'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Yeah. I paid more attention that I should have and came away unimpressed. Despite my Full Monty Carlyle love, the cast seemed uber-generic and none of the plot points grabbed my interest.
feh.
I just finished watching all but about 5 episodes of SG-1 and am starting on Atlantis, though I seem to recall not liking it in the past.
Can't see tainting the fun memories with BSGU. Lamentations.
Flash Forward speculations: D. Gibbons kidnaps Charlie the daughter. Also, I'm suspicious of Cupcake!DGibbons and wondering if she's connected to Evil!DGibbons. It may be that the Gibbonses *wanted* to be found, so Cupcake Lady purposely gave them a made-up flash forward that would lead them to Evil Guy.
Cupcake Lady purposely gave them a made-up flash forward
I am unsure about the show's policy on the veracity of the flash forwards they show. I thought the guy who was IN A MEETING, OKAY, was meant to indicate that they will show us the truth, even if the character is lying about it.
I read that SGU did better numbers than Dollhouse. But now Dollhouse is coming after two sitcoms, so not much traffic to capture and keep there. I wonder what the overlap is there.
Interesting point, P-C, but until we're sure, I'm sticking with my theory. It may be because those cupcakes looked cree-pee!
Watched SGU. I liked the kid - Eli?
They may be going for grit, but SGU is no BSG.
Did I see wrong, or did LDP's character get killed during the attack on the planet?
I guess he was only Mostly Dead?
I watched the SGU premiere and didn't hate it. My worry is that these are Stargate writers trying to do BSG, and I fear it will not go well in the long term.
Why? Why did I watch? Maybe it was the train wreck thing, or maybe I just have some secret fondness for the Stargate universe in spite of all the times I wanted to scream at the writers for various horrifying ideas and Not Getting It moments.
Eli irritated me far less than I expected, for which I applaud the actor. He could have so been the Wesley, and I found him somehow more human. That could change in an instant, of course. Ming Na... hardly appeared.
I really don't intend to stay for the unsettling things I've heard about, but I wanted to see how it opens. My main first impression, compared only with the other two series pilots, is that I really don't much care what happens to these people. Okay then.
My worry is that these are Stargate writers trying to do BSG, and I fear it will not go well in the long term.
This very thing.
ETA: OK, I saw the clip for next week, and now I feel better, because LDP is kind of a huge draw for me. I was so confused that he was barely in the premier and didn't seem to be on the ship. Very confused. I guess he'll join via communication stones? Whatevs. Long as he's there.