Am I alone in thinking this is weird?
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
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.
UTTAD - Oct 03, 2003 4:10:24 am PDT #908 of 10000
Strawberry disappointment.
Jessica - Oct 03, 2003 5:04:48 am PDT #909 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I liked the "Kal?" "It's my secret identity!" bit, and the phone booth bit. Was also amused by hallucinating Survivor!Lex.
Thought if he wanted the car, and was going to pay for it with stolen money, why not just steal the car? Surely they've got the keys in the back, somewhere not terribly difficult for Superman to break into?
Theodosia - Oct 03, 2003 6:08:36 am PDT #910 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"
UTTAD, no, you're not alone. But it's not a coincidence that P.T. Barnum, last century, said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
Calli - Oct 03, 2003 6:29:05 am PDT #911 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
do they always have trailers at the start of the programme for the programme you're actually watching?
Not only this, but they also will frequently have a "So far, on Smallville . . . " recap after a commercial break about half-way through the show. For those who can't remember the first 30 minutes of a show they're in the process of watching.
sumi - Oct 03, 2003 6:32:39 am PDT #912 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Well, they started that with Gilmore Girls because so many people tuned into GG post-Friends.
P.M. Marc - Oct 03, 2003 6:33:06 am PDT #913 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Not only this, but they also will frequently have a "So far, on Smallville . . . " recap after a commercial break about half-way through the show. For those who can't remember the first 30 minutes of a show they're in the process of watching.
I love those "previously, while you were getting coffee or taking a piss break" bits.
UTTAD - Oct 03, 2003 6:34:45 am PDT #914 of 10000
Strawberry disappointment.
Previouslies during the break? Now that really is taking the piss.
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2003 6:41:39 am PDT #915 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't remember which shows, but some have a "coming soon, after the break" which conveniently removes any shreds of suspense they may have worked up in the preceding half an hour. Even MI-5 goes to commercial with short clips from after the break, which has at least once deflated the impact of what's coming.
UTTAD - Oct 03, 2003 6:44:27 am PDT #916 of 10000
Strawberry disappointment.
And in Dead Like Me as well as Smallville they were grimly determined to make sure you know what's going to happen the next week. Cliffhangers be damned.
"Next week on Dead Like Me. All the stuff you don't want to know."
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2003 6:46:27 am PDT #917 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
With Andromeda, you'd be 50 minutes in, all our loved ones (ie not Dylan Hunt) are in peril, and then they show the trailer for next week, with everyone sipping daquiris around a pool. Couldn't they pretend there wasn't a great big reset button? At least till the end of that episode?