I think I watched the first one or two of that.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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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.
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Toddson - Oct 01, 2014 12:09:49 pm PDT #25906 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj - Oct 01, 2014 12:14:42 pm PDT #25907 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I watched the whole season of that. Great cast but terrible writing.
-t - Oct 01, 2014 12:56:16 pm PDT #25908 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thank you, Tom, I was never gonna come up with that.
Juliebird - Oct 01, 2014 2:58:57 pm PDT #25909 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I don't know why, but the presence of cell phones in Gotham threw me for a loop. Or, I do know why, but I'm not sure if my assumption was valid.
Story-wise, sometimes the existence of cellphones ruins things. There's so many more ways for shit to go wrong without that instant communication, which makes for tension-gold. And yes, like the X-Files showed, cellphones made stories possible as well, along with connecting the main characters without them being in the same scene. But sometimes I miss how a story could generate drama that a cell phone would undermine.
Maybe writers today don't know how to tell a story without?
§ ita § - Oct 01, 2014 5:43:42 pm PDT #25910 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But the non-existence of cell phones would ruin things--it would be like American cops without guns--it's your job to write around it, because basic plausibility should be front and centre.
Connie Neil - Oct 02, 2014 5:49:40 am PDT #25911 of 30001
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I watched the first two episodes of Forever. There are elements of Highlander to this, without the swords and pompousness. Dr. Henry has a stalker who says he has the same condition Dr. Henry (to differentiate him from Sleepy Hollow's Henry) and who says he's 2000 years old.
Toddson - Oct 02, 2014 8:47:38 am PDT #25912 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
for what it's worth, I was in a bookstore last night and saw (1) a book of Sleepy Hollow and (2) The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane (secret? really?)
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2014 9:52:49 am PDT #25913 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"
If the tie-in novel was Children of The Revolution, it's by my long-time friend Keith. He was very excited to get the assignment.
Tom Scola - Oct 02, 2014 10:01:49 am PDT #25914 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sleepy Hollow has a comic book coming out soon, too. With a back-up story by Noelle Stevenson.
Toddson - Oct 02, 2014 10:58:50 am PDT #25915 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Theo, I think that was it. I'd just looked at the "secret" journal (seriously ... it says RIGHT ON THE FRONT it's the secret journal ...aaarrrggghhh ... why do I keep trying to make things make sense?) so I just kind of thought "huh ... book" and moved on.