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I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
Did you not say it is played on ice, O'Neill?
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Originally posted by mandogater View PostThanks! Know I just have to figure out the middle of the fic for the idea you gave me earlier about the Lemming in a civil war era dress. Managing to put Sparky in it was easier than I thought it would be. Now I just have to figure out how to link it all togther.
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Originally posted by JT-2 View PostPictures? Well, if I can find my own full-size John then sure.
Originally posted by JT-2 View PostYeah, they're both pretty obvious there, aren't they?
Originally posted by Southern Red View PostI found a bunch more also. I'm not sure how big they are, but they're not as good as the ones with the border. We'll see how long we can make this last.
Must go in search of crackalicious pics...
Originally posted by JT-2 View PostLOL! This could be the crack fic to end all crack fic!(This is legal notice that any attempt to censor or delete, for the purpose of oppressing fair and open discussion, any statement made by me will be considered a violation of my right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and will be dealt with in accordance with federal law.)
Sparky is on screen. Therefore, it is canon. Elizabeth is still out there. And John WILL bring her home.
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Weighing in on the engagement, I find it hard to believe that with all the time that was spent in Antarctica prior to the mission, that nobody would know that she had a fiance back on Earth by the time of Home. Even then, as far as we know on-screen, she didn't mention him to anyone. It's possible she was engaged, but it seems unlikely. I don't see the goodbye video as being a sign either - it was likely there because it was an expedient way to get through the exposition. Perhaps the Air Force figured that, given he was a doctor, he'd be familiar with the concept of confidentiality. And in all likelihood, they probably figured they'd have to tell a few people, in case the expedition members never returned.
Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI might as well conclude the season 1 balcony scenes.we have reprogrammed them to suit our needsit's time for Tales from the AU
The Sparky indoor balcony
The Eye
Am I standing right, Ma'am?
I'll let you know when you've got it right, Major
Back outside for Before I Sleep
They should both fit in here with room to spare. I'll tell Carson to prep for the procedure immediately
Still outside during The Gift
Why are you telling me this in person? Wouldn't an e-mail have been just as effective?
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I think this was the only season 2 balcony moment. Of course season 2 had the desk sitting moments and that's even more fun than the balcony.
Hihoplastic on LJ had this to say about the scene:
2. In Which John Tries to Make Elizabeth Jealous
John: I got the thing, the other thing, and I almost got THE GIRL. That means I might have had SEX with her. You're jealous, right? Right?
Elizabeth: *eyebrow*
John: ....No! No, no, no there was no girl. Nope. No girl at all. Hum-de-dum.
Elizabeth: *smirks*
John: *eats out of her hand. happily*
That's always how I've viewed that scene.
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Hi lurkers, we see you! Don't be shy, come out and play with us!
Darnit gateraid, you've done it again! My personal fave has to be the Before I Sleep AU.
Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI think this was the only season 2 balcony moment. Of course season 2 had the desk sitting moments and that's even more fun than the balcony.
Originally posted by JT-2 View Posthttp://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n635/mathgirl1248/Stargate%20Atlantis/tower.png
Hihoplastic on LJ had this to say about the scene:
2. In Which John Tries to Make Elizabeth Jealous
John: I got the thing, the other thing, and I almost got THE GIRL. That means I might have had SEX with her. You're jealous, right? Right?
Elizabeth: *eyebrow*
John: ....No! No, no, no there was no girl. Nope. No girl at all. Hum-de-dum.
Elizabeth: *smirks*
John: *eats out of her hand. happily*
That's always how I've viewed that scene.(This is legal notice that any attempt to censor or delete, for the purpose of oppressing fair and open discussion, any statement made by me will be considered a violation of my right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and will be dealt with in accordance with federal law.)
Sparky is on screen. Therefore, it is canon. Elizabeth is still out there. And John WILL bring her home.
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Originally posted by Scary Kitty View PostHi lurkers, we see you! Don't be shy, come out and play with us!
Darnit gateraid, you've done it again! My personal fave has to be the Before I Sleep AU./tangent
Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI think this was the only season 2 balcony moment. Of course season 2 had the desk sitting moments and that's even more fun than the balcony.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/...ntis/tower.png
Hihoplastic on LJ had this to say about the scene:
2. In Which John Tries to Make Elizabeth Jealous
John: I got the thing, the other thing, and I almost got THE GIRL. That means I might have had SEX with her. You're jealous, right? Right?
Elizabeth: *eyebrow*
John: ....No! No, no, no there was no girl. Nope. No girl at all. Hum-de-dum.
Elizabeth: *smirks*
John: *eats out of her hand. happily*
That's always how I've viewed that scene.
