Subj : Re: Anyone watch Threshol To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 19:21:09 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > 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!!!!!!! > That too. -- Jim .