PS. Another parallel to D/V, y/y? The kissing in the first ep bit, that is, and especially that it's not all sweet.
The fact that she thinks he's ridiculous for all this macho protective stuff and that entire scene really, just cracks me up.
Roxton goes after her to try and help soothe her, be all, 'if you ever want to talk about it', because he doesn't know her well enough yet to realize that she's going to slam down her walls and freeze him out, 'I won't.'
Yes, see that's what I'm finding interesting right now, the fact that in general guys are the once who are all, let's not talk and in this case it's slightly flip flopped (at least right now anyways)
I'm 99% certain I have Bitch somewhere on my computer, so I'm gonna run and see if I can find it and upload it for you because this video truly must happen, and sometime soon plz.
I haven't seen it yet, no. I haven't had much time at all the past couple of days because of this stupid real life thing. Yeah. *sporks it* But I'm working on getting there, lol.
It's like the Roxton/Marguerite show with a few other moments because there are other people being payed to act for the show.
OMG. I can't believe I didn't even consider the D/V parallels. *facepalm* I have to rewatch Prometheus Unbound again. It's my favorite ep for that whole season! *bounces* I wonder who made it super duper special? :D I pity the fools that didn't grasp how cool she is, and how she improved the show a million times over.
But yah, their kiss! I love Daniel's humor, I just adore how he becomes this witty, capable, confident, cool dude, rather than the geeky, gawky, bumbling archeologist he started out life as. And then I watched Farscape and I loved this scene even more because of its lighthearted J/A parallels!
Yes, see that's what I'm finding interesting right now, the fact that in general guys are the once who are all, let's not talk and in this case it's slightly flip flopped (at least right now anyways)
*frowns* You're right. Weird. I never really thought about it, that's just how it was, but I like it! And really, it never could be any other way between them, with Marguerite and her secrets, he had to be willing to open up to her and expose himself if they were ever going to get anywhere with each other. He starts off assuming she's just another woman, just another trophy, and then realizes there's more to her and he's reluctantly, tantalizingly hooked.
this video truly must happen, and sometime soon plz.
Yikes! Pressure! *hides* Um, how 'bout by Christmas? :P
this stupid real life thing. Yeah. *sporks it*
Tonsils? Y/N? Well, whatever it is... *waves arms dramatically* RL suckitude BE GONE! ;P Hope it's resolved soon. *huggles*
It took me a second to get the D/V parallel there, but once I did, it totally fits. I have no idea how they managed to make 'Prometheus Unbound' so brilliant though. I will say this though- Vala made that show live again. They needed somebody to shake things up and get them out of that slightly boring little rut they'd fallen into.
Ohh, Farscape. ♥ I love that show to bits and tiny pieces. And yep, especially in Vala's first couple episodes there were definite nods to it. The one I think of a lot is the episode 'The Powers That Be' I think... or maybe it was 'The Ties that Bind'? I can't remember ep names well all the time. But in any case it was the one where they were off world and Vala tried shooting that Prior- I swear she was channeling Aeryn there lol. Especially when you look at the screen caps of the scene.
Daniel's got this really young air about him in the beginning, and then by the end, he's a bit older, more of a warrior and a whole lot more world-weary, and yet it works really well on him. I love later seasons Daniel. :D Every so often he has these moments that are so amazingly 'young' though, it's kinda adorable. Like in "Bad Guys" [which was on SciFi today, my brother and I got a marathon]. In any case, Daniel sucks as a bad guy, which is a good thing, but still.
He starts off assuming she's just another woman, just another trophy, and then realizes there's more to her and he's reluctantly, tantalizingly hooked.
Hee, awesome way of putting it. You can see that change starting already.
And the morbid jokes/you're such an optimist stuff makes me laugh.
*ponders* How about Christmas in July? *bats eyelashes*
Yeah, it's still the tonsils. At least I think that's what it is, provided the doctor knew what he was talking about. I think it is though, my throat's still a bit sore and I've got a lingering cough. Oh well.
*waves arms dramatically* RL suckitude BE GONE! ;P
DUDE! *clings* I'm an addict as never there has been. It's been two days since I've been on LJ and it was KILLING ME, ZOMG. Like, I'm at the stage where I DREAM about posting on LJ and then I wake up to cold, bitter reality and there is no color or light in my life. :P Now that I'm here, all is good and right with my world again. *glomps*
I will say this though- Vala made that show live again. They needed somebody to shake things up and get them out of that slightly boring little rut they'd fallen into.
Yah, ITA. People disliked Vala either because she intruded on Carter's 'sole woman of SG-1' territory or because she interfered with their Daniel ships, neither of which is her fault. There is simply no rational explanation for hating her. I bet there are countless people who ONLY watched the last two seasons for her. In fact, season 9 is my least watched of the whole series because I'm like, 'Where's Vala? Season 10? 'k, I'm there'.
Ohh, Farscape. ♥
Hee, Gigi turns up in a second season TLW ep! I usually only recognize actors from their voices, which is usually weird [I mean, GABRIELLE? How could I not recognize her face, wtf?] but considering all the makeup she was under for Chiana, I think I'm justified here, lol.
Vala tried shooting that Prior- I swear she was channeling Aeryn there lol. Especially when you look at the screen caps of the scene.
