why would being paranoid about aliens make you create a crop circle?
No fucking idea, really.
eta:
why do you have to be naked while doing it?
Oh, that one I know--because it's fun.
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
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.
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§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 12:58:06 pm PDT #141 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Strega - Aug 09, 2006 1:20:40 pm PDT #142 of 10001
I think the idea of the weapon was to be able to shoot the mind-rays from anywhere, hence the satellite.
Right, but... why actually do that? They were demonstrating the mind ray, not proving that satellites work. So why not just pipe it in directly?
And yeah, my question on the crop circle was why. I kinda suspect there was something in the movie dialogue that explained it, but I haven't gone back yet to make sure.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 1:29:33 pm PDT #143 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They were demonstrating the mind ray, not proving that satellites work. So why not just pipe it in directly?
Maybe they were demonstrating that they could use satellite-distributed mind control.
Just fanwanking there. I could have paid a bit more attention to the tachyon disruptor shield discussion.
Liese S. - Aug 09, 2006 1:58:22 pm PDT #144 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Why the senator as opposed to anyone else?
Oooh! I have a Liese-paranoia-theory; something is wrong with the senator, for reals, and their mind dysfunction allowed them to see it. (Hey, I was right about W&H planting bugs with their exterminator at the Hyperion. Paranoia is good for you!)
But as far as in the text of the ep, Spencer evidently interpreted his helicopter as his spaceship, so equally interpreted the senator as alien. And yeah, it makes sense about the movie they all watched characterizing the specifics of your mind control ray effects. I got nothing about the crop circles. Other than, I really really like crop circles. I want to go make crop circles. But we don't actually have crops out here in the desert. Maybe I could make sagebrush circles. But that seems like work.
Zenkitty - Aug 09, 2006 2:10:27 pm PDT #145 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I think Spencer created the crop circle because he was convinced there was an alien invasion and he'd been abducted, and crop circles happen when the aliens come, and since there wasn't one there, he had to make it and then forget that he made it. In order to reinforce his own delusion.
crickets
Liese S. - Aug 09, 2006 2:15:51 pm PDT #146 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
He needs better, more fully-functional delusions.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2006 2:17:45 pm PDT #147 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He needs better, more fully-functional delusions.
Says the woman who bemoans the lack of crops in which she can make circles.
Don't lie. You vacation in Kansas.
They have fields of stuff in Kansas, right?
Jon B. - Aug 09, 2006 2:18:29 pm PDT #148 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
t pedant He was a Congressman, not a Senator. t /pedant
tavella - Aug 09, 2006 2:21:07 pm PDT #149 of 10001
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.
Shiny new Doctor Who pictures and info. I'm sort of 'hmm' about the new blue suit. I'm in favor of not wearing the same suit all the time, but I'm not in love with the new one.
CFerg - Aug 09, 2006 3:09:05 pm PDT #150 of 10001
How's this to throw in :
Maybe the distribution of the paranoia inducing monkey beam (via hijacked signal) was not optimum and the full effect of thee paranoia could not be experienced which would account for the cohesion of the group.
FYI, Shayne (who plays Spencer) asked many times ".....and WHY do I have to be naked sitting in a crop circle."
I can't remember if it made the podcast but the movie was supposed to start with the unversal logo but universal legal couldn't clear it with universal in time for the universal logo to be used in a universal show.... we all stood there silently and nodded.