I'm sure you noticed that Tigh has already taken your advice.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
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.
sumi - Jul 30, 2005 4:53:57 am PDT #2625 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Eddie - Jul 30, 2005 5:33:09 am PDT #2626 of 10001
Your tag here.
Also, gotta pull for a President named Laura.
duh, spelling
edited by Laura on Jul 29, 2005 9:11:41 pm PDT
You spelled Laura wrong?
Although the recovery of Laura Roslin in time to make the fool of Tigh was an obvious turn of events, it was still rewarding.
I saw this more of a trick on Laura's part; that she was faking, so Tigh would be tricked into letting them see her. Her manner went from babbling to cogent instantly when they arrived. But then, I haven't hardly watched BSG, so I may not totally understand everything I'm seeing.
Dana - Jul 30, 2005 5:34:00 am PDT #2627 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Her manner went from babbling to cogent instantly wen they arrived.
Because Billy had gotten her the chamalla extract.
Eddie - Jul 30, 2005 5:35:52 am PDT #2628 of 10001
Your tag here.
Because Billy had gotten her the chamalla extract.
OH! Missed that part, thanks. Yes, that is an obvious turn of events... and yes, rewarding.
Laura - Jul 30, 2005 5:37:36 am PDT #2629 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I totally bought that she was so out of it that she didn't know Ellen. Then again I would try and erase the fair Mrs. Tigh from my memory banks too. My take was that the guard got her the drugs she needed to go back to "normal" somewhat delusional Laura.
You spelled Laura wrong?
Hee. Adama actually. Which still looks wrong for some reason.
DCJensen - Jul 30, 2005 6:18:54 am PDT #2630 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Maybe it should be Amana, because he's an appliance. A tool, if you will. No wait, that's Tigh.
Fay - Jul 30, 2005 9:41:56 am PDT #2631 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
God, I'm so tired of Jaffa politics
Jaffa cakes, on the other hand, never become wearisome. No sir.
sigh.
I really want new BSG. I envy you lots.
Katie M - Jul 30, 2005 10:26:09 am PDT #2632 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I like Jaffa politics.
Seriously, I wondered whether RDA and MS were actually in the same room for filming their scene. Really unsatisfactory.
Yeah, they were. They leave the room together at the end, and you see both faces.
Fay - Jul 30, 2005 12:54:19 pm PDT #2633 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Hmmm. Depressingly, I'm finding SGA less than compelling viewing. I think I sprained something with the handwaving, but that shouldn't really matter to me so much, surely? Because there was plenty of handwaving in BtVS, wasn't there? And yet it owned my ass.
But it's so - it's very like Star Trek. Or even Galaxy Quest. And one of the things I loved most about BtVS and AtS was the story telling, and the juxtaposition of mundane (although all things Californian are automatically shiny and foreign to me, but still) and heroic. It's ... I'm not saying this well. But I'm really not suspending disbelief yet. I'm charmed by some of the characters, but I don't care about what they're doing, because it seems - dumb. And predictable. And the Wraith are just...silly.
::pouts::
It hasn't captured my imagination or affections in the way that BSG did, or even Carnivale. Never mind the Whedonverse things. This is sad-making. I think I may stick to the fanfic, which involves much less handwaving.
Maybe I just need to shift my assumptions about what the show's going to be, though. It's more of a drinking game kind of show, more of a Smallville kind of show. Hmm. If I think of it as a Smallville kind of show, in terms of silly plots and handwaving... yeah, that might work. My love for Smallville does not hinge upon any suspension of disbelief, or upon the quality of the writing. And, okay, SGA doesn't have Clex, but it's got lots of snark. And John and Rodney are adorable, and Ford is very sweet, and I'm quite fond of Teyla and Elizabeth. Hmm. Yes, this might work.
On the other hand, I just watched the first episode of House, and loved it to pieces. And, sweet weeping mother of God, nothing prepared me for the textiness of the House/Wilson slash. Even the dying patient was slashing them!
...decisions, decisions. Do I watch another episode of House, or try the first episode of Veronica Mars...
dcp - Jul 30, 2005 1:32:04 pm PDT #2634 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Go Veronica Mars, choose Veronica Mars.
House is fun, but settles into its formula very quickly. Veronica Mars has more puzzles, and more things to keep track of.