IKR?! She's all fierce and intense and engaged in 'kill mode' on that Aeryn level. I really really REALLY wish that in '200', they'd made the Farscape segment like, five minutes long. It's not fair. *pouts* TWO Farscape actors and they only devote five seconds to it? WTF? That puppet thing went on too long, we coulda lost a few minutes on that one to aid the cause...oh, something I had to have pointed out to me- it's all a bit meta, but I love that Claudia isn't simply reprising her role as Aeryn; she's wearing these cute clips in her hair, something I'm pretty sure Aeryn would need to be brainwashed into donning, lol- so she's playing Vala playing Aeryn and that is just cool on so many levels that should've been explored.
I love later seasons Daniel. :D Every so often he has these moments that are so amazingly 'young' though, it's kinda adorable. Like in "Bad Guys" [which was on SciFi today, my brother and I got a marathon]. In any case, Daniel sucks as a bad guy, which is a good thing, but still.
You just mentioned my favorite SG-1 ep EVER. I adore everything about that episode. 'Shut up! This is like, a life-and-death situation here, start acting like it! You're hostages, we're your captors, there's rules, there's a whole school of etiquette to this...!' *squishes* He's so cute.
And this, I think, is a unique plot in sci-fi, which deserves applause on its own.
You can see that change starting already.
Poor guy, after the Cave of Fear experience, you can totally see he's wondering, 'Why do I even bother?' Will way overacts in the first season [omg, Resurrection, it kills me, revives me and then kills me again... *groans*] but that sigh as Marguerite walks off on him and he's going, 'I guess there isn't' just makes me want to squish him because he's TRYING and she's not budging at all.
And the morbid jokes/you're such an optimist stuff makes me laugh
Yah, like everyone else kinda gets grim and serious [I mean, I loved that whole 'Such a tableau of domestic tranquility'/ 'Isn't it though? Apemen poised to attack, me cutting up my own underwear, Summerlee dying in the next room'] but Roxton actually appreciates her humor and more, teases her back. Nobody else dares, or if they do, it's more of a snide kinda thing. Although with Malone in Salvation, well, she was pushing him. I always wonder what would've happened if Roxton weren't there. I don't think Malone COULD've hurt her, but damn, I wish we could've seen him try. Heh. >:D
Holy cow, I get like that. I'll be talking to people on LJ in my sleep once I get into internet withdrawal. Ugh. I feel your pain. *squishes*
With SG-1, I don't really remember the episodes of season nine real well, because mostly I only remember the ones with Vala in them, which led to watching season ten excessively. Over on Gateworld, we'd have episode parties and then rewatch parties and we'd pick apart every little piece of interaction with them, hehe. Good times.
I'm going to be looking for Gigi when I get to season two then, and yes, with all the makeup it was a bit hard to recognize her. Virginia as well, but for some reason she was easier.
That puppet thing went on too long, we coulda lost a few minutes on that one to aid the cause
*nods* While amusing, it wasn't nearly as funny as the Farscape. That scene was kinda what introduced my brother to Farscape, btw. I got to explain stuff to him. Also, earlier today he dropped something on his foot and felt the need to shout "Aww, son of a hazmot!" I cracked up. YES! Can you seriously picture Aeryn with shiny hair clips? No. There needs to be thinky fic where Vala discovers Farscape.
*nods* Bad Guys was brilliant. Quite well executed too, because they got to play with the comedy elements a little. It was a nice break from the "we are so frelled" angst of the Ori. Daniel [my brother this time] and I have been quoting that scene at each other all week.
Yeah. I like the morbid humor for sure. If you're trapped in a crazy place like that with things trying to eat, kill, or otherwise maim you, morbid jokes are necessary. Or else you might just crack up, at least I know I would.
Seriously, though, s9 is a BLUR. It was all really really boring til Vala showed up and rocked the house with her awesome. *luffs*
The only ep I remember other stuff happening is with Cam being beaten up over and over by the Jaffa, you know, being 'trained' by the brother of the warrior they killed? I love him running, running, running and then this invisible force whomps him out of nowhere. Hee!
mostly I only remember the ones with Vala in them, which led to watching season ten excessively. Over on Gateworld, we'd have episode parties and then rewatch parties and we'd pick apart every little piece of interaction with them, hehe. Good times.
Season 10 is love! I wish it'd gotten another season or two, and just cancelled SGA when it got sucky. *scowls*
Dude, those episode parties sound fun! [Totally doing that for TLW, y/y?] I wish we'd been that disciplined in the Sparky thread- we started off doing eps in chronological order, so we'd watch the eps and then discuss, but some paragon of colossal moronity was all like, 'Why not just let people comment randomly, there's no need to structure things so much' and it all fell apart after that. One person would talk about this ep, another would bring up something different and then it was all over the place and the conversation disintegrated in a million different direction. Yeah, I was pissed.
Your brother is all kinds of fun. :D I occasionally use 'frak' in RL when I'm about to use the f-word, but I couldn't use Farscape lingo, I'd feel too self-conscious, lol.
OMG, VALA/FARSCAPE. WHY HAS NOBODY FICCED THIS? It's the most obviouscrossover! They've done Sparky watching BSG, why not Vala watching Farscape? *iz frustrated*
If you're trapped in a crazy place like that with things trying to eat, kill, or otherwise maim you, morbid jokes are necessary.
*nodnod* 'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'. I wouldn't be able to survive without joking around about everything, lol. I mean, I'm such a sarcastic person, I make these comments that even I'M not sure whether they're serious or not, lol. I kinda respond automatically with the sarcasm and then I ponder what I meant. :P
Seriously, though, s9 is a BLUR. It was all really really boring til Vala showed up and rocked the house with her awesome. *luffs*
Umm, yeah. I really don't remember even the Cam episode you mentioned *facepalm* I think I remember something of one where his memories got frakked with though, and some girl was dead or something? Idk. As adorable as Cam is, I couldn't bring myself to get too involved in his woobie-ness.
