SGA, for me, is primarily The John Sheppard Show. *cough* It's also The TEAM LOVE Show, The Epic Gay Love In Space Show, The Carson Beckett Needs To Die Show, The Shut The Fuck Up About SG1, Carter, Before I Cut You Show, and the Really Boring And Longwinded Space Battle Show. Lately, it's also been The John And Ronon Are Adorable Together; Why Haven't I Noticed This Before? Show.
The John Sheppard Show is not a bad thing to be. Not in the least. :) But, but... Carson? I didn't know there were people in the world who didn't absolutely adore Carson (for me, it's also The Paul McGillion Rules The World Show). But then, that's the whole point, isn't it? We're all watching vastly different shows. As for that last one, welcome to the club. :)
I know that Carson has a huge fanbase, but personally I've hated his guts since season 1. His actions and attitude in The Storm and The Eye made me lose all respect for him, and he's been rubbing me the wrong way ever since. I have nothing against Paul though, he was hilarious in ADB, and the con reports have nothing but nice things to say about him.
Ah, the two-parter of doom. I was just talking to miniglik about the SGA writers' experiments in Morally Questionable, and how they've tried more than once to let the characters be wrong, which I respect immensely (see my Helo show title). And it's been hit or miss - always a hit with consequences (or Consequences, capital C, as in Michael), and always a miss when they go unchecked ("Childhood's End", anyone?). Carson, in that arena, had hits later on (again, with Michael - a clear case of not seeing the forest for the trees, in the naming of Doing The Right Thing), and he's had his moments for me, the aforementioned two-parter included. I just can't help but love him. And perhaps that's more to do with McGillion than anything. Maybe I'm just biased. :)
Hmmm. I looked at the Five Man Band breakdown for Farscape (because that's my current obsession), and I really don't see Rygel in the Smart Guy position. He's closer to the Team Pet, though that doesn't fit entirely either. Thinking about it, Farscape doesn't really have a Smart Guy. If anything, John double-teams as the Hero and the Smart Guy. Sort of. When he's able to open the doors anyway
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You're farther along than I am (we hit "The Way We Weren't" the other day, which was the first time the greatness went off the charts, for me) and, from what I've seen, John is the closest thing to The Chick that they've got. And that's painting with a broad brush, at that.
I kind of love that the tropes don't fit. It's the same happy I get for SGA (even with the two characters who actually fit, they don't. Shep's The Hero by rank, not by choice, and Rodney's The Smart Guy, yes, but part of his brilliance is that he's an idiot who just happens to be a genius.) - just makes things more interesting. Cookie-cutter gets boring after awhile. No matter how awesome the contents of a box are, it's still a box.
It is indeed. Marked a turning point, from Show I Really Kind of Like, to Show I Could Absolutely Love. I wish my third season set would get here already, as we're mainlining S2 this week, and I don't want to experience withdrawal symptoms.
TVTropes will EAT YOUR BRAIN. You can already tell when carla_scribbles and I have edited entries - there are drawn-out quibbling debates on entries, usually referencing Carnivale, BSG, or Criminal Minds and liberal snark involving the "I Am Not Making This Up" link.
. . . because I didn't want to be stabbed in the head by you once you got completely and totally addicted?
Check out Heterosexual Life Partners, Dating Catwoman, Epileptic Trees, Mike Nelson Destroyer of Worlds, The Chris Carter Effect, and Magnificent Bastard.
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30 Rock is The Jack Is Awesome Show.
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I kind of love that the tropes don't fit. It's the same happy I get for SGA (even with the two characters who actually fit, they don't. Shep's The Hero by rank, not by choice, and Rodney's The Smart Guy, yes, but part of his brilliance is that he's an idiot who just happens to be a genius.) - just makes things more interesting. Cookie-cutter gets boring after awhile. No matter how awesome the contents of a box are, it's still a box.
I need Aeryn icons. *grumbles*
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I'm now off to check out the "I Am Not Making This Up" section, as it sounds just as entertaining as "Scifi Writers Have No Sense of Scale".
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Check out Heterosexual Life Partners, Dating Catwoman, Epileptic Trees, Mike Nelson Destroyer of Worlds, The Chris Carter Effect, and Magnificent Bastard.
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I'm going to be there all day, aren't I?
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