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Hold cleared! Countdown is back on!
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Liftoff!
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Godspeed, Atlantis! Have a great journey and a successful mission!
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Got back with 2 minutes to spare, just in time to watch Shepard Smith and the launch of the shuttle Atlantis. Something ironic in that, I think. I also just got an email from my college roommate, all nostalgic about how we've been following the space program all our lives. I admit to getting a bit misty myself.Comment
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Hee! Ironic, indeed!Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
Yeah, things are going to be a lot different from now on. The shuttles are the only US space program I've ever known, so I'm feeling a little nostalgic today.
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Hello all! Long time....*eases cautiously out of lurkdom*
I was planning to, but missed it by about half an hour. But even the replays were a bit emotional for me. *don't laugh* Wow - last one ever. *sad face*Originally posted by Scary Kitty View Posttomorrow's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis is still on schedule for 11:26 am Eastern Time. Anyone going to be tuning in to watch it?
Originally posted by Scary Kitty View PostOriginally posted by JT-2 View PostThought I'd weigh in on this discussion.Originally posted by Southern Red View Post I've shared with many of you, of course, my own experience - I thought it was supposed to be Elizabeth from the beginning (although I didn't actually start shipping them until Adrift). It truly never occurred to me that it was Teyla. I've discussed this with people on other threads, and in the past I've always contended that I went into the show without any bias or preconceived ideas about who was supposed to be shipped with who. But more recently I've realized......that's not actually true. There was one fairly major reason, not consciously but subconsciously, that I think is why I never even considered Teyla as a possibility. And that is that Elizabeth is the lead female character.
In my (admittedly noncomprehensive) experience with tv shows, male lead/female lead shipping is by far the norm, and if the male lead isn't paired with the female lead (assuming there is one), he's usually paired with one or a series of recurring characters. Male lead character/female supporting character shipping is rather rare, in my experience anyway, not nonexistent but not common either. In retrospect, I think this is why I always assumed it was going to be John/Elizabeth from the very beginning, and everything I saw on the show for the first two-two and a half seasons at least bore that out, in my mind anyway. It seemed to be that same type of "not-shipping" shipping they did with Jack and Sam on the first three seasons of SG-1....tease, but no actual ship. But I assumed they would go there eventually. And as others have pointed out, a lot of what they did with John and Elizabeth DID actually fit a lot of the typical tropes.
I do actually have a point here somewhere - I'm trying to get there.
I've seen male lead/female lead shipping frequently condemned as a cliche, but as SK pointed out, tropes are usually tropes for a reason. Lost in the condemnation of the trope as a cliche is the reality that it's usually only the female lead character (again, assuming there is one) that is developed enough and given enough agency and equality with the male lead to be able to stand with him on an equal playing field. And I think it's that sense of partnership and equality that attracts shippers. It seems, from my outside observations, that oftentimes male lead/female lead pairings will develop a large following even if it isn't written into the show. I know there were a lot of Mac/Stella shippers for CSI:NY, although the show never indicated that there was anything between them but friendship. And judging from the comments I read on the spoiler blogs, Benson/Stabler had a huge following on L&O: SVU even though apparently one of those characters was married (I don't actually watch that show). There's quite a few Pete/Myka shippers out there too although Warehouse 13 seems (at this point anyway) determined to label that relationship platonic.
So it's not a surprise to me that John/Elizabeth developed the following it did, even if the writers actually never intended it (although, I have to admit, I still am a bit dumbfounded at that). JT-2 is right as far as what the three most predominant relationships on the show were as far as screentime went. To me, even shipping aside, John and Elizabeth were clearly partners and friends with a close bond, and I still feel that perhaps only Rodney is as close to him as she was, though in a different way. There were all the ingredients there for a ship, if the writers had chosen to do something with it. I personally didn't come over to the John/Elizabeth side until Adrift, and seeing John tear up when Keller talked to him. Everyone has different things that pushes their buttons I guess, and for me I guess it took the big dose of angst to get me to sign on. I just wish it had had a happier ending.
I need to stop rambling now, and see if this made any sense at all - it did in my head! *darts back into lurkdom*
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Kiiillllddeeeerrrr! *glomps* You're back! And as smart as ever. I remember when you declared yourself not to be a shipper and were sort of a bridge between us and the general world. Meaning that nobody hated you for being one of those crazy Sparky shippers. LOL Welcome to the dark side. And yeah, we gained a lot of shippers with Adrift. Even more, I think, with GiTM. Now ain't that just a kick in the head. Sigh.Originally posted by Killdeer View PostHello all! Long time....*eases cautiously out of lurkdom*
I was planning to, but missed it by about half an hour. But even the replays were a bit emotional for me. *don't laugh* Wow - last one ever. *sad face*
Thought I'd weigh in on this discussion. I've shared with many of you, of course, my own experience - I thought it was supposed to be Elizabeth from the beginning (although I didn't actually start shipping them until Adrift). It truly never occurred to me that it was Teyla. I've discussed this with people on other threads, and in the past I've always contended that I went into the show without any bias or preconceived ideas about who was supposed to be shipped with who. But more recently I've realized......that's not actually true. There was one fairly major reason, not consciously but subconsciously, that I think is why I never even considered Teyla as a possibility. And that is that Elizabeth is the lead female character.
