Now I'm psyched to see it. Because I've seen some crap TV. Not that you haven't, but I wonder what my love for Eric Roberts will do to my impression of the episode.
Right, what's a little sweater sniffing between sworn enemies?
Riley ,'Sleeper'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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§ ita § - Jun 13, 2008 12:20:46 pm PDT #2946 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 13, 2008 12:50:18 pm PDT #2947 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 did not enjoy last night's episode of Fear Itself, which was probably the worst episode of television I've ever seen, though I thought the first one was decent.
Didn't tune in to see if Viva Laughlin could be as bad as they predicted, eh?
Invisible Green - Jun 13, 2008 12:53:56 pm PDT #2948 of 30001
Didn't tune in to see if Viva Laughlin could be as bad as they predicted, eh?
Oh, I did. This was worse.
Kathy A - Jun 13, 2008 1:50:44 pm PDT #2949 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
After turning off Viva Laughlin soon after seeing Hugh Jackman do "Sympathy for the Devil" well, but not enough to make me stick around, I just want to watch Viva Blackpool now, but it's not available on DVD, damnit! And, AFAIK, BBCAmerica has no intentions of rerunning it anytime soon.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 13, 2008 2:05:12 pm PDT #2950 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
Admittedly I only saw the final 20 minutes or so of last week's episode, but it didn't strike me as all that terrible even if there were some major plot holes. Was there something in the first half more traumatic than Melanie Griffith singing?
Juliebird - Jun 13, 2008 2:09:30 pm PDT #2951 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I didn't bother tuning in when I realized that HJ wouldn't be a regular, and when I saw some scenes where they basically were lip-synching... badly.
eta you mean it wasn't cancelled right away?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 13, 2008 2:13:17 pm PDT #2952 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
Well, it hadn't been cancelled by the time the second episode started airing, though I think that was only on the third day following the premiere. Maybe the execs were travelling that weekend and only had the chance to call in the kill order afterwards?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 13, 2008 4:23:23 pm PDT #2953 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
Ok, was it just me, or was that scene where the Doctor woke from his reminiscence about Charlemagne the hottest David Tennant has ever looked?
Invisible Green - Jun 13, 2008 5:34:54 pm PDT #2954 of 30001
Was there something in the first half more traumatic than Melanie Griffith singing?
Traumatic, no. It was just duller, flatter, and more predictable than just about anything I've ever watched. And it featured some of Eric Roberts' worst "acting." It was pretty much your typical haunted house story, without any chills. Melanie Griffith singing was at least amusing in the train wreck sort of way.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2008 5:39:25 pm PDT #2955 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So far it's very dark (visually), and it's not making me want to do the work to see it properly.