I watched most of the first season of Torchwood, but I really thought it was unutterably bad. Just... bad. Bad writing, especially. Having people swear and have sex doesn't make it a 'grown-up' show. No matter how much sex it is they have.
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
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.
Jars - Sep 12, 2007 12:12:00 am PDT #6302 of 10001
Juliebird - Sep 12, 2007 3:24:25 am PDT #6303 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
you make some good points, Austin, but I can't shake the feeling that, while quirk, angst, ambiguously nefarious plotting work within the show, what they did with Jo isn't fitting for me. Maybe it's realistic, but it doesn't feel right, and I'm not much having with the faith that the writer's will have Jo see the light.
Another thing that bugged was the writer's trotting out the old stereotype that science and faith don't mix and perpetuating the misconception.
amych - Sep 12, 2007 3:28:16 am PDT #6304 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Can I change CFerg's user name to "Hot Lunch"?
Dude, yes.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 12, 2007 3:35:38 am PDT #6305 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
a.k.a. Magical.
Ick.
When I saw him healing Alison I immediately thought, "He's a black, autistic kid who understands things others can't and has magical healing powers. How did Cuba Gooding Jr. not snag this role?"
amych - Sep 12, 2007 3:37:07 am PDT #6306 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
How did Cuba Gooding Jr. not snag this role?
... aaaaand I need a new monitor and keyboard.
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2007 4:51:35 am PDT #6307 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
perpetuating the misconception.
I thought the point of the ep was exactly the opposite.
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2007 4:52:12 am PDT #6308 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
As for the magical kid, I think his colour is irrelevant to the trope, so he's just magically handicapped.
machall - Sep 12, 2007 6:53:47 am PDT #6309 of 10001
"Would you mind not farting while I'm saving the world?" - Doctor Who
>perpetuating the misconception.
I thought the point of the ep was exactly the opposite.
Yeah. Go check out the Wikipedia entry for "Akashic Records". Very mystical/new-agey stuff that scientists have glommed onto as a possible "unified theory". Funny how they'll accept a mystical solution to the problem as long as it doesn't include the big "G" word.
Jon B. - Sep 12, 2007 6:58:26 am PDT #6310 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Funny how they'll accept a mystical solution to the problem as long as it doesn't include the big "G" word.
Who is this "they" of which you speak?
sumi - Sep 12, 2007 7:35:14 am PDT #6311 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Amazon finally fixes the pricing error on their listing of the Razor dvd.
I bet when it ships I'll get a message showing the price dropping from the original wrong price all the way down to whatever it is now.