by Last night’s episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was the best one yet. The unintentional vs. intentional hilarity factor was pretty balanced, and the bulk of the episode focused on Cameron’s backstory. Smart move, considering she’s easily the most compelling, well-written, well-acted character on the show. Plus she’s played by Summer Glau of Serenity/Firefly fame:
Commence nerdgasm.
I’m going to assume that most people reading this are completely unfamiliar with the show, because Popten contributors have good taste and this show is, for the most part, a maddening exercise in disappointment. But I’ve stuck with it and will continue to do so until its inevitable cancellation. Why? Because I love being immersed in the Terminator mythology. The John-Sarah axis and all the peripheral trappings have meant a lot to me over the years, from useful quote-factory (“No fate but what we make!”) to the only cinematic confirmation of my doppelganger (in T2 when the T1000 is hunting JC in the arcade he shows JC’s photograph to the dorkiest kid ever – glasses, digital watch, curly black hair – a dead ringer for 4th grade me).
The point is, I’m willing to put up with a lot of boneheaded TV writing just to get my Terminator fix, and I was wondering if anyone else can relate. What other fictional universes are so seductive that you’re willing to read or watch crap just to be part of them for a little while?
I have a feeling that fans of Robert Jordan know what I’m getting at. Star Wars junkies, too.
We would be remiss in our duty as obsessive fanboy nerd-trolls should we neglect to mention the amazing universe and ridiculously low production values of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I’m not talking about the Hollywoodified movie of a couple years back, but about the much funnier (intentionally AND unintentionally) BBC mini-series of a couple decades ago.
The shoddy sets and sub-standard props and costumes perfectly matched Douglas Adams’ vision of a universe where the ultimate repository of knowledge was a tawdry tabloid of a book aimed at easing the life of interstellar hobos. I imagine anyone other than die-hard Douglas fans would find the mini-series unwatchable for all the poorly constructed rubber heads and obviously fake robot suits, but I’m more than happy to overlook them to get at the comic genius that lies beneath.
When I was a kid I read the Oz series of books (no, not fan fiction about the HBO prison series- though that would have been amazing). L. Frank Baum wrote 14 of them. Then all these other people the publisher nudged wrote 20 more of them. I read all those goddamn books, and I can only remember liking three.
When I was a kid I read the Oz series of books (no, not fan fiction about the HBO prison series- though that would have been amazing). L. Frank Baum wrote 14 of them. Then all these other people the publisher nudged wrote 20 more of them. I read all those goddamn books, and I can only remember liking three.
Man I can’t lie right about now I’d give anything to watch 4543 more seasons of the West Wing… I would watch hours of uncut footage watching Josh Lyman just stroll around the White House getting coffee and sometimes answering the phone… what are the Bartlett’s doing in New Hampshire right about now? Watching a lot of tv? Learning to cook Mediterranean food? Staging globe-theater historically accurate productions of Shakespeare’s greatest works on their back porch? I don’t care. I just want to know!
Man I can’t lie right about now I’d give anything to watch 4543 more seasons of the West Wing… I would watch hours of uncut footage watching Josh Lyman just stroll around the White House getting coffee and sometimes answering the phone… what are the Bartlett’s doing in New Hampshire right about now? Watching a lot of tv? Learning to cook Mediterranean food? Staging globe-theater historically accurate productions of Shakespeare’s greatest works on their back porch? I don’t care. I just want to know!
and also.
Did this photo shop that picture to make her look fat?
She weighs like 90 pounds and they can make her glow but they can’t use blur and get rid of her muffin top and tummy crease?
Who ever edited that picture must hate that girl
and also.
Did this photo shop that picture to make her look fat?
She weighs like 90 pounds and they can make her glow but they can’t use blur and get rid of her muffin top and tummy crease?
Who ever edited that picture must hate that girl
i like TSCC too and especially cameron a dont really give a damn about critics.. great show
i like TSCC too and especially cameron a dont really give a damn about critics.. great show
this is my #1 favorite SAYONARA song title.
this is my #1 favorite SAYONARA song title.
Yeah, no big deal. It’s totally cool to rip off sweet Sayonara song titles in “cleverly” naming your little blogs here. I’m fine with that. Totally.
Yeah, no big deal. It’s totally cool to rip off sweet Sayonara song titles in “cleverly” naming your little blogs here. I’m fine with that. Totally.
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