Ah, Chris Carter, we meet again. This time I'll try not to slap you.

[rachg82]

My subject heading today (and ooh, even the song choice. I'm such a Phile!) is in honor of the X-Files rewatch I committed to today after one of my BSG buddies (*waves at bsg_stardust*) announced she had finally begun watching the show. While I've watched the show here & there recently (and seen each episode so many times overall I basically have a special part of my brain dedicated to nothing but X-Files knowledge), it's still been several years since I watched the whole thing in its entirety, and even when I did my epic XF/Buffy/Angel marathon with Jen back in '04-'05, we still didn't finish the 9th season. I haven't watched *that* one since it first aired back in '02. Which honestly I'm really okay with. Heh. But the point is, if I do this rewatch you guys had better be ready for X-Phile Rachael to come back with a vengeance, which means lots o' Shipper Flail, ranting at Chris Carter (remember my entries from '02? Hee), and probably some capslock. Just giving a heads-up here. But turnabout's fair play, because my other fandom friends have been dealing with my BSG (and Bones) flailing for the last eight months or so, and Mulder & Scully have started shooting me death glares for not showing them more love lately (especially after my Brutus-like move in the Shipper Showdown, ha). Of course that doesn't mean my BSG love is going anywhere, because that'd be impossible without some form of serious rehab, but it's going to have to scoot over & make room for a little more XF flail is all. It's gonna be a packed house up in here, folks, especially with Bones returning next week (Lord help us all). And I won't be satisifed until all y'all bitches is watchin' the same shows. Haha. (I'm gettin' an early start on that ~Fandom Fest of Conversion~, what can I say?)

P.S. While I'm still on the subject, can I also please add that there's nothing more fun than rewatching a favorite show with someone who's never seen it before? bsg_stardust is only in season 1 (and seen parts of seasons 5 and 6) and is already like "I can't wait for Mulder & Scully to get together!" I read that and was like, "hahaha, SIT TIGHT, BB. IT'S GONNA BE A MINUTE." *hugs her forever* Heeeee.

Moving on from the XF rambling now though, I caught up a bit on some of my other tv tonight and thought I'd cover that a little too:

Southland: Nothing spoilery to say here, just a general comment I'd like to address to the show overall.

Dear Southland,

Please stop being so fucking wonderful. Seriously, what am I going to do with you? You have a great cast, great acting, great humor, great realism, great direction, and I really kind of adore you. Kind of a lot. So please stop being such a great little show or I'm going to grow attached to you & need to start getting icons for you, and don't you know I already have over 100 icons on this damned journal as it is? Stop being so selfish, show.

Yours truly,
rachg82

Parks & Recreation: HOW FUNNY WAS LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE? OMG, I laughed so hard. And I know I just said that I didn't like the show being mean to Jerry--and I stand by that--but I have to admit April's "can you photoshop your life?" comment fucking KILLED ME. Hahaha.

Modern Family: I still love you to pieces. Keep on keepin' on, show. Also: Gloria? If you could please never stop talking? That'd be great. Because your accent? Is music to my ears. Just sayin'.

Caprica:

I still haven't watched last week's episode--or tonight's--but I finally watched the one from the week before that, which is the one you guys kept accidentally talking about in your comments earlier. Hee. In other words, the "Sister Clarice & Amanda Graystone go on a date" episode. And having now watched it, I have to first get this out of my system before I can talk about anything else:

OMG HOT SEX I NEED THEM TO HAVE SOME WHEN CAN I SEE THIS HAPPEN ON MY TV SCREEN SOON PLZ

All right, I feel better now. Ha. But SERIOUSLY. Hello, sexual tension! Party of them!

Other thoughts:

-Where is my Baby Adama? I miss him and his incorrect non-blue eyes.

-Joseph Adama. I thought he was super enjoyable in this episode, and he made me laugh out loud several times in the v-world. "Can't we just fly?" Hee.

-Zoe & the Lab Geek. I again laughed out loud when she was going on & on to him about tech stuff & he was just randomly like "I work on top-secret robots." Ha! Like, "YOUR TECHNOBABBLE TURNS ME ON BABY, LET'S MAKE OUT."

All in all, I thought this episode showed improvement and I liked it quite a bit. It's still no BSG, but it's getting better. And if it keeps up the Sister Clarice/Amanda USTyness, it'll definitely hold my interest. I am easy like that, heh.

And that's all for tonight, because this Topamax has me feeling tired earlier than I'm used to, and I want to go catch up on a little more tv. For my Vid of the Day, I'm gonna welcome bsg_stardust into the XF fold--and try to sucker some more of you into this rewatch along with us--by introducing everyone (like you don't already know her, ha) to my first & forever TV Wife, Agent Dana Katherine "I'M A MEDICAL DOCTOR SO DON'T EVEN THINK OF FUCKING WITH ME, I WILL CUT A BITCH WITH MY SCALPEL" Scully:

P.S. I'm pretty sure this vid doesn't need a spoiler warning, because even those of you who haven't watched the show would already know about some of this stuff from the giant picspam I did (which, for those of you who friended me since, I'll link to in case you'd like to see it: 51 Things BSG, Bones, X Files, Buffy, Angel, and Dollhouse have in common)--and from simply existing in the freakin' world--but just in case, y'know, here's your warning since this vid does have some spoilery lyrics in it.

"Gloria Estefan - Always Tomorrow" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Haha, damn, you ARE bitter. I'll address each point one at a time:

Hell, I was a Noromo and by the end I was all "just let them fuck already!".

