Booster Screentime Minutes, and Deep-ish Thoughts

Apr 24, 2011 00:14

 I really wonder if my feelings about this episode would've been different without the hyping out the wazoo.  Because I sort of think that maybe all these advanced reviewers actually got to see a different cut of the episode then me.  A better cut.  I mean, don't get me wrong, because I do understand that opinions vary, and the SV fandom is very ( Read more... )

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la_belle_isa April 24 2011, 23:17:05 UTC
It was an OK episode. Like you, I think that clumsy Clark makes no sense. I find Clark, with his attire, completely fashionable, especially the glasses. In fact, he looks more like a model then ever before on that show. I mean seriously, you would see a guy like that, with glasses and all, walking into your office and what would be your reaction? I can assure you that mine wouldn’t be: “What a dork”. And the clumsiness just adds to the charm. I just saw a giant ad for glasses on the highway, and the male model was sporting a pair of glasses very similar to Clark’s. Anyway, they painted themselves in a corner with that one. For me, the idea of magic glasses wouldn’t have been bad.
Anyway, the showrunners have been meticulously planning clois for years, but it looks like Clark’s arc is not that well thought out.
Re: DC characters I don’t give a fudge about. That’s a good comparison with Supernatural. They always explain in one sentence what the new character is about and at least, there are chances that I might see them in future episodes. In Booster’s case and gang, why should I bother? (In an unrelated matter, I’m re-watching S5 of SPN, and in every episode when they’re not working on the main arc (the apocalypse coming), they have a dialogue at the beginning explaining why they devote their time to something else. I think it would have been easy to do in SV with Darkseid.)
I think whenever reporters receive an episode in advance, they make a glowing review to keep receiving episodes in advance. Ii guess a lukewarm review isn't the way. Also, I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of synergy going on in promoting certain type of episodes, namely G. Johns episodes. Even that PR person saw fit to urge us to watch live, in her completely candid opinion. Maybe they all thought they had a chance at a spin-off.

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jeannev April 25 2011, 02:49:05 UTC
I kept wondering why we were supposed to be thinking that Clark's wardrobe was dorky. It looked fine to me. The vest, the raincoat. He looked hot.

I'm never quite sure what they plan on this show, and what they just throw together carelessly. You'd think if they planned better, they wouldn't have to retcon so much.

Ya know, I kind of think that SV was supported for most of its 10 years by a lot of people who had never picked up a comic book. I really resent that we're so callously disregarded in the final season. I understand throwing in things for the fanboys, and all that. But you can't write the show assuming that they're your only audience.

I wouldn't watch a Booster gold spin off. I can't see that entertaining me. Its like a less funny version of The Tick.

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