Subj : Re: Anyone watch Threshol To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 19:15:14 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote in news:Xns96D56937C805A3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > 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. > SHE HAS NO FLAWS!!!!!!! .