Tonight's episode of Defiance

[Covington]

I litteraly read that as, " If we can have cyber implants, decoy, >>>K-POP<<<, glowing energy sources and terra forming..." xD

LOL I will take KPOP as KY poop.

[6Strummer]

Being able to see the past or the future is not a staple of hard sci-fi. That belongs in space fantasies like Star Wars.

True to an extent, but that may change before long. As with many aspects of eastern philosophy, there's actually starting to be evidence for the concept of everything being connected on a fundamental level, which is all the scientific basis you need for psychic ability to be used in "hard" sci-fi.

[SteveMND]

Being able to see the past or the future is not a staple of hard sci-fi. That belongs in space fantasies like Star Wars.

Defiance is hardly hard sci-fi. On my scale of 2001 Space Odyssey <> Babylon 5 <> Star Trek <> Star Wars, I'd put it somewhere around ST -- mostly reasonably sound "science," unless the plot calls for something. I was a little put off by the 'magic,' but yeah, I can live with a telepath or two running around.

[That guy]

That fetish scene was like why the **** did that need to be there in the first episode my mom walked in right at that moment and freaked out FML.

[thewoozle]

I just thought of something... Rafe McCully went-on a couple times about not having a computer, database, or the Internet... BUT, they obviously have technology and the trucks have navigation and music-playing computers. The stuff looks new enough to suggest that somebody somewhere is making technology... not to mention the maglev the E-rep wants to put through town.. so why doesn't the richest man in town have a computer?

[IGears]

Well the only thing i notice was the Mayor's body....her butt is bigger in this episode

[Golladan]

If anyone else wants to start a new thread to let people know.

This week's episode of Defiance matched last week's in ratings with a 0.8. Viewers were down a bit, by about .12 million viewers.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...3-more/180187/

[WhiteCell]

If anyone else wants to start a new thread to let people know.

This week's episode of Defiance matched last week's in ratings with a 0.8. Viewers were down a bit, by about .12 million viewers.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...3-more/180187/

lol @ "teen mom" being watched by so many.

I fear for my country.

Last episode wasn't that bad but it wasn't that good either. The show is starting to get into weekly adventures instead of a overall story bridge like most good dramas. When is Dark Matter going to show up and get this crackin?

[Dixa]

I agree! Loved them using the same sound effect.



I know the showrunner also worked on the Alien Nation series back in the day . . . but I hated the whole alien profanity attempt back then, as well. It just comes off as forced and not needed.

rockne s. o'bannon and "frell" would like a word with you...

[Zeliska]

I think the storytelling is as expected for any first season of a science fiction (or any save reality tv) show: as it continues to develop and grow, some qualities will rise to the top, some aspects will be glaringly problematic, some ideas will be incredible and some attempts will fail more than succeed. But by and large, this has been a strong freshman attempt at trying something new and I think is laying some strong groundwork and foundation for both the series and the game simultaneously. We may not be able to see it "now" but by end of Season 2 and (crossed fingers) midway through season 3, we will see a greater stabilization in the overall story arc and the true shape and vision of this project.

Babylon 5 - probably my favorite science fiction series to date had a very, very, very lackluster first season - but it was necessary to set the stage for so many character arcs to develop and finally converge at the end of season 3, which imo, is one of the finest seasons of science fiction tv - period.