Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'

'The Message'


Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"  

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.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Vortex - Jul 28, 2005 12:32:59 pm PDT #2576 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

there's a reason that there's so much smallville slash-- it practically writes itself!!


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 28, 2005 12:50:09 pm PDT #2577 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Seeing the Aquarium episodes out of order blinded me to the slash until I saw the one with the force field thingy in reruns. Suddenly all the bickering and squabbling between the two took on a whole new vibe. But it's also there pretty strongly (at least on McKay's part) in "Sanctuary."


Fay - Jul 28, 2005 1:05:53 pm PDT #2578 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

They were terribly cute with the forcefield. Hell, they're just terribly cute point blank.

....I'm finding myself thinking, though, that SG1 and SGA are very very close to being Wormhole Extreme.

(And I think I need to buy the Wormhole Extreme patch that I found on ebay...)


DCJensen - Jul 28, 2005 3:31:52 pm PDT #2579 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Then there's the occasional Weir/McKay...


Fay - Jul 28, 2005 3:39:53 pm PDT #2580 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Zelenka! Finally, Zelenka! And, man, I'm so chuffed about a Czech character cropping up. And speaking Czech! Yay for that!

Bates is very unlikeable, isn't he? And Arsey!Science!Guy with the plait.

It strikes me that maybe they were going for a sort of Sigourney Weaver vibe with their casting of Weir.


Consuela - Jul 28, 2005 3:41:16 pm PDT #2581 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I still think I like Jessica Steen better, in part because TH's Weir is so... uncertain in many ways. Although she does do a marvelous slapdown of Kavanagh (Arsey!Science!Guy, Fay).


Fay - Jul 28, 2005 3:49:41 pm PDT #2582 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

It was a good slapdown. That scene (in, er, GiantPlasticBugChowsDownOnShepAndTheyGetStuckInTheGate episode) really punched my teacher buttons.

But I'm a lot more DoNotFuckWithMe when my authority is challenged. I mean, in stuff where I'm not AuthorityChick, I'm very placid about taking a back seat and doing what I'm told, but if it's my thing, my area of responsibility and expertise, 'specially if I'm being patronised by a bloke - wow, I am an unpleasant short woman.


arby - Jul 28, 2005 7:29:08 pm PDT #2583 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)

I didn't see the Sheppard/McKay ho!yay (ha ha that rhymed) until "Underground" (the one with the math bonding ). There was an echo of that (complete with the long pregnant look) in this last episode as well, with the throwaway chess bit . Someone said over on prime_not_prime (LJ community for Atlantis discussion of a slashy bent) that the Weir/Sheppard in the premiere was almost the subtext compared to the McKay/Sheppard text. I wouldn't go that far, but I do think they're being remarkably restrained with the Weir/Sheppard - on any other show there would have been entire episodes devoted to THEIRLOVEISSOPURE unrequited wacky misunderstanding B/S.

I don't watch Smallville so I can't compare it to Clex but I did think that Angel/Lindsey was so obvious that it practically smacked one in the face - McKay/Sheppard is nowhere near that blatant but I do think the hints are there for those that are open to the possibility.

re: 4400 - Has anyone noticed how that new chick, Alonna (what's her face actress name), is a dead ringer for Catherine Zeta-Jones? The BF remarked that he kept expecting her to break into shills for T-mobile.


Fiona - Jul 28, 2005 10:57:52 pm PDT #2584 of 10001

I've unsubscribed from this thread, so apologies if this has already been linked, but here is a look at the new Doctor Who.


Laura - Jul 29, 2005 1:07:51 pm PDT #2585 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

OMG! I just got home from work and turned on SciFi as a matter of routine and there on my very home screen was Firefly! I had forgot that this was happening. Shiny.