The Ashes to Ashes casting this week is very annoying. And I think he's doing a crap job to boot.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2008 7:48:34 pm PDT #1184 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Mar 21, 2008 6:09:19 am PDT #1185 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Boxed Set shows with Hugo Noms:
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Battlestar Galactica "Razor" written by Michael Taylor, directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and Wayne Rose (Sci Fi Channel) (televised version, not DVD)
Dr. Who "Blink" written by Stephen Moffat, directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)
Dr. Who "Human Nature" / "Family of Blood" written by Paul Cornell, directed by Charles Palmer (BBC)
Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" written by Michael Reaves & Marc Scott Zicree, directed by Marc Scott Zicree (Cawley Entertainment Co. and The Magic Time Co.)
Torchwood "Captain Jack Harkness" written by Catherine Tregenna, directed by Ashley Way (BBC Wales)
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 21, 2008 6:13:07 am PDT #1186 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Oh, I hope "Blink" wins. It'll be traumatizing people long after all the other selections are forgotten.
Strega - Mar 21, 2008 6:18:17 am PDT #1187 of 30001
And... season 1 of Heroes in the long-form drama? Long-form includes entire SEASONS of TV shows?
Oh, fans.
sumi - Mar 21, 2008 6:21:20 am PDT #1188 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I wonder if that means that you can nominate individual chapters of books in the short-form fiction area?
Strega - Mar 21, 2008 7:00:45 am PDT #1189 of 30001
Heh. They need a "Best Sentence EVER!" category.
DCJensen - Mar 21, 2008 7:34:24 am PDT #1190 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
"It was a dark and stormy night"
Oh wait...
Trudy Booth - Mar 21, 2008 8:36:12 am PDT #1191 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Torchwood: I don't ususally get annoyed with things pretend people do but DUDE... lie a little to the families and prepare them a bit. Give them pictures and warn them better. TELL THEM that he has good times and bad times and will never be able to live at home again. Tell them they can only stay for twenty minutes. Meet in some sunny homey room and let them have the reunion that clearly meant so much to both of them but then get them the hell out of there before the shrieking (or whatever happens with each of them) starts.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2008 8:39:03 am PDT #1192 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But Trudy, Nicky would never have settled for that. It'd have taken what she got or a corpse to stop her looking. I don't think there's a preparation that could brace a mother for that sort of thing.
However, as far as Gwen goes, I don't see why Jack couldn't have headed her off with the truth. When she goes charging in bullheaded how is that going to make things better? Because she will get to what she's looking for. That's why she's there.
Trudy Booth - Mar 21, 2008 8:59:23 am PDT #1193 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I don't think that's necessarily true about Nicky. People get horribly injured and have to live in care facilities. She clearly did not know from the start that he could never come home. If she insists she MUST know, give her a very edited tape of his "bad times" so she has a picture of what goes wrong but not the full mind-blowing experience. Prepare Nicky for the parts she could deal with and continue to hide the rest.
Its worth finding a controlled way for family members to see each other if only so the vicitms know that they made it home and their families still love them. If it was just the families, tell them "dead in a fire" so they can move on with their lives.
As far as Gwen, Jack didn't head her off with the truth because he's more than a little self righteous. He wanted to be absoluetly correct and assert his authority. The whole thing put Gwen in her place.
Its not that I think Jack is evil and manipulaitve, I think he lacks people skills to the point where he'll opt to be supreme boss in situations where it's emotionally charged rather than strictly necessary for safety or something.