The reviews were pretty hilarious.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Dana - Oct 11, 2012 6:44:15 pm PDT #21353 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Ginger - Oct 11, 2012 6:51:24 pm PDT #21354 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Thanks for taking one for the team, Ginger.
It was only because I can't watch more than five minutes of Paul Ryan without throwing things at the television.
B&tB might be somewhat better if it had actors who have more than two expressions. The Beast's two expressions are brooding and bad makeup.
le nubian - Oct 11, 2012 6:54:25 pm PDT #21355 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sepinwall and Feinberg HATED B&B. I decided to completely beg off the show because they went on a 10 minute rant about it on the podcast.
Vortex - Oct 11, 2012 7:41:32 pm PDT #21356 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Kristin Kreuk. Enough said. I might have given it a sht otherwise.
le nubian - Oct 11, 2012 8:16:06 pm PDT #21357 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
thing is I LOVED the original. Just loved the show. I was boo-hooing every Friday night with that show.
I'm not sure I can even consider a remake.
Fiona - Oct 12, 2012 4:36:37 am PDT #21358 of 30001
Alternative Doctor Who ending for Amy and Rory:
I have something in my eye....
Edit: written by Chris Chibnall, never filmed, and now animated with a voiceover by Arthur Darvill.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2012 4:37:12 am PDT #21359 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't remember the Beast any, but that's because the Beauty drove me away with her insipidity. She's quite remarkably miscast as a cop. Not since the Charlie's Angels remake have I been less convinced by a woman in any sort of position of physical and psychological authority--in fact, they may have been better at it than her.
Bully for her for continuing to pay the rent and all that, but..someone lost a chance at a mediocre show here (and I don't mean Katee Sackhoff). It's sad to think that when the people in charge thought "beauty!" "with a gun!" that buttery-eyed Kristin is the best they could do.
There are projects out there with her name on them. This isn't it, because they're mostly on Lifetime.
sj - Oct 12, 2012 4:48:20 am PDT #21360 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Alternative Doctor Who ending for Amy and Rory:
Well that would have put to rest any question that Rory and Amy ended up together and happy.
beekaytee - Oct 12, 2012 4:55:12 am PDT #21361 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I'm SO with le nubian on the original B&tB. It was a huge part of my late 80s experience...judge as you will.
This new version? Everything everyone else said with a healthy dose of...show runners? How did you get from there to here?
Emotion less. Weak acting. Poor storytelling.
It says something that the best moment I can remember is the music on headphones of the beanie wearing attacker on the subway platform.
Reaaaalllly bad.
beekaytee - Oct 12, 2012 5:06:05 am PDT #21362 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
And another thing! Quite apart from the mystical stuff (which I loved) in the original, the family loyalty dynamic was the root of the story...the engine for tension and forward movement.
Having the Beast be HulkBourne? Tired and lazy.