'Shindig'
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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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]
Speaking of unexpected cast members. Andi and I were watching a movie last night that had an airport scene, and one of the guard guys was played by the guy who played young Lt George Hammond in the 1969 episode of SG-1.
Zoe looked so pretty this ep!
I like her character a lot. Generally teen roles bug me. She is everything I like about the teen girls that hang around my son. I wasn't an instant fan, but she has won me over big time.
the guy who played young Lt George Hammond
He did look natural in uniform. Of course, one of my favorite eps. He totally sold being Hammond for me.
I would like for some future ep to have it be revealed that Carter was lowballing his number deliberately to make sure she came out higher than him.
I want it to be Stark that calls him on it.
Retcon can serve a noble purpose.
Hmm. I like Martha better than I liked Rose, and I can't tell you if that's because of episodes I've seen that haven't been aired in the US yet. I don't quite think so--I warmed to her pretty early. She's bright and takes initiative more than Rose did.
I like Martha for the same reason I liked Ace: She's having fun. Travelling with the Doctor ought to be fun.
I like Martha as the Doctor's companion a lot. One thing I did see is that sometimes her native intelligence plus extensive education got overlooked in the writing. There were times when the script called for her to act like pretty much any other companion, when one would expect her scientific/medical training to come to the fore. But then again, if the writers had emphasized that, Martha would not be an effective proxy for the audience, so I can see why. Still, there were times that after an ep was over, I would look back and think Martha had gotten the short end of the stick.