Did it seem to anyone that they abandoned those redshirtsunnamed soldiers pretty damn quickly in the bug lair on Aquarium? I mean, Sheppard lasted over an hour with one of those things attached to him - they slowly drain the life out of their prey rather than killing them instantly. Might have been worth pulling the guys out and trying a saltwater bath rather than writing them off immediately with a pineapple eulogy.

I really disliked the video effect in last night's BSG. (The temp effect on the screener I saw last week was far less pixelated, and I think worked better. Not just because I have a hard time believing in a society that develops space travel before MiniDV, but because the emotions were harder to read with the image so distorted.)

I love Boomer's little "told you" to the male Cylon in the last bit.

I guess the thinking was that going back in would cost more lives. Doesn't quite work with the not leaving people behind (But...but...they're redshirts), though.

The redshirts were screaming, and probably covered with bugs. Doesn't make it any more right, though: that really pissed me off.

And it was, frankly, in flat contrast to SG-1 where Daniel made a point of saying, "we don't leave our people behind." Lorne clearly wasn't trained in the Jack O'Neill school of field tactics. You blow shit up BEFORE they grab your people.

Also? If he blew the shit out of that cave, how come there was anything left to grab when Shep went back?

Still haven't watched BSG.

How strong is SG-1 on continuity? Is Cameron going to be a competent hand-to-hand fighter from here on, or will it all be forgotten?

Because yes, I am hoping for Cameron practicing with Teal'c.

Is Cameron going to be a competent hand-to-hand fighter from here on, or will it all be forgotten?

Continuity in plot is generally respected. However continuity in character is a little vaguer. There was an episode back in season 4 during which Jack and Teal'c learned Latin/Ancient. And yet, they've never mentioned it again.

On the other hand, Ben's clearly been working out like a mofo, so it's possible they'll carry it through just because he's going to insist on it.

I also suspect he stuck that Bones comment in: it's precisely the sort of thing he'd suggest. Of course, that means Cam's a geek, but I'm not all that surprised. An SG-1 fanboy was likely to be a geek, even with all the muscles.

Oh, and Mesa's posted some very pretty promo shots, unspoilery: [link]

As referrential as the show is, they needed someone to pick that up (it was largely part of Jack's job), and I don't think Daniel's enough pop-culture to do it. I'd really miss that element if it went away, and I think Ben's up for it. (Of course, on this show' you'd think sci-fi background would be basic survival skills, but you'd think a geek would have figured out who the next of kin was. Maybe he hasn't fully realized that his life now conforms to those tropes.)

I was also jazzed at the "Wait, that's BB doing his own fighting/stunt work? Dude!" aspect of last night's ep.

I also suspect he stuck that Bones comment in: it's precisely the sort of thing he'd suggest. Of course, that means Cam's a geek, but I'm not all that surprised. An SG-1 fanboy was likely to be a geek, even with all the muscles.

I was thinking that it was exactly the sort of thing John Crichton would say.

So, ah.

SGA OT4. Hot like a hot thing, with some damned funny banter in the front end. And the back end. Actually, all the way through.

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Bwah.

Also? Ben Browder is a fuzzy fuzzy man.