Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.

'The Killer In 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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Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 24, 2008 5:25:41 am PST #443 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Or wears contacts.

Oh, of course. Duh. I never think of contacts because I can't get around the squick of them for me (eye issues), which is why I've always worn glasses.


Theodosia - Feb 24, 2008 11:15:55 am PST #444 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'm very annoyed at BBC-America because their timing cut off the show just as Jack was pouring sand out of the box. Very likely that WAS the last shot, but then we also missed the promos. Feh.

Also, while Torchwood took the 48-hour Amnesia Cure, Rhys sure didn't, and wouldn't he be asking Gwen what happened to that nice Owen chappie who was so helpful? Not to mention still being kind of upset about Gwen forgetting him and so on?


Laura - Feb 24, 2008 12:02:06 pm PST #445 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

The sand pouring was the last scene. I didn't watch the BBCA version so I don't know what they cut.

Again with the Poor Tosh. I really hope she gets a happy that lasts someday. Likely Rhys is used to odd, and they promised to make her right, so her forgetting she had forgotten him wouldn't be out of line.

eta: my typos get worse every day


Trudy Booth - Feb 24, 2008 12:19:12 pm PST #446 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Likely Rhys is used to odd, and they promised to make her right, so her forgetting she had forgotten him wouldn't be out of line.

That was my assumption too.


Laura - Feb 24, 2008 1:13:00 pm PST #447 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Rewatching the last 15 minutes of Meat reminded me that Owen was a big damn hero with the sedation, and unusually human with his reactions. It's almost like they want me to like him before they kill him. Love Rhys and Gwen at the end. World of awwww.


Liese S. - Feb 24, 2008 2:40:24 pm PST #448 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, but wasn't the whole existence of the alien based on him existing in people's memories, which he would still, if barely, in Rhys'?

Possible I missed some stuff, because I am sick in bed.

Irritated at the poor Tosh stuff. Sleep with someone who's not an alien, Tosh!

Also, freeing Owen of his cynicism makes his vision bad? Personal hot button, but I hate that glasses are the only signifier of weakness.


Dana - Feb 24, 2008 2:55:21 pm PST #449 of 30001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Personal hot button, but I hate that glasses are the only signifier of weakness.

Heh. I like the theory (too lazy to page back) that Owen always needs glasses, but he's too concerned with his own self-image the rest of the time to wear them.


quester - Feb 24, 2008 3:03:29 pm PST #450 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I've been thinking about the Jack/Gwen thing alot.

I have always thought that she was special to him from the beginning. In the first episode he told her about the not being able to die thing, of course she saw the result, but that was something that he hadn't revealed to the rest of the team. In fact, he has confided in her more than it seems he has in Ianto.

I was sure it was all on him, but Gwen telling him that she loves him has confused me about the whole thing.


Consuela - Feb 24, 2008 3:10:36 pm PST #451 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I have Wonderconned. Summer Glau is WAY more popular than anyone else on SCC, and everyone knows it but is mostly good-natured about it, except I suspect Thomas Dekker finds it a bit annoying. His hair is even more annoyingly in his face in RL than it is on the television screen. Also, he wants to do more stunts and fight scenes.

The panel moderator was an inoffensive but not particularly insightful guy from TV Guide (not Fonebone), who asked bland questions that didn't get a lot of meaningful stuff from the cast or writers on the panels. The one thing I found interesting was that Josh Friedman was asked about continuity and consistency with the films, and his response was basically that they weren't trying to be consistent with the films, because they'd make their heads explode trying, and the films weren't even consistent within themselves.

There was also an indication that they consider these to be independent timelines.

Also, I made PC ask about Teresa Dyson, and Friedman said we'd see her again.

And Summer Glau is lovely. And does most of her own stunts. She likes flying through breakaway walls.


Consuela - Feb 24, 2008 3:15:04 pm PST #452 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

As for the Jericho panel, they actually showed us a new episode, which was cool. On the panel were Hawkins, Stanley and Mimi, and the executive producer.

There was a great deal of pandering (I felt) to the fans about the nuts campaign, and that got a bit old for me. Nobody mentioned writing to the advertisers as an alternative to sending crap to the network. And apparently the Obama campaign has contacted the guy who came up with the nuts campaign. (I can hear Allyson's head exploding from here.)

(I was surprised at how peeved I was about the way they all seemed to think this was the first time omg that any grassroots campaign for a television show had gotten any traction. Hello, ST:TOS? LFN? Roswell, Farscape, Firefly? Eh.)

OTOH, Lennie James, who plays Hawkins, is really pretty awesome (Nutty, you're right, he's a Brit), and Alicia Coppola is just as pretty and freckled in person as she is on the screen, if shorter. Everyone's always shorter in person...