I, for one, am OK with this. Yeah, I want the answers. But I would much rather have some unanswered questions than have everything answered with a great deal of half-assery. #lost
@odinbearded: Agreed. Answer the big questions (which they should have good answers for) and leave some hints for the other stuff. The fans are going to debate it all anyway so unanswered questions are better than half-assed answers. #lost
@Ghost_in_the_Machine: And not every question has to be answered with a philosophical truth bisected by a conspiracy.
Q: "Where did he go for ten minutes???? OMG!!!"
A: He was taking a dump.
Since the creators decided that Libby's nuthouse story would be simple and down-to-earth, I'm glad they didn't force it in. Resolution would be nice, but we've had experience with forced small stories that don't advance the major plotlines.
@ophmarketing: There was a post from one Furlan's major fans on the Fuselage, years ago, right when Furlan was leaving the show, that indicated she was unhappy filming in HI with the limited use they made of her character. It was promptly removed by the moderators, but there may have been some truth to it. #lost
To be fair, they've already basically explained what Rousseau's deal was. I feel like her arc has been sufficiently explored. Not a dealbreaker for me, I can live without more Furlan.
On the other hand, if they're doing the whole "what if 815 landed" thing it'll be tough not having a Michael. Let's hope we at least get a final Walt appearance. His connection to the island is one mystery that absolutely needs explaining #lost
@Blue_Thark: Unless they really planned all this out from the first year and pre-filmed Walt scenes for the final season, I don't see how they can show him as though the plane landed. He'd be what, 10 or 11? And now he looks like he's about 25, even though he's probably 17 or 18. #lost
@theysaidwhat: I wasn't implying he should appear in the "what if" scenario - without Michael that wouldn't make much sense anyway. But they should bring him back if it continues in the "present" timeline. They've already said they'd be explaining his accelerated growth rate.
I guess I am going to be standing in the Hose Jobers line.
We have how many fucking stories about Kate's boring slo-mo story, and you can't get it together to tell one short half an hour explanation of who Libby is?
Remember when they were telling us about how they had a stop date to "Complete the story".
@NerD: Blattella: Libby was in the mental asylum because she had a breakdown after losing her husband. That is why she readily gave Desmond her boat. What else needs 'splaining?
@NerD: Blattella: yeahhh kate is pretty unlikable at this point.
but i dont get what the big deal with libby is. we know she lost her husband and gave desmond his boat. we know she was in hurley's mental hospital. and we know she got shot. thats enough for me. #lost
@GreyHammer: her husbands name was dave, thats where she got the boat for desmond, now what was the name of hurleys imaginary friend? dave. that really shouldve been fleshed out more. #lost
@NerD: Blattella: I think part of the problem is that "LOST" has created really wonderful secondary characters, many of whom don't get enough screen time as the "major players," some of whom just seem like big balls of pathos and boring back stories. Juliet and Sawyer were the exceptions, for me, but, well. I guess one of those isn't going to pan out so well in terms of screen time, right? #lost
Still, the real mystery is why BKV isn't in the writers room this year. I think that could cause a big drop in quality (his episodes were consistently my favorites).
@twophrasebark: Gene pitched Star Trek to the networks as a kind of "Wagon Train To The Stars." Westerns were the most popular shows back then. #startrek
Women's role in Star Trek 2009. No woman has an authoritative rank, they wear short skirts and stay behind doing nothing while the men go up against the evil forces guns blazing saving the galaxy without their help.
The roles for women in Star Trek have taken a nose dive for which I highly doubt these writers even care about. After all, they want to honor canon, right? And canon did state that women can't become Captains of a Starship. Did you see any female Starship Captain in the 2009 movie?
This is it folks. The ONLY Star Trek franchise out right now and it's only sole female character is limited to just sitting around answering calls. That's where you want to keep it? #startrek
Speaking of "irritating", one thing that always irritated me in the original ST is Kirk beating Spock at chess. Gimme a break... Spock could and would beat Kirk with both his eyes closed. #startrek
@Roklimber: I think the point of that was that Kirk made risky, illogical moves that Spock wasn't prepared for. The larger point being that irrational emotional choices are sometimes better than logic. #startrek
@Ghost_in_the_Machine: Yes, I know that that's what it was supposed to mean, but anyone who knows how to play chess knows that risky illogical moves lead to a very quick defeat. It was a bad analogy from the start. #startrek
@Roklimber: The average viewer would recognize a chess board, even a 3D one, and understand it's a game that relies on brains and skill with very little luck involved. Maybe it wasn't the best analogy, but it was probably the easiest to make. #startrek
@Ghost_in_the_Machine: I think a much better analogy would have been a game that involved chance as well as skill, such as poker. In fact, TNG used that to drive the same point home with Data, and that was pretty effective, in my view.
