It may still be the blush of new love talking, but I dig the translator microbes concept from Farscape. I can imagine microbes (the French one wears a little beret and smokes, but he doesn't get a lot of play in that part of the 'verse, so he mostly just sits around looking bored and jaded, which works for him [for shame with the stereotyping, I know]), and everyone/thing/being seems to know about and use them in that part of the universe. It works very neatly for me.
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'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.
JenP - May 04, 2004 11:41:04 am PDT #5603 of 10000
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 11:44:31 am PDT #5604 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The microbes fail for me because they still use alien words for which there seems to be a direct English equivalent (Trek does this too, all the freaking time). Also, by the time they got to Earth and had Aeryn and Grammy speaking English, it all fell to shreds for me.
Emily - May 04, 2004 11:48:05 am PDT #5605 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Maybe they don't translate it into your language so much as they make your brain able to understand their version of Esperanto!
No, it didn't make any sense at all. Continue.
JenP - May 04, 2004 11:51:18 am PDT #5606 of 10000
Also, by the time they got to Earth and had Aeryn and Grammy speaking English, it all fell to shreds for me.
Hmmm, well, I haven't gotten there yet.
The microbes fail for me because they still use alien words for which there seems to be a direct English equivalent
They censor for potty mouth? Nah, I got nothin'. Except it does still work for me. You know, as far as any UT convention does. I like this one best so far.
Dana - May 04, 2004 11:54:14 am PDT #5607 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My other issue with Enterprise (okay, one of my issues) is that it's actually not that bad a show. No worse than Andromeda or Mutant X. But it's not really a Trek show. And T'Pol is not a freaking Vulcan. I have a hard time enjoying anything they're doing with her character because they keep stomping all over canon.
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 11:54:56 am PDT #5608 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know how you have a button? Like Allyson's head explodes when you reach for a reset button, no matter how much flourish you hit it with?
I am realising this is me and language. Except in The 13th Warrior. That just makes me laugh.
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 11:55:47 am PDT #5609 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My other issue with Enterprise (okay, one of my issues) is that it's actually not that bad a show. No worse than Andromeda or Mutant X.
No worse than Andromeda? Could you set a lower bar?
Dana - May 04, 2004 11:59:02 am PDT #5610 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, sure. Tracker comes to mind.
Emily - May 04, 2004 12:00:34 pm PDT #5611 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
The microbes fail for me because they still use alien words for which there seems to be a direct English equivalent (Trek does this too, all the freaking time).
This has now twice made it into faculty summaries I'm typing up. I'm tempted to leave it, just to see if anyone reads the damn things.
JenP - May 04, 2004 12:03:01 pm PDT #5612 of 10000
I am realising this is me and language. Except in The 13th Warrior. That just makes me laugh.
Absolutely get the button thing. I'm sure I have some. Haven't seen 13th Warrior, but it's probably in the Netflix queue.
Heh. Emily funny.