So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


Katie M - Mar 15, 2004 4:56:26 pm PST #4298 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Oh, the Bureau. Like we care what they think.


Nutty - Mar 15, 2004 5:18:41 pm PST #4299 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Final Destination was a Morgan & Wong product, no? Filmed in Vancouver. So yes, logical to see many XF grads. Also 2 current-or-future WB teen drama folks. A veritaBLE CORNUCOPIA OF THE LATE 90S TEEN-HORROR ZEITGEIST.

eek. Cat hit capslock. Sorry.


quester - Mar 15, 2004 5:33:00 pm PST #4300 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm finding it both a little disturbing and oddly comforting to see Dr. Fraiser in the reruns.


quester - Mar 15, 2004 5:33:39 pm PST #4301 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Nutty, did you see the DoD preview?


Nutty - Mar 15, 2004 5:36:30 pm PST #4302 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I didn't actually have the TV on this evening, so no. But I have seen Final Destination, 28 Days Later, and my personal cheese-o-riffic fave, Disturbing Behavior.

Dawn of the Dead confuses me. Because, I guess, not having seen much in the way of zombie movies, only parodies of same, I'm a little unclear on what the not-parody appeal of a zombie movie is. Genial flashbacks to Thriller ?


§ ita § - Mar 15, 2004 5:39:31 pm PST #4303 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm a little unclear on what the not-parody appeal of a zombie movie is

I haven't seen 28 Days Later but I heard good things about it. You don't agree?


Vonnie K - Mar 15, 2004 5:42:48 pm PST #4304 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Damn. The TiVo switched to record The Sopranos before DotD preview came up. Ah well.

Good-ish cast though. Sarah Polley AND Ving Rhames.

Nutty's cat knows when to hit the ASSCAPS--she/he's probably more literate than most people I know.

I knew FD was a Morgan & Wong flick but have just never gotten around to seeing it. It was sort of entertaining in that proposterous way.


Nutty - Mar 15, 2004 5:47:09 pm PST #4305 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Oh yeah, I did like 28 Days Later, but would not have gone to it without prompting (from Theodosia), and liked it in a way that was extremely particular to that one movie (i.e. had practically nothing to do with the zombies).

So, although I've heard that, say, the original Something of the Dead movie was a brilliant comment on something, possibly bourgeois shopping habits, I actually don't know what the traditional appeal of the zombie movie is.


§ ita § - Mar 15, 2004 5:49:09 pm PST #4306 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hmm. I've only seen Night of the Living Dead in that genre, and I really liked it. Don't know if it was for reasons inside or out of the genre.


Vortex - Mar 15, 2004 6:42:48 pm PST #4307 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I know that there was some brief chat about Celeste in the City earlier, but I want to add my .02.

DREADFUL. DREADFUL. DREADFUL.

I wanted to turn it off in the first 15 mintues because the character was so damn stupid, but I kept it on to see NB. Thank Joss for Tivo, so I could fast forward. NB's character was awful, totally stereotypical, as were his friends (though the appearance of "Deborah" Gibson character was a refreshing surprise) I know that it was ABC family, but the story and ending were trite and unbelievable. I want my two hours (okay 45 minutes Tivoed through) back.