police techniques have changed in the last 24 years.
tiggy - May 29, 2007 8:49:59 am PDT #1996 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I don't think there are plans for a S3, so I wouldn't wait. Consume, consume!
OMG! really?! i so can't handle the way the british do television. there's never enough (time)!
'spose i'll finish up season two asap then.
isn't there another Brit show with John Simm that's fairly recent? anyone seen it? worth *ahem*-ing?
Dana - May 29, 2007 8:54:17 am PDT #1997 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
i so can't handle the way the british do television. there's never enough (time)!
It is hard to get used to, especially when it's fabulous and you just want more, but with LoM, I think it would have been hard to sustain the concept indefinitely. Which brings us back to skepticism about the American version. Last I'd heard, they'd only cast the "Annie" character. So much is going to depend on the Sam and Gene casting.
Fiona - May 29, 2007 8:59:24 am PDT #1998 of 10001
isn't there another Brit show with John Simm that's fairly recent? anyone seen it? worth *ahem*-ing?
tiggy, he'll be appearing in the last couple of episodes of this season's Doctor Who. They'll be broadcast the end of June.
He was also in "State of Play" (as was Philip Glenister), which I never saw so I don't know what it's like, but as Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald and James McAvoy are also in it, and it's by Paul "Shameless" Abbott, it must be worth a look.
§ ita § - May 29, 2007 8:59:51 am PDT #1999 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I had the patience, I'd wait till any given UK series (which is what they call a season) is done and mainline it in a weekend. Never works out that way.
But I really appreciate what a short season can do for a storyline. And also when they just up and stop. Knowing there's an end (as opposed to series that want to go on for ever and ever) also makes a positive difference.
§ ita § - May 29, 2007 9:01:20 am PDT #2000 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He was also in "State of Play" (as was Philip Glenister), which I never saw so I don't know what it's like, but as Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald and James McAvoy are also in it, it must be worth a look.
I did love that. Though I keep confusing it with "The State Within" with Jason Isaacs. Luckily I loved that too.
Polter-Cow - May 29, 2007 9:01:47 am PDT #2001 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A major theme of the show
I agree, Jon. It's pretty interesting to see, and that's one of the things that sort of confuzzled me at first. Like they really were like that back then? They didn't even bother to tape record interviews? That's so weird!
One of the things I like about the show is that it's a fish-out-of-water show in so many ways. Present-day Sam in the 1970s. Present-day detectiving in old-school procedures. Idealistic values in the midst of corruption.