Cool random info about Alias
First I'd like to lambast all you naysayers that are ho-humming the current
season of "Alias". All I have to say is HOW DARE YOU?!? I have been
nothing but happy with this season. It's as if the producers said "well
they put us in a killer spot, AND the network is leaving us alone. Let's
go for it"! I can't believe this season doesn't excite ANY of you? I'm
beginning to see a pattern here. Sure seasons one and two were great but I
bet that it wasn't remembered that way back then. I bet fans hated Francie
and Will because they thought their stories were boring. I remember Will
being fondly thought of as stupid and Francie as having the worst
storylines of any character in television history. I bet fans were bored
of the predictability of the weekly cliffhangers. They got tired of SD-6.
Sydneys mom had nothing to do being locked up by the CIA. This is where
revisionist history kicks in. All of a sudden things change and then
everyone remembers what they want to. Now vaughn is gone and everyone
suddenl loves the character? People please.
The truth of the matter is "Alias" is always entertaining. It's shot,
acted and directed very well. It's a producers wet dream. Sure there were
some quibbles with season 3 but it still didn't take away from the fact
that it was one hell of a roller coaster ride and Lauren was a knockout
blond femme fatale.
Season 4 is a little more problemmatic but only for the fact that ABC let
the episodes run uninterrupted only to have half a season of stand alones.
But those stand alones were damn entertaining as well, as people will see
when the DVD comes out next week.
My point is that nothing pleases you people and I hope to God that the
producers aren't listening. the don't seem to be this year and so far it's
flawless. I don't get how anyone would benefit from "Alias" not being on
the air at this point.
rant over.
Now for the topic f this thread. Monday Night Football ends in January.
Monday night is a weak night for ABC after that point if I'm not mistaken.
This is where a television show from another network can benefit "Alias".
It's obvious that "Alias" is pretty much a stand-alone show for ABC.
Nothing airing before or after it seems to have an effect on it's
veiwership. BUT, "24" comes on FOX Monday's at 9:00. they don't have
programming at 10:00, so people HAVE to go to another network. This is
where "Alias" comes in. If ABC airs "Alias" Monday's at 10:00, I'm sure
there would be some spillover from the action crowd that adores "24". I'm
one of them. It would be a great night. And don't give me the "24 is more
realistic then "Alias" BS. It ain't true people. "24" is known to throw in
some pretty stupid plotlines and curveballs during it's seasons. If
anythig "Alias" is more carefully written. So if you want to "save"
Alias, if you or ABC care at all, then you'll petition ABC to move
Alias to Monday's at 10:00 in January. I tell you it'll at least boost
the ratings.
Or better yet just forget about the ratings and vaughn and Jen's pregnancy
and all the other stupid stuff that's stopping you from enjoying a great
season and just enjoy the ride until the end, which is probably May.
I like Alias and put up with "unblievability" but geeze...
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Sydney and the rest of the team show the captured agent what could
be a minor technical trick or have a second more innocent
explanation and she buys their explanation hook, line, and sinker?
I'm of course referring to the emergency call "test". Even if she
set up the program why trust that they hadn't circumvented it? Why
couldn't the explanation of the signal being rerouted be that
Langley was rerouting it to the closest help, her black ops group?
If she's that stupid (or naive) can she even be trusted? I guess
time constraints prevented them from taking her through the front
door of Langly as proof but really that should have been the proof
she demanded. Heck, she didn't seem to show any residual
skepticism.
I wonder what she will think when they take her to a department
hidden in a subway instead of Langley. If she has any intelligence
she'd be thinking s**t fooled again. Boy am I dumb. I doubt though
the writers will go there.
Source: Dark Horizons
The first two seasons were amongst the best TV of the past decade, the third
was a jumbled mess, the fourth a mostly dull attempted regress to the glory
days of old. Now in its fifth season, "Alias" attempted to reinvent itself
yet again with new cast members and the high profile death of a key regular.
The result hasn't helped. Stuck in a far more competitive timeslot, no
Lost lead-in, and the general tiredness of the storylines, fans both new
and old are turning off in droves. The third episode of the show has plunged
to 70th place in the ratings with only 7.2 million viewers.
One of the reasons might have been the exit of Michael Vaughn (Michael
Vartan) who was written out of the show in the first episode of the new
season. TV Guide reports however that Vartan was spotted this week around
the set which has brewed up talk that he may be coming back in some
capacity.
Thanks to 'Ant'
Sorry about last week I actually LOVED last weeks episode but had no access
to newsgroups. This will indeed be the final season of Alias as JJ Abrams
recently said he wishes he could be their for the "series finale". But will
be busy with post production of Alias. So lets enjoy this show while we
can.
Aired on: October 27th, 2005
Season 5 episode 5
#93
7 episodes left until the big 100th episode!
Out of 5 Stars
5 Stars(Truth Be Told & Phase One)
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Aired on: November 10th, 2005
Season 5 episode 6
#94 (only 6 more before the big 100th)
Out of 5 Stars
5 ( Amazing!)
0-1 (Not so Amazing!)
Steven can't post till later this week so asked me to do it.
Sorry it is so late.
Aired on: October 20th, 2005
Season 5 episode 4
#91 (only 9 more before the big 100th)
Out 5 Stars
5 (Loved it)
0-1 (Hated it)
Aired on: October 13th, 2005
Season 5 episode 3
#90 (only 10 more before the big 100th)
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That was such a good opening and then it drug for a bit. I wish they
hadn't gone back 72 hours, sometimes that used to work and be interesting,
but not this time. Up till then the beginning of this episode was about
season 3 quality. Still far from Season 1, but if the music had been
better it would have seemed a lot better.
It is interesting how they are getting away with adding Rachel to the team.
She isn't really on the team at all (for now), she is just there to help
take down Dean. I hope they don't go to much further on the mirroring of
Syd.
And Mockingbird! Syd's SD-6 callsign was Bluebird. Stop the mirroring!
They made Sloane's "mission" last week even more pointless. I guess it
kind of shows what that he will do anything for his daughter, but we
already knew that. I could see it if they were trying to explaining it to
new viewers. Don't waste the last season trying to get new viewers. Its
only a few of us long time fans left now.
Sloane's hearing was interesting. I loved how supprised Jack looked at the
end. Finally we have Sloane back.
By the sounds of things, ABC is happy with how "Alias" has done. There is
some buzz going around that the odds of "Alias" returning for a 6th season
is good. Simply because the costs have gone down (with Michael Vartan gone
now) they have Jennifer Garner contracted through to a 7th season. The show
also does well in DVD sales. If they do pick "Alias" up for another season
they will most likely use it as a band-aid (similar to what NBC does with
Scrubs) So whatever show does poorly "Alias" would replace. This is
definitly interesting since that the start of the season everyone including
JJ Abrams were talking like as if this would be the final season, but it
looks like plans are changing. Only time will tell what ABC true intentions
are.
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Kristin/Trans/Archive2005/051031.html
From steven87: Do you think ABC is going to stick it out with Alias?
So it can have a proper ending?
Actually, good news. I've heard from someone who knows that ABC is
actually very happy with how Alias has been performing this season.
Given that it's on Thursday night, the powers that be are thrilled
it's claiming any kind of audience at all. And Jennifer is signed
through season seven, so I don't think we need to start prepping our
goodbyes just yet.
from the hollywood reporter
ABC adds 'Dancing' to January lineup
ABC announced Thursday that its summer hit series "Dancing With the
Stars" will return in January in the competitive time slot of Thursday
at 8 p.m. A second weekly installment of "Dancing," where results from
the prior episode's contests are revealed will also be scheduled, but
ABC has not determine the day or time. "Dancing" will replace "Alias,"
which was scheduled to take a midseason break due to a maternity leave
for its star, Jennifer Garner. "Dancing" is scheduled for an
eight-week run. (Andrew Wallenstein)
Not sure how many of you watch the low-rated yet hilarious Arrested
Development on FOX but I just had to report that there was a good Alias
mention tonight. It concerned spying.
Pictures are here:
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I just wanted to bring up the 18-49 demo that's been bugging me this
season. I always got the impression that this was pretty much the
demographic of Alias and that was a main reason why it's been so
successful. The rating is pretty much the same as it was on Sundays and
wound up being on Wednesdays but for some reason the demo has slipped.
Does this bug anyone else? It doesn't make sense to me. I'm ready to
scream conspiracy!
Another reason I understand for the success of the show (And "24" which
lets face it isn't a huge hit either) is it's DVD sales. It's my
understanding that these two shows do almost better then any other
tv-to-dvd release. I see on Amazon that even a percieved weak season of
Alias (season 4) is doing gangbusters on DVD. Does anyone know how many
dvd's "Alias" has actually moved? Do we think DVD sales will save "Alias"
for another season?
The reason I care is that I want at least 8 seasons of "Alias". I don't
know why. Maybe it was when I heard that ABC had Garner under contract for
8 more years during season 2. Needless to say I'd feel a little cheated if
I don't get at least 2 more seasons. I'm really impressed with "Alias"
this year and only expect more excellence. Even if Jen gets out of her
contract I think Rachel Nichols and Amy Acker could more then pick up the
slack, no matter how much fans THINK this would be a bad idea.
Here it is... the plotline to end all plotlines... the plot twist that
will make this season of "Alias" great this season and drive up
viewership!
It's the last episode of Alias prior to the mid-season break for
Garner's pregnancy leave. In that episode, Sydney gives birth. It's a
tough birth, and she gives birth to a little boy. Smiles and
gushy-ness all around.
In the climax of the episode, it's evening, and Sydney wakes up. She
hazily sees a figure, dressed in hosptial scrubs, taking the baby. She
forces herself awake, and, horror of horrors! The baby is gone!! She
stumbles out of the room into the hall, and sees the figure. She gives
chase, a little shakily, and finally catches up with the figure in the
stairwell. She rips off the scrub mask and... it's Vaughn! Sydney is
confused and happy, and then Vaughn drives his fist into Sydney's
stomach and pushes her down the stairs. He then mutters, "He's mine"
and runs off with the baby. The last shot is Sydney lying at the
bottom of the stairs, unconsious.
