The weekly deathmatch

[icepixie]

SG-1: Avatar

*yawn* Where did my interest in this season go? The same place they put the interesting episodes?

Um, yeah. Maybe if I were a video game addict, I might have liked this one more. As it is, I wish they'd used the whole supersoldier bit to actually, y'know, advance the supersoldier arc. Still, this one was a bit better than last week's, I suppose. Can we get to the decent episodes now?

- "You have failed." I don't know whether it adds to or takes away the sting when Teal'c smiles as he's saying this.

- "Make it harder." *giggle* I think a Levitra commercial was shown around this time, too.

- Ooooh! Someone needs to write Sam-and-Jack-watch-The-Matrix-movies fic!

- Heh, Teal'c plays Doom.

- Grrr, Gamekeeper. Didn't like that ep.

- It's still weird to hear "Colonel" when someone's talking to Sam.

- Dr. Carmichael? I thought they had a Dr. Brightman last time. Are we playing musical doctors this season?

- It's the Sam and Danny show!

- Heh, everyone's pointing guns at each other. It's like Farscape.


Atlantis: Childhood's End

If SG-1 and Atlantis were having a deathmatch, I'd give this one to Atlantis. Again. Despite the unwelcome superficial imilarities to "Revisions," this one wasn't half-bad. The whole thing sort of reminded me of a clean version of "Taking the Stone." Only better. Mostly.

Ramblings:

- *SNORT* McKay! I feel the need to go and fight for Sam's honor or something. That insinuation was just nasty.

- "Yes. Energy field good."

- Um, y'all are gonna get killed real soon if you keep up this bickering. Especially you, McKay. Way to be a team player.

- Ah, John, you're so economical, wanting to save a perfectly good puddle-jumper. And how much do I love that they're acknowledging the finite amount of these things, unlike the Unlimited Shuttle Suppy of Voyager? *loves*

- Treehouses! Oh, it's so Peter Pan. So where's Tinkerbell?

- Or you could just go up the ladder the normal way, instead of trying to climb it sideways...

- So you won't assume that the planet's magnetic field is like Earth's, but you'll charge right ahead in the assumption that their year is the same as ours? Not that it was hard to assume that given how old the kids looked, but still.

- OMG, the talk about the sacrifice? I know, exposition and all, but damn. At least attempt to de-cheesify it and make it a little less of an exposition bomb.

- I have "He does have a point" written down, but I have no idea what it's in reference too. Might be McKay.

- Awww, John wants kids! I wanna see John/Lizzie kidfic now!

- "You're mean." BWAHAHAHAHA! *rolls on floor* I heart McKay trying to work with the kids around. Heh.

- "You guys know what chocolate is? This is gonna be huge." Hee.

- Why helloooooo, ZPM...

- "What are the odds of the Wraith coming back in the few hours McKay is running his tests?" Okay, John? You're new to this whole Stargate thing, so I'll give you a break this time. But generally, when something like that is done on a mission, the odds are pretty well 100%. It's this thing called "plot."

- "There's the slightest possibility that in my haste I may have broken it."

- Um, McKay? Treadmill and weight room for you, stat.

- Better living through chocolate!

- [Preview] It's Talmadge! Wheeee! [/Seven Days geek]

Comments

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

"You're mean." BWAHAHAHAHA! *rolls on floor* I heart McKay trying to work with the kids around. Heh.

That whole scene cracked me up so much. Poor McKay, he made her cry! Hee.

[icepixie]

I want John and Lizzie to have kidlets (since John apparently wants them) and make Rodney babysit.

Oh, dammit, now I have to fic this...

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

*imagines such a thing*

Bwahahaaa!

[icepixie]

And of course, he'd make the kid(s) cry, and they'd never let him babysit again. And he'd be so freaking happy...

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

But then he'd give them pressies like chocolate and such, in secret of course. He'd still be mean to them in public, though, so Uncle Rodney wouldn't seem too much of a softie.

[icepixie]

Hee!

