They might have gotten fingerprints, but if Clark's aren't on file, then it's only going to tell them which robberies were committed by the same mysterious person. And depending on the documentation the Kents got for Clark, there may be no record at all of any prints for him if they figured they were better off just never making him a birth certificate or anything like that.
I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.
Willow ,'First Date'
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.
Madrigal Costello - Oct 02, 2003 8:05:54 am PDT #848 of 10000
It's a remora, dimwit.
Kate P. - Oct 02, 2003 8:07:35 am PDT #849 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Who was Rutger Hauer? I realized at the end that I hadn't recognized him in any of the characters.
JohnSweden - Oct 02, 2003 8:08:29 am PDT #850 of 10000
I can't even.
It was so good to see Rutger Hauer for the few moments that they underused him badly, but maybe he'll be around more this year. Now, as others have mentioned, the whole Smallville villains are lame thing was sticking to him too, but hey Rutger Hauer. What was it Clark was supposed to steal from Lex's office?
I love how Clark taking Lana out to a club is supposed to represent evil. ::Gasp:: Socializing with citynightfolk! Temptation! Obviously, not too strong temptation, hence the bartender asking Kal why he always flies solo, clearly a "which team do you play on?" question. I was so hoping for some red kryptonite Kal despoilage of fishoutofwater Lana there (a little more than the mackage), but I guess that's not allowed in Smallville world.
ETA: Kate, he was the Metropolis crimeboss guy
Kate P. - Oct 02, 2003 8:11:56 am PDT #851 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Thanks. That was what I assumed, but it seemed strange to me that I hadn't recognized him at the time. Of course, I think the only project I know his face from is Blade Runner -- guess he's put on a little weight since then.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2003 8:14:09 am PDT #852 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They might have gotten fingerprints, but if Clark's aren't on file, then it's only going to tell them which robberies were committed by the same mysterious person.
Which is a start -- as are the security cameras. The Luthors certainly have his prints on file, if they exist.
Nutty - Oct 02, 2003 8:16:40 am PDT #853 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the only project I know his face from is Blade Runner -- guess he's put on a little weight since then.
Kate, also, that movie came out 22 years ago. The guy is 60, I think. And never was all that skinny in that movie; he just had a narrow face.
Kate P. - Oct 02, 2003 8:22:34 am PDT #854 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yeah, my point exactly--I don't know why I was surprised that I didn't recognize him. (He's 60? Making him 38 in BR? I guess I thought he was younger.)
JohnSweden - Oct 02, 2003 8:42:34 am PDT #855 of 10000
I can't even.
Yeah, my point exactly--I don't know why I was surprised that I didn't recognize him. (He's 60? Making him 38 in BR? I guess I thought he was younger.)
23 Jan 44 says imdb. I've always thought of him as a fairly big guy, definitely not a skinny hollywood male type. It looks like he's been getting consistent work, but in generally low-profile B stuff. Too bad, I've always thought he was great.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2003 8:57:37 am PDT #856 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm pondering zeitgest-y things (on TV, pop culture).
90s: beginning with Twin Peaks and Silence of the Lambs you have the FBI-in-black, and forensic autopsies are cool. Which roll out in waves through X-Files, Men in Black, CSI and innumerable knock-offs. Also, you see a lot of Riot Grrrll protagonists (Wm. Gibson, Neal Stephenson).
00s: Theme is...Talking to Dead People; Sixth Sense, Six Feet Under, The Lovely Bones, Wonderfalls/Tru Calling/Joan of Arcadia, "Conversations With Dead People." You see a lot of either damaged waif protagonists or snarky neo-goth girls (dating back to the ur-progenitor of this type, Darlene Connor. Reflected in Daria/Jane, Mandy on Grim & Evil, Raven on Teen Titans, and many other cartoons).
Nutty - Oct 02, 2003 9:15:46 am PDT #857 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Also, you see a lot of Riot Grrrll protagonists (Wm. Gibson, Neal Stephenson).
David, I regret to inform you that neither Neal Stephenson nor Wm. Gibson is a grrl, much less a riotous one. Do you mean by "riot grrl" the Buffy/Xena type, or do you mean like Lori Petty in Tank Girl (which is my meaning, and the only one I can think of), or both?
I'm not sure I see the Oughties cohering as much as you do. Partly because I've never heard of most of the cartoons you cite above, and partly because my general sense is that fandom, as an advance scout of pop culture, is floundering around with no idea what the Next Big Thing is.
The new TV schedule? People I know are watching practically everything, trying to find something to latch on to unreservedly. Movies? Well, too soon to tell, and really, if there was a theme for the last 6 months it was "We had one good idea, and now we have flogged it to death in the sequel!"
Can we make a theme out of Samurai Jack, a zombie/disease anxiety movie and novels about superheroes? Actually, there have been lots of works about superheroes recently, both in comics (duh) and movies, and in novels too.