Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.

'Soul Purpose'


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.


Scrappy - Sep 29, 2015 8:11:27 pm PDT #28379 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Me, too.


billytea - Sep 30, 2015 7:29:07 am PDT #28380 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.

Have watched the first two Doctor Who eps and am gleeful! So much better than last season!

Nooooooooo last season was awesome. Best one by Moffat so far.

A thing I particularly liked about the latest episode: the previous ep had set things up to look like Davros and the Doctor were again going to have their argument about the value of compassion, and Davros was again going to judge the Doctor's morality, and although the cliffhanger with him holding a gun on boy Davros was an obvious fake-out, it was a fake-out predicated on the notion that the genocidal maniac had a viewpoint on compassion and morality that the Doctor might actually consider. In other words, World's End redux.

And then they completely ignored all that, and instead we got the Doctor just plain being compassionate ("I came because you're sick and you asked") and Davros actually joking with him ("The only other chair on Skaro"). And of course Missy and Clara.

In the classic series, the Master suffered heavily from the same dynamic as Spike did in BtVS - he was defeated so often that he just ran out of any sense of menace. There's a risk of that in the new series too.I would be happy to see them explore this side of Missy for a while - a (hilarious and ambiguous) complicating factor rather than a megalomaniacal schemer.


Calli - Sep 30, 2015 7:42:23 am PDT #28381 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I adore Missy! I hope she shows up frequently. If I had the figure and sewing skill I'd totally consider, and eventually wuss out on, cosplaying her.


Frankenbuddha - Sep 30, 2015 11:32:49 pm PDT #28382 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I read a hilarious bit of trivia that Peter Capaldi and Craig Ferguson had been in punk band together. Given Capaldi's earlier career roles (Local Hero; Lair of the White Worm) and his Oscar win as director of "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life", I'd say the man has had quite an interesting run of it.


Jon B. - Oct 01, 2015 3:25:36 am PDT #28383 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Peter Capaldi and Craig Ferguson had been in punk band together.

Dreamboys!.

And here's youtube audio of their 7" (though Ferguson didn't play on it).


Steph L. - Oct 01, 2015 6:29:12 am PDT #28384 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I'm ridiculously excited for tonight's Sleepy Hollow premiere.


Jessica - Oct 01, 2015 1:21:13 pm PDT #28385 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'm ridiculously excited for tonight's Sleepy Hollow premiere.

OMFG why am I still at work.


Polter-Cow - Oct 01, 2015 1:46:29 pm PDT #28386 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Doctor Who spinoff, Class, to be written by Patrick Ness!

I haven't actually read Ness but his books have come highly recommended. And I really liked the Coal Hill School kids, so I hope they get those actors back. This could be really fun.


Susan W. - Oct 01, 2015 3:44:53 pm PDT #28387 of 30001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I'm ridiculously excited for tonight's Sleepy Hollow premiere.

Me too! Just bummed that because of Stupid Time Zones, I have to go offline for the next three hours so I can watch it fresh. (Not exactly unspoiled, since I'm so deep into the fandom on Tumblr, but it's one thing to view all the clips and read the spoilery speculation, another to read everyone's watch-and-post.)


quester - Oct 01, 2015 4:37:14 pm PDT #28388 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm watching Sleepy Hollow right now AIFG!