The coats are bad enough, but there's one episode where Duncan just pulls his sword from off-screen like some kind of cartoon character with a mallet. At least the coat thing kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.
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Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
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Kalshane - Jan 10, 2006 7:56:57 am PST #6284 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
shrift - Jan 10, 2006 8:14:47 am PST #6285 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I read a fic that suggested the reason Methos slouches all the time is that it's the only comfortable way to sit after he's stuffed all his sharp things into the lining.
For me, it was love at first slounge.
Calli - Jan 10, 2006 8:16:13 am PST #6286 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
there's one episode where Duncan just pulls his sword from off-screen like some kind of cartoon character with a mallet. At least the coat thing kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.
I think I've heard "where Duncan keeps his sword" fanwanked as "katana space".
shrift - Jan 10, 2006 8:18:37 am PST #6287 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
It's that kind of magic.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 10, 2006 8:33:09 am PST #6288 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
Now I want to see scenes where they grab lights and boom mikes from out of frame and use them in the fight.
DCJensen - Jan 10, 2006 8:36:25 am PST #6289 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
One more Doctor Who:CI note for Consuela:
Most of the military stuff with the screens and the translator were at UNIT HQ. Torchwood only really had the Big Gun at the end.
UNIT, of course, being involved with aliens, including The Doctor, since the 70's.
Betsy HP - Jan 10, 2006 8:46:53 am PST #6290 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I think I've heard "where Duncan keeps his sword" fanwanked as "katana space".
That certainly beats "up his butt", which I was starting to fear was the case.
Theodosia - Jan 10, 2006 8:50:29 am PST #6291 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I seem to remember a quote where the producers were talking about "magic pockets" FWIW.
Kalshane - Jan 10, 2006 9:20:17 am PST #6292 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I think I've heard "where Duncan keeps his sword" fanwanked as "katana space".
I've heard it called "sword space", but yeah. I think most fans just accept it as another of the ill-defined Immortal powers. (Such as Duncan killing assorted Immortals with wierd little "magical" abilities, but never exhibiting them himself later. Meanwhile in the "Final Dimension" movie the bad guy gains the powers of an Immortal sorcerer by killing him.)
The Mage RPG from White Wolf had a rote (spell) called "Spatial Sheathe" that did the same thing, undoubtably inspired by the show.
ETA: Of course, in another book they had an infamous rant about the illogic of carrying swords in the modern world. They weren't known for their internal consistancy.
Betsy HP - Jan 10, 2006 9:25:40 am PST #6293 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My son wants to know why the sword of Lucas, the dead civil war guy, crackled with lightning on his grave. My son thought he was maybe partly beheaded and was coming back. I said, "Naah, just dramatic special effects."