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Loved SuperHiro. The cheerleader got goofy, quick. She runs into a fire to test her abilities. Yet, when we see her in there, she's just standing around in a clear area that's not on fire.



Definitely a problem with post-production. Couldn't really throw the chick into a real fire and try and film it. I don't think she's test her powers as much as it is not giving a fuck anymore. She apparently doesn't feel pain either, which is why she can just do whatever and never worry about the consequences.

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The web cam chick with the mirror universe doppleganger seems to have the best potential as far as unusual power. I'll give it a few more episodes to see if it can grow legs and run.



Whereas, I couldn't wait for her scenes to get over with and move on. Cliche and boring.



The character is shit. The power is interesting.

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Is this the same Smallville that you used to wank to on a weekly basis for, like, three years?



Sweetheart, I never said I didn't watch Smallville. I cite it as the example that taught me my lesson on this tripe they try and feed us. Also, I would have no room to cite it, or talk, if I hadn't watched it. And, just so we're clear, I only watched the first two years. That was when I was certain the teen-angst and the horrible acting of Lana wasn't going to change.



I remember you being very excited about it. Maybe YOU should be the one defending your sense of taste out here.


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I'm not saying there isn't precedence for such a thing. However, I failed to see this "potential" you guys are citing. Why watch this lukewarm amalgam, when I can go directly to the source and enjoy The 4400 or LOST? No, this is NBC desperately trying to wedge itself into a niche that grew popular elsewhere. They are, as usual, three years late to the party.

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Battlestar may have started out strong, but it also wobbled a bit in places in the second season.



A matter of perspective. I have found no real fault with Galactica since it debuted. And the weakest of its episodes outshines most everything else on television, hands down.



Isn't the main complaint amongst Lost fans (yourself included) that the second season isn't as interesting or compelling as the first. Maybe getting it right off the bat means a faster burnout for the show. That's what I'm thinking is getting ready to happen to Battlestar. They're doing too much too quickly. With Heroes I see a concept as good as almost any I've seen in comics, but it's on the TeeVee. I'm willing to see how it translates.

And, honestly, NBC experimented with this kind of story-telling last year with Surface. Instead of several different people dealing with the emergence of strange, prehistoric underwater creatures, they're dealing with superpowers. This is also more cross-breeding within the company since USA, Sci-Fi, and NBC are all owned by the same parent company and have been in the habit of airing one another's programing for the past several years including a 4400 special and the Battlestar mini on NBC.

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Besides, I think the only reason you don't like it is because it's exactly the kind of story you'd write for TOMB or Vanguard if given the chance.



I honestly know you're joking, and I honestly want to laugh. But, I don't get it. How would I want to write anything like that?




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It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

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