ooh thanks Tiggy! I try to mark when discussion starts but I think I missed that one.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
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.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 6:57:47 am PDT #3229 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
sumi - Jun 30, 2008 7:02:39 am PDT #3230 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I wonder if we could make use of the Nilly area to make links to the beginnings of the discussions of British airings of Who and TW.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 7:12:09 am PDT #3231 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I wonder if we could make use of the Nilly area to make links to the beginnings of the discussions of British airings of Who and TW.
That would be great!
Kathy A - Jun 30, 2008 8:17:02 am PDT #3232 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was rewatching the library two-parter of Doctor Who last night, and that got me mentally ranking first my favorite Doctors (both classic and revival), and then my favorite companions, which led me to try and figure out why I liked certain companions better than others. So, I've come up with four categories of companions:
1. The Always-Faithful Companion. Examples: Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Rose Tyler. Will always be there for the Doctor, come hell or high water.
2. The Yearning Companion. Examples: Liz Shaw, Turlogh, Martha Jones. Looking for something, hoping that the Doctor will provide it. Usually leave when they either get it or realize that the Doctor is not the answer they're looking for.
3. The Lost Soul Companion. Examples: Leela, Adric. Out of place even with the Doctor and they never fit in. (I never bought the idea that Leela would fit in on Gallifrey.)
4. The In Your Face Companion. Examples: Tegan Jovanka, Donna Noble. Will always call the Doctor on his BS.
My personal favorite type of companion is the final one, with Tegan being my favorite so far, mostly because she's the one who brought home to me what was explicitly stated in the first #9 ep ("Rose"), that "The Doctor's one constant companion is death." Tegan's reason for leaving #5 was because of all the death and destruction that surrounds him, and she didn't want to see any more of it.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2008 8:32:33 am PDT #3233 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I try to mark when discussion starts but I think I missed that one.
Don't forget you can always scroll back in time two weeks with the date search below. Conversation pretty routinely starts Saturday afternoon.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 8:47:30 am PDT #3234 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Don't forget you can always scroll back in time two weeks with the date search below.
Yeah I can never keep straight exactly how far behind SciFi is. no big!
sumi - Jun 30, 2008 12:30:42 pm PDT #3235 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I read over at Syfyportal that the Who finale is running 65 minutes. (I think that's w/o ads.) I bet it's going to be all chopped to bits when they run it in the US.
Dana - Jun 30, 2008 1:10:44 pm PDT #3236 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2008 1:12:37 pm PDT #3237 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, sad! I didn't know he was sick!
Strega - Jun 30, 2008 1:28:01 pm PDT #3238 of 30001
That is very sad. On the Twin Peaks DVDs there's an interview with him where I think he gives a little a tour of his workshop, and he seemed like an incredibly charming and interesting guy.