Oh, bwah. Fanaddict on LJ: in Farscape, space isn't so much a vacuum, as somewhat inhospitable. Heee!
And? Wind.
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
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.
DCJensen - Oct 18, 2004 8:31:13 am PDT #7930 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Jessica - Oct 18, 2004 8:32:12 am PDT #7931 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Nope, the press kit just had the broadcast version.
Katie M - Oct 18, 2004 8:38:15 am PDT #7932 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
Uh, Crais, Katie?
Oh, Crais, good point. I dunno. I've never felt--and you were more immersed in the show than I was, but still--that Farscape was a show that liked to close down options, end of the show or no end of the show. They like to torture their characters; their characters often have real emotional responses to what they've been through; but I'd still be surprised if Chiana/Rygel/D'Argo/Aeryn died permanently. Scorpius, maybe; it'd make sense to me if John died, too, though it doesn't seem terribly likely.
Sean K - Oct 18, 2004 8:44:01 am PDT #7933 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I totally got the gang rape vibe, too. And I agree that it was very reminiscent of stealing Pilot's arm.
I think Chiana and D'Argo are not off the table.
I agree. That would really bring the pain. And for the reason DCJ cites, I think Rygel is not off the table, either.
Probably a record for getting a vomitting scene in that early.
Also in grand Farscape tradition, part one not only brought the pain, it brought the disgusting goop.
Jessica - Oct 18, 2004 8:45:43 am PDT #7934 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm a little lost -- does being "off the table" mean you think they will die, or they won't? What's the table?
Sean K - Oct 18, 2004 8:48:05 am PDT #7935 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think the way 'Suela and I have both been using it, by "on the table," we mean "prime candidate for painful, angsty death."
Jessica - Oct 18, 2004 8:49:06 am PDT #7936 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, got it. Table = death.
DCJensen - Oct 18, 2004 8:56:32 am PDT #7937 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
"on the table" is sometheing that is actionable. For instance, it likely comes from auctions, as you bid for something when they bring it up to the table or dais and is presented for auction.
Now I'm curious to know if I'm right, time to Google, be right back.
DCJensen - Oct 18, 2004 9:00:05 am PDT #7938 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Some cites seem to indicate it's derived from "Putting all your cards on the table" so far. Hmmm.
ETA: Either way, the whole gist is that something is under consideration and/or up for discussion when it is on the table.
ETA Again: I need a job, soon.
Nutty - Oct 18, 2004 9:05:44 am PDT #7939 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I was going to say, it's used in negotiations all the time, as in "we can argue over X, Y and Z, but A, B and C are off the table". I think it's a generalization of the same metaphor that calls a computer's home base a desktop: you can only work with the things right in front of you on a nice surface, and the things not on the surface are not quickly (or at all) available.
My one comment about last night's Farscape is that it's down on the OTT-o-meter from season 4, but still higher than I like. I have an extremely sensitive OTT-o-meter, second only to the sensitivity of my implausible-attitude-among-aliens-for-a-cheap-joke-o-meter.