Good choice. I read that in a collection from the public library when I was about thirteen, upon Googling probably The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964. Stunning.
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Good choice. I read that in a collection from the public library when I was about thirteen, upon Googling probably The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964. Stunning.
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After having seen the movie 50(!) times it still is painful to watch, it get's me everytime.
After having seen the movie 50(!) times it still is painful to watch, it get's me everytime.
I like how the title is a spoiler. I'm not sure if I heard of it before, or if I just figured it out.
Anyway, that's what you get for not having wiggle room on your delta-V.
All of those moments with Londo were great, not just the end. Some favorites:
Really early on, but man, oh, man, painful, but brilliant. I think we've all had those moments where we realize we've gotten old and turned into our parents and realize our past is behind us.
Of course, everything with him and Adira:
And Londo and Morden:
I could go on, but really, don't those three quotes sum up Londo and show how painfully brilliant his character was written?
The best superhero scene is Peter Parker with his emo haircut strutting down the street being an asshole to everyone he meets.
No matter how your mind denies it, your heart knows the truth.
No matter how your mind denies it, your heart knows the truth.
Not spoken in the film. Only the novel. The sequel uses it, however.
Just sayin'.
I wouldn't call most of those painfully brilliant in the sense the OP is referring to. Though yes, they are brilliant.
Alfred and Bruce. Another painful, but brilliant duo. I always get the sense that Alfred expects more from Bruce, but can't come outright and say so. So he goes along and does what he can.
Alfred gives Bruce the kick in the butt he needs.
Alfred has to explain to Bruce that some people are just plain evil. Bruce is such a control freak that he can't understand the Joker. It's a hard truth and I don't think Bruce fully gets it in this scene, but I think, by the end, he understands.
The end of The Dark Knight Painful, Brilliant. AMAZING!
Alfred gives Bruce the kick in the butt he needs.
Alfred has to explain to Bruce that some people are just plain evil. Bruce is such a control freak that he can't understand the Joker. It's a hard truth and I don't think Bruce fully gets it in this scene, but I think, by the end, he understands.
The end of The Dark Knight Painful, Brilliant. AMAZING!
POORLY LIT!
I was going to say the Londo scene that came to my mind after reading the thread was the one during the bombing of Narn... when he's standing at the window on the Centauri ship, watching it lob mass drivers down onto the planet.
Amazing scene, for a TV show. Admittedly, it's not that great-looking now, but given the CGI standards of the day... *zoinks*
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Watching that scene on the In The Beginning/The Gathering combo DVD is what got me to blind buy the B5 S1 set. It is a brilliant piece of Television, writing and acting, any genre. Brilliant.
I believe it's from "The Long, Twilight Struggle".
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