and found out that NASA's space explorations in the 1960's were the result of German scientists from the war's expertise on propulsion and the like.
Sorry, but did you really not know this? Thought it was common knowledge. Werner Von Braun and all that?
On a vaguely related note, check out Werner's proposal for the manned mission to Mars. Fascinating stuff.
Indeed I did not, my head was likely up my ass though. It's one of those things that when I learned it I thought "Fuck me, how did I NOT know that?" LOL
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I've been cracking out on TrueBlood with the wife. It's bad and trashy in so many ways, but dammit it's compelling. Once that's done we will finish up Mad Men, then who knows what. It's a shame she won't watch Breaking Bad, due to the depressingness of it all.
I just heard Weeds is done after season 8. It's time, I think. While the show has remained consistently entertaining, it never got back to how good it was in the first two seasons. Also, Nancy has become almost unwatchable she is such an unlikable character. Wrap it up, call it good, shut it down.
Take the ANCIENT ALIENS concept and make a fictional drama show about these early biblical-era or pre-biblical-era human societies and show how they really WERE helped by aliens they thought were gods, angels, demons and monsters and tie in all the different mythologies ect.
Rake in cash!
I was thinking about this the other day, and I would watch the hell out of that show.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
"Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone." ~Ursula Vernon
Is anyone else watching the new Showcase show CONTINUUM? Damn! Much, much better than I thought it was going to be so far.
For lack of decent thought-provoked sci-fi on the air, this is pretty good. Only 4 eps in so far to the season but some interesting things going on already...and it's quite smart for a time-travel cop show.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
"Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone." ~Ursula Vernon
Is anyone else watching the new Showcase show CONTINUUM? Damn! Much, much better than I thought it was going to be so far.
For lack of decent thought-provoked sci-fi on the air, this is pretty good. Only 4 eps in so far to the season but some interesting things going on already...and it's quite smart for a time-travel cop show.
It's funny to see so many sci-fi show familiar faces on the show, but it's shaping up much better than i thought.
I'm not sold on the lead actress though, and I don't think she can carry a series on her own. It's gonna need some very clever plotting or great side characters to survive. But as you said, the pickings are kinda slim at the moment, so until my favourite shows return, i'll give it a go.
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Is anyone else watching the new Showcase show CONTINUUM? Damn! Much, much better than I thought it was going to be so far.
For lack of decent thought-provoked sci-fi on the air, this is pretty good. Only 4 eps in so far to the season but some interesting things going on already...and it's quite smart for a time-travel cop show.
Yeah, I've been enjoying it from the other side of the pond. As you say, there's not much competition in the sci-fi space at the minute, but I feel like so far they've done a good job of progressing the story while nevertheless having a strong narrative arc to each episode. Manages to walk the fine line between overarching plot and monster of the week quite nicely, I feel. I like the futurescape they've invented, and Kellogg is shaping up to be a decent character. Kiera's OK, but her police side-kick really is as bland as it's possible to be. Hopefully they can squeeze in some development there.
I'd hold off on calling it a 'smart' show until they actually have a go at coming up with a coherent paradox resolution strategy. IMO that's the test of anything involving time travel, because if they can't get that at least plausible then they're in plothole city.
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 09:52 AM
checked the cable earlier and saw that CSI 12 was already showing!! i was huh? when did CSI 11 ended? dang, must have missed it, oh well, will just have to stick with it,
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 10:06 AM
worrywort, on 25 June 2012 - 10:01 AM, said:
What country you in, yuna?
somewhere in Asia,
It's not who I am underneath.. but what i do that defines me - Batman, Batman Begins; 'Without our deaths, sir, there would be no crime. Thus, no punishment to match,' 'Mortal Sword - '
'We are done, my friend. Now, in this manner, we choose the meaning of our deaths' - Mortal Sword Brukhalian to Veteran Nilbanas, siege of Capustan
'Ippen shinde miru (want to try dying this once) ?' - Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl)
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Dresden Files,
The Hunger Games
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 10:30 AM
i'm a little apprehensive to say the least, as i don't know how you and the others will take it, so my apologies, no offense intented
This post has been edited by yuna_anomander25: 25 June 2012 - 10:41 AM
It's not who I am underneath.. but what i do that defines me - Batman, Batman Begins; 'Without our deaths, sir, there would be no crime. Thus, no punishment to match,' 'Mortal Sword - '
'We are done, my friend. Now, in this manner, we choose the meaning of our deaths' - Mortal Sword Brukhalian to Veteran Nilbanas, siege of Capustan
'Ippen shinde miru (want to try dying this once) ?' - Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl)
Take the ANCIENT ALIENS concept and make a fictional drama show about these early biblical-era or pre-biblical-era human societies and show how they really WERE helped by aliens they thought were gods, angels, demons and monsters and tie in all the different mythologies ect.
Rake in cash!
I was thinking about this the other day, and I would watch the hell out of that show.
But that show would never get made. Well, not in America anyway. It would sort of be at odds with their whole national mania about "Gawd-ah". Greenlighting that show would be career suicide.
This post has been edited by Sombra: 25 June 2012 - 10:33 AM
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Cocoreturns, on 15 June 2012 - 08:15 PM, said:
