Doo-doo-doo-doo-dee-dooooo....

[icepixie]

Today, for some reason lost in the mists of my short attention span, I went looking for X-Files music vids. One site also had Farscape vids, which of course I had to peek at. And naturally, now I want to rewatch both shows from the beginning. Well, minus most of S8 for XF...and some chunks of S7...maybe a couple episodes from S6 as well... (Nearly ten years later and I am still pissed off about that "children of starlight" crap. BOO, CHRIS CARTER, BOOOOOOOOOOO.) There are a few S4 episodes of Farscape I could skip as well...Lobster of Truth, anyone?

Yeah, now I'm wishing I hadn't canceled my Netflix subscription. Although if I watch TV, then there's less time to write and read books... Decisions, decisions.

(I think I would get twice as much out of TXF now that I've got both an academic education, courtesy of college, and an innuendo education, courtesy of fandom and ballroom.)

Anyway, I realized three things while watching said vids:

1. First-season M&S are so young OMG. They both look like kids. Gillian Anderson was only 24 when she took the job. SHE WAS ONLY A YEAR OLDER THAN ME. I...what?

2. M&S really spent quite a bit of time touching each others' faces, especially in the later years. And the Doctor and his various companions have been given a run for their money on the hand-holding front.

3. Either there are very few good vids out there, which I find exceedingly hard to believe for a fandom of this size, or I'm no good at Googling today. Anyone got recs? I'm partial to humor, Mulder/Scully, character study, and--should there actually be any beyond the three I've seen--Doggett/Reyes vids, but anything well-done good.

Comments

[icepixie]

I have tons of XF vids if you want them. By tons, I think it's 2-3 CD-Rs worth. Yes, I am a digital packrat. I'd be glad to mail them to you.

Ooh. Oooooh. Yes, please! That would be awesome. :)

...I had forgotten that. *feels old* Wasn't Claudia Black something like 25 when she started Farscape too?

Oh, god, was she? Ack.

Yes, M&S are so darn wee in the first few seasons. Awwww!

So cute. Although it's weird in those episodes where Scully kind of looks like Mulder's daughter. I'm thinking "Darkness Falls" in particular (this shot especially). Ooof. I'm glad they started dressing her better after that season.

Hahaha, yes. I like that you can keep going back and think "Okay, there! That's when they totally started doing it" many, many times. I think I was back as far as right before Melissa died on that one.

Yes, I am all about the porn.

Yes. Yes, you are. *g* (I'd have to watch the episodes again, but I think my earliest bet was on "sometime right before she got abducted." Of course, one could make a case for the pilot if one wanted, really, since she was half-naked in his hotel room...)

Anyway, yay for wee Mulder and Scully!

I have a great fondness for fic set during S1. They're so wary of each other and USTful and wee and cute and not so damn angsty yet!

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Oooooh. Yes, please! That would be awesome. :)

Sure, no problem! Would you like any other stuff?

As a slight warning, I haven't looked at many of the vids in quite a while. I know there are some awesome ones in there, but definitely can't speak for all of them. Hopefully many more gems than icky.

Also, All 4 U? Hilarious, but sooo not for general viewers. Duchovny did a lot of soft-core porn. Hehe.

Oh, god, was she? Ack.

"Mid-twenties" is the quote I heard. So, somewhere in there, yep.

So cute. Although it's weird in those episodes where Scully kind of looks like Mulder's daughter. I'm thinking "Darkness Falls" in particular (this shot especially). Ooof. I'm glad they started dressing her better after that season.

*blinks* Wow, she does. That is kinda creepy.

Yeah, I'm very glad that the outfits got much better. Remember that red and green suit back in, I think it was, Jersey Devil? So awful!

I'm still very amused at how low her shirts were buttoned in seasons 6 or 7. They were modest when seen from a normal distance, but if someone, say Mulder, were completely in her personal space, he could see completely down her shirt.

Yes. Yes, you are. *g* (I'd have to watch the episodes again, but I think my earliest bet was on "sometime right before she got abducted." Of course, one could make a case for the pilot if one wanted, really, since she was half-naked in his hotel room...)

Hehe. Now I want to go back and look!

I have a great fondness for fic set during S1. They're so wary of each other and USTful and wee and cute and not so damn angsty yet!

Awwww. Let me know if you find some good stuff, hey?

[icepixie]

Sure, no problem! Would you like any other stuff?

You rule. Other stuff? Well, what do you have? (Or would the better question be "what do you NOT have"?)

As a slight warning, I haven't looked at many of the vids in quite a while. I know there are some awesome ones in there, but definitely can't speak for all of them. Hopefully many more gems than icky.

I'll take that under advisement.

Also, All 4 U? Hilarious, but sooo not for general viewers. Duchovny did a lot of soft-core porn. Hehe.

UM. Okay then!

"Mid-twenties" is the quote I heard. So, somewhere in there, yep.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Craziness.

*blinks* Wow, she does. That is kinda creepy.

*shudder*

Yeah, I'm very glad that the outfits got much better. Remember that red and green suit back in, I think it was, Jersey Devil? So awful!

