tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post2836523923873988032..comments2024-03-11T17:26:10.898-07:00Comments on Let's Talk Alias: Come and GoneGirlscouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-11760066735357147912007-06-25T17:49:00.000-07:002007-06-25T17:49:00.000-07:00One other connection, although a stretch: Carl (Di...One other connection, although a stretch: Carl (Dixon) Lumbly appeared in "Battlestar Galactica" earlier this season and of course, "Bionic Woman" comes to us from the creators of BSG. Wouldn't it be nice to see Dixon get an invite to show up on BW?Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-92224136386199131352007-06-25T17:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T17:24:00.000-07:00Nice Page, you are on top of it. Six degrees of Al...Nice Page, you are on top of it. Six degrees of Alias. Nice.Girlscouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-80979454773443350792007-06-25T15:58:00.000-07:002007-06-25T15:58:00.000-07:00Hey, GS, 3 posts in a row. I do that sometimes whe...Hey, GS, 3 posts in a row. I do that sometimes when I'm drinking. <BR/><BR/>I'm soooooo hoping that "Bionic Woman" will be the scratch that my itch has longed for since Syd opted to be a stay-at-the-beach-home Mom.<BR/><BR/>I've spent some time at the NBC Fall Preview site and I cannot get over the number of people who cling to the Lindsey Wagner version as if it was the greatest show ever produced (and they all want those damned sound effects back, too). <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't waste an hour on the old version, but I am primed and ready to see what Michelle Ryan and the Battlestar braintrust can do with BW. The more it looks like "Alias", the more I will love it.<BR/><BR/>Found a detailed review of the pilot at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.film.com/tv/story<BR/>/pilotinspektornbcsbionicwoman<BR/>/13982602/15148128<BR/><BR/>"Alias" connections to Bionic Woman, you ask? Well, Michelle Ryan just finished a movie called "Flick" with none other than Ariana Kane (Faye Dunaway) and she co-stars on BW with Will Yun Lee, who did a movie with Jen a few years back called "Elektra".Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-19945808925788500942007-06-25T13:57:00.001-07:002007-06-25T13:57:00.001-07:00Oh and anyone seen the commercials for the Bionic ...Oh and anyone seen the commercials for the Bionic Woman? Kind of excited for it. A little kick ass?? Yes please.Girlscouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-74941162408213353782007-06-25T13:57:00.000-07:002007-06-25T13:57:00.000-07:00Oh and of course, we are missing the one and only ...Oh and of course, we are missing the one and only JG. I want her back most of all. COME ON JG!!Girlscouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-53763276947160327302007-06-25T13:55:00.000-07:002007-06-25T13:55:00.000-07:00Lisa- I am on it. I would also love to see what th...Lisa- I am on it. I would also love to see what the writers are up to. We know a few are over at Brothers & Sisters, which seems like a downgrade from the complexity of Alias. Also, some are over at Lost, of course. I will look into some of our favorite episodes and see who the writers are and where they are now. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I heard about Sark!! I can't want to see him again. I think everyone is back on the small screen- Merrin Dungey (Francie) is on the Grey's spin-off, Michael Vartan will be back on ABC's Big Shots, Victor Garber (Jack) will be on Eli Stone, another law show coming soon. Sark is back on Heroes with Greg Grunberg (Weiss). Ron Rifkin (Sloane) will be back on Brothers and Sisters with Balthazar Getty (Tom Grace) in the fall. We are just missing Marshall and Will. Where is Will?Girlscouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-75782100150089071742007-06-25T13:38:00.000-07:002007-06-25T13:38:00.000-07:00page,thanks for the entertaining and thoughtful sy...page,<BR/>thanks for the entertaining and thoughtful synopsis. I'm almost inclined to give it another chance- even if its just to be able to make sense of Sark's re-entry into tvland in the fall. :)<BR/>I know Alias fans have high standards- thanks for your help!