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08/25/09
08/26/09
(Note: I love Ms. Gugino; however, the larger TV ratings people seem not to.)
08/25/09
RED DWARF.
I've converted several people and I watch it again and again all the time.
08/24/09
Here is a fan trailer that represents the series quite well.
Now season 1-2 are a little slow, but by the 3rd season they really hit their stride.
08/25/09
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08/24/09
I also really miss Twin Peaks. So many donuts, so few episodes.
08/24/09
It really is story telling at its finest. And I have not come across anything better.
08/24/09
I can't ever remember missing a show as much as this. Admittedly I have a soft spot for the original films (I can even watch the third one without vomiting in my mouth too much), but one thing the movies fail to do is bring you into John Connor's day-to-day world. TSCC explored what it's like to live every day on the run, preparing for an impeding apocalypse and carrying one bitch of a secret.
And I liked the show because it expanded the war beyond just John Connor. There were dozens if not hundreds of battles being fought in the past, with each side trying to gain a foothold in the future. In one episode, terminators from the future attempt to destroy a nuclear power plant that is a key component to the future resistance. In another, the terminators are seen gathering and safeguarding coltan, an essential material in the production of their endoskeletons, to be used in the future.
Yeah, the show had it's fair share of problems *cough* too much focus on Sarah *cough* but there was also a lot to be excited about. Namely, Summer Glau.
I can't be the only one that misses Summer Glau as a killer robot. So let's here it guys, anyone else missing TSCC?
08/24/09
What I like about it is that it's a sort of subversion of the current theme in children's media today, where some random looser kid gets superpowers and shows all those adults he's just as responsible as an adult and really these powers are awesome and can save the world and he should get respect and all those bullies are in for a surprise etc etc whatever snooze button.
Instead of that sort of "oooh, shiny superpowered kids!" thing, Fullmetal Alchemist has superpowered kids who really, really want not to have the specialness - not because it makes them different (sob, poor me) but because in breaking the laws of physics trying to bring their dead mom back to life one lost an arm and a leg, the other lost his whole body and got stuck inhabiting a suit of armor, they both nearly died and as the cherry on top they had to sign up to be government thugs for a military dictatorship to get access to the research they need to fix themselves. So yeah, they have shiny superpowers, but it's not exactly the fun prize in the cracker-jack box.
08/24/09
08/24/09
There's a whole list of anime I'm obsessed with:
Chrome Shelled Regios - the Engrish is atrocious and funny
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood - more in line with the manga but even better than the manga in places (Mustang vs. Lust fight)
07-Ghost -the characters are just amazing, the story is the same
Gundam 00 - relevant to today's world
Code Geass - an awesome take on alternate history, I didn't like R2 as much, though.
08/24/09
It's kind of like preferring dogs to cats or voting Republican, it tells you all you need to know about someone (at least all you need to know about that person).
08/24/09
I came to it late too - anything that has people slavering rabidly over it tends to make me allergic - but eventually I watched the first series, and then worked my way through the rest, and it was *funny*. That's what hooked me, the humor. It was pretty much the first show that made fun of horror. Plus, strong girls on TV! Very nice antidote to Scully's desperate need to be saved by Mulder in every odd-numbered episode of X Files.
08/24/09
08/24/09
I don't watch much modern sci-fi since I find most of them are more concerned with mythology and overly complex plot twists. But a show I have grown to love is a Canadian show called Murdoch Mysteries. It's kind of CSI at the turn of the century. There's some great chemistry between the cast members and you even get to see some famous historical figures. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle makes an appearance a couple of times.
You can find the first season here. [video.citytv.com]
I'm not sure if there's any copyright issues that will stop people outside of Canada viewing it however.
08/24/09
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08/24/09
Supernatural is also fun and fantastic, the angst is dark and the humour often bordering on surreal. One of the rare few shows that manages to get better every season.
If anime is your thing, Fullmetal Alchemist (the original series, not Brotherhood) is probably the greatest. Lots of deep concepts mixed in with complex story and characters.
And on a non sci-fi note, Coupling is the greatest sitcom ever written (by the legendary Steven Moffat no less). It will make you cry from laughing at least once (several times for me), the entire thing is absolutely hysterical.
08/24/09
I had seen a bit of it on TV so I bought the available first three series for my daughter and I to watch over the summer. We started watching and we were laughing so hard my husband came downstairs to see what the fuss was all about and he was hooked too!
We also love Fullmetal Alchemist. Wonderful touching stories and great animation. We enjoy Japanese Anime because the stories have so much depth and history.
08/24/09
The whole series is available to watch for free on Crunchyroll. There are 113 episodes and I've only gotten up to 45. Of those, I recommend 1, 2, 3, 5, 7/8, 11, 14, 17, 22, 25, 31, 33, 37, 39, 42 and 43.
08/24/09
Also, available on DVD is Tartakovsky's take on the Clone Wars (season 1> season 2), which is so far superior to the CG mess that Lucas is chugging through some render farm. Although, I am going to try SW:CW once more this season due to the injection of awesome, ahem, I mean addition of bounty-hunters. Anything concerning Dengar moves to instant fave in my brain file. Just so long as it doesn't involve swoop racing that is.
08/24/09
Have you noticed that the back of recent model Subaru Impreza look just like the animation: the shape and the tail light 'eyes'. Every time I see one in traffic I think of Dexter I point it out to my kids.
Unfortunately, I can't find a decent image to post :(
08/25/09
Beyond that, you've moved off into one of my fields of interest with car chat, and although the Impreza is many things, cartoonish is not something I'd label it as. Once again, you've knocked my down with the outside the box synapse firing.