Dude, those episode parties sound fun! [Totally doing that for TLW, y/y?]
Y!/Y!/Y!
We must. It was a lot of fun doing it for D/V. And I'm pretty sure I might remember that person on the Sparky thread, I never hung out there as much because there was DRAMA. The D/V thread, for the longest time we prided ourselves on being drama free...
Your brother is all kinds of fun. :D I occasionally use 'frak' in RL when I'm about to use the f-word, but I couldn't use Farscape lingo, I'd feel too self-conscious, lol.
He and I both watch too much scifi, that's a fact. When we got to our temporary abode yesterday, we both spent about ten minutes coming up with creative ways to express the frakkedness of the room we're sharing. Two twin beds in a 15x15 room and a tv, among other things. And he keeps asking me if I'm writing a thesis when I make comments to you. :P
*g* I read a fic once where Vala watched Farscape, but it was just a passing mention of it, which pissed me off a bit.
'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'.
Who said that? It's one of my very favorite quotes but I can't remember for the life of me. And it's so, so true.
I think I remember something of one where his memories got frakked with though, and some girl was dead or something?
I liked that ep simply because they didn't even bother pretending to think that Cam may have actually murdered the woman, they guessed from the start his memories were tampered with and focused on proving that. Because after the Voyager ep where Tom Paris had the same thing happen, I'd've been bored out of my mind had they not gone down that path.
As adorable as Cam is, I couldn't bring myself to get too involved in his woobie-ness.
Lol, he's there for the funnies, not the woobies!
Stupid question- how do you make your comment so big? I'm sure it's simple, but I wanna know... *ears perk up*
on the Sparky thread, I never hung out there as much because there was DRAMA. The D/V thread, for the longest time we prided ourselves on being drama free...
Congrats- seriously, there was SO MUCH DRAMA with the sparky thread, I have no idea why. We're all there because we love this couple, right? But fandom wank, it infiltrates everywhere. Didn't help TATB were all against us. *nodnod*
Ugh, room sharing? So not my deal. I can't stand sleeping with other people in the same room. I get paranoid about whether I talk in my sleep or snore or anything embarrassing, lol. Poor you! But at least there's a tv!
And he keeps asking me if I'm writing a thesis when I make comments to you. :P
*eyeroll* Our cumulative word count must be approaching thesis levels, at this rate.
'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'.
Who said that? It's one of my very favorite quotes but I can't remember for the life of me. And it's so, so true.
LMAO. I'm so proud that I am the author of one of your very favorite quotes. No, seriously, I didn't CONSCIOUSLY quote anyone there, I made it up, though paraphrased to suit the situation from Roxton's, 'You may choose whether I live or die but I choose whether I kill'.
Well that's because Cam's got that sweet southern boy thing going on, and he's about as un!evil as they come, imo.
Lol, he's there for the funnies, not the woobies!
Exactly! Though if we're picking favorite characters I kinda like Crichton a bit better than Mitchell. They're both pretty good though.
And the code for font sizes is this <*font size*=*> just take out the stars, usually the font sizes are 2, 4 or 6.
But fandom wank, it infiltrates everywhere.
*nods* Eventually it got into the D/V thread, which is partly why I left. I got tired of dealing with it. The internet is my escape from real life drama, therefore I have no desire to deal with it there too.
Yeah, the room sharing isn't the best thing in the world, but I'm pretty good about not talking in my sleep, although I am totally paranoid about it. I keep worrying that I'm gonna start mumbling about my fandoms or something. Fortunately my brother's a heavy sleeper. Plus he talks plenty in his sleep.
*eyeroll* Our cumulative word count must be approaching thesis levels, at this rate.
If only I could count these for my monthly word count at thedailywriter
*gigglefit* Ahh. Oh well, I has a new favorite quote, courtesy of you and Roxton. :D Some of the exact quotes are slightly fuzzy after infusing this much TLW in such a short period. I'm serious.
Idk, Crichton=Mitchell, pretty much. I mean, with less angst, but still, he didn't have to stretch much. Whereas Claudia did a 180 with Vala. *applauds*
The internet is my escape from real life drama, therefore I have no desire to deal with it there too.
*nodnod* ITA, that's my same philosophy for tv as well- apart from Farscape and BSG, which are exceptions to any rule, I avoid angst like the plague. Give me happy, bouncy, 'formulaic' shows like Stargate, TLW, House, The Mentalist, CM and so on any day.
*snorts* I have no discipline- you'd never catch me signing up for that 'daily writer' thing!
*gigglefit* Ahh. Oh well, I has a new favorite quote, courtesy of you and Roxton. :D
*squees* I'm all kinds of honored and amused right now. Me and Roxton. What a sentence, what a concept! *twirls*
True, yeah. The basic character wasn't all that different with Cam vs. John. *nod*
Farscape and BSG angst is kind of epic. It's painful, and yet you can't bring yourself to even contemplate not watching..
you'd never catch me signing up for that 'daily writer' thing!
It's more like a monthly thing, you set a goal for the month and then they have checkins each week and all with word counts and such. It's kinda fun. Though I only wrote 2800 of my 10,000 words for february because of sleeping part of the month. *stabs illness*
You and Roxton. :D
Hey, I woke up yesterday and I'd had TLW on the brain in my sleep, I was trying to tell my brother to look out for something [can't remember what.] and I ended up telling him to look out for raptors. =D
*ponders* How about Christmas in July? *bats eyelashes*
Hee, that always reminds me of The World is Not Enough. My first and favorite Bond movie, I don't care how much people hate Denise Richards, 'k?
