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10/26/09
10/26/09
From "The Raven"--
--"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.' "
--And eventually the refrain of "Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'"
Someone actually does call Castle "Poe."
--from your friendly neighborhood English major :)
10/27/09
Edgar Allan Poe
Really good episode. I'm not into crime/cop procedual-type shows, but Castle is great because it's not all about the MOTW. The casting of his mother and daughter is pitch perfect and the writing has so many subtle comedic moments. And of course, Nathan Fillion rocks. #castle
10/27/09
#castle
10/27/09
Then, I went to the last 5 minutes, and saw the raven, and the amazing resemblance to Mister Poe. I loved Beckett's costume too, but then I caught Jon Huertas doing his character from GENERATION KILL. I couldn't figure out who Seamus Dever was dressed up as.
A great episode. #castle
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[www.daemonstv.com] #castle
10/26/09
-Multiple vaguely asian people involved in each attack.
-Attacks are simultaneous.
-Attacks occur in different time zones.
-Everybody attacked was working on Mosaic.
-To my memory, everybody working on Mosaic was attacked.
-Attacks occur right after Mosaic secures funding.
Nah, must be a coincidence. Seriously, are they actually going to work from a theory that these weren't connected? For more than 5 minutes?
Oh, and Fox Movie Channel becomes "Channel of the Apes" starting Friday.
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However, I doubt creatures with the name "Furling" are gritty and dark enough for New Stargate. #castle
10/26/09
I know you guys are getting unsettled with it right now, but try not to be sci-fi snobs. Most sci-fi is a retread of a retread.
Just because they are having trouble getting resources every episode doesn't mean the episodes still aren't a pleasure to watch because of the characters and the story involved.
Climb off your high horses and enjoy the ride. #castle
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As the significant ratings drop and negative critic reaction to season 3 of BSG showed, people tire very quickly of the "we're runnin' out of stuffz" plot device, so is it any real shock that viewers are already voicing their fatigue this time around? The fact that it's going to be season long doesn't help that any. There is a reason SGA dropped nugget in favor of more action/exploration oriented stories after the forst season and a half.
We aren't snobs, we're discerning science fiction fans. That's why we come here to discuss the genre with others who share our interests, if not always the same tastes. We aren't riding a high horse when we say we're sick of SyFy beating a dead one. Now how about you go enjoy what you enjoy, and stop berating others for not being as patient and deeply insightful as you attempt to appear.
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[www.syfy.com]
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(Yes, I watch their cheesy scifi/horror flicks on the weekends.) #castle
10/26/09
I just wish they would do more of them so we didnt have to watch the same 10 over and over all year. #castle
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Seriously, though, Fillion is one of my favorite Whedon actors and I'm glad that he has his own show and that said show is doing well. But all these shoutouts hurt because dammit, I miss Firefly. #castle
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If he weren't in it, I'd probably have just skipped over it without a second thought, because there's just so many other crime shows out there. So, I'm going to go ahead and say a lot of the viewers will get the references. #castle
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I will admit to originally checking it out because of Fillion, but I would skip it now if it wasn't good. #castle
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01/19/09
Still, more Fringe and more Lost will console me. Wacky Walter and Shirtless Sawyer make me happy in different ways.
01/19/09
Does Richard Corben know that one of his adult comic book stories has been ripped off? I think not.
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1) Asokha = total C*nt. nuff said.
2) Why can hyperspace be activated by a clone hitting his HEAD on the control panel.
3) Why can you NOT deactivate it? Just smash your head on the panel.
4) YOU CANNOT GO INTO HYPERSPACE NEAR A GRAVITY SOURCE. THIS IS THE REASON THEY HAVE NAV COMPUTERS AND ASTROMECH DROIDS - TO AVOID THEM. WHY DO I KNOW MORE ABOUT THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE THAN THE WRITERS?
01/19/09
You might want to turn your 'nerd' down a little. It's getting in the way of you enjoying the story.
01/19/09
What story? The whole thing's a fucking mess from top to bottom. They can't write a single character who isn't as irritating as a steel wool massage, the stories move along at the idiotic speed of eight avalanches, the jedi whine endlessly and the only worthwhile people are the clones, who seem to be sacrificed by the hundreds in each episode.
01/19/09
You'd think that beings that have microorganisms that give them super powers of sorts would be more interesting and kickass. I mean, they can influence minds, leap unnatural heights and are armed with swords made of fucking light, yet they're always overwhelmed and whiny? Lucas destroys our dreams.