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.
Mal: How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? Jayne: Money wasn't good enough. Mal: What happens when it is? Jayne: Well... that'll be an interesting day.
'Serenity'
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 § - Sep 03, 2010 2:15:21 pm PDT #14109 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 03, 2010 7:23:42 pm PDT #14110 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
No Eureka tonight. Sad now.
I knew that was the case, but just felt the need to say so.
Dana - Sep 05, 2010 10:07:47 am PDT #14111 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Just said hello to Colin at Dragoncon. Got some scandalous stories about ita and witnessed him and Erica Cerra planning bad things for Neil Grayston.
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2010 10:25:28 am PDT #14112 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There are no scandalous stories about me. Lies, all lies.
quester - Sep 05, 2010 3:12:38 pm PDT #14113 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Oh, Dana, spill! Spill!
Typo Boy - Sep 05, 2010 3:15:23 pm PDT #14114 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And if there is nothing real to spill make something up.
"Lie to me. I promise I'll believe."
tommyrot - Sep 05, 2010 4:11:47 pm PDT #14115 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Congratulations to the 2010 Hugo Award Winners!
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION - SHORT FORM
Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars" Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford;
Directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Also and off-topi-ish:
BEST NOVEL
[Tie for first place]
The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
I've read about 2/5s of The WIndup Girl and it is amazing....
Dana - Sep 05, 2010 4:59:55 pm PDT #14116 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I am mostly lying about the scandalous stories. He said ita was his first acting teacher.
tommyrot - Sep 05, 2010 5:27:51 pm PDT #14117 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I had to rewatch "The Waters of Mars" and I think I liked it more the second time. That was a seriously effed-up ending there, what with the Doctor deciding to change a major point of history by saving the commander of the Mars mission. Of course, he just makes the details of the story much worse (she dies of suicide instead of as a hero) but the overall history stays the same. And then the Doctor realizes he went too far.
Awesome.
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2010 8:38:13 pm PDT #14118 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am mostly lying about the scandalous stories
Mos def.
He said ita was his first acting teacher.
Me, I discovered that boy. Sure, someone else was going to notice him next. I just saw him first. Then someones who saw him next did all the hard work.