[spleeny.livejournal.com]

*yawn* Where did my interest in this season go? The same place they put the interesting episodes?

I think they put the good episodes on the shelf when they know I'll be watching.

Um, yeah. Maybe if I were a video game addict, I might have liked this one more.

Trust me, no you wouldn't have. I'm one and it was still meh.

- Treehouses! Oh, it's so Peter Pan. So where's Tinkerbell?

I was thinking almost equal parts Hook and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Although that was probably just the bows.

I heart McKay trying to work with the kids around. Heh.

I swear, McKay is going to end up on my list of favorite characters ever before too long...

- Um, McKay? Treadmill and weight room for you, stat

Best moment of the episode...

[icepixie]

*cracking up at your icon*

I think they put the good episodes on the shelf when they know I'll be watching.

Well, the first half of last season was rahter lacklustre as well. It took about six episodes to hit a half-way decent one, and until an episode or two after the mid-season break to get good. Yet another reason why they should end it this season instead of prolonging the pain into season nine...

Trust me, no you wouldn't have. I'm one and it was still meh.

Good to know.

I was thinking almost equal parts Hook and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Although that was probably just the bows.

Oh, yeah, there's that too.

I swear, McKay is going to end up on my list of favorite characters ever before too long...

Hee!

[spleeny.livejournal.com]

*cracking up at your icon*

I had to. I don't have any SG icons and Jack talked about The Matrix. And spleens are always funny.

Yet another reason why they should end it this season instead of prolonging the pain into season nine...

They really should just officially pass the torch to Atlantis already.

[icepixie]

I had to. I don't have any SG icons and Jack talked about The Matrix. And spleens are always funny.

Indeed. Although if there is no spleen, then a lot of us are kind of screwed. Well, not totally screwed, but depressed-immune-system screwed, if I remember my biology correctly.

They really should just officially pass the torch to Atlantis already.

Definitely. I have no intention of seeing X-Files Redux.

[spleeny.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Although if there is no spleen, then a lot of us are kind of screwed. Well, not totally screwed, but depressed-immune-system screwed, if I remember my biology correctly.

Not screwed. Just inconvenienced. After all, Keanu has no spleen and does that stop him? Nope. (Seriously, he has no spleen. Suspiciously, he lost it after a motorcycle crash he had while filming Chain Reaction... in Chicago...)

Definitely. I have no intention of seeing X-Files Redux.

I'm just happy I never fully got into The X-Files. Makes it so much easier from me.

[icepixie]

Not screwed. Just inconvenienced. After all, Keanu has no spleen and does that stop him? Nope. (Seriously, he has no spleen. Suspiciously, he lost it after a motorcycle crash he had while filming Chain Reaction... in Chicago...)

*gasp* You're the Spleen Thief! Run for the hills!

I'm just happy I never fully got into The X-Files. Makes it so much easier from me.

It does. I didn't stick it out...I quit watching halfway through season eight, but got drawn back in during season nine. Once they ditched Scully as Doggett's partner and brought in Reyes, it got pretty good again. If they'd just spun off the Doggett/Reyes show, instead of trying to say it was still the orignal X-Files, it would've been so much better.

[spleeny.livejournal.com]

*gasp* You're the Spleen Thief! Run for the hills!

Excuse me. Alleged Spleen Thief. Mwahaha.

I quit watching halfway through season eight, but got drawn back in during season nine. Once they ditched Scully as Doggett's partner and brought in Reyes, it got pretty good again. If they'd just spun off the Doggett/Reyes show, instead of trying to say it was still the orignal X-Files, it would've been so much better.

I only watched it for a couple seasons around... I think seasons 5 and 6. Even by that time the mythology episodes were getting so freaking weird that I had to give it up. I caught a couple of the Doggett episodes, and I did like him, even if it seemed a little weird. I didn't see any with Reyes, though.

[icepixie]

Excuse me. Alleged Spleen Thief. Mwahaha.

Riiiiiight. I'd get a good lawyer, if I were you.

