Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.

Mal ,'The Message'


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.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


§ ita § - Oct 05, 2006 9:51:57 am PDT #2303 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

They're streaming much of their shows--that's how I've been catching CSI too.


JenP - Oct 05, 2006 9:58:32 am PDT #2304 of 10001

But I do have to go to work after watching Eureka. It's quite unfair.

Clearly something should be done about that.

Yay for the good ratings trend news, and I hope everyone who should come back does.

And in more shallow show talk - I loved Beverly's dress again (I guess I like that stlye, because it was almost the same as the one from two eps ago that I liked), and I loved Allison's dress when she was pregnant - such a pretty dress. Kudos to the costume department; I don't usually notice enough to comment.


sumi - Oct 05, 2006 10:05:40 am PDT #2305 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I don't think that there's any reason to watch the shorter Pegasus when you've got the longer one.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 05, 2006 10:24:53 am PDT #2306 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Thanks on the PEGASUS feedback. Now I just have to get started on these fracking DVDs.


fialka - Oct 05, 2006 12:51:17 pm PDT #2307 of 10001
I am leaving. You are about to explode. ~Teal'c, 'Talion'

/Fi stumbles into the thread and falls face down from exhaustion after a marathon reading of 572 posts.

My lord, here there be TALK. And it doesn't help that I live on a small island off the coast of France which means I am always going to be a day late and $1=57p short.

I used to be known for writing post-ep dissertations, so you'll all be relieved to know I'm not in a dissertating mood these days. But I did want to weigh in a couple of thoughts on the (sob!) Eureka finale (and yay for pickups!) before I forget or get lost in BSG and whatnot because I have loved this show from the teaser of ep 1, and I don't often say that. It'll be an oh-god-where's-the-fic kind of hiatus. Also the problem with 13 ep seasons? LONG frakelling hiatus. And this year my four favourite shows were Eureka, Dr Who, The 4400 and Regenesis, so you can see this is perhaps a problem.

But I did feel as if I put a foot down on a step that wasn't there with this last ep of Eureka. I even checked the ahems, and nope, I hadn't missed an ep. But it does feel like one is missing between House Rules and this -- how and when Kim got back, and the reverse/reverse again dynamics in the Stark/Allison/Carter triangle particularly. Think I'll have to try juggling them back into shooting order and see if that helps, but I suspect not. Unless, of course, it's merely my brain going into swiss cheese mode again, which does happen with alarming frequency these days. Did I miss an explanation somewhere, or did Kim really just reappear out of the blue only to get zapped? Damn shame, I liked that character a lot and was hoping they'd bring her back.

Beyond that, I have a pressing question for the Canadians -- what the frak are 'tap pants'? I'm imagining those sort of shorty-short knickers like Allison was wearing (*cough*), but I'm obviously confused as to whether or not 'pants' means the same thing in Canada as it does in the UK. Help?

Oh, and HI back to those who said hi to me about ninety million posts upthread. I'll try to be better at keeping up. ::gulps::


ChiKat - Oct 05, 2006 1:01:17 pm PDT #2308 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I'm obviously confused as to whether or not 'pants' means the same thing in Canada as it does in the UK. Help?

BWAH! No. Pants in Canada and the U.S. means "trousers." Hope that helps!


§ ita § - Oct 05, 2006 1:03:11 pm PDT #2309 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

how and when Kim got back

I got the impression she never left after she was all snuggly with Henry in her first episode. As far as "what happened when?" it's smaller than clonemeister deaging merrily offscreen.

But I do kinda like that stuff happens that we're not privy to. Otherwise it seems too "Dawn's in trouble? Must be Tuesday."

Tap pants are like girlie boxer shorts of satin or silk. They don't have elastic at the leg-hole, and are often edged with lace.


Kathy A - Oct 05, 2006 1:03:46 pm PDT #2310 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

"Tap pants" are underwear, usually worn in conjunction with a camisole in my experience. But, "pants" by themselves = trousers in North America ("panties" are the usual term for ladies underwear).


Theodosia - Oct 05, 2006 2:13:33 pm PDT #2311 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"

ita gave a pretty good description of tap pants as I know them. It's the only NA-usage of 'pants' for underwear (excluding panties) that I know of.


Theodosia - Oct 05, 2006 2:14:34 pm PDT #2312 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"

In other, non-pants-related news, welcome fialka! Sorry you missed out on the fun during the first season of Eureka, but at least there's another one to look forward to!