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Well. I'm a pathetic Carson Beckett fangirl. And Shep's pretty damned cute, but McKay is not as charming as I was lead to believe. Oh, and Ford mumbles. A lot. And I want to like Teyla and Elizabeth but wow, we're not getting much character development for them, are we?
Atlantis: it doesn't suck nearly was much as SG1 did in it's first season.
I really like the credits and the music and the blue and greys and grays of the opening. Pretty. Much nicer glamour shots than of the SG1 cast.
Now, let me get this out there. I have an undying fangirl-esque crush on Beckett: I'm exactly the sort of girl they were looking to attract with this character. The accent and the cuteness and the comitment to professional ethics! *sigh* I just really like him and am thrilled he's a regular next season. Mmm. Yes.I was squeeee like crazy over the beginning of 'The Rising' because Carson and Rodney in a room is awesome and hilarious and there should be more.
Wow. The Wraith. They suck. Er, as bad guys. They're too amorphous, there's not one bad guy to fight against, just a massive whole, and that's going to have to change, I think. They'll never kill them all. At least with SG1 there were system lords, and really, at the beginning there was just Apophis who was the big bad for a while.
What else? Contrary to what seems to be somewhat popular belief, I'm not really seeing Shepherd as Jack-lite. I get why people see that, and maybe I'm just relieved because he's his own character. I like John; there's a crapload of backstory there, and he's got the flippant thing going for a completely different reason than Jack. Can't articulate why. I think John genuinely doesn't care. Military protocol is what's working to keep Atlantis from collapsing, so that's cool and he'll deal with it. If more military doesn't come through from earth i can't decide if John's going to get pushed further away from the whole air force dealy or if he'll take the hardline in response to all the humanitairians running around Atlantis.
And yes, John seems to have chemistry with a block of wood, but none of it's struck me as necessarily sexual in nature. He just seems like that really cool, fun guy everyone gets along with.
Ship-wise I'm not really feeling anything. *ducks mutiple flying objects*. John/Elizabeth is pretty much there in a couple places - at the end of the one with the bug stuck to John's next, at the end of The Eye, uh, at the end of the pilot on the balcony. Sure. I see it. But it's not yet causing the ole' shipsquee reaction, it's more like "Oh. Okay. Yeah. I see that." But on that note, I don't really see McShep or McWeir. Okay, I see McWeir. They're adorable. A.dor.a.ble. Poor Rodney just doesn't know what to do with himself. And hey, is anyone shipping Carson and Elizabeth? No? Hmm.
The thing I'm finding really intriguing about Atlantis is the feeling of dislocation I think they've managed to pull off pretty well. They seem to have made an effort to try to find locations that don't look exactly like Vancouver and its environs and have certainly not used any sets that feel really SG1 in nature (Well, except the desert in The Defiant One, because that was any and every desert planet SG1's ever been to. Ever. It's nearly the same camera angle as from other SG1 eps. Yes, I found it so noticible as to be distracting.) And the characters are really acting like they feel like they're out exploring a new frontier. This is neat and weird, all at the same time. It's a feeling that's missing from SG-1 now, even though just because SG1's in the same galaxy, there's no reason for there really to be anything expected on the planets they visit, or not that much more so than in the Pegasus galaxy.
Mostly I'm enjoying Atlantis. It's, for the most part, good television. Really, really, REALLY like the hurricane two parter. A lot. Except Zora, because she was a little too Inigo Montoya for my liking. But then Teyla got to kick her ass, which was nice and very pretty. But yeah, I'm enjoying it.
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Atlantis: it doesn't suck nearly was much as SG1 did in it's first season.
I really like the credits and the music and the blue and greys and grays of the opening. Pretty. Much nicer glamour shots than of the SG1 cast.
Now, let me get this out there. I have an undying fangirl-esque crush on Beckett: I'm exactly the sort of girl they were looking to attract with this character. The accent and the cuteness and the comitment to professional ethics! *sigh* I just really like him and am thrilled he's a regular next season. Mmm. Yes.I was squeeee like crazy over the beginning of 'The Rising' because Carson and Rodney in a room is awesome and hilarious and there should be more.
Wow. The Wraith. They suck. Er, as bad guys. They're too amorphous, there's not one bad guy to fight against, just a massive whole, and that's going to have to change, I think. They'll never kill them all. At least with SG1 there were system lords, and really, at the beginning there was just Apophis who was the big bad for a while.
What else? Contrary to what seems to be somewhat popular belief, I'm not really seeing Shepherd as Jack-lite. I get why people see that, and maybe I'm just relieved because he's his own character. I like John; there's a crapload of backstory there, and he's got the flippant thing going for a completely different reason than Jack. Can't articulate why. I think John genuinely doesn't care. Military protocol is what's working to keep Atlantis from collapsing, so that's cool and he'll deal with it. If more military doesn't come through from earth i can't decide if John's going to get pushed further away from the whole air force dealy or if he'll take the hardline in response to all the humanitairians running around Atlantis.
