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So, why haven't I seen anyone talking about Major Paul Davis' evil twin John Pope on Falling Skies yet? I know Colin Cunningham's character isn't the star, and he isn't at all nice, but he's very unapologetic about it and quirky and just takes over every scene he's in. Hence why I'm still watching. Hmmm: idea. 'Cousin' meet-up after the first alien apocalypse to actually stick...?

I listened to the last shuttle launch on the radio this morning. End of an era. And much more breathtaking in those few minutes than the entirety of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". (I spent those two hours wondering WTF I'd just spent ten dollars on; not to mention desperately fending off "fix it" plot bunnies involving time travel and/or Dresden and Marcone laying the smack down. Okay, and stuffing my fist in my mouth to stop myself from commenting on the irony of Leonard Nimoy's voice saying some of Sentinel Prime's dialogue... *snicker*)

I've read 70 books so far this year. I know I haven't been posting my usual reviews; I'm sorry. I tripped over some of the backlash of race!fail last year for liking a book which I was unaware had added to the fandom storm on the issue, and it made me wonder why I was bothering to give thumbs either up or down in a public venue. I've about recovered from being sensitive about people potentially drawing unsavory conclusions regarding my belief structure due to my entertainment preferences, though; so I think I'll post the half-year list with at least basic commentary this weekend.

Comments

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I actually liked Transformers although it took a while. At first, it was a little too much and a lot of stuff that was hard to watch but as I've thought about it, I think it was good that way. I think my only real complaints is that it'd be nice to have Sam with someone who's not basically a model...although her acting was better than I feared...and that as established in Doctor Who, having two planets sharing one atmosphere would mean one of them would end up destroyed anyway.

When I see better caps come out, I definitely want to do a Macro on the bridge when they rip off Mortal Kombat. It was also a whole lot better than the second so I'm glad the series got redeemed.

Plus, it had freaking Wash from Firefly/Serenity and he got to be bad-ass!

But please don't take this the wrong way, just a friendly disagreement...

Oh, also their Nixon, it was like, that WAS Nixon, right?
And people complained about Doctor Who's Nixon, whatever...

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Ok, I grant you Dutch was cool; but he was more a caricature than a character, which wasn't. And that was pretty much my problem with the entire movie. Everything was very broadly and ridiculously drawn and/or inadequately explained. I couldn't buy into hardly any of plot, on either the human or 'bot side of the equation, and the death level felt very, very gratuitous. Cool badassery and big explosions only go so far, for me; though I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Definitely going to have to write a fix-it eventually. =)

[sulien.livejournal.com]

...desperately fending off "fix it" plot bunnies involving time travel and/or Dresden and Marcone laying the smack down.

Funnily enough, Jim Butcher was tweeting about that very thing the last few days. Particularly, Harry just stepping out side and hexing the crap out of the Decepticons with that technology smack down he does so well. To quote JB: "Dresden to the Decepticons: "Hexus. Hexus. Hexus. Hexus. Hexus.""

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I haven't been on Twitter in a week or so, but I'm totally not surprised. *snicker* I think in a 'verse where the Bots had already been 'public' for four years, though, he'd have had some more sophisticated long term plans set up, probably .........

[draconin.livejournal.com]

I was watching Falling Skies and thinking "I *know* that actor!". It really blew my mind when I worked out who it was! Talk about diametrically opposite. :-)

You're right, it would be an interesting meeting post-apocalypse - I'm wondering if the whole Skitters/mechs/harnessing thing could be rather suggestive of a Replicator variant.

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At first I thought, "what, did Davis go completely crazy when SG-1 finally failed to drive off the alien menace?" But no; he has too much contradictory backstory already. So somehow Pope would have to become the connection into the Resistance for the remnants of Homeworld Security, due to that familial connection.... *pondering*