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.
And Suela gives me Reason #87 why I should have an LJ account by now.
I went to SDJ, ganked some serious pretty, and then ran away. So, there was quite a kerfuffle when Michael Shanks tried to leave the show, I take it? Two Variety ads, now that's... I don't quite know what.
I suspect I need to start watching the show from the beginning, rather than somewhere in S3 and/or S9? where Sci-Fi is right now.
I've already read through PolyRecs... and of course by read I mean devoured in one sitting. The hotness, it is like the sun.
Michael Shanks in Season One was Nerd!Hotness! like the sun is hot. I watched the whole first season just for him. Him, and the slashy Jack/Daniel subtext that was unmissable even by me.
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I suspect I need to start watching the show from the beginning, rather than somewhere in S3 and/or S9? where Sci-Fi is right now.
Not necessarily. I watched completely out of order, and asked Katie and Vonnie and ita lots of questions. Really, once you've seen about 15 episodes you've got the gist of the premise and the characters. The rest is just angst-fodder.
Although it really helped a
lot
to have seen Desperate Measures and Summit before reading
The Cost of Doing Business.
It loses a lot if you don't know who Harry Maybourne is or what Osiris looks like.
At any rate, SciFi runs them all out of order. I suggest you just dive in. And lemme dig up the link to Katie's fabulous Stargate Primer:
[link]
Oh, and her Season Guide by Hair is here:
[link]
Huh -- not looking forward to next week's Threshold, based on the promo. I think if they
kill Peter Dinklage, I may stop watching. The writing's not good enough for them to lose their best cast member.
I know!
"Richard"
would be MUCH easier to
lose,
but I wonder if perhaps
Peter Dinklage has more film type opportunities that he's missing while doing the
show.
Oooh, Threshold's on tonight. And ack! at your comments, Jessica.
Allie, you might try Destina's recs, which can be found here. Lots of J/D.
ITA, Jess. Who said good actors trump good writing? That would be a yup. Without Dinklage, we're one step closer to just another Surfacing Invasion.
I found tonight's Threshold pretty dull. Not to mention yet another show that's gone the
EMP
route. Getting old, people! Also,
there would be massive secondary damage, like in hospitals and traffic signals and emergency communications and financial institutions. Most computers that weren't shielded would be wiped clean, IIRC. The damage would probably be in the billions.
I want to like Threshold because the cast is so fabulous, but the writing is pretty bad. I keep hoping it will get better.
