My whole life, I've never loved anything else.

Oz ,'Him'


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.


aurelia - Oct 13, 2013 10:13:07 pm PDT #23366 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I just watched the first ep of Wonderland. I'm interested so far, but the bad Meg Ryan lips on the Red Queen are really distracting.


beth b - Oct 14, 2013 9:46:06 am PDT #23367 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Watching last week ep of sleepy hollow. Can I just say the lieutenant was a child when she 'betrayed' her sister. She and Jenny need to work it out - but the rest of the world should get it


Typo Boy - Oct 14, 2013 10:52:07 am PDT #23368 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.

So far I'm enjoying Wonderland. I'm not all that bothered by bad CGI. The special effect budget is what it is, and normally if the best thing about the show is the CGI my attention will wander quickly anyway. (Rare exception: Fantastic Planet where the imaginative animation more than made up for the Meh script.)


Ginger - Oct 14, 2013 4:28:30 pm PDT #23369 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Re: Sleepy Hollow

The Roanoke colonists spoke early modern English, the same English found in the King James Bible. Also, there's really no mystery about where they went.


Amy - Oct 14, 2013 4:32:19 pm PDT #23370 of 30001
Because books.

But this is so batshit crazy, I sort of love it. I also love that Ichabod is clearly Sherlock Holmes's ancestor in some way.

Old English sounded really Germanic, huh? Unless they're just making that up.


Ginger - Oct 14, 2013 4:44:07 pm PDT #23371 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Old English, the language of Beowulf, was a close cousin of Old German. Middle English, the language of Chaucer, kept some German-like pronunciation. For example, enough ended in that strangled Germanic K. IIRC, the scholarship that determined how Old and Middle English were pronounced, based on things like rhyme schemes, post-dates Ichabod.


§ ita § - Oct 14, 2013 4:49:06 pm PDT #23372 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Also, there's really no mystery about where they went.

There's a point at which one needs to let an alternate universe be alternate, or you'll strangle it.


Amy - Oct 14, 2013 4:58:05 pm PDT #23373 of 30001
Because books.

I think you mean universe, lady.


Tom Scola - Oct 14, 2013 5:01:06 pm PDT #23374 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

They really don't even bother with the Scully box, do they?


§ ita § - Oct 14, 2013 5:01:44 pm PDT #23375 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think you mean universe, lady.

Ha!

They really don't even bother with the Scully box, do they?

The best they can do is attached to her feet. Ouch.