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249732546880987563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-5029424864922579132007-06-25T00:02:00.000-07:002007-06-25T00:02:00.000-07:00did you guys see that our very sexy brit bad boy, ...did you guys see that our very sexy brit bad boy, sark, or david anders will be added to the cast of heroes? he and greg grunberg will be reunited!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-58205928668994247392007-06-23T13:54:00.000-07:002007-06-23T13:54:00.000-07:00lisa,Hiro and his buddy are the comic relief. The ...lisa,<BR/><BR/>Hiro and his buddy are the comic relief. <BR/><BR/>The show is definitely a plodder, much like "Lost". I think this is a product of having a lot of primary characters as well as not knowing how many seasons they have to drag the story out for. Some characters have weeks where they go unseen. <BR/><BR/>"Alias" rarely had a main character missing in any episode. Dixon missed at least 2 or 3 eppies in the entire series, but I don't think anyone else (recurring characters aside)was ever absent for a whole show, at least until Vaughn took his leave.<BR/><BR/>There's no doubt that Silar provided plenty of gore, but it's not the stuff nightmares are made of. Mostly just dripping blood, and besides, the recuperative powers among these folks makes the blood and guts nothing more than an inconvenience for most, like a speed bump when you're in a hurry, it just slows you down.<BR/><BR/>It's fantasy, it's good fun, it now sports 2 "Alias" faces (unfortunately, it's not "Alias"), and the girl in the closet, lisa....she's baaaaackkkk.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-3226559189431270632007-06-23T13:17:00.000-07:002007-06-23T13:17:00.000-07:00here's my question:does Heroes have any comic reli...here's my question:<BR/>does Heroes have any comic relief? any relationship development between characters? I tried watching the first 2 episodes last fall, and it was too much gore and scary stuff for me (come on- the little girl in the closet? that was unbearable!)<BR/><BR/>I'd give it another shot if I knew that there was some more depth between characters, and maybe some fun in between the heroics (aka Marshall)<BR/><BR/>tell me more!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249732546880987563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-64706061145094057612007-06-23T10:16:00.000-07:002007-06-23T10:16:00.000-07:00I don't have the fastest internet connection in th...I don't have the fastest internet connection in the world, by far, and I was able to get the last episodes to start playing on NBC.com<BR/><BR/>SRG - You could watch all the episodes through NBC's streaming video online. The screen is a nice size, and if you have something a little faster than dial-up, it works nicely, if you give it a few minutes to download and unpause it when you see the shaded area indicating that it is downloaded and ready to play. (Or, if your connection is relatively quick, you won't have to worry with it at all.)<BR/><BR/>I liked Heroes too, but it has something of a slower pace that tends to strain my attention span.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-39598545634046023072007-06-23T06:12:00.000-07:002007-06-23T06:12:00.000-07:00uncle, if you have unlimited bandwidth, go to a si...uncle, if you have unlimited bandwidth, go to a site like mininova.org and download the torrent , about 350mb per show. That's what I do when I'm stuck. Someone is guaranteed to have the episode up within a day or so after the airing date. I love the internet.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of downloads, I wonder to what extent this affects ratings.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-10776992036881434002007-06-22T20:14:00.000-07:002007-06-22T20:14:00.000-07:00Robetron,I agree. But, the dropped S3 cliff hanger...Robetron,<BR/>I agree. But, the dropped S3 cliff hanger can be made into a really good plot twist. I'm working on it already and it has really cool potential. One of the problems they had was that the writers keep running out of ideas and so they changed many of the writers over the seasons. I'm sure each new one wanted to put his scent on the series, which disrrupted the continuity.<BR/><BR/>SRG- I highly recommend Heroes. I was having to watch it online because I kept forgetting it was on. Now I'm stuck because I can't get the last 2 episodes to play online.uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-83886497517623677712007-06-22T18:21:00.000-07:002007-06-22T18:21:00.000-07:00SRG - The entire season of Heroes is available on ...SRG - The entire season of Heroes is available on i-Tunes... even if it is a little expensive. It's either that or wait until November for the DVDs.