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11/26/09
Anyone know a date for that episode. I need to set a reminder to download it.
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And also, Barrowman's accent is just bizzare isn't it? Its a weird scottish/american mix, then he goes right back into american, and sounds normal.
11/26/09
Which I guess doesn't matter for Capt. Jack since he's from the future.
11/26/09
Adam Baldwin and Joshua Gomez would make frequent guest appearances.
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And while he's on this journey, if he's anything like me, he'd be making up nonsense songs to keep himself entertained. "Fucking shit fuck, gonna fuck the V girl, maybe her mom... mAYBE her moommmmm, yeah", then of course there's that next red light coming up.
That's maybe 35 minutes of screentime, give or take? But at least it's realistic. Actually to make it even more realistic, just get rid of the spaceships. And, the Visitors. I'm not buying that this could happen in real life.
And did you notice how they never use Mac software, when they are using macs? What am I supposed to think, that right now in NYC there's this whole other OS that I've never even heard of, that's way more polished than Mac OSX? That is fucking insulting.
On top of that, the V technology... don't even get me started. It just floats there? And it's all in RED? Why, because red is the "evil" color? Yeah I really believe that.
Oh and one more thing. You mean to tell me, that on some distant planet, a species of life evolved that is the EXACT size, and shape, of the human body, works the same way, is a freaking lizard species nonetheless... yet, all they have to do to blend in is create some synthetic skin that makes them look human? HELLO? This shows how LAZY the writers are.
So, obviously this show is a huge failure. I hope it bombs.
But, don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of science fiction, and I definitely want to support the genre, but THIS garbage? Hell to the no.
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I also like that the scale has been ramped up from the original mini-series. The whole invasion fleet seems so much more menacing.
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Plus if they'd shown it, we'd probably get a dose of sub-par ABC special effects which would totally ruin the mystique...
11/25/09
The writing shows absolutely no nuance whatsoever. I'LL BLOW UP THE WAREHOUSE. MY MOTHER'S NEVER HERE. ARE YOU A PRIEST OR A SOLDIER? I'M PREGNANT. (what, the alien doctors couldn't tell it was a half-alien fetus?) HE TOOK A SUICIDE PILL. I'M THE RESISTANCE'S LOOSE CANNON.
So as not to be a total hater, things I did like:
1.) The scene of Anna trying to find and then ultimately making the real guy punish the traitor. Great pascing and outcome. But even THAT's ham-handed. One sentence on why the taking off of the human skin is so awful, or one small reveal of what's underneath. We already KNOW they are lizards, would it have killed them to give us a foot?
2.) The pull-back to the alien home planet and oncoming invasion force. But I'm a sucker for that anyhow.
3.) I'm being optimistic that they are setting up something very interesting about how this "bliss" thing actually works, and why, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
I'll tell you what I WOULD love. It turns out that Anna really IS the good one and the Fifth Column are the evil ones. I'll keep watching, and I'll keep hoping it will get good. I'm skeptical, based on the evidence of these four episodes.
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P.S. - Your statement about the fifth column has me reeling from the memories of reading Arthur C. Clarke's Sixth Column the first time. So random.
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I hate that I'm dumping on the show so hard. There are good things. Maybe I'm expecting too much, I just really want it to be interesting, and it's not.
Baccarin, however, is utterly hypnotizing, I think she's playing the leader just right.
11/25/09
As MST 3000's theme song said"Repeat to yourself it's just a show and just watch it and relax"
11/25/09
..and I bet that what Tyler saw in the ship will help the resistence later.
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