SG-1 and SGA

[chreesko]

My father and I got into a shouting match in the middle of the grocery store the other day, over kumquats. I really wish I were kidding, but I'm not. People were staring at us and giving us a wide berth and it was all very embarrassing. At one point, he stomped off to angrily look for a plastic bag to hold the kumquats THAT I DIDN'T EVEN WANT and I

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[copracat]

They are tiny little misshapen oranges. Eat them whole and raw, skin and all or make jam.

[chreesko]

Thank you for the suggestions! I decided to eat them raw because I'm lazy, and because I was afraid of making jam while they still had skin. Actually, I ended up peeling them before I ate them raw, as well. (I vaguely recall being told as a child -- by my creepy fifth grade teacher, if I recall -- that eating an orange peel would kill me, and I've never quite gotten past that.)

[copracat]

Were they nice without the peel? The theory is that the peel is sweet and the innards are sharp so you should eat them whole.

Wow. Your creepy fifth grade teacher was both creepy and wrong. Though eating orange rind might just kill your jaw from overwork and boredom!

[chreesko]

Well, she also told us that cracking our knuckles would lead to arthritis, which I'm pretty sure is not true. I still can't stand to be around people who are cracking their knuckles, though.

I enjoyed eating them without the peel, but I can see how they might be a little too tart depending on the kumquat. I had a couple left over, so I ate them this morning with the skin on. Once I got past the texture, they did taste sweeter. I definitely prefer the taste with the skin intact though, as I said, they were fine the other way.

[aurora_84]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!! SGYAY season 4 has a few so-so episodes, but most of it is really fabulous! (And gay!)

ps: Mallozzi is still a dick, though. :D

[chreesko]

So-so episodes? Eek, I hope they ruin my squee party. I have finally reached that Zen state with the Stargates that none of the stupid things they do really bother me, and I would hate for that to go away. Like that addictive space corn episode SG-1 did that had fandom freaking out? I was just so happy to have an episode about addictive space corn. *happy sigh*

The backstage goings-on at the Stargates are so much fun to me. It's better than a soap opera sometimes and, in my personal soap-verse, Mallozzi has been cast in the role of villain. ;) I mean, I sort of see where he's coming from with the dickishness. If I wrote for a show that had a crazy fandom and crazy 'ship wars, I'd probably spend all my free time writing a blog that got one side or the other worked up and then watch fandom implode. Because, let's face it, it's kind of funny.

And then it occurred to me that one of the reasons I don't get to write for a famous TV show is precisely because that is how I would spend my free time.

[aurora_84]

Well, so-so in my opinion. You might like them! And seriously: a lot of season 4 is really good.

Like that addictive space corn episode SG-1 did that had fandom freaking out? I was just so happy to have an episode about addictive space corn. *happy sigh*
Whatwhatwhat space corn?? :D

If I wrote for a show that had a crazy fandom and crazy 'ship wars, I'd probably spend all my free time writing a blog that got one side or the other worked up and then watch fandom implode. Because, let's face it, it's kind of funny.
Okay, yes, it's actually really funny. And he has to have some entertainment during those long days on set.

[chreesko]

Fear the corn, yo!

The addictive space corn episode is one of my favorite SG-1 eps ever, even though it was really, really awful. There's this brilliant shot of an ear of corn in a biohazard containment unit just sitting on the conference table, and everyone is going on and on about how dangerous it is to the galaxy. Oh, show. ♥ I have no idea how any of the actors kept a straight face.

According to the commentary, TPTB wanted to do addictive space bananas (because addictive space bananas make more sense or something, I don't know). ♥ ♥ But apparently bananas don't grow in Canada, so they had to go with corn. That made me feel so bad for the corn, you know? Always a side dish, never an entree.