Search results

I think I would have liked that one too... but I'll also say I'm glad a lot of these never saw the light of day. The description of "The Mysterious Mr. Jones" sounds like the kind of plots I wrote when I was fifteen. ...And, I'll confess, the kind of plot I start writing now but quickly abandon.

Oh, of course he did. But "gay" doesn't mean "ineffective." One of the most effective people I know is lesbian. Gay means gay. Or happy. "Retarded" might mean ineffective but "retarded" also means mentally challenged/ill, so I have to say, Demonn, you're treading on thin ice there, too. What's...

I stand by my original point, which I will now start making explicit. Gay =/= Stupid, or Tacky, or Anything You Don't Like. Don't call stupid things "gay." Not here. Not in my hearing. Not this week. Not ever. Please. 'Kay? That said, the latter picture is pretty ridiculous, and I hope we...

What... you mean make 'em look like Markas? I admit he's not exactly the superhero look, but he'd bring in a whole new crowd with his adorableness. You'll get your wish -- directed by Joss Whedon, no less. Whedon's also working on the script, and did a once-over on Captain America's script too.

I listened to the song "Green Hornet" instead, and quite enjoyed it.

Yeah, and as far as I can recall, every use of both was derogatorily aimed by the other group: only Earthers called people from Mars "Marsies," and only Marsies called people from Earth "Earthers."

To a certain extent HBO really should just concede the point and just air "Sopranos" and "Wire" reruns constantly. ... Oh, wait, "Boardwalk Empire" is about organized crime running illicit substances. And Michael K. Williams is in it. They already got my memo.

The Vorlons were operating on what Valen had told them to do. There had to be an Earth-Minbari War because, among other things, from Valen's perspective it had already happened. If the Vorlons had done anything else, they would have been changing the past. Even if that past hadn't happened yet.

Thanks; it would have been a bit weird, yes, although I think it would have been kind of a neat tie-in. Someday I'll even see the original.

I have a somewhat tangential question... re-watching Season One, I was suddenly reminded of the idea kicking around to do an episode that would be a sequel to "Demon With a Glass Hand." Considering I never even saw the original Outer Limits ep, my question is doubly strange, but did Harlan...

This is pretty neat/spooky/drawn-out... Not for the impatient.

Certain corners of the internet are full of people like that. And yes, we need to get out more. Thing is, we got this nice little groupthink feedback loop going, where we think we're the entire internet or even the world, and going outside our comfort zone would mess with that. It's true...

Oh, okay. Never mind, then, I don't usually watch those. They didn't have much of a choice. The deal was between Fox and Dushku; Eliza's the one who brought Joss in to run her show. There was much hand-wringing about "Why is he going back to Fox?" But the deal already existed, with Fox as an...

Well, a) it wasn't just women who got turned off by the exploitative theme, b) not all women deserted in droves, c) you yourself might be a little stereotyped for making it that simple a binary, and d) a lot of people had a real problem with the lack of family above all. Buffy, Angel, and...

Dollhouse had its moments; it also had its problems. Personally the Boyd twist was brilliant and inspired, but ultimately poorly executed; not enough follow-through. And any physical, tangible explanation for Echo's resistance undermined the original point of the show. Still, I really liked a...

The nerds going from being heroes to villains is indeed something of a betrayal -- but I think it's one of the essential messages of the show. The Trio in Season Six represent how nerds can run off the rails too, in the absence of a strong family: after all, the most evil nerd of that season is...

Well, it niggled at me all night, so forgive the double post: Buffy and the Scoobies were never uncool. They were unpopular, but we know (and they eventually realized) that they are indeed cool. In fact it's one of the lessons of the show that coolness is not in the eye of the beholder. And...

Dang. That commentary cut pretty deep, and may well have gotten to the heart of the problem with Season 7. I've definitely noticed that the season really stalled between "Conversations With Dead People" (which I love) and Faith's return -- and with Faith's return, Spike would have to be sharing...

Not quite a crossover, actually. Buffy S8 begins after Angel S5 ends, chronologically. But yeah, it's the same setup.

Get the 90 minutes back, I'm assuming? The Mexican wrestlers one is actually a bit important thematically.