Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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.
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.
Previouslies during the break? Now that really is taking the piss.
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.
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."
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?
It was particuarly noticeable with how the S3 premier of Smallville ended
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
Well, since nothing much ever really happens on Dead Like Me, no harm done, right?
(And yes, I say this as a fan.)
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
whistles over in non-preview land
Actually, I first encountered this with B5. The last thing I wanted was any hint for the following week's action, like finding out that Anna was back.
B5 started it. It's all that show's fault.
Minor correction - H.L. Mencken is the source of the quote about underestimating the intelligence of the American people. P.T. Barnum is credited as saying, "There's a sucker born every minute." Both apply.
Well, since nothing much ever really happens on Dead Like Me, no harm done, right?
A good point well made.