Ranger Shoshanah
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Kasidy Yates, freighter captain, delivers another thread from ISN News
Here's another experiment in keeping all the discussion concerning a particular show in one thread.
Ranger
Vorlon (Admin)
4400 Discussion Thread
If your a Deep Space 9 fan then you are going to love this new show from the minds and actors behind that Trek series.
http://www.trektoday.com/news/100704_01.shtml
The show revolves around the concept of 4,400 missing UFO ubductants return to Earth.. all at once. The story partialy shows how these people try to find their way back into modern society, however, knowing the history of the writers we can tell that there is a bigger story behind the initial setup. The 4,400 is a back door mini series pilot the same way that the new Battlestar was for sister channel SFC. So if all goes well the show could turn into a regular series.
The 4400 debuts Sunday night on USA at 9 PM EST.
07-11-2004 12:49 AM
Ranger
Vorlon (Admin)
Okay..
I can tell by the silence that I was one of the only people to watch this first part of the mini eh? I am glad three others saw it in my office. LOL
Anyway...
I liked part one. It did have a bit of a "TAKEN" vibe though. And that could be because one of the leads was from the SFC series. Or that the spooky little girl who knows a lot reminds me of the spooky little girl from "TAKEN". But other than that.. no.. it still reminds me of "TAKEN".
There is also a bit of an "X Files" thing going on here as well. The two investigators give off that Molder and Skully pairing theme. He has a son who is in a coma because of the aliens [not a sister taken by aliens]. And she is cut off from looking at things in a non scientific way [not the disbeliever of everything supernatural]. Despite this shadowing the series has to rely on these familiar characters in order to set up it's mythos.
So what we know so far is that the UFOs took citizens of Earth up into space for the last 60+ years. These people have been returned to Earth in present day by a glowing Orb that blew it's self up after dropping them off. These 4,400 were released back into society with the belief that nothing had been done to them. But now some are exhibiting strange and unexplainable powers. In an effort not to start a panic Homeland Security will watch and monitor the 4,400 for strange activities.
It's an interesting show so far with some nice nods to hard core SF fans.. but it is a mainstream show with heavy sentiments which may turn off some from hanging in for the full ride.
Part two airs this Sunday at 9 PM EST on USA. Repeats and marathons are said to be in the works but I haven't seen anything on that yet.
07-13-2004 11:17 AM
Jean
Vorlon (Moderator)
60+ years ago? During the Second World War, then? Is there any sign that this is going to be relevant?
Are all the 4400 American?
It sounds intriguing, but it will be ages before it gets to a telly near me - sigh!
07-13-2004 02:34 PM
Ranger Shoshanah
Senior Lurker
Not all of the 4400 were kidnapped 60 years ago--most are much younger. But all came back the same age that they were when they left, be it as a little girl or as a middle-aged man.
__________________
When you see what you want, don't be afraid--all love is not unrequited.
"I, for one, prefer to think ...that ["Space, Time, and the Incurable Romantic"] is more of a JMS "What If?" story than part of the series "canon". As far as I'm concerned Marcus stayed in that tube forever, a monument to missed opportunities and to the enduring power of hope." Joseph DeMartino
Sometimes I think that the human heart resists all attempts to suppress wishful--or wistful--thinking.
07-13-2004 05:19 PM
Here's another experiment in keeping all the discussion concerning a particular show in one thread.
Ranger
Vorlon (Admin)
4400 Discussion Thread
If your a Deep Space 9 fan then you are going to love this new show from the minds and actors behind that Trek series.
http://www.trektoday.com/news/100704_01.shtml
The show revolves around the concept of 4,400 missing UFO ubductants return to Earth.. all at once. The story partialy shows how these people try to find their way back into modern society, however, knowing the history of the writers we can tell that there is a bigger story behind the initial setup. The 4,400 is a back door mini series pilot the same way that the new Battlestar was for sister channel SFC. So if all goes well the show could turn into a regular series.
The 4400 debuts Sunday night on USA at 9 PM EST.
07-11-2004 12:49 AM
Ranger
Vorlon (Admin)
Okay..
I can tell by the silence that I was one of the only people to watch this first part of the mini eh? I am glad three others saw it in my office. LOL
Anyway...
I liked part one. It did have a bit of a "TAKEN" vibe though. And that could be because one of the leads was from the SFC series. Or that the spooky little girl who knows a lot reminds me of the spooky little girl from "TAKEN". But other than that.. no.. it still reminds me of "TAKEN".
There is also a bit of an "X Files" thing going on here as well. The two investigators give off that Molder and Skully pairing theme. He has a son who is in a coma because of the aliens [not a sister taken by aliens]. And she is cut off from looking at things in a non scientific way [not the disbeliever of everything supernatural]. Despite this shadowing the series has to rely on these familiar characters in order to set up it's mythos.
So what we know so far is that the UFOs took citizens of Earth up into space for the last 60+ years. These people have been returned to Earth in present day by a glowing Orb that blew it's self up after dropping them off. These 4,400 were released back into society with the belief that nothing had been done to them. But now some are exhibiting strange and unexplainable powers. In an effort not to start a panic Homeland Security will watch and monitor the 4,400 for strange activities.
It's an interesting show so far with some nice nods to hard core SF fans.. but it is a mainstream show with heavy sentiments which may turn off some from hanging in for the full ride.
Part two airs this Sunday at 9 PM EST on USA. Repeats and marathons are said to be in the works but I haven't seen anything on that yet.
07-13-2004 11:17 AM
Jean
Vorlon (Moderator)
60+ years ago? During the Second World War, then? Is there any sign that this is going to be relevant?
Are all the 4400 American?
It sounds intriguing, but it will be ages before it gets to a telly near me - sigh!
07-13-2004 02:34 PM
Ranger Shoshanah
Senior Lurker
Not all of the 4400 were kidnapped 60 years ago--most are much younger. But all came back the same age that they were when they left, be it as a little girl or as a middle-aged man.
__________________
When you see what you want, don't be afraid--all love is not unrequited.
"I, for one, prefer to think ...that ["Space, Time, and the Incurable Romantic"] is more of a JMS "What If?" story than part of the series "canon". As far as I'm concerned Marcus stayed in that tube forever, a monument to missed opportunities and to the enduring power of hope." Joseph DeMartino
Sometimes I think that the human heart resists all attempts to suppress wishful--or wistful--thinking.
07-13-2004 05:19 PM