Comments on: Saturation Point

By: KnifeGhost

KnifeGhost — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:23:59 +0000

I hate Joss Wheadon with a consuming passion, but it’s consistently gotten good reviews from those who don’t.

And guys, if you’re behind a few episodes on Battlestar and hate the MPAA or whoever has jurisdiction, check out torrentspy.com

By: binky

binky — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:50:43 +0000

We’ve been obsessed with it too. I remember a few months back when all the hot bloggers got invites to the sneak premiere, and there was buzz about Serenity, and had the “oh whatever” reaction. But we picked up the DVD and were very very pleasantly surprised.
They invested in the right thing: good writing.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:33:27 +0000

A shout out to anyone who’s interested: my family is currently obsessed with the FIREFLY boxed dvd set. Awesome, awesome. Can’t recommend it highly enough. Then, after you get done with the series, you can get the movie SERENITY.

By: heydt

heydt — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:46:49 +0000

I just started watching Hustle on A&E, and reccomend it highly.

I suppose it’s a crime drama too, but since the criminals are the protagonists and there’s a significant dearth of murdered strippers I don’t think it fits in with the rest.

By: randomliberal/Robert

randomliberal/Robert — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:35:14 +0000

Chuck, Season 1 and the first half of Season 2 (the last episode is the appearance of Pegasus and Admiral Cain) are available on DVD, and the miniseries is part of the Season 1 box set.

Piny, don’t worry about #25, I figured spoilers were on the way in this thread when it turned to Battlestar. I was just saying for future reference.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:11:10 +0000

You kids gotta check out Battlestar Galactica. I shit you not.

Third, fourth, or fifthing this. It’s probably the best, most original thing running right now. Best that you start with the miniseries (now on DVD) or just begin with Season 1 right out of the gate (that’s on DVD too, isn’t it?) If you jump in now, you’ll have a hard time catching up with the story. Props to them for getting DVDs out quickly, though. It’ll probably help BG get around the long-plot-arc issues that doomed other shows.

And FWIW, I second the spoilers bit, too. Canada’s “Space” channel is lagging several episodes behind the US “SciFi” channel, though I think they’re set to be back in sync within a couple weeks.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:34:45 +0000

Piny, did you watch Michelle Forbes in Homicide, as ME Cox, in a doomed and boozy relationship with Reed Diamond’s character? I loved that show, and her character.

By: Emily in TO

Emily in TO — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:09:01 +0000

I don't watch any of the current crop of crime shows, but I'm partial to reruns of stuff like The Rockford Files and Remington Steele and Magnum, P.I. (god help us all, there's a Magnum movie in the works). One thing that's struck me is that so, so many of the crime shows in the late '70s and early '80s were about private investigators, not cops. I think that says quite a lot about the difference in attitude toward the state and its authority between now and then. As for other TV fare, the new Doctor Who is starting on the SciFi channel in the States on March 17. I highly, highly recommend it -- the writing is whip smart, the acting is fabulous, the stories are thought-provoking and funny and scary at the same time, and the Doctor's companion Rose is gutsy and fascinating.

By: KnifeGhost

KnifeGhost — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:54:17 +0000

Spoiler?

Piny, the slash potential between Kaine and Starbuck is endless. And, well, Adama and President Roslin, but I think Ron Moore might do that for us. It _was_ a bit of a copout to have the Cylon kill Kaine, but my sheer terror that she would freak out and start a purge of some kind outweighs it.

By: Kristen from MA

Kristen from MA — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:31:54 +0000

hey! D’Onofrio rules!