One of those random "stuff" type posts

[iainjclark]

My horrible phlegm-filled lurgy is now finally subsiding, even though my throat is still raw and I keep coughing randomly. At least I no longer sound like a cross between Davros and Barry White, and was able to laugh at last night's Mock the Week without actually killing myself. (Frankie Boyle's Inuit Robot Butler was absolute genius

Comments

[ninebelow]

Since I am only two thirds of the way through the Chronicles I will refrain from calling you a big ole wronghead yet.

However, why is it only nine episodes long? I would have thought this spelt death not second season.

[ajr]

The WGA strike cut the season short. Chronciles was far from the only show affected, many other shows had in the region of 13 episodes instead of 2o-odd.

[fba]

But in the case of Heroes I suspect the WGA strike was what saved it from the axe...

[iainjclark]

I think that's fair. :-)

[ninebelow]

Ah, all is revealed.

PS What is the book under Gunsmith Cats?

[ajr]

Damn, you replied to the comment just as I was trying to fix the 2o/20 error.

The book under Gunsmith Cats is The Summer of Naked Swim Parties, by Jessica Anya Blau. It's one of two that I picked up on a whim (the power of table displays).

[ninebelow]

I will say now that the hotness of Glau surprised me - I think she's grown an ass or something - but does not compare to Headey.

[snowking]

I AM NOT ALONE ANYMORE

[ajr]

Now you can be alone together!

[iainjclark]

Well I was particularly impressed by episode 3 (The Turk) especially the Oppenheimer start, and by episode 6 (Dungeons and Dragons), but the series definitely improves as it goes.

[ajr]

What I liked was that a lot of the criticisms I had about the pilot and the first episode proper were dealt with as the series progressed. To take one off the top of my head, I was a bit annoyed at John being a complete pansy all the time, but I think it was as soon as episode three they had him doing proactive stuff instead, which was a nice surprise.

If episode six is the one I think it is, I'd agree with that.

[iainjclark]

Yes, the early episodes are very concerned with setting up the premise, but them the series gets both more thoughtful and more dramatic as it goes along. They sometimes over-complicate the mythology, but generally I was impressed. The last four episodes have a lot of excellent stuff in them.