tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post7882828319585130054..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: ParadoxNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-15710494698078126772009-12-10T12:33:10.255+00:002009-12-10T12:33:10.255+00:00"good old fashioned aliens and action" s..."good old fashioned aliens and action" sounds about right for me Inchy.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-81512607234170225622009-12-10T12:31:47.557+00:002009-12-10T12:31:47.557+00:00Michael, that's been a bugbear of mine for a l...Michael, that's been a bugbear of mine for a long time. I have an extreme dislike of those 'literary' SF writers who go cap-in-hand to the mainstream to say, "I'm not writing that SF nonsense, please notice me!"<br />Wankers.<br /><br />Afront, I still have high hopes for it, but if it remains just an SF vehicle for cop plots then it'll just go nowhere.<br /><br />Martin, I didn't know Robert Carlyle was in it. Worth a watch. I did, however read about Scalzi being involved (in his Whatever blog), which is promising.<br /><br />Vaude, absolutely love Dexter.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-9528279106923803862009-12-09T17:05:07.603+00:002009-12-09T17:05:07.603+00:00I've tried with this show, I really have. Most...I've tried with this show, I really have. Mostly because Tasmania Postlethwaite is a bit of older crumpet I have to admit, but the trailer made it look fairly decent.<br /><br />How I laughed when it turned out to be like a low budget X files, and that was crap too!<br /><br />SG:U is fine, when it stops trying to be deep and meaningful and just gets on with good old fashioned aliens and action.Inchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-85649052619528266202009-12-09T16:35:43.713+00:002009-12-09T16:35:43.713+00:00sci fi implies shit shown on the sci fi channel. i...sci fi implies shit shown on the sci fi channel. if you want to be associated with star trek the next soap generation of funny noses and their pals, then you speak klingon to doctor who figurines during lunch breaks. tv sci fi=ultimate public humiliation of the genre.<br /><br />however if Stargate U is good then i will prob watch it. Asher fans often have a taste for ultra violence and horror of the terrible kind, so i'm sure there's a ton of that.<br /><br />the only tv i watch right now (if anyone cares) Eastbound and Down (violent comedy), Metalocalypse (violent comedy), Venture Brothers (johnny quest comedy), and Dexter (violent comedy).vaudeviewgalor raandisisraisinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045187732283895410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-67210925577717117642009-12-09T12:03:55.752+00:002009-12-09T12:03:55.752+00:00SG:U is indeed worth watching, Robert Carlyle alon...SG:U is indeed worth watching, Robert Carlyle alone guarantees a certain quality. And while there certainly are some one-dimensional characters (or at least they seem that way to this point) and the overall concept isn't exactly new, I never really wanted to yell at the screen... so, that's something. I think they also got the atmosphere right.<br /><br />No idea how much of the good stuff is because of it, but John Scalzi is some kind of consultant there.Martin Sommerfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559130347913157032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-12555524854690501582009-12-09T10:50:45.972+00:002009-12-09T10:50:45.972+00:00I watched the first episode of Paradox and did ind...I watched the first episode of Paradox and did indeed chuckle. At how dreadful the plot, dialogue, and acting were. I had such high hopes for this "new BBC sci-fi drama" but was bitterly disappointed.<br /><br />Stargate Universe on the other hand is quite literally in a different galaxy: I think it's the only must-see SF currently on.Afronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630378459973921273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-63171826950286777802009-12-09T10:50:18.129+00:002009-12-09T10:50:18.129+00:00Ha, that's got to be the best one yet. Funny h...Ha, that's got to be the best one yet. Funny how some peeps will walk barefoot over broken glass before they'll admit to any connection with sf. It's less funny though when authors do it, like Goodkind denying he writes fantasy his US Today interview. That irked me a bit. Well,more than a bit of I'm being honest.Michael Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362324064346137974noreply@blogger.com