Sat, 25 May 2013 04:52:27 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11263#Comment_11263 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11263#Comment_11263 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:09:06 -0800 Unsub I liked the casting. The pacing of the first show went really well and both followed the book quite closely and left on a cliff hanger.

It is not life changing or anything but it is nice fun entertainment. The 2 other shows that have been really pushed this season don't look nearly as good.

The Border is supposed to be like the amazing show from the last 2 years called Intelligence but does not even come close.

Even worse is a Canadian version of "Footballers wives" called MVP. Instead of football it is hockey. I skipped that one.

Still J-Pod looks good and if it does well it is almost garanteed to be picked up on cable for the US.


Besides Intelligence(which apparently got a mention in the back pages of Criminal) another Canadian show worth watching despite the name is
"Trailer park boys" . ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11275#Comment_11275 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11275#Comment_11275 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:13:48 -0800 warrenellis
I think they probably peaked a couple of years ago, when Jim Lahey went mad and tried to have everyone killed. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11283#Comment_11283 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11283#Comment_11283 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:54:10 -0800 harchangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11285#Comment_11285 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11285#Comment_11285 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:19:35 -0800 Joe Paoli http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11315#Comment_11315 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11315#Comment_11315 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:52:07 -0800 redcrow http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11329#Comment_11329 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11329#Comment_11329 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:58:46 -0800 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11339#Comment_11339 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11339#Comment_11339 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:24:41 -0800 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11414#Comment_11414 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11414#Comment_11414 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:05:31 -0800 Unsub When I lived in a Trailer park in Saskatchewan I could not watch the show because it was to much like the crap I had to deal with in real knife. My neighbour
was like Ricky with brain damage and crappier weed.

It is always hard for people in any trade to watch the TV version. Compared to Cops ,spy's and soldiers I think yoou computer guys have it pretty easy.

Little Mosque is a to sweet for me as well. writer is a lady who did a low budget doc that was excellent. I think you would like it as well Kosmopolit. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11455#Comment_11455 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11455#Comment_11455 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:16:26 -0800 Fredrik I'm curious to see the final product, but the promo had me cringing when every character described themselves as the "such-and-such expert". I work in game development. If I went around calling myself an "expert" to anyone but the HR reps at my interview, I'd get the piss taken out of me daily. J-pod even has a "gore expert". I wasn't aware that that was a specialty anywhere outside of forensics and special-effects makeup. Must be nice.

I too work in game development and have for about 10 years now. I know it's supposed to be sexy and attractive since it's a TV-show but really, in real life, in production (art & code) you have about one woman for every 20 men. And that's a pretty optimistic number, I've worked at a company with 60 guys and one girl, and she was the office administrator and not in production.

So if there's any game developer around where the ratio of men to attractive women is about what it is in j-Pod then I'm sending you my CV right now. Truly, I wish more women were into games because then I wouldn't have to worry about them going "yeah, but do you have a real job too?" when I tell them what I do for a living. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11457#Comment_11457 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11457#Comment_11457 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:43:24 -0800 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11459#Comment_11459 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11459#Comment_11459 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:41:37 -0800 MagicSword!
I really loved that book actually, and though I can still remember the characters, some of the jokes and the plot, I had completely forgotten that they were supposed to be games developers. So I don't think it's all that important to the story. But I do understand why anyone in that industry would get ticked about it being shoddily represented. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11529#Comment_11529 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11529#Comment_11529 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:44:27 -0800 Unsub http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11550#Comment_11550 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=11550#Comment_11550 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:45:25 -0800 Martyn_M http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=12805#Comment_12805 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=12805#Comment_12805 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:20:45 -0800 Unsub It is supposed to be a comedy that appeals to a more tech savy viewer than the usual TV fare.
The second episode was on tonight and it would have been good except it was completely spoiled by CBC's feed being terrible.
The show itself was excellent but every time there was movement there was an awful strobeing like when your on acid.
The show was quite funny and stayed close to the book which worked very well as a silly comedy.


Not all media should be as intense and thought producing as Warren Ellis or Neal Stephenson ,sometimes it is good to do a little light reading or in this case watching.
Usually lighter fare is aimed at a lowest common denominator audience but in this case it is light reading for the smarter set. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=12856#Comment_12856 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=12856#Comment_12856 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:39:01 -0800 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13181#Comment_13181 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13181#Comment_13181 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:11:14 -0800 Fredrik has been done, repeatedly. I'll know if it ruins the show for me or not once I see it. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13191#Comment_13191 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13191#Comment_13191 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:22:54 -0800 hyim http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13198#Comment_13198 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=13198#Comment_13198 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:12:10 -0800 GiuseppeM http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14386#Comment_14386 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14386#Comment_14386 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:50:51 -0800 Fredrik actually works then the target demographic would be somewhat slim. So yeah, there were a couple of times I laughed out loud and I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode.

As I said I haven't read the book but based on what I've seen so far, the game they're making? The company? Their jobs? One word: Doomed. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14467#Comment_14467 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14467#Comment_14467 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:29:43 -0800 nleavitt http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14597#Comment_14597 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14597#Comment_14597 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:55:20 -0800 Telecart http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14601#Comment_14601 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14601#Comment_14601 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:01:37 -0800 howyadoin The problem with TRAILER PARK BOYS, as many have said, is that once you've watched one season you've pretty much watched them all.
It helps to have grown up around those people.






Huh. That reflects pretty badly on me, now that I think about it. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14677#Comment_14677 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=14677#Comment_14677 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:58:11 -0800 Unsub Being a pot dealer is quite socially acceptable in Vancouver(more so than working at a sawmill). It was a lot like a real industry if no one could tell time.

The Border sucked worse than the beachcombers comeback special.

There is a gang war going on in Vancouver right now just like on the show intelligence. It seems to be the traditional Canadian organized crime versus the Chinese like the
Big circle boys. There have been a lot of tit for tat murders with both Chinese victims earlier in the week and some italian drug dealer getting shot at his wedding reception less than a week after being let out of jail. So far the Chinese have done a much better job of not killing innocent. On the redneck canadian gun site I post one about 80% of the guys were in favour of decriminalizing pot to keep it from supporting organized crime. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=15689#Comment_15689 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=15689#Comment_15689 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:40:44 -0800 mrghosty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=15693#Comment_15693 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=15693#Comment_15693 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:04:54 -0800 jju http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=32787#Comment_32787 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=32787#Comment_32787 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:50:46 -0700 GiuseppeM http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=32788#Comment_32788 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=463&Focus=32788#Comment_32788 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:13:13 -0700 MagicSword!
I felt that they followed through on the tone of the book really well, not punking out on any of the more morally nihilistic bits that the book throws in more casually. The last episode ended with one of the main characters out of his mind on heroin, trying to give CPR to a bin bag, and that was THE PUNCHLINE TO A JOKE. It was a pretty great show. ]]>