... and well-choreographed post slays thread.
I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
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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.
hippocampus - Oct 18, 2007 2:36:22 pm PDT #7660 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
amych - Oct 18, 2007 2:40:18 pm PDT #7661 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Did anyone else find the sword fight delightfully Princess Bride-ish?
The PB one was also rather delightfully competent. And knowingly so, with delightful fencing-nerd shoutouts not to be equaled until the first PoTC movie. This one was... remember how completely painfully horrendously did I mention painfully FUCKING awful the spaghetti-wristed bag work they had Buffy do in closeups was when they couldn't shoot with the double? And then FUCKING SHOWED IT IN SLOW-MO TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE OBVIOUS? It was that kind of painfully awfully horrible. PB and Empire references notwithstanding.
I mean, all that aside from the bad fight choreography. I'm just talking about the technical skill, the likes of which makes me disarm small children and tell their parents that they should try a different sport before they harm themselves, because they sure as hell aren't going to hit anyone else.
The "Southern" accent is a whole separate rant, unless I've stopped watching the show before I get to it.
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2007 2:43:12 pm PDT #7662 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I know not everyone's not cut out for everything, but it amazes me why they never made SMG throw a decent punch. Forget the claims of her having a brown belt in anything other than leather (which was what pulled me to the show in the first place)--a convincing punch under choreographed conditions at a standing target with the ability to repeat takes?
I shudder to think what hit the cutting room floor.
amych - Oct 18, 2007 2:45:17 pm PDT #7663 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I know? "Don't worry, Sarah, take as many takes as you need. Just extend your arm straight out without, umm, flopping? it like that."
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2007 2:48:44 pm PDT #7664 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I teach at least one level 1 class a week. Which means I get to teach complete newbies once a week how to throw a punch. How long was she on the air and didn't manage to look convincing with those wrists once?
Hell, I taught Allyson how to throw a proper punch in as long a time as it took James Marsters to come out from the green room and thrill the squeeing fangirls in the parking lot.
Theodosia - Oct 18, 2007 2:51:02 pm PDT #7665 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"
I'm willing to hand-wave the accent, as maybe it sounds like that in the PD world or something.
I keep thinking Couer d' Couers has to be in Canada, fwiw.
Vonnie K - Oct 18, 2007 3:12:20 pm PDT #7666 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Nope. If the town was in Canada, it'd be spelled properly, i.e. Coeur du Coeur.
quester - Oct 18, 2007 4:16:54 pm PDT #7667 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Thank you, Typo Boy, that was beautiful!
hippocampus - Oct 18, 2007 4:19:22 pm PDT #7668 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
The "Southern" accent is a whole separate rant, unless I've stopped watching the show before I get to it.
amych. I agree. his was a southerun accent. which is entirely different. kind of like the floppy punch in slo-mo. painful, but in a protracted, ambiguously harmful yet playful way. Unless, of course, you know your stuff. or, (possibly, although it's still slightly funny in a cast-off way) have relatives that weren't allowed to go to school north of the Mason-Dixon line. {points at Sparky and stage-whispers: it's her AUNT - truly!}
Morgana - Oct 18, 2007 5:38:45 pm PDT #7669 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Huh. Amy Acker is on Law and Order: Criminal Intent tonight. Not a place I ever expected to see Fred.