I only watched it for a couple seasons around... I think seasons 5 and 6. Even by that time the mythology episodes were getting so freaking weird that I had to give it up. I caught a couple of the Doggett episodes, and I did like him, even if it seemed a little weird. I didn't see any with Reyes, though.

The mytharc was...it was...I have no words; they've been blotted out by the rage that fills me at the thought of that thing. Reyes was pretty neat; more down to Earth and not as much like Saint Scully, which was nice.

[pellmelody.livejournal.com]

- Treehouses! Oh, it's so Peter Pan. So where's Tinkerbell?

Actually, I was thinking bad Kevin Costner/Robin Hood.

- Awww, John wants kids! I wanna see John/Lizzie kidfic now!

Aw, you ol' softee you. *g*

"You're mean." BWAHAHAHAHA! *rolls on floor* I heart McKay trying to work with the kids around. Heh.

Rodney made the episode watchable. It was okay but only in terms of a "filler" between the great episodes kind of way. And where in the hell was Weir?! Dang. Let's NOT start leaving most of Atlantis out of the show, kthxsby.

"You guys know what chocolate is? This is gonna be huge." Hee.

Ford is eval! Hook the kids on chocolate, leave them with a bag of it and take off so they'll never ever have it again.

And yes, yes it did kick SGwun's ass. God, can SG get anymore boring and rehashed?!

[icepixie]

ctually, I was thinking bad Kevin Costner/Robin Hood.

That works, too!

- Awww, John wants kids! I wanna see John/Lizzie kidfic now!

Aw, you ol' softee you. *g*

I think I may have just talked myself into writing it, too, as long as I can torture McKay by making him babysit. Dammit.

Rodney made the episode watchable. It was okay but only in terms of a "filler" between the great episodes kind of way.

Yeah. I'm willing to cut this one slack as it's still the first season, and even if it showed up in season two, I don't think I'd be too upset, but if this is the usual level of quality by the time season three rolls around, I'll be outta here.

And where in the hell was Weir?! Dang. Let's NOT start leaving most of Atlantis out of the show, kthxsby.

I was wondering how having the has-to-stay-home character as one of the leads was going to work. I'd hoped for increased focus on the city, but so far, that hasn't really been the case. Hopefully later episodes will use her more.

Ford is eval! Hook the kids on chocolate, leave them with a bag of it and take off so they'll never ever have it again.

Yeah! He could've at least given them a cocao (sp?) bean or seedling or something.

And yes, yes it did kick SGwun's ass. God, can SG get anymore boring and rehashed?!

I have hope that by mid-season it'll be better, assuming it follows the same trajectory as last season. At the moment, it's only something to do in that last hour of anticipation before Atlantis comes on.

[pellmelody.livejournal.com]

At the moment, it's only something to do in that last hour of anticipation before Atlantis comes on.

Word! That's how I am with it. Sigh.

[comedownstairs.livejournal.com]

- "You guys know what chocolate is? This is gonna be huge." Hee.


Favorite moment of the show. I think it was just his face when he said it.

[icepixie]

I'm starting to love Ford. I fell in love with the actor during the Lowdown, and now I see what he was talking about when he said we'd all love Ford.

[lizardlaugh.livejournal.com]

- Ah, John, you're so economical, wanting to save a perfectly good puddle-jumper. And how much do I love that they're acknowledging the finite amount of these things, unlike the Unlimited Shuttle Suppy of Voyager? *loves*.

I was soooo relieved to see this. Damn. When the shuttle first crashed, I admit I did have Voyager flashbacks.

I actually loved SG-1. I love Teal'c though, and any Teal'c character development is ok by me. I actually hate those kinds of video games, but I've sat around watching my d00d play them long enough that I began to recognise the patterns, lol.

[icepixie]

I was soooo relieved to see this. Damn. When the shuttle first crashed, I admit I did have Voyager flashbacks.

I used to love Voyager when I was twelve and stupid, but now any mention of it makes me cringe. I think that has to be one of the biggest dropped balls in sci-fi TV history. Farscape had a similar premise (at least on paper) and went to great places with it; Voyager just went nowhere. *sigh* And it could've been so good, dammit!

