Comments for Deep Geeking http://www.deepgeeking.com Too Much Time On Our Hands: Opinions, Theories and More Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Five Things I Learned from Babylon 5 by Starstuff http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/10/31/five-things-i-learned-from-babylon-5/#comment-80 Starstuff Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:55:49 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=37#comment-80 Wow, what an inspiring article and greatly written at that. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts, I found much of my own thinking reflected in your words. I have found a deeper understanding of myself through the show in a time when events were shattering my life and I still find new meanings when I re-watch the episodes. It's astonishing how the moral lessons can be applies to so many situations. They are truly timeless and this makes this show so wonderful. Wow, what an inspiring article and greatly written at that. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts, I found much of my own thinking reflected in your words.
I have found a deeper understanding of myself through the show in a time when events were shattering my life and I still find new meanings when I re-watch the episodes. It’s astonishing how the moral lessons can be applies to so many situations. They are truly timeless and this makes this show so wonderful.

]]> Comment on Where Star Trek: Voyager Went Wrong by Steve from Liverpool http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/27/where-star-trek-voyager-went-wrong/#comment-75 Steve from Liverpool Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:13:01 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=35#comment-75 The one that ruined Voyager for me, the one that showed it Paramount lost the plot, the one that showed they ripped up the success of DS9, the one where the ship was under attack from ... drum roll... was is the Kazon? Nope. The Borg? Nope. Cheese. Cheese???? Seriously, the ship could be damaged beyond repair because of Nelix's cheese...??? DS9 showed what good Trek is all about, sure it ripped off B5, but still it was good Trek. Voyager showed what was wrong with the Trek universe, and annoyingly they continued the downward spiral with Enterprise. "It shouldve been..." is a phrase that will live with Paramount for ever, and will stop future TV show's based in the Trek universe being on TV again for another 15 years at least... Shame really... The one that ruined Voyager for me, the one that showed it Paramount lost the plot, the one that showed they ripped up the success of DS9, the one where the ship was under attack from … drum roll… was is the Kazon? Nope. The Borg? Nope. Cheese. Cheese????

Seriously, the ship could be damaged beyond repair because of Nelix’s cheese…???

DS9 showed what good Trek is all about, sure it ripped off B5, but still it was good Trek. Voyager showed what was wrong with the Trek universe, and annoyingly they continued the downward spiral with Enterprise. “It shouldve been…” is a phrase that will live with Paramount for ever, and will stop future TV show’s based in the Trek universe being on TV again for another 15 years at least…

Shame really…

]]> Comment on Kill the Cheerleader, Save the Heroes by Neil Ottenstein http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/20/kill-the-cheerleader-save-the-heroes/#comment-70 Neil Ottenstein Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:30 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=34#comment-70 "The writers strike turned out to be a gift. A shorter season with a resolved story arc" - well, the first arc of the season last year was always going to be the same length. The writers' strike just changed the ending so that the virus was not released. Originally, there were going to be three arcs last season. The strike first changed it to two and then finally just the one we saw. This season has at least two arcs. They killed major characters last year and they might do so this year. I don't think there is any reason to kill Claire. I think some fans are overly bloodthirsty. They have shown that Niki is dead from last season even if her lookalike "sister" is around this season. The potential for death is there - as seen in the vision from Mrs. Petrelli which has most of the regular characters dying. “The writers strike turned out to be a gift. A shorter season with a resolved story arc” - well, the first arc of the season last year was always going to be the same length. The writers’ strike just changed the ending so that the virus was not released. Originally, there were going to be three arcs last season. The strike first changed it to two and then finally just the one we saw. This season has at least two arcs.

They killed major characters last year and they might do so this year. I don’t think there is any reason to kill Claire. I think some fans are overly bloodthirsty. They have shown that Niki is dead from last season even if her lookalike “sister” is around this season. The potential for death is there - as seen in the vision from Mrs. Petrelli which has most of the regular characters dying.

]]> Comment on Between the Candle and the Star by tim callender http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/06/03/between-the-candle-and-the-sta/#comment-69 tim callender Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=1#comment-69 I am gray - I stand between the candle and the star. I am gray - I stand between the candle and the star.

]]> Comment on Where Star Trek: Voyager Went Wrong by Lejon from Chandler http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/27/where-star-trek-voyager-went-wrong/#comment-68 Lejon from Chandler Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:37:04 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=35#comment-68 Voyager, Voyager - Where did you go wrong? Was it your female captain who was so manly and strong? Did the Maquis vote too quickly to sing the Federation's song? The milk-toast plot line that stretched a season too long? Yes. Voyager, Voyager - Where did you go wrong?
Was it your female captain who was so manly and strong?
Did the Maquis vote too quickly to sing the Federation’s song?
The milk-toast plot line that stretched a season too long?

Yes.

]]> Comment on Kill the Cheerleader, Save the Heroes by Lejon from Chandler http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/20/kill-the-cheerleader-save-the-heroes/#comment-67 Lejon from Chandler Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:07:18 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=34#comment-67 Yes. Kill the Cheerleader. Kill her dead. She can't do evil. It fits her like a burlap sack. Yes. Kill the Cheerleader. Kill her dead. She can’t do evil. It fits her like a burlap sack.