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to continue the comments re: what happened to the show. Season 3 had a huge, unrecovered plot-flaw right in the middle of all the wonderful complexity. First, the Irena-box had supposedly not been opened since the time of Rambaldi, and the keys could only be found by using a map, long hidden in the Saharra in the time of Stalin. Then, the next thing we know, Sloane claims to have made the Irena-box (the keys for which he was never able to collect), and waamo - the box contained the Diregno-Heart. This should have clued us in that the writers were struggling to know what to do next.<BR/>The next big plop, as has already been mentioned, was the Season 4 fizzel on the S-3 cliff-hanger. From that point on, we could have guessed that our show would become the target of ABC's cancel-ball, because the writers surely dropped all of thiers. <BR/><BR/>As far as Syd's sass for Sloane: I am in the middle of S-3 just now, and I loved the line so much I had to say it with her. Sloane was in a jail cell awaiting arrignment for supposedly betraying the terms of his pardon. Syd comes for a chat. He says, "Ah, Sydney. You're so beautiful. I've missed your smile." <BR/>She replies, "In two weeks, you will be exicuted for your crimes. [wait for it!] I'll smile then."<BR/><BR/>I literally said it aloud, followed by a maniacle laugh. She was never so "professional" that her hatred of the man ever sat on the back-burner. The real problem of her natural sass toward him was the fact that the baffoon-writers place Sloane back in a possition of authority within the CIA. He was a mass-murderer and a known terrorist. The idea that he might have been pardoned (brokered by Lauren, the Covenant-witch) was enough to swallow, but Sloane holding a possition of power within the government is beyond absurd. <BR/><BR/>Still, there were several great moments in Season 4 that I just would not want ot do without. I liked Liberty Village, quite frankly. Despite not having a central bad-guy, it could have been a look at the missions they had between the missions... if you know what I mean. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I tyhink we can all agree that we could have, and would have put up with any of the doofus-driven writing flaws if they just hadn't mucked and muddled the end with purposelessness and then the complete character changes in of most of S-5.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-4106043922672247532007-06-22T05:49:00.000-07:002007-06-22T05:49:00.000-07:00I've never seen Heroes and honestly wouldn't mind ...I've never seen Heroes and honestly wouldn't mind taking on a new TV show. Does anyone know if they're going to repeat the season over the summer? Now that my-boyfriend-though-he-doesn't-know-it David Anders is joining the cast it just gives me another reason to want to watch. ;-)SRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576968119404544145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-91775574019097122822007-06-21T15:46:00.000-07:002007-06-21T15:46:00.000-07:00I hope "Heroes" continues to make room for "Alias"...I hope "Heroes" continues to make room for "Alias" alumni (a little Marshall Flinkman, anyone?). It's not "Alias", but it beats the hell out of "Brothers & Sisters". <BR/><BR/>I consider "Heroes" to be as close to must-see TV as there is right now. The season finale left Greg Grunberg looking a little vulnerable, but I'm sure he will make a miraculous Vaughn-like recovery. Sark will be a nice addition.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-64773327006281988252007-06-21T12:45:00.000-07:002007-06-21T12:45:00.000-07:00gs- did you see that david anders, a.k.a. our belo...gs- did you see that david anders, a.k.a. our beloved sark, will be joining the cast of heroes?! i guess he and weiss will be castmates again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-66440524426142839702007-06-21T09:43:00.000-07:002007-06-21T09:43:00.000-07:00Whoo hoo!! I hope he's got the accent - he just wo...Whoo hoo!! I hope he's got the accent - he just won't be the same without it. :)<BR/><BR/>On another note...<BR/><BR/>Anyone wanna play six degrees of Alias? I recently read that Scott Foley (ex-Mr. Garner) married a cast member of Brothers and Sisters. Must have made some awkward moments with the old Alias cast meeting ole Scott after all this time.