tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2836013612268671954..comments2024-03-28T08:31:10.500-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Doux News: March 29, 2015Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76844221066833411422015-03-30T23:37:08.277-04:002015-03-30T23:37:08.277-04:00Sad to hear about Alberta Watson. Her Madeline wil...Sad to hear about Alberta Watson. Her Madeline will forever be one of the greatest TV villains ever.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-87120065815362064472015-03-30T20:42:09.472-04:002015-03-30T20:42:09.472-04:00I sort of have this snake bird fascination with He...<i>I sort of have this snake bird fascination with Heroes Reborn, which I am expecting to turn out to be a huge train wreck.</i><br /><br />I had never heard the expression "snake bird fascination" before, and although context clued me in to the meaning, I googled it and came up with some fairly cool, and entirely irrelevant, stuff about Aztec gods.<br /><br />That google search was probably more fun than <i>Heroes Reborn</i> will be. <br /><br />And yet I will watch it anyway. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10349338573563770682015-03-30T14:02:53.661-04:002015-03-30T14:02:53.661-04:00I think the main problem with Enterprise is the pr...I think the main problem with Enterprise is the producers told themselves, "We have Star Trek... we have Scott Bakula... our work here is done." I could literally feel the utter lack of effort when the show premiered. Then after 9/11 the show became all terrorism, all the time. Who wanted to see that on an entertainment show as well as the evening news? Remember the aliens who were thinly veiled allegories of the Israelis and Palestinians, complete with relocation camps? Ugh!<br /><br />I also agree that making a show "darker" and "edgier" is gruesomely cliched at this point. Do writers really come up with something like that and then congratulate themselves on their "fresh thinking"?TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73363873868424513992015-03-30T06:03:48.724-04:002015-03-30T06:03:48.724-04:00I'd love a new Trek series, but not from JJ pl...I'd love a new Trek series, but not from JJ please. I'm done watching any TV from him after the travesty that was lost.<br /><br />Manny Coto did great work in Enterprise's S4 (except the horrible HORRIBLE ending), just hire him.<br /><br />As for the films, the first one was very nice, even if it had a couple of big holes (nobody would let Kirk stay as captain), it only had a bit too much fanservice. ST2?. There is a reason everybody calls it STAR TREK: INTO STUPIDITY. I fear both what ST3 and SW7 will bring after ST2.<br /><br />PS.- RIP Alberta :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-80323235804592871592015-03-29T23:13:04.963-04:002015-03-29T23:13:04.963-04:00Alberta Watson as Madeline was a tour de force. It...Alberta Watson as Madeline was a tour de force. It was the first show (to my recollection) that didn't pander... to audiences... to networks... to make bad and/or ambiguous characters good. You usually see a popular character that starts bad, gradually change to become good. They steadfastly refused to do that with Madeline. And week after week, I was amazed. 60 is simply too young, especially for someone like Ms. Watson.Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49214780841527828122015-03-29T22:02:27.649-04:002015-03-29T22:02:27.649-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78547440995210806932015-03-29T22:01:58.675-04:002015-03-29T22:01:58.675-04:00Billie:
Thank you for including Alberta Watson her...Billie:<br />Thank you for including Alberta Watson here. She will be missed. To me, there's never been a female character even close to Madeline. She was just outstanding in LFN. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50542473077734387282015-03-29T20:09:52.137-04:002015-03-29T20:09:52.137-04:00I haven't been brave enough to watch the new S...I haven't been brave enough to watch the new Star Trek movies, but I couldn't watch Enterprise because they seemingly threw out Roddenberry's back story. If they're going to do a new Star Trek series, I hope they at least get the universe's history right.<br /><br />And does anyone else think the digitally added ships to TOS look worse than the old models? Stupid CGI, the ships on a string looked better! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23294395126948332992015-03-29T19:50:39.048-04:002015-03-29T19:50:39.048-04:00Totally agree with you, JD. I'd definitely be ...Totally agree with you, JD. I'd definitely be up for that kind of Trek. I'm not a fan of the new movies just because I don't think we needed a reboot of TOS. Let's see something different! And the (slightly) darker DS9 is my favourite Trek after TOS.Gavriellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84836119146538026042015-03-29T17:17:46.622-04:002015-03-29T17:17:46.622-04:00I suppose ENT's main problem was that early ep...I suppose ENT's main problem was that early episodes were quite dull, it's true. And I like the 2009 movie a lot. But VOY is my all time favourite, which I guess just proves that I like different things than everyone else anyway!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2496147018953076122015-03-29T14:03:14.371-04:002015-03-29T14:03:14.371-04:00I lean towards wishing for new things in new '...I lean towards wishing for new things in new 'verses, rather than continually going back to old wells --- hence my tepid reaction to this week's <i>X-Files</i> news --- but ultimately it all comes down to characters (as Mark says) and execution. Even old wells can give us great new material sometimes. I was fairly skeptical about the whole notion of <i>Better Call Saul</i> when it was announced, and remained pretty skeptical until after I had actually seen a couple episodes. But now I'm really enjoying it. So we'll just have to see what transpires. <br /><br />Hopefully, whatever they do, the creatives find a way to be respectful to the existing fan base. The optimistic v. darker tone discussion going on here keeps making me think of the debacle in the <i>Stargate</i> 'verse when they ended SGA and introduced SGU. Not the way to handle a change in tone, folks!