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| Session Start (vendetta.fef.net:#thesuccubusclub): Wed Oct 13 17:46:44 2004 |
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| Elais | thank god for the debates |
| MattH | Hiya CM |
| Elais | hi matt |
| Elais | because of the debates, Lost has been pushed to 9 pm |
| MattH | Hmmm....what about Smallville? |
| Elais | i can watch and tape Smallville |
| Elais | usually Smallville and Lost air opposite each other |
| MattH | True... |
| Elais | tonight's Lost is supposed to have been written by David Fury |
| MattH | See...politics is good for something ;-) |
| Elais | 'Guys and Girls Gone Wild' appears to be the theme of Smallville |
| MattH | Didn't they already do an episode or two like that? |
| Elais | probably |
| MattH | I mean with the little insects in Chloe and Pete. and the the funky flower... |
| MattH | I like the new characters...but the writing hasn't gotten any better. |
| Elais | reading early comments on Lost |
| Elais | sounds like a stellar ep tonight |
| *** suze2000 (~not@modem-2286.antelope.dialup.pol.co.uk) has joined channel #TheSuccubusClub |
| suze2000 | hi guys :) |
| MattH | Hiya Suze |
| suze2000 | how's it going? |
| Elais | hi Suze |
| suze2000 | long time, huh? |
| MattH | Something like that...we were just discussing Smallville and Lost |
| suze2000 | oh I've only seen the first ep of Lost. |
| suze2000 | so don't spoil me, please!! :) |
| MattH | I tried to watch it...couldn't get into myself. |
| Elais | you think people would know not to eat or drink anything green in Smallville |
| suze2000 | ?? |
| MattH | Hmmm...actually...people who do either end up dead or in an insane asylum....sort of covering the problem up |
| suze2000 | I haven't watched Smallville since the first season. never grabbed me |
| MattH | Its one of the few shows I still watch - Smallville, Stargate, Enterprise, and now Veronica Mars. |
| suze2000 | so I'm back in the UK. It's 2am here, so I don't think I'll be hanging around long |
| suze2000 | Survivor :D |
| MattH | I can understand that....sleep is a wonderfuly thing. |
| Elais | kryptonite is green |
| MattH | Or red or black |
| suze2000 | yeah, but it only affects Superman, doesn't it? |
| Elais | it weakens Superman |
| Elais | but apparently juices up everyone else |
| MattH | Nope...humans it has unpredicable results on |
| MattH | Although it tends to be deleterious in the long run |
| suze2000 | so, this is going off the canon of the original Superman series then? it didn't affect anyone then |
| MattH | There was a version that affected normal humans - Kryptonite X or something like that |
| MattH | Yeah - it isn't following the comics too close. |
| MattH | In the comics, Superman isn't immune to telepathy, for example. In Smallville, his mind can't be read. |
| suze2000 | obviously. :) |
| MattH | Despite having the same level of intellect as shown in the comic books |
| MattH | :p |
| Elais | they've been more or less hinting that Kryptonite has given Lex super healing abilities |
| Elais | don't know if that is canon in comics |
| MattH | Not to mention the loss of his hair |
| suze2000 | see, maybe this is why it didn't grab me tha much. Plenty of beautiful teenagers in the show, but generally confusing with the ret-cons |
| MattH | Superboy was responsible for the loss of Lex's hair in the comics |
| Elais | I don't think anyone is thinking that the tv show supercedes comic as far as continuity |
| MattH | Not so much retcons as an entirely different reimagining of the story |
| suze2000 | I dunno, I can forgive Joss a few dodgy ret-cons, but that's because it's HIS show. |
| suze2000 | when they muck around iwth somethign they didn't create, it seems just wrong |
| MattH | Well the comics are varied also. Crisis on Infinite Earths totally reworked Superman |
| MattH | No more pushing planets around, etc. |
| suze2000 | really? hmmm... not really big on my comics I must say. |
| Elais | I've dabbled a bit in comics |
| suze2000 | Almost bought a $110 one for my ex for his birthday, then remember HE'S MY EX |
| suze2000 | lol |
| MattH | No Superboy either...he is now a creation of the Time Trappers |
| Elais | not a heavy reader by any stretch, though |
| MattH | I haven't followed comics since the late 80s, although Joss is doing a bang-up job on the new X-Men. |
| Elais | yeah, I've been buying the Astonishing X-Men on a regular basis |
| suze2000 | Is that what it's called now? |
| Elais | yup |
| Elais | one of many X-men titles, apparently |
| MattH | One of them...there are multiple X-Comics...Joss is doing Astonishing |
| Elais | he's supposed to be writing 12 issues? |
| suze2000 | I knew he was involved. |
| MattH | Yep |
| suze2000 | well, I won't be buying those for my ex either lol |
| MattH | Have you watched Veronica Mars |
| MattH | ? |
| suze2000 | It's not on here... didn't know if it's any good. |
| suze2000 | suppose I could download it if I got a strident enough recommendation |
| suze2000 | is it any good?? |
| MattH | It is excellent...sorry it is not available in Europe |
| Elais | I've watched Veronica Mars |
| Elais | It's a good show |
| Elais | don't know if I could recommend that people download it though |
| suze2000 | why not? |
| MattH | I would |
| Elais | I enjoy it, but I don't tape it |
| suze2000 | well, downloading is not that much trouble. More hassle is clearing space off the HDD to fit it on :D |
| Elais | I'm probably not going to get into a big panic if I miss an ep |
| MattH | HD Space is always a problem.... :( |
| suze2000 | so not a recommendation then? *confused* |
| MattH | I recommend it. |
| Elais | lets put it this way suze |
| MattH | If'n you don't like it...you can always delete it. |
| Elais | I would not dowload it myself |
