Re: [buffy] is leaving?
On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Season 7, on the other hand, is seeming distinctly average right now - tho' I hear it gets much better. If you don't even want to hear the most vague and general comments on S7 possible, don't read any further. IMO, it's been uneven. Starting to pick up speed, though. dha -- David H. Adler - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ A London.pm thread topic is like a non-alchoholic ingredient in a cocktail, its only there so you can pretend not to be an inebriated addict. - Greg McCarroll
Re: [buffy] is leaving?
David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Indeed. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's probably in the top ten best episodes of any TV show ever. -- Piers
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:02:29PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Indeed. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's probably in the top ten best episodes of any TV show ever. I might agree. Ironically, the one thing about the episode that puts me off is the fact that they felt required to put a vampire in it. dha -- David H. Adler - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ Had deep and meaningfuls with kitty_goth, about BDSM, scarring, love, and compiler theory, which was good. - Alex Page
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David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:02:29PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Indeed. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's probably in the top ten best episodes of any TV show ever. I might agree. Ironically, the one thing about the episode that puts me off is the fact that they felt required to put a vampire in it. I dunno. I'm in two minds about it. Pointed up the fact that, frankly, monsters are nothing compared to the shock of loss. -- Piers
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 07:14:15PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:02:29PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Indeed. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's probably in the top ten best episodes of any TV show ever. I might agree. Ironically, the one thing about the episode that puts me off is the fact that they felt required to put a vampire in it. I dunno. I'm in two minds about it. Pointed up the fact that, frankly, monsters are nothing compared to the shock of loss. Hm. I felt that it took away from the fact that this was the first time any of them had to deal with a natural death. It's not like yet another vamp is anything different for them. But that's me. *shrug* dha -- David H. Adler - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ A Marine that says 'gee whiz'? What's he gonna do, storm the Cunningham house? - mst3k
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David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 07:14:15PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:02:29PM +, Piers Cawley wrote: David H. Adler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:23:23AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Hm. Interesting choice. My gut choice there would be The Body, actually. Indeed. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's probably in the top ten best episodes of any TV show ever. I might agree. Ironically, the one thing about the episode that puts me off is the fact that they felt required to put a vampire in it. I dunno. I'm in two minds about it. Pointed up the fact that, frankly, monsters are nothing compared to the shock of loss. Hm. I felt that it took away from the fact that this was the first time any of them had to deal with a natural death. It's not like yet another vamp is anything different for them. But that's me. *shrug* Okay, I've just done the mental equivalent of sticking my thumb over the bit with the vamp in it and taking a look at the picture again, and you're right. Still, perfection isn't everything it's cracked up to be. -- Piers
[buffy] is leaving?
to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm maybe I will start watching this now instead of leaving my girlfriend on a thursday night and escaping down the pub. jp
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, James Powell wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. Jason -- UKFSN.ORG Finance Free Software while you surf the 'net http://www.ukfsn.org/ Sign Up Now
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:37:42PM +, Jason Clifford wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. It's three episodes of Angel, five episodes of Buffy according to this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/buffy/2003/01/20/1669.shtml Chris -- Chris Carline [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://chris.carline.org/ GnuPG: 1024D/57B5CB20 | 5E85 207A 89D8 E097 0C0F FD4C 871A CE15 57B5 CB20
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James Powell wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm Hmmm, linked in by the fact that both have been in a mental asylum[1]? Sod it, I don't care. I just want more farscape. -Dom [1] Or whatever the PC term is these days... -- | Semantico: creators of major online resources | | URL: http://www.semantico.com/ | | Tel: +44 (1273) 72 | | Address: 33 Bond St., Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1RD, UK. |
Re: [buffy] is leaving?
On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:37:42PM +, Jason Clifford wrote: On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, James Powell wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. Latest series hasn't gone down too well in the US anyway has it? Maybe it's dying off. Jason -- UKFSN.ORG Finance Free Software while you surf the 'net http://www.ukfsn.org/ Sign Up Now
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:52:29PM +, Dominic Mitchell wrote: James Powell wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm Hmmm, linked in by the fact that both have been in a mental asylum[1]? Sod it, I don't care. I just want more farscape. That's just muppets in space! -Dom [1] Or whatever the PC term is these days... -- | Semantico: creators of major online resources | | URL: http://www.semantico.com/ | | Tel: +44 (1273) 72 | | Address: 33 Bond St., Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1RD, UK. |
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From: James Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2/13/03 1:13:33 PM to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm maybe I will start watching this now instead of leaving my girlfriend on a thursday night and escaping down the pub. This is the BBC reporting on a story from the Express - so I don't know how much credence you want to give it. It's certainly one possibility that I've heard mentioned before but there's doesn't seem to be any official word from Mutant Enemy yet. I've posted the link to Whedonesque so let's see what the reaction there is. Oh, and that BBC story contains spoilers for the last three episodes of season 7. Dave... -- http://www.dave.org.uk Let me see you make decisions, without your television - Depeche Mode (Stripped)
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:54:33PM +, James Powell wrote: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:37:42PM +, Jason Clifford wrote: I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. Latest series hasn't gone down too well in the US anyway has it? Let's face it, season six was complete shite. This season (seven) is vastly improved and they've only broadcast four episodes so far. Maybe it's dying off. Rumours of the show's demise are greatly exaggerated. andrew -- Taurus: (April. 20 - May 20) You thought you'd heard of all the kinky fetishes, but that was before next week's launch of a 24-hour doll-collecting channel. msg11129/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [buffy] is leaving?
