Tracey, not long after I chose the username I carry aound 'Net-wide, I read a
quote from someone (need to find out who), that went, "In order to seek the
truth in all things, you have to *speak* the truth in all things." If it's
truly bad, lady, NEVER HOLD BACK. ;)
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I
plead the 5th.
Tracey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> wow, Tracey, you're bad as me: you'll sometimes watch almost anything
> to get a scifi fix. if *you* hate it, it must be bad.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> > >
>
> > Craptastic is being kind. there was a robot in it who was always dieing
> > an coming back to life. They actor would crack/title his nect to the
> > side whenever he came back. I wanted to break it for him.
> >
> > Tracey
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > Can't believe I've never seen this show, not even to dog it out. Was
> > > it as bad as the awful series Adrian "Highlander" Paul was in, the
> one
> > > where he was tracking down rogue aliens on Earth, "Alien Tracker"?
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > > From: Martin > > >
> > > Keith, whyfor you insult Vulcans so?
> > >
> > > Seriously, this is nothing more in my eyes than "Codename: Eternity"
> > > (was that the name of that craptastic show?) with a slightly
> > > better-looking lead. *Slightly*...
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Anyone catch this besides me? Man, this was just awful: cliched,
> > > predictable, boring. Some of the stuff that hit me from the start:
> > >
> > > * Kristanna Loken isn't a very good actress. She was stiff and
> > > delivered her lines with all the emotion of a Vulcan. Maybe it was
> the
> > > dialogue and uninspired writing, which were sho' 'nuff problems,but I
> > > doubt it. But then, what reason is there to expect the latest
> > > Terminator to have acting ability?
> > >
> > > * Within five minutes of the opening, the show was in one of those
> > > cliched (using that word again!) underground rave-type clubs with the
> > > pulse-pounding music and young people from Central Casting posing and
> > > dancing wildly, while obvious bad guys skulk in their midst doing
> drug
> > > deals. Truly one of the most overused scenes in such shows outside of
> > > strip clubs. Booorinng!
> > >
> > > * The first--and only, I might add--of the good guys to get killed
> was
> > > a brother. Sad thing is, soon as I saw him I thought "This show's
> > > gonna kill that Black man". Bingo! There is another Brother left, but
> > > of course he's older and out of shape, not young and/or hunky like
> the
> > > rest of the cast. he was already punked by Jane. Surprise!
> > >
> > > * Will someone *Please* teach these new directors that herky-jerky
> and
> > > tilting camera work is *not* a good way to add action to a scene?
> Just
> > > makes it confused and amateurish-looking. Who's running film school
> > > these days, Michael Bay?!
> > >
> > > * The good guys are another one of those shadow-type groups that hang
> > > out in a hidden warehouse HQ with high-tech equipment, and who are
> > > "answerable only to ourselves". How original!
> > >
> > > * There is of course a resident computer geek, and of course he's the
> > > oddball who wears stocking caps, tennis shoes, warmup suits, etc.
> Just
> > > once nowadays I'd like to see an IT expert that's not pushing the Gen
> > > Y look.
> > >
> > > * The doctor on here appears to be Indian or Middle Eastern, but
> has a
> > > British accent. I'm really getting tired of Indian, Pakistani, or
> Arab
> > > characters with British accents. From Bashir on DS9 to Sayid on
> "Lost"
> > > (who is British in real life and fakes an Iraqi accent)
> > > American-produced shows are replete with such characters who speak
> the
> > > Queen's English or their "native" tongue with such an accent. Is
> there
> > > a reason we can't get actors who actually *sound* like they're from
> > > their characters' country of origin?
> > >
> > > * Man, I think half the profits of the drug trade and the budget of
> > > government law enforcement agencies, must go to leather wear! Amazing
> > > how every henchman and supposedly underpaid government agent is
> > > wearing thousands of dollars worth of leather jackets and pants!
> > >
> > > Can you tell I wasn't impressed? There were several fights, all of
> > > which were dizzying (not in a good way) and too fast-paced.
> Everyone's
> > > too busy posing and speaking bad lines as if they have sticks up
> their
> > > arses. This show reminds me of the late, unlamented "Mutant X", and
> > > that ain't a good thing. Not sure I'll watch this one again unless it
> > > improves drastically or I'm very bored.
> > >
> > > What did y'all think?
> > >
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> > > get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man
> > > Without A Country"
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