Ooh

[sholio]

I was just telling frith_in_thorns about Invisible Man (the early-2000s show) and then I went and checked on Hulu and discovered they have the whole series (both seasons!) for free. I haven't rewatched it in AGES (and I'm pretty sure I've never rewatched season two, since it never came out on DVD) and now I am thinking about maybe running a weekly rewatch -- or first-time watch for people who've never seen it -- while Hulu's still got it up.

Would anyone be interested in that?

If you've never seen it, this show could best be summed up as: adorable characters, utterly ridiculous plots, total slashbait main pairing plus a fabulous female character who make a lovely OT3 together, and scads of canon h/c. The only reason why I didn't write a ton of fanfic for it, I suspect, is because I got into it at a time when I really wasn't writing much fanfic and was mostly in anime/comics fandom circles.

(There is always the possibility that I'll go back and rewatch a couple episodes and find out that it's actually awful, of course.)

Comments

[veleda_k]

So, when I first read this, my response was, "I'd be up for that." Then I read the series description on Hulu, which is, "An ex-thief agrees to undergo an experimental surgery and work for the government in exchange for his freedom," which changes my reaction to, "Ahaha, I'm so in."

[sholio]

Heeeee! I am totally gonna do this! I just need to figure out how to swing the discussion posts, especially since I want them to be friendly for new people and therefore as future-episode-spoiler-free as possible.

[madripoor_rose]

Ooh, I loved Invisible Man!

[sholio]

Me too! I hope it holds up well after all these years.

[madripoor_rose]

I rewatched it fairly recently (couldn't have been too many years ago, because I ended up writing a teensy White Collar crossover snippet of Neal being appalled at Darien's clothes) and I thought it held up surprisingly well.

I'll try to join in on a rewatch but I have ALL THE TV this season, and I'm still picking through my old videotapes and need to finish up my Sentinel rewatch by Christmas.

[sholio]

Well, you're always welcome to drop by the discussion posts even if you're not rewatching the show!

[king_touchy]

I'm in on a rewatch, totally. Invisible Man was wicked fun.

[sholio]

Yay! I totally want to do this. I just need to figure out how to handle the logistics of it.

[alessandriana]

YES.

(I've watched it within the last five years and it is definitely not awful.)

[sholio]

Hooray! \o/ I think xparrot rewatched it relatively recently as well and still enjoyed it. And my memories of the show are so warm and happy (even though some of the plots were THE ABSOLUTE WORST XD).

[alessandriana]

Oh gosh yeah, some of the plots were... uh. (BUT THEN there were episodes like the one with the home for old spies! and the one with the truth serum! so tbh I forgive them.) I think there's only one episode I cringe too hard to rewatch, and that's the second ep.

[sholio]

I don't remember the second episode at all (actually, I remember very few episodes now, and none between the pilot and the one with Bobby's ex-wife). But why is it that SO MANY shows have absolutely terrible second episodes? SG-1's second episode was the one with the Mongols and Carter, and White Collar's second episode was the fashion week one, which is probably the most boring episode in all of the first season. It's like they're trying to scare viewers off. XD

[alessandriana]

Oh man, the Mongols episode, I'd forgotten about that. >.> Maybe it's because the writers haven't gotten a handle on the characters yet? Or they've blown all their budget on the first episode, and are forced to do with less?