A Perfectly Cromulent Girl

Being the naturally lazy person that I am, few things get me pissy enough to whine about it outside of this journal. But the latest news on the Stargate front bugged me enough to comment at GateWorld. And I like I said, I'm lazy, so I'll just express my feelings to my f-list by sharing the same rant I posted over there:

So, they're going to take everything that made Stargate fairly original among the sci-fi genre - the fact that it's NOT based in space, and using the GATE to travel to other worlds rather than a ship - toss it out the window, and become a hackneyed rip-off of a formula that's already been done to death? In a painfully transparent, pathetic and inevitably futile attempt to boost already reasonable ratings? Great plan there, guys. Really. Just awesome.

Am I the only one wondering just where the hell the STARGATE will fit into a supposedly Stargate show set on board a SPACESHIP? Or has the poor old gate gone the same way as we loyal fans? Suddenly out-dated and irrelevant?

And by the way, having a younger cast will not bring in a younger audience - the franchise as it was already brought in plenty of young people, because they loved the sci-fi genre. Young people who don't like sci-fi aren't going to suddenly tune in because it has a younger cast. Sci-fi shows will NEVER have the spectacular ratings of other TV show genres, because unfortunately, that is the nature of the sci-fi genre - it DOESN'T appeal to everyone. Trying to change this unchangeable fact is nothing but a kick in the face to those fans who HAVE been loyal and supportive enough to pump god-only-knows how much money into this franchise. And all in pursuit of the ficklest of audience demographics.

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. You morons.

I know it will make absolutely no difference, but dammit, sometimes you just need to vent.

Ugh. I am the only one who feels like that whole ep was just the writers slapping the majority of their fans in the face? I mean, I liked the plot (although I'm positive I've read the Pegasus-natives being immune to the sickness threatening the Earthlings angle at least twice in fanfic), but that ending... yeah. Why are they dragging the Katie Brown thing out? I do like her, but purely from a continuity angle - we haven't seen her since 'Sunday'. Where the hell has she been while Rodney's been going through all his issues since then?

On the plus side - John is a massive dork and I love him for it. Teyla and Ronon were their kick-ass best, and dear God how I want to pick up Zelenka and Lorne, and just squeeze them :D

Dudes! Guess what showed up on my doorstep today? Stargate: Atlantis, Season 2 DVDs! *squeegasms*.
Granted, they've been available in Australia for about a month now, but I was holding off on getting them until I was sure they were identical to the US version, and not some crappy, watered-down edition, as is typical in my country. But no, they are the same, and they're all mine - yayz! :o)

My only complaint so far is that compared to the pack that Season 1 came in, this packaging is kind of crappy - why couldn't they have just stuck with what they had?

And before I forget again - I don't think I ever thanked cheights for the virtual Xmas gifts she put on my profile page, so thank you! :o)

OMG, I just watched the preview for A Dog's Breakfast on YouTube...

"Hello, my name is Erin and I am madly in love with the psychotic dork that is David Hewlett, and I wanna sex him so bad."

It needed to be said. *wanders off dazedly*

Attention all SGA fans:

http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/351193.html

Go. Read. NOW.

Hey, to all my fellow SGA peeps out there -

What is up with this new podcast/podfic/podslash/whateva thing? Why has it suddenly popped up and what exactly is the point of it? I don't need to listen to a recording of writers reading their fanfics when I can just you know, read them myself - plus it's weird. Fics usually contain sex scenes - maybe I'm just prudish, but I really don't want to hear sex scenes read out loud. Just... no.

So yeah, this is me just totally not getting it. Do you guys get it?

Okay, so I just finished downloading and watching 'The Long Goodbye'. And I just have to say:

OMG, JOHN AND RODNEY ARE SO TOTALLY BOYFRIENDS, AND RODNEY IS SO JEALOUSSSSS. Seriously, did you see the look on his face when ( spoilers )

EEEEeeee!!!! Today has been one of the most happy-making days of my life for three reasons:

1. I finally graduated! As of today, I hold a Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood. I graduated from the number 1 university in the country, and I am the first person in my family to get a degree. Hell, I was the first person in my family to finish high school. So, I'm feeling pretty damn pleased with myself.

( Obligatory cap-and-gown pics of me )

2. I found out I got that job!!! It was my very first interview ever and I got it! (Incidentally, Evil Brother is both jealous and pissed, because he's been for 7 interviews recently and got fuck all - yay!) So anyway, as of January 9, I am a head teacher in a pre-school/long day care centre - I will manage my own classroom, and have minions assistants to do my bidding help me. I never thought I'd get a job right off the bat - I was so excited, I madly phoned everyone to tell them. Boo yah!!! I rock. Oh yeah, baby, I rock so hard right now. *shakes booty in excitement*

3. I received a package from maverick4oz. Commence fannish squeeing. SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Oh my God, Mav, you are the best, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I am now in possession of SGA Season 2 eps, when Season 2 doesn't air here until next year (yay!!), as well as 'Thought Crimes' and 'Traders' (OMG, I finally get to see the 'love gulps'!) and some other things I haven't had a chance to look at yet because of my busy day. I also got SGA trading cards and Mav-made magnets and key-chains (which I am so impressed and in love with), and a gay smut address book which cracks me up. Hugs and smooches to you Mav - you totally made Christmas come early for me, and it's definitely the best present I'll get. You are wonderful - from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!!! :-D

And all this in just one day! I love my life.

ETA: Fixed the pic screw up, you should be able to see them now.

Okay, time to discuss smut in order to get my mind off the fact that I spent a half hour this afternoon cleaning shit off a three-year-old child who'd some how managed to smear it over virtually his entire body - ah, the joys of Early Childhood teaching. Why did I want this job again?

Anyhoo, on to the smut - recently, I've been pondering the very important and philosophical topic of topping. Namely, who should be doing the topping. Now this has become a question for me, in light of all the SGA fic I've read in recent months. Oz was my first ever fandom, and when it comes to smut in Oz fic, I really don't have a preference either way - Chris topping, Toby topping, it's all good. Of course I've always liked the smut scenes where the boys switch off and each have a turn the best, but either way is just fine with me. So I assumed that I would be like that with any fandom slash pairing I got obsessed with. But SGA has proved I'm not.

When it comes to SGA fic, I am a Rodney-on-top girl all the way. I have no idea why this is. Perhaps because the very first one I ever read had Rodney topping, but I don't think so. It's really quite strange, and very annoying because I can't figure out why I feel this way. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy John-on-top fics just fine, but there's always a moment when a voice in my head says, 'Oh damn, why couldn't they have put Rodney on top?' before I get too immersed in the *guh* to care.

So now I'm curious - what 'topping' do my Oz and SGA peeps prefer on their B/K and/or McShep 'desserts'? Please leave me a comment so I can satisfy my curiosity.