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“Hello, my name is Elivorio Montoya. Somebody killed my father. You guys wanna’ get some beers?”
[Before you point out the "typo" in panel 3, you must remember that in the HEniverse, people usually have 4 fingers per hand... except for when they don't.]
I’ve never seen ABC’s Defying Gravity, so I can’t really comment on it’s potential uncancelation-non-demise. I’ve heard of it described as “LOST… in space” [thanks to @teacher_geek and @timbond for inspiring Josh's words in panel 1], and “Grey’s Anatomy in Space.” I don’t know about you, but those comparisons are on very opposite ends of the geek spectrum as far as I’m concerned. While one is a delicious geeky worm dangling precariously on the end of a gleaming sci-fi hook, and the other is just the hook. Possibly with a piece of poo on it.
I have, however, seen The Princess Bride at least 150 times. 6 times or so in the last couple of months thanks to TNT-HD, which explains my recent preoccupation with it. It’s my wife’s favorite film and certainly holds a spot in my top 10. It is also one of my many “stop everything and watch this when it comes on TV especially if it’s in HD” movies, along with Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and any movie with “Back To the Future” in the title.
BOOK UPDATE: The print proof arrived today. The colors look great and there are only a few things that need to be changed before all 1000 units are built, or hewn or whatever they do with books.
BACK UPDATE: Many of you have emailed, commented and Twittered with concern for my back pain issues. I’m happy to report that 3 weeks of rest, stretches and time spent on the Infernal Machine have brought me back to roughly 85% or so of normal operating spinal capacity. I don’t feel great, but I can get up and around with relatively little pain. Thank you all for the kind words and advice.
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- ABC REP: “DEFYING GRAVITY” NOT CANCELED
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
5 fingers! Har har har.
(yes. I'm that guy. The one who points out the obvious jokes for his own amusement. )
I think Defying Gravity is a pretty good show. We really don't know what the "it" is and, just like in Lost, the "it" can really make all the difference. But, so far, it's been interesting and suspenseful with only a moderate amount of inconceivable bullshit.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Am I allowed to point out the typo in "peace of poop"?
September 16th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Groundhog Day and The Princess Bride are in my top 5 movies of all time list, along with Fight Club and Memento.
(the fifth spot is currently undecided).
September 16th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
When you tweeted (twittered? twitted?) about this show, I'd never even heard of it. Was it a hapless victim of the "'Firefly' cancellation syndrome"? People who should have known about its existence didn't, so it gets the axe cause no one was watching? I am also among those who have seen 'Princess Bride' so many times I have it memorized backwards and forwards and sideways and frontways. My other "must sit and watch regardless of what else I have to do or what I'm late for" movie is 'Galaxy Quest'.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
ABC is dumb. This show could potentially be marketed to EVERYONE.
Like Joel said, the LOST fans have their angle, as do the Gray's Anatomy fans. PLUS the show is kind of like a reality show with astronauts getting "voted" off the space-mission by the "beta-thing."
The sci-fi is even toned down for the most part. Oh and there are multiple attractive girls of varying skin-tones.
It's really sad that ABC can't see its potential…
September 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I watched it on Hulu, on a whim. Lots of good actors/actresses. I wasn't "sold" on the show until about episode 4, when we started getting real nitty-gritty about character interaction.
I myself described the show to my husband as "Lost– in space." I have never watched Grey's Anatomy, nor do I care too. It's also a little bit Starship Troopers to me, the way they present prior character interactions — and then put them in space together.
But I'm a gal who's a sucker for character-driven shows. I don't care what the plot does as long as I give a crap about the characters.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Defying Gravity is actually not a bad show. It's basically Solaris+Sunshine with a large dose of tv drama thrown in. It sucks it probably won't get a second season.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
These references are such happiness. Thanks for the Inigo. I want an "I battle ROUS's" shirt, now.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Yes, Galaxy Quest is a must watch. I could be on fire in a scorpion pit and I wouldnt budge if they were playing GQ in there.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
I havent seen it, but it sounds remarkably like Ron Moore's Virtuality.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Personally, I dont think they exist.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
fixed. thanks.
September 17th, 2009 at 4:14 am
Or Constantine.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:59 am
I would more say it was like 2001, had it actually been interesting and had things happening in it. (:
September 17th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Hahahahaha!
You obviously know the secrets of the fire swamp. You could live there happily for some time.
September 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Didn't Ron Livingstone's eyebrows' earlier non-geeky series, Standoff or something, get axed as well? Haven't really watched him in anything non-BoB tv thing, but still the guy (and his fabulous 'brows) needs proper work, sci-fi or not.
-D
September 17th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Now I want an MLT.
Fine comic, BTW!
September 17th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Recently discovered ROUS's in New Guinea:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/07...
By the way- well done on the sword detail!
September 17th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means…
Okay, had to get that out of the way and say omg this is hilarious.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I haven't seen defying gravity. I will check it out, even if it's cancelled.
September 18th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Waaaahhhh! Defying Gravity is one of the few shows i've been watching. It's no BSG, but it's got something for everyone. We don't know what IT is (but I'm assuming alien with control issues) but I'm enjoying the near future sci-fi and the astronaut training and yes, even the relationships. (I think that's where the Grey's Anatomy comparisons come from.)
Personally, I like it much better than lost. Less than Firefly, but I assumed that it had much wider appeal that FFs Western in Space aesthetic.
September 18th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I'm not saying I'd want to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.
September 18th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Since this comic, I've watched the entire (extremely brief) series. It's not bad, though it's nothing like the first half of the Virtuality pilot (all I could sit through.) It might actually be quite like it, but it's not a reality tv show set in space, with a director onboard, etc, even if they might show quite a bit of handheld video recording.
I agree that Mr. Livingston needs to be in many, many things, because the dude can apparently make me laugh at things that nobody else can. Namely his own facial expressions. I enjoyed all 10 episodes of Standoff as well.
The good(ish) news is that the Canadian station that carrys the show did not cancel it, so those of you that know how to use "The Internet" can probably figure out a way to finish out the season, as long as you don't mind a fractional maple leaf around your ratings box.
@Alwyn: Pretty sure we'll figure out what IT is in ep 9, unless they pull a gigantic clump of drama our of their rectums and delay the reveal.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I have no idea how anyone would describe Defying Gravity as anything like Lost.
Because there’s a mystery? Wow, that certainly is Lostish …
I like DG.
It’s certainly not the best Sci-Fi ever but I’m happy about every well done show of that genre.