Then the rest of the season, Syd can search for Vaughn. It eliminate
the whole "Who's watching the baby?" problem, and gives Sydney a
personal mission. And most importantly... people will want to tune in
when the season restarts.
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anyone know where I can download the eps from the net? I need a reliable
source. I've tried itunes but I don't live in the US so can't pay for them
on there site. I've also tried kazaa, emule, and many other p2p programs.
Does anyone have a definite place??
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WELL, ALMOST. Before continuing, I will say that I've
enjoyed more television programs on HBO than any other
network. Sopranos, Deadwood, Six Feet Under (the final
episode of which royally kicked ass), Def Poetry, Wire,
Oz, Carnivale, Rome, and the list goes on; great films,
great boxing, great comedy, etc. Basically, all around
the best programming over all cable/satellite networks.
While we see not-so-funny-any-more comedians the likes
of George Karlin and Bill Maher over-politicizing what
should be mostly entertaining (to their own detriment),
we must remember what Tim Robbins recently said on the
latter's show that, albeit I'm paraphrasing from memory,
art is too important to be politicized, or something
to that effect. Indeed, art should ALWAYS be for art's
sake, i.e. for the benefit of the artist and those who
behold their artwork--all to the glory of God Almighty.
With that said...
Just last night (Sunday, October 23rd), I watched some
buzz on HBO about Tom Hanks' latest endeavor entitled
'Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D' which
has been several years in the making, and is allegedly
a "re-creation of the six lunar landings", which it is
in fact: seeing that Hank's new 3-D version was filmed
at Sony's Stage 27 in Culver City, California, under a
powerful 300,000-watt "sun" lamp, on a football-field-
sized "moonscape"; whereas NASA's original "landings"
were filmed, taped and photographed under large domes
at Area 51 in the Nevada high-desert under top secrecy.
Both were filmed on terrestrial movie sets. Therefore,
this new version is very much a recreation of the old. :-D
The "buzz" also reminded viewers of their twelve-part
miniseries 'From the Earth to the Moon' (first aired
back in 1998) which Hanks produced & narrated--three
years after his starring role in the film 'Apollo 13';
all very riveting, all make believe and nothing more.
And *speaking* of dates, recall the controversial FOX
network production of 'Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land
on the Moon?' which first aired on February 15th 2001
(and was shown again some days later). I'd videotaped
this at the time, and earlier this month copied it on-
to DVD as I watched it again. It was pretty well done,
albeit only cursory treatment was given to the myriad
and glaring discrepancies prevalent throughout NASA's
patently impossible "men to the moon" fish story (as
would become entertaining fodder for 'Capricorn One'). :-D
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Tom Hanks said of his new IMAX film "This is a movie
about the world's greatest road trip...we're going to
put people up there..." (i.e. as if to be on the Moon).
After all, the Moon IS the localized sphere of God's
Universal powers of imagination, of dreams, emotions,
the creator in the trinity of the unconscious waters.
Thus it is befitting that the unwary masses strive to
imagine humans actually walking on the lunar surface.
It's a DREAM that makes for transforming conversation. :-D
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Hopefully, it's just me but I seem to be losing interest in the program and
I don't know why. The acting is as good as it gets so that's not it....
Anyone else feel this way? I hope not.... and I hope I get back into it
again because I've watched it faithfully from day one .... always tape it to
watch again..... maybe it's the changing of the season or just world
conditions, who knows. ...
Vi
He used the former Holland Manners(Sam Anderson)on Lost and now has added
the former Fred(Amy Acker) to Alias. Cool maybe James Marsters could show
up soon! Ha!
BsT
I thought I recognized that guy -- who made a deal with Sloane.
He played Arnaud in the Invisible Man TV show.
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They're showing reruns of Alias now and to me, at least, JG's mouth looks
different from what it looks like now. Her top lip is fuller? Or am I just
imagining things. Although, why anyone as cute as Jennifer would fool
around with her looks really does NOT make any sense... So, is my
imagination working overtime or what?
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My power went off right in the middle of Tivo'ing Alias last night. I got
the first 5-6 minutes and the last 30 or so but what happened when Sloane
met Jack at the restaurant? All the way up until Syd and the new guy were
sneaking into the warehouse to see Renee, I missed.
Can anyone fill in the holes? This is the first time I have ever missed any
of Alias.
Thanks!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20051019/en_tv_eo/17607&printer=1
Mum's the Word on "Alias"
By Joal RyanTue Oct 18, 8:39 PM ET
When ABC announced it was moving Alias to Thursdays, it looked like curtains
for Sydney Bristow. One month into the season, it looks like curtains for
Sydney Bristow.
As the anchor of ABC's notoriously must-not-see night, the five-season-old
spy adventure sank to 70th place (7.2 million) for the TV week ended Sunday,
per Nielsen Media Research.
Even worse, in its first half-hour, the show ran behind NBC's world-famous
Joey (68th place, 7.4 million) among coveted 18-to-49-year-old viewers.
And in the most ominous sign yet--if press releases can be considered
signs--Alias was programa non grata in ABC's weekly ratings recap released
Tuesday.
The network that found something nice to say about Supernanny (71st place, 7
million) couldn't bring itself to spin mother-to-be Sydney. In this
instance, silence most likely is deadly.
