Here's another interesting article on translation and how not to do it. Why yes, Stargate, you've been guilty of this, haven't you? :) With our dear Daniel as primary culprit!

Realistic Translation for Fiction WritersOTOH, Stargate sometimes gets it very right, too. I loved Sha'uri teaching Daniel how to pronounce things properly in the movie. ( Read more... )

Welcome to the latest canon vs. fanon! Poke around, find holes in my reasoning, or just sit back and enjoy. :)

The purpose of these essays is to explore canon issues, contrast them with common fanon usage, and determine how far fanon strays from canon. Canon is defined as anything directly shown during Stargate: The Movie, episodes of the show, ( Read more... )

Redial's recap for Zero Hour goes up later today. I have abused my modly powers to enjoy nandamai's upcoming post and spent most of the time giggling. Make sure you all drop by ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm very late to the Redial party for Fallout, as grav_ity posted her recap on ( Read more... )

Yes, yes, I know it's been over seven months. You can all stop sniggering, okay.Welcome to this rather belated installment of Canon vs. Fanon! Sit down, have a leisurely read, pull up a keyboard and get ready to discuss ( Read more... )

Sadly, I did not have time to rewatch Grace for this week's ( Read more... )

First of all, a belated happy birthday to thraesja! Hope it was a good one. :)

My lovely partner in crime, pepper_field, will be posting her recap for Space Race at ( Read more... )

Earlier this week, I recced Syndicated Sc-Fi Show, by ( Read more... )

This one is a redial for me, as it's one of the eps that aurora_novarum coaxed me into watching a year or so ago. So while I did rewatch it yesterday, no liveblogging this time! Intead, a few random observations, and a bit of meta:

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Ten months since the last one, you say? Really?

Welcome to the latest edition of Canon vs. Fanon! Pull up a chair, poke around, and jump into the discussion. If you're new to the series, you can read older entries via the tags or the LJ IndexBriefly, the purpose of these essays is to explore canon issues, contrast them with common fanon usage, ( Read more... )