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Saleen836 said:
Or the fact a space station crash landed on earth without causing too much damage and killing everyone inside? or that of the whole earth they just happen to crash not too far from the '100'!
They said they were aiming for the kids and missing the window to reset the explosives would mean that they took too long to come around again and the air would run out.Ad to the language thing,their descendants were all astronauts 100 years ago and i presumed the standard space language would be English..if not that dominated as their kids grew up. And the gronders were in America,where they speak English...just!
ZesPak said:
Yes, that fails/works when the plot demands it.
And in stargate they admit they just dismissed of the language "crap" out of convenience.
Same over here, doesn't really bother me. English is as close to a universal language we have these days and it might be safe to assume that, continuing this path, the majority of the population has at least a grasp of it within 100 years?
Fire fly had a good solution, if a bit muddled, with the US and chinese cultures and languages colliding together.And in stargate they admit they just dismissed of the language "crap" out of convenience.
Same over here, doesn't really bother me. English is as close to a universal language we have these days and it might be safe to assume that, continuing this path, the majority of the population has at least a grasp of it within 100 years?
kowalski655 said:
Ad to the language thing,their descendants were all astronauts 100 years ago and i presumed the standard space language would be English..if not that dominated as their kids grew up. And the grinders were in America,where they speak English...just!
We're told that the Ark is formed by joining a number of nation's space stations together "The Ark consists of the space stations previously representing the nations of the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, India, Russia, Venezuela, France, Brazil, and Uganda."(WTF, Uganda !)
So even if the prevalent space language was English, one would expect words from other the other languages to enter the vocabulary. Slang, accents, figures of speech, inflection points, sub-text etc.
I'd also expect the vocabulary of the space lot to diminish for things that they don't encounter on a daily basis e.g. streams, rivers, ravines, cliffs, etc
But, I expect that 100 years apart is not something to make too big a deal about - and it would not add a great deal to the entertainment.
ajprice said:
Anyone watch the start of series 2 lastnight? The grown ups are on the ground now, and some of the kids are in this underground bunker with people who can't survive the radiation on the surface.
Ive watched it, the series has fallen onto my reserve list atm, too many other series to watch at the mo that are more interesting and better made.I saw it too. I think it was probably as enjoyable as the last series so far, but it's early days yet. Hard to believe that the sections of the ark that "landed" are in quite such good condition, but I'll keep on it for a bit.
There does seem to be a bit of a rush of new stuff at the moment - new series of Silent Witness, Death in Paradise (nice feel-good series for the bad weather now the Beeb don't do "Holiday" any more), the 100, Suits next week, Big Bang Theory next week, all the BBC Super-rich stuff. I cleared some space off the recorder for Christmas and didn't use it, looks like I'll need it for some of these.
There does seem to be a bit of a rush of new stuff at the moment - new series of Silent Witness, Death in Paradise (nice feel-good series for the bad weather now the Beeb don't do "Holiday" any more), the 100, Suits next week, Big Bang Theory next week, all the BBC Super-rich stuff. I cleared some space off the recorder for Christmas and didn't use it, looks like I'll need it for some of these.
ajprice said:
Anyone watch the start of series 2 lastnight? The grown ups are on the ground now, and some of the kids are in this underground bunker with people who can't survive the radiation on the surface.
Yup. Anyone else think they will want to perform experiments on the 100 (well, 48 they have?) - blood transfusions and whatnot. Also wondering just how many people are actually in that bunker?
croyde said:
Glad this is back on. Really enjoyed the first episode.
Didn't we all think it sucked when the first series started, thought it was just a teens in space soap opera then it got darker and more brutal.
The trailer for the first episode looked amazing.Didn't we all think it sucked when the first series started, thought it was just a teens in space soap opera then it got darker and more brutal.
I looked at my post to see why I didn't bother with it.
Is it any good?
Worth a weekend catch up then start watching series 2. Really glad it's back.
Halb said:
I can't watch anything from the net.
Less that 1mb dl speed.
I'm willing to watch S2 if it's not the dazzing-white-teeth, teeny-bop fest that S1E1 gave the impression it was.
I didn't watch this for exactly the same reason, but I'm considering watching it on Netflix.Less that 1mb dl speed.
I'm willing to watch S2 if it's not the dazzing-white-teeth, teeny-bop fest that S1E1 gave the impression it was.
FWIW, I've got a painfully slow internet connection too and Netflix works ok. (I also tried blinkbox but it buffered more than it played)
droopsnoot said:
Well, I saw that "special alliance" coming a mile off.
I'm still with this, it's pretty easy to watch and flits around between the various different groups while they're on slightly separate paths. Hope that's not a spoiler.
It gets even better toward the end of the series. Finished in the US a few weeks ago. Looking forward to season 3.I'm still with this, it's pretty easy to watch and flits around between the various different groups while they're on slightly separate paths. Hope that's not a spoiler.
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