You know, whenever I see this word I expect it to be followed by "gargleblaster".
Another word that might apply to Captain Jack, though not in the original Hitchhiker's Guide sense.
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Fred Pete - May 23, 2008 4:57:32 am PDT #2502 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Jessica - May 23, 2008 4:59:22 am PDT #2503 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Another word that might apply to Captain Jack, though not in the original Hitchhiker's Guide sense.
Zing!
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2008 5:01:53 am PDT #2504 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Fred Pete for the win.
Vortex - May 23, 2008 5:01:55 am PDT #2505 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I just watched the preview for [Eleventh Hour] (CBS didn't include a full pilot in their press kit), and yeah, mess is a pretty good word for what I saw. I'm almost tempted to watch it just to answer the question "WTF???" Almost.
I loved it when Hood was played by Patrick Stewart. Of course, I would watch Patrick Stewart read the dictionary. Also, that description of the first ep is spoilery like whoa. I think that's why it's such a mess. It tells just about the entire story in a paragraph, instead of being a description of the series.
Jessica - May 23, 2008 5:05:44 am PDT #2506 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Based on what I saw, the Futon Critic description pretty accurately reflects the tone of the series.
sumi - May 23, 2008 5:06:50 am PDT #2507 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Want scene with Capt. Jack and Zaphod Beeblebrox NOW!
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2008 5:09:34 am PDT #2508 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd like to see The Doctor (current incarnation) call Ford Prefect out on the carpet for stealing his schtick.
Vortex - May 23, 2008 5:09:41 am PDT #2509 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Based on what I saw, the Futon Critic description pretty accurately reflects the tone of the series.
oh, dear. Well, I'll give it a watch anyway. Of course it will annoy me if the show is just remakes of the british eps. Which I HATED about the American Coupling.
§ ita § - May 23, 2008 5:40:03 am PDT #2510 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
part of the problem is that Captain Jack was very different on Doctor Who
I don't see either Jack as iconic though--do you?
Matt the Bruins fan - May 23, 2008 5:55:05 am PDT #2511 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
The Jack on Season 1 of Doctor Who verges on it, at least in his introductory 2-parter and the finale. But on Torchwood I mainly view him as an overly loud prop for Ianto to make out with.