In which Zin is too tired to say anything intelligent.

[zinnith]

1. THEY CUT OUT LORNE'S LIVER!!!!
And yeah, I did a double take when I saw Kavan Smith on SPN. Like, 'Hey, am I watching the right show?'

2. Sam is so, so desperate. And also scaring me quite a lot. I have a feeling that pre-Mystery Spot Sam wouldn't have considered turning his brother into a Frankenstein's Monster-like thingy who has to kill people for spare parts a good idea. Sam, can you go back to being whiney and emo and innocent please? I think I preferred you that way.

3. Dean Winchester is a very pretty man. Just sayin'.

4. I need a SPN icon.

5. I love Sam trying to gross Dean out while he's eating! Also, Sam talking about fecal matter reminded me of the lecture I attended to in my first year of the Environmental Science program. It was about plumbing and the lack thereof in the Third World and was affectionately nicknamed 'The Poop Lecture' because the lecturer kept blushing every time she had to use the word 'feces'. Yes, I am secretly twelve. 

6. Bye Bela, I hope we won't have to see you again. You're freaking annoying. Even if you do have a Big Tragic Backstory. Yawn.

7. I'm afraid there's going to be a huge honking cliffhanger at the end of the season. Please, show, don't let Dean spend the summer in Hell.        

On a completely different note. Do you have any suggestions which shows I should watch during the summer? I need something to occupy me until SGA, Torchwood and SPN returns. As you know, I'm a huge fan of Sci-Fi and Action/Mystery shows with quirky characters and snarky banter, and I'd also like something that doesn't break my freaking heart every week. And please, don't say Battlestar Galactica. I'm sure it's good, but I manage to fall asleep every time I try to watch it.  

Comments

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Do you watch Dr. Who? It's been pretty action/adventurey. Knowledge of 'older' Dr. Who's not necessary.

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Doctor Who is pretty awesome! And I'm almost up to date with it, and I love Donna Noble. Finally a sci-fi heroine who's not a)ridiculously thin, b)ridiculously pretty and c)spending every bit of screen-time mooning over the male lead. (I still miss Martha a little though...)

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Hello!! I'm *so* excited about my holiday - I have taking lots photos of cute mounties at the top of my to-do list, especially for you (and maybe for me too...) *g*

Anyway, as for TV show recs... hmm... I really enjoyed Farscape and Firefly. As for non-sci-fi shows, House and Without a Trace are both really good.

*hugs*

cep xxx

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Yay for Canada! I hope you have a lovely time!

Ah, Firefly! I think I'm going to download it again and see if I can watch it without crying. Wash was my favourite. *sniff* I haven't seen Farscape yet, but I might give it a try. Claudia Black is all kinds of gorgeous. House used to be a favourite, but I've tired a little of it, and I've enjoyed what I've seen of Without a Trace so far (which is two episodes, but still...)

Thanks for the recs!

[vaginasaurus.livejournal.com]

For Firefly, you can just do what I do: watch the TV series by itself and pretend that Wash totally doesn't meet his demise in the movie. It's a but pathetic, but that's what keeps me from being sad.

I don't actually watch that many science fiction-y shows, so I don't have any recommendations. If you enjoy straight comedy, though, I have lots of amazing shows to rec! :)

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I like comedy, but I have a huge embarrassment squick, so shows where the humour consists of people making asses out of themselves just make me uncomfortable...

Which shows do you like?

[vaginasaurus.livejournal.com]

Well, I love The Office and 30 Rock the most, and then How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. I definitely recommend Big Bang Theory, if you haven't already seen it because not only does it take place in my old hometown, but it's hilarious and there are lots of nerdy references!

The Office tends to have embarrassing moments (the humor is mostly in the awkward pauses between characters), but 30 Rock is really just funny and awesome! Oh, and I've started watching the BBC production of Robin Hood, which isn't funny, but is actually pretty good!

Hopefully I've mentioned at least one thing that you didn't already know about :)

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who loves the Office and lent me the DVD box, but it's not quite my kind of humour. 30 Rock seems to be pretty awesome though. I've enjoyed the eps I've watched of How I Met Your Mother, and I think I'll look up Big Bang Theory. Thank you!