I actually loved SG-1. I love Teal'c though, and any Teal'c character development is ok by me.

I like Teal'c a lot, but I didn't think we really learned anything new about him--he doesn't give up, he's a great warrior, blah blah blah. Heard it all before, and done better, too. Although I have to admit that the part where he sank down the floor in defeat was really quite powerful.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

*yawn* Where did my interest in this season go? The same place they put the interesting episodes?

Dude, no idea. This week's was a really boring FPS version of John Quixote.
I say if you're gonna do drugs, do the good ones. Take the good crack -- don't sit there eating library paste. Didn't Damian write last week's ep too? The only good thing was that this ep would make a killer drinking game; just go for it any time someone dies.

Ooooh! Someone needs to write Sam-and-Jack-watch-The-Matrix-movies fic!

Hee! I'm pretty sure they've seen at least one Austin Powers movie together. (See Demons) Maybe during recuperation/isolation for their own protection?

Treehouses! Oh, it's so Peter Pan. So where's Tinkerbell?

I thought they might kill themselves by jumping from the trees. That would be amusing.

[icepixie]

Dude, no idea. This week's was a really boring FPS version of John Quixote.

It wasn't even much like JQ. I didn't see much evidence of bad crack usage, much less good crack.

I say if you're gonna do drugs, do the good ones. Take the good crack -- don't sit there eating library paste.

*giggle*

Didn't Damian write last week's ep too? The only good thing was that this ep would make a killer drinking game; just go for it any time someone dies.

Bwah! Yeah, it would've. And I had such high hopes for Damien--didn't he write Grace?

Hee! I'm pretty sure they've seen at least one Austin Powers movie together. (See Demons) Maybe during recuperation/isolation for their own protection?

*makes note to find tape of Demons* They could've watched the Matrix movies during isolation, but wouldn't it be more fun if they were on their own? *eg*

I thought they might kill themselves by jumping from the trees. That would be amusing.

Like TTS! Except trees instead of a big hole. And better hair when the wigs weren't on.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

It wasn't even much like JQ. I didn't see much evidence of bad crack usage, much less good crack.

True, there was no crack, just the very basic idea. Actually, it was more like XF's "First Person Shooter." Except that worked better.

Bwah! Yeah, it would've. And I had such high hopes for Damien--didn't he write Grace?

It'd certainly help someone get through it. I kinda wanted to sit and rest with Teal'c.

Wow, yeah, he did write Grace. Looking at what else he's written (http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/episoderedux/writers.shtml), maybe he just kinda sucks when he's not focusing on Sam or Jack?

*makes note to find tape of Demons* They could've watched the Matrix movies during isolation, but wouldn't it be more fun if they were on their own? *eg*

It's a minor joke right at the beginning of Demons, but Sam cracks up while Daniel and Teal'c completely ignore it.

Oooh! Love to see whose idea it would be. ;) (Although now I'm wondering how they entertained themselves all those times they were stuck in the infirmary or confined to quarters.)

Like TTS! Except trees instead of a big hole. And better hair when the wigs weren't on.

Yep! < thunk > "Oh, he was a bad singer!"

Dude, they so had "A Prefect Murder" wigs. The Elder guy also had Escaped Mental Patient Hair without the wig. Poor dude.

[icepixie]

Wow, yeah, he did write Grace. Looking at what else he's written, maybe he just kinda sucks when he's not focusing on Sam or Jack?

Maybe. *shudder*

It's a minor joke right at the beginning of Demons, but Sam cracks up while Daniel and Teal'c completely ignore it.

Hee.

Oooh! Love to see whose idea it would be. ;) (Although now I'm wondering how they entertained themselves all those times they were stuck in the infirmary or confined to quarters.)

I just took that parenthetical remark to the Pornville Bank. Oh, my.

Dude, they so had "A Prefect Murder" wigs. The Elder guy also had Escaped Mental Patient Hair without the wig. Poor dude.

The hair was just sad all around.