| Elais | I cannot speak for others though *g* |
| Elais | very true Matt |
| Elais | you can always delete it if you find you don't like it |
| suze2000 | yeah, gotta love the delete key. :0 |
| suze2000 | so guys, I'm flagging now. It's almost 3am. |
| suze2000 | I'll try to be more awake next week if I'm on. :) |
| Elais | better go to bed |
| suze2000 | yeah, g'night |
| MattH | Pleasant dreams |
| suze2000 | :) |
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| Elais | make way for the soft porn on Smallville!! |
| MattH | Well...it does go in for eye candy. |
| Elais | chick fight! |
| Elais | drat, that didnt' last long |
| MattH | Between who? Chloe and Lois? |
| Elais | yeah |
| MattH | mmmmm |
| * MattH wanders off to a happy place |
| MattH | Like we couldn't see that one coming. I take it Kryptonite was involved. |
| Elais | kryptonite is always involved |
| Elais | its the smoking gun, the DNA, the eyewitness account |
| MattH | Not always....it is very overused though. |
| Elais | James Marsters is supposed to be guest starring on an upcoming ep of 'The Mountain' |
| MattH | So I've heard...doubt I will watch, though. |
| Elais | it's a crappy show, but I'll tape James' ep |
| Elais | that is, if the show survives long enough for the ep to air |
| MattH | Any new show cancellations yet? |
| Elais | I missed watching James Marsters on an Northern Exposure rerun |
| Elais | not as far as I know |
| Elais | the closest thing would be Tru Calling |
| MattH | I didn't watch a single ep of MT on Six Feet Under (or whatever the show was) |
| Elais | neither did I |
| Elais | of course, I don't get HBO/Showtime |
| MattH | Neither do I...hardly a good reason....what with the 'net and all |
| Elais | reading comments on the debate...guess Kerry is doing okay |
| MattH | Hmm...bet we are reading different websites ;-)...from what I have been reading, Kerry looks really tired. |
| Elais | well, the sites I go to are a bit on the left side ;-) |
| MattH | Personally, I hope the one undecided voter in the country understands the hell he/she is putting the rest of us through. |
| MattH | Hmmm...I never would have guessed ;-) |
| Elais | LOL |
| MattH | My A-list sites are all on my blogroll....moderate to rightwing...but hardly any surprises there. |
| MattH | One guy I like (www.polipundit.com) calls each debate in the first 5' or so. Pretty accurate except for the die hard partisans. |
| Elais | it's amazing how differently people view the debates |
| MattH | He said Bush sucked in the first debate and won the second. |
| MattH | Not really...everything is seen through ideological filters... |
| MattH | For example...a candidate taking a pro-life position will generally be seen as winning that "question" with a pro-life voter and losing it with a pro-choice voter |
| Elais | bummer, that polipundit guy says Bush is winning this debate |
| Elais | good point, Matt |
| Elais | I gotta stop watching the news |
| MattH | "It bleeds, it leads" |
| MattH | I quit watching the news years ago, except on very rare occasions....There is no way real issues can be covered in a half-hour broadcast where 10 topics are covered |
| MattH | Especially as most reporters tend to "misunderstand" complicated issues. |
| Elais | I'll be wailing and tearing my hair out if Bush gets re-elected |
| Elais | sigh |
| Elais | my hope now is that whoever is president in 2008 will be able to undue the damage Bush will do |
| MattH | Guess no matter what happens, one of us will be bald come Nov. 3 ;-) |
| Elais | I could stand to have a new look. ;-) |
| MattH | Heh - you have nice hair. |
| Elais | 45 minutes until Lost airs |
| Elais | wonder if I should tape it |
| MattH | Do you plan to rewatch it? |
| Elais | don't know |
| Elais | I've got plenty of tape |
| MattH | Then you should record it. |
| Elais | recycling the tapes of Buffy/Angel I made before the dvds came out |
| MattH | I just threw mine away. |
| Elais | tapes are pretty cheap |
| MattH | Yeah - I don't tape stuff much anymore though. Occasionally burn a show to CD...but I don't rewatch that many shows. |
| Elais | tonight's ep of Smallville is the second thing I've taped this season |
| Elais | the first was a rerun of a JLU ep |
| MattH | I use my Showstopper (Replay TV) to record shows...watch em, and then delete em. I almost never watch live TV. |
| Elais | I've been tempeted to get TiVo |
| MattH | There was no monthly charge for Replay TV when I got my Showstopper, which is why I picked it over TiVo. |
| Elais | never heard of showstopper |
| MattH | Panasonic version of Replay TV...don't think they make it anymore (could be wrong) |
| Elais | hmm, 150 bucks for the 40 hour replaytv |
| MattH | That is cheap...mine is 40 hours and cost $450 in 1999 (or 2000...I don't recall) |
| MattH | Is there a monthly charge? |
| Elais | yeah |
| Elais | 12.95 a month, 300 lifetime, I think |
| MattH | Those lifetime things are always iffy, but I have never had to pay with my showstopper. |
| Elais | its a service thing |
| MattH | The big problem is the services tend to not make any money, and then go under. |
| Elais | service things just seem like a waste of money |
| MattH | You might want to look into MythTV (www.mythtv.org) or something similar. Slashdot has had some articles on this an other PVR systems. |
| Elais | okay, mythtv is a do it yourself kind of thing |
| MattH | Well...yeah... |
| Elais | me no techno girl |
| MattH | Ah well... |
| Elais | plug and play is my motto *g* |
| Elais | Lost will be on in a few |
| MattH | Ok...go get Lost .... he he ;-) |
| Elais | hee hee |
| Elais | thanks! |
| MattH | CYA next week, then |
| Elais | see ya next week, Matt! |
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| Session Close (#thesuccubusclub): Wed Oct 13 19:55:14 2004 |