Well, yeah, 24 I guess wouldn't be considered genre but I`d say alot of the genre watching public like watching 24. I know most of the people on this site do. My problem is that if you have 24 on here, why didn't you have The Unit and the Shield, when it was on. They are sort of the same type of show.
C'mon Rob. Everyone knows Kim is not in dire peril unlless a cougar is involved (I told you guys I would never let that go). Unless your hinting at something, a suprise twist with a cougar showing up maybe ?
It's a long Scifi tradition not to show anything interesting on holiday weekends. They expect everybody to be a a BBQ for Memorial Day so why waste anything which might attract viewers?
How ironic is it that the show they moved to friday nights to pimp Dollhouse is getting cancelled? Dollhouse was nowhere near as good as Terminator and I bet the only reason it's getting a second season is Fox is trying to atone itself for cancelling Firefly. Just bring back Firefly.
Just out of curiosity, am I the only person who prefers the 1950's version of The Thing to Carpenter's remake?
Rob, I think you're just assuming that "fanboys" are the only fans of genre. And boys like to see things blown up, so there, you've proven your argument and we can all go home. But 14 year old boys aren't the only genre fans out there. I'm a die-hard genre fan: subscriber to genre short story mags, watcher of genre films and genre TV. I like Ghost Whisperer and I don't like 24.
And I don't think you can equate James Bond with 24. James Bond often has a genre element. From the villains with their outrageously scientifically advanced hideouts and plots, to Bond's advanced gadgets - it's definitely a genre series. I'm sure 24 is a great show if you like that sort of thing, but enjoying Bond isn't going to guarantee that you enjoy 24.
I'm not saying that Ghost Whisperer isn't hokey at times, because it certainly is. But you can't ignore the genre element just because it doesn't appeal to boys. If you exclude that, you have to exclude some really excellent gentle (or comic) thoughtful, and brilliant genre short stories (including some gems by Ray Bradbury) and say they're not genre because nothing was blown up and they made you go "awwww..."
How can you not consider 24 genre when it's full of fantasy. Shield on the other hand wouldn't have fallen in that category. See, we all disagree so point well taken Rob. "everything won't be covered, some that should won't and some that shouldn't might"
Rob, Krod Mandoom's season is over. Just saying cause you keep saying it's a rerun as if waiting for new eps.
Thursday is a fun night at sci/fi but I'll probably be checking out Terminator Salvation
I have to say that I'm loving that new IronMan toon. more than the new Wolverine or Batman series.
If CSI is listed, House should've been also!
Lost is over nothing else matter now. But do check out the season finale to How I Met Your Mother.
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Never have gotten into 24, but I'll be DVR'ing it tonight and fast-forwarding through the show to see my buddy's cameo extra role.
Rob, of course Joss made a deal with the devil. Fox is Satan!
The first Night At the Museum was a fun, family movie. Don't know when I'll get to check out the new one, but I'll try to catch it eventually. As for this weekend, it's all about T4!