Seen a DVD box at FNAC but I always forget the title. It’s a box with maybe 5 or 6 DVDs labelled Season 1 & 2, probably a TV series.
There is a picture of a woman on the front but no description on the back so I can’t figure out what it is about. It does look like some Sci-fi or Mystery stuff but I could be totally wrong here.
Anyone know the name of it? And if you have seen it, is it any good?
God. What a description, lol.
“Buffy” maybe? Or “Alias”?
I LOVE that! Season 2 is better…
remember the episode with the giant heron?.. wow, the aerial photography was stunning
Oh yeah, that was GREAT! I especially liked when they did that thing, you know, with that square thing.
Tru Calling ? That was season 1&2 in the same box with a woman on the cover.
No idea what it’s about, sorry.
[quote=“Big Fluffy Matthew”]Tru Calling ? That was season 1&2 in the same box with a woman on the cover.
No idea what it’s about, sorry.[/quote]
Yep, that’s the one! Thanks, BFM. 
I will run it through Google and see what turns up …
That’s from IMDB:
[quote=“Rascal”]That’s from IMDB:
It used to run on Star World here. I’ve seen a few shows, it’s worth watching to pass the time on the rock…
If you buy it, save it for the 3rd rainy day in a row. You’ll have to be that bored to sit thru it.Over-acted, poorly written, misdirected dreck. Especially the waste of a SAG card playing the brother. Good premise, but like The 4400, completely unrealized in the hands of the amateurs from Hollywood North. Once Cris Carter and Rob Bowman split the scene , Canadian episodics have really sucked.
spoken like a film student 
Hey! I worked on that show, as well as a lot of other unwatchable dreck made in the land up north. We’re not amateurs, we just get to make a lot of crappy television on the cheap for American producers.
oh, lament the demise of the X-files…sob…They’re still wearing the crew jackets from that one… mortgages paid…kids in boarding schools…before my time…
Anyone remember “John Doe”? How about “The L Word” and “The Fearing Mind”? Oh, how about “Supernatural” and “Smallville”?
A cultural mecca, I tell you. Amateurs. Pfft! Dems Fighting words!
Sorry CKTK. Technically, the shows have merit. Locationally, I love seeing the #20 Victoria bus appear in a scene set in LA. Didn’t know the #20 ran that far south. Is it still a 3 zone fare?
I talk about amateurs wearing the writing/directing hats. Both The 4400 and Tru Calling have great premises with huge potential but somehow fall miserably short. I’m not blaming the Best Boy or Key Grip. In fact, kudos to the makeup artists. I’m sure the PAs do stellar work as well.
To be fair, HBO and Showtime have raised the bar, writing-wise. From retooling the sitcom (HBO’s Lucky Louis) to absolutely breaking the mold (Showtime’s Weeds), network television just doesn’t stand a chance. You can see Letterman trying to push the envelope of Standards and Practice decorum, but really? Can he compete with Bill Maher?
NBC has replied strongly with it’s two hit self-deprecating navel gazers Studio 60 and 30 Rock, but is actually trailing Fox in overall ratings. Of all the stuff out there, the aforementioned SNLisodes and Earl are pretty much all that’s left on the networks. Oh, and House MD is pretty intelligent.
But, back to Hollywood North, have you seen how Squamish has been so prevelent recently? Men in Trees with lesbo-turned sappy manstruck bimbo Anne Heche is entirely filmed in the shadow of The Chief. So was that Pacino/Robin Williams thriller. (Forget the name)
Insomnia? Remake of a Norwegian movie I think.
A suburban mom selling pot to make ends meet. :no-no: Hardly ground breaking, IMO discusting and proof of American society in decline. Try NIP/Tuck, although i warn you, this season seriously bites the big one.
A suburban mom selling pot to make ends meet. :no-no: Hardly ground breaking, IMO discusting and proof of American society in decline. [/quote]
really? i think it is a fantastic, compelling example of an enlightening america. different strokes. 
except for all the heat, that’s still core american values. but as season 2 will reveal, the heat ain’t all that.
thanks for that. i bought the 1st season on dvd 2.5 years ago. you are right about this season. i have all the current episodes, but can’t get into it.
one good tip deserves 5 or 6 in return.
try oz.
try entourage.
try deadwood.
try its always sunny in philadelphia
try rescue me.
i have been really wanting to get into the wire. i have the whole first season, but the first few files are corrupted and i don’t want to start anywhere but the beginning. supposed to be the hottest thing out there.
[quote=“Rascal”]That’s from IMDB:
my god don’t watch it
Yeah, I came to the same conclusion. Time that 24 Season 5 comes out on DVD … (next month I think)
Yeah, I came to the same conclusion. Time that 24 Season 5 comes out on DVD … (next month I think)[/quote]
available at costco today. carnivale season 2 as well.
I recently discovered two new ones
Dexter-a serial killer who works for the Miami police as a forensic officer.
Prison Break - a guy who gets himself in jail to break out his wrongly accused bro.
Both are okay. Dexter is strange because the lead character is played by Micheal J Hall from “Six Feet Under”. So it’s hard to see him playing a killer after taking care of the dead 