Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-07 (Tuesday)

On 5/8/24 9:57 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
 

What did you watch?

 Hey, thanks for asking!
 STARGATE INFINITY SGI (the “I“ stands for: INFINITY!)

Was this also on Freevee?

The rather inexplicable animated spin off
It takes place 30 years in the future, although they don’t say the future
of what but assuming it’s air date it takes place right about now, as for
reasons unknown some cadets go through the Stargate and can’t find their
way home. They have alien friends and foes, and for some reason, make first
contact with an ancient who is a chest booster from alien. There’s a
horrible theme song that is supposed to explain the premise, but I can only
understand about half the words.
 https://youtu.be/qIUcZifFLQE?si=LenSypSIyGk2FMzt
[snip]
  HIGHLANDER THE ANIMATED SERIES, TAS ( the “TAS” stands for: THE ANIMATED
SERIES!)
 It’s been 700 years since the Earth was plunged into darkness. They don’t
tell us what the starting date was though. Now there are immortals riding
around on Taun-Tauns. Somehow, all the immortals have given up their
immortality by taking the pledge, although this hasn’t in any way shape or
form relieved them of their immortality. Teenage redhead Quentin McLeod is
on some sort of mission to defeat the last evil immortal although every
time they come face-to-face, he runs away. He is mentored by another of
those Mexican outer space alien guys and has the most annoying kid sister
ever.
 Major change to the mythos: nobeheadings! Instead, they sword fight a
little while until one guy loses, and then they hold their swords upright
and rub them together until they climax electricity. And, yes, it’s every
bit as homoerotic as you think. Then somehow Quentin Doesn’t get the
knowledge yet, he won’t get it until after he defeats the bad guy when it’s
too late to do him any good.
Also, they talk about the quickening, but I am not sure what they mean
except that it’s clearly not what the quickening was in the movies or TV
show.
 Oh, yeah, apparently you don’t have to die to become immortal in this
version.
 You can watch it in the wrong aspect ratio, so everybody is short and fat
on the Freevee.

Thanks for taking the hit - I'll be passing on both of these!...  ;p