Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.

'Lessons'


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.


billytea - Aug 25, 2014 5:28:23 pm PDT #25555 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Are the Sylvester McCoy shows out on DVD? I'd really love to see The Happiness Patrol again.

They are! The Happiness Patrol is available in a boxed set with Dragonfire, called "Ace Adventures". (And I owns it.) Oh, The Happiness Patrol has a fascinating documentary, I think it might be 45 minutes long, about the relationship between Doctor Who and politics.

Edit: in the US it's sold separately, it seems, but it still has the same special features.


Hil R. - Aug 25, 2014 5:30:31 pm PDT #25556 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Are the Sylvester McCoy shows out on DVD? I'd really love to see The Happiness Patrol again.

If you've got Hulu Plus, they've got tons of the old episodes.


billytea - Aug 25, 2014 5:35:07 pm PDT #25557 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Or your local library may be able to access it.

Hey, would you kids like some drugs? They're free and they're real nice.


Connie Neil - Aug 25, 2014 5:39:21 pm PDT #25558 of 30001
brillig

How much is Hulu Plus? It may be worth it.

edit: Damn the pusher man.


Hil R. - Aug 25, 2014 5:42:16 pm PDT #25559 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

$7.99 a month.


Consuela - Aug 25, 2014 5:45:31 pm PDT #25560 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Well, crap. Josh Friedman, the showrunner behind Sarah Connor Chronicles, had another show lined up with NBC, and the network just axed it. [link]

Pity. I'm not a huge Oz fan, but I would have given it a shot, for Friedman's sake.


Connie Neil - Aug 25, 2014 5:49:00 pm PDT #25561 of 30001
brillig

Hmmm, Acorn is 4.99 a month. They don't have Doctor Who, but they've got oodles of other Brit TV.


sj - Aug 25, 2014 5:53:03 pm PDT #25562 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Well, crap. Josh Friedman, the showrunner behind Sarah Connor Chronicles, had another show lined up with NBC, and the network just axed it. [link]

I hadn't realized he was the same showrunner as SCC. That's too bad.


beekaytee - Aug 25, 2014 6:26:35 pm PDT #25563 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

Yep, my comment was on unaired footage and the rest was hedging the bet. Honestly I feel like I can't win whitefont-wise, so I err on the side of caution.


Consuela - Aug 25, 2014 7:50:19 pm PDT #25564 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Ok, so I finally saw the new Doctor Who. That was mildly entertaining but not awesome, and although I had trouble seeing the Doctor in Capaldi in the beginning, he was there in the end. Not sure I understood why we had to have Madame Vastra scolding Clara about her relationship with the Doctor, that was odd.

And that fight scene was far from believable.

In other news, Capaldi is the same age that Hartnell was when he took the role. 55 then and 55 now: [link]