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I've not been impressed by any of the ones I've seen, but I suppose it was workmanlike. I missed out on the ones I've heard the best reviews of (the police station episode and the most recent Wendigo-themed one) as well as Colin's.
The Showtime version of the series had better quality IMHO. The Clive Barker episode was nicely atmospheric, and Carpenter's "Cigarette Burns" actually lived up to the Masters of Horror hype.
I liked Colin's well-enough, but I thought it was directorially a bit too reserved. The Village one was rendered impotent by its obviousness--there was a moment when the lease was being signed where I hit pause and read the damned thing, and lost all sympathy for the idiots. The zombie one was the opposite--too unobvious. I didn't buy the level of cognition she was displaying.
Wendigo was visually the scariest, I think. Perhaps just because the face eater was filmed darkly, and this one was really well lit. Still, both similar and nasty, but neither left me chilled.
Oh, and the one with the people from Psych was just dumb.
The sexiest and no Claudia or Tricia?
Good point quester. I don't remember Mary McDonnell being on there either. That may be my own crush though.
It read very much like a fangirl list, esp with the JA at the top. I suspect the poll got whipped around a bunch of SPN communities.
Not to mention the quote about Jared Padalecki was from a username "jennyluvsjared", or something to that effect, and I'd bet a dollar the user's real name isn't Jenny.
It did seem awfully skewed toward the guys—four women out of 15 people, and only one of those in the top 10? Even so, I do have to admit that "Sexiest People of SciFi" is a better forum for fangirl bias than a poll having to do with acting or overall show quality.
I don't remember Mary McDonnell being on there either. That may be my own crush though.
Nu-uh! DF and I both have Roslin crushes. She is my fave on the show.
"Blink" won the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, short form.
(I'm not really here..shhh)
I'm doing a lesson (with 4th and 5th graders) in January on "civilization" and why it's a loaded term (and, more largely, about being aware of historical context and your own preconceptions).
I know that at least one of the Q episodes of STTNG would be helpful. I'm betting there's a Who or two that would also be good.
Anybody have any suggestions?