I want to see the movie about the storm god!
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Vortex - Sep 09, 2008 5:15:32 pm PDT #4557 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vortex - Sep 09, 2008 5:19:19 pm PDT #4558 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
You know, whenever there is one of these phase machines, I always want to know -- how do you keep from sinking through the floor?
SailAweigh - Sep 09, 2008 5:43:11 pm PDT #4559 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
how do you keep from sinking through the floor?
Same way Spike could sit on furniture as a ghost. The magic of TeeVee and massive application of handwavium.
Theodosia - Sep 09, 2008 5:53:58 pm PDT #4560 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"
It's well known that gravity has a weak effect on phase shifting! Sheesh!
If Vincent is an incurable gossip, surely every eligible male in town has heard about Lexxi's Dr. Who, so the flocking behavior is even more inexplicable.
Strega - Sep 09, 2008 9:25:19 pm PDT #4561 of 30001
I wonder how many times "they exchange meaningful/significant looks" was in the script for Fringe. I mean, yes, it was nice to not have people expositing, and I appreciate that they trust the actors to convey emotions, and trust the audience to Get It. But you don't need to do that in every freaking scene. Watching people stare at each other meaningfully all the time was giving me Carnivale flashbacks.
I kinda felt the same way about the direction. It certainly is a pretty show. But again: yes, TV tends to have a lot of medium shots, so I can understand wanting to break from that and having more wide shots & close-ups. But seriously, two-shots are useful sometimes. And it should not be hard to follow what's happening in a car chase.
To end on a positive note: I am very excited that Joshua Jackson is getting crow's feet, because I firmly believe he is transforming into George Clooney.
sarameg - Sep 10, 2008 4:39:56 am PDT #4562 of 30001
Alias marked me for life. The minute I heard (I was in the other room) the "Bad Robot!" I immediately thought the Pattern is a big red ball!
sumi - Sep 10, 2008 4:40:15 am PDT #4563 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, Fringe was okay. I didn't love it immediately but I didn't not want to watch it again. (If that makes sense.)
And, if you guys watch the encore (Sunday night, was it?) they are adding about 10 minutes from episode two to the mix.
Eureka - I guess I liked the other stuff so much that the Lexxi stuff didn't bother me. Although, I don't get why it was Zane and not Zoe's bf who was carrying her into that control room.
Fringe, then Eureka - nice double feature on a Tuesday. (I guess we only get one more week of it, don't we?)
Theodosia - Sep 10, 2008 5:04:59 am PDT #4564 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"
Note to Sheriff Carter -- if you have a choice of sending your daughter to 3 days of relatively SAFE yoga or have her hang around the ultra-dangerous town, think carefully about your options, 'K?
sumi - Sep 10, 2008 5:45:46 am PDT #4565 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Theo - so very true.
And they built the high school on top of that? WTF where they thinking?
Vortex - Sep 10, 2008 5:46:55 am PDT #4566 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I am still highly annoyed by Lexi. The actress always plays annoying parts, so my predisposition to hate her is not her fault. however, the writers are playing into it by making her really annoying. I also hate when the writers try to force the audience into liking a character by making other characters like her. Someone mentioned upthread the showing, not telling thing. It doesn't make any sense for all of these different men in Eureka to be into Lexi.
Even if the yoga retreat was a good idea, she has no right to supercede Jack as a parent by just deciding that his kid can miss three days of school. Then she compounded it by being a bitch and criticizing Jack for telling "everyone" what to do (to which he should have responded "I'm not telling everyone, I'm telling my daughter")