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This was a nice System Shock 2 tribute with the insane AI taking over and the video logs.
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Kwyndig posted:Since they take external commands actually fielding soldiers with them would be an electronic warfare nightmare. While the team didn't have the resources to hack the program imagine being able to instantly cripple an opposing army because you hacked their tiny healing robots. Also it didn't do anything about the pain it looked like so they'd hardly be super soldiers unless you wanted to field an army of crazies like the guard. It didn't do anything about the pain because the point of it was torture. And I'm sure in a universe where you have super healing nanomachines, you can make a computer small enough for soldiers to wear that can give them healing instructions or whatever. My point is that was a bad episode which is a shame since the previous few have been pretty decent.
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Jul 18, 2015 17:43
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CeeJee posted:This was a nice System Shock 2 tribute with the insane AI taking over and the video logs. The ending was kind of lazy though. You would think if they were using nanites as torture devices they'd be programmed to just nuke the subject if it manages to get out of range of the controller/computer. And then they can be 'decontaminated' with a steam shower? Other than that it was a pretty fun episode, and worth it just for the character moments and plot progression (Davin being forced to admit what he did, Mister Smiles showing up at the end...) BLAM "That dude talks way too much" 
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Jul 19, 2015 01:42
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:It didn't do anything about the pain because the point of it was torture. And I'm sure in a universe where you have super healing nanomachines, you can make a computer small enough for soldiers to wear that can give them healing instructions or whatever.
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Jul 19, 2015 08:36
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The underlying story was kind of weak, but I like that they showed that the Quad is just a small part of the human settlement of the star cluster (Jay? J?) and the rest are even more loving nuts (nanomachine torture prison? assassins guilds? whatever insane war D'avin was fighting). Also they still managed to make it pretty scary. Still, I wish we had a space show where they didn't have dumb names for things and people. Khlyen and D'avin with John? Also unless humans stop having assholes I don't think the insult will ever lose its relevance. DarkCrawler fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Jul 19, 2015 |
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Jul 19, 2015 08:45
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Oh, there is a thread for this! I like this show. It (sometimes just barely) clears the "good enough" bar that Dark Matter keeps missing. I like the characters and the world is interesting. The 'rhythm' of dialogue in Dark Matter frequently seems off to me, but it's better here. I'm curious about life in the wider J; it sounds like it's still a local political entity of sorts? I keep getting the feeling like they are leaving the door open to a Dark Matter crossover for some reason. NB: Hannah John-Kamen has an astoundingly sexy voice. I give it 8 Eva Greens out of 10.
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Jul 19, 2015 16:52
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Oh I get it, this is one of those threads where you heap praise on a show in order to trick people into watching it. Haha, jokes on me. This is awful in almost every way but the actress playing Dutch is unforgivably bad.
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Jul 19, 2015 19:08
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Nah, I'm also in the "just barely clears good enough" camp. I actually liked this episode the best so far, but then I'm a sucker for System Shock 2. Hibernetics. I'd say I'm one terrible episode away from quitting, but I kinda wanna see how the season ends (unless it gets so bad I just cant make myself). That said, I'm not really hatewatching. I feel like I'm almost into it on a regular basis and sometimes quite into it for short bursts. A bump up in combat choreography across the board -- and budget -- would do this show a lot of good. If they expand on the characters and the actors rise to the bar, that'd also be a huge thing. I do agree about Dutch; I find any praise of the characters odd, as Dutch is the only one that's even two-dimensional, and her actress can't act tough to save her life. And constantly does it. Sexy tough chick. Struts around in catsuits. We get it. She's no River Tam, much less Trinity. Molly Millions is lightyears ahead of this, though not TV, and that's 1984. JainDoh fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Jul 19, 2015 |
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Jul 19, 2015 19:14
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Budgets don't increase for sci-fi, why even imagine such childishness.
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Jul 20, 2015 02:08
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I don't think a bigger budget is necessary, you'd just end up with more or prettier establishing shots of their spaceships at this point.
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Jul 20, 2015 04:01
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Tighclops posted:I don't think a bigger budget is necessary, you'd just end up with more or prettier establishing shots of their spaceships at this point. Or maybe they could afford a lead actress who isn't terrible?
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Jul 20, 2015 04:04
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I don't think she's actually that bad, but the character isn't much to work with in the first place.
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Jul 20, 2015 04:57
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best character is the crazy hot doctor.
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Jul 20, 2015 05:41
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I'm enjoying Hannah John-Kamen, and I think she believably does tough well. Mileages varying and what not.
