Cereal:
Who 3.10 -
Here's a link to the short story Steven Moffat wrote on which this ep was based [link]
I haven't read it yet. Not that that matters.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
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.
JenP - Jun 10, 2007 5:36:22 pm PDT #2451 of 10001
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2007 9:17:07 pm PDT #2452 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jen, I've read it. It's very cute and amusing. Worth a read, definitely.
Jon, re: that interesting thing: Wow!! I was just thinking that damn, wonder how much it sucked to have to build all those different statues. Especially at the end with the lights flashing.
Fiona - Jun 10, 2007 9:33:21 pm PDT #2453 of 10001
OK, so I rewatched the episode last night. R. doesn't normally watch Doctor Who, but I MADE him sit through this one with me, and he loved it and thought it was brilliant (even though I did get an accusatory look and an "oh God, it's not just dead scary, it's sad as well!" when Sally meets up with old Billy at the hospital ).
Yep, I was wrong about the statues. I thought the Doctor said something to the effect that if they look at each other they're 'dead', but the usual still applies: they're only safe for as long as they are all looking at each other, so they would have to be left where they are for all eternity. Sorry about that. I do wonder, though, what would happen if you filled the basement with concrete... .
"the statues were played by actors! I assumed they just built a bunch of real statues..."
So did I, and I've got to say that they were one of the most amazing costumes I've ever seen.
JenP - Jun 11, 2007 6:33:53 am PDT #2454 of 10001
Who, 3.10 -
Yeah, when I watched the confidential and realized that the statues were actors, I was pretty amazed. That's some fantastic work, there.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 6:39:49 am PDT #2455 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dude. Really? Actors? It would seem simpler (and even perhaps cheaper) for that not to be the case.
A very well done job, that.
Possibly makes the whole thing more creepy.
Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2007 6:43:00 am PDT #2456 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Were the actors actually standing still for the shots, or were they digitally composited freeze-frames?
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2007 6:46:13 am PDT #2457 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It would seem simpler (and even perhaps cheaper) for that not to be the case.
Really? I thought the opposite. I mean, building all those different statues in various poses?
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 6:48:18 am PDT #2458 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was assuming that the basic building of a statue wasn't that complex, because it happens reasonably often. As to quantity, I'd assumed that it wouldn't have to be that many different poses represented.
Man, they can hardly get actors to stay still when they're dead--I wonder if they did go the frozen and statically inserted route.
Jon B. - Jun 11, 2007 7:46:59 am PDT #2459 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Tom -- I don't recall the Confidential saying. The faces used a lot of latex, so it may not have been quite as difficult as it seems.
victor infante - Jun 11, 2007 9:27:31 am PDT #2460 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Dear God, that's a lot of whitefont I'm tempted to peak at.
Doctor Who Season Three appears to be coming to Sci-Fi on July 6th. Torchwood is evidently coming to BBC America in the Fall.
I just caught up with Season Two, thanks to Sci-Fi running a couple marathons. Torchwood I've watched with a little help from a friend, but I'm looking forward to seeing it on a regular-sized screen. (Had to watch it on our laptop. Which? Not the same as curling up and watching it on the couch.)