Yes, but Joss and co twisted it and made it better. Jimmy Stewart did not get killed off ten minutes in.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'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.
DCJensen - Sep 27, 2003 8:28:02 am PDT #705 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 27, 2003 10:24:47 am PDT #706 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I always thought it would have been potentially cool if they'd stretched out the The Wish to two or three episodes. Maybe have Cordelia being killed at the end of the first, Buffy showing up at the end of the second or some such. It would have been great to trick everyone into thinking this might be the show from then on. Although it might have made the reset at the end a bit cheesy, despite the amazing montage o' death.
Nutty - Sep 27, 2003 10:25:11 am PDT #707 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Oh, and elsewhere somebody reports that the oldest son on Joan is played by John Ritter's son.
A boy so traumatized by his car accident, he does not believe in hair products.
Feh on SciFi's schedule. I hated Taken when it was a first-run soap opera about the godly inevitability of breeding pairs back last year; now it's a rerun soap opera etc. etc. I mean really. It cost probably more to produce those 20 hours of soap opera than has been spent in the entire 40+ year run of Guiding Light. And that's what ate up SciFi's budget for that year, and contributed to the silly decisions they've been making since. Sigh.
Consuela - Sep 27, 2003 11:37:06 am PDT #708 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have to say, I really enjoyed Joan of Arcadia, more than I expected to. Pretty good cast, halfway-decent writing, and a ton of familiar faces. Arthur! I hope he's a recurring character.
I also liked it that the deal with the murderer was kind of underplayed at the end. And I liked the lunch lady.
§ ita § - Sep 27, 2003 12:23:37 pm PDT #709 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And remember, this is the cliché that gave us Evil Willow.
But no, it's not. Because no one dragged Buffy there to show her how important she'd been.
And almost, if they had, I'd have given it a pass, because she's THE CHOSEN ONE. Duncan, less so. Most of us? NSM.
Joan Of Arcadia was okay. I wasn't that pulled in, except for clone!O'Neill, which is all about the actor, and not the character.
Theodosia - Sep 27, 2003 12:46:52 pm PDT #710 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The kid is a good actor, I hope he gets featured.
§ ita § - Sep 27, 2003 12:56:54 pm PDT #711 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He was a brilliant O'Neill -- one of the best "body swap"ish type portrayals I've ever seen.
shrift - Sep 27, 2003 1:14:35 pm PDT #712 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
There didn't, by any happy chance, happen to be a video camera recording this as it happened?
Sorry, all extant footage has been destroyed.
Methos/Richie! Whoo!
Wow. Really?
Hmm. My trouble with Methos/Richie is that Methos doesn't really ever give Richie the time of day. He's got MacLeod tunnel vision, yo.
Although it would be entertaining to see Methos wham-bam-thank-you-Richie à la Kristin, and then have MacLeod find out...
...and now my brain is already writing the fanfic. Argh!
§ ita § - Sep 27, 2003 1:35:36 pm PDT #713 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wow. Really?
Hmm. My trouble with Methos/Richie is that Methos doesn't really ever give Richie the time of day. He's got MacLeod tunnel vision, yo.
In the alternate Duncan timeline, the remaining Horsemen (Kronos and Methos) are dark, roaming, and find Richie. Methos ends up being Richie's teacher.
Go ... write.
Please.
There's leather.
shrift - Sep 27, 2003 1:41:56 pm PDT #714 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Go ... write.
At the moment, I'm in the middle of a rather entertaining conversation between Duncan and Methos, but we'll see. My brain is being evil and it's getting me to do bad things.
Maybe I shouldn't have changed my frelling tag.