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.
The unfortunate thing about the Wiseguy DVDs is that they were either unable to obtain, or too cheap to pay for, the rights to "Nights in White Satin," which means that One of the Slashiest Scenes in Television Evah will be sadly vitiated. That said, I'll be getting the DVDs anyway.
My brain acknowledges that the Proffit arc is probably better overall, but my heart belongs to the Steelgrave arc, because it's such classic doomed romance, and because I love Ray Sharkey as Sonny to an extent that is positively indecent.
Summit was on yesterday? ARRRRGH. Dammit, I've never seen that one or the one after it!
Not that it would have helped to have known. I was busy. Repeating to myself over and over, "I am too stupid for this. Too damn stupid. What do the basal ganglia do again? Uh huh. I get the Huntington's/Parkinson's thing... wait, what does the cerebellum do?"
Still, that's the one with Daniel Jackson undercover, isn't it?
Emily, I should have both of those on the TiVo. We could arrange for a visit, if you like. The place is clean and all that.
Someone needs to cast Chris Meloni and Elias Koteas as brothers in something.
the silent barber with the fetish for quality footwear is the Aryan Nation bad guy on Oz.
Also, the yellow M & M. Also, Dr. Skoda on L & O Classic. Also, the editor guy in Spider-man. Dude gets around.
Somehow I knew that Wiseguy was in the 80s a fannish lightning rod. I think I must have picked it up by osmosis, or from the way TV essayists talk about it. I know more than one current fannish type who points to it (and to Hill Street Blues) as the source of story arcs on TV. I was just a little too young to have watched it in first run, and I saw a couple of reruns 5 years ago someplace like Court TV, but they were all out of order and confusing.
but they were all out of order and confusing.
Not surprised considering they showed them out of order during it's actual Network run a few times (I think they really messed up the order of the re-runs at one point, plus moved it around the schedule, which is why I stopped watching).
eta I think Fox took lessons in how to handle challenging programming from CBS.
Nights In White Satin
isn't going to be in it? Goddamn.
I know more than one current fannish type who points to it (and to Hill Street Blues) as the source of story arcs on TV.
Joss specifically has cited Wiseguy for story arcs. (And Hill Street as an influence on how to do an ensemble cast for Firefly).
Also, Wiseguy was incredibly slashy at times.
In other news, it only
appears
that SpikeTV is skipping over the Methos-heavy episode "Indiscretions" so they can get the two-part series finale wrapped up on Thursday and Friday. "Indiscretions" will air on Monday the 29th.
When I checked this week's schedule, I nearly had a screaming fit at the thought that I would not get to see Methos (and Joe!). Fortunately for my blood pressure, I decided to see what was scheduled for the following week.
When I checked this week's schedule, I nearly had a screaming fit at the thought that I would not get to see Methos (and Joe!).
If they skipped it, I would have screamed for you all. Because the Great Adventures of Methos and Joe are not to be missed!
Road trip! Extra snark! Flashbacks that don't completely suck (in the bad way)!
In fact, I may go watch that one today, if I can find the bloody tape.
