There were explosion sounds. Or weapon firing sounds, at least. Odd sort of silence. Kinda half-assed.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
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.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2003 8:16:01 am PST #2668 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nutty - Dec 10, 2003 9:17:51 am PST #2669 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
It felt so unrelievedly grim.
Actually, you know, to me it felt grim-lite. Like, okay, I think I know now what disaster looks like, and I think I've seen a lot about how people react to disaster (in all that multiplicity). Nobody turned aside and threw up, you know? Nobody was cracking gallows humor; nobody felt faint; nobody burst into ugly heaving sobs; nobody completely lost it; nobody let slip something completely inappropriate and then apologized -- it was all telegraphed as serious faces and a formal demeanor.
Even the civilians -- the only civilian sowing discord was a Secret Bad Guy. Like good guys don't get into fights when their emotions are running high.
When Edward James Olmos did his big speech at the end, that crescendoed into shouting? Everybody cheered afterwards. It was just -- wrong. One big speech -- even a good one -- isn't going to put everyone into a good mood after a devastating disaster. George W. Bush had to start a whole war to get people into the cheering mood, and some of that shouting wasn't cheering after all.
A lot of SF shows and movies (and regular non-SF disaster ones too) like to throw large numbers of people away, and then be like, Oh, wow, that sucks, okay, moving on... -- it rings falser and falser for me every time I see it.
Trudy Booth - Dec 10, 2003 11:34:48 am PST #2670 of 10000
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
Is tonight new Smallville?
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2003 11:37:08 am PST #2671 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think they're on a similar break to Angel. As in, not tonight.
tina f. - Dec 10, 2003 11:44:21 am PST #2672 of 10000
Next new Smallville (Asylum) is Jan. 7.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2003 6:55:52 pm PST #2673 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Finally finished BG:2003. The original wasn't set in an Earth future?
Sean K - Dec 11, 2003 9:36:24 pm PST #2674 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The original wasn't set in an Earth future?
That was never clearly established in the original series, but if the awful, shortlived second series - Galactica 1980 - counts as canon, no. The Galactica finally arrived, at Earth, after voyage of at least a couple of generations, to find an Earth less technologically advanced than they were.
It was kind of a dumb series, and died a quick, deserved death.
Thomash - Dec 11, 2003 9:36:42 pm PST #2675 of 10000
I have a plan.
Nope, but it did have an underlying Egypt-motif that I kind of miss in this newer one.
DCJensen - Dec 11, 2003 9:47:53 pm PST #2676 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
From Zap2 it:
'Six Million Dollar Man' Meets 'Jake 2.0'
Frankly, we're surprised this bit of stunt casting took so long.
Lee Majors, the original technologically advanced TV hero, will guest star on UPN's "Jake 2.0" Wednesday (Dec. 17). The former "Six Million Dollar Man" will team with next-gen bionic man Jake Foley (Christopher Gorham) for the episode.
The episode, titled "Double Agent," finds Jake, whose nanite-infested body has extraordinary powers, on the trail of a former KGB agent (guest star Barbara Tyson). When she eludes him, the NSA calls in retired agent Richard "Dick" Fox, who was a legend in his time, to work with Jake in tracking down Dankova.
Series creator Silvio Horta and executive producer David Greenwalt ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel") wrote the episode.
Majors played bionic man Steve Austin in "The Six Million Dollar Man" from 1974 to '78. He starred in "The Fall Guy" in the early and mid-1980s and has worked steadily since then in features and television.
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2003 4:04:01 am PST #2677 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh. Now that I know it's not an earth future -- damn the costumers are lazy.
And people bitched about Firefly's costuming.