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As in "insert number here"th time.
Not sure who's arguement that helps or anything as I already said, I know nothing about the show, but it does show that you need to read things more carefully before calling people ignorant fucks. #chronotrigger
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Sadly every time Hiro yells "Yatta!!" always reminds me of this video. Sadly my roommate never saw this and he would question my sexuality if I did show it to him. #chronotrigger
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As for Heroes itself, I'd say that this season is the best since the first, but it's still not as good as the first. For those of you who just haven't watched it in forever, give this season a try. It's not as bad. #chronotrigger
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@Revenge_of_Nekojin: And so did everyone else in the party. Sure, Marle might have led it, but no one objected. #chronotrigger
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I think Crono and Marle had a relationship that the player could decide the depth of. That is the point of a silent protagonist. He can be whatever you want. But they definitely had a relationship. #chronotrigger
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Perfectly stated. #chronotrigger
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(for the record, though I love both Chrono games and Mario RPG, I HATE Silent Protagonists.)
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I think that it is a case of too little too late, while the show has shown an improvement this season it's still not up to scratch. They had an interesting idea,(although not unique, more unseen on TV), and pissed it away on bland rehashes of Marvel comics stories. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
Also every character has some sort of daddy issue as well. I'm just not sure if this show can write itself out of the hole it's put itself in. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
But I really think they've been doing a great job with this season so far.. Yes, they put a lot of characters back to where they were in their jobs and lives at the start, but have actually been developing their characters the way they should have been following Season 1 instead of making them all run around the place.
And tonight's episode was actually really good.. they could have really screwed up where they were going with it, but did it with a lot of humor, and some skill... and there was even some greater wrinkles to Bennet's story.
If you ever liked Heroes at all, I would definitely recommend checking out this season, whether you saw the last two or not, cuz it's back to what Heroes was originally–a show about people dealing with extraordinary things happening to them.
And this season by far has the best new additions over season two and three... these new characters are ones I could follow for the rest of the show if some of the original cast leaves... and thank the lord they're writing Peter well again after two years of him doing stupid thing after stupid thing after stupid thing.
Seriously, if you ever liked the show, try this season out... from the premiere, because the development of Samuel is getting interesting.. #chronotrigger
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They just took a great thing and really screwed it up. I know the writers changed, and the writer's strike didn't help, but man. It's just too bad.
Thankfully, V starts tomorrow night and that has some serious promise. #chronotrigger
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I suppose it must be cheap to make, I mean all they need to do is cut up a few X-men comics and throw them down on a table to get the script for the week. #chronotrigger
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It's not cheap to make, in fact, they spent so much money on it and the ratings still didn't pcik up so people got fired. But for all the money they spend on the show, the visual effects are just plain awful, some of the worst I've ever seen. And they assume if they make it look more comic-like that people will just assume that choice was made not because they couldnt get a better company to do the effects. The show just tried to be like Lost, except it doesn't even come close, Like Flashforward is trying to do as well. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
I gave up with lost about halfway through season two, they just seemed to be jamming in so much at random with no attempt to explain anything or get the characters to show any sort of continuity in their behaviour.
Blergh what do I know, I don't watch much tv but over the last few years for example I've liked Dead Like Me, Firefly, The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Pushing Daises. I'm instant death to tv shows!
11/02/09
Two differing opinions, but I always suggest getting back into Lost for those who fell out during season 2, that was just too early to stop. #chronotrigger
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Wheedon always seems to have a plan with his shows, the ideas are there as seeds for later stories. I felt with Lost,(as with a lot of modern shows) that they were so worried about being cancelled that they just throw things in hoping that some of it sticks which is why so little is got back to. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
They had a plan with Lost, the problem is that when it was new and not so well known the producers would throw things out. They had plans for a lot of it but they didn't have an end date, and so a lot of their stuff was given but no answers were given yet. They revealed a lot in the second half of season two and have done so much since, and having set a series end back before season 4 started they were then able to make the show the way they really wanted to, and make it seem like it was going somewhere. I've personally always loved it because their character development is so rich and intimate for almost every single character, and that's my favorite thing about writing, so naturally i took to it really well.
Whedon is great because he does have a series end planned, but I think sometimes that may be what holds him back. Of course I can't really speak about him until I've seen all of firefly. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
You really should watch the last bits of Firefly and then Serenity. I'm always surprised when I'm asked that that is my favourite Wheedon show, I always think for some reason it should be Buffy but Firefly is just.... better. And that has nothing at all to do with the Glaubot, MMmmmmmmmGlaubotmmMMM, well almost nothing. Now if you want me I'll be in my bunk. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
Really, few stories are worth spanning more than 50 episodes. So many good shows that could have a great ending have fallen to this disease... and everyone loves it.
Everyone except me. Everyone thinks I'm crazy... but a good story deserves to end gracefully, not at the hands of some Exec that wants to extend it's longevity no matter what the cost.
A similar term would be sequelitis, except... No! I must resist the urge to look it up on TVtropes!
Anyways, am I alone in this or are there other people who share my disdain for this side of TV culture? #chronotrigger
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Prime example: Cowboy Bebop
There are series I think could have gone on a bit longer though, Firefly is one of them, that could have gone double it's length and still retained it's greatness. Terminator: TSCC would have been a good show too if it was allowed to continue for an extra year. #chronotrigger
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Not as obvious as a Halo reference but I'll give it a...7/10 or just because of Hiro...a 8/10. #chronotrigger
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True dat my friend...true, after the last season...my patience wore thin.
I still love my Hiro though, he's so adorable, I want to pinch his cheeks. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
Mmmm...Frog is tempting...just a little. I'll give it more of a 10/10 if it was a Seven Stars reference....
Geno...my sweet Geno... #chronotrigger
11/02/09
Anyway, I haven't seen the episode yet. Will watch it online tomorrow. #chronotrigger
11/02/09
To me...it does, Heroes has really been on a slippery slope for some time now. This reference while drenched in awesome....still feels desperate.
It's just my opinion bro, don't worry about and enjoy the episode ^-^! #chronotrigger
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Fuck yes! He's MADE for it.. #chronotrigger
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