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.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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.
Consuela - Aug 25, 2014 5:45:31 pm PDT #25560 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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]
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chrismg - Aug 25, 2014 8:01:05 pm PDT #25565 of 30001
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I'll say this much, the new opening looks great on the big screen.
Typo Boy - Aug 25, 2014 8:25:37 pm PDT #25566 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.
BTW I quite liked the dinosaur. The Doctor saw the dinosaur, not as a monster, but as a woman trapped in a alien world, far from home. When she died, he (still seeing her as a person) wondered not who would have the power to kill a creature so awesome, but whether there had been any similar murders. So the show does a much better job than it usually does of showing the doctor has a truly alien viewpoint, while at the same time showing that it is essentially a humane (unfortunate root to that word in this context) viewpoint when properly understood. Really good bit of "show, not tell".
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 26, 2014 5:18:55 am PDT #25567 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
I just watched The Five Doctors last weekend! Richard Hurndall did very well evoking Hartnell.
I remember hearing back in the day that Carole Ann Ford was really taken aback by just how well Hurndall emulated Hartnell's performance.
In a way I'm glad that Baker's absence prompted them to beef up the First Doctor's role in the story. It was nice to see him take the leadership role in foiling Berusa's plot.
Zenkitty - Aug 26, 2014 8:53:17 am PDT #25568 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I enjoyed the new Who, but my desire to never see any more of Missy outweighs my desire to see more of the Grumpy!Who and Clara Show. I think I'll continue my tradition of watching Doctor Who sporadically and mostly via Tumblr.
The fact that Capaldi is only four years older than I am gives me cognitive dissonance.
Where do I access Acorn tv? It's not on my Roku.
Connie Neil - Aug 26, 2014 9:13:06 am PDT #25569 of 30001
brillig
As far as I know, it's through the AcornOnline.com website.