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Anybody watching Extant? It's moderately interesting, but I never hear any talk about it. It's got Halle Berry in it, and is actually pretty decent science fiction. The CGI is brilliant, the writing and dialogue isn't amazing, nor is it bad. It's a bit above mediocre. Halle Berry, her roboticist husband, and their robotic son are a unique triage of actors, and each excel at their roles. However, all other supporting actors, with exception to the Asian CEO who, albeit his role resembling that of every generic old Asian in power (see Helix, Caprica, etc), perfectly fits the visage of an old Kazuo Hirai or Satoru Iwata (Sony and Nintendo CEOs).
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No but why's it called Extant?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:45
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Waiting to see if it gets a second season or actually gets interesting. Aliens make human woman pregnant isn't something new.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:46
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zoux posted:No but why's it called Extant? Found the thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3648206 Needs to be added to the TVIV index. Extant means still in existance or surviving. There's some kind of alien vibe going on, as the main character finds herself pregnant after a series of hallucinations while on board a space station for about a year. There's also hints of a potential robotic revolution from the pilot. So I'm guessing the future of humanity may be in danger?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:50
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PriorMarcus posted:I thought it was trucking along nicely to be honest, but whatever. Yeah same. At the time, all the creepy stuff was like 20 posts behind and we were talking about bending techniques and my dumb fantheories about Avatar lifespans.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:50
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I know what extant means I just assumed they picked it because it sounds science fiction-y and not because of anything germane to the show.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:51
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I used to watch House but stopped after season 4 or something, though I think I remember reading about an episode that takes place in an alternative reality where House is a mathematician or something? Does this episode exist or was it the summary for some fan fiction?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:55
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justcola posted:I used to watch House but stopped after season 4 or something, though I think I remember reading about an episode that takes place in an alternative reality where House is a mathematician or something? Does this episode exist or was it the summary for some fan fiction? There's at least 2 episodes that take place in dream sequences or something similar so it might be one of them. One is under the influence of House being shot, the other is under House half dying while taking meds to remember what happened to Wilson's girlfriend. If there is one like what you describe its in the later seasons.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:06
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justcola posted:I used to watch House but stopped after season 4 or something, though I think I remember reading about an episode that takes place in an alternative reality where House is a mathematician or something? Does this episode exist or was it the summary for some fan fiction? I watched the whole series and don't remember anything like this off the top of my head. But there was a lot of episodes so maybe it just slipped my mind.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:07
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Party Plane Jones posted:There's at least 2 episodes that take place in dream sequences or something similar so it might be one of them. One is under the influence of House being shot, the other is under House half dying while taking meds to remember what happened to Wilson's girlfriend. If there is one like what you describe its in the later seasons. Definitely more than two. Remember the House episode where Cuddy kisses and sucks on the severely scarred piece of muscle on House's bad leg? Why? I don't know why, but that was all dream sequence. Thank god that was all a dream sequence.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:14
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Deadpool posted:The pony ban is never going away. And it's not just a TVIV thing. Though even if it was it would still never be going away. It was fair game in the general kids show thread, but tbh there's really nothing to say about it at this point. Of course it does irritate the poo poo out of you so I'm sure I could find something. 
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Jul 28, 2014 21:14
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I've asked it before, and I'm asking it again: When does Continuum get good? I'm trying it again tonight, and the last episode was some boring political whodunnit murder with Helo from BSG, and this next episode is some dumb VR poo poo that's giving me flashbacks to the First Person Shooter episode of X-Files. Does the show get better at the start of season 2, or what? There's only two episodes left in this season, and I feel like I'm watching Castle except with the comedy dialed down about 50% and the sci-fi dialed up about 25%. A show about time travel should have the sci-fi dialed up way more than 25%.
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Jul 29, 2014 01:55
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Season 2 is a lot better, yeah.
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Jul 29, 2014 01:58
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It doesn't get better.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:00
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One of us always lies and one of us only tells the truth.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:01
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Season 2 has Alec start to get more involved in stories and introduces a third time travel faction with their own poo poo going on.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:02
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If you don't like it by now then you won't like Season 2.
