I almost wrote out the lyrics to it - didn't have time, the pup was acting up, lol.

Well all we really need is

A jump to the left
and then a step to the right
put your hands on your hips
and pull your knees in tight

but it's the pelvic thrust
that really drives you insane.....

That should get Foxy's attention.....

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!

Where has that man gone, anyway? I've left plenty of dherty in-you-end-oh around in comments, not a peep from him !!

Might have to send out the nixhounds.....smoke signals???? HEY I KNOW, we could send him a DVD of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!!!!!

Usually just talking dirty (or even just insinuations of talking dirty) brings him popping in.

(Shakes head) He must be losing his touch, poor Foxy.....or he got caught in a ....oh geez....time warp.....

Second haute's high recommendation of The Usual Suspects. I do not want to say ANYTHING about it- beyond the fact it is one of the best ensemble cast acting jobs I have ever seen- and yet ONE actor truly shines. You will see.

The Fall- It may seem hard to follow at the beginning, but hang on. The visuals are absolutely stunning, as is the story they tell.

*Studies nails*...Probably shouldn't mention that I have a mega thing for Magenta...*Sniff*...

...

Anyone seen Clue?...It's a film based on...Well, Clue or Cluedo depending on where you are, with - Y'know - Miss Scarlett and Colonel Mustard (no, not you) and all that...And Tim Curry was the butler...Absolutely brilliant...The kids loved it when they saw it...

I think actually it'll be our next Now Watching...

Well, after Sherlock Holmes 2 tomorrow anyways... ...

I loved Clue! Esp with the ending 'twists and turns'.

*Goes off to Netflix to put it on next shipping.*

I prefer "The Swamp Thing" with Adrienne Barbeau and Heather Locklear.


@ McBadgere - "Miss Scarlet in the Broom Closet with...a Rope!"

I have been watching Farscape on blu-ray for several weeks now. I have seen the series before, so I know how good it is. But it has been a few years. Wow, it still blows me away. Most shows take a season to really catch their stride. This one has it in the first episode. It has it all, excellent actors, strong stories, real character development, and of course plenty of sci-fi action.

I recently finished the end of Season One story arc, which was such a perfect cap for the events of that season (don't want to give away spoilers), and of course introduces Scorpius, one of my favorite villains ever. Just the other night I saw The Way We Weren't from Season Two, which was even better. Just astounding work.

One of the things I like best about Farscape is that it is not a goody two-shoes show with nice people who all get along and want to do the right thing (Yes, I am looking at you Star Trek). It is the opposite. A rag tag band of escaped prisoners, renegade commandos, and one lost astronaut. Everyone has their own agenda, their own needs, and they follow those goals, sometimes to the detriment of everyone else. People bicker, they fight, but at the same time they are all literally in the same boat, so are stuck with one another.

Through all of that, we see bonds of real friendship slowly develop between these characters, which is the real treat to see. It all happens slowly and naturally, nothing ever feels forced. As this happens, the character's themselves change, become more mature, and learn to live with one another. Like I said, real character development. The Way We Weren't is one of the most dramatic examples of this, because most of the episode is flashbacks to 3 years before, and we contrast the Aeryn Sun from that time, the one we know now, and they are two radically different people.

So to keep it short, if you like sci-fi and have not seen it, stop waiting. Netflix has it. Or better yet, buy it now. All four seasons on blu-ray only cost me $100 on Amazon.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 16 2011, 10:27 PM

I never got round to Farscape...I used to read all the Sci-fi mags with it in, but never seemed to grab me...They were very good (Browder and Black) when they both came over to SG-1 though...Is that the one with the girl with the frizzy red hair and mini skirts?...There's one series with that...Or was that Lexx?...Never saw that either... ...

And mALX, ropes are not my particular thing, but if it involves being in a broom cupboard with Lesley Ann Warren then hell yeah!!... ...

I second SubRosa, Farscape is one of the best SF series going. Pity about them not making the final season (especially after 4 which had a bit too much build up) but they did make two 90 minute episodes to round it off.

It's the characters which make it, as with most great bits of fiction. A lot of SF series (Star Trek being the most vomit inducing example) seem to lack a drive. Everyone works together in a utopian future and good is good and evil is evil. Farscape isn't like that and some of what they do is pretty questionable, but they have characters and it works. I really reccommend getting it and watching it over Christmas if you haven't see it.

Another SF great is Firefly. Such a pity they never made more of it because it had good characters and lacked moral clarity too.

Currently however I'm watching the TV adaptions of Miss Marple and Poirot. Nothing deep but good entertainment nonetheless.

Babylon 5 was always good too...

The wife is a big Firefly fan...Hence the Castle obsession too...Not that I'm complaining...Stana Katic...*Sigh*... ...

Aaamywho...Went to see Sherlock Holmes 2...Most excellent film...The only fly in the Chardonnay...Steven Fry was woefully miscast as Mycroft Holmes...The only one for me is Charles Gray from the ITV series from the 80s...Most excellent that man was...

Charles Gray being the Professor from The Rocky Horror Picture show... ...Aaand we're back to Magenta... ...

Oh hell I'm lolling... ...

It's early here...Very early...Just trundling through the film channels for some wallpaper while I write...And guess what's on?...Yep Rocky Horror!!...

Oh yes...Magenta coloured wallpaper...Followed by some Rose Tinted world methinks!!...

Lol !!

Thanks, folks, now I have Farscape on the way for some Christmas week viewing. That was a good reason to temporarily upgrade the Netflix membership.

Firefly is among my favorite shows ever. I've probably said it before, but my top favorite is still The Wire.

A quick glance through the bookcase reveals that the only TV shows I have on DVD are Firefly, Band of Brothers, Fawlty Towers, and Generation Kill.


Right now I'm watching Homeland, Parks and Rec, The Office, and Modern Family. The Office is losing me this season. I'll probably swap it for 30 Rock when that comes back on.

Latest film: Aftershock.

It's a Chinese film about a family that was torn apart by the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. A mother is forced to make a heart-shattering decision, and the rest of the film follows the separated family members as they struggle to cope with their lives after the earthquake, until another one brings them back together.

No political messages, no hidden agendas, it's simply a film directed in memory of the 240,000 people who lost their lives in Tangshan in 1976.

WARNING: Major tearjerker.

I love Fawlty Towers! Oh, I don't know why, but I thought Farscape was drawn cartoons that came on a daily flip calendar.