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I just got hooked into BSG. Yipes ! It's great!

Post 41

Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 6:52pm

Only 9% for Doctor Who? You Philistines! :)

Post 42

Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 7:35pm

Quoting Christensen, Tom Baker was born to play the Doctor. But House does make me (the big sissy) cry quite a bit more often than the current Doctor Who episodes do, so I couldn't in good conscience vote for the show as best currently running drama. You will at least note that the show was included as a serious contender.

And Philistines watch Jihadi Bumblebee, anyway, don't they?

Ted Keer

Post 43

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 12:44am

     Oh, yeah, uh, "Doctor Who"...doctor who?
     Never got caught up in that one; even for a 'sci-fi' fan like me, it was a bit too...'too.' Those original 'Daleks' were just not all that intimidating, ya know? I mean: R2D2's 'Ancestors Gone Wild!'
     And, the 'British' tilt to time-travel, well, I make exceptions re T-T stories, but, I got my limits (nm Superman's old phone booth.) --- Dr. Who surpassed my limits with the 1st 2 early episodes I caught. Besides, a 'character' who changes faces every other (or 3rd) season, well...James Bond was bad enough, but, a TV series? Nope; bye-bye.

LLAP
J:D

Post 44

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 12:19pm

Oh, yeah, uh, "Doctor Who"...doctor who?
Never got caught up in that one; even for a 'sci-fi' fan like me, it was a bit too...'too.'

Too cerebral? :)

Have you ever read Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy? Funny stuff, somewhat similar to the Doctor Who series.

Besides, a 'character' who changes faces every other (or 3rd) season, well...James Bond was bad enough, but, a TV series? Nope; bye-bye

It's a shame you mention that as a reason for not watching. The Doctor is an alien and "regenerates" every so often which explains the change in appearance. Albeit it was a way originally to keep the series going and hiring a new actor but it's nothing like James Bond changing appearance where no explanation is given. Plus the new Doctor Who series changed actors after the first season because Christopher Eccelson wanted to leave. Generally they stick around longer than a few seasons.
(Edited by John Armaos on 9/17, 12:21pm)

Post 45

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 7:12pm

Erica: You're correct about B5. It did just barely finish the planned story arc. However, it was actually getting more interesting than ever at that point in many respects, with the civil war among humans, etc., but sci-fi cut their budget significantly, which forced Strazinsky to cut salaries and so Claudia Christian quit, which I thought was a stupid move for her and them, and I was proven correct. (What has she done since?) On SciFi, the show quickly went downhill.

Dark Angel, however, is my all-time fave. It had the best, almost 100% hard-science plots, the strongest and most interesting characters, and both ROFL humor and intense moral dilemnas in every episode. And I'm NOT a big Alba fan. It also had a definite story arc which got totally trashed by the network. The last 1.5 hour special episode is perhaps the most intense TV experience I've ever had.

So they replaced DA with Firefly, and I almost didn't watch it, I was so totally pissed off. However, Firefly was almost as good as DA... and also had a definite story arc, as evinced in the movie "Serenity," which is playing here in the OC this Wednesday, BTW at 7:30 at the art theater near Bristol and Sunflower, for those in the area. Since I've only seen it five or six times, I will definitely be there.

Both DA and FF had the problem that they challenged real taboos and DA, especially, made people think about things that are typically taken for granted. It shoved those issues on the main burner and then into the faces of the viewers, and people who like that kind of intensity loved it, while the couch potatos turned to something more likely to put them to sleep.

Post 46

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 7:46pm

Saving Grace

I've been watching Saving Grace on TNT with Holly Hunter and Laura San Giacomo. The show is definitely worth checking out, although tonight's was the finale of the first season. I only caught the last four episodes, but I can't wait for the next season.

Oh, the premise is that Anna "Grace" Darko (Hunter) is a homicide investigator, a bad-girl in her private life (this episode opened with her handcuffed to her bed by a one-night stand who fled when he found she was a cop) who happens to have a real-life (afterlife?) guardian angel who plays the crotchety smart-aleck role a la Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap. Grace is irreligious, and I haven't quite figured out the angel angle, but he is "real" in the story.

If anyone else here watches this show, please comment.

Post 47

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 8:32pm

I said I didn't much care for the cheerleader on Heroes on the V/Vendetta thread, but I've changed my mind after more evidence, I like both the character and Hayden Panettiere's performance. I find Ali Larter's (pictured) character Niki Sanders more appealing, and she's a bit closer to my type and age. Turns out she grew up 10 minutes from me as well.

Post 48

Friday, September 21, 2007 - 11:39pm

All the stuff on HBO, Planet Earth and everything on Food Network.

Post 49

Friday, September 21, 2007 - 11:44pm

Do they still show the Japanese version of Iron Chef? Always loved that show.

Post 50

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 4:25pm

This was a good thread. Holly Hunter's Saving Grace is back running on TNT at 10p on Mondays. A real good cop show with a cute gimmick.

There's an interesting shot of Hunter if you do a google image search with the safety filter off.

Post 51

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 5:30pm

I always loved Hunter. I'll have to record the show, I am curious about it.

For years I thought she would have best portrayed Dagney.

(Edited by Teresa Summerlee Isanhart on 7/08, 5:30pm)

Post 52

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 5:52pm

Hunter & San Giacomo

I don't think you need to know anything special to get into the show, except that Earl is literally her guardian angel, that she's an atheist herself, and that she has a rather unorthodox lovelife. The defense attorney in last night's episode subpoenaed two dozen of her lovers to depose them in front of her current boyfriend. Last season had ended with her left tied to a bed at the beginning of an episode, pictures available on the web.

I do love Hunter. I don't think she ever plays any part but herself - with her original accent. And she's not the tall type Rand liked. Young, she'd have made the perfect Cherryl.

Post 53

Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 2:42pm

Saving Grace Season Premiere

The season premiere airs Monday at 10p Eastern, 9p Central on TNT.

Post 54

Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 3:28pm

For Holly Hunter fans, recent episodes of Saving Grace are available at TNT's website, and all three seasons are available here through watchtvsitcoms.com.

For those who wonder why I do not post my photo, and those who are suspicious due to my "pattern" of defending Christianity, the explanation is simple. I am Earl.

Post 55

Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 7:15pm