Oh, right, we're into the SGA I didn't see. Guess that means I should watch. Cool.
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
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.
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.
Consuela - Apr 20, 2007 5:28:14 pm PDT #685 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Morgana - Apr 21, 2007 12:25:09 am PDT #686 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Re: SPN -- Someone at livejournal compiled a list of pop culture references in "Hollywood Babylon."
Theodosia - Apr 21, 2007 2:14:45 am PDT #687 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"
"Echoes" may be my favorite-ever SGA ep -- I've now seen it like 5 times altogether, including in a hotel room of squeeing fangirls. I'd intended to get things done while my roommate watched for the first time last night, but I got drawn in just the same.
Even if the solar flare science is whack... I'll handwave, because the rest is so lovely.
The "pigeons" thing still cracks me up every time.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 21, 2007 2:19:39 am PDT #688 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
Only the Ancients would choose to live on a planet whose sun aims a lased plasma beam at it every few thousand years.
Did it not occur to Heightmeyer that Teyla might be picking up weird images of people trying to communicate with her because she has psychic powers? Good God, the woman better be thankful she's 4 million light years removed from peer review.
Theodosia - Apr 21, 2007 2:40:42 am PDT #689 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"
Oh yeah, that's annoying too. Especially because so much Weird Mind Shit (tm) has happened to the characters over the time they've been in the Pegasus Galaxy, not to mention all the history back at the SGC....
Dana - Apr 21, 2007 7:25:12 am PDT #690 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
He has a baby WHALE FRIEND. Named SAM.
Consuela - Apr 21, 2007 8:41:08 am PDT #691 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Heightmeyer made me want to slap her silly. But Zelenka and his pigeons were adorable.
I'm with Sheppard in thinking naming the whale Sam was vaguely creepy.
Fiona - Apr 21, 2007 8:56:47 am PDT #692 of 10001
Ten minutes in to the new Doctor Who and it's all historical clichés and bad American accents. I hope it improves. (I have to wait for my mum to watch the whole thing).
DebetEsse - Apr 21, 2007 11:51:26 am PDT #693 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
My favorite was Shepperd being all weird about Rodney naming the whale Sam.
Heightmeyer annoyed me greatly, just all around, in this ep.
Loved Ronon & Teyla.
I really wish the writers and the sound people would talk more, because the "ghosts" sounded like whales. Most of these characters are meant to be smarter than me, how can they not realize that the voices SOUND LIKE WHALES!
On SG-1, I think the Ori are more philosophically or politically interesting than narratively interesting. The arguing theology is a nifty idea, and one I wish they'd brought up before, because I find myself thinking, "Just bleeding get on with it already. Bored now."
I read Vala's line "You can do more" to soldier dude as an allusion to Chrichton's "You can be more" to Aeryn back on Farscape. It would be cool, and actually narratively interesting, to tie that guy back into Teal'c and the Jaffa rebellion against the Goauld. Totally different character trajectory, in a lot of ways, but it could work.
JenP - Apr 21, 2007 3:54:22 pm PDT #694 of 10001
He has a baby WHALE FRIEND. Named SAM.
This is what I'm saying! (I did not find it creepy.)