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, James Powell wrote: I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. Latest series hasn't gone down too well in the US anyway has it? Maybe it's dying off. I don't know about the US. I've been watching the same episodes they have (up to S7 14 now) and it does feel like it's being drawn to a final conclusion. After S7 I don't see where they can go for a big bad. I guess they may launch another spin off series based upon Faith but I'm not sure there's a lot of fresh story line for Slayer II. Jason Clifford -- UKFSN.ORG Finance Free Software while you surf the 'net http://www.ukfsn.org/ Sign Up Now
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From: Andrew Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2/13/03 2:14:53 PM [ about BtVS] Let's face it, season six was complete shite. This season (seven) is vastly improved and they've only broadcast four episodes so far. Beg to differ. I'm currently watching season 6 for the second time on the BBC and I'm really enjoying it. Don't forget it contains Normal Again which is by far the best episode of Buffy ever made. Season 7, on the other hand, is seeming distinctly average right now - tho' I hear it gets much better. Maybe it's dying off. Rumours of the show's demise are greatly exaggerated. Well, let's just wait and see. I suspect that if SMG does leave at the end of season 7 then they should just let it die a natural death. Dave... -- http://www.dave.org.uk Let me see you make decisions, without your television - Depeche Mode (Stripped)
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* Jason Clifford ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, James Powell wrote: to be replaced by the much fitter Eliza Dushku http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2756657.stm I am not convinced. I don't think 3 episodes would be enough to set this up and Faith taking over the main slayer role would be too great a change to the central cast dynamics. Change the central cast dynamics yes, but there is a lot of mileage there ... Xander + Faith = lets just remember the hotel incidents Willow + Faith = Willows maternal concern about Xander Anya + Faith = jealousy etc. Giles + Faith = giles hanging around to sort out this wet behind the ears slayers Spike + Faith = love/hate relationship Dawn + Faith = bah who knows, maybe they will drop Dawn it will also darken BtVS a lot more, and Angel which darker is doing a lot better this season imho, ymmv -- *** *** *** Email address has changed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Please *** *** update your email address book. *** *** *** Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.org.uk/~gem/ jabber:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Greg McCarroll wrote: Change the central cast dynamics yes, but there is a lot of mileage there ... Xander + Faith = lets just remember the hotel incidents Willow + Faith = Willows maternal concern about Xander Anya + Faith = jealousy etc. Giles + Faith = giles hanging around to sort out this wet behind the ears slayers They've all been done before though. Spike + Faith = love/hate relationship I wish I could comment. it will also darken BtVS a lot more, and Angel which darker is doing a lot better this season S6 was dark Buffy and a lot of fans hated it. Jason Clifford -- UKFSN.ORG Finance Free Software while you surf the 'net http://www.ukfsn.org/ Sign Up Now
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On 13/02/2003 at 14:14 +, Andrew Wilson wrote: Let's face it, season six was complete shite. This season (seven) is vastly improved and they've only broadcast four episodes so far. Season six was great. Already the BBC viewers have seen the beginning of one of the great dysfunctional relationships in TV history (Buffy and Spike) and there's better to come. (Spoilers are still in effect, remember, kids. Otherwise I'd go into more detail.) Mind you, I'm a black-clad grumpy old bugger, so evidently I'm going to like it. The two and a half out of the first four of season seven that I've seen so far are distinctly lacklustre in comparison. While we're on the subject of Buffy, although you'll need to be a little careful, boils and burning torment is a great site. Here's their review of the infamous 'Willow gets hooked on magic' episode (on BBC2 a fortnight or so ago): http://www.boilsandblindingtorment.com/Wrecked.htm Also, because it's now out of spoiler territory, here's london.pm's archived discussion of it from when it was on Sky. http://london.pm.org/pipermail/london.pm/Week-of-Mon-20020304/010464.html http://dir.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/11/28/buffy/index.html # mentioned -- :: paul :: we're like crystal
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James Powell wrote: On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:52:29PM +, Dominic Mitchell wrote: Sod it, I don't care. I just want more farscape. That's just muppets in space! Exactly. That's why I like it. Far more entertaining. I was waiting for the Kermit cameo, too... -Dom -- | Semantico: creators of major online resources | | URL: http://www.semantico.com/ | | Tel: +44 (1273) 72 | | Address: 33 Bond St., Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1RD, UK. |
