Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/01/09)

11/01/09 | Kevin Davis

[KevinDavis]

Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/01/09)

Mon:
8/7 -- Heroes -- NBC

Tues:
8/7 -- V -- ABC

Thurs:
8/7 -- Flashforward -- ABC
9/8 -- Fringe -- Fox

Fri:
9/8 -- Stargate Universe -- SyFy
10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy

Also there are variety of scifi shows on www.fancast.com

[KevinDavis]

SGU is growing on me and I will continue to watch the show.

SyFy has a V marathon that is on right now. To me V is just the original mini.. The Final Battle was ok, but the TV show was crap...

I think the new V will be good.

[KevinDavis]

A big thanks goes to Visualops for the Banner!!

[mnehring]

SciFi (I refuse to give any attention to the new name) is showing the original V miniseries right now.

[Tanniker Smith]

Shoot. Meant to tune into the V miniseries. I never saw the first half-hour or so.

The second miniseries was okay -- ending sucked so badly that they tried to change it in the novel somewhat.

Series was terrible. I won't be taping that from SyFy.

[KevinDavis]

I'm recording the original mini.. Here is an brief history of V.

First there was a book call It Can't Happen Here.. The story was about when a facist took over America. Not pretty.

Then Kenneth Johnson wanted to a miniseries called Stormfront (based on the book). The eggheads at NBC said no. So he came up with V. To me when I see people with an Nazi like logo on their uniform I haul out of town and arm myself..

[KevinDavis]

It will be on again I think at 11/10 tonight..

[Tanniker Smith]

Watching SGU. It shows promise.
Co-incidentally, I taped episodes of "Moonlight" during a recent marathon. The GoTo Guy (Vampire, actually) who is good with computers is our Math Boy, Eliot.

Sanctuary is up in the air right now. The whole Cabal thing was settled in what, a single episode. I'm not sure about the cast shakeup. They didn't give Invisible Girl a fair shot and I'm not too fond of Freelander (could they have come up with a better name for a freelancer??)

Nice to see some of the Eureka cast when that show isn't on (just like the cameos in Warehouse 13).

[GeronL]

Have not watched SGU this week, I will watch it tomorrow on Hulu

[JoeProBono]

[hsalaw]

I’m still not sure about SGU. I find Dr. Rush completely annoying (if I want to listen to an arrogant elitist narcissist, I’ll turn on the TV and watch the Obozo); the nerd Eli is too nerdish; Lt. Scott (who wanted to be a priest)in a closet having sex with some chick each week, which is waaaaay too soap-opera for me; and everyone else whines all the time, including the Col.-in-charge. Mostly they all just sit around b*tching. That’s NOT entertainment. My advice to them is to man up, and for heaven’s sake, turn some lights on. The whole thing is filmed in the DARK.

[MizSterious]

Not really scifi, but last Monday’s Castle was a Halloween story (of course), and Fillion showed up in a “space cowboy” costume, exactly like the one he wore in Firefly. Nice touch.

[dangerdoc]

Sanctuary seems to be grasping for a theme.

Rapidly changing arcs and characters are not a good sign and reminds me of the fall of Atlantis(the SG series, not the city). Even more troubling is the sudden influx of CGI monsters, like the are trying to be Primeval the BBC series.

[Tanniker Smith]

I think they decided that they needed an overhaul, but they had to wrap up last year's storyline. I think that they did it a little too quickly and too neatly, myself.

When it started, I was expecting (from the first episode) something akin to "Beauty & the Beast" as far as the Sanctuary itself was concerned, mixed in with a little of whatever the Army called its base in that season of Buffy.

[Tanniker Smith]

Thurs: 8/7 -- Flashforward -- ABC

I have to set a timer.
For the last few weeks, my son and I remember it on Friday.

[tbw2]

It’s playing on sci-fi channel tonight.

[Question_Assumptions]

Enjoying FlashForward, SGU is OK (still haven't watched the last one), and looking forward to V. Another show that might belong on the list is Venture Brothers on Adult Swim. Currently a couple of episodes into it's new season with a new episode tonight at midnight.

[goldstategop]

The original miniseries is an allegory on Fascism/Communism. The two part miniseries is really about the eternal struggle for freedom. The TV spin off wasn't all that great but the miniseries was. Its just great television and hooks you in from the first reel and unlike many 80s shows, it doesn't feel dated at all.

[Jack Deth]

‘FlashForward’ was pretty good last week. Definite terrorist cell/hit list thing going on against the FBI’s LA Office’s agents. The world wide black-out was actaully a failed ‘experiment’ with more info promised throughout the rest of the season.

Lots of well done shout outs to ‘Buffy’, ‘Firefly’and Frank Miller in last week’s excellent Halloween episode of ‘Castle’.

Waiting patiently for ‘Fringe’ and ‘Dollhouse’ to return to the air due to the World Series.

Jack.

[dangerdoc]

SGU is the stargate universe’s Deep Space Nine.

The entire universe has shrunk down to one habitat. I hope they find a way to open things up a bit, getting tired of all the interior scenes.