Well, dreadful in the British SFF way: cheesy, and with mediocre scripts. Also, Sinbad looks too young to me: isn't he supposed to be a ship's captain, not a street urchin?
Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
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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Consuela - May 29, 2012 6:23:23 am PDT #20289 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
§ ita § - May 29, 2012 6:53:56 am PDT #20290 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Judging from the curse that seems to be the premise, they're not telling any Sinbad story I'm familiar with.
Consuela - May 29, 2012 7:14:05 am PDT #20291 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
they're not telling any Sinbad story I'm familiar with.
Which is, I guess, SOP for British genre tv these days.
§ ita § - May 29, 2012 8:59:35 am PDT #20292 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did the DreamWorks movie follow any existing canon?
Typo Boy - May 29, 2012 9:07:22 am PDT #20293 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.
Hell, I don't think wotisname from the 60's followed Burton canon. And Burton was, of course giving his own spin on classic Arabian folk tales.
Consuela - May 29, 2012 9:17:49 am PDT #20294 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Did the DreamWorks movie follow any existing canon?
No idea, never saw it. My familiarity with Sinbad tales is from Burton, or variations on Burton.
Polter-Cow - May 29, 2012 9:46:05 am PDT #20295 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Starring Johnny Depp as Sinbad?
sumi - May 29, 2012 9:49:45 am PDT #20296 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Not Richard Burton the 19th century explorer?
Theodosia - May 29, 2012 10:02:43 am PDT #20297 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"
Same one, Sumi. He did the first English translation of the Arabian Nights stories.
§ ita § - May 29, 2012 1:56:47 pm PDT #20298 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So IO9 posits these 10 sff episodes changed TV: [link]
And do a very poor job of saying how. The arguments that each episode is *good* is probably trivial in most cases, but that's not the same thing.
I'd love it if The Body changed TV. I just don't feel it did, not above and beyond the "pretty young thing loves aged supernatural creature" which took off like wildfire.