Oh, and...did you check if you have a copy? The Meredith Brooks one, preferably, although I don't think Alanis tampered with the formula much. But the former would be better. Because you pushed me, I decided to put aside this other project I was working on- I'd hit a wall with it anyway, and it was making me tear my hair out with frustration, so it's probably a good time to take a break, lol- and I spent five hours on Bitch yesterday and four hours the day before. Of course, this is me, so all those hours don't mean I'm anywhere near even HALFWAY done, especially with that stupid excuse for a laptop that keeps freezing on me or shutting down WMM for no frelling reason and *headsplodes*. Grr. But I'm working with a copy of the song from an SGA fanvid, in which the vidder left some of the original sound effects and stuff, so unless you want to hear wraith darts and like, Teyla beating the crap out of Ronon [though it looks funny when I'm looking at M and R, heh], if you have a copy of the song, I'd appreciate it. I think the library has it, so don't worry if you don't, but it'd be a lot easier just to d/l it.
Yeah, it's still the tonsils. At least I think that's what it is, provided the doctor knew what he was talking about. I think it is though, my throat's still a bit sore and I've got a lingering cough. Oh well.
Ohhh, darling. *huggles* Stupid tonsils, why do we even have them? All they're good for is getting randomly inflamed and making lives miserable.
EEH. Running around packing and commenting to you in between, lol.
I have it all uploaded and shiny-fied for you, the link's in the other comment over on my journal, and vidding is much more fun than ripping your hair out. WMM is a pain for everybody, the key is saving your file almost obsessively. Every five minutes if possible, sometimes less, because it has a habit of jamming up laptops. [Mine nearly had a heart attack with the couple vids I made.] And this bit with Ronon and Teyla making fight noises sounds absolutely hilarious, especially with M & R on the video xD
All they're good for is getting randomly inflamed and making lives miserable.
*nod* Me and one of my friends who has tonsilitis too have kinda come to the conclusion that they are both evil and wrong. Though apparently they do something for your immune system. [I wish I knew what, it might make me want to rip them out less.] XD
WMM is a pain for everybody, the key is saving your file almost obsessively.
Ahaha, so it's not just me. I save literally after EVERY change I make. Every little clip, every shuffle or new addition, *saves*. And it takes a few seconds to think about it, toys with making me freak out by 'not responding' and then resumes normal activity. SADIST. *glares*
And this bit with Ronon and Teyla making fight noises sounds absolutely hilarious, especially with M & R on the video xD
Hehe, it totally is, because you hear the clacking of the bantos rods and it's that scene where Teyla like, elbows and kicks and jumps to whack him from up high and he's utterly helpless against her onslaught. >:D But the scene is M stalking R and he's all *meep*. Ah, god. *wipes away tears*
Yah, I just googled 'do we need tonsils?' and apparently they're supposed to produce lymphocytes that fight illness, only they're not very effective and end up being overwhelmed by all the bacteria/viruses and crap of everyday life, so they swell up and end up causing illness rather than fighting it. >_< Doctors used to routinely remove troublesome tonsils up til the 1960s but then some idiots decided maybe it wasn't a good idea, so they stopped, but now studies have shown some kids with enlarged tonsils have breathing problems, may snore and even had behavioral problems and showed signs of ADHD [how random is that?] til their tonsils were removed after which these problems were eliminated or reduced. The problem is that doctors don't wanna rock the boat and public opinion about 'unnecessary' procedures could be damaging so they're probably not going to go round removing them like a dentist would a decayed tooth. Which is dumb, but hey. *shrugs*
We've gotta be out of the house for a couple days while there's painting and steamcleaning and other such things done. Grr. They're putting us in a two bedroom apartment so it looks like I'll be sleeping on a couch or a sofa bed.
And it takes a few seconds to think about it, toys with making me freak out by 'not responding' and then resumes normal activity.
*nod* That is exactly what I went through with it. Stupid WMM is a stress headache waiting to happen. I keep telling myself that I should go looking for other software to use but I don't have the time for it lately anyways.
Ohh, you mean the scene where Teyla kicked his butt and it was awesome. *sigh* You know on the one hand, I'm glad Teyla and Kanaan got together because there was no Sheyla [I wouldn't have been able to handle that.] But it also quite thoroughly squished my ability to ship Ronon/Teyla except in the earlier seasons.
Huh. You know I love Google. We've been sorting through all sorts of old junk in our house, and though I'm a packrat, my rationalization is that if it's things I don't likely need anymore, and could always google to get the answers for, it can go away. TBH, I'm feeling perfectly lousy today. *headdesk* I fell asleep while I was trying to pack and woke up a couple minutes ago.
Oh, that's bloody inconvenient! But at least they're putting you up somewhere, I mean, you're not on the streets...and dude, I'm going to be packing up and moving out soon too- our house should be built by the end of this month or early next, if we're lucky!
I didn't get to do any work on it last night, there was some drama at home because I'm meeting Sapphy next week and the parents are all... O.O ...random person on the internet = possible sick perverted psychopath. *eyeroll* Ugh. They're holding me hostage over my exam results, can you believe? Hypocrites. 'Oh, no, dear, don't go because we're afraid we might lose you- but hey, if you get good results, sure, we're cool with the possibility of you being murdered!' >:l
You know, I was never a Spanky shipper but I liked it. I'd never read a fic solely for them, but I didn't mind Sparky fics with a bit of Spanky on the side, you know? It's like with TLW, I'm all about the M/R, but I like having N/V in the background as long as it's not hogging too much screentime.
