Man I hope so! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:17:46 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] SyFy Recent Marathons
Keith, I'm still hearing words on the whisper-stream that "Jeremiah" will be given that. Hope so. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: I hear you. Whenever I'm home during the day--which is too often, alas--I like to catch these two shows, along with "Tru Calling" (gone too soon), "Jeremiah" (wish it could have been given a proper finale), and even "Enterprise" (much better in the picking-and-choosing of eps). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" < martinbaxt...@gmail.com > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 5:02:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] SyFy Recent Marathons Crap. Call that two marathons missed, Keith. I finally did sink myself into "Jericho" the last time it aired in a block, and it is well worth the run. I resisted watching it first run because I've noticed a tendency in myself to avoid what's hot at the moment, letting it cool down before taking it in on my own time. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: The last two days, SyFy has put on good programming, and I'm sad to say once again it's reruns. Yesterday they ran a "Eureka" marathon all day, until well past midnight. It was lots of fun to jump in and out of the show as I ran errands and stuff. Good fun time. Today they're running a "Jericho" marathon. I'm struck once again by how good that series was, especially since I wasn't captivated with the pilot. But "Jericho" quickly grew in complexity, somehow nicely balancing that mix of post-apocalyptic adventure with real life human dramas, and a realistic look at how people would try to rebuild the world after a nuclear event. Unlike some shows or movies where marauding armies just appear ready to do battle, for example, "Jericho" realistically built through succeeding shows the plot for how some towns became militaristic (leading to a war with the neighbors), and how some people had to resort to becoming scavengers/robbers out in the wilds. Very intelligently done. I never paid much attention to the likes of Skeet Ulrich, Gerald "Simon and Simon" McRainey, or some of the other lesser-known stars, but here they're given the chance to show their acting chops, and all acquit themselves well. I'm always captivated by the pretty Alicia Coppola, but she rarely gets good steady work. Here I like her steely, seemingly uncaring start, then the journey she takes coming to love a man who she initially dismissed as a rube. Most pleasing is the pivotal role given to blacks in the series, especially Lennie James' Robert Hawkins. he and his family were three-dimensional characters. Hell, even the commercial actor who sometimes plays that imp on "Supernatural" gets good screentime as a deputy! -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
