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@AmishJohn: Can anyone please explain to me how filling precious primetime space with that big chinned weirdo's face is a good move for the network? #house
Okay, I admit that "The Vampire Diaries" is my guilty pleasure for this fall season. And while it is full of angsty teen melodrama (Kevin Williamson after all) I don't find nearly as insipid as "Twilight." At least in this show the vampires, you know, actually kill people or change them into other vampires.
And every time I see the name of that SyFy "Fire and Ice" movie, I'm reminded of how sad it is that we don't have a movie/series based on G.R.R. Martin's awesome epic. At least the first three books anyway. #house
@Mathmos: @RizzRustbolt: You just made my day! With Mark Addy as the King, it should be interesting. Although I didn't see anyone listed as Bran on IMDB. Hopefully that doesn't mean they've cut out his character. #house
@Lassus: I think it's to show you have an alternative program to the travesty that is Heroes for those who can't read/understand T.V. Guide listings. #house
Thats some good news right there. But has anybody seen or mentioned the new Clash of the Titans film!!! Im not sure if io9 has run a feature and ive missed it like an idiot. Or everyone is avoiding the innevitable backlash! Personally I think it looks great, even if it has overtones of 300!!!
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@burlybax: It was a song by 'The Used'. Not sure which one but I thought it went well. But I suppose thats all about music tastes. At least we all think it looks cool!!! #house
turns out the first 2 hours of the prisoner will air on AMC from 6 to 8 PM tonight followed by the new episodes. fortuantly they're running the same gag on tuesday so anyone who wants to watch house at 8, like me, can just watch 4 hours of the prisoner tomorrow night instead. i think i still might record it either way since, in my opinion, the only annoying thing about the show is the constant and repedative commercal interuptions. #house
@LiC: But that nice purple hyperlink saying STARGATE UNIVERSE that's sticking out like a sore thumb in the middle of the last paragraph isn't clear enough? ;) #theprisoner
I'm excited for the new Prisoner, even though it does seem to suffer a serious dearth of multi-colored capes and pennyfarthing bicycles. Also, snappy blazers. #theprisoner
Don't forget that Sunday is also the UK premiere of the new Doctor Who special "Waters of Mars."
If you'd asked me 10 years ago whether my two favorite UK shows would be back on the air on the same night, I'd have laughed in your face. #theprisoner
There's also a little show called "Legend of the Seeker" on over the weekend (times vary, being syndicated and all.) It's based on the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Season 2 just started last weekend.
While I wouldn't call the adaptation "faithful" (the plots vary widely, even though the characters are basically the same), lovers of the books should like the show... and if you find yourself liking the show, it's worth reading the books.
So far, writing and production quality have been on a par with the late Xena and Hercules series'. #theprisoner
@TomXP411: So I really liked the book series, but I absolutely hated the tv series. I just can't watch it. I've tried and it makes me angry.
To be fair, I knew they weren't going to exactly remake the book into a tv series considering how dark it can be, but I don't know what they writers were smoking. #theprisoner
@Log1c: I agree that the writing is uneven, but honestly - I went back and tried to re-read the series, and I couldn't stomach it after the second book...
There were things I liked about the books; one of my favorite moments was when Richard defeated the Mord-Sith by forgiving her... but they dumbed down that episode too much in the TV series. That would have been epic; instead, we got him simply fighting and overpowering the pain, finally saying "you trained me well, Mistress Denna."
I also loved the whole Palace of the Prophets plot... but I'm betting we won't get that in the series, or if we do, it'll be one episode instead of being a half-season arc, like it deserves to be. The way Richard learns to truly bond with the sword is pretty powerful, but they'll probably skip the whole Baca Ban Mana thing altogether.
Speaking of skipping people... I miss the mud people, and I'm disappointed that they're going to continue to play up the "Kahlen and Richard can't be together" tension. Who wants to bet that Cara tries to seduce Richard, and Kahlen spends half this season being jealous? #theprisoner
@GodofMonkeys: I wanna give a shout-out to "Titan Maximum", which is much dumber than VB, but is amusing in a dumb-ass way. Takes no thinking. #theprisoner
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Wasn't Peter Petrelly on NY and Matt on Texas when he got shot? Why are both in the same hospital? #house
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And every time I see the name of that SyFy "Fire and Ice" movie, I'm reminded of how sad it is that we don't have a movie/series based on G.R.R. Martin's awesome epic. At least the first three books anyway. #house
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Although, if they marketed it as such, that would be awesome, because then it would be canceled. #house
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Pass. #house
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Or at least, the best actor. #house
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"Yarg !!! I do not need no stinkin remakes.They can walk the plank or be keelhauled"
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That Ice Twisters movie on SciFi actually sounds pretty cool, hah. If only I had cable. #theprisoner
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I knew about Dollhouse - depressing. #theprisoner
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Always so nice 'n' cool in Portmeirion! #theprisoner
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If you'd asked me 10 years ago whether my two favorite UK shows would be back on the air on the same night, I'd have laughed in your face. #theprisoner
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*off to find proxy server* #theprisoner
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Of course I'm "that guy that liked ALF" so maybe we can form a support group together. #theprisoner
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Is there room in the group for "that guy that liked VR.5 and Strange Luck"? #theprisoner
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While I wouldn't call the adaptation "faithful" (the plots vary widely, even though the characters are basically the same), lovers of the books should like the show... and if you find yourself liking the show, it's worth reading the books.
So far, writing and production quality have been on a par with the late Xena and Hercules series'. #theprisoner
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I actually do want to watch this. Must check Veoh for it. #theprisoner
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To be fair, I knew they weren't going to exactly remake the book into a tv series considering how dark it can be, but I don't know what they writers were smoking. #theprisoner
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There were things I liked about the books; one of my favorite moments was when Richard defeated the Mord-Sith by forgiving her... but they dumbed down that episode too much in the TV series. That would have been epic; instead, we got him simply fighting and overpowering the pain, finally saying "you trained me well, Mistress Denna."
I also loved the whole Palace of the Prophets plot... but I'm betting we won't get that in the series, or if we do, it'll be one episode instead of being a half-season arc, like it deserves to be. The way Richard learns to truly bond with the sword is pretty powerful, but they'll probably skip the whole Baca Ban Mana thing altogether.
Speaking of skipping people... I miss the mud people, and I'm disappointed that they're going to continue to play up the "Kahlen and Richard can't be together" tension. Who wants to bet that Cara tries to seduce Richard, and Kahlen spends half this season being jealous? #theprisoner
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