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jssangel

I drank what?

May 01, 2006 14:55

You know what movie is totally about Rodney McKay? Possibly my favorite 80's movie of all time (although it's a dark horse in that competition - many people have never even seen it!)

Real GeniusRodney is totally Mitch! He's smarter than his parents and he feels out of place! He gets recruited onto a secret military project at his high school ( Read more... )

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pyrae May 1 2006, 20:57:20 UTC

I remember seeing parts of that movie a couple different times years ago, and there have been moments since I started watching SGA where I've thought about it and said to myself "He's just like Rodney! Except for how he tries to be nice, and when people publically humiliate him he has to consider quitting before joining up with his friends to prank the hell out of the perpetrator." But I never remembered the name. Yay! Thanks for reminding me!

but! but! jssangel May 2 2006, 02:48:20 UTC

This is why he changed! Chris grew up and LEFT him, and he got cranky, and then eventually all his insecurity transformed into the yelling that the Rodney we know and love schedules into his day every day.

(it's totally worth re-watching BTW - really, one of my all time favorites)

ladyvyola May 1 2006, 21:03:09 UTC

This is what I currently have on my office's whiteboard:

We had... what -- no one? -- at the mutant hamster races. We had one entry for the Madame Curie look-alike contest and he was disqualified later. Why do I bother?

I worship that movie. I saw it (in the theater!) the night before I started college. It's a touchstone, yo!

I'm Depressed! jssangel May 2 2006, 02:50:35 UTC

Yes! Ha! I vote for your office as coolest ever!

Would you classify that as a launch problem, or a design problem?

I love that you saw it in a theater! My husband did too. Meanwhile, I have the fond memory of it being the very first video I ever rented.

strina May 1 2006, 22:02:14 UTC

Oh, Real Genius. They play it all the time on cable and I love it.

jssangel May 2 2006, 02:52:55 UTC

and it brings me joy every time I tune in!

YOU ARE A REAL JEENYUS maribouquet May 1 2006, 22:13:20 UTC

OH MAN. Kavanagh is so Kent! I can totally see Rodney and Zelenka rigging his glasses to broadcast the Voice of God. And putting a puddle jumper in his quarters. Ahahaha.

That is one of my favorite movies ever. Possibly because of the popcorn explosion at the end, but mostly because of Chris Knight being adorable and walking around with those springy-alien-thingies-on-a-headband on his head.

Random hot chick: Why do you have those on your head?
Chris: Because if I wear them anywhere else, it chafes.

*dies*

God. I want to go watch that movie *right now*

Thought: Who is Lazlo in this beautiful scenario? This I must know.

Re: YOU ARE A REAL JEENYUS jssangel May 2 2006, 02:57:36 UTC

LAZLO -

I was killing myself about this question for the longest time (and actually, I had Jordan as Elizabeth for a while, but thats just not her, you know?)

How do you feel about this...

Lazlo is an Ascended Ancient!!! Like, the guy who built the time machine for Before I Sleep Elizabeth.

also - Kavanaugh/Kent is what started this. I mean, yes, Rodney/Mitch is a genius - but I feel like Kent is exactly the kind of intelligent pain in the ass that Kvanaugh is. Right?

And the BRACES! (*dies*)

Re: YOU ARE A REAL JEENYUS maribouquet May 2 2006, 03:06:05 UTC

Lazlo = Ascended Ancient! *perfection*

Heheh, can't you just see Kavanagh with braces? And on days when there are brownies at lunch, they would get totally thick with dark brown smoodge. And Rodney'd be all, "Ahahaha, assface! Nice teeth!"

Actually, I think at this point the *only thing* that could actually redeem Kavanagh (aside from his intrinstic-yet-hidden hotness) is a ginormous bowl of Orville Redenbacher and a giant space-laser.

You know, that might work on the Wraith, too. Somehow.

Re: YOU ARE A REAL JEENYUS jssangel May 2 2006, 13:12:39 UTC

Actually, I think at this point the *only thing* that could actually redeem Kavanagh (aside from his intrinstic-yet-hidden hotness) is a ginormous bowl of Orville Redenbacher and a giant space-laser.

But the real question we must ask ourselves is this...

Is there anyone who cannot be redeemed with a ginourmous bowl of popcorn and a TopSecret Space Laser?

Thread 5

arby_m May 1 2006, 22:29:50 UTC

I fucking love Real Genius. And I love you for remembering it!!!

Real Genius is the reason that I love Val Kilmer to this day, despite all the crap he's done since then, and general attitude of acting like Marlon Brando, being a blowhard and writing bad poetry, because I was madly in love with Chris Knight as an impressionable young teen.

McKay/CK fic NEEDS to be written.

Oh Val jssangel May 2 2006, 03:01:59 UTC

Val Val... I know. It's a problem. He does have Top Secret! and Willow to his credit as well though (and- for all us SGA girls, Top Gun, the movie which awakened John Sheppard's desire to fly and his desire to play volleyball with half naked men with tight abs).

I heard Val Kilmer speak once at an inside the actors studio type thing (although not actually that thing) - and I had a seat like 10 feet from him, and he was nice and charming and all, but after about ten minutes, I was like "OH MY GOD - shut up and look pretty!"

And - actually, what was really sad, was that he kept referring to Joanne Whaley as his wife, when they were already divorced - and he was quite clearly sad and lost without her.