'Dirty Girls'
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.
I watch SGU but feel no need to discuss it.
Also, TVshowsondvd got a street date of December 21st for Caprica 1.5 but then Syfy announced the cancellation and the postponement of the remaining episodes so TVshowsondvd thinks that the dvds may also be postponed.
Also - info about two upcoming Who releases: the movie (Eight) and a Three adventure.
Also, some hints that there might be something happening with Eight because he has a new costume.
Alan Sepinwall on what went wrong with Caprica.
This comment from Zach Oat made me laugh:
The creators of Smallville are going to shoot a pilot for their new Charlie's Angels TV series. If they continue the trend of there being three angels, they're going to have to learn how to write scenes with more than two people talking to each other.
I never thought about it, but seriously! Ha! Now I'm trying to think of the shows I watch and how often scenes involve more than two people talking to each other.
I'm trying to think of the shows I watch and how often scenes involve more than two people talking to each other.
SPN, pretty often.
BSG all the time.
Lots in Eureka and W13.
Off the top of my head.
SPN, pretty often.
With SPN, I keep thinking of all the scenes with Sam and Dean talking to each other, but of course there are the scenes when they both talk to witnesses or monsters or whatever. I haven't watched SV in years, but I'm trying to figure out what the ratio of two-person scenes to more-than-two-person scenes is, and how much higher it is than in other shows.
of course there are the scenes when they both talk to witnesses or monsters or whatever
I just finished rewatching S1, and I was struck by all the reaction shots to two people interacting, especially towards the end of the season. Which was why it came first to mind.
When John shows up, every time he touches one brother, we get to see the other's face.
I love it.
Smallville I couldn't tell you. Haven't watched that recently either.
Of course, thinking of shows with conversations between more than two people, Firefly comes to mind as one that was brilliant for that. Well, pretty much any Mutant Enemy thing. Wait, does Dr. Horrible count as Mutant Enemy, because that was less ensemble-y.
How about Mad Men? Or are we just talking genre?
Dr. Horrible had lots of monologuing. . . but I think that was the format.
I don't think there's a dearth of multiple-participant conversations on TV, except perhaps Smallville (the JSA 2-parter was notable in that several people were in a room at the same time, all speaking to one another). And, of course, SGU, where people only talk to hear their own voices rather than to communicate anything to others.