Consuela, did you forget to mention that it is also slooooow, or does it pick up even a fraction of momentum (soonish)?
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
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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Juliebird - Jun 19, 2008 4:21:57 pm PDT #3072 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
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.
Tamara - Jun 19, 2008 7:18:40 pm PDT #3076 of 30001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Well, I'll keep recording it and maybe watch several eps at a time. It's not like I really care when it airs since I timeshift everything anyway.
I'm with you on the slow, Tzegha, but it still intrigues me with the three parallel universes. It is just so very like hard sci-fi novels and so different from sci-fi TV. That made sense in my vodka addled brain.
Consuela - Jun 19, 2008 8:37:35 pm PDT #3077 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It is just so very like hard sci-fi novels and so different from sci-fi TV.
Yes, I agree.
§ ita § - Jun 19, 2008 9:04:27 pm PDT #3078 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think my main problem with this week's Fear Itself was the pacing. Admittedly I less intently when Colin wasn't on screen, but I think opportunities were wasted to kick back and let the menace make itself felt. The slow creepy feeling wasn't there--just a recitation of admittedly horrific facts.
sumi - Jun 20, 2008 10:03:54 am PDT #3079 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, and I couldn't figure out how that happened. . . I wanted to have some sort of explanation.
(I totally noticed that Charlie Jade got moved to 2 AM central Tuesdays. . . sigh.)
§ ita § - Jun 20, 2008 10:08:16 am PDT #3080 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I couldn't figure out how that happened.
That too...they invoked God's name, and to what end? Not a very nice one. If the family had survived and it had been some way to get the baddie on the books doing something bad, but no.
Theresa - Jun 20, 2008 12:06:56 pm PDT #3081 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
I kind of liked the first episode of Fear Itself. It didn't blow my mind or anything, but was kind of fun. I didn't watch last week, and have last night's episode recorded to watch tonight. ::hugs dvrs:: From the previews it looks like Colin plays a bad guy. Looking forward to seeing it.
I just can't decide if I am going to watch MVP (how in the HELL did that get ABC play time?) before or after. I wonder if it is as bad as I remember.