]]> Comment on Time Travel in the Trek Universe by Christopher http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/06/29/time-travel-in-the-trek-universe/#comment-65 Christopher Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:14:54 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=4#comment-65 Time travel is often used as a "panic button". When things get to the point where the writers cannot make the plot work, or want to do something with no future consequences, they can always write in a throw-away bit about time travel. Some series do it well. Doctor Who has time travel as a central plot element and tries to keep some amount of reason, consistency, and causality. Take the 10th Doctor episode "Father's Day". They cross their own time line and there is a cause-effect relationship to deal with. ST:TNG had several episodes that used (and abused) time travel, but there was never any consequences. DS9 even had the crew go back in time and Cisco had to impersonate a major historical figure. At the end of the episode the "time corps" come to debrief him and he just smiles and says that if there were any problems, he would know... and they accepted that without sanction or repercussion. Ah... it could always be worse. Remember "Dallas"? At least we don't have entire seasons being retconed as a dream. Time travel is often used as a “panic button”. When things get to the point where the writers cannot make the plot work, or want to do something with no future consequences, they can always write in a throw-away bit about time travel.

Some series do it well. Doctor Who has time travel as a central plot element and tries to keep some amount of reason, consistency, and causality. Take the 10th Doctor episode “Father’s Day”. They cross their own time line and there is a cause-effect relationship to deal with.

ST:TNG had several episodes that used (and abused) time travel, but there was never any consequences. DS9 even had the crew go back in time and Cisco had to impersonate a major historical figure. At the end of the episode the “time corps” come to debrief him and he just smiles and says that if there were any problems, he would know… and they accepted that without sanction or repercussion.

Ah… it could always be worse. Remember “Dallas”? At least we don’t have entire seasons being retconed as a dream.

]]> Comment on Kill the Cheerleader, Save the Heroes by Summer Brooks http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/20/kill-the-cheerleader-save-the-heroes/#comment-64 Summer Brooks Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:45:05 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=34#comment-64 I have to admit that that first season fight between Peter and Sylar (in the version of the future that Hiro jumped to) got me excited, for all that we only saw 10 seconds of it. Maybe the first arc will be aligning the Heroes with a Villian nemesis, and the second arc will be about how those adversaries square off. It doesn't all have to be confrontational fisticuffs, but two or three kick-ass battles that last a couple minutes might be nice. I thought Nightcrawler's attack on the White House and Wolverine's rampage in defense of the school some of the most wonderful, butterflies-in-the-belly moments of X-Men 2. The producers should pop that DVD in and get some ideas about pacing and effects for battles between superpowered humans. And despite a few flaws, Hancock was a good movie, and the street fight between the two of them was what a superpowered throwdown should be. Maybe a little longish, but still damned fun. Heroes producers? You all listening over there? I hope so... I have to admit that that first season fight between Peter and Sylar (in the version of the future that Hiro jumped to) got me excited, for all that we only saw 10 seconds of it.

Maybe the first arc will be aligning the Heroes with a Villian nemesis, and the second arc will be about how those adversaries square off. It doesn’t all have to be confrontational fisticuffs, but two or three kick-ass battles that last a couple minutes might be nice.

I thought Nightcrawler’s attack on the White House and Wolverine’s rampage in defense of the school some of the most wonderful, butterflies-in-the-belly moments of X-Men 2. The producers should pop that DVD in and get some ideas about pacing and effects for battles between superpowered humans.

And despite a few flaws, Hancock was a good movie, and the street fight between the two of them was what a superpowered throwdown should be. Maybe a little longish, but still damned fun.

Heroes producers? You all listening over there? I hope so…

]]> Comment on Kill the Cheerleader, Save the Heroes by RapidEye http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/09/20/kill-the-cheerleader-save-the-heroes/#comment-63 RapidEye Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=34#comment-63 Well put Mike - put it in a letter and send it to them!!! Quickly!!! Well put Mike - put it in a letter and send it to them!!!
Quickly!!!

]]> Comment on Masters of SciFi Winners by Anthony Crabtree http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/08/25/masters-of-scifi-winners/#comment-62 Anthony Crabtree Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:27:47 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=31#comment-62 Thanks! Excellent contest! Thanks! Excellent contest!

]]> Comment on Masters of SciFi Winners by Brian Winham http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/08/25/masters-of-scifi-winners/#comment-61 Brian Winham Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:42:32 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=31#comment-61 Thanks for the DVD. I got my copy a few days ago and just watched the first disk straight thru. It was some good stuff. Can't wait to go thru the second disk. Thanks for the DVD. I got my copy a few days ago and just watched the first disk straight thru. It was some good stuff. Can’t wait to go thru the second disk.

]]> Comment on Thinking About The Doctor by Lambo http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/07/09/thinking-about-the-doctor/#comment-60 Lambo Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:31:54 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=9#comment-60 Jim, I don't see it as a Glitch. I think it more she feared the Doctor she loves is going to change. What will happen when he changed? Jim,

I don’t see it as a Glitch. I think it more she feared the Doctor she loves is going to change. What will happen when he changed?

]]> Comment on Masters of SciFi Winners by Steven Sforza http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/08/25/masters-of-scifi-winners/#comment-59 Steven Sforza Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:40:13 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=31#comment-59 Thanks for the free schwag! I'll have to remember to get a donation headed your way soon ;) Thanks for the free schwag! I’ll have to remember to get a donation headed your way soon ;)

]]> Comment on Masters of SciFi Winners by Albert Ross http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/08/25/masters-of-scifi-winners/#comment-58 Albert Ross Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:03:53 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=31#comment-58 Got my today... thanks! First entered and I won. Got my today… thanks! First entered and I won.

]]> Comment on Masters of SciFi Winners by Shawn Fisher http://www.deepgeeking.com/2008/08/25/masters-of-scifi-winners/#comment-57 Shawn Fisher Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:17 +0000 http://www.deepgeeking.com/?p=31#comment-57 Mine arrived this morning via Fed Ex, thanks. This is the second contest with Farpoint I've won in a years time, I am quite happy. Mine arrived this morning via Fed Ex, thanks. This is the second contest with Farpoint I’ve won in a years time, I am quite happy.

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