<BR/><BR/>In addition, I was at Blockbuster and on the shelf was the movie with Micheal Vartan and Jennifer Lopez. Seems a bit wrong somehow to have their ex's play lovers in a movie.<BR/><BR/>Just goes to show that Hollywood is crazy incestuous.Bonkers for Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384627352473423435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-59403677767612592342007-06-20T15:48:00.000-07:002007-06-20T15:48:00.000-07:00also....did you all see this? it has a nice shout...also....did you all see this? it has a nice shout out to all Alias fans....yay Sark!!!<BR/><BR/>http://www.eonline.com/<BR/>gossip/kristin/index.jsp<BR/>?uuid=532f7f1a-088e-4127<BR/>-b138-fb6348dee58aLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249732546880987563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-15624823179079678622007-06-20T15:36:00.000-07:002007-06-20T15:36:00.000-07:00hey GS,I had a thought...you always know what the ...hey GS,<BR/>I had a thought...you always know what the cast is up to these days, what about the writers? I think we all agree the writing was what made the show so unique and complex, maybe if we followed the writers like we do the cast, we'd find another quality show. I know you have a few favorite writers, is there a way to find out what they are working on these days? I don't know....here's to hopin'. I guess I'm just tired of reality shows and "viewer discretion advised" being the only offerings these days. :(Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249732546880987563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-25024137760737938862007-06-19T20:27:00.000-07:002007-06-19T20:27:00.000-07:00I see JG has signed on to flog Neutrogena products...I see JG has signed on to flog Neutrogena products. Now, it's not exactly "Alias" but I suppose it helps pay for the personal trainer. <BR/><BR/>I personally don't want JG to become the Cheryl Tiegs (or Jennifer O'Neil or Christie Brinkley) of her generation. I don't want an airbrushed Jen in every magazine on the rack (Andie MacDowell needs the work). I don't want Jen asking me "how old do you think I am?". I don't want Jen telling me how to lose the age spots or laugh lines. I don't want to see her producing daytime drivel and I don't want to see my Jen doing infomercials at 1 o'clock in the morning.<BR/><BR/>I just want Jen to rock hard with a vengeance on the big (or little) screen. Is that so much to ask? C'mon JG, give an "Alias" fan a break!!!Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-14854949058204475632007-06-14T19:15:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:15:00.000-07:00Page48,THAT would be my kind of office!!Page48,<BR/>THAT would be my kind of office!!uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-17408355990007592822007-06-14T19:14:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:14:00.000-07:00I NEED to know where the Easter eggs are. I've nev...I NEED to know where the Easter eggs are. I've never looked. PLEASE tell me.uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-80714293928187654012007-06-14T19:09:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:09:00.000-07:00Hey SRG, imagine a world where people used to work...Hey SRG, imagine a world where people used to work in crappy jobs, all by themselves, bored out of their minds and <B>DIDN'T HAVE HI SPEED FREAKING INTERNET!</B> <BR/><BR/>I can't wait till every office is equipped with virtual reality or maybe a Star-Trek-type holodeck so I can have a desk next to Sydney Bristow and get my tech support from Marshall, talk strategy with Jack, keep secrets from Dixon, plot Sloane's demise, order pizza with Weiss and Vaughn, and have a serious talk with Nadia about her father. <BR/><BR/>Until then, hi speed internet is better than nothing.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-39354364429878112372007-06-14T16:26:00.000-07:002007-06-14T16:26:00.000-07:00I was watching E! the other night and said that Sa...I was watching E! the other night and said that Sark aka David Anders is in final talks to join the cast of Heroes! I like that show and now it will be even better. Oh, and have you seen the preview for Vartan's new show Big Shots? What'd ya think? Our boys are coming back--yeah!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com