I was pretty impressed with Salli, since it was quite obvious she was Beverly from the get go. That was well done.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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.
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§ ita § - Aug 08, 2011 5:28:56 pm PDT #17754 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - Aug 08, 2011 5:32:10 pm PDT #17755 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
She directed this one, too, if I read the credits correctly. Pretty impressive.
sumi - Aug 08, 2011 6:12:27 pm PDT #17756 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
SyFy cancels the last six episodes of Eureka and the show (of course.)
Consuela - Aug 09, 2011 7:05:00 am PDT #17757 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So, the end of Falling Skies? Kind of lackluster. There were two dramatic scenes that should have been shot but instead we got informed about later (Rick talking to Megan and then getting dissed by the Skitters, and Weaver & Co. get shot to hell), and the big scene where Mason shoots the RPG was totally anti-climactic. Are they trying to make the show boring?
Also, I was pretty peeved that in the big shootout at the school, they actually had Maggie take off her shirt so she was wearing a tank top, even though all the men around her were wearing jackets.
I'm intrigued by the question of what the aliens want, but the writing is cludgy and humorless and the characters bland (with the exception of Pope, and even he is pretty predictable). Not sure I'll come back around next June--if I even remember to watch it. Maybe if they get some better writers.
The show is, as Nutty reminded me on my LJ, completely un-ironic. And I think that's hard to make work nowadays, after so many decades of pop-culture alien invasions.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 09, 2011 5:49:10 pm PDT #17758 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I finally got around to seeing the Alphas pilot, and I enjoyed it. I'll admit, I always like seeing Strathairn, even when he plays a vile character. And, wow, Mr. Nigel-Murray has serious range.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2011 5:55:36 pm PDT #17759 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love Gary. I think I'm in it just for him.
Barb - Aug 09, 2011 7:05:40 pm PDT #17760 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
I love Gary. I think I'm in it just for him.
Ditto.
Theodosia - Aug 10, 2011 2:21:11 am PDT #17761 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I like also that there's serious backstory that we only find out about in passing, instead of having characters give bland info dumps about.
Having Aphasic Girl be a mastermind was really cool and unexpected.
Jesse - Aug 10, 2011 5:18:27 am PDT #17762 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Re: Eureka, first of all BOOOOO. But second of all, I was at a meeting at the Military Industrial Complex yesterday, and every time anyone referred to GE, I heard "GD."
WindSparrow - Aug 10, 2011 8:40:22 am PDT #17763 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Warehouse 13: What ended up happening to Jack and Claire? We know, I think, but I forgot.
I vaguely remember that Pete and Mika found Jack's body while on a search for an artifact, and had to interview Claire - and they were able to let her know how he died. I also vaguely remember a ring, that they found in his stuff, that they gave her.
As for Eureka - I said it on Facebook, but I will say it again here - I don't know whether I am more pissed off that Syfy canceled it, or grateful that we got as much of it as we have. It's a good show, and deserves more time.
This episode with Zoe and Jo - I loved it. I loved that they did not gloss over the pain Jo and Zack caused Zoe, but I love even more that Zoe had a better-than-predictable response.