It's starting to be re-watch season

[redstarrobot]

We're starting to talk about a Pretender re-watch, coordinated here. If we get a few folks who've never seen the show before, I'll put up spoiler-free posts in addition to the spoileriffic ones, so feel free to recruit. (No, really, please do. There's nothing like the fantastic look of shock when they realize what they're actually in for. I

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[lyssie]

I would buy cracker jack, but I'm not terribly fond of it. Can I just get temp tats from the vending machine? =D

[redstarrobot]

Personally, I think that's the better deal. They don't put temp tats in as prizes anymore. It's like my childhood is GONE.

[vilakins]

I didn't fill out the timing one, living in the wrong part of the planet. I'll go with what you guys decide.

[redstarrobot]

You could fill it out and ask me to translate the seasonal references to the correct dates, if you wish. :)

[vilakins]

Any time in the next three-six months is fine by me.

By which I mean any time from immediately to six months off. What I said was a little ambiguous. :-P

[astrogirl2]

I still savor the flailing of my first recruit, it was particularly spectacular.

I am never, never going to live that down. :)

Anyway, you already know that I'm in. And that I've seen all of it at least once, and some of it almost too many times. :)

[redstarrobot]

You never, ever will. It was a work of art. :)

[izhilzha]

What timing! I just put the next disc of season 1 on my Netflix queue #1 slot.

...I am dependent on Netflix, which is the "other" I put in the timing bit of the poll. It would probably be "I'll occasionally check in" or "once every 2 weeks" anyway, because I have lots of other shows and a rather busy RL at the moment.

But I definitely want to watch the rest of this show. :)

[astrogirl2]

Awesome!

[starwatcher307]

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I was an avid watcher when the series was new; never ever missed an episode. I have all the DVDs, and have re-watched about 2-1/2 seasons. But both those watchings were without fandom support; I'd enjoy watching discussions.

Does it drive anyone else crazy that everyone but Miss Parker had a first name? One of my pet peeves; people deserve to have a personal identity. (I always thought "Angel" was her father's pet name for her, rather than her given name. Does anyone have any canon support or rejection of that thought?)
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[astrogirl2]

She wasn't the only one. Mr. Parker and Broots never had their first names given, either. Meanwhile, Sydney didn't appear to have a last name, and of course, neither did Jarod, or at least he didn't know what it was. The show just had an odd thing about names. :)

I'm quite certain "Angel" was just a pet name, myself, but I don't have any canonical support to point to, alas.

[kerravonsen]

Are we assuming that Sydney was his first name, rather than his last name?

[starwatcher307]

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I always did. It makes sense that he'd use his first name with child patients, to establish a closer connection with them. Otherwise, I expect child Jarod would have called him Mr. Sydney.
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