Anyway, I didn't watch s4/5 so I didn't have to deal with this Kanaan business. Which means I can still watch eps with Teyla beating up Ronon and sigh a little at the shippiness of it all. :D
TBH, I'm feeling perfectly lousy today. *headdesk* I fell asleep while I was trying to pack and woke up a couple minutes ago.
Damn, sweetie, I hope you're back to 100% soon- I'm getting worried that you're always sick or just feeling lousy...it's not symptomatic of some larger illness, is it? *clings*
You win.
PS. Another parallel to D/V, y/y? The kissing in the first ep bit, that is, and especially that it's not all sweet.
The fact that she thinks he's ridiculous for all this macho protective stuff and that entire scene really, just cracks me up.
Roxton goes after her to try and help soothe her, be all, 'if you ever want to talk about it', because he doesn't know her well enough yet to realize that she's going to slam down her walls and freeze him out, 'I won't.'
Yes, see that's what I'm finding interesting right now, the fact that in general guys are the once who are all, let's not talk and in this case it's slightly flip flopped (at least right now anyways)
I'm 99% certain I have Bitch somewhere on my computer, so I'm gonna run and see if I can find it and upload it for you because this video truly must happen, and sometime soon plz.
I haven't seen it yet, no. I haven't had much time at all the past couple of days because of this stupid real life thing. Yeah. *sporks it*
But I'm working on getting there, lol.
It's like the Roxton/Marguerite show with a few other moments because there are other people being payed to act for the show.
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OMG. I can't believe I didn't even consider the D/V parallels. *facepalm* I have to rewatch Prometheus Unbound again. It's my favorite ep for that whole season! *bounces* I wonder who made it super duper special? :D I pity the fools that didn't grasp how cool she is, and how she improved the show a million times over.
But yah, their kiss! I love Daniel's humor, I just adore how he becomes this witty, capable, confident, cool dude, rather than the geeky, gawky, bumbling archeologist he started out life as. And then I watched Farscape and I loved this scene even more because of its lighthearted J/A parallels!
Yes, see that's what I'm finding interesting right now, the fact that in general guys are the once who are all, let's not talk and in this case it's slightly flip flopped (at least right now anyways)
*frowns* You're right. Weird. I never really thought about it, that's just how it was, but I like it! And really, it never could be any other way between them, with Marguerite and her secrets, he had to be willing to open up to her and expose himself if they were ever going to get anywhere with each other. He starts off assuming she's just another woman, just another trophy, and then realizes there's more to her and he's reluctantly, tantalizingly hooked.
this video truly must happen, and sometime soon plz.
Yikes! Pressure! *hides* Um, how 'bout by Christmas? :P
this stupid real life thing. Yeah. *sporks it*
Tonsils? Y/N? Well, whatever it is... *waves arms dramatically* RL suckitude BE GONE! ;P Hope it's resolved soon. *huggles*
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It took me a second to get the D/V parallel there, but once I did, it totally fits. I have no idea how they managed to make 'Prometheus Unbound' so brilliant though. I will say this though- Vala made that show live again. They needed somebody to shake things up and get them out of that slightly boring little rut they'd fallen into.
Ohh, Farscape. ♥
I love that show to bits and tiny pieces. And yep, especially in Vala's first couple episodes there were definite nods to it. The one I think of a lot is the episode 'The Powers That Be' I think... or maybe it was 'The Ties that Bind'? I can't remember ep names well all the time. But in any case it was the one where they were off world and Vala tried shooting that Prior- I swear she was channeling Aeryn there lol. Especially when you look at the screen caps of the scene.
Daniel's got this really young air about him in the beginning, and then by the end, he's a bit older, more of a warrior and a whole lot more world-weary, and yet it works really well on him. I love later seasons Daniel. :D Every so often he has these moments that are so amazingly 'young' though, it's kinda adorable. Like in "Bad Guys" [which was on SciFi today, my brother and I got a marathon]. In any case, Daniel sucks as a bad guy, which is a good thing, but still.
He starts off assuming she's just another woman, just another trophy, and then realizes there's more to her and he's reluctantly, tantalizingly hooked.
Hee, awesome way of putting it. You can see that change starting already.
And the morbid jokes/you're such an optimist stuff makes me laugh.
*ponders* How about Christmas in July? *bats eyelashes*
Yeah, it's still the tonsils. At least I think that's what it is, provided the doctor knew what he was talking about. I think it is though, my throat's still a bit sore and I've got a lingering cough. Oh well.
*waves arms dramatically* RL suckitude BE GONE! ;P
L.O.L. \o/
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I will say this though- Vala made that show live again. They needed somebody to shake things up and get them out of that slightly boring little rut they'd fallen into.
Yah, ITA. People disliked Vala either because she intruded on Carter's 'sole woman of SG-1' territory or because she interfered with their Daniel ships, neither of which is her fault. There is simply no rational explanation for hating her. I bet there are countless people who ONLY watched the last two seasons for her. In fact, season 9 is my least watched of the whole series because I'm like, 'Where's Vala? Season 10? 'k, I'm there'.
Ohh, Farscape. ♥
Hee, Gigi turns up in a second season TLW ep! I usually only recognize actors from their voices, which is usually weird [I mean, GABRIELLE? How could I not recognize her face, wtf?] but considering all the makeup she was under for Chiana, I think I'm justified here, lol.
