Subj : Re: Anyone watch Threshol To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 18:05:03 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > 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. And the chicken does too. .