You're looking for logic from network advertising?
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'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.
Ginger - Oct 04, 2007 5:03:26 am PDT #7092 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Toddson - Oct 04, 2007 5:04:42 am PDT #7093 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
hope springs eternal and all that ... I think it's mostly the endless repetitions for every show, constantly repeating that it's new. sigh.
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2007 5:06:52 am PDT #7094 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The style of the PD voiceover feels very specific, but I can't attach it to a genre or anything else. Of what is it typical? Similar to early Desperate Housewives, perhaps, but that's not enough lineage.
Jessica - Oct 04, 2007 5:08:44 am PDT #7095 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's a bit like Barry Lyndon - very dry and just-the-facts-please, but clearly being spoken with one eybrow raised.
Jon B. - Oct 04, 2007 5:19:59 am PDT #7096 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jean Sheperd's "A Christmas Story"?
Steph L. - Oct 04, 2007 5:39:20 am PDT #7097 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I thought Pushing Daisies was quirky, and charming in places (actually, all the places it was charming were Lee Pace-related places).
I like quirky, don't get me wrong. I cut my teeth on Twin Peaks. But I felt like PD was trying just a *leetle* too hard to be quirky. But, you know, that was just the premiere, so hopefully it'll ease up into a nice steady mellow quirky groove.
Also, the narrator needs to go. Just a personal preference of mine.
But goodness, Lee Pace was....kinda luminous, wasn't he? Which is good.
Tom Scola - Oct 04, 2007 6:13:19 am PDT #7098 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Loved Pushing Daisies, don't have anything to say that hasn't been said.
The plot of Bionic Woman was ludicrous; I understand that they're trying to make the bad guys all mysterious and everything, but I was just going WTF the whole time. And I'm tired of shows where the "good guys" torture people.
The second episode of Reaper wasn't quite as good as the pilot, but it doesn't matter; they could have an episode of nothing but Ray Wise making facial expressions and I would want to watch it.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 04, 2007 6:14:47 am PDT #7099 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The second episode of Reaper wasn't quite as good as the pilot, but it doesn't matter; they could have an episode of nothing but Ray Wise making facial expressions and I would want to watch it.
I loved his little cart shove followed by accident noises at the very end. And of course his expression as he did it.
Polter-Cow - Oct 04, 2007 6:21:58 am PDT #7100 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
May I also add that I adored Chi McBride in the show, too?
As did I!
So, um, ratings for Pushing Daisies. I...don't know what to say:
One of my Nielsen moles just e-mailed me that direct quote after looking at the preliminary ratings data for last night's premiere of Pushing Daisies. The show easily won its timeslot with a 9.2/14 rating/share in the metered markets, which is huge. Bionic Woman and Private Practice, meanwhile, were down double-digits from their week-ago premieres, but still did solid business.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 04, 2007 6:28:00 am PDT #7101 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Holy carp!
I wonder if it will get the same kind of numbers next week.
is afraid to be hopeful
is also bitter from wondering how Wonderfalls would have done with decent promotion and a better timeslot