Assumptions
* sparky was never going to happen (I refer to a canonised romantic relationship)
* sheyla was going to happen (I refer to a canonised romantic relationship, somewhere near the end of the show's run)
* shep was going to have a few flings along the way, given that i) he's the lead, ii) he's into chicks & iii) he's not a frakking monk
General observations
What you've written above illustrates the ultimate fail of this scene. It's meant to show that Sheppard has 'done' the blonde. The man has urges, and she was certainly willing. Even if he'd used protection, it's not like she'd have known what it was (I'm not advocating it, merely pointing it out) so he could quite easily have given her what she wanted without giving her what she needed.
The way that balcony scene comes across makes it seem like he's playing it down, like he doesn't want to hurt her feelings. And I say hurt her feelings because there were any number of ways he could have said it without giving off that impression. He didn't have to carve a notch in his belt right in front of her, but he could have been more boastful than he was. Why did he downplay it if he didn't think she'd be hurt? Was it because she'd think less of him as a man?
If we're to go with the intended ship of the show, that scene should have been with Teyla. Given that she was on the mission, she'd at least have had to know what the questionably gay butler's plan was. If anyone should have been jealous, or even a little bit offended, it should have been her.
I know one of the reasons that that scene was Shep/Weir was due to filming constraints - two people, probably second unit, it could be done any time. Also, it probably brought the focus back to Atlantis, which a Shep/Teyla scene mightn't have. But the way this was done, it gave (me) the wrong impression.
Added to that, there are added scenes which make it quite clear he didn't service the princess. I haven't seen them. To be honest, if they were included, I would really have to question his motivations for the refusal - was it Sheyla related, Sparky related, or (more likely, given the refusal) McShep related - which may have been why they were cut, so that any ship element was removed. If I were writing it, I would have cut the whole 'you're gonna be king' reveal and simply had him sleep with her. I can handle the ship weathering a few storms before coming back to port, especially when this one was more like a freak wave.
Ultimately for me, this episode fails with badwritingbadwritingbadwriting. I gather Elizabeth was meant to go with them (which makes sense, given that it was identical to Atlantis and an easy ep to add her into, as well as multiple science teams). I don't really know why they cut her out and changed the script. A possible theory is that it would've presented two options to the royals - Shep sleeps with the blonde and becomes king, or Weir is impregnated by the king and becomes Queen, both of which are kinda icky. Disregarding those disturbing images (although, maybe they thought Shep/Weir would've been able to get out of any arrangement by saying they were married, lol), it's a fail on including all characters where there was an easy opportunity to do so, and it's a fail on clearly illustrating which ship they were going to hang their hat on.
Edited to add: I understand why they edited this episode the way they did (with respect to cutting out the 'Shep tells Othos that he didn't sleep with the blonde' scene). It's so that we don't know one way or the other if he actually did sleep with her, which is also the impression one gets from the balcony scene looking at the transcript in isolation. 'Get' can also mean 'kept' in the context of what they were talking about, rather than 'did'. I wonder if they wouldn't have been better off to nix the balcony scene altogether, given that they didn't really clear anything up. In fact, they kinda made it worse (for them, not for us)Last edited by gateraid; 14 October 2011, 05:23 PM.sigpic
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Originally posted by gateraid View PostMe too. I don't think the other two were funny per se, but they probably happened on the show. You know, the show were Weir (yes, they referred to her as 'Weir' to her face) was frigid and unpleasant to be around, Sheppard had a thing for Teyla, Teyla had a thing for putting things inside Sheppard, Rodney was unbalanced and overly neurotic, Jen was convincingly competent, Sam and Jack had been seeing each other for years and her command of Atlantis was only based on the fact that it would put her outside 'his' chain of command and legitimise their non-secret relationship..........this is why I have a problem with bad fanfic/tangent
I bow in homage of your analysis of The Tower; those are all great insights about why, if TPTW really had intended to go in a certain direction ship-wise, they utterly failed with this episode.
Originally posted by gateraid View PostUltimately for me, this episode fails with badwritingbadwritingbadwriting. I gather Elizabeth was meant to go with them (which makes sense, given that it was identical to Atlantis and an easy ep to add her into, as well as multiple science teams). I don't really know why they cut her out and changed the script. A possible theory is that it would've presented two options to the royals - Shep sleeps with the blonde and becomes king, or Weir is impregnated by the king and becomes Queen, both of which are kinda icky. Disregarding those disturbing images (although, maybe they thought Shep/Weir would've been able to get out of any arrangement by saying they were married, lol), it's a fail on including all characters where there was an easy opportunity to do so, and it's a fail on clearly illustrating which ship they were going to hang their hat on.(This is legal notice that any attempt to censor or delete, for the purpose of oppressing fair and open discussion, any statement made by me will be considered a violation of my right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and will be dealt with in accordance with federal law.)
