monster sarcasm rally

The vampire thing was a little weird, she said

Space cowboys are so five years ago. And a (wannabe) vampire got slayed slain slayered? Mal Caleb Castle even dropped the B-word*.

*That'd be Buffy, for those of you not in the know.

More Dollstar Galactica Slayer

Three things from tonight's Dollhouse...

1. Now with even more Saul Tigh, or Two-Eyed Tigh as I feel inclined to call him...
2. The Boy Named Fran said 'man reaction' again.
3. And how much did Kiki's dance make you think of Angel at Cordelia's party? 
4. Okay, I lied. Four. I'm beginning to wonder when Adama will make an appearance as a Dirty Old Man Dollhouse patron. With the Adamastache. Maybe we should make a petition.

The Dollstar Galactica Slayer and other SF fun

Dollhouse is back, and things are getting interesting... Faith/Echo's remembering and she's confused. Helo's back and he's still angry. Whisky knows she's Whisky and now she's on the whisky. Jamie Bamber's nipples. Wesley's suit. Victor's still hot for Sierra. And the Boy Named Fran may just be human after all. What more could you possibly want?

Also, having read the book years ago, I was quite excited about Flash Forward. However, um... The only thing it seems to have in common with the book on which it's allegedly based is that they both take place on earth. Or something. Why make the TV series now, given that the titular event happened — or rather failed to happen — on the 10th of September last year?

I didn't watch Grey's last night (duh, Fringe-Files was on!), but I flipped to it during a commercial. Um... Was Izzie still alive or was I just imagining that? Hello, go away already.

Also also, have you seen FAQ About Time Travel yet? If not, why not? I mean, it's got Chris O'Dowd (Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on?), so you know it's got to be good. Plus it's got Hot Shakespeare and some other guy. It's worth it alone for O'Dowd's rant about science fiction vs. sci fi, which is taken almost straight out of an essay by Isaac Asimov. And yes, before you ask, I really did pause it at that point so I could explain to my friend the significance of the tirade.

Also³, the girl he describes in the aforementioned movie: ME. So totally me.

The end. Good night.

There's more than one of everything

Season premiere of the X-Fringe tonight... Blonde-Scully almost died in a freaky car accident. Pacey-Mulder had a birthday, made sad eyes at no less than three hot chicks, and shouted at the FBI. Dr Crazy made a custard, although technically he supervised his lab assistant making a custard. I blinked, but I think Black-Skinner may have kissed Dr Maybe-Evil. A cow mooed.

And all the while, Evil Spock was nowhere to be seen...

Future history

Watched the first episode of Life After People tonight. Interesting. Would I recommend it to you? Hmm... Honestly, you're much better off reading [Dude, our TV works; why are you reading?] Earth Abides. Seriously. Now! What are you waiting for?

Still... If you've had a long day at work and you just want to stare vacantly at the television without rotting your brain, you could definitely do worse. Overall, I rate it watchable.

It's the People's Front of Judea, or maybe the Judean People's Front...

So, the reports I need for my new job are turning out to be a bit like an assortment of terrorist bombings: every yahoo claims responsibility, but nobody's able to back it up with a shred of evidence! Whoever's actually responsible stays safely out of reach.

Why yes, I have been watching a lot of Spooks lately. Why do you ask?

When I grow up...

I have a confession. I'm completely addicted to shows like Mayday, Seconds from Disaster, Blueprint for Disaster, Disasters of the Century (but not Destroyed in Seconds, that one's a flaming ball of turd). This week alone I've watched approximately 42 hours of disaster documentaries. If this kind of thing had been on TV hundreds of years ago when I was a child, I totally would have become an investigator of some kind. Probably with Torchwood.

HP6

Saw the new Harry Potter on the weekend. And it left me with one seriously nagging question...

Do all the male actors in that thing really have great big clown feet? What's with the ridiculously large shoes they're all wearing?

Okay, that's actually two questions. Whatever.

Also, TORCHWOOD! On Space. 12 minutes from now.

Who is Whisky?

How much do I love it that Topher said all frakked up?

And Dominic/Victor asking for Whisky? Why do I think he didn't mean whisky? He meant Whisky, you see? And why didn't they get that? Why was he looking at Fred specifically? Or was he? Who is Whisky? One of them is Whisky, right? Who was in the room? It was Topher, Boyd, Adele, and Fred. But Fred's the one he was looking at. Hmmm...

And okay, so I was wrong about Alpha, but in a weird way, I was right, eh?

IT'S PEOPLE!

