Oh, man, now I'm watching last week's Smallville. 12-year-old Lex is destroying me.
Gunn: You ready? Fred: Is no an acceptable answer?
'Lineage'
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.
Dana - May 04, 2004 1:56:33 pm PDT #5620 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
DXMachina - May 04, 2004 2:27:58 pm PDT #5621 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The problem of the static societies?
One thing in favor of staticness is that all the societies we see appear to be very small, isolated groups. There is no synergy that comes from mingling with people from different areas and cultures. Of course that begs the question as to why the population hasn't grown after so many years.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2004 2:36:18 pm PDT #5622 of 10000
"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
Possibly the limited gene pool only results in a certain percentage of births surviving into adulthood? Perhaps with go'auld eugenics policies resulting in the infirm being done away with at an early age?
Katie M - May 04, 2004 2:37:52 pm PDT #5623 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 really very grateful that my academic background (you know, inasmuch as I have one) is in biology, specifically ecology, which is not something that comes up much in SF. As long as I don't think about the implications of low population size, I'm in clover. I've even got a pine tree fanwank. (See, 'cause they're wind-pollinated, and that makes them easier to transplant offworld than something that you've got to bring a pollinator species with...)
Emily - May 04, 2004 2:58:58 pm PDT #5624 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, Katie, think about the species extermination on a galactic scale caused by the importation of Earth species.
But that's not a flaw, so much as it is an intimation of mass murder.
Katie M - May 04, 2004 3:56:50 pm PDT #5625 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
Okay, Katie, think about the species extermination on a galactic scale caused by the importation of Earth species.
Ah, but see, there's a throwaway line somewhere about terraforming. I am free to imagine that all of those other planets were life-free before someone showed up with Magic Tech and made them bloom.
But that's not a flaw, so much as it is an intimation of mass murder.
...plus, these are people who blow up stars, so...
Vonnie K - May 04, 2004 6:42:44 pm PDT #5626 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Hey, I just watched "Gilmore Girls", and was happy to see Michael DeLuise back as the boyfriend of Luke's flaky sister. And he brought David! (Playing his brother, natch.) Michael's character kicked that punk Jesse's ass (well, tried to, anyway), which endeared him to me even more.
...plus, these are people who blow up stars, so...
Hal has an icon of Sam with the words "Star Killer" written on it. I like it a lot. She was kinda upset Sam blew up a star with impunity, if I recall correctly. I think my own reaction to the episode was, "Wow, how are you doing with those new brass balls, girlfriend?"
On the DS9 front... I watched the S1 ep with the ambassador with a crush on Odo. I love it when Odo gets to be vulnerable. I like everyone, but Odo's still my favorite. Gruffness + sarcasm + existential angst = an unbeatable combination. Also, Chief O'Brien adopted a needy computer program as a puppy! I almost died from the adorableness.
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 6:45:17 pm PDT #5627 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That was Lwaxana's finest hour, Vonnie. However everything even remotely computer-related about that ep gives me hives. I'm too literal and early 21st century for that.
And I'm watching GG right now. Took me a couple seconds to work out why I was so damned fond of wotsisname's brother.
Vonnie K - May 04, 2004 6:55:54 pm PDT #5628 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Yeah, when she took the wig off? And she gathered the liquid Odo onto her skirt? I was all moved and stuff.
This is the first Trek show I've watched/I have no backstory on any of these people, so I went up and looked her character up. So, she's mother of that black-haired gal on The Next Generation, eh? (Not that I watched that show or anything, but it's on all the frickin' time.) The way she was hitting on Odo like a Mack truck was absolutely hysterical. And Odo's numerous groans and eyerolls! Heh.
To me, the computer stuff was all, blah blah BLAH, computer, blah, blah system failure, blah blah blah PUPPY! Ergo, I wasn't too bothered. I could see how it would drive some folks nuts though.
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 6:58:59 pm PDT #5629 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
With Deanna (her daughter) she's rarely sympathetic. She also comes on to just about everyone male and acts generally inappropriately.