Television thread

[Abagadro]

Ok, my stupid DVR glitched and deleted 2 key minutes. Right when the shriveled up hybrid dude told Major Shoots McCivilians to come closer to have her sins forgiven it cut out and didn't pick up until after the commercial break where Adama and Lee are chatting. Can someone fill me on what happened there?

[Reg]

The old hybrid guy told her that Kara Thrace was destined to lead humanity to Armageddon if they followed her. She started to pass that along to Apollo but their communications went out.  And then she set off the nuke.

[Abagadro]

Ah, thanks. That's a rather significant plot point that my DVR tried to deny me.

[Bunk]

Please explain the by your command and the gold dealie. I never watched the original. I surmised that the originals were offshoots and evolutionary dead-ends and will never be mentioned in the series again. and the gold one was some sort of leader caste.

Yea, you have the gist of it. There were various ranks in the show, and any lower ranked Cylon always responded to higher ranks with By your command. I also think it was the fact that you actually had Centurions piloting the raider that was cool to me, since that was something they took out in the new series when they made Raiders in to their own entities.

[Merusk]

Exactly.  It was a pure fanservice moment for us old timers.   Kind of like how Dirk Benedict bumped into the Cylon in the A-team's opening credits.

The only thing that was missing was the constant "woo-woo" of their eye scanners. (Or maybe I'm going more deaf than I thought..)

[Bunk]

The only thing that was missing was the constant "woo-woo" of their eye scanners. (Or maybe I'm going more deaf than I thought..)

It was there, I had my surround turned up pretty high.

[Sky]

I didn't watch, hoping UniversalHD picks it up soon.

[schild]

Started watching Journeyman recently. Is decent.

[Nevermore]

Please explain the by your command and the gold dealie. I never watched the original. I surmised that the originals were offshoots and evolutionary dead-ends and will never be mentioned in the series again. and the gold one was some sort of leader caste.

Yea, you have the gist of it. There were various ranks in the show, and any lower ranked Cylon always responded to higher ranks with By your command. I also think it was the fact that you actually had Centurions piloting the raider that was cool to me, since that was something they took out in the new series when they made Raiders in to their own entities.

Those original Cylons always sounded to me like they came right out of a certain old video game.

Edit: Stealth Youtube edit!

[HaemishM]

I watched BSG: Razor.

SPOILERS (In case you haven't seen it yet):







Was anyone else pissed off by the elder Adama in this episode? First, he goes along on the mission, which makes sense, but claims it's Lee's command. Then he OVERRIDES Lee's command at the first critical moment, but when it comes time to decide who gets to sacrifice themself with the nuke, he tells Lee it's his decision. WTF? Either all the command decisions are Lee's, or none of them are. It felt like another tacked-on conflict just to build some needless dramatic tension. Other than that, I liked the story a good bit. Cain was a complete cunt. Too bad Shaw bought it, she could have been a good addition to the crew.

[tazelbain]

Pineapple.

I am not sure why I love this show.  I know it's completely retard but I don't care.

[HaemishM]

Best Chuck Episode Yet. I really dig where they are going with the show.

[Riggswolfe]

Chuck got picked up for a full season today. In other news rumor is the Writer's strike is almost over. Apparently the agents talked to each party separately and things are close to being fixed.

And I love Chuck. Yvonne Strahotsky helps of course.

[HaemishM]

Oh, and more on BSG: Razor. Is it just me, or is Number Six SOOOOOOOO much hotter as the strawberry blonde lesbian? I mean, she was always decently hot as the blonde #6, but that more understated look she was sporting right up until they figured out she was a Cylon was just SMOKING.

[Evildrider]

I'm glad Chuck got a full season.  It's one of my favorite new shows this season. 

Plus the smoking hot blonde and the addition of Adam Baldwin do alot to enhance the show.  :)

[Rishathra]

Oh, and more on BSG: Razor. Is it just me, or is Number Six SOOOOOOOO much hotter as the strawberry blonde lesbian? I mean, she was always decently hot as the blonde #6, but that more understated look she was sporting right up until they figured out she was a Cylon was just SMOKING.