Sparky is on screen. Therefore, it is canon. Elizabeth is still out there. And John WILL bring her home.
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Originally posted by Scary Kitty View PostSure sounds like it, doesn't it? mandogater, you will let us know when it's done, right?I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
Did you not say it is played on ice, O'Neill?
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pic spam i did a couple of years back.
Rodney are you sure it worked?
I'm Like 80% certain....
RODNEY!
Okay I am 100% Positive it worked now if you'll excuse me i'll go tell her the good news....
NO! (softly) no.... I'll Do it....
(he walks off)
okay....
(later on....)
Are you Certain Rodney Got all of the nanites out of me?
he's... fairly certain but you know Rodney and that man's ego....
yeah.... so what will happen to me now.
Well Woolsey's talking with the IOA and so far it's not looking so good it's looks like you'll be transferred back to the SGC but who knows. and For What's it worth Elizabeth....It's good to have you back.
It's good to be back, John.
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I apologise if this doesn't make a lot of sense, I'm typing this up in a half time break.
Originally posted by Scary Kitty View Post*snerks* Oh yeah, that "other feed" that's being broadcast via a pirate signal from the Matrix, right?), another is the foreign one on the previous page where Weir got in a huff with Oberoth because he wouldn't give her any ZPMs, then ordered the extermination of the Asurans.
Originally posted by Scary Kitty View PostI bow in homage of your analysis of The Tower; those are all great insights about why, if TPTW really had intended to go in a certain direction ship-wise, they utterly failed with this episode.
Originally posted by Scary Kitty View PostI always figured that Weir wasn't involved because she does not have the ATA gene. Remember how Otho made it clear that only those with the gene were allowed inside the Tower? This was why Sheppard was carted off to the Tower by Otho and the guards, but Teyla and Ronon were left in the village (and had McKay been there, he would've pinged Otho's scanner and been carted off to the Tower along with Sheppard). I'm guessing that TPTW decided it would be a waste of time to have Weir along on the mission only to leave her cooling her heels in the village and unable to do any of her diplomatic kung-fu. *shrugs*
Originally posted by Lt.Colonel John Sheppard View Postpic spam i did a couple of years back.
http://forum.gateworld.net/attachmen...1&d=1259091643
Rodney are you sure it worked?
I'm Like 80% certain....
http://forum.gateworld.net/picture.p...ictureid=19084
RODNEY!
Okay I am 100% Positive it worked now if you'll excuse me i'll go tell her the good news....
NO! (softly) no.... I'll Do it....
(he walks off)
okay....
(later on....)
http://forum.gateworld.net/picture.p...ictureid=19086
http://forum.gateworld.net/picture.p...ictureid=19085
Are you Certain Rodney Got all of the nanites out of me?
he's... fairly certain but you know Rodney and that man's ego....
yeah.... so what will happen to me now.
Well Woolsey's talking with the IOA and so far it's not looking so good it's looks like you'll be transferred back to the SGC but who knows. and For What's it worth Elizabeth....It's good to have you back.
It's good to be back, John.
Guess what John - I'm not wearing any underwear
'Lizabeth, this is not the time to be joking about that. At least let me shoot out the cameras first
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Originally posted by gateraid View PostYou're overthinking it mate.
http://forum.gateworld.net/picture.p...ictureid=19086
Guess what John - I'm not wearing any underwear
http://forum.gateworld.net/picture.p...ictureid=19085
'Lizabeth, this is not the time to be joking about that. At least let me shoot out the cameras first
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Tales from the AU, the continuing drama....
What the hell do you want? And get the **** off my desk jarhead
Look *****, you nagged me to come here, at least pretend to be interested in what I have to say. Why aren't you writing this down like any good secretary would do???
What they actually meant:
I know, I know, you've already been briefed on this, but I thought it was worth coming in here just to make sure you knew.
There are perfectly good chairs you could have sat on, instead of my desk
Right you are, that'd be much more fitting
You're not moving
I hadn't noticed
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Originally posted by gateraid View PostTales from the AU, the continuing drama....
http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...teraid/cdt.jpg
What the hell do you want? And get the **** off my desk jarhead
http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...eraid/cdt1.jpg
Look *****, you nagged me to come here, at least pretend to be interested in what I have to say. Why aren't you writing this down like any good secretary would do???
What they actually meant:
I know, I know, you've already been briefed on this, but I thought it was worth coming in here just to make sure you knew.
There are perfectly good chairs you could have sat on, instead of my desk
Right you are, that'd be much more fitting
You're not moving
I hadn't noticed
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