Comments | wwolfe: "Do I look like an expert in worm-hole physics??"

wwolfe

"Do I look like an expert in worm-hole physics??"

Sep 28, 2006 12:30

That deathless question is a line of dialogue from "Timeline," a sci-fi flick from a few years back that I saw over the weekend on TV. How I wish our old CitiWalk gang had seen that one - we would have had a lot of fun with it ( Read more... )

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I thought Hiro and his friend brought a little levity. thecuckoo September 28 2006, 21:41:20 UTC

But it could definitely stand to be spread around.

Yes, you're right. wwolfe September 29 2006, 18:57:28 UTC

An oversight on my part.

And I'm hoping that the arrival of Greg Grunberg will allow for a little more humor, as well.

thepouncer September 28 2006, 22:26:00 UTC

I *loved* Misfits of Science, back in the day. I'm still not entirely sold on Heroes, but I'll watch it again next week and see where it goes. It did feel a bit too pretentious in its first outing, but hopefully some humor will migrate into these budding superheroes lives.

Whether I continue to watch Studio 60 will depend on the balancing act Aaron Sorkin manages between his own smugness and the enjoyability of the characters. Perry's character is a definite highlight of the show.

wwolfe September 29 2006, 18:58:36 UTC

I agree with E's review in that the friendship between Perry and Bad Whitford's character is very appealing, as well.

angharad76 September 29 2006, 00:58:46 UTC

My mother watched The West Wing, so I have seen a number of episodes. And I think I found every one consistently annoying. Smugness is a good choice of words. The flavor of that series made me not want to watch Studio 60.

One plot that I always like is where people with different powers/abilities come together to solve a problem. I think that's why I liked Heroes so much. The lack of humor didn't bother me, but then again I watch Smallville.

"Smallville" was consistently hilarious. wwolfe September 29 2006, 19:01:41 UTC

Whenever Kristin Kreuk tried to act.

I always imagined Riff Regan breathing a sigh of relief, saying, "Finally - something worse than my 'Willow'!"

I enjoyed the way the characters's paths crossed, without any of them knowing the significance of those moments. A similar approach was used in "Surface" last year; I hope "Heroes" has as good of a pay-off, somewhere down the line.

First of all, it's "Hoagies" kuzibah September 29 2006, 13:35:29 UTC

Good joke, though. Your X-Files comment is also right on.

And I loved "Misfits of Science," too, so I think once they get all the expostion established, there will be some humor.

And there are already a few characters I could see myself getting emotional about. I really love Mohinder, the Indian professor, and agree with whoever said they hoped he doesn't develop super powers, but is just the one who understands them. I also like the dynamic between the two brothers, that the younger one seems to have finally found something that will get him out of his brother's shadow, only to discover his brother has already beaten him there. Way to turn the cliche on its head.

Re: First of all, it's "Hoagies" wwolfe September 29 2006, 19:08:16 UTC

I agree about the Indian professor, on both counts.

The moment when the older brother rescued his younger sibling was a nice visual - one that managed to surprise me in a pleasant way.

My one deal breaker will be if any of the characters starts to be portrayed as a Christ figure. This is the one current cliche of the genre that I simply can't abide: I find it both ridiculous in its level of self-seriousness and insulting to the story of the real Christ. (I never hear anyone else making this complaint about the genre, though, so this might just be me acting peevish.)