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THUNDERBIRDS by Mace Tofu	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:33:46 AM
are go... again.
Torchwood... by Obscura	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:35:31 AM
Gets more gay as it goes along. i have no problem with having a gay lead, i think its one of the few daring right moves the bbc has done in a while... but why is it now one of the main topics of every episode? theres only one straight guy in the series and hes a scumbag. makes it hard for many people to relate. and while this is all happening the women have nothing to do except watch and look a bit jealous.
And Zulu as Kono... by tonagan	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:51:46 AM

HD-DVD by Halloween68	Jan 22nd, 2008 06:47:38 AM
Anyone else curious over the sudden drops in price of HD-DVD systems. Maybe Warners turn to Blue-Ray has the manufacturers of HD-DVD desperate. I'm glad I'm holding pat to see how this turns out before I invest. The thing that stinks though is I'm still buying films in the standard format; I could be getting them in HD. I already avoid non-HD channels on my TV. It's like watching EP on a video tape compared to DVD now. Once you turn there's no going back.
Star Wars? by KentButabi	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:07:07 AM
Uh... did you mean STARGATE?
dude, you've never seen Thunderbirds? by newc0253	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:48:44 AM
damn, it might not seem possible but watching Team America is even funnier if you've ever seen Thunderbirds (or Stingray, Joe 90 or Captain Scarlett). p.s. the 2004 film was an abortion. i watched 20 minutes and gave up.
Kentbutabi by Kraken Kane	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:26:40 AM
That was Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Obscura by gotilk	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:05:36 AM
I think that's one of the better aspects of the show, really. The gay characters are not token or stereotypical. Matter of fact, Capt Jack is more horny than he is gay. He just doesn't discriminate. The real difference between the way this show handles gays and other shows do is that they don't hold back or treat it as a novelty. Just like any other show there are romantic interests and sexual tensions, it just so happens everyone that watches this show mistakes that for being focused on "the gay bits" when in fact it's just the opposite. It's been integrated into the usual dramatic formula we're used to seeing. I don't think people who percieve it that way are homophobic or anything, I just think it's a dynamic they're not used to seeing anywhere else.
ENCHANTED by Frijole	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:22:36 PM
...gets 3 of the 5 "Best Song" nominations. That pleases me. However, even though 'Happy Working Song' and 'So Close' are great songs... 'Thats How You Know' is the easy standout.
Nice price for upconvert DVD & HD-DVD player. by JDanielP	Jan 22nd, 2008 01:31:08 PM
That sure makes a nice option for your dvd collection, no matter WHAT happens with the HD format war. Sweeeeeet!
JDan by skimn	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:13:05 PM
Yup, you can say that again. I picked one up at Costco for $129, with 300 and Bourne discs, and HDMI cable. So figure about $30 per disc, and a 6 foot HDMI cable for say $40 bucks, thats an upconverting HD DVD player for 30 bucks...and the upconverting works like a charm.
John from Cincinnati by happybunni	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:49:19 PM
Worth a watch
Where is Friday the 13th the Series people? by jimmy_009	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:05:24 PM
How many times to have to ask this?
Kraken Kane by KentButabi	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:26:12 PM
Ah. Thanks!!
critics really like torchwood? by jccalhoun	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:43:11 PM
Is there some other Torchwood than the crappy mess that was BBC's Torchwood series one? The first episode of series 2 is a much better start than series 1 combined.
Where is Six Million Dollar Man? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 05:50:41 PM
It's been available overseas for awhile now.
Where is "Tales of the Gold Monkey"? by Gorrister	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:33:05 PM
Yeah, I know. It'll never see a DVD release. Shame because it's some of Steven Collins' early work (ala Indiana Jones). I just loved that show as a kid. (Hell, I love just about anything with 'monkey' in the title!)
Rumors are Gold Monkey will be out this year by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:28:44 PM
to jump on the Indy bandwagon.
Hope it's true. by Gorrister	Jan 23rd, 2008 12:23:44 AM
But I've heard rumors like that before and it hasn't happened yet. But, yeah, the Indy release would be the prefect time for it, if ever. Maybe something good WILL come out of Lucas dipping into a dried up well. LOL
I like Torchwood... by ZeroCorpse	Jan 23rd, 2008 01:14:46 AM
But then, I'm not a homophobe, so I'm fine with all the pansexuality on the show. It's fun. It's not meant to be serious SciFi. It's a romp in the Who-niverse, and I enjoy it for what it is. Besides, I kinda like Eve Myles. She has a lovely, sexy Welsh voice, and a nice ass. That will of course be completely ignored when Freema Agyeman gets on the show for her run-- Ahh, Freema. The second or third most gorgeous woman in the world, in my book.
gotilk.. by Obscura	Jan 23rd, 2008 03:41:54 AM
like i said, i think its great that Torchwood has a gay lead character in an action show. my problem with it is they remind us of the fact rather than getting on with it. Capn Jack doesnt need to suck the face off every male character just so we remember hes gay. Its part of his character, and it should be played like every other romance in a show like this; slow and understated. Its almost is if they're milking it for shock value. besides, theres nothing cooler than a hero whos hurting; who doesnt get what he wants. Jack Bauer never gets the girl, Dr Who gets to watch his relationships fall apart constantly... jack should be the same. right now the strongest sub plot is that he wants a girl he cant have.... but this is subverted by him getting off with anyone he find along the way. i really dont have a problem with realistic gay relationships in any kind of show... i more have a problem with the fact that the guy we're supposed to care about is a massive tart who'll sleep with anyone or anything.
