'Shindig'
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.
The classic Doctor Who monster that terrified young John Barrowman
Carole Barrowman talks about growing up as a fan of Doctor Who alongside her younger brother John — who became famous as the Doctor's sexiest companion, Captain Jack Harkness, in this excerpt from the anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords.
The whole thing is cute and fun....
Chicks Dig Time Lords is a pretty good read, if a little repetitive and irrelevant to my interests at times. That was one of the pieces I liked; it was definitely cute and amusing.
OK, the bit about watching her baby brother killed by her childhood terror was both cute and upsetting. I hope John was suitably appreciative of her sisterly concern.
More like The Best American SciFi Cartoons That The Writer Watched In the Late 80s and Early 90s.
Just restricting it to American shows, I would include no The Venture Brothers, but also Jonny Quest and Thundarr the Barbarian. I also have a fondness for The Galaxy Rangers.
I'd almost include Star Trek: The Animated Series just for the episode where Spock goes back in time to hang with his childhood self....
More like The Best American SciFi Cartoons That The Writer Watched In the Late 80s and Early 90s.
Yeah, it's a weird list. If you started including anime, well, it'd be a lot longer.
Clifford Simak in defense of repurposing old stories once said Shakespeare just polished up old plots the way telescope makers just polished mirrors to turn them into magnifying mirrors
IO9 continues their SF primer with some...interesting advice How to get into 20 classic sci fi shows. Their definition of sci fi veers into fantasy here, but hey, Buffy! Angel! Welcome to the party!
Still, some severe wrongness in the advice.
No Eureka tonight. Sad now.
I knew that was the case, but just felt the need to say so.