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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.

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aurelia - Apr 14, 2011 9:15:15 am PDT #16576 of 30001

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Jasika Nicole is adorable.

tommyrot - Apr 14, 2011 10:41:55 am PDT #16577 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.

Have not read this yet:

The growing problem with death in science fiction movies and TV shows

Doctor Who. Buffy. Lord Of The Rings. Torchwood. The Matrix. Being Human. Are they all contributors to the lessening impact of death in science fiction movies and TV shows?

§ ita § - Apr 14, 2011 10:47:34 am PDT #16578 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Someone's apparently never seen Supernatural. It would be hard to top Dean's death count. The key is, like Joss said, to make death count, even if it's not going to be permanent. I think when done well, an impermanent death has ramifications, and that's what's important. Not the loss. The impact. Science fiction and fantasy means it doesn't have to be loss. But it should be impact. Unless it's Wolverine or a Cylon or something like that.

Connie Neil - Apr 14, 2011 10:51:10 am PDT #16579 of 30001

brillig

I don't know, when Jean Grey came back and they did the "Oh, that was a different Phoenix who died there," it kind of made the whole thing a bit less significant. The characters in the story may suffer, but at least for this reader, when a character dies, part of me says, "I wonder how they're going to weasel out of this one?"

§ ita § - Apr 14, 2011 11:34:45 am PDT #16580 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, if she didn't really die, they undermine the impact, no?

DCJensen - Apr 14, 2011 6:07:43 pm PDT #16581 of 30001

All is well that ends in pizza.

Family Guy/Doctor Who 11 Mashups:

Pilot: Parody of The Eleventh Hour (Matt Smith debut ep)

The technically better, but I have not watched the whole thing Second episode Whole Buncha Doctors

Tom Scola - Apr 15, 2011 2:30:45 am PDT #16582 of 30001

hwæt

American Gods likely going to HBO: [link]

tommyrot - Apr 15, 2011 5:27:59 am PDT #16583 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 think I need this t-shirt: [link]

Because hopefully it would confuse a few people.

From here: The Coolest Doctor Who T-Shirts in the Space-Time Continuum

aurelia - Apr 15, 2011 6:10:26 am PDT #16584 of 30001

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That was on TeeFury recently. They seem to do Who themed stuff fairly often.

Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2011 10:19:44 am PDT #16585 of 30001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Hee: [link]

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