<br /><br />I really hate that title for the new <i>Walking Dead</i> show.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47056260635028822902015-03-29T13:56:12.844-04:002015-03-29T13:56:12.844-04:00I would love to see a nre Trek series but only if ...I would love to see a nre Trek series but only if they could find a fresh angle so it doesn't feel like a carbon copy of what has gone before. it doesn't have to be dark, but I bit of grit wouldn't be unwelcome. Above all else, it has to have a rich cast of characters who we can become invested in, something VOY and ENT lacked IMHO. Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82681874415540962192015-03-29T13:29:43.629-04:002015-03-29T13:29:43.629-04:00Juliette, I hate to disagree with you about why En...Juliette, I hate to disagree with you about why Enterprise failed, but the reason was exactly the opposite of what you said. The first season was a carbon copy of what we had gotten before, and without much thought put into the characters or premise. It wasn't until season 3 and 4 when they started to innovate that some viewers returned, but unfortunately it was far too late to save the series. All the major fanbase had jumped ship.<br /><br />I would love to see another Trek, and I think a bit of darkness is fine. Star Trek is a wonderful series about optimism, but the world is awfully sterile. If things were a bit rough around the edges, and the world itself had darkened somewhat. In that context there could be somewhat weightier characters, which might make the idea of optimism and fighting for the Federation standard of life a bit more worthwhile. <br /><br />Since the Russo brothers are getting a lot of praise for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and they are also helming Civil War, having them take over for Joss might be perfect. It might also free Joss up to direct the Captain Marvel movie, although I understand Marvel is looking for a female director. <br /><br />Fear the Walking Dead is just a horrible title. Patrick Steward as an ass, I'm not sure I wanna watch that. Titanic cat condo is so cute, and so morbid, I love it.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7239555709230983832015-03-29T13:01:19.406-04:002015-03-29T13:01:19.406-04:00Oh holy frak..I'm gonna miss Alberta Watson..M...Oh holy frak..I'm gonna miss Alberta Watson..Madeline from Nikita was a classic character.<br />I'd be game for a new Star Trek series..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61093247810830765022015-03-29T12:46:02.493-04:002015-03-29T12:46:02.493-04:00I have been saying for years they should make a Tr...I have been saying for years they should make a Trek set after DS9 and the Dominion war. I will watch whatever they decide to make, but I hope for something more mature with relevant stories rather than the action movie-y stuff of the JJ Abrams films.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69502467891608646652015-03-29T12:24:45.033-04:002015-03-29T12:24:45.033-04:00(I realise that makes me sound like a dinosaur tha...(I realise that makes me sound like a dinosaur that hates change, which isn't entirely true! More women in the regular cast who don't have to wear catsuits would be a good change to start with. I don't want a series mired in the 1960s - but change for the sake of change isn't necessarily a good idea either and the optimism of Star Trek is what's so appealing about it for me).Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63345157666278759312015-03-29T12:22:45.986-04:002015-03-29T12:22:45.986-04:00I would love a new Star Trek series and I think we...I would love a new Star Trek series and I think we can make as much of it as we want, with the format being so flexible. I really hate the suggestion it's going to be 'darker' though. Star Trek's format - idealistic, with the emphasis on Space Wedgies of the Week rather than arc plots - isn't very fashionable at the moment, but that's what Star Trek *is*, that's *why* we love it. Part of Enterprise's problem was trying to be like other things and failing. So I would love a new series, but only if it reflects what I love about Star Trek, which is fun, good humour, likeable characters and a neat little SFF story or parable each week.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53578662576981338552015-03-29T11:48:39.869-04:002015-03-29T11:48:39.869-04:00I would also love any new star trek and I like Ent...I would also love any new star trek and I like Enterprise and the new movies so perhaps I am not rabid enough of a fan. All things should grow and change - if Walking Dead has taught us anything it's that clinging to the past is a bad thing :). I'm not sure I'm up for something with ambiguous heroes though. I need my Enterprise to be full of the enlightened good guys. A rotten apple is okay but not a whole ship of them.<br /><br />As for the Titanic, it seems a bit morbid although the cats seem to really enjoy it.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44759433731323917822015-03-29T10:15:04.518-04:002015-03-29T10:15:04.518-04:00I would totally be up for a new Star Trek show! Th...I would totally be up for a new Star Trek show! That said, Im a huge fan of the JJ Abrams films so I'm definitely not representative of the traditional fans.<br /><br />Also, I noticed that you didn't mention the biggest news of the past week - the X-Files mini series being officially ordered! Sooo excited :)<br /><br />SanchoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com