I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.

Willow ,'First Date'


Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape  

A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.


tina f. - Oct 23, 2003 11:59:15 am PDT #1431 of 10000

But how long can this type of show last? One more season? How long can 20-somethings look like high schoolers?

This person also seems to be completely unfamiliar with the concept of the teen drama...Dawson's, 90210, - 40-somethings can pass for high schoolers in TV land.


Madrigal Costello - Oct 23, 2003 11:59:53 am PDT #1432 of 10000
It's a remora, dimwit.

Or her son is an alien. Or at least part alien. According to the X-Files, the 90's was a time full of alien inseminations.


Katie M - Oct 23, 2003 12:04:33 pm PDT #1433 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

I think I understood it just fine, unless understanding is meant to imply not hating it with a passion.

Yeah, that's the one. I mean, I understood the point. I think. Kind of. (I did end up thinking of a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.) It was the plot that I was hopeless on. I'm fairly certain there was some sort of plot twist about who bounced and who splatting, but I have no clue what it was.


§ ita § - Oct 23, 2003 12:06:14 pm PDT #1434 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.

Not everyone gets to use that epiphany -- how injured was he?


Katie M - Oct 23, 2003 12:09:22 pm PDT #1435 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

I don't think they said. Here's the article. The relevant quote:

Baldwin was twenty-eight and severely depressed on the August day in 1985 when he told his wife not to expect him home till late. “I wanted to disappear,” he said. “So the Golden Gate was the spot. I’d heard that the water just sweeps you under.” On the bridge, Baldwin counted to ten and stayed frozen. He counted to ten again, then vaulted over. “I still see my hands coming off the railing,” he said. As he crossed the chord in flight, Baldwin recalls, “I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”


beth b - Oct 23, 2003 12:20:38 pm PDT #1436 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Just watched smallville - enjoied it more than I have in a long time -- lex is so pwetty when he is angry -- and bonus -- a lot less of the hypocrisy ( aww.. clark wants his family to accept his lover giving him nice gifts)


Consuela - Oct 23, 2003 12:31:01 pm PDT #1437 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

"I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”

Man, that's just wonderful. I love it.


tina f. - Oct 23, 2003 12:38:39 pm PDT #1438 of 10000

Man, that's just wonderful. I love it.

I just finished the article. It was a fascinating read. I [heart] the New Yorker and should read it more often. Thanks for the link Katie.


Thomash - Oct 23, 2003 12:50:33 pm PDT #1439 of 10000
I have a plan.

I don't think that was Gary Graham. I certainly didn't recognize him. Not that I would complain if he got a part besides The Bitchiest Vulcan Ever on Enterprise.

You're right, it's Christopher Shyer. They look so alike to me.


JohnSweden - Oct 23, 2003 1:06:38 pm PDT #1440 of 10000
I can't even.

"I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”

Was this the inspiration for the guy who just went over Niagara Falls and lived? Apparently he was depressed and jobless and his buddy said something about if he lived, maybe he'd get money for it and if he died, well, that solved that.