Mostly Stargate ep stuff...
Aug. 20th, 2006 07:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
newnumber6So today I had work. Nothing of note to report about work itself, but before work I was lying in bed thinking about a dream I had (it was about Veronica Mars. All I can remember of it _now_ was that Veronica borrowed my keys for a second and then when she gave them back I made sure to ask for the wax imprint she made off them so she could make a copy just in case, and then when she gave that up, to ask for the backup wax imprint she made in case I busted her on the first one, and she gave that up too). Anyway, I turned over to look at the clock to see how long I had before I had to get up, figuring it was probably about a half hour or so and I couldn't get back to sleep too deeply unfortunately. I noticed it was 5 minutes _after_ I should have left. Somehow my alarm (the TV) either didn't turn on, or it turned on and somehow in my sleep I shut it right off again. Anyway, I had to bolt out of bed, get dressed, brush my teeth and comb my hair quickly, then leave and run as much as I could on the way to work. Made it without being too late.
Also went to see my grandma today, she made roast beef and greek potatoes and rice. Mmmmmmmmm. + garden fresh salad.
Thoughts on Stargate SG1's 200th episode and the new Atlantis ep behind the cut. Big spoilers. Also a couple icons, cause I couldn't resist.
Stargate was '200', the 200th episode, and they went with humor. Now, normally I'm not too fond of it when a SF show that has its fair share of funny moments in _every_ episode, goes deliberately for an all humor episode. Often it winds up being painful (see any Ferengi episode in DS9). But I figured, it's their 200th episode, I'll indulge them. But it turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun, poking fun at itself, and showing lots of little 'alternate takes' on Stargate.
Oh, and I had to admit, they totally got me with the Furlings bit. I was thinking, 'What? Did they skip an episode or something? Or was it so bad I blanked it out?". The shoutout to Farscape was great too, and the 'missing episode' they referred to where Jack was invisible was a hoot. I thought the Thunderbirds SG1 went on a little too long, but it was all worth it for the gag at the end.
Finally, although it was great to see Walter get to go through the gate for this one, why not Siler? The actor gets to be fake-electrocuted (again) but doesn't get invited through the gate?
Some quick Icons!:
Atlantis was 'The Real World', using the hoary old SFTV plot of 'everything in the series has just been a delusion!... or HAS IT?'
I've seen it too many times to really be impressed. Now, a lot of times when Stargate does this kind of plot, they manage to put a new twist on it or otherwise make it a very good episode despite the reused plot (like with the Time Loop ep).
This one, though? Gah. Nothing really new or inventive (I mean, sure, seeing General O'Neill was cool, but beyond that), not even really all that interesting, and some of my worst fears about the new replicator threat confirmed - they've already dumbed down the threat. Remember how I said they were hard to keep up as an ongoing threat, because you can only defeat them so many times before it starts looking stupid? Well, here we are, at the stupid. Dr. Weir defeats an infestation of replicating nanites... by WILLPOWER ALONE! Woo. Oh, and the power of positive thinking, too. 'You can't defeat me!' 'Oh well I'll just walk right through you and once I hit the Stargate, I win!' WTF? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
One of the few episodes of the series that I actually AM just going to try to forget entirely.
Also went to see my grandma today, she made roast beef and greek potatoes and rice. Mmmmmmmmm. + garden fresh salad.
Thoughts on Stargate SG1's 200th episode and the new Atlantis ep behind the cut. Big spoilers. Also a couple icons, cause I couldn't resist.
Stargate was '200', the 200th episode, and they went with humor. Now, normally I'm not too fond of it when a SF show that has its fair share of funny moments in _every_ episode, goes deliberately for an all humor episode. Often it winds up being painful (see any Ferengi episode in DS9). But I figured, it's their 200th episode, I'll indulge them. But it turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun, poking fun at itself, and showing lots of little 'alternate takes' on Stargate.
Oh, and I had to admit, they totally got me with the Furlings bit. I was thinking, 'What? Did they skip an episode or something? Or was it so bad I blanked it out?". The shoutout to Farscape was great too, and the 'missing episode' they referred to where Jack was invisible was a hoot. I thought the Thunderbirds SG1 went on a little too long, but it was all worth it for the gag at the end.
Finally, although it was great to see Walter get to go through the gate for this one, why not Siler? The actor gets to be fake-electrocuted (again) but doesn't get invited through the gate?
Some quick Icons!:
Atlantis was 'The Real World', using the hoary old SFTV plot of 'everything in the series has just been a delusion!... or HAS IT?'
I've seen it too many times to really be impressed. Now, a lot of times when Stargate does this kind of plot, they manage to put a new twist on it or otherwise make it a very good episode despite the reused plot (like with the Time Loop ep).
This one, though? Gah. Nothing really new or inventive (I mean, sure, seeing General O'Neill was cool, but beyond that), not even really all that interesting, and some of my worst fears about the new replicator threat confirmed - they've already dumbed down the threat. Remember how I said they were hard to keep up as an ongoing threat, because you can only defeat them so many times before it starts looking stupid? Well, here we are, at the stupid. Dr. Weir defeats an infestation of replicating nanites... by WILLPOWER ALONE! Woo. Oh, and the power of positive thinking, too. 'You can't defeat me!' 'Oh well I'll just walk right through you and once I hit the Stargate, I win!' WTF? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
One of the few episodes of the series that I actually AM just going to try to forget entirely.