Imagine Kirk playing poker with Spock, who couldn't/wouldn't lie and therefore couldn't/wouldn't bluff. On the other hand, his face would be inscrutable. That would have been a lot more realistic and a lot more fun to watch, I think. #startrek
@Roklimber: In The Corbomite Maneuver Kirk specifically contrasts poker with chess to Spock (that's the one where Kirk bluffs the captain of the huge alien ship who is himself bluffing). They weren't subtle in the original series so chess was just the analogy for logic (several references to checkmate in tough situations for example). TNG did make good use of poker as analogy though. #startrek
Given that the season three box set also includes season three, it's good that there's some incentive for fans to buy this thing.
If season 3 of TOS is what you're going to call "incentive."
The delay doesn't seem like that much of a surprise, though, since the writers just kept saying they have nothing written. Whatever, guys, just please don't make me have to hear the word yeoman. Also: 3D chess? Please? #startrek
@shoroko: No, my point was that if the DVD set also includes season three, they really ought to throw in some reason for buying the thing. :) #startrek
@shoroko: I think the delay is so they can continue to float more internet trial balloons about it. Sometimes, it seems they are interested in making something neutral that won't be attacked than in making something original and creative. #startrek
@Dr Emilio Lizardo: That wouldn't really surprise me. But I still have the impression that all they're really working from right now is 'Spock has more Inner Conflict and Kirk flirts with more chicks.' #startrek
@Dr Emilio Lizardo: @shoroko: No, my point was that if the DVD set also includes season three, they really ought to throw in some reason for buying the thing. :) #startrek
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A: He was taking a dump.
Since the creators decided that Libby's nuthouse story would be simple and down-to-earth, I'm glad they didn't force it in. Resolution would be nice, but we've had experience with forced small stories that don't advance the major plotlines.
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On the other hand, if they're doing the whole "what if 815 landed" thing it'll be tough not having a Michael. Let's hope we at least get a final Walt appearance. His connection to the island is one mystery that absolutely needs explaining #lost
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We have how many fucking stories about Kate's boring slo-mo story, and you can't get it together to tell one short half an hour explanation of who Libby is?
Remember when they were telling us about how they had a stop date to "Complete the story".
HOSE. JOB. #lost
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but i dont get what the big deal with libby is. we know she lost her husband and gave desmond his boat. we know she was in hurley's mental hospital. and we know she got shot. thats enough for me. #lost
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I am just so tired of Kate's story, and want to know a little more backstory.
I don't know, I just wish they had made a defined story arc at the beginning and stuck to it. #lost
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Still, the real mystery is why BKV isn't in the writers room this year. I think that could cause a big drop in quality (his episodes were consistently my favorites).
We shall see... #lost
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The roles for women in Star Trek have taken a nose dive for which I highly doubt these writers even care about. After all, they want to honor canon, right? And canon did state that women can't become Captains of a Starship. Did you see any female Starship Captain in the 2009 movie?
This is it folks. The ONLY Star Trek franchise out right now and it's only sole female character is limited to just sitting around answering calls. That's where you want to keep it? #startrek
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Only when they don't give Uhura anything to do. #startrek
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Imagine Kirk playing poker with Spock, who couldn't/wouldn't lie and therefore couldn't/wouldn't bluff. On the other hand, his face would be inscrutable. That would have been a lot more realistic and a lot more fun to watch, I think. #startrek
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If season 3 of TOS is what you're going to call "incentive."
The delay doesn't seem like that much of a surprise, though, since the writers just kept saying they have nothing written. Whatever, guys, just please don't make me have to hear the word yeoman. Also: 3D chess? Please? #startrek
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Sorry to make fun, I was just very amused by that sentence. #startrek