By The Numbers: 9

[Guest Snapper]

This is quite a surprise (& loss) ... would have thought he'd been busy with something but can't really find that he'd gotten involved in anything recent ... anyone have intel ?

Darin's sort of a chronic perfectionist, he doesn't really enjoy working.

Quote: “I may never direct again. It’s been a kind of terrible experience, and I don’t even want to write again, so I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t want to do anything. That’s the problem.”

Anyhow, a bunch of info here: Darinland

[Beerbelch]

BEER---> Pretty sad state of affairs. He ought to learn how to deal with life better. I'm not trying to walk in his shoes. He's gotta get a grip.

BELCH

[Raven Wolf]

Wow...That guy needs theropy worse than I do!

[Guest TragicWhiteKnight]

Darin did actually sell a script recently (co-written with the guy who did 'Batman'). It's (I think) about a marriage counsellor whose daughter is about to marry a guy who thinks he's a superhero.

Superhero delusions are a bit of cliche now, but maybe he can do something good with it. I'd much rather see him (and Morgan and Wong) back doing something on TV, but, well, I'm more likely to watch it than a movie by Michael Duggan..

[Guest Burnout]

Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense' All the way!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest MrCox]

On this poll my vote goes with the majority: "Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense'": This one is just fantastic, perfect, funny but also melancholic at the same time. Although humour is a difficult thing in MM, Darin Morgan wrote and directed a wonderful episode. Did anyone else think Stephen J. Lang would be a wonderful comedy actor. I have to laugh everytime I think about this "anti-porn feminist lesbian" phantasy and the whole Selfosophy business is just great.

But this episode adresses some very serious issues too and therefore it fits to the series somehow. The Selfosophy Psycho is a very sad and lonely person wo needs this "religion" just to have someone who cares for him. Chung's autograph session is a complete disaster, which for him is another kind of apocalypse. And Morgan never forgets that Frank's work is really hard and nerve wrecking ("think about an unpleasant image ...").

"Wide Open" is a very good episode too which much too often is wrongly criticized. I love the Frank/atherine interaction in this episode and the overall story is very sad. The killer's motivation is clear and understandable. And there's a very scary aspect to it as well: No one is safe, not een in his own home.

I don't care much about "Omerta". This is one of those third season episodes I just try to forget. The only thing I really like about it is how Jordan has to cope with the death of her mother. But besides this this episode is quite silly and (what MM never was before) even corny! This is the last episode of the extremely weak start of season 3 before it improves A LOT with "Borrowed Time".

[Guest betweenthelines]

No question: 'Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense'.

[Earthnut]

I'm mushy and had to go with Omerta. Full of healing, and refreshing.

[Guest Luke]

Jose Chung for sure, but I love Wide Open

[Guest WaveCrest]

I haven't seen all of the third season episode "Omerta" yet, so from the remaining two choices it's "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense". I liked "Wide Open", but of the first season episodes I've seen so far it's one of the lesser episodes. "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" is a belter of an episode.