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SGA Season 4
Can I just say, it's really weird watching the episode without the sound being finished. I mean in the little "Last time on Stargate Atlantis" bit in the intro the would show the explosion of the beam hitting the city, and you'd *see* everything blow up, but there isn't any sound. :P
Also, for later sound effects you could hear one of the crew offstage yelling "Bam" or "do do do" or "Ahhh" as the case required. Very amusing.
Can I just say, that without background noise and dramatic music to back him John sounds like a *complete* dork. So, so, dorky.
Also, have to wonder if TPTB were around last April for all the race discussions that went on, because I have never seen the Atlantis personal looking so multicultural. There were flags from all over on shoulders in the first ep.
There are a lot of people who are indifferent to Weir, and a lot of people really upset that she's leaving the show, but to be honest? Her storyline is pretty damn kick ass. I don't think I could have been nearly as upset about Carson dying if he had gotten a story line like that. d
Also, brings about the chance for Evil!Replicator!Weir. I think that this is maybe the best storyline the Weir character has gotten.
The shipper in me though, was suddenly seeing Weir/pretty much everyone. For a second there, I though Ronon was going to *kiss* her. And John was *crying*. Rodney was breaking all these rules to save her, and Teyla was *there* for her; saying the risks were worth it.
It really kind of annoyed me how Sheppard was acting. Throwing his weight around, saying he was in charge now that Weir isn't. I mean, all he was doing was getting in the way of Rodney, and it wasn't really a military situation, it was a scientist situation. Rodney so should have been the one in charge.
It was awesome to see so much Zelenka. Although the background tech yelling "Bam Bam" as he got shot detracted a little for the situation.
Overall, great episode.
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paradise_city what was that moment you were talking about?
Also, for later sound effects you could hear one of the crew offstage yelling "Bam" or "do do do" or "Ahhh" as the case required. Very amusing.
Can I just say, that without background noise and dramatic music to back him John sounds like a *complete* dork. So, so, dorky.
Also, have to wonder if TPTB were around last April for all the race discussions that went on, because I have never seen the Atlantis personal looking so multicultural. There were flags from all over on shoulders in the first ep.
There are a lot of people who are indifferent to Weir, and a lot of people really upset that she's leaving the show, but to be honest? Her storyline is pretty damn kick ass. I don't think I could have been nearly as upset about Carson dying if he had gotten a story line like that. d
Also, brings about the chance for Evil!Replicator!Weir. I think that this is maybe the best storyline the Weir character has gotten.
The shipper in me though, was suddenly seeing Weir/pretty much everyone. For a second there, I though Ronon was going to *kiss* her. And John was *crying*. Rodney was breaking all these rules to save her, and Teyla was *there* for her; saying the risks were worth it.
It really kind of annoyed me how Sheppard was acting. Throwing his weight around, saying he was in charge now that Weir isn't. I mean, all he was doing was getting in the way of Rodney, and it wasn't really a military situation, it was a scientist situation. Rodney so should have been the one in charge.
It was awesome to see so much Zelenka. Although the background tech yelling "Bam Bam" as he got shot detracted a little for the situation.
Overall, great episode.
paradise_city what was that moment you were talking about?
Re: SGA S4
That kind of makes me wonder if JF is the key to the John Sheppard mystery. I vacillate between loving, hating, and just not getting Sheppard at all and a lot of people seem to think it's as much JF as it is Sheppard. Without all the accoutrements of a finished episode, he seemed like, well...not the world's greatest actor. I also found it hilarious that while he's the one who seems to detest looping the most, his was the dialogue I constantly had trouble discerning.
I've never seen SG-1, save for the occasional episode DH was in, so I know next to nothing about Carter. I'm sure that translates into much lower expectations for her, but I can definitely see your concerns. It may just come down to the writer for any given episode, since they don't seem to have the most cohesive of visions when it comes to individual characters.
This has really gotten me thinking about Carter, though. On the one hand, I love that Rodney has finally come up against something unattainable for him and that it happens to be something as ridiculous as a woman. Grand unified theory, Nobel prize? Got it in the bag. Women generally and Carter specifically? So not in the bag. And while I love that idea, I'm starting to wonder if I like the idea of Carter more than Carter herself. Because honestly, I can't quite see what Rodney sees in her (perhaps because I don't know the character all that well). It could go either way, I suppose, but I'm crossing my fingers.
Re: SGA S4
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That kind of makes me wonder if JF is the key to the John Sheppard mystery.
Hmm, I've never really thought of it. I haven't seen JF in a lot of other things, but he was awesome in Thought Crimes. And I'm pretty sure I liked him in that ep of CSI...
I think, for me, it's more how the character is written than JFs acting. When I think back on Sheppard's character, and how JF portrays him, there are a lot of really good scenes. Ones where he'd goofy, or serious, or casual, and JF handles them. It's more, for me at least, how flighty a character John is that turns me off of his character. I mean, he'll be all geeky and Rodney's best friend one minute, and then biting and mean to him the next. Or super soldier, or flirty man. John as a character has too many faces, and often not enough transition between them to make me follow him. Instead he comes off as an asshole.
Switching fandoms, Don, in Numb3rs does that sometimes. I mean I *love* Don, he's the reason I watch the show, but every once in a while he'll do something that makes me go :S. He'll yell at Charlie, or how quickly he turned on Colby, or will just be dismissive of something important and it totally turns me off his character. I have trouble believing it's him. John does that too, but he does it so much more often.
I've never seen SG-1, save for the occasional episode DH was in
Wow, had I known that, I wouldn't have rambled on so much about her character. Sorry about that.
I'm starting to wonder if I like the idea of Carter more than Carter herself. Because honestly, I can't quite see what Rodney sees in her (perhaps because I don't know the character all that well).
As someone who watched all the episodes... The writers seem to love Carter, and they throw all these storylines and love interests at her, but... well, hardly any of them really resonated with me. In fact some of her cooler episodes were where she *wasn't* Carter (IMO). Carter kind of comes off as a bit Mary Sue-ish. She's always professionally perfect and saves the day, and she has had more love interests than any other character on the show (they all seem to die on her though). That's why the Rodney character was created. You've seen that episode where he first appears? There's a scientific crisis, and Carter needs to save the day, but the higher ups send in this inexperienced guy to help, who just ends up getting in the way instead. He's all arrogant, and Carter through her brilliance shows him up and then has him exiled to Siberia. Rodney having the hots for her was just another way to show off what a sleeze ball he was supposed to be, and they’ve carried it on.