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  1. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Okay, binged this over the last week while I was down with the flu.

    Although it had issues, the show pulled an almost SAAB middle-finger to TPTB with a crazy-good final episode that left you wondering where it would all have gone in S3.

    Anyone watch this when it aired (or since) and have any opinions?

    I hear that last year the creator of the original version of the show stated his intention to do a blockbuster movie trilogy and tell the story the way it was meant to be told all along.
  2. K.

    K. Sober

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    SAAB?
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  3. ed629

    ed629 Morally Inept Banned

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    I watched it when it first came out, but I don't remember much about it at all.
  4. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    Space: Above and Beyond.
    Great show other than the fetish for inserting Patsy Cline into the soundtrack at any opportunity. Kind of a best of both if you mashed the Marines from Aliens with Starship Troopers.
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  5. We Are Borg

    We Are Borg Republican Democrat

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    I thought so, but it's such a random reference...
  6. We Are Borg

    We Are Borg Republican Democrat

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    It was a half-decent show. I mainly watched it for Morena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort. :banana:
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  7. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Canada has an unholy ratio of hot chicks to population, it seems. :chris:
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  8. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    Especially Morena Baccarin. Even ten years later she's still hot as hell. She brings out my inner Oldfella. ;)
  9. Chaos Descending

    Chaos Descending 14th Level Human Cleric

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    Gross.
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  10. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    Persona. Not body part. :lol:
  11. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Morena really pulled off the 'lizard in human skin' vibe on this show. That short hair made her neck look longer, and she had a way of smiling that never reached her eyes. Deliciously evil.

    As for Laura Vandervoort... howsabout just plain delicious! :wub:

    Every time I see Elizabeth Mitchell in something I just can't get past her being that child pornographer in that movie with Paul Walker and Vera Farminga that came out about a decade ago.
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  12. Chaos Descending

    Chaos Descending 14th Level Human Cleric

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    Sorry, I can't deal with you. Still traumatized. :garamet::drama::finger:
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  13. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    I think you were on sabbatical from here when Tricia Helfer wandered into my after hours.
    Didn't really get to talk to her, but had enough of an exchange while pouring her a drink to confirm.
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    Minsc&Boo Fresh Meat

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    Win commander games and bsgr were better.
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    How can it be better without Marc singer, Micheal ironsides, and Robert englund roaming around in a dumpster saying mousie mousie while looking for dinner?
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