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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-07 (Tuesday)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 11:35:23 -0700
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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