Briefly: Sci-Fi Friday (on Monday)

[butterfly]

First off, I'm officially registered and paid for VividCon. Yay! Is it too soon to start thinking about flights and roommates?

Secondly, I didn't want to watch Battlestar Galactica. And I successfully avoided the premiere. But then it was airing between Stargate: Atlantis and the reairing of SG-1. And I was weak.

Now, why didn't I want to watch it?

I had the feeling that I would adore it and thus gain a new fandom that I neither want nor need.

I was right.

Bastille Day

Dude, Apollo utterly kicks ass. He's completely hot, plus both smart and determined.

Actually, he kinda reminds me of Buffy. It's the 'finding a third option' thing, I think. Anyway, I quite like him.

I also really like what I've seen of the Cylons. Six (?) looks interesting, as do the two Boomers. Baltar (and we're absolutely sure that Alexander Siddig isn't playing the role? He's changed his name before, you know.) looks like much crazy fun. Starbuck will probably grow on me. I like the President. Cally was kick-ass. Liked both her and... Dee, quite a bit.


Gemini

I'd heard quite a lot about SG-1's Gemini before I saw it, so I knew what I was in for going into the episode.

This does not mean that Sam's stupid moves didn't make me blink. It's like having a show with very smart female characters on earlier (later... both) in the night sucked all the brains away and there just weren't enough for Sam. All of her cool points are gone. Even the ones from blowing up a sun.


The Eye

I've also heard quite a lot about the second half of Atlantis' first season. Judging by this episode, things do start to perk up. Sheppard is bad-ass (and thought of McKay as his inspiration, which was so incredibly sweet), McKay is brainy, and Beckett was amusing. The villains could use some work, but it's the first season, so I forgive. And SG-1 inherited its kickass villains from the movie, so they had a head start there.

Very good start to the second half of the season, definitely.

Comments

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who's a member of Alexander Siddig's fan club, and we both agreed that Baltar looked like it was written with him in mind. But I find myself liking James Callis quite a lot.

I offer up 13th_colony for BSG discussion in sync with the SciFi airing schedule.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I do really like the actor, he just looks like Siddig most of the time, which feels very odd. There was one scene at the end where the lower part of his face looked a bit wider though.

And oo! Fun community stuff is good.