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A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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SG is still a lot of fun
Oh, totally. My love for it knows no bounds. And there's some good dramatic stuff in there sometimes, too.
The biggest ship vibe I picked up in S1 was John/Elizabeth, and I think it was completely unintentional on the part of the writers - it was just there sometimes. In S2, they seem to be teasing it a bit, but I don't think that's where they're headed. Could be wrong.
I like reading McKay/Sheppard because there's a metric load of brilliant fic about these two out there -- seriously, the sheer amount of awesome fic in this young fandom is verging on ridiculous -- but I don't find they are all, "OMG enough slashy tension to wake the dead" on the show in the manner of, say, Clark/Lex, at least to my eyes. Granted, I usually need to be bludgeoned about in the head with the threat of an imminent blowjob on screen to see slashy subtexts.
I've noticed *some* Sheppard/Weir subtext though, especially in the first two episodes of S2. Or maybe that's because my default shippy inclination is het. Hmmm.
I'm not sure anyone had ever seen anything quite like Clark/Lex, in the early days of Smallville.
I'm not sure anyone had ever seen anything quite like Clark/Lex, in the early days of Smallville.
SA and I were reminiscing just this weekend about the good old slashy days of S1 Smallville. Some gay porn? Less gay.
DH is noticing Sheppard/Weir subetext this season.
I'm hoping it doesn't become text ("What's that thing above the subtext?"). I'm not sure why.
Yeah. It's like, the yardstick against which all slashy subtexts are to be measured. The only other relationship I can think of that comes even close is Angel/Lindsey.
It's interesting, because the McKay/Sheppard I've read is true to the characterizations, but the slash is so very much on the page even before I get to the actual slashy parts (to the credit of the authors), and yet, I don't see it so much on the screen. Which is fine - just different from, say, J/D.
Though, I have to admit that it was reading the J/D slash that people here pointed me to when I oh-so-innocently said "Yeah, I don't really see it. I mean, Daniel, sure, but Jack?" that caused a shift in my perception there. That just hasn't happened with McKay/Sheppard. But it's all good.
Yeah. It's like, the yardstick against which all slashy subtexts are to be measured. The only other relationship I can think of that comes even close is Angel/Lindsey.
Frodo/Sam. Oh, and S2 Wes/Gunn.
I'm not a huge Weir fan (something about her is slightly off-putting. I like her on paper, but onscreen, I find her a bit unrelatable)
I'm not a fan of the ship because it would be pairing up the military and civilain commanders of the operation, which seems like a royally bad idea, from their perspective, and from a storytelling one, as it makes all their conflicts into both personal and bureaucratic conflicts.
I don't really see J/D on the show. I buy J/D in well-written fic, but canonically? Not so much.
On the other hand, I haven't really read any House fic, but the House/Wilson on the show seems fairly blatant to me despite the fact I've only watched a handful of episodes.