It's definitely new.
A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
sumi - Jan 07, 2012 11:01:07 am PST #19039 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 11:23:07 am PST #19040 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The further injuries is new? Or that they're supposed to be protection from *whatever* a supernatural being does to you is new?
sumi - Jan 07, 2012 12:50:03 pm PST #19041 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Further injuries.
I don't recall the details on what the ring protects you from. It does seem ridiculous that it should protect you from anything a supernatural being does to you. (But VD does not shy away from ridiculous.)
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 3:44:00 pm PST #19042 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The VD wiki says this:
The Gilbert Rings protect people from being killed by supernatural beings or causes, as long as the rings are worn.
I also found this:
Oh, and trust me, I was THRILLED when I saw that Alaric was wearing his ring and was thus not really dead, but whatever happened to “there’s nothing supernatural about a bullet”? I thought that established that the ring only protected people from physical acts committed by supernatural entities, but not mechanical weapons. Yes, I know that the Sheriff (a human) was the one who shot Jeremy, but it seems a little silly that the person pulling the trigger makes a difference between somebody living and dying. Now, being protected because a vampire was sucking your blood or breaking your neck or physically throwing you off a building? Yeah, I can buy that. But I don’t see how the ring would protect you from being crushed by an SUV, just because a hybrid so happened to have been driving (what luck!) Again, it’s great news because Alaric is one of my favorite characters….it just didn’t seem in line with how I understood the way things work. But maybe I’m wrong.
And this mention of it working in what seems like a more remote effect:
Isobel tossed John down the stairs as a distraction to kidnap Elena, but he was wearing the ring and came back.
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2012 6:51:02 am PST #19043 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bad news for Fringe? Also discusses the fate of House and Terra Nova.
-t - Jan 09, 2012 7:02:37 am PST #19044 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I didn't even know I had to worry about Fringe. Sigh.
Theodosia - Jan 09, 2012 7:38:08 am PST #19045 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"
Just maybe if they didn't schedule Fringe opposite two other SFF shows it might get better numbers. SIGH
aurelia - Jan 09, 2012 10:03:57 am PST #19046 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Nooooo!
Vonnie K - Jan 09, 2012 10:08:52 am PST #19047 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Dammit.
As far as Fringe is concerned, Reilly conceded, ”We lose a lot of money on the show. At that rating, on [Friday] night, its impossible to make money. We’re not in the business of losing money… [But] I’m not doing the soft cancel here. That’s another decision we will have to make.
“I do not want to drop the ball on the end and let the fans down,” he added. “Please don’t start the letter writing campaign now. I can’t take it. … We haven’t even sat down with the producers and the studio.”
I don't trust network suits as far as I could throw them, but Reilly seems like a straight-shooter. Frankly, with its rating, I was surprised and happy that the show was renewed last season.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 09, 2012 10:23:53 am PST #19048 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, I've been expecting this would be the last season of Fringe all along. I remember it was pretty big deal that it got renewed last year because it was a bubble show.
Ugh, can you imagine if the last season finale had ended up as the series finale? Right up there with Twin Peaks and Sarah Connor Chronicles for "But...but...but? WAH!".