OT: DVR Alert! "Threshold" Marathon on UHD Monday
Joseph DeMartino
the episodes of the alien invasion saga, "Threshold" starting at 6 AM
(ET) on Monday. At 7 PM they cycle back around to the pilot and run
the whole show again, so folks should have two shots at watching or
recording all the completed shows in HD. (Assuming your DVR has that
kind of HD capacity. <g>)
Later,
Joe
Elko T
Thanks for the heads-up. But why would anyone want to re-watch or
record it? Unless I'm very much mistaken and misremember (which is quite
possible :) , isn't this one of the "bimbo plays scientist" incredulous
scenarios? Like (not exhaustive, just popped up) "Mega shark vs Giant
octopus", or "Surface"?
Amy Guskin
(in article <4AD2BBD2...@acm.org>):
Which one are you saying is the bimbo: the shark, or the octopus?
More seriously, I thought this was a pretty good show; no bimbo in sight.
Unless you have an issue with any attractive female (Carlo Gugino in this
case) also potentially being smart and educated? The main reason I wouldn't
re-watch it is that I have no desire to re-experience the frustration I
suffered when it was cancelled mid-storyline.
Amy
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Jeffrey Kaplan
> case) also potentially being smart and educated? The main reason I wouldn't
> re-watch it is that I have no desire to re-experience the frustration I
> suffered when it was cancelled mid-storyline.
Same here. Unlike Firefly which I can enjoy as-is, Threshold's story
is very much incomplete and thus to me unrewatchable.
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Joseph DeMartino
> Which one are you saying is the bimbo: the shark, or the octopus?
Obviously the octopus. Ask any marine biologist. They'll all tell
you that phylum *mollusca* is just a bunch of sluts. <g>
Jon Schild
>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:17:06 -0400, Elko T wrote
> (in article <4AD2BBD2...@acm.org>):
>
>> Joseph DeMartino wrote:
>>> Heads up for anyone who gets Univeral HD: They will be running all of
>>> the episodes of the alien invasion saga, "Threshold" starting at 6 AM
>>> (ET) on Monday. At 7 PM they cycle back around to the pilot and run
>>> the whole show again, so folks should have two shots at watching or
>>> recording all the completed shows in HD. (Assuming your DVR has that
>>> kind of HD capacity. <g>)
>> Thanks for the heads-up. But why would anyone want to re-watch or
>> record it? Unless I'm very much mistaken and misremember (which is quite
>> possible :) , isn't this one of the "bimbo plays scientist" incredulous
>> scenarios? Like (not exhaustive, just popped up) "Mega shark vs Giant
>> octopus", or "Surface"? <<
>
> Which one are you saying is the bimbo: the shark, or the octopus?
>
> More seriously, I thought this was a pretty good show; no bimbo in sight.
> Unless you have an issue with any attractive female (Carlo Gugino in this
> case) also potentially being smart and educated? The main reason I wouldn't
> re-watch it is that I have no desire to re-experience the frustration I
> suffered when it was cancelled mid-storyline.
>
> Amy
The problem sometimes expressed as "bimbo plays scientist" is when a
smart well-educated female character (whose accomplishments would
require that she be at least 40) is turned into a 21-year-old blonde sex
object in an atttempt to sell more tickets. It's an actress chosen for
her bra size playing what should be a strong intellegent female
character. Consider Delenn played by a 20-year-old buxom starlet who
has trouble pronouncing hard words to get the full effect.
David E. Powell
>
>
> > Joseph DeMartino wrote:
> >> Heads up for anyone who gets Univeral HD: They will be running all of
> >> the episodes of the alien invasion saga, "Threshold" starting at 6 AM
> >> (ET) on Monday. At 7 PM they cycle back around to the pilot and run
> >> the whole show again, so folks should have two shots at watching or
> >> recording all the completed shows in HD. (Assuming your DVR has that
> >> kind of HD capacity. <g>)
>
> > Thanks for the heads-up. But why would anyone want to re-watch or
> > record it? Unless I'm very much mistaken and misremember (which is quite
> > possible :) , isn't this one of the "bimbo plays scientist" incredulous
> > scenarios? Like (not exhaustive, just popped up) "Mega shark vs Giant
> > octopus", or "Surface"? <<
>
> Which one are you saying is the bimbo: the shark, or the octopus?
>
> More seriously, I thought this was a pretty good show; no bimbo in sight.
> Unless you have an issue with any attractive female (Carlo Gugino in this
> case) also potentially being smart and educated? The main reason I wouldn't
> re-watch it is that I have no desire to re-experience the frustration I
> suffered when it was cancelled mid-storyline.