Vala tried shooting that Prior- I swear she was channeling Aeryn there lol. Especially when you look at the screen caps of the scene.
IKR?! She's all fierce and intense and engaged in 'kill mode' on that Aeryn level. I really really REALLY wish that in '200', they'd made the Farscape segment like, five minutes long. It's not fair. *pouts* TWO Farscape actors and they only devote five seconds to it? WTF? That puppet thing went on too long, we coulda lost a few minutes on that one to aid the cause...oh, something I had to have pointed out to me- it's all a bit meta, but I love that Claudia isn't simply reprising her role as Aeryn; she's wearing these cute clips in her hair, something I'm pretty sure Aeryn would need to be brainwashed into donning, lol- so she's playing Vala playing Aeryn and that is just cool on so many levels that should've been explored.
I love later seasons Daniel. :D Every so often he has these moments that are so amazingly 'young' though, it's kinda adorable. Like in "Bad Guys" [which was on SciFi today, my brother and I got a marathon]. In any case, Daniel sucks as a bad guy, which is a good thing, but still.
You just mentioned my favorite SG-1 ep EVER. I adore everything about that episode. 'Shut up! This is like, a life-and-death situation here, start acting like it! You're hostages, we're your captors, there's rules, there's a whole school of etiquette to this...!' *squishes* He's so cute.
And this, I think, is a unique plot in sci-fi, which deserves applause on its own.
You can see that change starting already.
Poor guy, after the Cave of Fear experience, you can totally see he's wondering, 'Why do I even bother?' Will way overacts in the first season [omg, Resurrection, it kills me, revives me and then kills me again... *groans*] but that sigh as Marguerite walks off on him and he's going, 'I guess there isn't' just makes me want to squish him because he's TRYING and she's not budging at all.
And the morbid jokes/you're such an optimist stuff makes me laugh
Yah, like everyone else kinda gets grim and serious [I mean, I loved that whole 'Such a tableau of domestic tranquility'/ 'Isn't it though? Apemen poised to attack, me cutting up my own underwear, Summerlee dying in the next room'] but Roxton actually appreciates her humor and more, teases her back. Nobody else dares, or if they do, it's more of a snide kinda thing. Although with Malone in Salvation, well, she was pushing him. I always wonder what would've happened if Roxton weren't there. I don't think Malone COULD've hurt her, but damn, I wish we could've seen him try. Heh. >:D
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With SG-1, I don't really remember the episodes of season nine real well, because mostly I only remember the ones with Vala in them, which led to watching season ten excessively. Over on Gateworld, we'd have episode parties and then rewatch parties and we'd pick apart every little piece of interaction with them, hehe. Good times.
I'm going to be looking for Gigi when I get to season two then, and yes, with all the makeup it was a bit hard to recognize her. Virginia as well, but for some reason she was easier.
That puppet thing went on too long, we coulda lost a few minutes on that one to aid the cause
*nods* While amusing, it wasn't nearly as funny as the Farscape. That scene was kinda what introduced my brother to Farscape, btw. I got to explain stuff to him. Also, earlier today he dropped something on his foot and felt the need to shout "Aww, son of a hazmot!" I cracked up.
YES! Can you seriously picture Aeryn with shiny hair clips? No.
There needs to be thinky fic where Vala discovers Farscape.
*nods* Bad Guys was brilliant. Quite well executed too, because they got to play with the comedy elements a little. It was a nice break from the "we are so frelled" angst of the Ori.
Daniel [my brother this time] and I have been quoting that scene at each other all week.
Yeah. I like the morbid humor for sure. If you're trapped in a crazy place like that with things trying to eat, kill, or otherwise maim you, morbid jokes are necessary. Or else you might just crack up, at least I know I would.
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The only ep I remember other stuff happening is with Cam being beaten up over and over by the Jaffa, you know, being 'trained' by the brother of the warrior they killed? I love him running, running, running and then this invisible force whomps him out of nowhere. Hee!
mostly I only remember the ones with Vala in them, which led to watching season ten excessively. Over on Gateworld, we'd have episode parties and then rewatch parties and we'd pick apart every little piece of interaction with them, hehe. Good times.
Season 10 is love! I wish it'd gotten another season or two, and just cancelled SGA when it got sucky. *scowls*
Dude, those episode parties sound fun! [Totally doing that for TLW, y/y?] I wish we'd been that disciplined in the Sparky thread- we started off doing eps in chronological order, so we'd watch the eps and then discuss, but some paragon of colossal moronity was all like, 'Why not just let people comment randomly, there's no need to structure things so much' and it all fell apart after that. One person would talk about this ep, another would bring up something different and then it was all over the place and the conversation disintegrated in a million different direction. Yeah, I was pissed.
Your brother is all kinds of fun. :D I occasionally use 'frak' in RL when I'm about to use the f-word, but I couldn't use Farscape lingo, I'd feel too self-conscious, lol.
OMG, VALA/FARSCAPE. WHY HAS NOBODY FICCED THIS? It's the most obviouscrossover! They've done Sparky watching BSG, why not Vala watching Farscape? *iz frustrated*
If you're trapped in a crazy place like that with things trying to eat, kill, or otherwise maim you, morbid jokes are necessary.