Other ABC shows rating unmentionable status: Alias' Thursday partners in
obscurity, Night Stalker (83rd place, 5.1 million) and Primetime (86th
place, 4.5 million), not to mention every Friday series, save for the
vaunted Supernanny. The formerly sturdy According to Jim (60th place, 7.8
million) was only noted in passing, as in "Rodney [57th place, 8 million]
built on its According to Jim lead-in."
So far, ABC has yet to cancel or renew any series. But when Commander in
Chief (ninth place, 16.2 million) gets three paragraphs' worth of glowing
press-release ink, Freddie (45th place, 9.4 million) gets two, and Alias
gets none, SD-6 intelligence is not required to determine which shows are
bound for glory.
Or not.
Elsewhere:
It's probably nothing, but since starting its second season before a
whopping 28.4 million, Desperate Housewives has slipped an itty-bitty bit in
each successive week, down to a whopping 25.8 million (second place) on
Sunday night. In case you were wondering, CBS' CSI (first place, 28.3
million) doesn't slip. NBC is "excited" not to have to cancel another new
show, reupping Surface (35th place, 10.4 million) for a full season's worth
of underwater antics. CBS' Out of Practice (24th place, 12.3 million) closed
in on NBC's My Name Is Earl (23rd place, 12.6 million) for bragging rights
as TV's most-watched new comedy, but hasn't yet closed on a season-long
renewal. Break out the Australian Shiraz! Martha Stewart's Apprentice (72nd
place, 6.9 million) was up almost 10 percent from last week's not-good
ratings. Last year, Judging Amy averaged 10.6 million for CBS in the 10
p.m., Tuesday hour. Its reward: Cancellation. This fall, Jerry Bruckheimer's
latest crime drama, Close to Home (39th place, 10.1 million), is averaging 7
percent fewer viewers in the same time slot. Its reward: The jury's still
out. To date, the WB has lost more viewers this fall, as compared to last,
than any other network--down 11 percent. This, despite big-time showings by
Gilmore Girls (76th place, 6.2 million), Smallville (77th place, 5.9
million) and Supernatural (78th place, 5.5 million). This, because of
little-time showings by Twins (109th place, 2.2 million), Blue Collar TV
(108th place, 2.3 million) and Related (105th place, 2.5 million). Oh, and
nobody watched What I Like About You (111th place, 2 million), but you
already knew that.
Overall, CBS notched its first double-double of the season, winning total
viewers (averaging 13.4 million) and the 18-49 demo.
ABC (10.7 million) claimed second in both categories. NBC ran third in the
demo, and fourth in viewers (9.6 million).
Minus the soap opera that was last season's Boston Red Sox, Fox's baseball
playoff ratings are down, but the network isn't out. The games were still
enough to boost the network to third place in viewers (10.5 million).
The surging UPN (3.7 million) closed the gap with the slumping WB (3.8
million).
Here's a look of the 10 most watched prime-time shows for the week ended
Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research:
1. CSI, CBS, 28.3 million viewers
2. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 25.8 million viewers
3. Lost, ABC, 21.7 million viewers
4. Without a Trace, CBS, 20.6 million viewers
5. CSI: Miami, CBS, 18.5 million viewers
6. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 18.3 million viewers
7. Survivor: Guatemala, CBS, 17.8 million viewers
8. NCIS, CBS, 16.8 million viewers
9. Commander in Chief, ABC, 16.2 million viewers
10. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 16.1 million viewers
Just back in town from travel abroad...could someone PLEASE tell me what
happened in Episode 1 this season. Did Vaughn die? Where is he, and did they
answer the question about who he really is?
would appreciate a re-cap, thanks.
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Hi everybody, i'm a french fan of Alias and unfortunately the last
thing i saw was the last episode of season 4 "Before the Flood".
Can you tell me what's happen in the next season ?
And specially about the real name of Vaugh ?
Thanks a lot
Just a reminder that there is no "Alias" on ABC on November 3. ABC is
showing "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" at 8 PM
ET/PT.
It's scheduled to return next Thursday, November 10th.
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at first when I heard the show was going back to the spirit of seasons 1 & 2
I was happy, because I thought season 3 was crap and season 4 started to get
better.
but last episode was just like ones of the first season, with a new sydney,
I think it's really disappointing ! I saw season 1 so I don't need to see it
again, thanks ! Rachel is EXACTLY like syd was at the same point, her
reactions are just the same and the show isn't doing anything new, but just
copying season 1... In my opinion this is taking viewers for stupid people
and that's not a good sign about the show's future
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Ugh.
Does Sydney or Rachel realize that Rachel had a part in locating Vaughn,
which led to his death?
CSIS Agent
news:11kbn6mpljqgif8@corp.supernews.com...
> Please rate tonights episode of Alias "...1..."
> Aired on: October 6th, 2005
> Season 5 episode 2
> #89
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> Out of 5 stars
> 5 (Excellent)
> 0-1 (Poor)
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Score = 4.0
Are TPTB back on track? This was one of the best episodes since season 2,
IMO.
Everyone was utilized, including Dixon. I'm going to have to get used to
the limited use of Jennifer/Sydney on missions as her pregnancy progresses.
