Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

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.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

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.


Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2009 3:04:54 am PST #10720 of 30001
hwæt

There are only six episodes.


Stephanie - Nov 10, 2009 3:30:57 am PST #10721 of 30001
Trust my rage

oh, how I loved Santa Barbara! Cruz Castillo was THE MAN.

I think we've talked about this before but Cruz and Eden were my favorite couple ever. I quit watching once they broke up.


Jon B. - Nov 10, 2009 3:39:18 am PST #10722 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Thanks, Tom.


Jessica - Nov 10, 2009 4:02:37 am PST #10723 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There are only six episodes.

I am not a number of episodes, I am a free - oh wait, yes, there are six.

But IIRC, it's a miniseries the same way BSG was (more of a backdoor pilot).


Vonnie K - Nov 10, 2009 4:17:39 am PST #10724 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

They aired a clip of Sir Ian playing mindgames with the character played by Ruth Wilson (whom I'm v. happy to see in the series since I loved her in Jane Eyre) in a commercial break during the Mad Men finale, and it was *fantastic*. I've never watched the original series, but I'm very much looking forward to checking out this incarnation.


Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2009 4:41:44 am PST #10725 of 30001
hwæt

There's a 9-minute trailer for The Prisoner available for free on iTunes.


Jessica - Nov 10, 2009 4:55:22 am PST #10726 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

And I LURVE Ian McKellan, but

I've only seen the first ep so far (we were sent the first 2, but the sound was so bad on the pilot we decided to wait for the broadcast), but the setup is very different from the original series. So a lot of the best things about the original won't be in this version, but I really think that's for the best.

(However, there a few AMAZINGLY AMAZING nods to the original in the pilot that made me sit up and clap. This is a show with a LOT of thinking behind it.)


Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2009 5:00:35 am PST #10727 of 30001
hwæt

There was a woman on the subway this morning wearing a jacket just like McGoohan's in the original series. I initially thought she was some kind of hard-core geek, but no, she was just a preppie.


Jon B. - Nov 10, 2009 5:02:49 am PST #10728 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I was happy to see Rover in the trailer, but I'm very curious to see how they update that bit of terrifying cheese.


Jessica - Nov 10, 2009 5:03:48 am PST #10729 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

If people want more details, I'm happy to move this thread over to Spoilers, btw.