Strega, I think you're right. From what I've read Delenn was supposed to start out as male. They tried to do something with the voice in the pilot that didn't work so well, so when the series started the character was female.
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Sheryl - Jun 19, 2008 12:53:41 pm PDT #3066 of 30001
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Juliebird - Jun 19, 2008 12:55:52 pm PDT #3067 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Was the plan to have her start male, then change gender to be with Sheriden?
Strega - Jun 19, 2008 2:07:39 pm PDT #3068 of 30001
Well, the original plan was that it would be Sinclair, but yes.
So the romantic scenes could have been much worse.
Tamara - Jun 19, 2008 3:28:02 pm PDT #3069 of 30001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Did anyone else notice that SciFi is now burning off Charlie Jade at 3 am on Monday mornings?
I watched the first two episodes and was going to hang around to see if the show gets better. Does it?
Juliebird - Jun 19, 2008 3:45:10 pm PDT #3070 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I watched the first two episodes and was going to hang around to see if the show gets better. Does it?
I had heard that after episode 8, when the show changed showrunners or somesuch, that if got better. I don't know if I can take the slow agony that was the first two eps for another six.
I thought it was also airing Friday nights at 8pm, did they move it?
Consuela - Jun 19, 2008 4:14:19 pm PDT #3071 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Charlie Jade is a very smart show with a lot of plot and fabulous production design and some dodgy gender dynamics and not much in the acting department.
The lead, in particular, is nowhere near strong enough to carry what they've given him.
Still, it's gorgeously shot, and it's complicated and twisty and intelligent.
Juliebird - Jun 19, 2008 4:21:57 pm PDT #3072 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Consuela, did you forget to mention that it is also slooooow, or does it pick up even a fraction of momentum (soonish)?
Invisible Green - Jun 19, 2008 6:11:57 pm PDT #3073 of 30001
Did anyone else notice that SciFi is now burning off Charlie Jade at 3 am on Monday mornings?
Aww, crap!
Invisible Green - Jun 19, 2008 6:19:58 pm PDT #3074 of 30001
Actually, I think that's Tuesday mornings at 3 AM. But the Sci-Fi channel's website is confusing because it lists Tuesday morning programming as Monday night.
Consuela - Jun 19, 2008 6:52:07 pm PDT #3075 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
No, I think you're right, Juliebird, it is kind of slow. I mean, individual episodes may be more or less suspenseful, but the overall plot does seem to move fairly slowly. It's not narratively compelling: I generally had to watch several episodes at a time, and then I would sometimes wait weeks to watch more. It just didn't hook me.