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    Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster

    THIS IS A DISASTER: ASSAULT ON SAN DIEGO

    Comic-Con Day One: What Does It All Mean?

    The Bizarre History of the 1960s Scifi Puppet Series Too "Twisted" For TV

    The Following Preview Has Been Rated D... For Disaster

    THIS IS AN AWESOME DISASTER

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    Shut Up And Eat Your Disaster!!!

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    Image of EBone EBone
    08/31/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    If Summer Glau is The Bomb, why do her TV series keep getting cancelled? There should be enough red-blooded males to keep the ratings high enough, right?

    Right?
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    Image of jaynesworth jaynesworth
    08/31/09

    @EBone: Those pages of their Nielsen diaries are stuck together.
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    EBone promoted this comment jaynesworth was starred jaynesworth was unstarred
    Image of Star Kid: Romulus Rex Star Kid: Romulus Rex
    08/31/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    I Star Kid do hereby apologize for voting for River Tam in the second and third TBB poll.I duly note my ignorance with the desire to rectify my mistake with this public apology.

    If I have anything to say I will say it now or forever hold my peace:

    I aim to misbehave!...Im a leaf on the wind!...I don't want to be aet!

    *sobs*
     Reply
    Wookie1972 promoted this comment Star Kid: Romulus Rex was starred Star Kid: Romulus Rex was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    08/31/09

    @Star Kid:
    Hey, if you legitimately voted for her, that's fine. It's the stupid mass voting that's plain annoying.
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    Image of dirtybacon dirtybacon
    08/31/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    This was the best "It's a disaster" so far... my hat is off to you, garrison.
     Reply
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    08/31/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    I'd pay cash money to watch Grey_Area beat up a bar full of people while wearing a short skirt. As long as he remembers to shave above the knee this time. Phew, like a Wookie with the mange, it was.
     Reply
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    08/31/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    The thing is, River is so nuts that if she encountered Cornfield Boy, he wouldn't be able to read her mind. In fact, she might overload him. And if he threatened her? Mindless killing reflex. River wins.
     Reply
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/01/09

    @Alessar: Give me a break. The kid controls a whole town. He can read minds for MILES. He definitely has the mental power to handle one crazy girl.

    And if it's just a "mindless killing reflex" how is that particularly badass? brock Samson can kill mindlessly, but he does with such creativity (did I mention the ass clamp thing?) that it more than makes up for the mindlessness of it.
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    Edited by Wookie1972 at 09/01/09 2:31 PM Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of Fedaykin Fedaykin
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    I resent you taking cheap shots at True Lies. That movie is goddamn hilarious. Make fun of Collateral Damage or The Sixth Day or something. :(
     Reply
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Fedaykin was starred Fedaykin was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/31/09

    @Fedaykin: Sorry. didn't realize those were James Cameron films.
     Reply
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    Come on, how's a guy supposed to stay on target with a name like "Porkins"?
     Reply
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    Image of RogueWarrior RogueWarrior
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    The scene: A modest suburban home at 5 in the A effing M. There is a knock on the door. There are more knocks. Doorbell rings. A woman, half in the bag, stumbles to the door and opens it. Standing before her are several people in severely uptight clothing carrying bibles. They burst through the door and grab the woman and gag her. One proceeds to hose the place down with gasoline. The leader lights a road flare and smirks at the woman. He says "You've just been erased."

    Eraser 2: Jehovah's Witness Protection
     Reply
    Anekanta promoted this comment RogueWarrior was starred RogueWarrior was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    Did you put George "the Refridgerator" Perry in your 3 Partner ad?

    Awesome!

    And don't smack talk Titanic GD. I'll bring over every 15 year old to carve their love of Leo into your skin.
     Reply
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    Image of Sevius Sevius
    08/30/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: 15 year olds a decade ago, perhaps. Todays 15 year olds are fawning over... I have no idea. The Jonas Brothers or the guy from Twilight, probably.
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    NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Sevius was starred Sevius was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/30/09

    @Sevius: True.
     Reply
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    Image of EBone EBone
    08/31/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: William "Refrigerator" Perry.
     Reply
    EBone was starred EBone was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    God bless you, Garrison... *sniff*

    Great as usual. Even your plain text rocks this week.

    Everything you posted here is true.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    I think what we can learn from this is that is is a commonly accepted opinion that Summer Glau characters kick ass. She kicks ass in such a way that her River is now battling Batman.

    Summer Glau should play Catwoman in the next Batman movie. Catwoman TV show?
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    08/30/09

    @se7a7n7:

    I don't think so. She'd make an interesting batgirl - the most recent incarnation, but she doesn't have the adultness to play Catwoman. I don't know who does (please, NOT Megan Fox)
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/30/09

    @se7a7n7: Now, I say this in all seriousness, I haven't seen everything she's done but I've seen Firefly/Serenity (and yes, I even like it for the most part, loved Serenity) I've seen SCC, I've seen her on the 4400. She's hot, she's able to fight, but I've never seen her play someone who isn't a total weirdo who fades in and out of social consciousness. I know Catwoman in most incarnations is emotionally unhinged, but she's also got to be a sexy, sophisticated, and suave character. I really don't know if she could handle it beyond the physical requirements. But hey... she can feel free to put on the outfit and prove me wrong.
     Reply
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Dwight_Knight Dwight_Knight
    08/30/09


    @Wookie1972: she doesn't have the adultness?!

    orly?
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    Image of TheDarkWayne TheDarkWayne
    08/31/09

    @Dwight_Knight: pictures for, idk a fashion shoot or not good examples of adultness in relation to acting.
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    Grey_Area promoted this comment TheDarkWayne was starred TheDarkWayne was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/31/09

    @TheDarkWayne: B-b-b-but, she beat up a bar full of people once. A-a-a-and she wore a short skirt!
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    08/31/09

    @Dwight_Knight:

    adultness might not be the right word. I meant maturity. Catwoman needs to be the equal of Batman in sophistication, able to take him off guard with her wit, not her physical ability. I'm not the biggest Angelina Jolie fan, but she's the best example of what I could come up with. A young Catherine Deneuve or Faye Dunaway is what I'm thinking. Summer Glau as Catwoman would be, IMHO, worse than Malin Ackerman as Silk Spectre.
     Reply
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    Image of Mixiboi Mixiboi
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    It's not that far of a stretch for "Stay on Target", as the "The Biggest Loser" is on parent company NBC Universal main network, NBC.

    Can you say cross-network promotion?
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Edited by Mixiboi at 08/30/09 4:00 PM Mixiboi was starred Mixiboi was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/30/09

    @Mixiboi: Oh, it was in the pitch, don't you worry.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    "Stay on Target" cracked me up, and I sent the picture to all of my coworkers. XD
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    First, I love the movie True Lies.

    Second, great call, Garrison, on the song Common People. I constantly rock out to it.

    However you did forgot one of Shatner's great moment. Here it is:
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    geesejuggler was starred geesejuggler was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    08/30/09

    In reply to Summer Glau: When Fans Go Too Far, It's A Disaster
    I just watched the original It's A Good Life, and I have to say it proves two things that have come up this weekend. 1) screw arcs, episodic TV is great and 2) MY GOD ANTHONY FREMONT IS THE ULTIMATE BADASS.
     Reply
    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    08/30/09

    @Wookie1972: But he's a good badass.
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