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Tonight's Sci-Fi Listing (07/22/05)
07/22/05 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 07/22/2005 5:26:39 AM PDT by KevinDavis

Tonight's Sci-Fi Listing:

7/6 - Firefly: Yes I know the Sci-fi channel is showing repeats, but I consider Firefly one of the best shows.. Also Firefly is a good example in why Sci-Fi shows should never be on a regular network.

8/7 - Stargate SG1: Avalon Pt II, I was impressed in how Browder seems to fit in the show.. So far it is starting on a good foot. This week SG1 discovers more info and discover a new enemy.

9/8 - Stargate Atlantis: Last weeks episode was awesome. I like how they use tatical nuclear weapons. Not very PC. I also liked the Asgard character. This week a wraith virus infects the Dadeaulus..

10/9 - Battlestar Galactica: Off to a good start. The ending was cool and finally get to see some non-human looking cyclons! This week cyclons board the Galactica.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Unclassified; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: atlantis; battelstar; firefly; galatica; sg1; stargate
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To: Mad Dawgg

When was Firefly on before?


41 posted on 07/22/2005 8:40:47 AM PDT by Crawdad (I know we've only known each other 4 weeks and 3 days, but to me it seems like 9 weeks and 5 days)
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To: KevinDavis

why can't I see Star Trek (in any incarnation--but especially TOS or TNG) on local channels anymore? last time Star Trek was on locally was when DS9 was still on... TNG used to be on at 9 on the local fox station, TOS at 10, and even had the animated series on weekends before cartoons....


42 posted on 07/22/2005 8:42:01 AM PDT by Schwaeky ("Truth is not determined by a majority vote" Pope Benedict XVI)
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To: orionblamblam

My wife and I refer to some movies as having "Sci Fi Channel production values." Mind you, that is not a compliment.


43 posted on 07/22/2005 8:43:17 AM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: orionblamblam

I'd like to see them take "New Voyages" and "Starship Exeter" and put that on in place of "Hooking Up" or "Survivor"...


44 posted on 07/22/2005 8:43:20 AM PDT by Schwaeky ("Truth is not determined by a majority vote" Pope Benedict XVI)
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To: FourtySeven

I dunno. I kinda liked it.


45 posted on 07/22/2005 8:43:59 AM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: Junior; orionblamblam

It's like orion said, some movies are so bad they're good. The time I was watching that one though, I just wasn't in the mood for camp. Maybe I'll give it another shot some other time. hehe


46 posted on 07/22/2005 8:46:42 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Crawdad
"When was Firefly on before?"

Two Years (or so) ago.

It was on Fox on Friday nights at 8PM at first , right before John Doe. They showed the show out of order and then kept pre-empting it for Baseball.

It died hard and fast, but check out at its ranking in DVD sales on Amazon.

Someone at FOX was an idiot.

47 posted on 07/22/2005 8:55:36 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: KevinDavis

It would be nice if SciFi did a mini-marathon with Trek eps and movies featuring Jimmy Doohan, in his memory...

The Scotty character was one that seemed to take awhile to warm up to, and I liked his portrayal more in the movies than the series.


48 posted on 07/22/2005 8:58:52 AM PDT by mikrofon (Rest in Peace, Mr. Doohan)
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To: orionblamblam

pardon my ignorance, but what is the MST3K treatment?


49 posted on 07/22/2005 9:19:53 AM PDT by texasmountainman (proud father of a U.S. Marine)
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To: texasmountainman

MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000)was a show which showed bad "b" movies from a future movie theater perspective complete with a guy and 2 robots cracking bad jokes about the dialog, on screen mistakes, and pretty much any other off the wall idea which came to mind

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/


50 posted on 07/22/2005 9:45:09 AM PDT by contemplator (Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
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To: contemplator; All

One of my favorite MST3K movie treament was Space Mutiny.


51 posted on 07/22/2005 10:04:28 AM PDT by KevinDavis (the space/future belongs to the eagles, the earth/past to the groundhogs)
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To: KevinDavis

...which ties into tonight's lineup in that Space Mutiny (starring Rip Hardslab!) used a heck of a lot of exterior shots from Battlestar Galactica.


52 posted on 07/22/2005 11:53:34 AM PDT by Starter
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To: Starter; All
What is also funny about Space Mutiny is:
1. The commander looked like Santa Clause
2. Somehow a warehouse was the interior of a spaceship.
3. Golf carts all souped up.
4. Of course the exterior was from the old Battlestar Galactica...
53 posted on 07/22/2005 11:59:03 AM PDT by KevinDavis (the space/future belongs to the eagles, the earth/past to the groundhogs)
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To: KevinDavis
Firefly YEEEEES!

I thought that SG1 had lost its grip for me with the change of command, I actually forgot how much I liked Ben Browder.

Now I remember that I like him a lot, a lot, a lot. HEHEEE!


54 posted on 07/22/2005 12:42:43 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA (That witch does not kill me, makes me stronger (NIETZSCHE))
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To: KevinDavis
This week cyclons board the Galactica.

Good! So how long before the toasters wipe out the humans and end that horrible show?

55 posted on 07/22/2005 2:28:07 PM PDT by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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To: Lil'freeper
"I'm more excited about the Firefly movie than I was about Star Wars.."

Ditto that


Same here. But is it really any wonder that we feel that way? Firefly created characters you could actually invest time in.
56 posted on 07/22/2005 3:13:32 PM PDT by Thoro (Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry....)
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To: All
Well here are my thoughts:
1. SG1: So far so good.. Browder is doing a good job. So is Beau Bridges..

2. Atlantis: Good episode. I did like the Asgard swearing, however, I hope they don't make the Asgard comic relief.

3. Battlestar Galactica: Good Episode the scenes on the Battlestar was good, the scenes on Kobol was good. I like Starbuck, any chick who rides a Caprican Hummer is my kind of chick..
57 posted on 07/22/2005 8:19:27 PM PDT by KevinDavis (the space/future belongs to the eagles, the earth/past to the groundhogs)
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To: KevinDavis

Please add me to the Sci-Fi ping list.


58 posted on 07/22/2005 9:04:38 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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To: Schwaeky

Contracts... and um... that's what DVDs are for...


59 posted on 07/23/2005 11:00:47 AM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Someone at FOX was an idiot.

Ditto that. What sucks is that due to the nature of ad-funded TV, shows like Firefly that have a relatively small but devoted following will always lose to shows with broad but shallow appeal like "World's Funniest Bear Maulings". Each viewer effectively gets a single vote regardless of whether they really like the show or if there's just nothing else on. I'm hoping Internet-based video-on-demand systems can change this.

60 posted on 07/23/2005 11:10:37 AM PDT by ThinkDifferent (These pretzels are making me thirsty)
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