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muscles like this? posted:Season 2 has Alec start to get more involved in stories and introduces a third time travel faction with their own poo poo going on. That does sound better. I guess I figured a show based on time travel would have a lot more time travel shenanigans. Good to hear that's supposedly coming? Mu Zeta posted:If you don't like it by now then you won't like Season 2. I don't hate it now, it's just kinda dull and like a second-rate Castle.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:03
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OldSenileGuy posted:That does sound better. I guess I figured a show based on time travel would have a lot more time travel shenanigans. Good to hear that's supposedly coming? Yeah, but it comes in the most convoluted, cliche way. Honestly, it doesn't get better, but it does get more sci-fi I guess.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:05
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OldSenileGuy posted:That does sound better. I guess I figured a show based on time travel would have a lot more time travel shenanigans. Good to hear that's supposedly coming? Season 2 does up the time travel shenanigans. Season 3 goes even farther with an episode set fully in the future as well as directly answering the question as to whether or not they can change the future.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:09
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I usually don't advocate skipping episodes of serialized shows but I'm really tempted now. now they're planning on using her HUD to control her this episode is terrible i thought it was bad last episode when they used recorded cell signals to recreate everything that happened in that apartment but i rolled with it this is worse oh god now the kid is putting on a vr helmet from the 90's and it looks like tempest how is this so baaaaaaaad "SOMEONE IS HIDING CODE WITHIN THE CODE" HAXXXXING
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Jul 29, 2014 02:14
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Yeah, maybe just skip to the season finale, which changes up some stuff for season 2.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:18
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muscles like this? posted:Yeah, maybe just skip to the season finale, which changes up some stuff for season 2. There's only one more episode between where I am and the finale. And there's no way I'm turning this episode off - I need to see how terrible it gets.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:19
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I'm not sure why you think it's terrible, Have you ever seen a scifi/syfy show before?
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Jul 29, 2014 02:25
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I like Continuum, but it definitely has that mid 90s, syndicated, late-night feel to it.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:28
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Slamhound posted:I like Continuum, but it definitely has that mid 90s, syndicated, late-night feel to it. It's the She Spies of Canadian Scifi?
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Jul 29, 2014 02:29
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Mu Zeta posted:I'm not sure why you think it's terrible, Have you ever seen a scifi/syfy show before? Orphan Black is like Breaking Bad compared to this. EDIT: How was that show Charlie Jade? Better or worse than Continuum?
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OldSenileGuy posted:Orphan Black is like Breaking Bad compared to this. Charlie Jade is a fun show that plays with some weird concepts. It's not for everyone.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:39
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This episode of Continuum, while much better, is still pretty funny because our heroes are being held hostage by a bunch of angsty 16 year olds with guns
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Ughhh, c'mon, who else is watching Masters of Sex? This show is so drat good, particularly this latest episode
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Deadpool posted:It's the She Spies of Canadian Scifi? OldSenileGuy posted:Orphan Black is like Breaking Bad compared to this. Probably about the same level. While Continuum is late-night 90s TV, Charlie Jade is 80s B-movie rotation. I don't think these descriptions are actually helpful.
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OldSenileGuy posted:This episode of Continuum, while much better, is still pretty funny because our heroes are being held hostage by a bunch of angsty 16 year olds with guns Speaking of Alec's brother Julian, there's a hilarious moment in season 2 where they put him in old man makeup and it just looks absolutely terrible.
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OldSenileGuy posted:Orphan Black is like Breaking Bad I agree with OSG.
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Her suit just made her turn invisible even though it doesn't cover her head 
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OldSenileGuy posted:Her suit just made her turn invisible even though it doesn't cover her head Don't ever watch Star Trek.
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OldSenileGuy posted:Her suit just made her turn invisible even though it doesn't cover her head Her suit is also bulletproof, and has the ability to be zipped up to her neck, but is unzipped down to her cleavage in the middle of a hostage situation where several people have guns pointed at her
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OldSenileGuy posted:Her suit is also bulletproof, and has the ability to be zipped up to her neck, but is unzipped down to her cleavage in the middle of a hostage situation Cleavage is what makes all the enemies miss, also protocol. Even us in the Continuum thread are all like "how did a show as faulty as the first season get so good by season three".
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Also her master plan involved covering up her shot and dying partner with sacks of grain and corn and poo pooGreenNight posted:Even us in the Continuum thread are all like "how did a show as faulty as the first season get so good by season three". I'M TRUSTING YOU PEOPLE
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OldSenileGuy posted:Her suit is also bulletproof, and has the ability to be zipped up to her neck, but is unzipped down to her cleavage in the middle of a hostage situation where several people have guns pointed at her Bad guys don't aim at cleavage, obviously,
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Don't over excite yourself where it's going to be a disappointment no matter what. That's what happened to me when I watched The Wire.
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