and Sci-Fi previews continue to be gayer than the episodes themselves

[aruan]

So, randomly on the Sci-Fi Channel today, I caught a preview for The Tower, this week's Friday rerun, in which John is called an "intergalactic babe magnet" before the scene where the princess drops her clothes in front of him. Next, of course, is his "I never see this coming" line, which never fails to make me dissolve into giggles because really, John is a smart, observant fella, kind of in the job description of keeping everyone alive. It always makes me think amusing thoughts about whether his blind spot is sex or women. And frankly, with the way he flirts, I'm inclined to say the latter.

But as I told saturn92103, frankly, if there's an intergalactic playboy between the shows, I don't know how everyone's nominating John when it is in fact Daniel Jackson who's got a woman in every port. I mean really, if they're not trying to make him their love slave, they're hot for his Earth knowledge and think osmosis works in humans, too, or they just like the view. I blame them for none of the above, especially when he's wearing a black T-shirt, but seriously.

Unrelatedly, SG-1 is only second in meta-liciousness to The X-Files (hi, yes, caught that rerun of Hollywood AD the other night.) But Sam Carter whistling the show's theme song in the elevator? That, I think, rates at least honorable mentions. The revolving character door is always a good time - Halling in the episode that Epiphany ripped off was weird in his suit, Dr. Gaul as the well-meaning archeologist-turned-research assistant. Though they wussed on the Sha're plotline in a big way, and Sam is done no service at all with her long looks at Jack, but yeah, it's all a plenty lot of fun.

In other news, Jesus it's hot. I mean, yeah, Florida, I know, but I wasn't supposed to be treading humidity for at least another month. And of course it's now that my car's impeccable air conditioning since 1997 decides to sputter and die. Bah.

Comments

[a-life-verbatim.livejournal.com]

that preview sounds so silly!

I just thought I'd tell you, you found me at my icon journal after_four_days and added me, but since you seem cool I thought I'd add you on my real journal too :)

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

It really was. I know you said you're not a John/Rodney person - and by the way, I'm not one of those crazy people who'll disown you and your great-grandchildren twice removed for it - but man, try as the writers may, there's just something, for lack of a better word, queer about John and women. People at large, really, but yeah. But there is just something natural between him and Rodney, kind of like John was with Chaya.

Aaw, thanks. Mostly I work and navel-gaze a lot, but I've been making my way back into fandom in fits and starts again. I didn't know how to say no to Rodney from the first.

[a-life-verbatim.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, I've always thought the John episodes where he seduces women (particularly the ancient woman back in season 1) seem a little awkward.

It could be that all his sarcasm makes it seem like he's incapable of being sweet but he can be very, very sweet to Rodney and Weir. Hrm.

And you can't say no to Rodney. You just can't! ;)