Torchwood by Sprout	Jan 23rd, 2008 05:49:47 AM
The first series was a mess and focused far too heavily on the sexuality of the characters, the second series has got off to good start but we'll see if it disapears up it's own ass by the end!
There's only one Avatar by kwisatzhaderach	Jan 23rd, 2008 08:40:14 AM
and Jimbo is working on it right now!!!!
Just my opinion... by rutgersjaffo	Jan 23rd, 2008 11:04:28 AM
But Swamp Thing the comic when Moore, Tottleben, and Bisset were on it is some of the best comic action ever. The American Gothic storyline was amazing!
Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job! by Veni Vidi Vici	Jan 23rd, 2008 11:04:37 AM
Great Job indeed, can't wait for this dvd.
You got me with Star Wars and Avatar. by Rakafraker	Jan 23rd, 2008 03:26:32 PM
My bad. Neither were what I thought (or hoped. I feel a bit let down.). Just goes to show that when you put those words into your header, you get ppl's interest. Mine especially. Next time I will read the header much more carefully.
Torchwood by NudeandAroused	Jan 23rd, 2008 04:23:33 PM
Started out a little awkward and then was really powerful by the end. Worthy of purchase.
Doubtful about Gold Monkey by Gorrister	Jan 23rd, 2008 05:22:00 PM
Although it would make sense to cash in on Indy Jones by releasing Tales of the Gold Monkey, I doubt it's going to happen for one reason: Hell only freezes over once! The reason I say that is that Universal apparently has announced that they will FINALLY re-release the old Mystery Science Theater 300:The Movie DVD that has been out of print for so long. :P
as for the 2nd ep of torchwood... by Obscura	Jan 23rd, 2008 09:07:24 PM
Offended me in an entirely different way, mainly the amount of abuse innocent family's took. they managed to make an action pack 45 minutes that was so damn depressing that i was hoping for some light-hearted guy on guy just to lift the mood a bit. It was a doctor who foray into Eli Roth terratory....
Why is there a spoiler alert? by Doggus47	Jan 23rd, 2008 10:18:43 PM
I don't get it sometimes
Zerocorpse by Steve T	Jan 24th, 2008 05:22:30 AM
While i am sure some people disliked Torchwood due to homophobia, a much better reason is that the first season was mostly shite. The last coupleof episodes were good, but the rest was pretty weak. Second season is good so far tho
My problem with the critics enjoying Torchwood is... by dannyocean	Jan 24th, 2008 10:35:46 AM
...they keep referring to it as "fun". Jeez, were they watching series one? Or does series two begin with this "fun" they speak of, maintain the fun and that's what they were watching? Because watching the main characters screw up their primary relationships with each other and their significant others (or destroy innnocent lives as Obscura mnetioned) or having only Capt. Jack and the ladies have one-off gay relationships (and in the ladies case it was because they were being manipulated by the alien of the week)... excuse me, where's the fun? Still it has joined my list of "Compulsively-watchable-but-de pressing-want-to-slit-your-wri sts-shows of 2007" with only AMC's Mad Men beating it for sheer man's inhumanity to man drama.
Barney Miller by Jonas Grumpy	Jan 24th, 2008 05:15:35 PM
"One of the funniest police comedies ever," the box says. Like there were so many of those. "Car 54," "Police Squad"... uh... Rowan's "Thin Blue Line"... uh... "Keystone Cops"? How many other "police comedies" WERE there?
TORCHWOOD = GOTWOOD by spud mcspud	Jan 25th, 2008 07:46:51 AM
It's a blatant excuse for the Beeb to ram PC platitudes down the throats of the sci-fi fans (or "homophobes" as ZeroCorpse and other TW fans like to refer to those who dislike the show) and consider such things as plot, writing, tone as secondary. It doesn't make sense for a second. Last week (first episode of the second season in the UK) Captain Jack entered an office with Ianto, then went into a line about how offices seem exotic to him, therefore they turn him on. Offices turn Captain Jack on. Funniest fucking thing I've heard all week. Yes, you can take it as a non-serious titillating (if you get off on watching men snog men, or indeed women snog women) silly sci-fi show, and possibly enjoy it. What pisses me off is this idea that it's a serious, dark, edgy, adult spin-off companion show to DOCTOR WHO, when plainly it's a gay cross between SCOOBY-DOO and BUCK ROGERS. I'm not kidding, the FLASH GORDON movie feels like the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA in comparison to TORCHWOOD. It's amazing how bad this is. Cards on the table, people: Of all you TORCHWOOD fans, how many of you are supporting it because it's the only sci-fi show out there right now putting homo/bisexuality up there with the main characters, and how many of you watch it for the riveting stories, the nuanced and solid acting and the complex, though-provoking plots? Some of us TW haters aren't homophobes. We're badly-written, craply-acted, poorly-plotted, pointless-show phobes. And it don't come more pointless than TORCHWOOD.
TORCHWOOD series 2 by palimpsest	Jan 25th, 2008 01:24:51 PM
Is mighty fine. Big step up from the dog's breakfast of series one.
spud by Steve T	Jan 26th, 2008 10:19:58 AM
you make yourself sound homophobic when you waffle bullshit about political correctness conspiracies just because homosexuality in it. Yeah that was awkwardly crowbarred in, but not due to political correctness, but because it was done badly!
Let me know when... by KingKirby	Jan 28th, 2008 12:24:30 PM
Star Trek The Animated Series is "vastly encheapened", will ya?

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