I was ready to declare Tru Calling OK until the last 3 or 4 minutes. The wind-blown graveyard voiceover monologue was just - blech for me. HOT? Yes. ED is hot for sure, but I don't think I'll watch again until Petrie's first episode. He is confirmed as a writer still, yes?
I'm a big girl. Just tell me.
Inara ,'Objects In Space'
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 31, 2003 5:04:17 am PST #1630 of 10000
sumi - Oct 31, 2003 5:13:53 am PST #1631 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, I guess that the producers of Tru Calling must think that they have many people who are watching Friends who aren't also watching Scrubs . . . but to me, I imagine it's people who are watching Scrubs who tune into Friends because it's what's on first.
Jessica - Oct 31, 2003 5:14:59 am PST #1632 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Next week's Tru Calling, for people who want to give the show a chance, is probably not the episode that will suck you in. If anything, it's worse than the pilot.
My main issue with the show is she's so bad at it! Tru, I mean, not ED. If she keeps up the way she's been doing, she's going to have restraining orders from everyone in the entire city by mid-season.
shrift - Oct 31, 2003 5:24:33 am PST #1633 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
If anything, it's worse than the pilot.
Oh, as usual, dear.
Maybe I'll skip next week, then. It's not like I'm invested beyond "Eliza Dushku is hot," after all.
meara - Oct 31, 2003 5:33:57 am PST #1634 of 10000
Yeah, I'm definitely hoping Tru gets better at it, cause that was just painful. But I'm with shrift on the "Mmm, Eliza" boat.
but she kicked the line of fire across the woman whose life she was there to save.
If she'd kicked it the other way, wouldn't it have gone across Tru? I suppose you could argue who it's better to save, but me, I'm selfish, I'd rather the chance go to the woman who was kinda supposed to die anyway, rather than ME!
§ ita § - Oct 31, 2003 5:37:08 am PST #1635 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If she'd kicked it the other way, wouldn't it have gone across Tru?
If the gun wasn't being pointed at her, yes. But it's just ... wrong. You don't do that. If it was Tru she needed to save, she shouldn't have showed up, or could have left, honestly.
If it was pointed at Tru, she cleared it across one and a half people, and his reflex would have been likely to pull the trigger. She's probably have been safe, but mommy-to-be not.
Fine, so I've done a couple too many gun defenses, and a bit of third party protection.
JenP - Oct 31, 2003 5:43:39 am PST #1636 of 10000
I missed it. Though, apparently, didn't miss much, I gather.
tina f. - Oct 31, 2003 5:44:58 am PST #1637 of 10000
No, you didn't miss much Jen. Imagine ED running. In a tank top (the good part). And then running some more. Then there was some more running....
Gandalfe - Oct 31, 2003 7:10:58 am PST #1638 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
This is why I'm calling it Run, Eliza, Run. The only reason I can see that they made her a track star is so that we could have lots of running. Otherwise, she'd drive a freakin' car.
That being said, wouldn't you think she'd wear a sports bra if she's going to run everywhere? Not that I'm complaining, mind you, just curious.
Jessica - Oct 31, 2003 7:14:23 am PST #1639 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This is why I'm calling it Run, Eliza, Run.
The scratch track for the unaired pilot used the "Lola Running" track from the RLR soundtrack for all those scenes. It was quite amusing.