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    Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
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    Image of Bongoes Bongoes
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    "Thank God for Mythbusters"

    I say this every day. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    I think I will watch an episode of the original Prisoner each time the remake is on.

    "Yarg !!! I do not need no stinkin remakes.They can walk the plank or be keelhauled"
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    Image of LiC LiC
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    So Friday has no Dollhouse or SGU?

    That Ice Twisters movie on SciFi actually sounds pretty cool, hah. If only I had cable. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @LiC: No Dollhouse in November, unless something has changed. It'll be back in December and January, supposedly. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @LiC: It quite clearly says there is SGU on Friday at 9. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Not clear - it's in the middle of the last paragraph.

    I knew about Dollhouse - depressing. #theprisoner
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    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    11/09/09

    @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
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    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
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    11/09/09

    @vulcanized: Plus, setting it in the desert just kinda makes me sweat on the actors' behalf.

    Always so nice 'n' cool in Portmeirion! #theprisoner
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    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
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    11/09/09

    @bluehinter: Yes, no one will be forgetting Sunday! so psyched! #theprisoner
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/09/09

    @starjade: Ahh, man. I wish I lived in Britain. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @Bigdamnhero: Pays to be Canadian on events like this. We always get the beeb! #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @starjade: Lucky. Guess I'll have to troll Youtube Sunday/Monday.

    *off to find proxy server* #theprisoner
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    I kinda liked Star Trek:Nemesis. *Noticing angry stares* Um, never mind. #theprisoner
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/09/09

    @geesejuggler: Nope, no take backs. You will forever be known as "That guy that liked Nemesis."

    Of course I'm "that guy that liked ALF" so maybe we can form a support group together. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I got teased for saying I like Twister...so, add "The girl who likes Twister" into the mix. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Of course I'm "that guy that liked ALF" so maybe we can form a support group together.

    Is there room in the group for "that guy that liked VR.5 and Strange Luck"? #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    Welcome, all, to the club of "Guilty pleasures", where people who listen to Hanson have sanctuary. Support group are avilable 24/7 #theprisoner
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    Image of TomXP411 TomXP411
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    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
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    11/09/09

    @TomXP411: Do they have musical episodes and do the characters regularly die and come back?

    I actually do want to watch this. Must check Veoh for it. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @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
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    11/13/09

    @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
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    Image of GodofMonkeys GodofMonkeys
    11/09/09

    In reply to Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television
    I feel inclined to agree re: The Venture Bros. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @GodofMonkeys: I don't just feel inclined to agree, I absolutely do agree! #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @GodofMonkeys: I'm not certain how I promoted my own comment. That's a bit weird. I blame the Monarch. #theprisoner
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    11/09/09

    @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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