Subj : Re: Anyone watch Threshol To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 17:17:09 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote in news:Xns96D571D462974ndtcm@ 68.1.17.6: > John Iwaniszek wrote: > >> Nick wrote: >> >>> Finnigann wrote: >>> >>>> To: Nick >>>> -=> Nick wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- >>>> >>>> Ni> From Newsgroup: >>>> alt.tv.farscape >>>> >>>> Ni> RR wrote: >>>> >>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>>>> I bailed on SG-1 last night to watch it (and I probably >>>>>>>>> won't go back to SG-1 unless Claudia comes back. I watched >>>>>>>>> the first 30 minutes this morning and just gave up). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Pretty formulaic, but I'm going to give it another chance >>>>>>>>> next week. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What do you get if you cross Jaws with close encounters of >>>>>>>> the third kind? >>>>>>>> A load of steaming rancid chum apparently. >>>>>>>> Ted >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> mmmmmmmchummmmmmmmm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, wait. That's bad. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> Mind you the same could be said of that surface show. >>>>>> I don't know what it is recently but a lot of the >>>>>> shows/screeners that are about really seem to have their roots >>>>>> in the 50's red menace form of sci-fi. Now watch Ross's head >>>>>> explode when I say that sort of movie does nothing for me. >>>>> >>>>> No way, man. I concur. I've seen all three of the new sci-fi >>>>> pilots and they are alarmingly similar in various ways. >>>>> >>>>> Hated what I saw of "Threshold". Turned it off about 15 minutes >>>>> in. The fact that Braga (or whoever) had to toss a "Trek" >>>>> in-joke 10 minutes in was about the time my blood started to >>>>> boil. That and a horny lothario dwarf? Gimme a break.. >>>>> >>>>> "Surface", despite the overwhelmingly negative press, I liked >>>>> quite a bit. It's got potential to go cool places. Most of all >>>>> though I totally dug on the underwater photography. >>>>> >>>>> "Invasion" is probably the best of the lot, despite having a >>>>> seemingly weak "Body Snatcheresque" premise. It's got a great >>>>> cast and well-written characters which is probably it's saving >>>>> grace. >>>>> >>>>> But the real truth is that it's highly unlikely that any of >>>>> these shows will be appointment TV for me. None of them blew me >>>>> away and made me ache for the next installment. >>>>> >>>>> "Nip/Tuck" S3 starts on Tuesday. There is no better TV >>>>> currently available than N/T. *That's* appt. TV. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Ni> Sorry, but the best thing currently on TV is Good Eats with >>>> Alton Ni> Brown. >>>> >>>> Followed by anything with Rachael Rae... she is Sooo danged >>>> perky... I can cut back on coffee by 50% >>> >>> >>> Well, my mileage varies a bit because I think that the current >>> five Rachel Ray shows is four shows too many. >>> >> >> Giada De Laurentiis >> > > Watching her now. > Those breasts look hot. .