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Post by Derrick on Sept 23, 2010 9:29:47 GMT -5
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Post by HulkSmashNow on Oct 1, 2010 5:08:00 GMT -5
I liked "Moonlight," "New Amsterdam," and especially "Journeyman." Anything with Moon Bloodgood in it is worth watching, but it was a good show...kind of like a semi-sequel to "Quantum Leap" to me.
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Post by tombitd on Oct 1, 2010 7:05:44 GMT -5
I liked "Moonlight," "New Amsterdam," and especially "Journeyman." Anything with Moon Bloodgood in it is worth watching, but it was a good show...kind of like a semi-sequel to "Quantum Leap" to me. I was a big, big fan of Journeyman--I think we discussed it in a minor way in Episode 64's discussion of TV Shows Not On DVD. I think one of the reasons the show got the short, fuzzy end of the lollipop was because it was written off far too much as a Quantum Leap rip-off when it was nothing of a sort. It explored the impact of the situation upon his family so much more (if anything, it seems to have been inspired by the novel The Time Traveler's Wife--before the novel itself was adapted for the screen). And it was the first place I saw Moon Bloodgood, who impressed me and Derrick so much we installed her in the Hottie Hall of Fame.... |
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Post by Derrick on Oct 2, 2010 1:19:51 GMT -5
I liked "Moonlight," "New Amsterdam," and especially "Journeyman." Anything with Moon Bloodgood in it is worth watching, but it was a good show...kind of like a semi-sequel to "Quantum Leap" to me. MOONLIGHT just never appealed to me. It sounded too much like "Forever Knight" and I wasn't interested in that either. NEW AMSTERDAM came and went too quickly for me to watch and even though JOURNEYMAN was highly recommended by just about everybody I knew who watched it, I just never could catch an episode to see what all the hubbub was about. |
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Post by HulkSmashNow on Oct 4, 2010 0:59:45 GMT -5
I was a big, big fan of Journeyman--I think we discussed it in a minor way in Episode 64's discussion of TV Shows Not On DVD. I think one of the reasons the show got the short, fuzzy end of the lollipop was because it was written off far too much as a Quantum Leap rip-off when it was nothing of a sort. It explored the impact of the situation upon his family so much more (if anything, it seems to have been inspired by the novel The Time Traveler's Wife--before the novel itself was adapted for the screen). And it was the first place I saw Moon Bloodgood, who impressed me and Derrick so much we installed her in the Hottie Hall of Fame.... I'd be interested to see where they would've went (figuratively and literally) with "Journeyman" had it not been cancelled. And I was developing a crush on Christine Egolf, who played the wife. She was sexy in her own way, too, I thought. "Moonlight" was a bit cliched, but Alex O'Laughlin's Mick St. John was a pretty interesting character. And, man, did I have a crush on Sophia Myles. I was surprised I liked it, too, as I've always kind of felt like a vampire fiction purist, or at least in my own mind. I used to hold anything undead up to "Fright Night" and the old Marvel Universe Handbook vampire "rules," but after being an avid watcher of "Angel" and seeing the first "Blade", I relaxed a little bit. I'm interested to see how the "Fright Night" remake with young Chekov/young Kyle Reece and David Tennant follows the laws of the first film. |
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Post by tombitd on Oct 4, 2010 5:23:39 GMT -5
"Moonlight" was a bit cliched, but Alex O'Laughlin's Mick St. John was a pretty interesting character. O'Lauglin's one of those actors--Simon Baker's another--that CBS just flat out loves. He's gone from this series to the one where he and Hugh Jackman sing to the present iteration of Hawaii Five-0 without missing a beat. |
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Post by HulkSmashNow on Oct 4, 2010 5:50:31 GMT -5
O'Lauglin's one of those actors--Simon Baker's another--that CBS just flat out loves. He's gone from this series to the one where he and Hugh Jackman sing to the present iteration of Hawaii Five-0 without missing a beat. And they're both Australian, too, which has been a cheaper way of getting talent for studios over the past several years. If any of these guys or gals look nice and can fake a decent American accent , then they're in. Although, I don't think Sam Worthington has mastered that as of yet... Tom, have you watched the new Hawaii 5-0 yet? Pure mindless fun IMO, much like the original. Here's hoping the insidious Wo Fat will rear his diabolical bald head sometime soon! ;D |
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Post by tombitd on Oct 4, 2010 22:38:14 GMT -5
Tom, have you watched the new Hawaii 5-0 yet? Pure mindless fun IMO, much like the original. Here's hoping the insidious Wo Fat will rear his diabolical bald head sometime soon! ;D I did watch the pilot, and I have episodes two and three taped and ready to watch. It is a lot of fun, and it is also massively stupid. What makes the series work for me is the chemistry between O'Loughlin and Caan; I like how mcGarrett is played like almost a parody of the CSI mastermind, and Williams is just 'okay...can we shoot him now?' I will refrain from commenting on the hotness of Grace Park... And I'm glad I'm not the only one who wondered if they'll give us a modern version of Wo Fat somewhere down the line... |
