Clearly the medicine Shir needs is the Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood in marathon viewing.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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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Laura - Apr 17, 2009 3:32:19 pm PDT #7929 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Trudy Booth - Apr 17, 2009 4:28:44 pm PDT #7930 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
Yeah. Journey's End. Ho boy.
I rewatched Stolen Earth today and it was only slightly less anxiety making than the first time. And I have to wait a whole week for Journey's End!
§ ita § - Apr 17, 2009 4:39:21 pm PDT #7931 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt, I remember you were lamenting the idea of no more Sean Maguire in Cupid--did you know he's the lead in Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire on Comedy Central?
victor infante - Apr 17, 2009 4:42:47 pm PDT #7932 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I finally gave in and watch "The Next Doctor" on YouTube. Not my preferred method of viewing things, but Lea's down in Boston for something, and I've got some time on my hands.
Liked it a great deal more than I expected. (I'd had a bad feeling about it, from the previews I'd seen.) Still, Giant, steampunk Cybermen are pretty much right up my alley, and I found myself liking David Morrissey as sort of an odd, Victorian parody of the Doctor, both of his time and yet ... Doctorish. On the whole, not very deep, but a good bit of fun.
Jessica - Apr 17, 2009 6:21:03 pm PDT #7933 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
There was a lot I liked about Caprica and a lot I didn't.
I'm kind of amazed that SciFi greenlit it, to be honest - if BSG wasn't considered commercially viable, this is going to be a MUCH harder sell. Do they really think that audiences who failed to tune in to sexy killer robots for 4 years were just waiting for a show where middle-aged men talk slowly to each other about religion??
Still, there are elements in here that remind me of Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert, and I'm really eager to see where it goes.
In a way, I hope RDM backs away from this project so it can be written as its own entity and not as a BSG prequel. The pilot is a bit too weighed down by the events we know are coming, and we get a lot of "As we all know..." scenes because of it. The writers all need to keep in mind that this is not a Bill Adama biopic. Bill Adama in this show is just some kid.
There is also quite a bit of full frontal nudity which I assume will be edited out in the broadcast version. If full frontal nudity appeals to you, I recommend the DVD.
Fay - Apr 17, 2009 6:56:58 pm PDT #7934 of 30001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oh, man, Shir. What they all said. Good luck, mate.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 17, 2009 11:00:01 pm PDT #7935 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
Matt, I remember you were lamenting the idea of no more Sean Maguire in Cupid--did you know he's the lead in Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire on Comedy Central?
Yep, embarrassingly enough I have all three episodes to date recorded to DVD (though only the first two were funny). Thanks for thinking of me!
By the way, Sean's supposed to re-appear on next Tuesday's Cupid.
Shir - Apr 18, 2009 12:58:57 am PDT #7936 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Do you have to wait a week, Shir?
Hope not, but probably will.
One isn't pretty when have to wait to emotional season finales with the feeling that they'll end up bad, you know.
Edit: gonna watch JE now. Wish me luck. gulp
Frankenbuddha - Apr 18, 2009 3:41:52 am PDT #7937 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Mwahahahahahahahaha!
For mine is an evil laugh.
Shir - Apr 18, 2009 4:01:24 am PDT #7938 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Post-watch:
Umm, eh. And no.
I don't know what to think. Some flaws. Some genius parts of sentences. One time I nearly threw the keyboard at the monitor with rage. Solutions borderline silly with stupid and "yeah, there's no choice, I know, but you did things better in the past".
Sometimes I wish this show writers were time lords, not humans.
Few months ago, I ran into DW fanvid on YouTube with one of my favorite songs in the history of me, Faded, by The Afghan Whigs. Only it had some of the scenes of the 4th season finale, and once I understood that I stopped watching, cursed the uploader for not giving spoiler warning and wanted to watch that again ever since. But it's gone, now.
And again. No. Just no. Maybe I'll be able to formulate that no into words later. Right now, I have just this bloc of "no" in my throat.