I'm still ticked that Threshhold and Surface never got proper endings.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote:
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> From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@...>
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:18:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Threshold" Marathon on SyFy Today
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> 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...
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> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@... > wrote:
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> 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
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> 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.
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> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
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