Yeah, that broadens the universe a little, doesn't it?
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
Mal ,'Trash'
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.
-t - Apr 27, 2013 4:37:57 pm PDT #22473 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Apr 27, 2013 5:59:34 pm PDT #22474 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Speaking of Nikita (we were doing that recently enough for me to say that, right?), this week's episode was awesome.
Trudy Booth - Apr 29, 2013 7:32:01 am PDT #22475 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Orphan Black continues to be fairly awesome. I did NOT see the handlers coming, though I suppose I should have.
sj - Apr 29, 2013 7:39:51 am PDT #22476 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Trudy, I didn't see that twist coming either. I love this show.
Liese S. - Apr 29, 2013 12:38:49 pm PDT #22477 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Unrelatedly: watching Face Off has definitely affected how I see the aliens on DS9.
Hahah, this is true for me too with, like, everything.
Consuela - Apr 29, 2013 7:15:15 pm PDT #22478 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I finally caught up with Orphan Black and I'm really liking it. It just keeps getting more and more complicated. Vic finds Alison! Paul is a plant! And you know the French gal is another one.
I do like that not one of the major characters, as someone on my flist pointed out, is a straight white guy. Well, except for Paul, who wasn't major until this episode. And is Vic major again? Possibly. But everyone else isn't.
I'm super impressed by the lead actress, too. She's really pulling it off.
Consuela - Apr 29, 2013 7:18:02 pm PDT #22479 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
As for Defiance, I finished watching the pilot. I admit that the only things that surprised me were: Graham Greene survived the pilot; the brothel-running sister survived the pilot; and Fionnula Flanagan is The Big Bad.
The rest of it was pretty broad, with boring 2D characterizations and some pretty shaky world-building. Why would anyone terraform Earth so that St. Louis is surrounded by huge cliffs? What's the point of it?
And this guy Nolan is such a low-rent Han Solo, it's very annoying. Why do we always gotta have the same character types?
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 29, 2013 7:28:01 pm PDT #22480 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
Consuela, the terraforming isn't directed. It's happening randomly when blown-up spaceships carrying terraforming equipment fall out of orbit, and it's what has rendered much of the planet dangerous or uninhabitable.
Consuela - Apr 29, 2013 7:54:33 pm PDT #22481 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Fascinating, Matt. What's the source of that, is that from the game?
Jessica - Apr 30, 2013 3:37:16 am PDT #22482 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Why do we always gotta have the same character types?
Come on, it's not like they named him Jack!
I am pretty sure the Macauley house used to be the Adama house back on Caprica. There is a lot of recycling going on in this show. (The main street is too dressed up to be the old Eureka set, but it's clearly got the same floorplan.)
Still, I'm enjoying it. It's a derivative mish-mash, but the sources they're borrowing from are all ones I like, so it's nice seeing all those tropes up on screen again.