There is no massive acclaim for the mini-series coming from this corner.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Dana - Dec 02, 2010 3:01:23 pm PST #15100 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
EpicTangent - Dec 02, 2010 3:02:17 pm PST #15101 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Yeah, the miniseries was some quality work, but it hurt.
zuisa - Dec 02, 2010 3:03:33 pm PST #15102 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
no one else copped to being hooked on the crack that was (is?) The Tribe. So, I'm here to admit to a (mostly former) ridiculous fondness for the show and stand in solidarity with...zuisa was it?
YES!! Oh my. Let us stand together in solidarity. I haven't seen it for years, but when it was airing on some obscure cable channel we happened to get, I was ALL ABOUT IT. My brother and I were totally hooked. I still have a few livejournal icons of it, and is always makes me happy whenever someone knows what it is.
Someone told me the actor who played Bray is on Legend of the Seeker, and I almost looked into that just for that reason.
So. Favorite characters? Plotlines? I really loved the whole crazy religious cult of the Chosen, but then the Technos were really freaking awesome. Or maybe I just thought Jay and Mega were attractive.
tommyrot - Dec 02, 2010 3:04:12 pm PST #15103 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.
That io9 guide to getting into Scifi shows recommended starting with Torchwood season 3, saying the first two weren't very good and the third is much much better or something....
zuisa - Dec 02, 2010 3:04:39 pm PST #15104 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
WELL, that's certainly a vote against then a vote for Torchwood. Over the top doesn't bother me. So... I'll definitely let you guys know how I like it!!
Dana - Dec 02, 2010 3:05:33 pm PST #15105 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Okay, so I checked, and I'm still not rational on the subject of Torchwood. (But io9 is wrong.)
Liese S. - Dec 02, 2010 3:11:27 pm PST #15106 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, lemme look that up in my reference table. Yeah, also not rational on Torchwood. IANTO!
beekaytee - Dec 02, 2010 3:13:05 pm PST #15107 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
That none of the characters are likable, the episodes aren't interesting, and it's needlessly "edgy"?
I have to agree with P-C here. I tried to love Torchwood in so many ways, but I ended up watching it because you all watched it, not because I was in love with the characters or the stories.
I actively despised the mini-series and could not fathom the acclaim.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 02, 2010 3:18:57 pm PST #15108 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Speaking of Farscape, yay Zuisa! It only gets better from here!
I hate to throw a spanner here, but it does until season 4. There's some great stuff there too, but the show goes off the rails a bit.
The mini-series after made up for most of that, though, so it is DEFINITELY worth perusing until the very end.
Jessica - Dec 02, 2010 3:22:58 pm PST #15109 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
S4 wasn't entirely their fault. (I say, fully acknowledging that in my own rewatch I pretty much skipped all of disc 1...)