I didn't before, but you made me go look up screencaps, and now I hate you. (I assume you're referring to this monstrosity.) That episode had to be the height of bad fashion for Scully, surely; there's not only that suit, but an awful cherry red one, and a mid-90s suede vest o' awfulness, and a lacy white dress that's straight out of the 80s. If there's a worse episode for clothing, I don't want to know about it.

I'm still very amused at how low her shirts were buttoned in seasons 6 or 7. They were modest when seen from a normal distance, but if someone, say Mulder, were completely in her personal space, he could see completely down her shirt.

Oh, my. I'll have to go look for this, too...

Hehe. Now I want to go back and look!

I'm totally contemplating buying a season set or three. Maybe I can find them for ultra cheap somewhere...

Awwww. Let me know if you find some good stuff, hey?

Sure. :) I feel like, once upon a time, there was actually an archive dedicated to that kind of thing. I'm sure it's long gone now, but I could swear it existed once...

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

You rule. Other stuff? Well, what do you have? (Or would the better question be "what do you NOT have"?)

Heh, I think I have to take inventory. Anything in particular you're looking for? Oooh, hey, have you ever seen Remember WENN? It's about a radio station in Pittsburgh in the 40's and is absolutely hilarious.

I didn't before, but you made me go look up screencaps, and now I hate you.

Haha. Aww, I can feel the love from here. Kinda tickles.

Yep, that monstrosity. I really like the episode, but it's often better to listen to it than watch the wardrobe horror.

Oh, my. I'll have to go look for this, too...

Here's (http://xfroadrunners.com/epimages/season7/rush/cap025.jpg) sort of what I'm talking about. You can see where the shirt's actually buttoned, anyway. This (http://www.xfroadrunners.com/epimages/season7/maleeni/maleeni151.jpg) and this (http://www.xfroadrunners.com/epimages/season7/maleeni/maleeni177.jpg) are more like it. Again, fine from the front, but if you are kinda towering over Scully and right up close...

I'm totally contemplating buying a season set or three. Maybe I can find them for ultra cheap somewhere...

I know I've found a season set for no more than $20 recently. Used place, I think. I'm not sure if you can get much lower. Sarah has a great place near her that she might be able to check.


Sure. :) I feel like, once upon a time, there was actually an archive dedicated to that kind of thing. I'm sure it's long gone now, but I could swear it existed once...

Thanks. :) Probably. There is/was an archive for nearly everything.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Ack, I am a very bad direct-linker! The screen caps are from "Rush" and "The Amazing Maleeni," but I know there should be more of the same in much of season 7.

[icepixie]

Anything in particular you're looking for?

I don't think I can think of anything in particular...um...whatever you think I'd like that'll fit on the remaining CD space?

Oooh, hey, have you ever seen Remember WENN? It's about a radio station in Pittsburgh in the 40's and is absolutely hilarious.

I've heard of it, but never seen it. I'd be game to try it, though!

Aaha. Aww, I can feel the love from here. Kinda tickles.

*mutters*

Yep, that monstrosity. I really like the episode, but it's often better to listen to it than watch the wardrobe horror.

Indeed...

Here's sort of what I'm talking about. You can see where the shirt's actually buttoned, anyway. This and this are more like it. Again, fine from the front, but if you are kinda towering over Scully and right up close...

Bwah! Yeah, the links didn't work, but I went to the episode pages and looked for myself, and, um, yeah.

I know I've found a season set for no more than $20 recently. Used place, I think. I'm not sure if you can get much lower. Sarah has a great place near her that she might be able to check.

Hmmm. $20 isn't a lot. I should look into this... (Or maybe I'll just get Netflix again and watch them that way. Or record the reruns that come on at 3 in the morning or whenever...)

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

don't think I can think of anything in particular...um...whatever you think I'd like that'll fit on the remaining CD space?

Cool, will do. I'll plan to look through stuff this weekend.

I've heard of it, but never seen it. I'd be game to try it, though!

*cackles evilly* Yay!

Bwah! Yeah, the links didn't work, but I went to the episode pages and looked for myself, and, um, yeah.

Haha, yes. I wish I could find the fic tht brought it to my attention in the first place.

Hmmm. $20 isn't a lot. I should look into this... (Or maybe I'll just get Netflix again and watch them that way. Or record the reruns that come on at 3 in the morning or whenever...)

They repackaged the sets at some point, so they're generally cheaper. I've found that the Campus Y has SciFi, so I've caught a couple reruns in the later afternoon. "Pine Bluff Variant" was nice blast from the past.

Oh, I do have some old (official) tapes of XF if you want them. It'd be late May before I could send them, but you're certainly welcome to them.

[icepixie]

Cool, will do. I'll plan to look through stuff this weekend.

You rule. :)

*cackles evilly* Yay!

Oh, my...what am I getting myself into?

Oh, I do have some old (official) tapes of XF if you want them. It'd be late May before I could send them, but you're certainly welcome to them.

Thanks! I think it would probably be easier to stick with reruns and/or the library, though. But I do appreciate the offer. :)