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A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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I don't dare try to rank companions, as there are several that I only saw a couple glimpses of that I think I'd love - Leela, for one. Adric at least had the advantage of not screaming a lot, therefore he ranks a bit higher than most of the younger females.
Rose may be my favorite.
I hated Ace. I can give you three:
1) Rose 2) Sarah Jane (I cried all through her season 2 episode) 3) Leela
I put Ace in the "meh" category, but I probably favor her a bit more because she was the companion in what is my favorite Dark Doctor Who episode (pre-revival), Remembrance of the Daleks, the 25th anniversary one where they went back to 1963 London and had tons of shout-outs to An Unearthly Child, including a real meta-moment (Ace turns on the TV, and as the vacumn tube warms up, you can hear the Beeb's announcer saying, "And stay tuned for our new adventure show, Doc..." and she turns the TV off in frustration).
Here is the BSG promo that ran during Flash Gordon last night.
The whole watch thing was clear from the very beginning, and I do mean the beginning.
I also was not amused by the little "I broke up with you", "no I broke up with you" bit. I really hope that isn't a recurring theme because it's stupid and annoying.
I actually kind of like the idea of hopping back and forth.
I am very displeased that they are not using the original Queen song. I don't care how much it cost. One fewer rift would have been worth it.
I know! It would have so cool to have the original. I guess they spent the budget for it on the promos.
Already this week's Masters of Science Fiction is better.
It was better -- but so very, very 1970.
And next week's looks like fun.
Masters of Science Fiction was all warm and fuzzy and sweet. And Not!Locke was living in the Adirondacks where I am so that was nice.
I was sick in bed all day so I finished off the Doctor Who season. Sad now. Want new season. Some awesome episodes there. I prefer to watch with people here, but couldn't hold off.
My favorite companion ever was Benny. Who was in the New Adventure books, and was never filmed....
See, there is an upside to this after all. It is better on rewatch, and I can't think of a beloved show that didn't have an episode or more that weren't brilliant. Shame that more time wasn't spent on whacky science fair fun than Carter humiliation.
I am Laura in this. (Love it when that happens!) American Idol Science Fair would've made my week, I think. Snarky Stark makes me happy. And on a shallow note - Zoe looked so pretty this ep! I mean, she's a gorgeous girl, so she always looks good, but especially so this ep, I thought.
I think Dr. Finn maybe played a scientist on SG-1. Off to IMDB. ETA: Yep - [link]