Agreed.  Tricia Helfer is sooooo much more hot when she's not trying to be.  The supermodel clothes and makeup just cover up her already fantastic natural beauty.

[Evil Elvis]

If there's one thing I've disliked about the last 2 seasons of Dexter, it's been the Dokes character.  That is until yesterday.  The scenes with him near finally redeemed that character.  You could really feel him being overcome with dread, revulsion and sickness all a the same time.

[Riggswolfe]

If there's one thing I've disliked about the last 2 seasons of Dexter, it's been the Dokes character.  That is until yesterday.  The scenes with him near finally redeemed that character.  You could really feel him being overcome with dread, revulsion and sickness all a the same time.

Dexter has been really good this season. I'm actually still in suspense about Doakes. I think he has a 50/50 chance of surviving the season. I'm now anxiously awaiting Lila's death however.

I think it's cool how they're really messing with Dexter in this season.

Now to talk about my other current favorite, Chuck.

How did you guys like last night's episode? And I wonder what will happen when it comes back after the new year? I don't think Adam Baldwin will actually try to kill him, but it seems to me that Chuck being targetted is going to disrupt the "normal" parts of the show. And has anyone else noticed Awesome and Ellie seem to have lesser roles as the season goes on? And lastly, I'm actually warming up to Morgen since he started going out with Anna.

[Trippy]

Chuck wasn't one of the better episodes. On the other hand it had Sarah in her underwear *and* a bikini so it wasn't all bad. Morgan is still annoying.

[Johny Cee]

I tried to watch Tin Man on Sunday,  since Scifi has a pretty good record on miniseries (The Lost Room, Galactica, Farscape, etc).

Wow.  I couldn't watch it for more then 15 minutes at a time before turning the channel,  despite the fact that Scifi dropped some heavy money on getting name actors.  Just poor and uninteresting.

[Nerf]

I saw the whole thing and was pretty impressed, I like what they did with it.  The tie-in to the original oz was pretty lame though, and I think it really could've done without it.  (Time apparently moves at the same rate in Oz as in our world, yet generations upon generations upon generations of dorothy's magical ancestors have been around in..60 years?)

[stray]

I'm an Alan Cumming fanboy. Pretty gay, right?

Anyways, I'll probably dl it or something. My cable doesn't have Sci-Fi on demand unfortunately.

[Morat20]

I saw the whole thing and was pretty impressed, I like what they did with it.  The tie-in to the original oz was pretty lame though, and I think it really could've done without it.  (Time apparently moves at the same rate in Oz as in our world, yet generations upon generations upon generations of dorothy's magical ancestors have been around in..60 years?)

Hmm, my thoughs:

1) Monkeys fly out of her boobs.
2) I see what the DG actress was trying for, but it was a fucking bad idea. Her character sapped my will to live at times.
3) Part Two was the high point, such as it was.
4) I thought the Emerald would be bigger.
5) Set design and costuming was pretty solid.
6) Dude, stop calling it "The O. Z". Seriously. It wasn't funny the first time, you rejects. You should have just called it "Oz" or used the full name.

Mostly, if they'd decided to do "darker reimaging" with less nods to the original and a lot less "Look how clever we are" bits in there, it would have been better. I think the idea was pretty solid -- but then, I've read Wicked and have a soft spot for Darker Oz. I certainly liked the Tin Men as gunslinger/cops, and the kind of Steampunk/Art Deco versus Art Noveau dichtomy in the sets was nice. They just needed a serious pass at the script to remove some of the "Wee! Look how clever we are" and some good acting direction and they'd have had a much better show.

[HaemishM]

My local NBC affiliated decided to preempt this week's Chuck for a fucking Billy Graham Crusade. Thanks, Billy. 

[Riggswolfe]

My local NBC affiliated decided to preempt this week's Chuck for a fucking Billy Graham Crusade. Thanks, Billy. 

Seriously, that's a sin worthy of storming the local affiliate and hanging them all from the rafters. I'd probably fire off several very angry emails about that.

[MrHat]

S'ok, I figure we're about 1 year away from simulcast.

