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	mister_terrific 2009-12-29 03:04 am UTC (link)
	So when will Syfy option this as a movie? Mister Terrific New Icon, Thought It Appropriate (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ingrid 2009-12-29 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Not until Mansquito II: The Revenge of Mansquito" is optioned and filmed. Or I'll be pissed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pfeffermuse
2010-01-14 09:08 am UTC (link)

Oh gawd, that thing actually made it to air?

I had brunch with a friend and the guy at (formerly) SciFi who oversaw the selections of movies to be filmed and aired. He had a hard-on for the title, Mansquito.

It was like hanging around with a gamer/D&D player who'd been closeted for so long in the corporate world that he was exploding with joy at being able to talk to someone who could discuss Lost in Space and Tom Corbett: Space Cadet.

The sad thing was I was there trying to network for a job at SciFi, and all he could discuss was that damned film.

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	oulangi 2009-12-29 03:39 am UTC (link)
	I'm holding out for the "ripped from the headlines" Law & Order episode (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-12-29 03:57 am UTC (link)
	You know it's coming. donk donk (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kamiki_seto 2009-12-29 04:35 am UTC (link)
	The sad thing is, I kind of recall a L&O: CI episode that had vampire novel fans scamming each other.... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brennalarose 2009-12-29 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I couldn't help but think they were making fun of LARPers, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ghostmaster 2009-12-29 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	I thought they were making fun of Anne Rice fans. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brennalarose 2009-12-31 03:11 am UTC (link)
	That, too. But people seem to think that the two are synonymous, and don't hear the screams of horror from the rest of us LARPers at the thought of YET ANOTHER DAMN LESTAT NOVEL. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vasaris 2010-01-01 02:39 am UTC (link)
	Oh, fuck, say it ain't so. Anne Rice, all the batshit and twice the insanity. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	frequentmouse 2009-12-29 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	Wait, wasn't that Castle, not L&O? The only reason I would know is that I haven't watched any L&Ofor about four years. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kylenne 2009-12-30 01:43 am UTC (link)
	I don't know if Castle did one too, but L&O: CI definitely had an episode like that. I distinctly remember it because it's one of the few episodes I've seen (the only L&O I watch regularly in first-run any more is SVU). They were making fun of Anne Rice fans. As one, it cracked me up very much. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kamiki_seto 2009-12-30 02:15 am UTC (link)
	It is definitely L&O: CI because I don't watch Castle and am not familiar with it. I catch CI only in reruns on Bravo, never first-run - and this was a Gorin/Eames episode, some seasons back. It seemed to be mostly a poke at Anne Rice fans, but there was some side-poking thrown in at other types of fandom, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ardath_rekha 2009-12-29 04:14 am UTC (link)
	You mean they haven't? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kitt_in_socks 2009-12-29 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Sharktopus. SHARKTOPUS. Oh god, I think they finally topped Mansquito. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evilsqueakers 2009-12-29 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Never mind Sharktopus, what the devil is this UK show called Paradox that's mentioned in the comments? Because other than Alice, I don't watch SyFy anymore. has found the UK isn't actually afraid of cracky sci fi with dramatic bits thrown in and is gleeful (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shadowmonkey
2009-12-29 01:26 pm UTC (link)

Paradox is FlashForward except things actually happen in it.

If you can get past the badly written and not particularly solidly acted first episode - and the "Dude, I don't have the memory of a fruitfly. Seriously" aspect - it actually turns out pretty well in a slightly addictive I-know-it's-crap-but-I'm-enjoying-this-too-much kind of way.
Which makes me sad, because the ratings were relatively poor so I doubt there will be another series.

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	evilsqueakers 2009-12-29 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	I never saw FlashForward so he. Damn it. I'd like to like a show that has another series. sigh I mean, besides Who and luckily Primeval (yay!). Ahem. But I'm used to pretty bad first episodes. Seems standard for American shows. Hmm, shall watch it anyway. I love the short British seasons. Makes catch up muuuch easier. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shadowmonkey
2009-12-30 01:03 am UTC (link)

I'm trying to convince myself that the BBC might secretly really like the show and have already given the go ahead for another series. I mean, it was only five episodes long (rather than the usual six) so they were obviously totally planning on a Torchwood style five nights a week thing at some point in the slow period next year, but they brought it forward, and so had to put it on weekly, because it was too amazing to leave on the shelf!

Or not.

I need more, if not actually good, decently cracky sci fi television.

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	evilsqueakers 2009-12-30 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Hey, I live in the land of denial. It's a fun place. You can keep Paradox alive and well. I wouldn't be the first time a show's been brought back. points to icon Crack sci fi seems to exist in Primeval. Oh, and apparently this week's Who. nods (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)