Hee! We were destined to fight from years ago then! Even before the puppy-kicking. You're an Adama/Roslin shipper though, right? I assumed so because of the fervor of your "they did SO have sex on NC!" argument. I was an M/S shipper from day one. But no worries, my best friend as a teenager was a noromo, so I don't mind your kind. Haha. We used to mock each other 24/7 though.

Re: Caprica/Tigh, I hate that plotline MAJORLY. I basically pretend it didn't happen. It's one of the few things I just straight-up can't even acknowledge when it comes to BSG and I'm usually pretty forgiving with that show because I love it so much.

Re: the "happy" ending. I didn't mind that at all. And I even thought the God stuff fit the show too, based on how it had been an element of the show from the very beginning. I just thought they relied too heavily on it in a way that was too clearly stated. As for the Starbuck thing, that was lazy because the "harbinger of death" thing never fully made sense except in a metaphorical light (that after that point the human race was never again fully human. It was always human/cylon), but I was even satisified with it on an emotional level, although I do get why people were annoyed with its resolution.

All in all, he didn't do a perfect job wrapping up the series when it came to giving answers, but emotionally I felt satisfied. I think a lot of it for me is that I watched all of BSG in a matter of months after it had aired, while XF was a years-long fandom journey for me. My expectations were set so high for XF, and I was much harsher on it for that reason because my love ran so much deeper for it.

At the end of the day though, as much as I kid about slapping CC, I'll always love him for giving me XF. And I suspect a lot of the bitter BSG fans will probably feel much the same toward RDM in ten years too.

edited to add: Anyway though, so since you're rewatching season 1, you wanna join in on the epic rewatch with us?

[bibliodragon.livejournal.com]

Ewww, you shipper! M/S is icky! Though A/R isn't ;).

Heh, yep, just a tad bitter. I'll get over it though, and will probably be mocking him in a more fond way eventually. I'm probably pissed because I've been in BSG for the long haul, from when it got its premier showings on Sky One (ha ha, take THAT America), and had originally drifted off about half way through season 2 only to get pulled back in, even though the initial problems that had put me off were still there, and as time went on and they got worse I was hoping that this time it would work out. Then it got really bad, lol.

Oooo, rewatching is cool. I can never get over how young Mulder and Scully look in the beginning.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

*uses a shippy icon just to make you gag*

I'm probably pissed because I've been in BSG for the long haul

Yep, that's exactly what I was thinkin'. And exactly what I've run into with fellow XF fans too. Those like me who were heavy into the XF fandom for years & years were way more harsh & bitter--particularly toward the final two seasons and the latest movie--than the new fans who came along in the later years or even after the show ended. Same thing seems to happen with every fandom I've come across since. The longer you've been a fan of a show (and not just a casual fan, but a *fan*), the higher your expectations, the more pissed you'll get if those expectations aren't met in exactly the way you want. But the funny thing is, no matter how bitter the fan is, if you ask them, "so do you still love the show?", their answer will be, "well, fuck yeah, of course! What kind of question is that? BEST SHOW EVER, MUTHAFUCKA!" Haha.

Fans are funny creatures, at the end of the day.

I love Babyfaced!Mulder & Scully at the beginning! With their ugly clothes & poofy hair & giant cell phones. It gives me such joy. I think rewatching XF with a bunch of BSG fans is going to be epic fun too, because of some of the similarities between the shows. bsg_stardust already pointed out in "Shadows" Cottle is the cattle rancher. Ha!

[bibliodragon.livejournal.com]

EWWWWWWW! COOTIES!

Yep, that is definitely true. With X Files I ended up on a break around seasons 4-6 because of scheduling issues and Sky stealing it from the BBC, so didn't start watching again until we got Sky just in time for season 7, and didn't get on the internet until 2002. Hell, I'm sure that's the reason I managed to quite enjoy seasons 8 and 9, even though I won't argue that they have some serious problems.

Oh the Vancouver acting pool, it's always fun to spot familiar faces, like Romo as that creepy Fire guy, and General Hammond from Stargate as Scully's dad!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Oh, this rewatch is going to be fun with you in it. *evil laugh* Just you wait for Pusher, beeyotch!

(this is making me so sentimental for the '90s days of epic shipper/noromo battles, yo! Ha. Ahh, memories.)

I started watching XF the summer before the 4th season (in '96), and remember "Home" was one of the first few eps I saw (at 14 years old). I remember thinking "This show is fucking insane, I HAVE TO KEEP WATCHING. Also: Mulder & Scully clearly need to get together. I hope that happens soon." (famous last words, hee) I then showed it to my (noromo) best friend, who was like "WTF is this shit?! Inbreds?! You freak!" Then she fell in love and the rest is history, haha.

Re: the acting pool, Elosha was also Scully's nurse in "One Breath!" And I'm pretty sure bsg_stardust was right that the place Scully's friend performs cello at in the first season is the Opera House. AND: Pusher was Roslin's running mate!

ETA: But omg I totally forgot about Romo as the fire guy! Haha, that's awesome!

[bibliodragon.livejournal.com]

It was Anasazi that was my first episode. I spent the whole episode going "I have no idea who these people are or what is going on." Luckily reruns of season 1 were shown after and I was hooked!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

I can't remember for sure anymore which it was, but I'm almost positive the very first ep I saw was either the 3rd season finale or the 4th season premiere. All the bee stuff from those episodes left a huge impression on me because I had a huge bee phobia as a kid, heh. But I think everyone has similar thoughts when they first watch that show, hee. "What the hell is this shit???"

Lucky for me too F/X used to air that show twice a day so it took no time at all to catch up. I was uber addicted in about two seconds.