Pumps?
What doesn't make sense about that word?
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Steph L. - Nov 24, 2014 8:43:57 am PST #26486 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Calli - Nov 24, 2014 9:03:07 am PST #26487 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm watching reruns of Dark Angel and really enjoying it. Either it's better than I remember or I've been out of work way too long.
Vonnie K - Nov 24, 2014 11:18:21 am PST #26488 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Apparently they raffled some tickets for a bunch of fans and hosted a screening for The Flash/Arrow crossover (both hours) last Saturday in Los Angeles. I guess it was to spread positive words-of-mouth? But apparently folks attending the screening all had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, so there are no real plot details out there.
I didn't know this was a thing TV shows do now! I mean, sure, screen pilots for SDCC, but just to do a random screening (OK, it's being sold as an "event") in the middle of the season? I call shenanigans! Mostly because I am bitter that there are people who have already seen the damn eps and I have to wait another week and a half.
ETA: some photos of the actors from the event: [link]
Theodosia - Nov 24, 2014 11:51:14 am PST #26489 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"
Dark Angel got remarkably better in its second season, not in the least because of Baby!Jensen Ackles, but also in better writing and characterization because of an improved creative team. I'm actually kind of bitter we didn't get a third season.
Vortex - Nov 24, 2014 4:17:47 pm PST #26490 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I can't have lunch without peril -- NATLBSB.
Connie Neil - Nov 24, 2014 5:24:40 pm PST #26491 of 30001
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He's definitely getting the hang of his phone.
Steph L. - Nov 24, 2014 5:32:55 pm PST #26492 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
We stopped watching when the news cut in and decided to just watch the whole thing on Hulu tomorrow. I hate missing a chunk of a show.
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2014 5:53:45 pm PST #26493 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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DCJensen - Nov 24, 2014 9:34:14 pm PST #26494 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Pumps?
What doesn't make sense about that word?
AFAIK, pumping brakes has two meanings. One is trying to stop on slippery surfaces, ice, gravel, etc. when you don't have ABS. Second is to adjust brakes after putting new pads or replacing the brake lines/etc. to "bleed" the air out of the lines.
To use it as a metaphor to mean stop seems incorrect to me. A better brake metaphor would be "slams the brakes" or "puts the brakes on..." instead.
It seems that if one was pumping the brakes on a show, it would stop for a wile, then show an ep, then stop a couple of weeks, show an episode.
I may be far too much a mechanic's son for their metaphor.
Steph L. - Nov 25, 2014 3:26:46 am PST #26495 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
A better brake metaphor would be "slams the brakes" or "puts the brakes on..." instead.
I've been driving since I was 16, so I know what pumping the brakes means. I took the metaphor to mean the network was slowing down (i.e., only airing the initial 13 and not filming a full season) but not yet canceling it.
Metaphors aren't exact comparisons; if they were, they wouldn't be metaphors. They'd be exact descriptions.