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Posted by: Ty	Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:47 AM
Hey everyone, Almost time for some more Storm Front. I'm also about ready to start posting some of my other writing on the site. The site is quiet these days and I don't really mind too much. I just wish there was more content and that I was able to contribute more at a quicker pace. Unfortunately, writing doesn't pay the bills so I find time where I can. This is just a random catch up and hello because I haven't done it for a while. I need to do it more. Does anyone out there watch Torchwood? *SPOILERS FOLLOW* I love Torchwood. And not just because the main character is 'omnisexual' either. I really dig it. But I watched the final episode of Season 2 today and bawled my eyes out! I did give a spoiler warning so if you'r still here reading this, I'm guessing you've seen it or just don't care. WARNING WARNING still here? You've been warned. Owen and Toshiko bit the dust in grand fashion. It was so sad! I love this show. I've been watching it for two years. You get used to characters and that show is really good at making the team seem like a mini family. So it was a shocker to lose not one, but two of them at once. And on that show, they're not afraid to show some emotion. Not like on Shit Trek DS9 when they killed off Jadzia. Anyway, it's an awesome show. Spinoff of Doctor Who, so expect the camp, but it's quite a lot moer serious than that show is. I like them both though even though my typical sci-fi love if Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, and some Trek. Speaking of Battlestar Galactica, I'm about to venture into the fourth season which I'm very much looking forward to. It's a stunning show. I still think Babylon 5, seasons 2-4 are some of the best seasons on TV. Even up against BG, which had two stunning first two seasons and a not so bad third one. BG at average level still tends to be shitloads better than any other TV. Like the show that started off well but got 'Lost' in its own hype and rhetoric. The first season of Lost was great, but then it just fell over for me and I've never been able to get back into it. I don't watch a lot of TV, but when I do, I'm always studying the written side of it, trying to understand what was in the writer's head. And I think to myself a lot, 'this is shit, who wrote this?'. But alas. I think the landscape of TV is changing a great deal. I sense a move in the next decade away from traditional network distribution systems. I'm rambling again! I'm going to end this here and get to work on the latest Storm Front. I want to finish this story this year so I need to step the pace up a bit. It's all gone to hell in my head. What I wanted, what I've planned in the past, it's all gone. The story was leading one way a few years ago when Storm first left, and now it's pulling me back to the beginning again. You'll see what I mean if you're still reading in a few days. See you on the flipside, Peace.

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Re: Hey	By strawberry dude on Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:53 PM
How are you Ty? Does this mean that you won't be following the chapter listing that you previously posted for season 5? Anyway, whatever you do, I know I'll love it. These characters that you've given life to are already a part of me that I see no wrong in them. Go on doing what you're best at!

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By Sergio on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 4:15 PM

i don't get to watch tv as much as i used to when i was younger. its hard for me to find shows that i like. i haven't heard of torchwood until now so i think i'll check it out. sounds like something i'd watch. i never got into battlestar galactica, but i remember loving babylon 5 when i was a lot smaller. As for stormfont, i can't wait to see how everything turns out. you've kept me guessing since the start. most of the time when i write stuff i find that it almost never ends the way i've planned in the beginning, but that's not always a bad thing.

Re: Hey	By kirrob on Monday, April 14, 2008 10:12 AM
torchwood ftw ^^

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By theschnauzers on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:21 PM

Hey there, Ty! Glad to see you are still breathing. I haven't been able to see Torchwood, although I hear a lot about it (and I plan to get the DVD sets of both seasons later this year when I can afford it.) I find writing is very important to my enjoyment of scripted television, so I understand your interest in watching BSG in particular. I would also extend that to the current Doctor Who production as they've had some excellent episodes (I'll mention Blink, Human Nature/Family of Blood, and the closing trilogy of series three Utopia/The Sound of Drums/The Last of the Time Lords as examples. As to BSG and its writing, with the exception of Michael Angeli, I adore the writing from the rest of the BSG writers. as well as the actors who I consider among the best ensemble cast on television. Season four started here in the US two weeks ago, and I won't spoil you but I will say that the writers have, already, taken us for a wild ride. Given our comments about wanting to pay attention to the scripts in watching BSG, I wanted to suggest that you read the excellent recaps/commentary of the BSG episodes by Jacob at televisionwithoutpity.com. (I offer that suggestion to the forum members here, as well.)

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