Threash
Terracotta Army
Posts: 9171
|
I am actually liking Gwen for the first time ever.
|
I am the .00000001428%
|
|
|
HaemishM
Staff Emeritus
Posts: 42666
the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
|
Finally watched through the third episode. Felt it went a little astray with the need to have sex scenes stuck right in the middle of the episode for little good reason. But I'm definitely digging it. I always liked Gwen but she's really kicking ass this time.
EDIT: And Bill Pullman is channeling some dark shit for Danes' character. I like it.
|
|
|
|
Fraeg
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1018
Mad skills with the rod.
|
20 minutes into the first episode and I can't stop repeating outloud in a bad English accent: The Plucky Blond American Lass with a Trenchcoat!
*edit* the plucky blond in over her head.
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: July 25, 2011, 06:48:53 PM by Fraeg »
|
|
"There is dignity and deep satisfaction in facing life and death without the comfort of heaven or the fear of hell and in sailing toward the great abyss with a smile."
|
|
|
NowhereMan
Terracotta Army
Posts: 7353
|
After watching episode two I'm still waiting for Jack (  ) to have to torture an Arab guy to get location of the mortality serum before the countdown finishes. The America fuck yeah thing isn't too bad, even though setting the whole thing in the States just feels... weird I guess. I've rarely liked US remakes and I guess this feels a lot like that. Also damnit, now I have to start avoiding this thread for spoilers as well. Why is it so fucking hard to match up airings rather than this week or two later bullshit? |
"Look at my car. Do you think that was bought with the earnest love of geeks?" - HaemishM
|
|
|
HaemishM
Staff Emeritus
Posts: 42666
the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
|
I think they've done a good job of making fun of the AMERICA FUCK YEAH! crowd through episode 3.
|
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10966
eat a bag of dicks
|
Shit just got real.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Der Helm
Terracotta Army
Posts: 4025
|
|
"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
|
|
|
|
grebo
Terracotta Army
Posts: 638
|
|
Why don't you try our other games?
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10966
eat a bag of dicks
|
Mother. fucker.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Evildrider
Terracotta Army
Posts: 5521
|
Holy balls, this is some fucked up shit.  |
|
|
|
|
|
grebo
Terracotta Army
Posts: 638
|
|
Why don't you try our other games?
|
|
|
Der Helm
Terracotta Army
Posts: 4025
|
|
"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10966
eat a bag of dicks
|
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Der Helm
Terracotta Army
Posts: 4025
|
|
"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
|
|
|
|
Talpidae
Terracotta Army
Posts: 241
|
It's really good to see this turned into a grown up show.
If only it'd been like this from the start.
|
"LOOK HOW CLEVER ARE MY BALLS!" - Steven Moffat.
|
|
|
|
Reg
Terracotta Army
Posts: 5281
|
Yes. It's important to remember just how awful a show it was before Children of the Earth.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Talpidae
Terracotta Army
Posts: 241
|
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. I'm not sure it's important, but I would like people to know in case they decide "Wow, I like this, I'll watch the early ones". That'd be a tradgedy.
|
"LOOK HOW CLEVER ARE MY BALLS!" - Steven Moffat.
|
|
|
|
Reg
Terracotta Army
Posts: 5281
|
Hah no. I was being serious. It was an absolutely awful show in its first few seasons. I only watched out of duty because it was a Doctor Who spinoff.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Talpidae
Terracotta Army
Posts: 241
|
I couldn't even manage that. It was just bad. I think I lasted 4 episodes.
Edited to add : Actually, I stopped until Children of Earth had already done it's first run. It was Haemish spouting about how wondrous it was that forced me to watch it. I'm glad I did.
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: August 06, 2011, 10:55:18 AM by Talpidae »
|
|
"LOOK HOW CLEVER ARE MY BALLS!" - Steven Moffat.
|
|
|
|
DLRiley
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1982
|
I couldn't even manage that. It was just bad. I think I lasted 4 episodes.
Edited to add : Actually, I stopped until Children of Earth had already done it's first run. It was Haemish spouting about how wondrous it was that forced me to watch it. I'm glad I did.
