Aw, I feel bad for the Baltar-haters. BSG is a much more cheery show if you find him as hilarious as I do.
Have you ever been with a warrior woman?
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Jessica - Dec 14, 2010 8:48:35 am PST #15342 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 8:49:20 am PST #15343 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, Jessica, "Twice Shy" made me grind my teeth. It was apparently candy to the John/Aeryn shippers, but I never felt that the show earned that reconciliation there. It was totally unsupported, because they never actually addressed all the issues between them in the wake of Aeryn's departure and return in Scorpius' company (and John taking the laka).
I am a romantic, but it has to be earned, and it just wasn't. But that's kind of par for the course in S4, where I felt the viewers were forced to handwave characterizations, as well as plot. The characters had always changed organically and mostly understandably in the past, but NSM in S4.
JenP - Dec 14, 2010 8:50:23 am PST #15344 of 30001
And Jayne was a good shot. That came in handy a couple times, since he was shooting in the right places, as directed.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 8:52:26 am PST #15345 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
To be fair, Rygel was useful to the writers. If you needed a morally-dubious action to drive the plot along, Rygel was good for that, without being so powerful as to pose a great risk to most of the rest of the cast (like Jayne). Also, he was a better conniver than any of the rest of them, even Chiana.
And then you have episodes like "Crackers Don't Matter", where you end up actually feeling a little sorry for Rygel.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 8:52:46 am PST #15346 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Baltar was, like, my favorite character!
zuisa - Dec 14, 2010 8:55:36 am PST #15347 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Aw, I feel bad for the Baltar-haters. BSG is a much more cheery show if you find him as hilarious as I do.
I will keep that in mind!! I really try not to hate characters in any show, because my general assumption is that even if they are annoying/hateful/whatever, they are that way because they were written to be that way, and serve a purpose... so. I will try.
On an unrelated note, I meant to mention the other day that I was really happy to figure out that this thread title comes from Torchwood. I was like "Hey! That's the sci-fi thread name!"
I am easily entertained.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2010 8:56:02 am PST #15348 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
To be fair, Rygel was useful to the writers
Ah, see, I hate that. Meta reasons for someone to be around that I don't think are supported in universe--sits badly with me. Spike was more useful than Rygel.
Okay, that's stretching things. But he really shattered my suspension of disbelief.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 8:58:45 am PST #15349 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But he really shattered my suspension of disbelief.
I can see that. Whereas Baltar shattered mine, and yet there are plenty of people who really enjoyed the character.
megan walker - Dec 14, 2010 9:03:46 am PST #15350 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I hated the whole concept* of imaginary (or whatever) Six more than I hated Baltar.
- Although I realize that she had a narrative purpose.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 9:06:17 am PST #15351 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
She was, like, my other favorite character!