It still does not have quite the tension of S1 or S2, but that is to be
expected. I see where they are going with the new female recruite and
hopefully I will like her.
I was pleased and have hopes that this marks the beginning of a pleasing
season.
Cheryl
Dan
news:11lqjahjc5nd49@corp.supernews.com...
> Ok, now I'm resorting now to watching my favorite reality show with bunny
> ears so that I can watch my favorite spy show on tape and loaning it to
> someone else who is watching Survivor live on cable. No wonder their now
> at 70th place in the ratings. Why not Sunday nights before desperate
> housewives? The time slot is the only reason for the ratings drop, not the
> storyline, because Alias always starts out slow at then develops towards
> the end of the season.
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> Ken
Plus, it's up against two other shows that have been successful in their
time slots. I wind up watching one and recording two which is a pain...
Sunday was a much better choice for many reasons....
.. Vi
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:28:32 -0800, Chu-Chu wrote
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> In article <40101cc4.4294395712@news.individual.net>,
> dimlan17@yahoo.com (David) wrote:
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>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:55:01 GMT, dimlan17@yahoo.com (David) wrote:
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>> Forgot to post this as well.
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>>> from the futon critic
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>> THE CATCH (A.K.A. UNTITLED J.J. ABRAMS PROJECT) (ABC) - J.J. Abrams'
>> bounty hunter drama has been given the green light to produce a pilot.
>> The project, which stars Greg Grunberg ("Alias"), is expected to be
>> considered for midseason 2005 as the prolific producer will focus on
>> "Lost" first before moving on to "The Catch."
>
> Yikes, I hope Greg Grunberg isn't going to be the main star. He was
> irritating to no end on Felicity, a pointless character on Alias, and
> now this. I probably won't be watching.
Are you joking?? He is the best one in Alias
i can't say I have a favourite episode, but I for sure didn't like season 3.
Season 1&2 were the best, besides it was a whole new concept. Now the
excitment have passed and the show isn't as captivating as in the beginning
addictedtoalias
1128213312.359346.9240@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I was wondering what everyone thought when they compared the 4 seasons
> and one episode of season 5, which were your favourite episodes and
> seasons? My favourite seasons were 1&2. My favourite episodes were
> Doppelganger, the box parts one and two, the coup, the last three
> episodes of season 1. For season 2, the counteragent, the abduction and
> a high echelon, phase one (my fav. in season 2) firebomb, and the last
> episode. What were your's?
>
She does not look too bad in this one. Still has that eurochick thing
about her, but she is doable IMHO.
http://forum.artbatista.com/album_showpage.php?pic_id=6
> SafariShagariwrote:
I looked up her pictures on IMDB, and she's mildly scary looking.
> Didn't the last episode make use of stock footage from that Kurt
> Russell/Steven Seagal movie EXECUTIVE DECISION, with the stealth plane
> sneaking up and docking underneath the passenger airliner?
The scene was very similiar, but in Executive Decision they used a
modified F-117 Stealth Fighter, whereas Alias used a modified B-2
Stealth Bomber.
where does the movie stands relating to the show ? I heard that Serenity was
the pilot, and then I heard it was the closure for the series Firefly. So
I'm lost
Joseph
Xns96E313217164Cj4alias@140.99.99.130...
> For those who miss Anna Espinosa, Gina Torres is reprising her role from
> Firefly in the movie Serenity. It is a very good movie. Go see it. Even
> if you haven't seen the TV series it is still a great sci-fi movie.
Group F ( My version)
Keira Knightley-25%
Reese Witherspoon-)%
Jennifer garner-75%
Let the records be straight!
CSIS Agent
news:11kc1tur7s40v9c@corp.supernews.com...
> The first episode didn't give me the Alias excitement but this last
> episode brought what I loved about Alias, the mystery, not knowing what is
> happening. I am very intrigued by the storyline and feel like this season
> could pan out very well. The whole pregnancy story has actually been quite
> organic and meshed well.
>
Agreed, except it is so obvious now how much of the stunt work that Jennifer
has done in prior seasons.
I'm positive that I'm going to miss action Action Sydney A LOT this season.
I did not miss Vaughn at all, for that matter his absence made this episodes
mission work smoother. They never should have put his character out in the
field.
Cheryl
oui oui, y a des french.
Christophe VETTER
de news: 42e2207d$0$3146$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
>
> "Jack"
> 42c906a0$0$309$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr...
>> plus personnes ne répond lol..
>>
>> "Jack"
>> news:42c18e22$0$12992$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr...
>>> y'a des frenchs sur ce ng ??
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Désolé j'étais en vacances; Je réponds tardivement. Oui il y a des french
> ici; je suis un fan de la première heure et suis souvent ici.
>
> Christophe de Lille
>
>
I rented season 4 from Netflix. It doesn't hold up well - unlike prior
seasons, which get better with repeated viewing and benefit from having a
more consolidated through line on the story by watching them over a week
instead of over a season, this season is worse. Probably because this time
through I don't have the hope that the season end will provide a big payoff
to the storyline.
Some of the cast commentaries are funny though. One more disc to go ....