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, now I was going to say Firefly too (only I had assumed you had already seen it). I came to FF late in the game and actually saw Serenity first, so I tell myself that Serenity is an AU version of FF. Weird, I know.

I have never been able to get into Farscape for some reason that I can't fully explain. I was a big Babylon 5 fan at the time (right up to season 5)and even though is seems a little cheesy now, I still think it has some of the all-time best storylines as sci-fi shows go. And I have been watching some of the original Battlestar Galactica series, which is waaaaaay beyond cheesy, but OMG Starbuck and Apollo are so slashy its not even funny!

If we are going with non-sci fi recs, I was enjoying Women's Murder Club until the writer's strike put a big hole in the season (and the timing of its return sorta ruled out the continuation of JFlan's character on the show). I don't know if it can pick up the momentum again to get renewed for next year now. I also like The Closer very much--worth starting from the very beginning to get a feel for the series and the characters.

I know what you mean about the embarrassment squick--it makes me squirm to see horrifically embarrassing situations depicted as funny, or huge emotional scenes where there is great public embarrassment for all concerned. I'm sure that says something very specific about me...;-)

*waves at the Cep* Have fun on your trip!

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Oh, I totally have that embarrassment squick too - I simply can't watch The Office - I'm always hiding behind the couch with my hands over my ears after the first 10 seconds.

Hmm, how about some classic Black Adder - Rowan Atkinson at his devious and hilarious best!

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Black Adder! That was a long time ago... I had to watch it on the tiny little television me and my sister had in our room because my mother hated it.

And I just remembered another classic - Red Dwarf! Oh, the memories...

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes - I loved Red Dwarf!! Hmm, what else... Fawlty Towers of course... and pretty much anything by the Monty Python crew - Life of Brian being my personal favourite!

Do you like wildlife documentaries? The wonderful David Attenborough's latest, Life in Cold Blood, is simply stunning.

cep xxx

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I like wildlife documentaries if there are wildebeests. Don't ask...

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about your plot for world domination...! cep xxx

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I loved Firefly! I've tried to ignore the Big Damn Movie, but it's so good I haven't quite managed, even though I cried my way through it.

As for the old and cheesy - my first sci-fi love was Star Trek. I was twelve and had a huge crush on Spock, and actually wrote Star Trek fanfiction before I knew there was such a thing as fanfic...

I could probably watch Women's Murder Club just for Joe... and I think I've seen a few eps of The Closer but I tend to get my cop shows all mixed up so I might have confused it with something else. Then there's NCIS of course - my guilty pleasure *blushes*

I completely agree about the huge emotional scenes. 'No chick-flick moments', to quote the almighty Dean Winchester ;)

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Repeat after me 'Serenity is an AU story". Because it *is* too good not to watch it again.

I used to write Star Trek fiction too! When I found out that some of the best of ST fanfic was published as Star Trek: The New Voyages, I was beside myself with glee (and going back and reading some of them again now after all these years, some were decidedly pre-slashy!) More recently the ST franchise has been holding contests to select stories written by unpublished authors and there must be at least 6 books in that series thus far. (I actually submitted one the first year it came out and was so stunned by the quality of the winning works that I never dared again).

I just admit, I started watching WMC in anticipation of seeing Joe and then began enjoying the show for itself! The Closer stars Kyra Sedwick and she plays a Southern woman transplanted to LA, who is fantastic at her job but incredibly inept in her personal life (which is strange, because reading and manipulating suspects is her forte). I used to watch NCIS, but I was bummed when they killed off a character and didn't warm up to Ziva as a result.

Chick-flick moments. *Shudders*

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Serenity is an AU story! They all survived and Zoe and Wash lives a long and happy life together and has a bunch of children who run around the ship and drive Mal crazy!

It took me me a while to get used to Ziva, but now I love her. I watch the show mostly for McGee and Abby though. I have a soft spot for cute geeks...

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Aw, I had forgotten about McGee...maybe I should try watching it again...thanks!

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I just want to cuddle him!