They seem to be too focused on "OOooo space." instead of the plot, dialog and drama that makes it worth watching. Star trek always had a moral dilemma plus mystery that made people watch. The mystery on this show is not very interesting.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Have you watched all three eps shown so far? I'm behind, need to catch up > on the Net to see if it's worth my time... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Arterberry" <brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:17:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > > It seemed cheap and boring.Just enough sci-fi , not to qualify as a sexual > drama. > > --- On *Sun, 8/16/09, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:12 PM > > The formula isn't right for network tv. They will kill it because they > can't do any product placement or have cameos of guest stars to boost the > ratings. The show is tepid at best and a snoozefest at its worst. > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@ > lycos.com<http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=truthseeker...@lycos.com> > > wrote: > >> Pal, it's a Canadian series, the rights to which ABC bought, so it'll >> probably last its full run. >> >> http://www.imdb. com/title/ tt1319690/<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319690/> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- >> >> Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >> >> Date : Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:12 -0700 (PDT) >> >> From : "C.W. Badie" <astromancer2002@ >> yahoo.com<http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=astromancer2...@yahoo.com> >> > >> >> To : scifino...@yahoogro >> ups.com<http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifino...@yahoogroups.com> >> >> >> I liked it, but it's rather loose storytelling, the type of looseness the >> leads to cancellation. .. >> >> >> >> >> ____________ _________ _________ __ >> From: Martin Baxter >> To: scifino...@yahoogro >> ups.com<http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifino...@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 8:24:50 AM >> Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >> >> >> Keith, I almost missed it, stumbling across it two minutes before it >> bbegan. I >> >> I enjoyed it overall, though the pacing was a bit leaden at times. (Maybe >> on purpose?) The mysterious nature of the real mission has me hooked, >> without saying. Can't wait until the MC ventures into Pod 4 to find out >> what's really up. >> >> As for the incidental music, I really don't take notice of it as I watch a >> TV show or movie, unless it's a song near and dear to my heart. >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- >> >Subject : [scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >> >Date : Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:13:45 +0000 (UTC) >> >From : Keith Johnson >> >To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com >> > >> >Anyone watching ABC's entry into the "Big Brother in Outer Space by way >> of BSG-style drama"? It deals with a seven-year mission in the year 2052 >> that sends eight astronauts to visit six planets in the Solar System. Very >> quickly into the show, we're made aware there's some kind of secret >> involved. The two most experienced astronauts in the program (one of whom is >> played by Malik Yoba) are initially left off the mission aboard the >> spaceship "Antares". Later, when some kind of heart problem keeps cropping >> up among the crew--evidently tied to the "secret"--the two astronauts are >> blasted into space to join the mission. One comment I overheard makes me >> think some kind of sentient race has been encountered by humanity--perhaps >> on a previous tragic mission to Mars in which one of the current astronauts >> had to leave three of his fellows behind. Perhaps this sentient race is >> controlling the mission somehow? Not sure. >> > >> >Also not sure yet if I'll like the show. It has some decent actors and >> decent lines. But just when I'm starting to get into the mission and the >> scifi aspect of it, I'm distracted by overpowering music that attempts to >> heighten a scene, the lead astronaut's self-reflective monologue, too much >> of the newly-hot camera work (a la BSG and Star Trek) with a shaky cam to >> convey reality. Or I'm watching two astronauts make nekkid love in zero g >> and feeling vaguely manipulated at an attempt to make me feel awestruck or >> something. There's a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards that make following >> the story a bit confusing at times. "Lost" this ain't. There's also a odd >> flow: a mix of serious drama, melodrama, camp soap opera type moments, silly >> humour supported by "Desperate Housewives" type music, and a lot of >> titillation. It makes it hard for one to get a feeling of the overall nature >> of the show. Is it a drama, a reality-type show like "Virtuality" , a >> mystery? >> Don't know, but I ! found myself losing interest a lot, then picking it >> back up, then losing it again as the standard nighttime soap feel comes back >> in the mix. >> > >> >Lots of TV veterans, including the blonde lady from "The 4400" (the one >> who feel inlove with a black man), and Cristina Cox "Blood Ties", who's been >> a guest in more series than Michael Michelle. They're all okay, but again, >> the uneven pacing, writing, and flashbacks undermine their acting. The >> constant shift from a high-tech spaceshp to mundane scenes on Earth are >> abrupt and off-putting. >> > >> >Like "Virtuality" , this show seems to be another clone that tries to >> copy the delicate balance of reality-type drama mixed with scifi that BSG >> (mostly) did right. and like "Virtuality" , it bores me as much as it >> intrigues--somethin g that BSG didn't do in the main. >> > >> >Not sure if the show's even being picked up, but if it is, not sure I'll >> keep watching. >> > >> >Anyone else's thought's? >> > >> >> >> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds >> >> >> >> http://www.imdb. com/title/ tt1319690/ http://www. imdb.com/ >> title/tt1319690/<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319690/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319690/> >> >> >> http://www.youtube. com/watch? >> v=JQdwk8Yntds<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds> >> > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ > of_darkness/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/> > > > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! 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