I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.

Tara ,'Get It Done'


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.


Typo Boy - Feb 19, 2012 9:14:46 pm PST #19421 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

OUAT: Most of the characters have some fundamental continuity between their fairy tale character and their Storybrooke character. They make me believe that they are the same person. The two exceptions: Snow While and even more Prince Charming. Not the acting. But the characters as written.

I can see a real argument for my being wrong on Mary Margret/Snow White. Snow White in fairly tale land was not always strong and Mary Margret shows occasional signs of kickass.

But Prince Charming in our world shows a wide streak of weasel I saw no signs of in the fairy tale world.


le nubian - Feb 20, 2012 2:39:35 am PST #19422 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

aurelia,

yes, I think this is the thread for it because I am convinced that the original Awake concept was one of timelines even though the pilot emphasizes drama.

I think the timeline concept would have been much more interesting, but I like genre tv. I can see why NBC couldn't have pulled that off.

In any event, I have seen the pilot. I have no idea how they will sustain this premise past one season.


Juliebird - Feb 20, 2012 3:20:43 am PST #19423 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I kind of love that the opening act is essentially the promo for the show (and the tone of the promo is sort of what hooked me, so I'm glad that wasn't just the illusion created by promo editors.)


sumi - Feb 20, 2012 4:27:09 am PST #19424 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Haven't watched the Awake pilot. (yet)

Yeah, why is Prince Charming such a weasel? That's what I want to know.


Juliebird - Feb 20, 2012 4:33:54 am PST #19425 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Finished Awake (thank you, Hulu!) and loved it. Then I got sad because it reminded a little of NBC's other show, Life.


le nubian - Feb 20, 2012 5:57:48 am PST #19426 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

right? I thought the same thing.


-t - Feb 20, 2012 6:02:45 am PST #19427 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, really? I liked Life so much. I've been debating watching Awake - I like the main actor but the premise is one I could either love or hate.


Kristen - Feb 20, 2012 6:04:48 am PST #19428 of 30001

Yeah, why is Prince Charming such a weasel? That's what I want to know.

He was raised to be charming, not sincere. </Into the Woods>


Juliebird - Feb 20, 2012 6:14:24 am PST #19429 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

-t, Life was quirkier with lots of humour, but its quiet meditative moments were one of the main thing that I loved about it, and Awake has it in spades. The promo is exactly the pilot episode, so if you liked that, at the least I think you'd like at least this ep. I have absolutely no idea where it will go from here. If nothing else, it's an interesting spin on procedurals.

I absolutely love the quiet somber hum of the whole ep, beginning to end.

And I loved the clever little trick they did with the colours, when Isaacs doesn't know where he is, and we the viewers are deprived of our visual cue of warm fleshtones versus the cool blues.


Toddson - Feb 20, 2012 7:14:43 am PST #19430 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

OUAT - it struck me - the writer, August - could this be a time warp kind of thing and he's actually Henry, grown up outside the town and come back to steer things the way they should go?

And does Regina keep her magical powers? if not, wouldn't she have screwed herself over by bringing everyone to a non-magical world? I know misery loves (often damends) company, but wouldn't that be going too far?