And yes, John seems to have chemistry with a block of wood, but none of it's struck me as necessarily sexual in nature. He just seems like that really cool, fun guy everyone gets along with.
Ship-wise I'm not really feeling anything. *ducks mutiple flying objects*. John/Elizabeth is pretty much there in a couple places - at the end of the one with the bug stuck to John's next, at the end of The Eye, uh, at the end of the pilot on the balcony. Sure. I see it. But it's not yet causing the ole' shipsquee reaction, it's more like "Oh. Okay. Yeah. I see that." But on that note, I don't really see McShep or McWeir. Okay, I see McWeir. They're adorable. A.dor.a.ble. Poor Rodney just doesn't know what to do with himself. And hey, is anyone shipping Carson and Elizabeth? No? Hmm.
The thing I'm finding really intriguing about Atlantis is the feeling of dislocation I think they've managed to pull off pretty well. They seem to have made an effort to try to find locations that don't look exactly like Vancouver and its environs and have certainly not used any sets that feel really SG1 in nature (Well, except the desert in The Defiant One, because that was any and every desert planet SG1's ever been to. Ever. It's nearly the same camera angle as from other SG1 eps. Yes, I found it so noticible as to be distracting.) And the characters are really acting like they feel like they're out exploring a new frontier. This is neat and weird, all at the same time. It's a feeling that's missing from SG-1 now, even though just because SG1's in the same galaxy, there's no reason for there really to be anything expected on the planets they visit, or not that much more so than in the Pegasus galaxy.
Mostly I'm enjoying Atlantis. It's, for the most part, good television. Really, really, REALLY like the hurricane two parter. A lot. Except Zora, because she was a little too Inigo Montoya for my liking. But then Teyla got to kick her ass, which was nice and very pretty. But yeah, I'm enjoying it.
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Possibly because SG-1 has been ON EARTH the whole damned season. Practically. Er, but I haven't seen any of the eps after the break yet, so that might change.
As far as the 'ship goes... like, I don't think it's actually 'ship on TV either, and I am one of the biggest Sheppard/Weir fangirls EVAR. (Well, not really anymore. But I was there FIRST! HA!) It's all inferred and just fun to play with. I'd really prefer if there was *no* canon OTP, at least not for a damned long while... I just want everyone to be friends. I'd love to have it where everyone is really professionally codependent and personally close, to the point where you can go "Are they or aren't they?" rather than "OMG THE CANON ANGSTY UST IS KILLING ME DEAD." Just for a change of pace.
So, yes. It's all in my head. I just like it cuz they are so pretty, and they've given us enough to think that it could possibly potentially go somewhere eventually. I find a lot of the present-day established-relationship fics ridiculous or unbelievable (but I read them ANYWAY, because right now I'm pretty much ONLY reading Shep/Weir for am one-track-minded and INSANE), but... it could be wickedwicked hot. And is, in my head. :)
However, you're making me cry about the McWeir. You really are. *weeps*
And, dammit, you never answer the comments I send you, so I'm just going to assume you don't want more episodes unless you freaking remind me what the last one was that I sent you, already :-P
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That one brain/muse thing? Yep. Happening with that sentence. Because that's what I'm really loving right now; happy shiny friendship bond-y time. And Shep has chemistry with a block of wood, so that's super fun.
However, you're making me cry about the McWeir. You really are. *weeps*
Sorry? I've got kleenex around here somewhere.
And, dammit, you never answer the comments I send you, so I'm just going to assume you don't want more episodes unless you freaking remind me what the last one was that I sent you, already
Fuck. I'm so bad with responding. I think I'm okay for downloading right now. You'll hear otherwise if I can't find something to download, let me tell you. And you're so sweet for sending me tapes and stuff. You're awesome and cool and great. *snuggles you*
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He really does. He brings all the boys and girls to the yard. However, I'm horribly attached to my pet desire for *everyone else* to get more sex than him, because I would find that hilarious. Because he's TEH SHEPWHORE!! This should not happen!! Er. Anyway.
Fuck. I'm so bad with responding.
Yes, you are. I still love you. :) :) And yay that you're all set with episodes now... MWAH HA HA I have hooked you and set you loose upon teh intarweb to fend for yourself. ;)
*loves*
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*beats* No pairing names.
gah. Not coherent.
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They are truly cut off from Earth and on their own, and it all seems so much more precarious and dangerous than Voyager ever did.
I feel like I'm the only non-Voyager fan in the fandom, but yeah. I've seen Voyager off and on and one of my big problems with it was how sanitized it was. They were far from earth but there was never any fear of the command structure breaking down and people rarely died.