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Post by HulkSmashNow on Oct 4, 2010 23:51:53 GMT -5
I did watch the pilot, and I have episodes two and three taped and ready to watch. It is a lot of fun, and it is also massively stupid. What makes the series work for me is the chemistry between O'Loughlin and Caan; I like how mcGarrett is played like almost a parody of the CSI mastermind, and Williams is just 'okay...can we shoot him now?' I will refrain from commenting on the hotness of Grace Park... And I'm glad I'm not the only one who wondered if they'll give us a modern version of Wo Fat somewhere down the line... Caan's Danny Williams is shaping up to be the most interesting character in the series. And Scott Caan is a really good actor...sometimes it does seem he's channelling his father, but I don't think that is a bad thing. And Grace Park? Yowza! No offense to the late, great Zulu, but her Kono is definitely much easier on the eyes. |
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Post by Derrick on Oct 5, 2010 0:18:27 GMT -5
HAWAII FIVE-O got my Seal of Approval right from the beginning. As Tom will confirm, I've got a #1 rule for remakes of TV and movies: if they use the original theme song the remake will be a success. Well, not only did HAWAII FIVE-O have the sense to use the theme song, they used the original opening as well!
I love HAWAII FIVE-O. No computers, no DNA, no forensic scientists. Just cops blowing away the bad guys, beating the hell out of suspects, wisecracking and being cool.
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Post by HulkSmashNow on Oct 5, 2010 0:31:32 GMT -5
I love HAWAII FIVE-O. No computers, no DNA, no forensic scientists. Just cops blowing away the bad guys, beating the hell out of suspects, wisecracking and being cool. Truer words were never spoken, Derrick!  |
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Post by jasonc on Oct 21, 2010 9:44:58 GMT -5
I love HAWAII FIVE-O. No computers, no DNA, no forensic scientists. Just cops blowing away the bad guys, beating the hell out of suspects, wisecracking and being cool. Same reason I like it too  That and the interplay between McGarrett and Williams, plus the smoking hotness of Grace Park. And what's up with Taryn Manning's lips? |
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Post by stevejrogers on Nov 7, 2010 19:06:10 GMT -5
I would think the Babylon 5 spinoffs, Legends of The Rangers and Excalibur (IIRC) should be on that list. Gritty little show that could finally gets its shot at cable network glory after being on the grind of syndicated hell (IOW, a safety net in case you know, the syndicated network its on goes belly up) and twice it fails.
And I know the list is about shows that barely lasted a year or so, but come on Smallville, despite still being on the air (longest running sci-fi show, unless Stargate still has it beat) and the massive and rabid fan base it still has, has to be one of the biggest failures in the history of genre television. Just in terms of what it promised, and what it delivered.
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Post by Derrick on Nov 13, 2010 9:44:57 GMT -5
I would think the Babylon 5 spinoffs, Legends of The Rangers and Excalibur (IIRC) should be on that list. Gritty little show that could finally gets its shot at cable network glory after being on the grind of syndicated hell (IOW, a safety net in case you know, the syndicated network its on goes belly up) and twice it fails. And I know the list is about shows that barely lasted a year or so, but come on Smallville, despite still being on the air (longest running sci-fi show, unless Stargate still has it beat) and the massive and rabid fan base it still has, has to be one of the biggest failures in the history of genre television. Just in terms of what it promised, and what it delivered. Yeah, just off the top of my head (because I hate to cheat and Google/Wiki it) I'd say that STARGATE has it beat. Most people think of it as a Syfy original show, forgetting that it ran on Showtime for about five or six years before moving to Syfy where it ran for another seven or eight years. |
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Post by Dino on Nov 15, 2010 2:15:51 GMT -5
I don't care what anyone says, I dug the new Knight Rider. It was mindless entertainment and had some fun characters. And after the KARR two-parter, the series was really beginning to find a voice when it was canned.
John Doe was another one on here I liked. And I won't say anything about Firefly because I'll be here all day singing its praises.
But even as a Whedon fan, I couldn't stand Dollhouse. I stuck through it for five or six episodes before finally giving up.
I'm surprised MANTIS didn't make this list. I remember loving the hell out of that show and I've been trying to find it with no luck.
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That and the interplay between McGarrett and Williams, plus the smoking hotness of Grace Park.