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Posted by: adam_2112
« on: March 24, 2003, 10:32:07 AM »

Alot of buffy episodes have been exteremely stupid since the show moved to the WB but oh well the show is ending for good soon.                    
Posted by: L_Jonté
« on: March 24, 2003, 09:06:55 AM »

I am talking about most of season 3 and many an episode since.  The current season has been hit and miss for me as well.  The episode with the letterman jacket was a hit, and any time Buffy felt the need to deliver a Captain Kirk speech was a miss.

Your milage may vary.                    
Posted by: The Outlaw Torn
« on: March 24, 2003, 02:50:38 AM »

Jonte,

I hope you're talking about season 6 in your blasphemous comment about Buffy, because season 7 is pure brilliance  :)                    
Posted by: AvatarofInsolence
« on: March 20, 2003, 05:00:21 AM »

Ah, ok. If Wes was walkin around in Redmond, Oregon I'd have to find a way to say hello to him, shake his hand, and whatnot. Washington on the other hand, is too far for a casual meet and greet. Especially when I'd have to walk or hitchhike.                    
Posted by: Kiki
« on: March 15, 2003, 12:00:13 PM »

Redmond WA.                    
Posted by: AvatarofInsolence
« on: March 15, 2003, 04:53:10 AM »

Redmond? We aren't refering to Redmond Oregon here are we?                    
Posted by: L_Jonté
« on: March 13, 2003, 09:13:47 AM »

Don't hold back Jason, how do you really feel?   :P

But seriously, I do agree with you.  It's rather the opposite problem that the Buffy series is going through.  Rather than leaveing nothing to other writers, Joss Wheadon left everything to other writers and it turned to crap.                    
Posted by: jcompton
« on: March 12, 2003, 10:18:47 PM »

No. I'm referring to his decision to eliminate the other writers and the story editor, his unwillingness to admit that he was burned out, his inability to recognize that he was incapable of writing an interesting ongoing love story... blame what you will on the syndicator, but in my mind, he was far too interested in proving that he could Do It All, and the end result was about a season and a half of awful television.
                   
Posted by: Caedwyr
« on: March 12, 2003, 07:49:46 PM »

Quote
How one man can both make and destroy something wonderful.

Are you refering to the Crusade series?                    
Posted by: jcompton
« on: March 12, 2003, 05:37:50 PM »

Ahhh, Bablyon 5. How one man can both make and destroy something wonderful.
                   
Posted by: Caedwyr
« on: March 12, 2003, 05:15:03 PM »

I agree about the Peter David books, but the sheer number of star trek novels (something like 2+ released per month for 6+years) means that most of them leave a lot to be desired for in the quality section.  The other thing that annoys me is the complete lack of continuity, or even connectedness between novels.  

I tend to stay away from Star Trek now, and watch/read Babylon 5 stories.  I also read anything/everything by Timothy Zahn, and so far he hasn't let me down.                    
Posted by: jcompton
« on: March 12, 2003, 04:24:17 PM »

It's been years since I went to that particular pulp tap but Peter David's books were usually good, and told enough of a story that you didn't mind so much that they're all exercises in futility. :)
                   
Posted by: Caedwyr
« on: March 12, 2003, 02:57:03 PM »

Star Trek fiction novels are on the same level as harlequin romances in respect to literary quality.  Of course, there are a few exceptions, but these are rare.                    
Posted by: AvatarofInsolence
« on: March 12, 2003, 04:27:43 AM »

Herbert had a good thing going in Dune, but I really think he started to forget what he was doing towards the middle of Children, and took a total header into La-La-Land in God Emperer. Yes! Iam back after a briefish hiatus! Whooooo!                    
Posted by: Userunfriendly
« on: February 22, 2003, 04:43:37 AM »

"Well, you have hit upon the reason why I avoid many books, such as the Harry Potter ones (this will shock and appall Lisa, I know).

I just find it difficult to believe that anything that popular could be any good. "


i had a coworker who got me into reading harry potter, and in return i gave her a copy of

barry hughart's

bridge of birds...

he is way way way way way better, and its fuuny, since ritual has a npc called number 10 ox, and li kao...

thats my response to harry potter books,

and frank herbert is my response to the star trek fiction books..yech...