*nodnod* 'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'. I wouldn't be able to survive without joking around about everything, lol. I mean, I'm such a sarcastic person, I make these comments that even I'M not sure whether they're serious or not, lol. I kinda respond automatically with the sarcasm and then I ponder what I meant. :P
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Umm, yeah. I really don't remember even the Cam episode you mentioned *facepalm* I think I remember something of one where his memories got frakked with though, and some girl was dead or something? Idk. As adorable as Cam is, I couldn't bring myself to get too involved in his woobie-ness.
Dude, those episode parties sound fun! [Totally doing that for TLW, y/y?]
Y!/Y!/Y!
We must. It was a lot of fun doing it for D/V. And I'm pretty sure I might remember that person on the Sparky thread, I never hung out there as much because there was DRAMA. The D/V thread, for the longest time we prided ourselves on being drama free...
Your brother is all kinds of fun. :D I occasionally use 'frak' in RL when I'm about to use the f-word, but I couldn't use Farscape lingo, I'd feel too self-conscious, lol.
He and I both watch too much scifi, that's a fact. When we got to our temporary abode yesterday, we both spent about ten minutes coming up with creative ways to express the frakkedness of the room we're sharing. Two twin beds in a 15x15 room and a tv, among other things. And he keeps asking me if I'm writing a thesis when I make comments to you. :P
*g* I read a fic once where Vala watched Farscape, but it was just a passing mention of it, which pissed me off a bit.
'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'.
Who said that? It's one of my very favorite quotes but I can't remember for the life of me. And it's so, so true.
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I liked that ep simply because they didn't even bother pretending to think that Cam may have actually murdered the woman, they guessed from the start his memories were tampered with and focused on proving that. Because after the Voyager ep where Tom Paris had the same thing happen, I'd've been bored out of my mind had they not gone down that path.
As adorable as Cam is, I couldn't bring myself to get too involved in his woobie-ness.
Lol, he's there for the funnies, not the woobies!
Stupid question- how do you make your comment so big? I'm sure it's simple, but I wanna know... *ears perk up*
on the Sparky thread, I never hung out there as much because there was DRAMA. The D/V thread, for the longest time we prided ourselves on being drama free...
Congrats- seriously, there was SO MUCH DRAMA with the sparky thread, I have no idea why. We're all there because we love this couple, right? But fandom wank, it infiltrates everywhere. Didn't help TATB were all against us. *nodnod*
Ugh, room sharing? So not my deal. I can't stand sleeping with other people in the same room. I get paranoid about whether I talk in my sleep or snore or anything embarrassing, lol. Poor you! But at least there's a tv!
And he keeps asking me if I'm writing a thesis when I make comments to you. :P
*eyeroll* Our cumulative word count must be approaching thesis levels, at this rate.
'You may choose whether I live or die, but only I choose whether I lose my sense of humor'.
Who said that? It's one of my very favorite quotes but I can't remember for the life of me. And it's so, so true.
LMAO. I'm so proud that I am the author of one of your very favorite quotes. No, seriously, I didn't CONSCIOUSLY quote anyone there, I made it up, though paraphrased to suit the situation from Roxton's, 'You may choose whether I live or die but I choose whether I kill'.
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Lol, he's there for the funnies, not the woobies!
Exactly! Though if we're picking favorite characters I kinda like Crichton a bit better than Mitchell. They're both pretty good though.
And the code for font sizes is this <*font size*=*> just take out the stars, usually the font sizes are 2, 4 or 6.
But fandom wank, it infiltrates everywhere.
*nods* Eventually it got into the D/V thread, which is partly why I left. I got tired of dealing with it. The internet is my escape from real life drama, therefore I have no desire to deal with it there too.
Yeah, the room sharing isn't the best thing in the world, but I'm pretty good about not talking in my sleep, although I am totally paranoid about it. I keep worrying that I'm gonna start mumbling about my fandoms or something. Fortunately my brother's a heavy sleeper. Plus he talks plenty in his sleep.
*eyeroll* Our cumulative word count must be approaching thesis levels, at this rate.
If only I could count these for my monthly word count at thedailywriter
*gigglefit* Ahh. Oh well, I has a new favorite quote, courtesy of you and Roxton. :D
Some of the exact quotes are slightly fuzzy after infusing this much TLW in such a short period. I'm serious.
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The internet is my escape from real life drama, therefore I have no desire to deal with it there too.
*nodnod* ITA, that's my same philosophy for tv as well- apart from Farscape and BSG, which are exceptions to any rule, I avoid angst like the plague. Give me happy, bouncy, 'formulaic' shows like Stargate, TLW, House, The Mentalist, CM and so on any day.
*snorts* I have no discipline- you'd never catch me signing up for that 'daily writer' thing!
*gigglefit* Ahh. Oh well, I has a new favorite quote, courtesy of you and Roxton. :D
*squees* I'm all kinds of honored and amused right now. Me and Roxton. What a sentence, what a concept! *twirls*
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Farscape and BSG angst is kind of epic. It's painful, and yet you can't bring yourself to even contemplate not watching..
you'd never catch me signing up for that 'daily writer' thing!
It's more like a monthly thing, you set a goal for the month and then they have checkins each week and all with word counts and such. It's kinda fun. Though I only wrote 2800 of my 10,000 words for february because of sleeping part of the month. *stabs illness*
You and Roxton. :D
Hey, I woke up yesterday and I'd had TLW on the brain in my sleep, I was trying to tell my brother to look out for something [can't remember what.] and I ended up telling him to look out for raptors. =D
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Hee, that always reminds me of The World is Not Enough. My first and favorite Bond movie, I don't care how much people hate Denise Richards, 'k?