Yep, with 40% and over 390 votes, Jennifer Garner is in a COMMANDING
lead as Round 2 of the Sexiest Woman of 2005 poll is really picking up
lots of speed. She's followed by Kelly Clarkson (15% with 146 votes),
Kelly Monaco (10%), Sarah Michelle Gellar (9%; she had a cozy lead until
Garner took over), and Vanessa Marcil (6%). Jessica Alba has 4%, while
all others are at 2% to 0% with little or some votes.
But that doesn't mean we won't be going to Round 3 that immediately;
anything can still happen so if you haven't voted yet, do so now at
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/942109.
Jonathan Allen, who's utterly surprised myself at Garner ruling Round 2
over SMG.
You can all breathe a sigh of relief right now. After what has become
THE most unpredictable and wildest poll I've EVER done in the last six
years, we're finally, FINALLY moving on to Round 3 as we continue to ask
the question: Who was 2005's Sexiest Woman????
Here are the top 20 who made it based on the votes they received in
Round 2...which what most of you thought was the main poll itself:
Jennifer Garner (28%)
Lauren Graham (12%, 708 votes)
Kelly Clarkson (12%, 689 votes)
Kelly Monaco (10%)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (9%)
Angelina Jolie (5%)
Vanessa Marcil (3%)
Rachel Bilson (2%, 135 votes)
Jennifer Aniston (2%, 126 votes)
Jessica Alba (2%, 125 votes)
Eva Longoria (2%, 115 votes)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (2%, 103 votes)
Kristen Bell (1%, 69 votes)
Scarlett Johansson (1%, 63 votes)
Jessica Biel (1%, 53 votes)
Evangeline Lilly (1%, 52 votes)
Toni Braxton (1%, 51 votes)
Keira Knightley (1%, 48 votes)
Mischa Barton (1%, 40 votes)
Katherine Heigl (1%, 34 votes)
Now I promise you this: Round 3 will be more fiercer and nail-biting
than Round 2. Why? That's because after this one, only the top ten
votegetters will go on to the main poll for Sexiest Woman of 2005!!!!!!
Round 2 had over 5,970 total votes (thanks largely to Jennifer Garner
garnering close to 1,700 of them); let's hope the third round will top
or come close to that number.
Now that the field is down from 40 to 20, you know what to do:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/946121
And next week...the Sexiest Man of 2005 poll gets underway!!
Jonathan Allen
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So what did Arvin give up in exchange for his freedom, any guesses? Is
he going to be a double agent now working for the bad guys? Just who was
that guy who offered him a deal, anyway? I'm a little lost.
Please dear god anyone in power that has a brain just end it after this
year. The episodes are no longer must see and I fast forward through a lot.
The newbies have killed the show as well. Who cares about them?
Alias is never going to return to it's glory years of season 1 and 2. Just
kill it.
Unless they do something to benefit the show like bringing back Lena Olin
FULL TIME then maybe this show could kick ass again.
hi,
i'm considering to pre-order the UK season4 dvds:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B8W0EK/202-3812601-8492659
my native language is not english, so i'd like to know if they will
contain subtitles.
unfortunately i wasn't able to find any info about this on the net.
so, does anyone have the previous seasons(please don't forget that i'm
talking about the european (region2) dvs)...?
do they have english subtitles?
thanks,
gabor
This show should going somewhere in its fifth season, not recycling!
I'm sick of being introduced to new main characters every single season.
1 Bad Guy + 1 Bad Girl + 1 Evil Plan...
1 Moody Good Guy + 1 Pouty Good Girl...
I hope they could at least revisit Sydney's stolen eggs.. now that's
she's spawning one anyway..
I hope this is the last season. What a waste of Garber, Rifkin talent
this season is.
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with the red socks hat reference in the show
i hope they don't have B.A. on himself.
My favorite cameo was Ricky Gervaise - and his behind the scenes stuff on
the DVD was hilarious too.
First, sorry for my bad english !
Since season 1, Rambaldi has been at the very heart of Alias. A strange
combination of prophecies, centuries old high tech artefacts, and
mysterious endgames - with all the world agencies fighting to discover
it, when the real interesting issue for me always was: from where did
this guy knew what he knew !! The truth is it seems they just invented
it as they went along. But on the other end, I was just rewatching
season 1 and 2, and I saw some kind of pattern.
In fact, the Rambaldi arc can be divided in a few categories since
season 1 itself:
1. The immortality endgame
When Syd goes to Italy and meet the clock-builder guy who insinuates he
is 500 years old / the 500 years old flower in the Kashmir episode
season 2 / the missing 2 years over the rebirth of Rambaldi. All this
arc is in fact closed in season 3 when Syd destroys the Rambaldi
tissues. In Season 4, Arvin Cloane refers to it as some "mad project".
2. The Circumference/genetic mutation endgame
The circumference appears of course since the pilot. It was supposed to
be a power source. All the race for Rambaldi artefacts at the end of
season 2 was leading to the Passenger which was leading to a power
generator or something like that for the big version of the red ball.
Meanwhile Sloane was doing some genetic manipulation on the third world
population.
The biggest flaws in this arc are:
#NAME?
circumference built in episode 1 !
