Keith, I've been trying *not* to watch, because I'm on something of a roll (stopping now only for a special e-mail delivery) and I don't want to be distracted. Otherwise, I'd be chin-deep in it, and lost in Gugino's eyes... [?][?][?][?]
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Another good marathon on SyFy, and again it's a canceled show. "Threshold" > is being shown all day today. Don't remember how many of you saw it. On the > surface it has a very familiar plot: the presence of aliens on Earth is > discovered, government team tries to combat the threat through various > methods. > Despite the possibly cliched topic--which has been handled badly by many > shows--this show was a cut above. The writing was well done, and even > cliched plots were handled by the impressive cast: Brent Spiner (getting a > chance to show emotion)...the always reliable Charles S. Dutton...very > talented Peter Dinklage as the womanizing genius...and my girl Carla Gugino, > for my money, one of the coolest/toughest/sexiest actresses around, > criminally underappreciated (I still miss "Karen Sisco!) Look at the > production staff: David S. Goyer, Mike Sussman (Enteprise, Legend of the > Seeker), even Brannon Braga--hey, he has skills if he stays away too much > from writing and showrunning! > "Threshold" came out in the time when all the networks were back on their > "let's try scifi again" kick. Other shows out in the same few years were > "Surface", "Invasion", BSG, "Tru Calling", etc. Some made it, some failed. > I hate that this show didn't get the chance it deserved to grow. > > -- "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
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