Celeste in the City made me feel sad for NB, MD, EE and everyone else involved in that train wreck.
They can find better roles, right?
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
sumi - Mar 16, 2004 4:22:51 am PST #4313 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Vortex - Mar 16, 2004 4:25:42 am PST #4314 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vortex, yup. I also loved the part about how getting a makeover is the key to success in both one's love life and one's professional life. Especially a makeover that makes you look like a hooker.
oh! and let's not forget (though I did) the 15 minute commercial for shoes, makeup, and hair products. (i think that they called it a "makeover" in the movie)
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2004 5:20:07 am PST #4315 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Crichton employing his insane-fu.
You don't think Granny either?
I'm just a little Farscape-bitter. I don't think I enjoyed more than one episode of the last season. Crichton and Scorpius continued to entertain, but I got no emotional urgency from anything else that happened. Mostly it irritated me -- where was the subversion and impact of the show I'd liked so much?
Which has nothing to do with whether or not Stargate is good, or successful. I like it because it presents 4 pretty and charismatic main character, memorable recurring characters, puts them in physical danger and through the odd emotional wringer. It's not redefining anything (except perhaps how many times we can watch our characters or something very like them die), but engaging.
Steph L. - Mar 16, 2004 5:27:10 am PST #4316 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Ending on skittles would be such a bad thing.
No fucking kidding. Though the schmoop was making me a little diabetic.
While Stark's insanity drives me bug-fuck, I dearly adore Crichton's insane-fu. I wonder why that is.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 16, 2004 5:31:46 am PST #4317 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You don't think Granny either?
Not so much towards to end, when she seemed to get a competence upgrade.
Though the schmoop was making me a little diabetic.
Clearly this is why they turned into skittles - too much sugar.
While Stark's insanity drives me bug-fuck, I dearly adore Crichton's insane-fu. I wonder why that is.
Probably because a) crazy is not Crichton's default mode, and b) Browder does crazy really frelling well. He's up there with Bruce Campbell in the Evil Dead movies (there's always a point where Ash just LOSES it).
Emily - Mar 16, 2004 6:29:48 am PST #4318 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
let's not forget (though I did) the 15 minute commercial for shoes, makeup, and hair products.
Ah, but that's an old and hallowed tradition! Besides, it comes in the package with getting contacts, as I understand it. "Value-added".
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2004 6:35:19 am PST #4319 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Stark is crazy for no apparent reason, and has no charisma to boot.
Crichton's oozing with the attractive stuff, plus we've seen every step that's made him hatter-mad.
Granny was just annoying to me, all the time.
Katie M - Mar 16, 2004 6:56:20 am PST #4320 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I'm getting sucked into Stargate, even though it's not very good.
Ha! See? It's a sneaky show like that. You're sitting there, thinking "you know, this isn't really very good... hey, there's another episode on!"
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2004 7:05:48 am PST #4321 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I dunno. I think it's well done.
Katie M - Mar 16, 2004 7:20:13 am PST #4322 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Well, no, that's not... hmm.
It's a good example of what it is. I'm not embarassed to point at it and say "fun show! Which I like!" But I'm never going to hold it up as art, like you said, which is what I mean when I say "good." You know? I mean, I appreciate that the actors mostly commit to it, and they obviously care about quality, but it's not brilliant.
...maybe I'm a little embarassed, because it's so straightforward, and I feel like I shouldn't like it as much as I do. I dunno. It's possible that I'm just warped by all those years spent with ME productions, where I expected Brilliance and Meaning (and thus was disappointed a decent chunk of the time).