It was great but the ending was wankery at its finest... |
|
|
|
|
|
Talpidae
Terracotta Army
Posts: 241
|
You haven't sat through many RTD finales if you thought THAT was the worst thing you could see. I didn't mind it.
|
"LOOK HOW CLEVER ARE MY BALLS!" - Steven Moffat.
|
|
|
|
DLRiley
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1982
|
RTD stands for? Sure its not the worst ending but it wasn't satisfying or made much sense.
|
|
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10966
eat a bag of dicks
|
Russell T. Davies.
That said, I liked the first two seasons. Sure they were cheese and camp galore, but there was plenty of meat in enough of the stories to make up for it. The little tie-ins to Doctor Who like the Saxon posters and stuff worked as well.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Threash
Terracotta Army
Posts: 9171
|
The first two seasons were at worst entertaining but nothing special with some gems thrown in once in a while.
|
I am the .00000001428%
|
|
|
Tebonas
Terracotta Army
Posts: 6365
|
After being "Crushed alive and be damned to watch out of a block of metal for all eternity" we get They pull no stops this season.
|
|
|
|
|
Der Helm
Terracotta Army
Posts: 4025
|
Don't forget the suicide bomber in the first episode. edit: Which reminds me, WHY did he blew himself up, wasn't he related to PhiCorp ? |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: August 08, 2011, 11:07:33 AM by Der Helm »
|
|
"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
|
|
|
stu
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1891
|
This has been my intro to Torchwood. Seems like the characters are pretty stupid. Aren't they supposed to be secret agents or something? Whenever the plot needs them to be dumb, they shift character and then revert back to super espionage detectives. Kinda silly. Just look at the scene with Dr. Juarez- she infiltrates the enemy camp and then decides to goad them into attacking her. Anytime characters get erratic, you know the writers are having a tough time. Esther and Oswald are the only ones who show consistency.
The main character looks like he's wearing a Craig Ferguson cartoon lips mask when that guy pretends to be gay fabulous. I liked that Harknesses thought, Hey, I'm dying. Time to get my nut off and then hit the club. On the other hand, I feel like they're shoehorning gay males into every scene. Are they trying to visually lampoon roles that might otherwise go to pert blonde girls? It just feels overt and I'm not sure what the reasoning is.
I'm watching just to see how far they'll take the premise and because there isn't much else on this summer. It's better than the alien invasion show with Noah Wylie.
|
Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
|
|
|
|
DLRiley
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1982
|
I think Id take falling skies meldroma over a 45 minute lady gaga music video.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Talpidae
Terracotta Army
Posts: 241
|
On the other hand, I feel like they're shoehorning gay males into every scene.
Again, an unfamiliarity with RTD becomes apparent. |
"LOOK HOW CLEVER ARE MY BALLS!" - Steven Moffat.
|
|
|
|
Reg
Terracotta Army
Posts: 5281
|
It's hard to believe Captain Jack started off bisexual. He hasn't given a woman a second look in years now.
|
|
|
|
|
Threash
Terracotta Army
Posts: 9171
|
Omni sexual actually, and in a previous season he mentioned something about having 51st century pheromones that made him irresistible to everyone so those people might not necessarily be gay. And yes, Torchwood members are dumb. That's why everyone except Gwen and Jack (who was immortal) are dead. Jack said he modeled Torchwood after the doctor, so they deal with everything with extreme over confidence which is backed up by having a guy who can never die, which leads to a high casualty rate for the rest of the team. Plus they weren't secret agents, Gwen was a cop and the rest of the team consisted of a computer geek a doctor and uhh a butler?
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: August 08, 2011, 03:36:08 PM by Threash »
|
|
I am the .00000001428%
|
|
|
stu
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1891
|
On the other hand, I feel like they're shoehorning gay males into every scene.
Again, an unfamiliarity with RTD becomes apparent. That tone. I know it... Still doesn't explain why it's done. They're really catty too. Why can't they just be average joe's/gay dudes? |
Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
|
|
|
|
DLRiley
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1982
|
Because Torchwood is set in the lady gaga universe |
|
|
|
|
Tebonas
Terracotta Army
Posts: 6365
|
Some days I wonder if Jacks sexuality is just an elaborate prank to troll homophobic people. |
|
|
|
|
|
DLRiley
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1982
|
If your inclined to be homophobic you wouldn't be watching Torchwood. Lafayette from true blood is a troll.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Author
