*blush* Thank you for the compliments. You are too kind.
I didn't just comment in your LJ, I spammed your LJ. Sorry 'bout that and that my rambling didn't annoy you. :| I do hope that today is a better day for you.
I don't see how anyone has a television when in school. I had a hard enough time themselves, after all. (Congrats on a 3.99!)
FWIW, BSG is definitely a show worth catching up on if you ever find a really good sale on the DVDs. It's much darker than I normally like but it's a very interesting, thought-provoking series that asks lots of interesting questions like, "What makes humans worth saving?" Anywho, I won't proselytize. It most definitely is not anything like the old BSG but I have no trouble making room in my head for well-written AUs in fanfic; this isn't really so different. It has a few flaws but the positives outweigh the negatives by leaps and bounds.
I'm fairly critical of television if I like a show. If it's crap, there's no point critiquing; I'll just turn the channel or turn the tube off entirely. Mostly if I'm watching, it's a documentary or CNN (especially now that the political news isn't so depressing).
I admit that I bring the same set of expectations to any show I watch: I want it to challenge me, perhaps make me think in new ways, and open my horizons. It's nice if it can also make me laugh, feel a little lust, and generally enjoy myself. Old school SG-1 worked on those levels. Now, I get my fix from BSG.
I'll admit that I enjoyed the 200th episode far more than I expected to. Certainly more than the 100th episode. Mostly, I've given up on SG-1 providing truly meaty social commentary or even storylines that make me re-examine my outlook/opinions. I'm hoping for good character moments and not so much really bad writing that my brain hurts. I'm still watching because I've "met" a bunch of the actors/behind-the-scenes folks at cons and it feels like "keeping in touch" with friends. Well, okay, and the concentration of pretty people. It's sort of my RSS feed of sci-fi lust. ;-)
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I didn't just comment in your LJ, I spammed your LJ. Sorry 'bout that and that my rambling didn't annoy you. :| I do hope that today is a better day for you.
I don't see how anyone has a television when in school. I had a hard enough time themselves, after all. (Congrats on a 3.99!)
FWIW, BSG is definitely a show worth catching up on if you ever find a really good sale on the DVDs. It's much darker than I normally like but it's a very interesting, thought-provoking series that asks lots of interesting questions like, "What makes humans worth saving?" Anywho, I won't proselytize. It most definitely is not anything like the old BSG but I have no trouble making room in my head for well-written AUs in fanfic; this isn't really so different. It has a few flaws but the positives outweigh the negatives by leaps and bounds.
I'm fairly critical of television if I like a show. If it's crap, there's no point critiquing; I'll just turn the channel or turn the tube off entirely. Mostly if I'm watching, it's a documentary or CNN (especially now that the political news isn't so depressing).
I admit that I bring the same set of expectations to any show I watch: I want it to challenge me, perhaps make me think in new ways, and open my horizons. It's nice if it can also make me laugh, feel a little lust, and generally enjoy myself. Old school SG-1 worked on those levels. Now, I get my fix from BSG.
I'll admit that I enjoyed the 200th episode far more than I expected to. Certainly more than the 100th episode. Mostly, I've given up on SG-1 providing truly meaty social commentary or even storylines that make me re-examine my outlook/opinions. I'm hoping for good character moments and not so much really bad writing that my brain hurts. I'm still watching because I've "met" a bunch of the actors/behind-the-scenes folks at cons and it feels like "keeping in touch" with friends. Well, okay, and the concentration of pretty people. It's sort of my RSS feed of sci-fi lust. ;-)