SHAMELESS (another pointless DA thread)
POSTED BY: Zoot
UPDATED: Sunday, August 21, 2005 18:49
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OMG - sorry bout this Zoot - not been on in a while - hows you? Was the holiday any good? And I've often thought that - why don't they just have a quicky, and run off to find Alec? Problem solved - OK, so every time they had sex, Logan would almost die, but what-the-hey? Everyone still wins!
OK - episode, the Pilot or Freak Nation (althought And Jesus Brought a Casserole, Meow, She Ain't Heavy and a few others would get a look-in).
Alternative ending - Lydecker's alive, (just cos he's the coolest) and helps Max track down either.... Sandemann OR her Mum (or Mom for Cisall an all you other Americany-folks). I just think it would have been really interesting if she'd finally found her Mum - they had that lead on her early on in S1, but never seemed to follow it up. As with the Sandemann thing, I'm sure you can fill in the rest. Oh. And Max and Logan will DEFINITELY be getting busy (maybe with help from Sandemann...)
Oh, and finally - yes the Island rocks - I just love Ewan Mcgregor, although it went a bit too actiony in the second half. Did you here Michael Bay tried to blame it's lack of success in the US on the actors? They were the best part of the bloody film! They're all brilliant (and don't you just love evil Sean Bean?). I think somebody can't take failure..... (and that's after Pearl Harbor, am now reminded of Team America.....)
Anyhoo - great to see you all!
Missed you my friend(s)! FLF
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That's a major problem I've had w/every good sci-fi movie; they ALL need to be set MORE than 50 years into the future!!! We WILL NOT have flying cars or robot servants any time soon; this is why I love DA, first: it's an alternate reality, a what-if, so what if that year's coming up soon?
Second: no unbelievable technology, the Reds devise was about as advanced as it got.
Say, did that Reds' thingy look a little like a tiny -?
Nope, I ain't goin' there!
Perv Chrisisall
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Hey, FLF! Long time no post!
Sean Bean IS great. When The Island comes out on dvd, I'm just gonna buy it, sounds good.
Just got Stargate: Atlantis, the pilot on dvd, it's quite good, in that Star Treky kinda way.
Definitly worth a look.
So, has ANYBODY finished After The Dark yet?
I wanna know if I'm the only one that found the cult resolution thing lackin'.
Gotta blaze Chrisisall
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FLF, good to hear from you.
Holiday was nice but could have done with internet access (Sad, I know) …
Am up to London next week for Serenity preview – don’t suppose you managed to get tickets?
Yes, I couldn’t fault the acting in The Island – or really the film itself – I loved it – I also thought the stock action sequences were better than the average – surprised it didn’t do better really!!
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So, has ANYBODY finished After The Dark yet?
I wanna know if I'm the only one that found the cult resolution thing lackin'.
CIA, you should just buy The Island – it rocks …
Ok, so I finished After the Dark last week, but forgot to tell you about as have been reading an excellent Fanfic in the Blue Sun Room by ScrewtheAlliance called Kaylee’s Lament – well worth a read…
SO, let me see, what did I think?…
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In a way I liked the ending as it’s kinda true to life – these cults always think they’ve got the answer to the coming Armageddon and then nothing happens! But, in another way, you’re right – certainly from the TV it looked like they were setting Max up for something to do with the comet and it would have been nice to have that run through to its end – rather than inventing a fairly crappy and implausible plot with new characters just to keep the momentum up between Max and Logan …
The Max/Logan thing could have been handled a lot better, e.g. Max is torn between finding put her destiny/ leading the transgenics and living happily ever after with Logan, who is, morally at least, no longer her number 1 priority …There was a hint of this a bit in that some of the other transgenics think she’s going way to far just to get Logan back, but the dichotomy between public and private Max and everyone waiting a piece of her could have been enough, I reckon, to create the required tension between her and Logan – less actiony, but more psychological maybe …
Plus I hated, and I mean HATED, that Joshua pulls off White’s head – it totally negates the whole thrust of the second series – i.e. just ‘cos someone looks like a monster, it doesn’t mean they are one… And the rest of the team’s reaction to it – a kind of “Whoops, Joshua! You really don’t know your own strength, do ya? Ah well, never mind!” was sadly pathetic, when it could have been used to look further into the monster/ human debate …
As you can see, I wasn’t overly impressed by the book!
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Quote:I totally agree, maybe I'll write my own story, a real one, and get my wife to edit it (she's the real writer here).
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As you can see, I wasn’t overly impressed by the book!
Have you seen Stargate: Atlantis? I just saw the pilot, and thought it was fun, in a comic book kind of way.
Re-watching Buffy S3, it's so good (not 'DA' good, but you know what I mean), I still can't decide whether to see S5. Ain't cozy w/the idea of seein'
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Buffy die. And Spike bugs me.
And yeah, Joshua pullin' his head off was a stupid horror-flick move that certainly WAS out of place!! Oh well...
Late, my peeps
Je suis Chrisisall
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How can you say Spike gets on your nerves after epsidoes in S4 like Pangs and Something Blue - Spike at his finest ...
A really good DA fanfic would eb nice - get scribbling ...
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Never really watched any Stargate BTW - is it worth it??
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Stargate SG-1 was just so much dreck to me, I could never watch an entire ep. Stargate: Atlantis is better, funnier, if you liked Voyager, or if you like your characters real easy to 'get', you'd probably like it.
I'll take that CHIP outta his head....Chrisisall
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Just watched Blagh Blagh, Woof Woof night before last, hadn't seen it in months, forgot how gorram excellent it was! When Max kisses Logan, I tear up every time!! I love the way that Max makes the point that her head's still in the game
Later, Ms. Giles
Chrisisall
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