188: Nothing Maddens Like Wine. Unless It Is Other Drugs.

[thefourthvine]

Normally, I celebrate Valentine's Day by recommending gen. Yes, I am ever the devil. But this year, I couldn't get a set together in time for the 14th, so instead I am going to commemorate something more appropriate for the day after the Big Love Day: intoxication and addiction stories!

Look, it makes sense in my head, okay?

The One That

Comments

[bleedtoblue]

Such an excellent description of Fix, a fabulous story, and yes, those Ancients were definitely skeevy.

Two Rodney McKays? That's so very tempting, thanks.

[thefourthvine]

I could seriously imagine AU Rodneys just like both of those characters. Seriously. *tempts further*

And I waaaaant a skeevy Ancients flashfic challenge. I must find the appropriate party to whine to.

[ext_69049]

OMG please do whine to cesperanza! The Ancients were creepy, creepy bastards, and I don't want to be the second evolution of their form, thank you very much, I have some ethics.

[thefourthvine]

I have done my whining at cesperanza! Feel free to lend your support to our Campaign Against Skeevy Ancients endeavor here!

[odditycollector]

*Canadian* science ninjas.

I mean, I have not actually seen the show, on account of I broke up with the CBC when they cancelled jPod, but we all must contribute where we can!

Doesn't exactly go against your Rodney theory either, you know.

[thefourthvine]

CANADIAN SCIENCE NINJAS. I am in love!

...And I note that you can only get this series on DVD in region 2. What the fuck, Canada? I like you, but I can turn. Oh, I can turn.

(...jPod?)

[odditycollector]

(...jPod?)
Geeky sitcom set in my hometown about characters based on me *actual people I know*. We dubbed it "The Vancouver show" in my household. As in, "The Vancouver show is on tonight!" and so myself and my then 18-year old brother* would find a spare computer to hook up to this "cable tv" input stream we'd seen described in history texts and then excitedly count down the hours until it was on

[thefourthvine]

This sounds suspiciously awesome. Oh, Canada. Why must you be RIGHT THERE, on my continent, and yet not in my warm and loving embrace?

[stillane]

I totally want a science ninjas show now. They'd even have built-in internal conflict: they're ninjas, and therefore meant to be stealthy, but then there's science, and the bone-deep joy in making things go boom. They'd suffer for, like, years, until the brightest ninja bulb came up with the brilliant idea of diversionary explosions. From then on out, there would be lots of things blowing up everywhere except where the science ninjas are, thus bringing peace and harmony to their conflicting natures.

And scaring the living hell out of the rest of the world, because seriously, who can stand up to silent badasses with a working knowledge of particle physics and the ability to cook their own C4?

*wants*

[thefourthvine]

Oh my god, science ninjas! And they would perform experiments like the wind over the grass!

...The peer review process would be a bitch and a half, though. Lives would be lost.

*yearns*

[stillane]

There's totally a publish or perish (silently) joke in there, too, isn't there? *g*

I bet the conferences would be awesome, though.

[thefourthvine]

There's totally a publish or perish (silently) joke in there, too, isn't there? *g*

There is. There so very much is. I love you SO MUCH.

I bet the conferences would be awesome, though.

Held in remote, secret locations guarded by fearsome bands of ninjas and tigers. If you can't get through the swamp and over the lake and up to the summit the Mountain of Terror, you don't belong at the science ninja conference.

[heuradys]

They're such - such people. And I have no idea if they're like that in the canon

They're really like that. So very like that.

And yes, Canadian science ninjas!

[thefourthvine]

I could go a long distance for Canadian science ninjas. I mean. A really long way. I suppose, since this is a Yuletide story and there weren't even any new ones this year, that there basically isn't a fandom?

*wistful*

[heuradys]

Not for lack of trying! There's a very wee fandom. ReGenesis Noticeboard has 68 members. I know there's other fic out there in the wilds, most of which is not David/Bob, but rather David/Danny (hockey player played by Hugh Dillon in a couple early eps, for Hugh is a gateway drug) or David/Carlos.

Even sans fic, the show is excellent. It goes off the rails a bit in season 4, but what show doesn't? Also, be warned: watching ReGenesis makes SGA's genetic science more frustrating and ridiculous than it already is.

[laughingacademy]

On the show he’s Merlin Emrys, which apparently is based on the welsh version of his name, Myrddin Emrys. He’s also known as Merlin Ambrosius - I think Mary Stewart uses that name in her Arthurian books.

[thefourthvine]

Merlin Emrys. I'm going with Merlin Emrys, on account of Merlin Ambrosius sounds like a dessert.

[laughingacademy]

Arthur would eat that with a big effin' spoon.

[new_kate]

Emrys is totally a Welsh way to say Ambrosius. That completely boggles my Slavic-language-family mind. Like, how does that even work??

Since Emrys means "Immortal", I'm guessing it's a bit early for BBC Merlin to start going by that - though it is pretty awesome when druids tells you "oh hey, among my people you're known as the Immortal", kinda gives you a brighter outlook on the future.

Yeah, I don't think anyone has surnames on that show, just like, nicknames. Pretty consistent with Vegas theme! Off to read now...