Why do the kill ALL the black people on Vampire Diaries? WTF?
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 25, 2012 9:38:52 am PST #21754 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2012 10:48:51 am PST #21755 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you're seeing anything racial in TVD, you're going too far.
Or, ya know, I was told by someone on a site less civil than this one. Serves me right.
It was interesting to see my argument turned back on me (Everyone dies in this show!), but I still believe it's a very different life expectancy scenario than Supernatural. TVD has a core cluster of people who are still in the story, but Bonnie's often shipped out to another town, or crying herself to sleep because magic reasons.
-t - Nov 25, 2012 10:54:58 am PST #21756 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Everybody dies except the large chunk of people who will not under any circumstances die (at least not permanently), Many of whom I would love to get rid of, personally.
It seems so obvious to me that all the black characters except Bonnie (and maybe Bonnie's mother's adopted-ish son, I forget what happened to him, he might have just left Mystic Falls like a sane person) get killed off, and quickly. I don't understand how other people don't see it.
I am still hoping that Bonnie's father who hates magic might survive and be interesting, but that is a weak hope and would only be a small gesture at this point, even if it happens.
Consuela - Nov 26, 2012 9:46:26 am PST #21757 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Farscape the entire series is available on Amazon today for $40.99.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 26, 2012 1:01:21 pm PST #21758 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!1!
Oh well, when I paid twice that a couple years ago it seemed like a bargain.
dcp - Nov 26, 2012 1:38:00 pm PST #21759 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'm tempted, but one of the customer reviews bothers me enough that I probably won't buy. Partial quote:
1. The bit rate is about 2/3 of the ADV discs. I expected this to be lower since A&E is squeezing about twice the number of episodes onto a disc - ADV put two episodes while this set piles on four per disc. The only way to do this is to compress the programs more. Quality-wise, the image is still remarkably good, and I didn't hear any differences in the audio quality.
2. Unlike the ADV discs, these are not progressive scan encoded - the video is interlaced. Some players don't handle interlaced video properly when they try to convert it to progressive scan output, and jittering can appear in motion. This drops the image quality on players that are outputting a progressive video.
3. For some reason, A&E didn't bother using the original source material, and instead, used their broadcast edits. At the beginning of each episode, they have the "Dolby Surround Where Available" bug in the lower right corner, which is unacceptable to me. This just makes it look like they recorded it off TV.
If you're not a big stickler for quality, then this set is for you - the price is just amazing, and most people won't care about the lower bitrate or encoding method. Videophiles, however, should probably steer clear and stick with the ADV sets, or wait until a new set is released with higher quality.
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2012 3:14:51 pm PST #21760 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Team Free Wolf?
Seriously?
If that catches on, I will randomly maul any TW fans who don't know where it came from.
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2012 5:35:58 pm PST #21761 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a guy currently talking shit about me on IO9 because I think everyone is racist all teh time...I told him to get my shit right, or to stop talking about me, and I'd do the same.
However, if he lived on the inside of my head he'd have heard me panic that once Michonne joined the group that Temp-Dog had better keep a look out, because he's disposable now.
I am sad that I am bitter enough for that to flit through my head for even a second, but at least [spoilers redacted].
But I contend life is what made me bitter, and at least I can tell when stuff is crazy talk, instead of following black people around to tell them they're imagining things.
sumi - Nov 27, 2012 11:58:37 am PST #21762 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Arrow casting: David Anders
sumi - Nov 28, 2012 4:38:53 am PST #21763 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Friend sent me this information:
SYFY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 AT 9/8C (2 HRS)20th Anniversary Special repeats on:
Guest stars : Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Tricia Helfer, Colin Ferguson, Eddie McClintock, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge and many more.
Dec 10 11:00 PM
Dec 13 08:00 AM
Dec 14 02:00 AM
Dec 14 06:00 PM
Dec 16 09:00 AM
Dec 16 11:30 PM
Dec 19 01:30 AM
It will be nice to see Ben Browder and Claudia Black together again on Sciffy. (How can it be 20 years when they've only been SyFy for uhhh, alot less than 20?)