In class tonight the topic was what certain companies could do to improve themselves from a sustainability standpoint. One of the companies was McDonald's. We were asked for ideas.

I suggested that they should serve Soylent Green.

Nobody got it. Everybody took it down as a serious suggestion. They LIKED the idea. They thought it was some kind of new super food.

People are such sheep.

This has all happened before

Dear Ron,

Wait, wait, wait... I know this story. I've seen it before. No, read it before.

That's it. It's the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and they're the Golgafrinchans.

Do I get a prize for spotting that? Will they keep redoing the finale over and over, each time based on a different piece of literature? I can't wait for the Wuthering Heights version.

Sincerely,
Sars

PS: I'm so glad Tyrol finally offed that frakkin' bitch.

Woohoo! (Redux)

Torchwood's on Space right now (again), people. Right now. Turn that TV on, and let it do the same for you.

Sexiest. Fight scene. Ever.

Seriously.

I suspect

1. Topher is a Doll
2. Helo had a relationship with Caroline, either familial or romantic
3. Alpha is somebody we already know, most likely either Topher or Helo

More Whedon

Dear Global TV,

No Dollhouse episodes on your site? What gives?

Sars

Better

Dear Jane,

Much better. Thank you.

Also, aha! I knew it. Daniel is going to turn out to be her father, isn't he?

Sincerely,
Sars

Deadlock

Dear Jane Espenson,

Really? That was the best you could do?

I know you can do better. You've done better writing in Buffy, Angel, Firefly, and even within BSG.

This was not good. I might even go so far as to say this was the worst BSG episode ever. Maybe, I haven't decided if it's worse than the ones that had Kat in them. But then, at least she was never the whole episode (oh, except for that really awful one that you also wrote). Okay, this was the second worst episode.

Do you even know these characters? Tigh loves Caprica-Six? Tyrol wants to leave the fleet without even a moment's hesitation or thought for his really-but-not-really son?  Starbuck's talking about her parents? Not her mother, but her parents, as in plural... Roslin backs down from a conversation with Caprica-Six (or anybody for that matter)? Roslin/Adama agree to arm Baltar?

I suppose everybody's entitled to an off day, but we're too close to the end. Don't let it happen again.

Thanks,
Sars

Oh, thank frak

Seriously, I know he was a fan favourite and all, but I'm a fan and he was never my favourite.

Good riddance to you, Felix Gaeta.

T minus 3 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes

Are you ready?

That's a selling point?

Lately I've seen quite a few commercials on TV that go something like this...

Smiling middle-aged white mum: After I use this mouthwash/brush with this toothpaste/chew this gum/paste these stickers on my teeth/whatever, I feel like I've just left the dentist's office.

What? It makes you feel degraded and humiliated and causes intense physical and psychological pain?

What's next? When I wear these jeans I feel like I just spent a month in drug rehab? After I eat this sandwich meat I feel like I've spent a month being tortured by religious extremists? Using this swiffer makes me feel like I've had all my skin removed by an angry lesbian witch?

Who?

Seriously? Only not... But ya... I mean, born in the 80s? Come on, he ought to be grateful to be paid in sandwiches. Otherwise he'd probably be eating all-day-breakfast in a tin.

Yes, it does get old

I keep getting this song stuck in my head. Over and over and over.

Also, for somebody who flies as much as I do, I'm weirdly obsessed with a show about plane crashes.

This just in...

I haven't bothered looking at my stats pages in a while, but I was bored today. Turns out this is my single-most popular post. Also turns out that if you should happen to google cam1lle c0duri n@ked, which apparently a LOT of people do, that post tops the list. I'm amused by that.

And so now... For all those of you who are curious, here she is, complete with partial boob silhouette.

Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock

Who doesn't love Sheldon?

I believe the appropriate metaphor here involves a river of excrement and a Native American water vessel without any means of propulsion.

Seriously, that's better than my figuratively euphemising.

Even if he is just so way off base when it comes to all things Star Trek... He should shut up and listen to Raj.

Also, I think I love this chick.

Also also today

Space played what is only The Best Episode. It's got fighting and frakking. It's got blood, guts, gore, and sexy. It's got desire and jealousy and joy and sadness and twisted, messed-up life. It's got the president and the admiral getting stoned and giggling. It's got the chief fighting back. It has Jamie Bamber's nipples. And of course, it's got the adamastache.

Boobage

Okay. Tricia Helfer is hot. I get it. But seriously... Why are tits down around her navel? It's freaking me out.