then I get grumpy, because he gets the "oh, really under all that he's vulnerable!" fannish edit

I have never watched enough of the show to have a strong opinion of the matter, but I was watching one night when McKay said, "I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm an extremely arrogant man. Of course I think it's going to work."

Which made me laugh and laugh. Most of the extremely arrogant people I know are totally unaware that they're arrogant.

Maybe he went to McGill. All of my co-alumni seem to cop calmly to it.

I own a T-shirt that says on the front "Arrogant" and on the back "...and proud of it."

It's from a former employer.

Which made me laugh and laugh. Most of the extremely arrogant people I know are totally unaware that they're arrogant.

Heee. That's Rodney McKay Ver. 2.1, though: post-Russia, and post-all the other stuff that happened in SGA Season 1. He's gained a fair amount of self-knowledge in the last few years.

ita's got a point, but it's really hard to critique what might have happened in the context of the show. What we know happened had the Earth nearly get destroyed several times as a direct result of (a) opening the gate at all; (b) SG-1's actions once the gate was opened.

I do wish we got more sensible discussion in the context of the show about things like public knowledge and consent, as Katie mentioned. But then I've spent ten years in a field premised on public participation in government decision-making, so my perspective is likely to be a bit off-center.

I've watched the Enterprise finale, and I think it was way better than the series had earned. I liked the nods to what had come before/would come to be. I wish I could remember more about the framing device, but still.

It made me sad there'd be no Trek on TV, and I sure wasn't expecting that.

Bits of it seemed a little aimless -- I'd have upped the Trip ante, and done something different with the rest of the human regulars.

I've also watched the Andromeda finale, and it was exactly the show the series has earned in the last few years. Maudlin, pretentious, confusing and dumb.

It made me sad there'd be no Trek on TV, and I sure wasn't expecting that.

That exact sentiment struck me as I watched the very last shot. It took me by surprise. Seriously, end of an era.

And, yes, I shed several tears of "Awww... Wait, don't go!" to the ships during that ending.

Same realm different topic - my love for Benjamin Sisko knows no bounds. I'm rewatching DS9, and he just gave a kickass rant. Love.

And due to all the graduation hysteria this weekend, I fucked up taping Enterprise. The download is going sloooow.

Hi all! I don't think I've ever posted in this thread before, but this seems topical:

I've been Netflixxing Season 7 of Stargate and just watched the ep in which the Jaffa/To'kra/Tauri* alliance falls apart (Death Knell, I think). Anyway, I was thinking that Stargate writers are always raising interesting issues, like the Jaffa need for independence or the To'kra's right to keep secrets from their allies, but gloss them over with "SG-1 are the good guys and always in the right." It can be awfully frustrating to watch. But it creates lots of great fanfic opportunities.

• Please excuse any spelling mistakes. I'm too lazy to double check this morning.

It can be awfully frustrating to watch. But it creates lots of great fanfic opportunities.

Word. It's annoying as hell, but then TPTB are pretty forthright about the fact they're writing an action-adventure show, not The West Wing, or even Buffy.

And you do get good fic out of it, like Tripoli's The Cost of Doing Business.

Watching Dr Who 27x08 " Father's Day ".

Dragons!

or at least

dragon-type things...