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Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

catbrain — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:40:04 -0000

I finally remembered what that stoopid ad reminded me of... SJP and Pierce Brosnan in Mars Attacks. Perhaps that's what inspired the so-called Creatives for this campaign?

Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

Brett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:34:13 -0000

My enjoyment of Wipeout is not a sadistic pleasure at all. The freezeframing of people getting a shoe in the face doesn't do it for me, more the way that they'll use a nickname throughout the show for a particular contestant based on something they'd said in the pre-race interview or use call-backs. It relies as much on the competitors providing some character as the commentators riffing off that.

Talking about Fringe with John before the show, we were both trying to nail down the time setting of the show. Is it supposed to be present day or 2/5/10 years hence? There were a couple of references to years that didn't quite add up though. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the second episode and, of course, it's far too early to make a call on the show as a whole given the rule of the magic three.

Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

fourthof5 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:34:03 -0000

Interesting ep. I must say, I think you have Wipeout wrong Josh. I think the idea is that, people are taking the piss out of themselves and the reality genre. Also, Fringe wasn't really that bad. Its SF after all. Its supposed to be a little bit far fetched. How can you knock a show that actually brought back "The Mad Scientist". Hell there is even a reference to Dr. X in the second ep.

Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

Adam D — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:27:16 -0000

Interesting to compare the incesty Neighbous plot with this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/...

Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

Adam D — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:21:50 -0000

Obviously Ross is missed, but if John Richards were to stay on as a regular I'd be stoked.

Re: Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

gbsmith71 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:57:07 -0000

Theme songs way better than the actual show - Miami Vice

And Brett, I am with you on the Wipeout thing. I used to watch survivor just for the challenges. Remember the one where they had to fill a bucket with mud and that dude with dreadlocks used his hair to carry the mud. I never cared much for the alliances strategy crap, I just enjoyed seeing fame hungry idiots suffer.

Wipeout is like a whole season of Survivor pain in a neat package with hilarious commentary. No character development, no emotion. Only the good stuff left in.