This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?

Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'


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 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.


sumi - Dec 12, 2003 5:40:47 am PST #2678 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!

Boomtown comes back (briefly) according to Zap2it:

NBC Sets 'Boomtown' Blowout Bonanza (Thursday, December 11 04:17 PM)

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The critically admired, but ratings starved drama "Boomtown" is set to make a fleeting return to NBC's schedule at the end of December. The network will air all four remaining new episodes of the drama in a two-night marathon on Saturday, Dec. 27 and Sunday, Dec. 28. Saturday, Dec. 27 will find NBC showing three consecutive unaired episodes of "Boomtown." The night will begin with the episode titled "Wannabe" at 8 p.m. ET, followed by "Haystack" at 9 p.m.. The night concludes with "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang."

The next evening, NBC will present "The Big Picture" at 10 p.m. That episodes contains cameos by Virginia Madsen and the one and only Howard Hesseman.

All four unseen episodes feature guest star Vanessa Williams, who was recruited to try to turn Graham Yost's cop drama into a popular success in its sophomore season. After averaging more than 10 million viewers per night on Sundays last season, "Boomtown" shifted to Fridays this year. Only two episodes aired this season, averaging only 7.2 million viewers between them. NBC put "Boomtown" on hiatus in early October and moved "Third Watch" into its place in the schedule, where the John Wells drama has noticeably aided Friday ratings.

The network officially pulled the plug on the show in early November


Nutty - Dec 12, 2003 5:45:37 am PST #2679 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I liked Boomtown. Sadly, it had Jason Gedrick in the cast, so it was sort of a miracle that it got a whole season at all. His series always get cancelled.

Also, Friday night = kiss of death yet again. (Not that Firefly wouldn't have sold its eyeteeth to get those ratings.)


Dana - Dec 12, 2003 5:47:39 am PST #2680 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I liked it too. Sigh. I'll miss McNorris, the twisted little bastard.


Nutty - Dec 12, 2003 5:50:20 am PST #2681 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

(I found myself falling in love, to my shock and horror, with a former New Kid On The Block. It was a thing.)

(But Ray was my favorite. Okay, and the way that Ray and McNorris were the two smartest characters, and both knew it, and loathed each other cordially. I liked the interplay of their different definitions of what a right guy should be.)


Dana - Dec 12, 2003 5:51:45 am PST #2682 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

(I found myself falling in love, to my shock and horror, with a former New Kid On The Block. It was a thing.)

I know! It was sort of horrifying to discover that he could act. And well. Husband just finished watching Band of Brothers, with which Graham Yost was involved, and both Wahlberg and...hell, what's his name, Neil something...the guy who plays McNorris are in it, and they're both really good in that too.