Roadstergal
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Post by Roadstergal on Feb 16, 2007 21:45:58 GMT 1
...my name is Carrie, and I'm an alco... I mean, and I like the TV show. ;D
Yes, it had no budget and some dicey acting here and there. But the premise was nifty, the whole execution of the aliens-who-are-like-us-but-have-increasingly-nasty-sores was well-done, the presentation of aliens-as-gurreillas - it was all great fun and enjoyable to watch. Most importantly for a show, it had unused potential that made it, to use Larry Niven's term, a Playground of the Mind.
Season I, that is. I did not like Season II, Sam I Am.
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Post by David Faltskog on Feb 16, 2007 21:52:30 GMT 1
Yep the 2nd season did suck mightly  although the episode set in 1953 was cool and showed how good the series could have been if it had,nt gone Bobbins  D.F. |
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Post by Roadstergal on Feb 16, 2007 22:01:54 GMT 1
Is Bobbins one of yer UK terms? Hmm, I should look up my second-season rant and repost... |
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Post by David Faltskog on Feb 16, 2007 22:05:24 GMT 1
Yep Bobbins* is a Brit term meaning... Rubbish Not very good at all Bad Simply not Cricket Etc. D.F. *Thanks to Frank Sidebottom. |
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Post by steann on Feb 16, 2007 22:19:46 GMT 1
in yankee terms : crap
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Roadstergal
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Post by Roadstergal on Feb 17, 2007 9:33:04 GMT 1
Don't hold back - tell us how you really feel... |
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Post by steann on Feb 17, 2007 23:04:40 GMT 1
Don't hold back - tell us how you really feel... ahhh...could you handle it |
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Post by Roadstergal on Feb 19, 2007 5:02:17 GMT 1
Don't hold back - tell us how you really feel... ahhh...could you handle it *checks fandoms* *checks general opinion of fandoms* Well, yes. ;D |
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Post by steann on Feb 20, 2007 1:18:49 GMT 1
wellllll yeehaw |
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Post by Wastedyuthe on Feb 23, 2007 15:29:33 GMT 1
I never really like the look of the show, and have never watched an episode. I think the whole idea of the martians taking our appearance to mingle and perv amongst us is something the martians would never do in real life. But then again, I have never met one (the closest I have come to is my mother).
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Roadstergal
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Post by Roadstergal on Feb 24, 2007 6:23:11 GMT 1
They make up a significant portion of our government, over here.  Ach, that's just the hook that I did like about the show! That seems to be a a common feature in my '80s TV obsessions - things that Might Be Going On Right Now. War of the Worlds, Knight Rider, The Incredible Hulk (yes, I know it started in the '70s, but I watched it in the '80s). Unlike our elected officials, they didn't perv amongst us. Unless you count the one where the woman posed as a hooker to collect humans for use. |
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Post by obiwanbeeohbee on Feb 25, 2007 9:57:39 GMT 1
I bought the 1st season DVD boxed set the week it came out, along with the re-mastered version of the 53 Pal movie. I didn't remember the production looking so low-budget, but then again, it was a pretty entertaining show that first season. I hated what Mancuso did to the series after he got a hold of it, but I still watched. The second season was cut mercifully short, in my opinion. As for Martians running around, masquerading as humans and/or government representatives... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlBKuwDC33AA little paranoia never hurt anyone. |
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Post by Lensman on Feb 25, 2007 16:09:42 GMT 1
I didn't remember the production looking so low-budget Oh, *I* certainly did! I was astounded-- I found this show to be so bad that I don't think I even watched an entire episode. The only FX that actually looked good was footage they swiped from Pal's movie. Just my opinion of course, and if you like the show then bully for you. I wish I could have enjoyed it. Then I could join the "WOTWLA" that RoadsterGal apparently belongs to. (WOTW Lovers Anonymous) |
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Post by Methos on Mar 1, 2007 0:44:34 GMT 1
I loved the TV show! Adrian Paul was a splendid addition to the cast in season two. I just wish I could get a hold of some of the DVDs so I don’t have to wait for it to come on Sci-Fi again.
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Post by Roadstergal on Mar 1, 2007 7:51:37 GMT 1
I didn't remember the production looking so low-budget, but then again, it was a pretty entertaining show that first season. I hated what Mancuso did to the series after he got a hold of it I did remember it looking so low-budget; I knew what I was in for. I'm with you on those two... Ach, I will go un-anonymous. It'll sure make the acronym a beeotch. |
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although the episode set in 1953 was cool and showed how good the series could have been if it had,nt gone Bobbins 
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