Enhanced version of webisode - with commentary by Jane Espenson is also available.
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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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sumi - Dec 12, 2008 8:29:08 am PST #5758 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
beekaytee - Dec 12, 2008 9:07:56 am PST #5759 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Whoa. The Legend of the Seeker series comes fast and furious with the KLEE-shays. Then again, I suppose this particular hero's journey has been covered so many times, there really is no room for innovation.
I have to say though, LotS is much better than Merlin both production and acting-wise.
sumi - Dec 12, 2008 9:23:14 am PST #5760 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
REALLY?
Huh.
DCJensen - Dec 12, 2008 9:25:05 am PST #5761 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I read LotS as Life on the Streets.
Homicide: legend of the Seeker would be a new twist to the franchise, tho.
beekaytee - Dec 12, 2008 9:32:36 am PST #5762 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
That could be fun too, I suppose.
Yeah. I thought about the acronym as I was typing it but was too lazy to come up with an alternative.
I dunno, three eps into Seeker and I'm about to give up anyway. The effects are nice and I like the Gandolfian wizard guy well enough but, yawn.
There is also a lot of 'hey, it's that guy!' going on. Mostly folks who played in LOTR and Xena. Nice that the NZers are getting work.
eta: Something that bugs is how hard the NZers are striving to not have accents. I love that accent. Why is it so unsalable?
I love that about Da Vinci's Inquest no hiding accents there, boy.
Calli - Dec 13, 2008 4:36:00 am PST #5763 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
However, the show did specify sea caves, and I believe they had to wait for the tide so they could go exploring in them.
Yeah, Lake Superior has some nifty water-level caves in the Apostle Islands, but tides, nsm.
esse - Dec 13, 2008 8:30:32 am PST #5764 of 30001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
LotS is much better than Merlin both production and acting-wise.
Yeah, but to be fair, Merlin isn't exactly striving for greatness. It's striving to keep the same timeslot as Doctor Who and Robin Hood with family-friendly entertainment. I've been thinking of it as the BBC's version of Smallville.
Polter-Cow - Dec 13, 2008 12:19:01 pm PST #5765 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh. A friend of mine just started Doctor Who. Like me, he had very little knowledge of the series going in. And he has gotten past "Dalek." His response:
I take back everything I may have ever said or thought about how Daleks look about as threatening as Captain Pike's chair.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 13, 2008 5:14:43 pm PST #5766 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
OK, that bit in the BSG promos with Roslin screaming "I AM COMING FOR YOU ALL!" is probably the scariest thing I've seen all year.
Well, except for maybe the Addicted to Love Girls...
Kathy A - Dec 13, 2008 5:24:47 pm PST #5767 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I take back everything I may have ever said or thought about how Daleks look about as threatening as Captain Pike's chair.
As much as I joke about how cheesy the villains on Doctor Who (especially Classic Who) can be, they really do a good job of making them (mostly) distinctive, not just another Generic Baddy. I just saw the BBCA showing of "The Sontaran Strategy" and "The Poison Sky," and I really love the honor-bound military hardasses that are the Sontarans.
It's the human villains that can get generic--the corporate money-grubber, the bratty genius kid, the military drone just following orders.