Mal: Zoe, why do I have a wife? Jayne: You got a wife? All I got is that dumbass stick sounds like its raining. How come you got a wife?

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


P.M. Marc - Oct 15, 2013 11:42:45 am PDT #23402 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

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.

THANK YOU.

I... I came here just to be reassured that I wasn't the only one who was twitching?

Also, I think I prefer the Supernatural solution. Which, come to think of it, wasn't all that different. But had some great bro mos.


Theodosia - Oct 15, 2013 11:45:40 am PDT #23403 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"

FWIW, I can't think of any other TV show that's used Old English, even if it wasn't period-correct. ::still twitches::


Connie Neil - Oct 15, 2013 12:14:04 pm PDT #23404 of 30001
brillig

Hubby was enjoying showing off his knowledge of Germanic languages. "Why are they bothering with subtitles? Everybody understands that, right?" "No, sweetheart, they don't." "Well, they should." "Hush and watch already."


Vortex - Oct 15, 2013 4:40:08 pm PDT #23405 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I was not expecting Morales to have Oxford confirm they had a professor called Ichabod Crane who was on loan to police. Who was that on the phone! What a lovely twist.

I suspect that the good witches in Sleepy Hollow may have had something to do with that. Like maybe the Captain.


aurelia - Oct 15, 2013 5:51:11 pm PDT #23406 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The whole thing is so ridiculous, it's awesome. And when he gets snarky, I couldn't care less how absurd it gets, because he is just that adorable.

Exactly! This show is just... fun!

Q&A with the cast & crew of Sleepy Hollow.

Love!


DCJensen - Oct 15, 2013 10:33:36 pm PDT #23407 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

I'm going with Parallel Earth for Sleepy Hollow.

- In Hollowverse, Sleepy Hollow is a city of 144,000. In our universe? 9,800.

- In Hollowverse, Chaucerian English lasted another 150 or more years than in ours, maybe. Or at least more concurrency.

- I'm sure there's more. Maybe that's why his clothes were not taken from him at the mental facility...

Edited 11/5: I was off by 100K!


DCJensen - Oct 15, 2013 10:40:33 pm PDT #23408 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

- In our universe, Adam Savage was raised in Sleepy Hollow. He graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in 1985.(Wikipedia)

Beat that, show!


le nubian - Oct 15, 2013 11:00:04 pm PDT #23409 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Amazon Deal of the Day is on Dark Shadows. FYI.

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sj - Oct 16, 2013 4:53:17 am PDT #23410 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

OUaT: I thought Prince Phillip was killed when Emma and Snow went back to the fairytale realm? So how is he alive now? Am I misremembering?


Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2013 6:08:26 am PDT #23411 of 30001
brillig

I thought Prince Phillip was killed

That gave me a startle before I realized what thread I was in and saw the OUaT.