From: ij59@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Subject: DarkTV This Week (April 11 - 17, 1992)
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:32:38 GMT

In article <5wR8iB1w164w@netlink.cts.com>, joshm@netlink.cts.com (Josh Mercer) writes:
> smmcafee@mtu.edu (Sean McAfee) writes:
> 
>> In article <y4w6iB1w164w@netlink.cts.com> joshm@netlink.cts.com (Josh Mercer)
>> >Just for the record, I think it's a travesty that Dark Water is getting the 
>> >axe.  It's probably because the stupid toys didn't sell well enough
>> >(sort of like Robotech).  I, too, have LOADS of complaints with the
>> >last 8 episodes, but for what it was (that is, the Fox miniseries with
>> >Roddy Mcdowal as Niddler), I shall miss it when it's gone.
>> 
>> What exactly are your complaints?  To me, the series is well-nigh perfect!  I
>> don't think it's much of a stretch to say it's almost as good or even as good
>> as the old Dungeons and Dragons series.
>  
> Let's see.  First, the new voice for Niddler. Second, the writing for
> Niddler with his new voice.  He was far, far more annoying in the ABC
> episodes than in the minisefries.  Thye writing in general became
> more simplistic on ABC; things like the baby leviathan for instance.
> There was less violence (no one getting dropped in boiling water/mud/
> lava/whatever, for instance).  By that, I mean, there wasn't death.  
> That's what really impressed me by the Fox run, that people got killed]
> (mostly off-camera, but killed nontheless).  The characters had basically
> no development in the latter eight episodes, with the exception of
> #6, Andoris (sp?) when Tula began to develop her ecomancer powers. 
> Most of my complaints can be listed under worse writing.   I'm also 
> disappointed that they didn't finish the quest in the 8 new episodes,
> since I didn't think it was likely the show would see a second season..
> 
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  You took the words right out of my mouth.  I still liked it enough to watch
all of them and certainly hope they will finish it, but the last 8 definitely
were lower in quality than the first 5.  The baby leviathan episode was a
joke; I thought animation had given up on that cliche.  #9, the one with
the bio-transmuter and the thing in the fishbowl-on-a-staff was _very_
predictable.  But #6, like you said, and the one with the wizard that shrank
boats, and #7(?), "A Drop of Dark Water" with the woman who loved Ren's father,
were all good, and #13 was o.k.  I just hope it will be actually finished, but I
don't have high hopes for that.

  I still think Tula and Ioz should wind up getting together at the end. :)

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