It''s tomorrow here already, so Happy Lillian Day!
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
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.
Beverly - Apr 12, 2007 7:54:38 pm PDT #229 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Ailleann - Apr 12, 2007 7:58:49 pm PDT #230 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Announcement: Gag reel? Still funny.
Analysis: S2 DVDs can't get here fast enough.
Fiona - Apr 13, 2007 1:25:46 am PDT #231 of 10001
Life on Mars: you're right, Jon. I just didn't get the full impact of his choice the first time I watched because I simply thought he was back in another coma, not dead. OTOH, I also agree with Jen - he was smiling in the run-up to the jump, and it was definitely a positive choice for him.
I agree that the 2007 scenes were a bit perfunctory, but I think that was partly down to time constraints. I'm sure he was there for a lot longer than we saw. Anyway, he woke up from a brain-op without any bandages around his head, so... .
Theodosia - Apr 13, 2007 1:49:58 am PDT #232 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Has there been an announcement for a second season of The Dresden Files? I need to precalculate how much anguish I feel during the airing of the season finale.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 13, 2007 3:04:06 am PDT #233 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Lee, thank you kindly for the W&F signposts - they worked like a charm. Also, if I ever get around to seeing SPN on DVD it will be easy-ish to go back and find them.
Laura - Apr 13, 2007 3:26:57 am PDT #234 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
The W&F signposts were perfect. Of course I sucked and skimmed for the fun. If I watched the show, and if I weren't fast asleep, I totally would have joined in.
eta: love the new thread title
sumi - Apr 13, 2007 4:29:45 am PDT #235 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I don't think that there has been an annoucement about DF yet. I hope we hear soon. But I bet they'll make us wait 'til May.
esse - Apr 13, 2007 4:29:54 am PDT #236 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Has there been an announcement for a second season of The Dresden Files? I need to precalculate how much anguish I feel during the airing of the season finale.
Heh. No, not yet. I wish they'd just tell us already.
Jon B. - Apr 13, 2007 5:18:24 am PDT #237 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Life on Mars: Barring a painful physical terminal illness, I don't believe suicide is ever a positive choice. Clearly, in this case, it was meant to be one. Hence, the fucked-up-ed-ness.
JenP - Apr 13, 2007 6:36:49 am PDT #238 of 10001
Life on Mars finale:
I have to go read the articles that Fiona linked upthread, because I fanwanked my way around it being an actual suicide before I read Jon's take. As in, I'm not sure he ever woke up for real. He was up and about awfully quick, it seemed, and, I don't know, the whole current time thing had a weird feel to me. The weird look Morgan gave him as he walked away. I sort of thought he never woke up but "dreamed" or whatever his way into the present, then just did the same to get back .
Now, I'm not putting that forth as what people were supposed to take from it. Just how I fanwanked to make myself happy with the ending - he knew when he jumped off the building that he was just going from one unreality to another within his comafied brain. Not actually committing suicide .
In fact, maybe I won't go read the articles upthread. I do agree with Jon's take if I shared the same interpretation.