Hehehe you know I thought that looked familiar! Good eye! On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:47 PM, angelababycat <asrobin...@mindspring.com>wrote:
> Well put. I watched the first 3 eps on hulu, but probably won't watch any > more. Thye've made it too hard for me to care what's in pod 4. > > Funny thing I noticed though: about 2:15 into Ep 3 (scene: the packed-up > living room of the couple originally on the mission before the guy got cut) > is the same as Starbuck's appartment on BSG. Ha! > > > ------------ -----From: George Arterberry <brotherfromhoward@ yahoo.com> > > >To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > >Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:17:06 AM > > >Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > > > >Ê > > > > > > > > > > > >It seemed cheap and boring.Just enough sci-fi , not to qualify as a > > >sexual drama. > > > > > >--- On Sun, 8/16/09, Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@ [ http://gmail. com/ > > >]gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > >From: Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> > > >Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > >To: scifino...@yahoogro [ http://ups.com/ ]ups.com > > >Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:12 PM > > > > > >Ê > > >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 <[ > > >http://us.mc586. .mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=truthseeker01 > 3...@lycos.com > > >]truthseeker013@ 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 ]---------- > > > > > >ÊSubject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > > > >ÊDate : Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:12 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >ÊFrom : "C.W. Badie" <[ > > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=astromancer20 > > >0...@yahoo.com > > >]astromancer2002@ yahoo.com> > > > > > >ÊTo : [ > > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifino...@yahoogroups. com > > >]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com > > > > > > > > >I liked it, but it's rather loose storytelling, the type of looseness > the > > >leads to cancellation. .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___________ _ _________ _________ __ > > >From: Martin Baxter > > > > > >To: [ > > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifino...@yahoogroups. com > > >]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.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 [ http://ups.com/ ]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? > > ÊDon'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? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
