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Timothy Collins
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JMS seems to be one of those guys that had one great idea and accomplished it… then was haunted by it from that point on. He has done relatively well in comics and everything but everyone approaches what he does looking for "The Next Babylon 5" and, let's face it, that lightning isn't going to strike twice.

I'd like… maybe not a "reboot" per se but a companion piece. Set it in on Earth during the same time and show the politics of what was happening in more detail. I think that a show centering on the Earthgov/Telepath/Media/Citizen interactions would be fun fodder for a show. Because in B5 all we really get is a few

You know, if someone had asked me last season if I'd be sad to see Futurama go, I'd have said something like "This show has overstayed it's welcome, it's time to let it go."

I don't think that realization actually happened until somewhere around the next storyline. As I remember, the comic wasn't really noticed very heavily at first… it was a slow burn and a lot of people didn't really realize it was building layers into it until "A Dolls House" got into full swing.

I don't think that realization actually happened until somewhere around the next storyline. As I remember, the comic wasn't really noticed very heavily at first… it was a slow burn and a lot of people didn't really realize it was building layers into it until "A Dolls House" got into full swing.

I am thinking that season 5 is more than likely a thing that they were thinking of. Or, for that matter (Since this season really was a 7 hour long episode) a movie… that could still be in the cards.

You see, I started to fall out with "Archer" in season 3… It felt like it's first season was absolutely great, the second season a tad less so, the third less than that… and I started to see it's trajectory and haven't kept up on it…

Okay, now that the final episode is here I can ask the question - what happened to Lucille 2? That is a rather large plot point left kind of dangling at the end…

I might say that a (much less gloomy) show that came after this one but used that approach was "The Gilmore Girls" - it shared that concept of a show with intentionally small stakes that required viewers to be invested in the characters. But of course, it also brought in the stuff from "Twin Peaks" and "Northern

You know, I noticed something… If it weren't for these writeups, I'd forget this show was on the air. I mean, I sort of enjoy the show while I watch it - I start it streaming from Amazon and can have it on in the background and not really miss much. I can sort of mentally check in a few times during an episode and

The ending of that episode is chilling… It just chilled me to the bone the first time i saw it.

"one Millie Marcus, played by the late Rue McClanahan of Maude and The Golden Girls. "

The nicest thing about this movie (And I loved it beyond even what I expected) is the simple fact that it is something new. In a summer filled with movies based on books, sequels, prequels and remakes, this was a new property. That ought to be encouraged.

I might have to give it another chance… It just didn't grab me at the time (But then again - sometimes where the viewer is on that particular day in their emotional spectrum hurts how much they like a show… and I was focused on my cat and her obsession with using the litter box too much to really get into it).

I tried watching this show and… Now, I have to admit, I only got about two episodes into it but it just seemed like exactly the show I'd hate. It felt like it doesn't know what it wants to be - comedy, drama or dramedy. I felt the same way about "Weeds" but on that show it worked because of the performances. In this

Inaminate Carbon Rod : As I said - it isn't actually a spoiler of even the book… It's not a plot point that the reader has to piece together on their own - The book comes out and says it within the first couple times you see Junior. It's not a revelation hidden until late in the book or anything and it isn't treated

Here's the thing - I don't think that the show will keep this dome around past the first season either way. Either it will be structured to allow the dome to go away at the end of the first season or it will be made to be a one season mini-series… Either way, that will satisfy my curiosity…

What I mentioned isn't really a spoiler since the show has left that point behind and the book makes it clear (By spelling it out) in the first roughly 50 pages…

Well, the dome has to go at the end of the season - they have went to some lengths to establish (for the viewer) that they aren't getting any new air or water into the town through the dome. So I am gonna guess that the titular dome will go away at the end of the season whether it is an ongoing or ended.

SPOILER (I Guess but not really) AHEAD :In the book, Junior had an excuse for acting really inconsistent - he basically had a brain tumor that was making him go cuckoo… That seems to have been dispensed with in the series so his inconsistency has to be chalked up to him just being "Krazy!" and having zany moments