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.
Weird love's better than no love.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Zenkitty - Oct 14, 2005 4:13:36 pm PDT #4860 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Consuela - Oct 14, 2005 5:01:37 pm PDT #4861 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
t wears enabler cap proudly, spins pinwheel
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]
Jessica - Oct 14, 2005 5:26:51 pm PDT #4862 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.
sumi - Oct 14, 2005 5:38:20 pm PDT #4863 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
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.
Consuela - Oct 14, 2005 5:43:17 pm PDT #4864 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oooh, Threshold's on tonight. And ack! at your comments, Jessica.
Katie M - Oct 14, 2005 8:12:13 pm PDT #4865 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
Beverly - Oct 14, 2005 8:27:14 pm PDT #4866 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
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.
Consuela - Oct 14, 2005 9:11:46 pm PDT #4867 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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.
sj - Oct 14, 2005 9:39:54 pm PDT #4868 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I want to like Threshold because the cast is so fabulous, but the writing is pretty bad. I keep hoping it will get better.
Consuela - Oct 14, 2005 9:53:28 pm PDT #4869 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yeah. I keep wanting to see Karen Sisco in Molly Caffrey, and she's just not there. Molly's got no edge, she's all nice warm bureaucrat with admittedly great clothes (loved that green leather jacket) who wants to saaaaave everyone! Yeah, whatever. They're all too perfect, although I do like the constant low-level whine about how they never get to go home. Maybe someone will go on a bender?