In my (admittedly noncomprehensive) experience with tv shows, male lead/female lead shipping is by far the norm, and if the male lead isn't paired with the female lead (assuming there is one), he's usually paired with one or a series of recurring characters. Male lead character/female supporting character shipping is rather rare, in my experience anyway, not nonexistent but not common either. In retrospect, I think this is why I always assumed it was going to be John/Elizabeth from the very beginning, and everything I saw on the show for the first two-two and a half seasons at least bore that out, in my mind anyway. It seemed to be that same type of "not-shipping" shipping they did with Jack and Sam on the first three seasons of SG-1....tease, but no actual ship. But I assumed they would go there eventually. And as others have pointed out, a lot of what they did with John and Elizabeth DID actually fit a lot of the typical tropes.
I do actually have a point here somewhere - I'm trying to get there. I've seen male lead/female lead shipping frequently condemned as a cliche, but as SK pointed out, tropes are usually tropes for a reason. Lost in the condemnation of the trope as a cliche is the reality that it's usually only the female lead character (again, assuming there is one) that is developed enough and given enough agency and equality with the male lead to be able to stand with him on an equal playing field. And I think it's that sense of partnership and equality that attracts shippers. It seems, from my outside observations, that oftentimes male lead/female lead pairings will develop a large following even if it isn't written into the show. I know there were a lot of Mac/Stella shippers for CSI:NY, although the show never indicated that there was anything between them but friendship. And judging from the comments I read on the spoiler blogs, Benson/Stabler had a huge following on L&O: SVU even though apparently one of those characters was married (I don't actually watch that show). There's quite a few Pete/Myka shippers out there too although Warehouse 13 seems (at this point anyway) determined to label that relationship platonic.
So it's not a surprise to me that John/Elizabeth developed the following it did, even if the writers actually never intended it (although, I have to admit, I still am a bit dumbfounded at that). JT-2 is right as far as what the three most predominant relationships on the show were as far as screentime went. To me, even shipping aside, John and Elizabeth were clearly partners and friends with a close bond, and I still feel that perhaps only Rodney is as close to him as she was, though in a different way. There were all the ingredients there for a ship, if the writers had chosen to do something with it. I personally didn't come over to the John/Elizabeth side until Adrift, and seeing John tear up when Keller talked to him. Everyone has different things that pushes their buttons I guess, and for me I guess it took the big dose of angst to get me to sign on. I just wish it had had a happier ending.
I need to stop rambling now, and see if this made any sense at all - it did in my head! *darts back into lurkdom*
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Killdeer! Long time, no see! How have you been?
I don't know what else to add to that magnificent post of yours, so I'll just give you some GREEN instead. I couldn't have said any of that better!
Kick in the head is right. At least they did come around. Still, it's bittersweet to think about sometimes.Originally posted by Southern Red View Post(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.)
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Hello all. I'm back. I've haven't been able to log back into the shabla forum till now. Have I missed anything interesting? The Sparky withdrawals have been terrible.
I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
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I have been havingg major Sparky withdrawals too. Because of Work.Originally posted by mandogater View PostBALCONIES
The Breeding Ground of Ships.
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Welcome back. There's always a lot you miss when you're away. Be sure to catch up on SGARising. The first 2 chapters of Trust are now up on the website. We're working like crazy right now. Lots of good discussion still going on here too.Originally posted by mandogater View PostComment
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So from the West Coast of Florida, it was too overcast to see the launch. However, bringing your netbook to a Dunkin Donuts with WiFi and finding a website that is live streaming the launch? That I did. Unfortunately, I forgot my earbuds so I had no idea why they halted the countdown, but was happy to see everything go smoothly!
Killdeer, mandogater, welcome back to Sparkyville!
And OT:Spoiler:
My desk is still a mess, so once I'm able to sort out the fics between my laptop and my netbook, I'll bring you more. I have a very interesting Jack/Elizabeth/Caldwell scene that y'all might like ...
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Hiya, mandogater! Wow, it's great to see all these old friends dropping by! As SR mentioned, we've started posting episodes of Atlantis Rising, and we're still talking Sparky! Good times.
Glad you got to see it!Originally posted by ShipperWriter View Post That brief hold right before the end was because they didn't get the signal that the 'beanie cap' on the top of the external tank had retracted. They had to turn one of the launchpad cameras to check on it, and once they saw that the cap had fully retracted like it was supposed to, they resumed the countdown.
ZOMG.Originally posted by ShipperWriter View PostMy desk is still a mess, so once I'm able to sort out the fics between my laptop and my netbook, I'll bring you more. I have a very interesting Jack/Elizabeth/Caldwell scene that y'all might like ...
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Sweet!!! I skimmed episode one and have the site finally bookmarked to finish them later. *Dodges tomatoes for not doing that sooner*Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
Thanks for the welcome back SR and you too SW. I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
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