Comments on: Moron Alias

By: Rain

Rain — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:02:05 +0000

Oh man, don’t you start!! I’m a fan of both, but “Lost” is a MUCH better show. Don’t start talking your smack until you sit down and have yourself a “Lost” marathon, my friend. (Which you can do for free because I WILL be buying the DVDs. I’ll be buying the SHIT out of them.)

And just wait. You’ll come to like Marshall. (And the whole eyeball thing will still be a surprise to you…promise!)

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:00:43 +0000

Oh yeah, about the show — it kinda sucks that there were at least two pretty big twists that have already been spoiled for me, because I either overheard them or may have even seen the episode (Francie and Sydney’s mom). So I’m not getting the full effect, just waiting for something to happen, like, I guess, Marshall removing a dead guy’s eyeball.

One thing I do know is that I wouldn’t have been interested without all the Rambaldi nonsense. Next to zombies, ancient secret societies and supernatural conspiracies are what it’s all about. A lot more engrossing than some damn polar bear, I’ll tell you that much.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:54:18 +0000

I DO have a taste for geek (no offense to Mac intended), which may be why I don’t like the character. It could be like when I hear a bad southern accent on TV and it’s like rubbing my spine across a chalkboard. I think Chloe from “24″ is the definitive annoying geeky character for action TV.

And I’ve been renting the DVDs from a place on Haight St because I wanted to try it before I bought the whole set, because I already bought all the season sets for my mother and didn’t feel like buying them again, and because except for “NewsRadio,” every time I’ve bought a TV series on DVD, I’ve never watched them more than once. I even re-upped on Netflix for this show, but am still going to the video store because I’m too impatient to wait for them to get mailed to me.

Thanks for the link, though. Seeing as how I’m unemployed and all, getting encouraged to buy lots of DVDs is exactly what I need right now. Gah!

By: Rain

Rain — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:37:08 +0000

Yeah, I thought Marshall was a little too much at first. I don’t know if they eventually toned him down, or if I just got used to him, but I really like him a lot now and think he’s one of the best characters on the show. Especially in the episode where he has to remove a dead guy’s eye with his bare hands.

I can’t remember far back enough to really comment on the first couple of seasons, only to say that the season finales always kicked ass, and I gave up pretty quickly trying to even really understand all the Rambaldi stuff, instead just enjoying the fact that the show was dealing with ancient prophecies and large, glowing orbs, and buried, elaborate puzzles. That’s enough to keep me entertained.

Also, appropos of nothing (or maybe related–did you buy the Alias DVDs?) if you want to buy more, deepdiscountdvd.com is having an awesome sale (make that a SUPERSALE –yeah, that’s a codeword, son) where everything is 20% off, with free shipping until Saturday. You NEED more things to watch on that TV!

By: Em

Em — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:25:30 +0000

OK, Victor Garber is definitely worth the price of admission, especially when you consider he’s Jazz Hands Jesus (see: (IMDB: Godspell). And you’re a little too hard on Marshall– for all his unrealistic knowledge, he’s pretty damn funny. It *is* endearing, for those of us with a taste for geek.