- The Rambaldi machine raison d'etre was to point to Nadia, when the
KGB, Vaughn father, Elena Derevko already knew her and who she was. So
why did we need this machine at all ?
3. The prophecy
The 2 sisters will fight over Rambaldi's final endgame and die both
(season 3 version) or just one of them (season 4). They try very very
hard to convince us that this prophecy is about Sydney and Nadia when
clearly, it is not. They are not sisters but half sisters, they just
have a 2 minutes kung fu fight over something technical when Nadia in
fact is a zombie and anyway nobody dies.
It is crystal clear that the prophecy is about Irina and Elena: they
are real sisters and have been fighting for decades over the Rambaldi
endgame by the mean of all kind of secret organizations, manipulations,
wars and so on. And Elena dies. Irina is the Chosen One, not Sydney.
She did all the work and saved the world, while Sydney was just a
soldier.
Anyway, let's see if Rambaldi is coming back in season 5. They had a
real hard time not speaking his name during the first 4 episodes even
when dealing about 500 years old italian prophetic manuscript !
Did we get any valuable dialogue or action in the closing minutes this past
week?
My DVR (for some unknown reason), stopped recording right after Rachael
asked Sydney how they could sleep. What did I miss?
Any ideas who the guy is in the "box"... All we've seen is his hand.....
There any chance it could be Vaughn?
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Subject: Season 1
Episode 1: "Truth Be Told"
Original Airdate: September 30, 2001
An unconventional coed, Sydney Bristow, is a grad student juggling the books, a
boyfriend, and big secret: she's a CIA-trained operative. When Sydney reveals the
secret to her fiancé, Danny, he is killed by the organization she works for: SD-6.
The series pilot; season one premiere.
Episode 2: "So It Begins"
Original Airdate: October 7, 2001
Sydney gets shocking info that her dad, Jack, played a role in Danny's murder
and takes on a countermission against the SD-6 to bring down an arms dealer linked
to a missing nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, Will begins to grow suspicious of his
friend's secret life. Vaughn is taken off Sydney's case after his mishap puts the
entire world in danger.
Episode 3: "Parity"
Original Airdate: October 14, 2001
A mission to steal an ancient sketch pits Sydney against her sworn nemesis, Anna
Espinosa a Russian agent. But when the container holding the painting proves
impenetrable, the two foes are forced to team up to satisfy their respective
agencies. Meanwhile, Will begins to notice something very fishy about Danny's
murder. Francie frets over her guy's possible infidelity.
Episode 4: "A Broken Heart"
Original Airdate: October 21, 2001
On the trail of a terrorist with an explosive plot to disrupt a world-trade
seminar, Sydney is also roped into helping Francie spy on her guy as he steps out
with another woman. Also, Vaughn opens up to Sydney about his tormented love life.
Will uses his newspaper ties to locate a woman, Kate Jones, Danny was booked to
travel with the night of his murder. Jack begins to feel the heat over a secret
he's keeping from his daughter.
Episode 5: "Doppelganger"
Original Airdate: October 28, 2001
Vaughn helps Sydney pull a fast one on the SD-6 after she's sent to abduct a
German engineer working on biochemical vaccines. But when a glitch triggers
Sloane's eye, Jack is forced to step in and display his darkest side to protect his
daughter's cover. Meanwhile, Will comes face-to-face with Kate Jones.
Episode 6: "Reckoning"
Original Airdate: November 18, 2001
Sydney pieces together Jack's role in her mom's death. A mole is found (framed
by Jack) at SD-6 and executed. Francie's guy explains his sneaking around with
another woman. Meanwhile, Sydney finds herself trapped by a sadistic K-Directorate
agent after checking into a Romanian asylum housing a crazed assassin, Martin
Shepard. Will hits another dead end in his quest for Kate Jones.
Episode 7: "Color Blind"
Original Airdate: November 25, 2001
Sydney uncovers a shocking truth about Danny's murder while trying to break
Shepard out of the K-Directorate's asylum. Sloane comes to the realization that not
all of his agents are on the up-and-up. Charlie gives Francie a Thanksgiving she'll
never forget. Will hits the deadest end of all in his search for Kate Jones.
Episode 8: "Time Will Tell"
Original Airdate: December 2, 2001
As Sydney goes to Mexico to retrieve info on an ancient clock linked to the
Rambaldi case, Sloane fires up his deadly plan to silence the SD-6's mole. Will
struggles to kill a front-page piece on Danny's murder until a high-tech bug in
Kate Jones' car takes his story in a new direction.
Episode 9: "Mea Culpa"
Original Airdate: December 9, 2001
Will makes contact with the mystery man on the other end of Kate Jones' bug.
Sydney falls into Sloane's trap after Jack saves her from a sting to smoke out the
SD-6 mole. Dixon comes out of his coma with little or nothing to say about what
went down in the Andes.
Episode 10: "Spirit"
Original Airdate: December 16, 2001
The holidays take a terrifying turn as Sydney's cover is blown and she lands in
the hands of the sadistic Sloane. Awakening in a top-secret SD-6 torture chamber,
Sydney realizes her double-agent days are over. But before Sloane can get her to
crack, Jack pulls a fast one to save his abducted daughter, who then takes a risky
mission to win back her boss' trust. Things go from bad to worse, however, once
Sydney discovers that her new assignment has put dear old dad in hot water with one
of Sloane's most wanted foes.