>
> Amy
Also a decent turn by Brent Spiner as I recall. I liked it, there were
some minor nits, but it was getting interesting, right around the
point where the network cancelled it.
Lance Corporal "Hammer" Schultz
> Also a decent turn by Brent Spiner as I recall. I liked it, there were
> some minor nits, but it was getting interesting, right around the
> point where the network cancelled it.
That's how I remember it as well.
--
Lance Corporal "Hammer" Schultz
Promote someone else.
Amy Guskin
(in article <havs9b$fvu$1...@news.xmission.com>):
Carla Gugino was not a 20-something when that show aired (nor blonde). She
was about 35, in fact.
Elko T
>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:43 -0400, Jon Schild wrote
>>>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:17:06 -0400, Elko T wrote
>>>
>>>> record it? Unless I'm very much mistaken and misremember (which is quite
>>>> possible :) , isn't this one of the "bimbo plays scientist" incredulous
>>>> scenarios? Like (not exhaustive, just popped up) "Mega shark vs Giant
>>>> octopus", or "Surface"? <<
>>>
>>> Unless you have an issue with any attractive female (Carlo Gugino in this
>>> case) also potentially being smart and educated? The main reason I
>>> wouldn't
>>> re-watch it is that I have no desire to re-experience the frustration I
>>> suffered when it was cancelled mid-storyline.
>>>
>> smart well-educated female character (whose accomplishments would
>> require that she be at least 40) is turned into a 21-year-old blonde sex
>> character. Consider Delenn played by a 20-year-old buxom starlet who
>> has trouble pronouncing hard words to get the full effect. <<
Yes, Jon got my feelings right - this is exactly the effect.
However, it is not limited to 20-somethings. There are people (men and
women) that can't become smart and educated (or don't convey that
impression when playing one).
>
> Carla Gugino was not a 20-something when that show aired (nor blonde). She
> was about 35, in fact.
My memory (which I admit might be wrong), is that she was
unsuccessful in convincing me that her character was a smart woman. It
is not enough to say smart things - you have to do it in a convincing
manner. While it is true, that some really smart people don't sound and
look convincingly smart, an actor must do it, if they want to play such
a character. Examples of convincingly smart plus pretty - Jodie Foster
in Contact; unconvincingly smart - Gillian Anderson as Scully in the
X-files.
caryn dunkel
"Jon Schild" <j...@xmission.com> wrote in message
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While this has been true in more shows than I'd like to think about . I
don't think it was true in this case. Carla Guigino is not 21 (nor was she
at the time Threshold aired, and she's a brunette. Being female and
attractive doesn't automatically make a character a bimbo.
Caryn (back after a long absence)
gabi
> The problem sometimes expressed as "bimbo plays scientist" is when a
> smart well-educated female character (whose accomplishments would
> require that she be at least 40) is turned into a 21-year-old blonde sex
> object in an atttempt to sell more tickets. It's an actress chosen for
> her bra size playing what should be a strong intellegent female
> character. Consider Delenn played by a 20-year-old buxom starlet who
> has trouble pronouncing hard words to get the full effect.
even better when she's a 21-year old blonde sex object with a brain to
match her bra size cause she's a prodigy. :^)
g
voxwoman
> Amy Guskin wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:17:06 -0400, Elko T wrote
*cough* Michael Shanks 10 years ago *cough*
it's not only women who are treated this way... Hell, even in books -
I guess they were really young adult novels, where some teenager is
thrust into command/survival situations and does better than the
grownups...
-Wendy
Duggy
> Same here. Unlike Firefly which I can enjoy as-is, Threshold's story
> is very much incomplete and thus to me unrewatchable.
Which reminds me of a question I was thinking of the other day...
Which series do you feel could most do with a film to finish it off...
Show that have already had a film, etc, to finish off or had enough
notice to wrap up story lines (even if badly) don't count...
Rather which show that was left hanging would you most like to see a
resolution for?
===
= DUG.
===
Mac Breck
I'd most like to see a resolution of "Brimstone" and "Crusade," but one
film would not be sufficient to do it.
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Chris Adams
>Rather which show that was left hanging would you most like to see a
>resolution for?
"Crusade" and "Odyssey 5" are probably the only two shows I'm interested
in that need resolution. I'm much more interested in "resolution" of
the Shadow influence/technomage/etc. side of "Crusade" than of the
plague plotline.
While "Odyssey 5" at least did get a full season, it ended on a
cliff-hanger, which is annoying.