[WayAbvPar]

My local NBC affiliated decided to preempt this week's Chuck for a fucking Billy Graham Crusade. Thanks, Billy. 

You gotta get yourself into a nice blue agnostic-leaning state, my man.

[Trippy]

My local NBC affiliated decided to preempt this week's Chuck for a fucking Billy Graham Crusade. Thanks, Billy. 

Check your listings to see if it's being rebroadcast this week. My NBC station shows it again on Saturdays. Or just download it from NBC or the usual places.

[Nerf]

I saw the whole thing and was pretty impressed, I like what they did with it.  The tie-in to the original oz was pretty lame though, and I think it really could've done without it.  (Time apparently moves at the same rate in Oz as in our world, yet generations upon generations upon generations of dorothy's magical ancestors have been around in..60 years?)

Hmm, my thoughs:

1) Monkeys fly out of her boobs.  See bold italics, two of my favorite things, in one! How could you not love this?
2) I see what the DG actress was trying for, but it was a fucking bad idea. Her character sapped my will to live at times the goo out of my penis.
3) Part Two was the high point, such as it was.
4) I thought the Emerald would be bigger.
5) Set design and costuming was pretty solid.
6) Dude, stop calling it "The O. Z". Seriously. It wasn't funny the first time, you rejects. You should have just called it "Oz" or used the full name.

Mostly, if they'd decided to do "darker reimaging" with less nods to the original and a lot less "Look how clever we are" bits in there, it would have been better. I think the idea was pretty solid -- but then, I've read Wicked and have a soft spot for Darker Oz. I certainly liked the Tin Men as gunslinger/cops, and the kind of Steampunk/Art Deco versus Art Noveau dichtomy in the sets was nice. They just needed a serious pass at the script to remove some of the "Wee! Look how clever we are" and some good acting direction and they'd have had a much better show.

It was 6 hours, it's bound to drag in a few parts, should've been cut down to 4 with less filler, but overall still worth watching, I would've gladly shelled out $8 at the theatre for the experience.

[Morat20]

It was 6 hours, it's bound to drag in a few parts, should've been cut down to 4 with less filler, but overall still worth watching, I would've gladly shelled out $8 at the theatre for the experience.

I don't regret watching it. I think if they'd have tossed the Flash Gordon idiots they had working on it, and made some changes here and there in the script and art direction it couild have been a very solid mini-series. I suppose what irked me the most is I saw what it could have been and was, for the Sci-Fi channel at least, surprisingly cloose to getting.

Also, whoever said "Hey, let's call him Ahamo" was a fucking moron. Although when DG said "What's Ahamo" if they'd have cut to Alan Cumming muggijng at the camera, that would have made it okay.

[Evildrider]

They should have spent all that money for Tin Man on another season of Dresden Files.   

[Morat20]

They should have spent all that money for Tin Man on another season of Dresden Files.   

No kidding. Dresden Files had decent ratings, but not among the key male demographics.

However, I understand Tin Man was originally pitched as a series -- last Tin Man in a conquered Oz, which I think could have been good in the right hands.

[Abagadro]

The last season of The Wire starts up on January 6th on HBO. If you haven't seen the show, you should go out and rent (or buy, they are that good) seasons 1-4 so you can watch season 5.

[Tale]

The last season of The Wire starts up on January 6th on HBO. If you haven't seen the show, you should go out and rent (or buy, they are that good) seasons 1-4 so you can watch season 5.

I just watched Season 1. It was amazing. And now I have a whole four seasons more to watch! Really impressed with HBO - Rome, Deadwood, The Wire, etc.

[stray]

So... Can someone give me a rundown on what happened in Buffy as to make a show like Angel possible? I stopped watching a little bit after Spike took over that little vampire clan, and Angel went bad, killed the computer teacher, and joined him. The show started boring me for various reasons, but I thought Spike and Angel were cool... Figured I'd give Angel a chance.

Anyways, how did those two become good? What the hell did Angel do to get Buffy's little group to even accept him back again (I'm assuming she did..)? WTF turned Spike into a do-gooder? Just spoil everything if you can.