Episode 11: "The Confession"
Original Airdate: January 6, 2002
After delivering terrorist Hassan to the CIA, Sydney heads to Crete to locate
his top-secret stealth technology. What she encounters instead is a death trap set
by Hassan, who backs Vaughn into a corner with a dirty deal for Sydney's life.
Series producer Ken Olin guest stars.
Episode 12: "The Box, Part 1"
Original Airdate: January 20, 2002
McKenas Cole, a former SD-6 operative left for dead after a botched mission in
Chechnya, returns ready for revenge, taking the Credit Dauphine headquarters by
siege. His goal: crack the agency's vault and give the duplicitous Sloane a fatal
lesson in torture techniques. But what Cole doesn't know is that two brave Bristows
are on the loose somewhere in the building, cooking up a desperate plan to save the
day.
Starring Quentin Tarantino as McKenas Cole.
Episode 13: "The Box, Conclusion"
Original Airdate: February 10, 2002
The attack on SD-6 heats up as Vaughn breaks CIA ranks to help Sydney bring down
Cole before he triggers the explosives wired to the vault. Meanwhile, Sloane
refuses to crack under his captor's cruel and unusual torture. Will decides it's
time to find out the truth about what lies within David McNeill's secret locker.
Episode 14: "The Coup"
Original Airdate: February 24, 2002
As the team behind the attack on SD-6 targets Sloane's rival intelligence
groups, Dixon and Sydney hit Vegas to observe a K-Directorate who may be next in
line for a lethal visit. But their mission is compromised by the unexpected arrival
of Francie and her two-timing fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack gets a chance to play dad to
his daughter, who is having a hard time deciding her educational future.
Episode 15: "Page 47"
Original Airdate: March 3, 2002
Vaughn discovers a mysterious blank page in the Rambaldi book that may hold the
16th-century physicist's secrets in invisible ink. The problem is that the book is
locked up at Sloane's house, forcing Vaughn to ask Sydney a delicate favor: use her
friendship with Sloane's dying wife to get inside the house. After that, it's up to
Sydney to snag the page from her boss' vault and get it to the CIA. Meanwhile,
Will's work with McNeil to expose SD-6 comes at a shocking price.
Episode 16: "The Prophecy"
Original Airdate: March 10, 2002
A lethal British operative has information for Sloane's eyes only. Edward Poole,
leader of the SD-9, drops a bombshell about a traitor within the Alliance of 12.
Meanwhile, the CIA is up to their dossiers in psychic surprises, as agents reveal
Sydney's bizarre link to the 500-year-old Rambaldi drawing, and an ominous prophecy
about a risk to world security.
Roger Moore guest stars as Edward Poole.
Episode 17: "Q & A"
Original Airdate: March 17, 2002
As the FBI grills a captured Sydney about her past and Rambaldi's doomsday
prophecy, Jack and Vaughn race to free her before SD-6 suspects anything is amiss.
But once a rescue op is launched, Sydney soon finds proof that Rambaldi's writings
may hold more truth about the alleged weapon of mass destruction.
Episode 18: "Masquerade"
Original Airdate: April 7, 2002
The truth about Sydney's mom emerges. Noah Hicks, an ex-flame and fellow agent
who resurfaces to help Sydney snag a device owned by The Man that holds the key to
her mother's KGB work and possible whereabouts. Before long, Sydney and Noah
realize that their feelings for one another are as strong as ever. Elsewhere,
Sloane owns up to his part in a cover-up that takes a severe emotional toll on
Jack. A mysterious plane ticket has Will and Francie fearing that Sydney has
something to hide.
Episode 19: "Snowman"
Original Airdate: April 14, 2002
Sydney's torn between following her heart and finding her mother after Noah
offers her a way out of SD-6 just as a KGB tape of Irina Derevko surfaces. But once
she makes her decision, an assassin steps in to change her mind. Meanwhile, Will
and Francie confront Sydney about her secret travel plans. Vaughn begins to hide
his agent's info from the FBI. Jack seeks out Barnett's aid after hitting bottom.
Episode 20: "The Solution"
Original Airdate: April 21, 2002
Sydney and Vaughn set a trap for Khasinau with a report about the existence of a
second dose of the Rambaldi serum. Sloane's wife tells Sydney she is aware of the
SD-6 and puts her own life on the line in the process. Will confronts Jack face-to-
face about his kidnapping following a phone call from his unnamed informant.
Episode 21: "Rendezvous"
Original Airdate: May 5, 2002
Will makes a startling discovery while helping Jack smoke out Deep Throat in
Paris, where Sydney is set to pull the switch on Khasinau with the captured Sark's
aid. Meanwhile, Dixon begins to suspect all is not on the up-and-up with his
partner. The Alliance fills Sloane in on the plans for Emily's elimination. Vaughn
begins to pull away from his favorite agent in an effort to save both their lives.
Episode 22: "Almost Thirty Years"
Original Airdate: May 12, 2002
Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a Rambaldi device in order to save Will's life;
the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane. Sydney gets
captured by The Man.
Season one finale.
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