There are other TV shows I'd like to see more of, but not for any plot
resolution (it's just 'cause I want more!).
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Mac Breck
> Once upon a time, Duggy <p.allan...@gmail.com> said:
>> Rather which show that was left hanging would you most like to see a
>> resolution for?
>
> "Crusade" and "Odyssey 5" are probably the only two shows I'm
> interested in that need resolution. I'm much more interested in
> "resolution" of the Shadow influence/technomage/etc. side of
> "Crusade" than of the plague plotline.
>
> While "Odyssey 5" at least did get a full season, it ended on a
> cliff-hanger, which is annoying.
Oops, I forgot "The Agency" which also ended on a cliffhanger, IIRC.
> There are other TV shows I'd like to see more of, but not for any plot
> resolution (it's just 'cause I want more!).
Which would those be?
For me thay'd be:
Strange Luck
Special Unit 2
The Tick (live action)
Keen Eddie
Peacemakers
Boomtown
Wonderfalls
....and of course, I'd love to see more episodes of "Brimstone" and
"Crusade."
Lance Corporal "Hammer" Schultz
> While "Odyssey 5" at least did get a full season, it ended on a
> cliff-hanger, which is annoying.
The DVD commentary had an explanation of where the story was going.
Frankly, it was getting really hokey and I doubt it would have kept my
interest much longer.
Chris Adams
>Which would those be?
There's always the B5 "universe" (not necessarily more of existing shows
but more in the same setting).
I enjoyed "Dead Like Me" and the direct-to-DVD movie (which was a little
different, but still good).
"The IT Crowd" (I think there's more coming, so yay!)
"Duckman"
"Dilbert"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (I know there are web versions)
I'm sure there are more, I'm just not remembering them right now.
Wes Struebing
Yeah, I agree with at least some of those (some I've never seen, so
can't say...<G>)
One I'd LOVE to see come back is "The Chamber of Commerce of Wildside"
(or just Wildside). That was WONDERFUL!
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David Williams
"Duggy" <p.allan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Which series do you feel could most do with a film to finish it off...
Pushing Daisies
The Riches
Deadwood
Carnivale
Regards,
David W.
David E. Powell
> "Jon Schild" <j...@xmission.com> wrote in message
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> > Amy Guskin wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:17:06 -0400, Elko T wrote
As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
during World War II, and the idea later became part of cell phone
technology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
The two qualities aren't mutually exclusive.
Chris Adams
>As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
That's Hedly! Oh, wait...
Matt Ion
> Once upon a time, David E. Powell<David_Po...@msn.com> said:
>> As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
>
> That's Hedly! Oh, wait...
I pledge allegiance to Hedley Lamarr, and to the evil for which he stands!
Amy Guskin
(in article
<8b3a9682-cc1e-47c4...@d34g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>):
>
> As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
> during World War II, and the idea later became part of cell phone
> technology.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr <<
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "Blazing Saddles" just
now.
Amy Guskin
(in article <mZOdnfNOR6YMZkHX...@posted.hiwaay2>):
> Once upon a time, David E. Powell <David_Po...@msn.com> said:
>> As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
>
> That's Hedly! Oh, wait... <<
Dang, you beat me to it by a half hour...
Wes Struebing
<ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:17:45 -0400, David E. Powell wrote
>(in article
><8b3a9682-cc1e-47c4...@d34g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>):
>>
>> As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
>> during World War II, and the idea later became part of cell phone
>> technology.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr <<
>
>Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "Blazing Saddles" just
>now.
It's a given, Amy. If you hadn't, we'd be very worried.
Joseph DeMartino
"What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874. You'll be able to
sue *her*."
<g>
Joe
Joseph DeMartino
>
> I pledge allegiance to Hedley Lamarr, and to the evil for which he stands!
"Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway
decency in the west. Now you men will only be risking your lives,
whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination
for Best Supporting Actor...
...Now go do that voodoo that you do so well!"
David Williams
"Matt Ion" <soun...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I pledge allegiance to Hedley Lamarr, and to the evil for which he stands!
Spelling correction: EEEvill
Kay Shapero
ais...@fjordstone.com says...
> >> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:17:45 -0400, David E. Powell wrote
> (in article
> <8b3a9682-cc1e-47c4...@d34g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>):
> >
> > As I recall, Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for frequency hopping
> > during World War II, and the idea later became part of cell phone
> > technology.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr <<
>
> Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "Blazing Saddles" just
> now.
>
> Amy
feet with a cry of "That's Hedley!"
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