Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Experimental TV: Network Drama  

This thread is an experiment to discern the Buffistas' interests in television discussion. It will close on June 1st, 2007, after which our community will assess our future direction. Discuss network aired drama here. [NAFDA]


Nutty - May 20, 2007 4:09:43 pm PDT #691 of 820
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

because Milo looks *scrawny* compared to Padawhatsis.

I was going to say. Aside from the fact that he's taller than 3/4 of your average offensive line, he's also the kind of longbones that makes him look taller and awkwarder than he actually is. He might look normal-sized when standing next to Kareen Abdul Jabbar.


vw bug - May 20, 2007 4:15:47 pm PDT #692 of 820
Mostly lurking...

oh, on CSI, when did Grissom and Sara get together? I remember an ep when they were in his house, and she was in the bedroom while he worked at a desk. I meant to ask earlier, but I forgot.

I think it was the season finale last year.

Anyone watching Desperate Housewives?


Sean K - May 20, 2007 4:18:27 pm PDT #693 of 820
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

oh, on CSI, when did Grissom and Sara get together? I remember an ep when they were in his house, and she was in the bedroom while he worked at a desk. I meant to ask earlier, but I forgot.

I think the season finale where Brass was shot and almost died was the first time they got together. Grissom was in a robe, talking about how he wanted to die, and that he'd like to be diagnosed with cancer so he had time to put his affairs in order. Then Sara walks into frame also wearing a robe and says, "I'm not ready to go."


DebetEsse - May 20, 2007 4:24:14 pm PDT #694 of 820
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I seem to recall someone involved in the production said that we were to understand that it wasn't new just then.


vw bug - May 20, 2007 4:29:39 pm PDT #695 of 820
Mostly lurking...

Yeah, it definitely felt like it had been going on for a while.


sj - May 20, 2007 5:08:43 pm PDT #696 of 820
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Anyone watching Desperate Housewives?

I won't be watching until tomorrow, but I'm looking forward to it. It's the finale, right?


WindSparrow - May 20, 2007 5:31:03 pm PDT #697 of 820
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

csi:

Okay, not counting the incident with her daughter, where she tried to whip the bad guy to death until Grissom came along and stopped her, but she was under extreme emotional duress at the time.

considering the way that Lady Heather's daughter died, I'd say she was being remarkably sane and merciful to the sumbitch. In her shoes, I'd hire Linderman from Heroes (yeah, yeah, genre crossover) to come and heal the guy just at the point of death so I could kill him a lot.


quester - May 20, 2007 5:34:35 pm PDT #698 of 820
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

sumi, thanks for the recap.


Jessica - May 20, 2007 6:06:46 pm PDT #699 of 820
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

NBC fall pilot snapshot:

Journeyman - OMGSUCKED. Which is terribly disappointing to me because I was really looking forward to the adventures of time-traveling Vorenus! But it's like if Tru Calling and Life on Mars had a really stupid boring baby together, and it was just no fun at all to watch and didn't make any sense and Kevin McKidd's American accent was really kind of awful.

Bionic Woman - Not a brilliant pilot, but worth watching to see if it improves. It's got shades of Dark Angel and Alias in it as far as plot goes, but the characterizations of the two bionic women are pure Buffy and Faith with the hair colors reversed. (The bionic protagonist's last name is even Summers. And they fight in the rain on a rooftop.) Katee Sackhoff is fantastically evil, and her role is written so she only has to be around while BSG is on hiatus, of which I approve. (Aaron Douglas also has a small role which may or may not be recurring.)

Chuck - probably the best of the three, but still very rough around the edges. I love that it's clearly a show by, for, and about nerds, but the explanation of how exactly the premise works reeeeeally stretches the limits of my suspension of disbelief. It's well-written enough to handwave for the most part, but there are some major issues that will at some point need addressing. Adam Baldwin is great, as usual.


Connie Neil - May 21, 2007 5:09:59 am PDT #700 of 820
brillig

re: Bionic Woman

for what it's worth, Jamie Sommers, the bionic woman, was around first. Quick, guess who watched the original!