Subj : Re: Anyone watch Threshol To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 18:20:39 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote: > 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. > Her greatest flaw is the excess of I's. -- Jim .