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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.

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amyparker - Oct 31, 2003 9:08:15 am PST #1658 of 10000

You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

you end up wondering why the hell Sam Beckett wasn't sent back to kill Hitler

If they played that the way Stephen Fry did in Making History, that could have been a riot. (Very short summary: preventing Mrs. Hitler from conceiving made the whole thing worse, as someone subtle, intelligent and Hollywood-worthy took the top spot.)

Madrigal Costello - Oct 31, 2003 9:10:24 am PST #1659 of 10000

It's a remora, dimwit.

I saw one Twilight Zone where a woman was sent to kill Hitler as a baby, only it turned out that she killed the wrong baby. She did kill the child of Mr and Mrs Hitler, but then the nanny in charge bought a replacement baby and the parents never knew - which might suggest something about why he ended up evil.

Dana - Oct 31, 2003 9:14:37 am PST #1660 of 10000

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Sounds vaguely like the plot of Good Omens.

Madrigal Costello - Oct 31, 2003 9:16:46 am PST #1661 of 10000

It's a remora, dimwit.

There's a bit of similarity - and the idea that there's only so much a human can do to alter what Fate wants. That, or both writers had strong opinions in the nature vs. nurture debate.

DavidS - Oct 31, 2003 9:21:31 am PST #1662 of 10000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

One of the premises of Fritz Leiber's Changewar series (which was exactly about two opposing groups that went back in history and fucked with the timeline to eradicate the other) was that forces of history were difficult to divert. Everybody should read The Big Time and somebody should make it into a play too.

Jessica - Oct 31, 2003 9:22:49 am PST #1663 of 10000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

To Say Nothing of the Dog comes to the same conclusion.

Madrigal Costello - Oct 31, 2003 9:25:12 am PST #1664 of 10000

It's a remora, dimwit.

Connie Willis's "Doomsday Book" also seems to have a similar theme.

Jessica - Oct 31, 2003 9:33:53 am PST #1665 of 10000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Well, they are set in the same universe.

meara - Oct 31, 2003 9:36:31 am PST #1666 of 10000

I loved Domesday Book, but wished someone had warned me before I started reading it how FUCKING DEPRESSING it was. I had no idea, and couldn't put it down, and was all sniffly, and it was NOT what I needed right then...

Madrigal Costello - Oct 31, 2003 9:38:14 am PST #1667 of 10000

It's a remora, dimwit.

I thought the warning was not to read "Doomsday" when ill.

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