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Jul 20, 2015 06:05
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etalian posted:best character is the crazy hot doctor. Currently the only reason I'm still watching.
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Rhyno posted:Currently the only reason I'm still watching. What about the Jacobi Brothers? 
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Jul 20, 2015 12:02
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x2 too many penises.
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Jul 20, 2015 12:18
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I kinda like them all, maybe Lucy the most. They seem to have fun doing this which helps me enjoying it myself 
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Jul 20, 2015 21:35
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I have to say, I love the Dutch-John partnership. It was a great reveal that John already knows the whole story about Dutch's mysterious past, at least enough to be afraid of her tutor (who is apparently invulnerable), and really adds to their sense of shared history. This was also a good episode for some worldbuilding, with the greater killjoy community and some of the political tensions being explored. I do hope Pawter isn't gone for good though, she's great.
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Jul 25, 2015 09:58
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Never been a fan of the lead actor, but otherwise a decent Firefly alternative
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ShakeZula posted:I have to say, I love the Dutch-John partnership. It was a great reveal that John already knows the whole story about Dutch's mysterious past, at least enough to be afraid of her tutor (who is apparently invulnerable), and really adds to their sense of shared history. Genetic bomb is a pretty good weapon.
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Jul 26, 2015 00:51
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It's a "just barely clears good enough" show for sure, but on the scale of all TV shows currently airing that places it quite high.
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Rastor posted:It's a "just barely clears good enough" show for sure, but on the scale of all TV shows currently airing that places it quite high. That's where it is for me, too. I'm mostly watching it because it's on right after Defiance and there no competition for my attention. If some evil SyFy bastard moved it in a way that changed that, I probably wouldn't watch it anymore.
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Jul 27, 2015 03:36
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There's been a lot worse SyFy original shows over the years than this, hoping it and Dark Matter do well and get multiple seasons.
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Jul 27, 2015 03:40
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I just want the original brother to have sex with the ship already so we can get this unoriginal show flushed already.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:30
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Genetic bomb is a pretty good weapon. I'm amazed everyone is going "What could this gene bomb possibly be used for? " just two episodes after an entire show dedicated to what happens when one of the company bloodlines is in danger of getting wiped out.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:28
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Space amnesia.
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Gorilla Salad posted:I'm amazed everyone is going "What could this gene bomb possibly be used for? " just two episodes after an entire show dedicated to what happens when one of the company bloodlines is in danger of getting wiped out. Well they said that the Nine are pretty inbred...I figure there are marriages for alliances and even if they're incubated elsewhere they're genetically related to their parents...
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Jul 27, 2015 16:57
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Poor Johnny. This a weird half naked fight.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:36
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Kind of odd that Dutch put on shoes. Also kind of surprised that they're just going ahead and ending this subplot.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:55
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Man, I like get all that is cheesy about this show but I can't help but like every moment. The acting is definitely getting better as the show goes on though. "I mean, they're both...terrible at relationships. I mean epically incompetent." 
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Aug 1, 2015 11:54
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After the System Shock 2 episode this was pretty much a Mass Effect character side mission down to the the Jack like tattoos on that bioware (hah) expert. They went through a set of NPC's to get info from by dialogue, a fight scene and in the end a choice how to deal with a defeated enemy.
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Aug 1, 2015 12:11
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the gay bartender is better than any shrink
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Aug 1, 2015 17:49
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etalian posted:the gay bartender is better than any shrink
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Mars4523 posted:Doesn't help that the shrink is horribly unethical and bangs her patients. she's a shrink with friends in high places so it seems like a good deal.
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Now that Amanda Tapping's Killjoys character has had her memories deleted, the stage is set to introduce the crossover eighth crew member on Dark Matter. 
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Alehkhs posted:Now that Amanda Tapping's Killjoys character has had her memories deleted, the stage is set to introduce the crossover eighth crew member on Dark Matter. the more and more we get into the season for both of these the more I am expecting them to actually be taking place in the same universe
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I think my biggest problem with Dutch is that she just looks like a little kid running around with the big kids. She's not even slightly intimidating or "badass."
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/\ This show does make me miss Claudia Black and Ben Browder. So far though it's working alright. Not great epic space drama but solid adventuring. I would be fine with more Mass Effect side mission stories.
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Erghh posted:/\ This show does make me miss Claudia Black and Ben Browder. Well poo poo. I didn't even realize it but you hit the nail on the head. Claudia is pretty much the best "kickass space babe" ever and I've been unconsciously comparing Dutch to Aeryn.
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