I'm still averting my eyes from the Stargateage, except for that SGA spoiler, which, I swear, just thinking about makes me laugh. BWAH!
I couldn't even begin to attempt watching The Black Donnellys for exactly the reasons you mention - no way can I see this be the stuff of a continuing series. But the Geico Caveman? Damn, that could either be the saddest or the most brilliant idea ever. (Somehow I doubt the brilliant, although I can see possibliities. Think of the societal commentary!)
Yes, the gekko never quite caught on the same way, did it? I was utterly mystified when they decided to give it an Aussie accent - maybe that was an attempt to work the character into a possible tie-in zone. Who knew?
It's going on two months now since I have witnessed the exploding tumor storyline and I'm still laughing. And I thought Tripp electricuting himself on Enterprise was priceless.
that the old enemy SG-1 had fought for so many seasons and the new one it faced in the end became melded together
This is what I really liked about this episode. (Well, other than CB's performance, but I feel a little guilty about that since we just got a Vala episode, you know?) There were a lot of callbacks to the past, in ways that were actually not all that knock-you-on-the-head blatant. But the Goa'uld, and the golden hallways and an actual symbiote and the Tok'ra and ascension and the Ori... it made me feel all sentimental, and yet it fit together pretty smoothly, all things considered.
But the Goa'uld, and the golden hallways and an actual symbiote and the Tok'ra and ascension and the Ori... it made me feel all sentimental, and yet it fit together pretty smoothly, all things considered.
It was neat the way all the dots connected. (And I know what you mean about CB's performance--we did just have a Vala episode, and yet so much of what made this episode wasn't the events but Vala's reactions.)
I just have a huge mental block when it comes to TBD. Like, I don't get why I should even sympathize with them. They killed four guys, but oh noes! The Italians are the bad guys for not wanting to let them get away with it? Uh, okay.
And I think Tommy is unbelievably ugly, so that's not helping me out. The whole show annoys me. And yes, I had the very same reaction to the Joey Ice Cream exposition line. Especially since the omniscent narration was one of my biggest problems with the pilot. So having it pointed out? Whatevs.
They killed four guys, but oh noes! The Italians are the bad guys for not wanting to let them get away with it?
Yeah, it's kind of mystifying. If we weren't being asked to root for them to be saved from their own venal stupidity, that would probably help. Getting caught up in a gang war is a tragedy; getting caught up in a gang war that you started not so much.
I wish I could comment on your SG1 thoughts, but it appears we were like minded once again. ;)
(The sex with Jenny in Monday's episode was, in my opinion, a piece of inexplicable point-missing on the part of the writers-Tommy is already paying that price, with his future, with each murderous and violent thing he does to cover for his brothers, and that, that dimming of his prospects, that leaching of his humanity, will make him unfit for love, and make him "lose" Jenny-it's all of a piece with that price. Her jumping him with no warning and then blowing him off is not "losing" her.) There is no rooting for anyone in this situation, just watching the trainwreck unfold. That makes for a fascinating two-hour story with an unhappy ending, but isn't sustainable as a weekly drama where we're supposed to become deeply involved with these characters. The other brothers are annoying and awful and Tommy is trapped and that's pretty much it.Yes, yes, OH GOD YES! Uh-hum. That is my way of saying thank you for so wonderfully summerizing my
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The thing that hooks me on a show is the characters and caring about what happens to them and I'm making no connection here.
Yeah, that's the heart of the problem. I think Tommy's story is pretty interesting on an intellectual level, but since he's the most sympathetic character, and this story is about his descent into darkness, and there is absolutely nothing else to grab hold of, it just doesn't seem like enough to keep a weekly drama going. And let's face it, we're both fans of a show that started with a horrendous nuclear apocalypse and then got darker, so it's not like we're put off by that kind of stuff!
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ABC has ordered a sitcom pilot based on the GEICO caveman
That is just... come ON. Oh, TV. You boggle me.
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It's either going to be offbeat and quirky or horrible, and I know which one I have my money on.
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I couldn't even begin to attempt watching The Black Donnellys for exactly the reasons you mention - no way can I see this be the stuff of a continuing series. But the Geico Caveman? Damn, that could either be the saddest or the most brilliant idea ever. (Somehow I doubt the brilliant, although I can see possibliities. Think of the societal commentary!)
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This is what I really liked about this episode. (Well, other than CB's performance, but I feel a little guilty about that since we just got a Vala episode, you know?) There were a lot of callbacks to the past, in ways that were actually not all that knock-you-on-the-head blatant. But the Goa'uld, and the golden hallways and an actual symbiote and the Tok'ra and ascension and the Ori... it made me feel all sentimental, and yet it fit together pretty smoothly, all things considered.
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It was neat the way all the dots connected. (And I know what you mean about CB's performance--we did just have a Vala episode, and yet so much of what made this episode wasn't the events but Vala's reactions.)
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And I think Tommy is unbelievably ugly, so that's not helping me out. The whole show annoys me. And yes, I had the very same reaction to the Joey Ice Cream exposition line. Especially since the omniscent narration was one of my biggest problems with the pilot. So having it pointed out? Whatevs.
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LMAO! Ok, I wouldn't say unbelieably ugly, but I don't find him attractive at all and a hot lead would have definitely helped keep my attention.
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Yeah, it's kind of mystifying. If we weren't being asked to root for them to be saved from their own venal stupidity, that would probably help. Getting caught up in a gang war is a tragedy; getting caught up in a gang war that you started not so much.
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(The sex with Jenny in Monday's episode was, in my opinion, a piece of inexplicable point-missing on the part of the writers-Tommy is already paying that price, with his future, with each murderous and violent thing he does to cover for his brothers, and that, that dimming of his prospects, that leaching of his humanity, will make him unfit for love, and make him "lose" Jenny-it's all of a piece with that price. Her jumping him with no warning and then blowing him off is not "losing" her.) There is no rooting for anyone in this situation, just watching the trainwreck unfold. That makes for a fascinating two-hour story with an unhappy ending, but isn't sustainable as a weekly drama where we're supposed to become deeply involved with these characters. The other brothers are annoying and awful and Tommy is trapped and that's pretty much it.Yes, yes, OH GOD YES! Uh-hum. That is my way of saying thank you for so wonderfully summerizing my ( ... )
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Yeah, that's the heart of the problem. I think Tommy's story is pretty interesting on an intellectual level, but since he's the most sympathetic character, and this story is about his descent into darkness, and there is absolutely nothing else to grab hold of, it just doesn't seem like enough to keep a weekly drama going. And let's face it, we're both fans of a show that started with a horrendous nuclear apocalypse and then got darker, so it's not like we're put off by that kind of stuff!
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