tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post114900049516710251..comments2023-06-18T05:48:52.971-07:00Comments on Prefect Slog: Shop Of Little HorrorSAFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149190885701076262006-06-01T12:41:00.000-07:002006-06-01T12:41:00.000-07:00That's a weird thing about subtitles: when you nee...That's a weird thing about subtitles: when you need to read them, they take a bit of concentration to follow; when you don't want to see them, you can't ignore them no matter how hard you try.SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149173933532719222006-06-01T07:58:00.000-07:002006-06-01T07:58:00.000-07:00SAF: "Against that, it is fair to say the show tak...SAF: "Against that, it is fair to say the show takes a bit of time to warm up"<BR/><BR/>As a big fan of seventies TV, shows taking a while to warm up isn't a problem, it's a bonus.<BR/><BR/>The Polish subtitles are a bit of a drag - I might just watch the first half dozen episodes and if it's any good start hinting about Fathers Day presents.Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149148112577194412006-06-01T00:48:00.000-07:002006-06-01T00:48:00.000-07:00I'm not sure it'll come over well with the Polish ...I'm not sure it'll come over well with the Polish subtitles, but... focusing on 'the Muppets' is standard fare for anyone making any reference to "Farscape". The puppetry and animatronics are valid methods of creating alien creatures on screen, most of them are invested with far more character than any CGI creation I've seen on TV (turd on a ceiling anyone?) and they demonstrate at least the same level of inventiveness and imaginative creativity in their designs as we were accustomed to back in the 'good old days' of "Doctor Who". Added to which, there's far more to the show than that.<BR/>Against that, it is fair to say the show takes a bit of time to warm up. I didn't get into it until some episodes after the pilot, but even then I could tell it was doing something different, so I stuck with it. Your Mileage May Vary, as they say :)SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149110222213474182006-05-31T14:17:00.000-07:002006-05-31T14:17:00.000-07:00SAF: "Oh, and glad you enjoyed Ambassadors, Stuart...SAF: "Oh, and glad you enjoyed Ambassadors, Stuart!"<BR/><BR/>I should have know - it's Season 7, how could it go wrong?<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit more doubting about another of your recommendations I've downloaded - Farscape (with Polish subtitles for some reason). Every review I see of the show seems to mention the Muppets, which is a little odd, I thought.<BR/><BR/>Still, I only watched Carnivale because of you and Mark M (and that was superb), so I reckon I can put up with Muppets :)Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149061852713299362006-05-31T00:50:00.000-07:002006-05-31T00:50:00.000-07:00Oh, and glad you enjoyed Ambassadors, Stuart!Oh, and glad you enjoyed Ambassadors, Stuart!SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149061582608772182006-05-31T00:46:00.000-07:002006-05-31T00:46:00.000-07:00Good to know I'm not alone. ;)And yeah, I don't th...Good to know I'm not alone. ;)<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I don't think it's any worse than where we were at this point last year. I guess I'd hoped things would have greatly improved this year, with all the kinks ironed out.<BR/><BR/>And like you, I don't find much of a burning desire to rewatch any of them. I only routinely rewatched them a second time last year for review purposes, whereas this year Ive just settled for the 'first impressions' approach. Whereas I always get a lot out of a 'classic series' rewatch. (Of course that probably has something to do with my impeccable taste in choosing the best ones, but still... ;) )SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149049748347464332006-05-30T21:29:00.000-07:002006-05-30T21:29:00.000-07:00I was rather unaffected by The Idiot's Lantern as ...I was rather unaffected by The Idiot's Lantern as well. There was just something... something that didn't quite agree with me, perhaps. The whole thing just feels completely unremarkable, somehow.Stewart M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10323720272841892113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1149024672485485142006-05-30T14:31:00.000-07:002006-05-30T14:31:00.000-07:00SAF: "I've seen three episodes that impressed, thr...SAF: "I've seen three episodes that impressed, three that sucked, and one - this - that was just 'meh'. "<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that tIL was at best just OK, but I keep telling myself that after seven episodes of last season, I'd only really enjoyed three (Rose, The Unquiet Dead and Dalek), thought two were unambitious filler (Long Game and End of the World) and thought two were actively bad (Aliens of London and World War III).<BR/><BR/>So we're not running much worse than this time last year.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I have no real desire to watch any of last season again whereas in the last week alone I've watched various episodes of Day of the Daleks, Ambassadors of Death (it is good, isn't it :) and Tomb of the Cybermen - and enjoyed them all more than anything from last year.Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.com