I think officemate needs to lighten up and get over his snobby self? ;-)
Although...you are right about Buffy. It's a serial. There's really no way around it - people have to start with that lack-lustre first season and build their way up to the good stuff. Also it is not to everyone's taste. Whedon is basically making fun of a specific trope and himself in the process. You either get it or you don't. Most people I know, don't...but oddly my brother did - he surprised me, as did my mother --- one Xmas, I had retreated into the other room to watch Buffy - this was back in 1998 or 1999 or thereabouts, during S3. And I thought I'd done a good job of sneaking out of the main living room to watch my favorite show in peace without any one knowing. But my mother and my brother followed me. My brother telling me that he loved Buffy too and that Dad was watching this horrible show called JAG and he couldn't handle it any longer. It was a fun moment that I won't forget.
People can surprise you.
I was making my way through series one of the new show -- the RTD era -- so it was The Long Game, which is the one with Simon Pegg where the Doctor and Rose find a future media empire that tells people what to think and etc. etc. heavy handed social commentary stuff. Though I don't think it's the worst episode I've seen, I think it was the worst in series one.
Ah, not the best pic. Of course I'm not a huge fan of S1-2 - the Rose Tyler arc didn't work for me. But S3-6 are good. Shame you weren't watching Blink - that's a great episode. Tell the guy he should watch Blink and then tell you if he likes Sci-fi or not.
Because lets' face it all tv shows have their weak episodes. Even the Wire (which I'm watching now as you probably know...) has it's weak episodes. The first two of S1 and a couple in S2. We're human, not perfect...although we'd like to think we are. ;-)
Has he watched anything since Star Trek? It's really odd that a physicist or scientist wouldn't be into science fiction - okay maybe not, I've met a few who have the imaginations of gnats and hate fictional sci-fi. My aunt is somewhat particular in this regard...
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Date: 2011-07-14 11:05 pm (UTC)Although...you are right about Buffy. It's a serial. There's really no way around it - people have to start with that lack-lustre first season and build their way up to the good stuff. Also it is not to everyone's taste. Whedon is basically making fun of a specific trope and himself in the process. You either get it or you don't.
Most people I know, don't...but oddly my brother did - he surprised me, as did my mother --- one Xmas, I had retreated into the other room to watch Buffy - this was back in 1998 or 1999 or thereabouts, during S3. And I thought I'd done a good job of sneaking out of the main living room to watch my favorite show in peace without any one knowing. But my mother and my brother followed me. My brother telling me that he loved Buffy too and that Dad was watching this horrible show called JAG and he couldn't handle it any longer.
It was a fun moment that I won't forget.
People can surprise you.
I was making my way through series one of the new show -- the RTD era -- so it was The Long Game, which is the one with Simon Pegg where the Doctor and Rose find a future media empire that tells people what to think and etc. etc. heavy handed social commentary stuff. Though I don't think it's the worst episode I've seen, I think it was the worst in series one.
Ah, not the best pic. Of course I'm not a huge fan of S1-2 - the Rose Tyler arc didn't work for me. But S3-6 are good. Shame you weren't watching Blink - that's a great episode. Tell the guy he should watch Blink and then tell you if he likes Sci-fi or not.
Because lets' face it all tv shows have their weak episodes. Even the Wire (which I'm watching now as you probably know...) has it's weak episodes. The first two of S1 and a couple in S2. We're human, not perfect...although we'd like to think we are. ;-)
Has he watched anything since Star Trek? It's really odd that a physicist or scientist wouldn't be into science fiction - okay maybe not, I've met a few who have the imaginations of gnats and hate fictional sci-fi. My aunt is somewhat particular in this regard...