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.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'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.
Madrigal Costello - Oct 31, 2003 9:10:24 am PST #1659 of 10000
It's a remora, dimwit.
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.
JohnSweden - Oct 31, 2003 9:51:09 am PST #1668 of 10000
I can't even.
I like Connie Willis, Lincoln's Dreams blew me away, but Doomsday Boke bugged. Like calling it Domesday Boke, then setting it in the 14th C. She did an amazing job evoking the time, and I really liked that, then the rest of the book just kind of unravelled for me. I realize tons of people loved it, but it just didn't work for me, in the end. It's weird because that book should have just jazzed me to the moon, but it ... didn't. I like all her stuff and I want to rave about that book, and couldn't.