Fucking SciFi Channel. I really am canceling my cable.
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'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.
Zenkitty - Aug 13, 2007 4:47:17 pm PDT #5282 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Juliebird - Aug 13, 2007 4:59:26 pm PDT #5283 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Farscape did start to get OTT as things went along, but somehow I never minded. I rather enjoyed the escalation of John's psychosis. BB does OTT well, and I think it worked (works) in the setting of the Farscape universe. I can't imagine BB getting away with screaming his lines in an extended and melodramatic bellow anywhere else, but I adore it on FS.
What bugged, and what may have been due to the aborted extra season and things/stories/subplots suddenly needing to be shortened/deleted/wrapped-up (but maybe not), was the mind-bendy, deeply political/scientific/philisophical finish.
Farscape pretty much left me in the dust as far as understanding all the machinations and maneuvers going on, which left me holding on tighter to what I knew, which was John and Aeryn, but even their relationship had hit all sorts of weird bumps and twists that kinda left me breathless or scratching my head.
Either way, I was still on board and along for the ride --which ended too soon. Peacekeeper Wars or no.
I absolutely loved the cheesefest that was Meltdown, horrid Kenny G soft jazz and all. Because, really, how many couples on TV get together and are still hot? Cuz: smokin'. And funny.
Naughty mist. Bad mist. The mist must be spanked...
Laura - Aug 13, 2007 5:10:28 pm PDT #5284 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Fucking SciFi Channel. I really am canceling my cable.
Oh dear, Zenkitty. What did they do now?
hugs SciFi tight. I couldn't live without it. Eureka, Stargate, BSG, Doctor Who, badmovies, repeats of old favorite shows the bastards cancelled. Without SciFi there would be almost no tv in my life.
Zenkitty - Aug 13, 2007 5:26:20 pm PDT #5285 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
They canceled Dresden Files, even though it was getting ratings matching BSG, because it was pulling in the wrong demographic, namely, me. It's not even that it was a super-great show; it was just fun, but damn. I don't care about anything else on cable except Eureka and Dr Who, and I'm content to wait for DVDs. Well, and Dirty Jobs, but I can live without that too. They don't want my old-lady money, so I should be saving it and reading books instead.
Hmpf. flounces off
Laura - Aug 13, 2007 5:38:51 pm PDT #5286 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
True, none of the networks want my even older lady money either. Poopyheads. Downloading and/or waiting for DVDs works better for my schedule anyway. Cable appeals to the lazy just want to plop down and push the remote part of me. Too often that yields no satisfaction and I have to go to other entertainment options. Again, poopyheads.
Laga - Aug 13, 2007 5:53:16 pm PDT #5287 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yeah I'm really tired of the whole
hey! Watch our great new show! You'll love it!
ooh I do love it. When can I watch it again?
psych! we cancelled it.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 13, 2007 6:10:33 pm PDT #5288 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Just caught up on the last (US) DW and liked it a lot. Much as I enjoyed Rose, Martha is shaping up to be my favorite companion. Granted, any memories of the pre-9 companions I did see are a distant memory (didn't even remember Sarah Jane any, though I appreciated her reappearence on principle). And I'm not ahead of the game episode-wise (though I'm vaguely and not-so-vaguely spoiled for some bits and pieces of what's to come).
I was seriously afraid Martha's sister was toast there at the end when she went back after the two of them (if only to cement the mother's antipathy for 10). I was actually relieved when that didn't come to pass.
Juliebird - Aug 13, 2007 6:30:48 pm PDT #5289 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I love Martha differently than I love Rose. Besides vague childhood memories of the original DW, I only really have the new Who to go on. I think with Rose there was the infectious (or annoying, depending on your mileage) joy and love of simply being with the Doctor, almost unexplained, but with Martha we get more of an independent person who is awesome in her own right, appreciated by the Doctor for what she brings: her knowledge and appreciation for what she's experiencing "We could die, but we're on the moon and we could die, but, THE MOON!".
I love them both. And I love that they're so different and individual.
Vortex - Aug 13, 2007 6:56:28 pm PDT #5290 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I like Martha the way I liked Romana -- capable. She's smart and together. She has a huge crush on the doctor, but she makes good decisions. She didn't go back into the building because she wanted him to love her, she did it for her friend, because she trusted him, and because it was the right thing to do. Which is the same reason that her sister went.
sumi - Aug 14, 2007 5:03:57 am PDT #5291 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Zenkitty - what were DF's ratings like in April - after BSG was done?
(I looked but couldn't figure out where to find them!)
I could see that while BSG was on, their ratings were pretty similar and sometimes DF did better but BSG finale night DF had a 1. And there was a week where it had less than a 1.