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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/10/09

    In reply to Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!
    Dr Emilio Lizardo officially protests the posting of pictures of Karen Gillan not in a microskirt.

    In other news, Dr Emilio Lizardo is only speaking in the third person today. #lost
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    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    11/10/09

    In reply to Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!
    Never let Oliver Platt decide anything, that's a good rule of thumb, I've found. #lost
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    11/10/09

    In reply to Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!

    The mysterious Doctor Who monster in question.

    Looks nothing like the 70's or 80's Silurians, but several people in the know at Gallifrey Base are **very** insistant as to their identity, so oh well. #lost
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    11/10/09

    @bluehinter: The wiki has some intersting stuff - especially the line The cover artwork of Scales of Injustice even portrays a hybrid Silurian with features intermediate between their aquatic cousins the Sea Devils and one of the Silurians seen in Warriors. - if the Silurians are this open to interpretation in the canon, there's no reason this couldn't be one, I guess? #lost
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of Lassus Lassus
    11/10/09

    In reply to Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!
    I'm somewhat shamed to admit that because of the construction of the actual word involved, I initially thought that sentence in the Dollhouse spoiler said Dushku talked about "making out with Summer Glau". #lost
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/10/09

    @Lassus:
    It's cause you have sexlexia. #lost
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    Image of Motoki Motoki
    11/10/09

    @Lassus: Eh, close enough. They did the next best thing to it.

    Having them fight, let's get real, is more for titillation factor for the guys than any plot necessity. #lost
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/10/09

    In reply to Do Doctor Who Set Pics Reveal A Returning Foe? You Be The Judge!
    2012 is what I've expected from an Emmerlich flim (sic.) Which isn't anything except a total waste of time. #lost
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    aw crap, now i GOTTA watch smallville! form of AWESOME! #avatar
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Next Week on Stargate Universe!!!

    Lt. Scott: We've run out of toilet paper.

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?!

    Colonel Young: We should have dialed Earth!

    Chloe: I'm horny!

    Eli: Gratuitous movie scene reference.

    Lt. James: I can haz giant boobies?

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?!

    Sgt. Greer: I was cast as a dick, so you know at some point I will go against type and do something heroic.

    Col. Telford: I think I'm the one that actually turns out to be wacko.

    Chloe: I'm horny!

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?! #avatar
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Wait, is that Claudia as a wonder twin? Also, when ever I hear Wonder Twins I think of that episode of Family Guy. #avatar
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/06/09

    @MargaretMoony: claudia is hot. i dont have anything else to add to this what so ever, but i think its enough. #avatar
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Smallville, pic #12: "Jayna, show us your teats!" #avatar
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    There should be a law against Stargate franchises ever again being as dumb as SGU.

    If the general in Avatar had been like The Boss with the reflective shades in Cool Hand Luke, he'd be %1000 scarier than he is. #avatar
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    Image of lesferris003 lesferris003
    11/06/09

    @firstanointed: What's been so dumb about it?
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    "Joshua Jackson believes that we'll see the alternate Walter... And Torv hopes we'll see an alternate Olivia."

    And I hope we see Alt-Charlie.
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    Edited by Bigdamnhero at 11/06/09 9:25 AM Bigdamnhero was starred Bigdamnhero was unstarred
    Image of Mecharine Mecharine
    11/06/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    What a load of bullshit. Is Emmerich actually saying that he's ripping off District 9? #2013
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    d_r_e promoted this comment Mecharine was starred Mecharine was unstarred
    Image of omnibus_spiritus omnibus_spiritus
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    I was hoping the communication stones had quietly faded away after last episode. Sigh. #avatar
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment omnibus_spiritus was starred omnibus_spiritus was unstarred
    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/06/09

    @omnibus_spiritus: There's nothing inherently wrong with the plot device, but they certainly haven't figured out how to use it.

    Basically, this show has all the parts it needs to be successful, except good writing. #avatar
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    Image of Arryma Arryma
    11/06/09

    @t3knomanser: I like the show but tend to agree with your perspective. I find the entire "meanwhile on Earth" aspect to be superfluous. From the previews it appears that they may start making some hay with this aspect of the plot soon, so I will withhold judgment for now. #avatar
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment Arryma was starred Arryma was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/06/09

    @omnibus_spiritus: yeah the com stones are dumb. they have unlimited range?! it really takes the isolated feeling the ship has and throws it away. #avatar
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    Image of CodenameV CodenameV
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    We've known that the Hobbit would draw on other background material for years now #avatar
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/06/09

    @CodenameV: decades even. is tolkien even capable of writting a story that doesn't draw on multiple sources of background material? i assume the spoiler here is meant to be interpreted as 'contains scense from books other than the hobbit' but in a broader sense it's always been true. #avatar
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    @tetracycloide: I'm sure they're gonna use The Hobbit as an opportunity to tell some backstory of the LOTR characters. Which will suck, if it eats into time better spent on the Battle of the Five Armies. The Hobbit really needs a 3rd movie.

    I'm thinking he's at least referring to Appendix material from ROTK. #avatar
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/06/09

    @Bigdamnhero: drat. i was hoping it would feature material from anything but LOTR. i guess i'll have to file said hope away with other hopeless tolkien dreams like an MMO set in the first age. #avatar
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/06/09

    @tetracycloide: Darling, he's an academic. So, no. #avatar
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    Image of lazlopink lazlopink
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Jeeziz, Stargate Universe is running out of 'maybe next weeks'. Eli Crusher + Useless Cute Girl + Magical Stones = the vastness of suck. Anatomies aside, this show has really failed to live up to its potential and to the standards of its precursors. I'm beginning to cheer for catastrophe just to end the whining and stupidity. #avatar
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    t3knomanser promoted this comment lazlopink was starred lazlopink was unstarred
    Image of jabber jabber
    11/06/09

    @lazlopink: The "standards of it's precursors" were pretty low to begin with which doesn't bode well to SGU longevity. I think I stopped watching SG when I couldn't ignore the pure stupidness of these supposed highly intelligent people when in one episode of SG-Atlantis John Sheppard and crew went to investigate an Ancients starship that was badly damaged without life support (i.e. no air/oxygen) and yet they brought their P90 firearm on board while in their space suits. Didn't anyone maybe broached the problem as to how their firearm was going to work in the vacuum of space? I can suspend disbelief just so far. #avatar
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    Image of lazlopink lazlopink
    11/06/09

    @jabber: To be sure, there was no lack of stupid in the Stargate worlds but at least they erred toward entertaining. If I wanted a maudlin soap opera in space, 'Defying Gravity' is a far more interesting show, better written and with more compelling characters and conflicts. So far 'SGU' has offered the world a love affair between people I neither like nor care about and a cast composed of dreadful, moping dimwits. The medic and the histrionic scientist are the two characters that have kept me watching but my hope is dwindling that they'll find a way to make this mire an entertaining addition to their franchise. #avatar
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    Image of Srynerson Srynerson
    11/06/09

    @jabber: Didn't anyone maybe broached the problem as to how their firearm was going to work in the vacuum of space? I can suspend disbelief just so far.

    No suspension of disbelief is required -- gunpowder can still be ignited in a vacuum (and thus the P90's would work) because gunpowder generates its own oxygen to sustain the reaction.

    See here: [in.answers.yahoo.com]

    See also page 300 of "Hatcher's Notebook" by Julian S. Hatcher, which is available on-line through Google Books.
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    Chuck promoted this comment Edited by Srynerson at 11/06/09 9:13 AM Srynerson was starred Srynerson was unstarred
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