Venneh Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just watched the Robin Hood episode from Star Trek: TNG with friends. I should see more of this. (Yes, I have only seen the second Star Trek movie, one episode of the original series, and now one of TNG. My geek card should be revoked.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just Star Trek VI and First Contact, and realised that the new movie has spoiled them for me. VI looked unsurprisingly cheap but it was shocking how made for TV First Contact looked. The Borg corridor scenes that terrified me when I was a precocious 11 year old really didn't look as good. It still a good film with good performances but its no longer near to top of my Sci-fi best ever list. Sad really because I saw Wrath of Khan again recently and it still stands up. The submarine style ship combat is as tense as ever, perhaps that feels more natural than the stiff hand to hand and feeling of personal threat the Borg provide. Venneh, Star Trek can be a lot more fun than its reputation may have you believe. Its totally worth getting into, and there's a big gap between watching it casually and buying a uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 30 Rock: Jack Donaghy: I asked the three of you to be here because you are all deeply committed to charity work. Mary J Blige: My Mary J Blige Foundation is celebrating its 10th year of searching for the Loch Ness Monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I just finished the first season of Futurama. It started out a little slow for me, then picked up in the middle, and sort of dropped off near the end. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but I didn't laugh as much as I had hoped to. Next I'll be giving Weeds a try. Having seen the first episode, so far I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I just finished the first season of Futurama. It started out a little slow for me, then picked up in the middle, and sort of dropped off near the end. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but I didn't laugh as much as I had hoped to. Next I'll be giving Weeds a try. Having seen the first episode, so far I'm impressed. It gets better after the first season. It's like the first season of The Simpsons, utterly forgettable. Outside of "Fry and the Slurm Factory", I can barely remember any of the Season 1. Now, seasons 2-4, I can quote like mad. I got the Bureaucrat song stuck in my head now. Damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Planet Earth, the real one, not the version narrated by Sigourney Weaver. I think all Brits will agree that watching a natural history documentary narrated by anyone other than David Attenborough just feels wrong. Plus the discovery channel version cut out over an hour of the series to allow for adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Preach it - David Attenborough is going to leave a huge hole in broadcasting once he eventually pops his clogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Watched Star Trek last night; it was the first Star Trek movie I've seen in theatres. I really, really liked it. Everything was beyond beautiful; the settings, the cast, the ships, everything. The cast gelled really well, and still managed to establish themselves as separate characters. There were so many tiny details, too, like why only Kirk calls McCoy Bones, references to Wrath of Khan, just awesome in general. I also like how they're firmly establishing this as a separate continuum. Have to especially mention Scotty and Chekov. So awesome. And one very specific scene at the end was beyond amazing. When Quinto!Spock and Nimoy!Spock meet, they're like mirror images of each other, except one's older. Same mannerisms, same body language, hell, even the same bone structure! Going to see this again if I get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Just introduced a friend of mine to Wrath of Khan. He'd only ever seen the new Star Trek film so this was a bit new to him, but he really enjoyed it. I'm 50/50 on whether its better than the new one. The modern sensibilities of Abrams' effort are countered by the strong themes of Khan, its really a tough pick. I need perspective, I'll come back to this issue in a year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Ahem: KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANN! This is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold?.... It is very cold in space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Do you know your Milton, Captain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round Perdition's flames before I give him up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Oh god, the ending to The Iron Giant always gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George W. Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her; marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet... buried alive! Buried alive...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Little Miss Sunshine. God, I haven't watched this in a while. Beautiful, darkly funny movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Little Miss Sunshine. God, I haven't watched this in a while. Beautiful, darkly funny movie. One of my all time favorite movies. The grandfather has me rolling every time I watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Alan Arkin <3. And he has some of the best lines in the movie. Or indirectly causes some of them. Olive: I'd like to dedicate this to my grandpa, who showed me these moves. Pageant MC: Aww, that is so sweet. [Audience applauds] Pageant MC: Is he here? Where's your grandpa right now? Olive: In the trunk of our car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her; marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet... buried alive! Buried alive...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Alan Arkin <3. And he has some of the best lines in the movie. Or indirectly causes some of them. His advice to Dwayne is my favorite part of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I won't say heroes is good but its certainly watchable. The writers have no clue what they are doing from episode to episode but it makes up for it with a few grat characters and some awesome casting. Worf is the freakin President! Worf was also awesome as both Bane and Krull in the latest Brave & the Bold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 This weeks simpsons has got to be easily one of the worst episodes ever. They did the racism thing, but South Park did it so much better and made it funny and relevant, this just felt like a poor copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 There is literally no comics plot that Heroes won't steal and make worse. They ended the season by turning Sylar into Nathan and making him believe it. Its totally Proteus/Morph from Exiles. Its become a truly awful show, reduced to cliches and endless rearranging of the premise to try and regain what they lost at the end of the first season. This was a great show right up until the season one finale, now its a joke. I pretty much watch for Matt Parkman, Hiro and Ando, and even they started to suck this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Yeah, Heroes is pretty much teh suck at this point. I'm watching for the point when it all backfires on them horribly and everyone dies because of Angela, but I'm a horrible person like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 I started to rewatch A Simple Plan, but stopped the film 30 minutes in. The acting is horrible! I mean, Bill Paxton is hardly trying: "Oh god... he's dead..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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