Fannish Items Of Interest

[calliopes_pen]

24 Sci-Fi Archaeologists

6 Evil Henchmen Who Were Terrible At Their Job

From Io9: 25 Other Names The Sci-Fi Channel Could Rebrand With. #25 is my favorite, since it’s true.

There’s a new “I’m a Marvel…And I’m a DC” for those that are interested. This time, it’s between Dr. Manhattan and Wolverine.

TV Shows That Didn’t Cut It Across The Pond. One of them is Coupling—which I very briefly heard about, but never saw. Completely by accident, I stumbled across this odd scene shortly after watching Death at a Funeral. The clip seemed funny--although it really looked like a Friends rip-off.

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[dramedy.livejournal.com]

Coupling is 25243543x funnier than Friends could ever hope to be *pouts* and I think it came first. It's VERY British in it's comedy, and was written by Steven Moffat (yes THAT Moffat, now head of DW). I love it completely, but a lot of people (see: my RL friends) don't like it. *shrug*

[calliopes_pen]

Wikipedia says Coupling started in 2000, so it was during the run of Friends. Going by the clip I found, and the fact that Moffat wrote it, I'll have to track down a few episodes and see if I enjoy it.

[meret.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend Coupling. It's really funny! :)

ETA - You can watch a few eps of it on Video on Demand if you have comcast.

[calliopes_pen]

I have On Demand, but from what I've seen it's different shows in different areas. For example, some places have a section called Kabillon, which has Real Ghostbusters cartoons--we don't. I've never seen Coupling listed before, but I'll check around again.

Would it be listed under BBC America? The only things they have there are Ashes to Ashes, Mistresses, and Top Gear.

[spikewriter]

Coupling is absolutely brilliant -- some people find it a bit anti-feminist, but I love how there's a difference in how the men talk to one another, how the women talk to one another, and how the men and women talk to one another, which shifts depending on their relationship. What Moffat clearly loves writing about is relationships, which is one reason I'm looking forward to his stint on Who.

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

Is it my imagination, or is Moffat not the kind of writer who shrinks from making his characters come off a bit...well, bitchy?

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

They showed a few episodes of "Coupling" on my local PBS station. It was bit mean-spirited for American tastes, I think. But then, a lot of English comedy is (e.g. Blackadder).

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm impressed with the list of fictional archaeologists 'cos it mentions Benny Summerfield (a Big Finish/Virgin New Adventures companion) as well River Song!

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

The 6 evil henchmen list was hilarious!