Blogcritics: Comments on Wonderfalls - Viewer Collection

Comment by Jim Carruthers

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:39:16 EST

There are several references throughout to Jaye's 'sodes, particularly when she confides to her brother inanimate objects are telling her to do things, and her sessions with Dr. Ron (who she steals the brass monkey from). It is one of the highlights of this series how the writing is clever without being gimmicky. In the commentaries, they make a point how "the locals" don't look at the falls in the on location scenes, for example, so if they do that, why wouldn't they use the word " 'sodes"?

Comment by jobby

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:51:36 EST

I think "sodes" is a reference to an episode of Wonderfalls where Jaye has an episode and her mother calls it a "'sode". Hope that cleared things up for you. BTW, the freeze-framing? Not just you :-)

Comment by mike hollihan

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:24:33 EST

"'sodes"? I've always seen the preferred contraction "eps". When did this happen or did you make it up? "'sodes" sounds like a CSI term or some kind of tech geek-speak from Star Trek. I came to WF kinda late but did enjoy it before the big bye-bye. It was fun watching Jaye being dragged kicking and screaming into maturity. I agree with the comment about DVD sets becoming a kind of second life for discontinued series. ("discos"? Just kidding.) I'm not sure they can supplant actual broadcast runs in terms of cash flows, but that may only be a matter of time and new methods of reaching those all important eyeballs with advertising.