justingeist

Name: Justin Age: 27 From: Pennsylvania Hobbies: None...between work, college, and applying to law school I have no brain power left so it's either TV or web to relax Tastes: Read my posts, I'm pretty polarizing on what I like and dislike Why I joined the forum: I came for torrents but I stayed for the camaraderie

Via TiVo (some of this stuff is on hiatus or cancelled): House 30 Rock The Office Aliens in America (sux that it was cancelled) How I Met Your Mother The New Adventures of Old Christine Gossip Girl Big Bang Theory Top Chef Canterbury's Law The Shield Damages Family Guy reruns an inordinate amount of Food Channel any mixed martial arts programs (UFC, Pride, WEC) Via Netflix (cuz we don't do torrentz anymore): Weeds Curb Your Enthusiasm Little Britain Wonderfalls A Bit of Fry & Laurie Coupling (warning: the last season was horrible)

Somewhat off topic, but let me list my biggest dislikes about V: 1) Natalie Portman is a horrible actress. 2) Dialogue and narration were worse than the 2 Matrix sequels. 3) The premise was lame (and was as much a piece of dishonest political propaganda as any recent Michael Moore documentary). 4) The action was really not that cool.

Do you identify? Are you a sci-fi nerd, a science nerd, or some combination thereof? http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/ It's certainly not the worst sitcom on TV, and I find it easier to get into mediocre television now that TiVo makes it so easy to sample every new show out. And the love interest Penny (played by Kelly Cuoco) is certainly equal to any of the spacely sprockets on Battlestar Galactica and the other current male-fantasy-indulging sci-fi programs.

Excellent description, it really did combine elements of these two movies, plus the sunburnt guy reminded me of V for Vendetta (a movie I hated intensely, by the way). Ultimately I was disappointed. Effective at building a creepy mood and awesome visuals, but kind of lame as science fiction.

Sucked. Will not watch 3rd season.

I tend to be a negative Nelly, but I've mostly enjoyed this season. I agree with the people who have panned the acting. However, I kind of like the overall feel and exploration of the T-Lore (kudos to whoever coined that term). The thing I like the most is that "Skynet" is a moving target. In one timeline, it may have been a gov't system, in another it is software, etc. The point is that an AI which declares war on humanity is basically inevitable. That's a nice little nightmare scenario.

Best part of the Xmas special was....the preview of the next series. Kind of looking forward to unpretty companion for a change. Catherine Tate....what is she, some kind of low-rent Tracey Ullman or something?

The new DVD "Futurama: Bender's Big Score" is pretty darn good. Recommended to anyone who likes the series. My only criticism is that the animation is a little crude in some places. Otherwise, one of the best spoofs of time travel sci-fi claptrap ever.

I thought Flickr was for people to post photos they took, but apparently you can post any old thing including screencaps from Star Trek TOS. Let's celebrate Gene Rodenberry, who brought his trashy B-movie sensibilities to the small screen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poletti/sets/72157602965392887/ This begs the question: Of Kirk's many loves, who is your favorite? My fav is..... My least fav is..... Dr. Polaski....bleck.

Dr. Strangelove, how exactly did you learn to stop worrying and love the bomb?

I've been worried this movie would be a load of time crap for more than two years. As promised, I will throw feces at the movie screen!

I have a "Starfleet Academy" t-shirt I bought in 1996 or 7 at a Blockbuster Video. It the official logo and everything....too cool for high school.

Just finished series 1. Pretty horrible. Several eps actually put me to sleep. The only episode I really liked was "Random Shoes." Reminded me of "Love and Monsters" from new DoctorWho series 2. Otherwise generally poor writing and questionable casting. I enjoyed the cursing, however. Some creative use of the f-word. And if you're a fan of my posts, you know I like creative swears.

I know where you're coming from. I refuse to ever see Bicentennial Man or I, Robot cuz I'm sure I would we be disappointed. I'm too loyal to Asimov to do that. But I don't read SF anymore, so I'm more interested in Philip K Dick as a reservoir of ideas for sci-fi movies. I've never read a Stephen King novel, but I tend to like the movies made from his books/stories. (Even the Langoliers miniseries.) So....are there any movies based on Philip Dick that you like?