Oh, and...did you check if you have a copy? The Meredith Brooks one, preferably, although I don't think Alanis tampered with the formula much. But the former would be better. Because you pushed me, I decided to put aside this other project I was working on- I'd hit a wall with it anyway, and it was making me tear my hair out with frustration, so it's probably a good time to take a break, lol- and I spent five hours on Bitch yesterday and four hours the day before. Of course, this is me, so all those hours don't mean I'm anywhere near even HALFWAY done, especially with that stupid excuse for a laptop that keeps freezing on me or shutting down WMM for no frelling reason and *headsplodes*. Grr. But I'm working with a copy of the song from an SGA fanvid, in which the vidder left some of the original sound effects and stuff, so unless you want to hear wraith darts and like, Teyla beating the crap out of Ronon [though it looks funny when I'm looking at M and R, heh], if you have a copy of the song, I'd appreciate it. I think the library has it, so don't worry if you don't, but it'd be a lot easier just to d/l it.
Yeah, it's still the tonsils. At least I think that's what it is, provided the doctor knew what he was talking about. I think it is though, my throat's still a bit sore and I've got a lingering cough. Oh well.
Ohhh, darling. *huggles* Stupid tonsils, why do we even have them? All they're good for is getting randomly inflamed and making lives miserable.
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I have it all uploaded and shiny-fied for you, the link's in the other comment over on my journal, and vidding is much more fun than ripping your hair out. WMM is a pain for everybody, the key is saving your file almost obsessively. Every five minutes if possible, sometimes less, because it has a habit of jamming up laptops. [Mine nearly had a heart attack with the couple vids I made.]
And this bit with Ronon and Teyla making fight noises sounds absolutely hilarious, especially with M & R on the video xD
All they're good for is getting randomly inflamed and making lives miserable.
*nod* Me and one of my friends who has tonsilitis too have kinda come to the conclusion that they are both evil and wrong. Though apparently they do something for your immune system. [I wish I knew what, it might make me want to rip them out less.]
XD
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WMM is a pain for everybody, the key is saving your file almost obsessively.
Ahaha, so it's not just me. I save literally after EVERY change I make. Every little clip, every shuffle or new addition, *saves*. And it takes a few seconds to think about it, toys with making me freak out by 'not responding' and then resumes normal activity. SADIST. *glares*
And this bit with Ronon and Teyla making fight noises sounds absolutely hilarious, especially with M & R on the video xD
Hehe, it totally is, because you hear the clacking of the bantos rods and it's that scene where Teyla like, elbows and kicks and jumps to whack him from up high and he's utterly helpless against her onslaught. >:D But the scene is M stalking R and he's all *meep*. Ah, god. *wipes away tears*
Yah, I just googled 'do we need tonsils?' and apparently they're supposed to produce lymphocytes that fight illness, only they're not very effective and end up being overwhelmed by all the bacteria/viruses and crap of everyday life, so they swell up and end up causing illness rather than fighting it. >_< Doctors used to routinely remove troublesome tonsils up til the 1960s but then some idiots decided maybe it wasn't a good idea, so they stopped, but now studies have shown some kids with enlarged tonsils have breathing problems, may snore and even had behavioral problems and showed signs of ADHD [how random is that?] til their tonsils were removed after which these problems were eliminated or reduced. The problem is that doctors don't wanna rock the boat and public opinion about 'unnecessary' procedures could be damaging so they're probably not going to go round removing them like a dentist would a decayed tooth. Which is dumb, but hey. *shrugs*
/lecture. :P
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And it takes a few seconds to think about it, toys with making me freak out by 'not responding' and then resumes normal activity.
*nod* That is exactly what I went through with it. Stupid WMM is a stress headache waiting to happen. I keep telling myself that I should go looking for other software to use but I don't have the time for it lately anyways.
Ohh, you mean the scene where Teyla kicked his butt and it was awesome. *sigh* You know on the one hand, I'm glad Teyla and Kanaan got together because there was no Sheyla [I wouldn't have been able to handle that.]
But it also quite thoroughly squished my ability to ship Ronon/Teyla except in the earlier seasons.
Huh. You know I love Google. We've been sorting through all sorts of old junk in our house, and though I'm a packrat, my rationalization is that if it's things I don't likely need anymore, and could always google to get the answers for, it can go away.
TBH, I'm feeling perfectly lousy today. *headdesk* I fell asleep while I was trying to pack and woke up a couple minutes ago.
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I didn't get to do any work on it last night, there was some drama at home because I'm meeting Sapphy next week and the parents are all... O.O ...random person on the internet = possible sick perverted psychopath. *eyeroll* Ugh. They're holding me hostage over my exam results, can you believe? Hypocrites. 'Oh, no, dear, don't go because we're afraid we might lose you- but hey, if you get good results, sure, we're cool with the possibility of you being murdered!' >:l
You know, I was never a Spanky shipper but I liked it. I'd never read a fic solely for them, but I didn't mind Sparky fics with a bit of Spanky on the side, you know? It's like with TLW, I'm all about the M/R, but I like having N/V in the background as long as it's not hogging too much screentime.
Anyway, I didn't watch s4/5 so I didn't have to deal with this Kanaan business. Which means I can still watch eps with Teyla beating up Ronon and sigh a little at the shippiness of it all. :D
TBH, I'm feeling perfectly lousy today. *headdesk* I fell asleep while I was trying to pack and woke up a couple minutes ago.
Damn, sweetie, I hope you're back to 100% soon- I'm getting worried that you're always sick or just feeling lousy...it's not symptomatic of some larger illness, is it? *clings*
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