So with the big accident at the beginning, hysterical laughter was probably not the intended reaction, right?
Angel: He is dead. Technically, he's undead. It's a zombie. Connor: What's a zombie? Angel: It's an undead thing. Connor: Like you? Angel: No, zombies are slow-moving, dimwitted things that crave human flesh. Connor: Like you. Angel: No! It's different. Trust me.
'Destiny'
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 - Jan 29, 2005 8:30:50 am PST #9416 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
DebetEsse - Jan 29, 2005 8:34:33 am PST #9417 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
ita, I was thinking the same thing, all through the episode. My fix was that Daniel was thinking "What Would Jack Do?", and then doing that.
Sean, they had a president who used to have problems with paper cuts, and made a law to help prevent them.
Sean K - Jan 29, 2005 8:37:54 am PST #9418 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So with the big accident at the beginning, hysterical laughter was probably not the intended reaction, right?
Just at a guess? No.
Sean, they had a president who used to have problems with paper cuts, and made a law to help prevent them.
Best. Fanwank. Ever.
Hi Abi!
DebetEsse - Jan 29, 2005 8:48:56 am PST #9419 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Hi, Sean! I get to see Emma in a few minutes!
I learned Post-Creative Rationalization at an early age. It's a gift.
NoiseDesign - Jan 29, 2005 9:16:46 am PST #9420 of 10000
Our wings are not tired
See, I'm the opposite on the cancer thing. I actually really enjoy seeing an "advanced" civilization that hasn't conquered all diseases. It seems like most shows want to just assume that all that stuff gets done. Those things are very complicated problems to solve, I think much moreso than things like space travel.
DebetEsse - Jan 29, 2005 9:34:19 am PST #9421 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
But...it's the same treatment we have. I'm ok with not a cure, but that it's obviously what we have, just with different words, irks me.
Dana - Jan 29, 2005 9:53:45 am PST #9422 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Oh, my. RDA as I've never quite seen him before.
Consuela - Jan 29, 2005 9:53:47 am PST #9423 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Swapping Jack in would work really well, actually. Except he probably wouldn't have let Vala take over the ship to begin with. He's pretty tough that way.
Speaking of which, has SG-1 done a "Die Hard" episode? I see "The Eye" as SGA's version, but I'm coming up blank on an SG-1 version. Jack, with gun, sneaking around and taking everyone down while he mocks the baddies over the radio...
t goes to bunk
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2005 11:05:36 am PST #9424 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That RDA picture made me laugh so hard. I was glad to see there were glasses, so I could appropriate it.
Except he probably wouldn't have let Vala take over the ship to begin with. He's pretty tough that way.
Oh, god, had SG1 been in control of the ship, there'd have been no episode. That was the resounding feeling I had as they lost control.
Jessica - Jan 29, 2005 12:12:06 pm PST #9425 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
It's more than that, it's that most of the customs and culture are very, very much particular to the contemporary US, or the mythology of it. Being ladylike is indicated by high-heeled shoes, conservative suits with skirts, and pearl earrings. Women wear black and Jackie-o half-veils to funerals. Military funerals involve folding the flag over the dead person's coffin. Prisoners wear orange track suits.
I've tried to give up on tracking this, because the culture is never going to be sufficiently alien for me, and either I give up on the show or I accept this as one of its characteristics and move on.
Micole is me, here.
But...it's the same treatment we have. I'm ok with not a cure, but that it's obviously what we have, just with different words, irks me.
But what else would they have, if they haven't cured it yet? Cancer is what it is, you know?