Loved, loved, loved the ending.
Ah, so you folks finally got it? Totally agree on the loving it part. I think the NAFDA buffistas were generally very happy with it, but I'm memfaulting on whether there was an uproar with the fandom at large.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 15, 2004 5:17:59 am PDT #7013 of 9843
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UTTAD - Jul 15, 2004 5:19:35 am PDT #7014 of 9843
Strawberry disappointment.
I thought the end of Angel was pretty much perfect.
As for H and A. Didn't Guy Pierce, Heath Ledger and Melissa WhatshernamethatsnowinAlias all appear in it? Not bad really. (This does not consitute a defense of H and A by the way).
Jim - Jul 15, 2004 5:20:34 am PDT #7015 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Guy Pierce, at least, was on the vastly superior Neighbours.
Jim - Jul 15, 2004 5:21:27 am PDT #7016 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
And yeah, the end of Angel - and I was disappointed with scads of the last few episodes - was truly, truly wonderful.
UTTAD - Jul 15, 2004 5:24:25 am PDT #7017 of 9843
Strawberry disappointment.
By the power of imdb it would appear he appeared in both. Bet he likes to keep that quiet.
Angus G - Jul 15, 2004 5:25:55 am PDT #7018 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Hmmm, the one where they went to Italy was pretty rank, wasn't it? I thought some of the later episodes were pretty good though--eg the one where Connor came back (the first time). But then I lose my critical faculties when Connor is on screen.
Jim - Jul 15, 2004 5:28:12 am PDT #7019 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
The connor one rocked, but I found the Evil Smurf Fred plot incredibly talky and static and Trekesque until the last episode. And I've scooped the memory of the Italy episode out of my brain with a spoon.
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2004 5:29:03 am PDT #7020 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I will love the Italy one for the "Ciao - ciao" moment, but the rest of it? Damn, people, we're in the home stretch. Can we not make buffoons out of our heroes?
I liked most of the final few episodes quite a bit -- by the end I was sadder than I'd expected. But they recovered a bit of the goodwill lost by the Saint!Cordy debacle.
Jim - Jul 15, 2004 5:32:46 am PDT #7021 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Can we not make buffoons out of our heroes?
And, ever worse - their villain? That's what rankled - playing Angelus for laughs this late in the day.
UTTAD - Jul 15, 2004 5:37:56 am PDT #7022 of 9843
Strawberry disappointment.
The Italy one had a better B plot than A plot, although it was worth the entrance money for the Ciao gag.