Entertainment

i guess now we’ll NEVER meet the furlings

I’m actually surprised that Stargate lasted as long as it did. I thought that it was kind of running out of steam by season 7, and had definitely lost its way by season 8. The 200th episode, which aired last Friday, however, was absolutely fantastic. So many inside jokes, so much poking fun at themselves. SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back SCI FI Channel confirmed that it will not renew its record-breaking original series Stargate SG-1 for another season, but will pick up its spinoff series Stargate Atlantis for a fourth year. SG-1 aired its 200th episode on Aug. 18, and the SF series is the longest-running SF show on American television. SCI FI issued the following statement on Aug. 21: “SCI FI Channel is proud to be the network that brought Stargate SG-1 to its record-breaking 10th season. Ten seasons and 215 episodes is an astounding, Guinness World Record-setting accomplishment. Stargate is a worldwide phenomenon. Having achieved so much over the course of the past 10 years, SCI FI believes that the time is right to make this season their last on the channel. SCI FI is honored to have been part of the Stargate legacy for five years, and we look forward to continuing to explore the Stargate universe with our partners at MGM through a new season of Stargate Atlantis.” Stargate SG-1, developed for television by executive producers Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate. SG-1, which originally starred Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge, began on Showtime, then moved to SCI FI after five seasons. The current cast includes Tapping, Shanks and Judge and newcomers Ben Browder, Claudia Black and Beau Bridges. It airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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i think you’ve got snakes on your internet

I’ve been having entirely too much fun this afternoon having Samuel L. Jackson make personal phone calls to my friends and co-workers, demanding that they go see Snakes on Plane. “Hi, this is Samuel L. Jackson. You may remember me from such films as Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, and The Incredibles. But I’m here today to tell you about a movie that’s near and dear to my heart. That’s right, I’m talking about Snakes on a Plane!”

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clerks II

Clerks II managed to be both a 2-hour-long dick joke, and suprisingly sweet and sentimental at the same time. Highlights: Cameo by Jason Lee (playing neither Brodie nor Banky) Cameo by Ben Affleck (thankfully short, although I have to admit I did like him as Bartleby in Dogma) Cameo by the absolutely adorable Ethan Supplee Randal’s “You’re going to make me do this, aren’t you?” speech while he and Dante sit in jail The whole “ass to mouth” thing The Lord of the Rings debate with the gay hobbit references at the end Jason Mewes’ sorta-full-frontal nude scene. Disturbing. Jay’s line about turning his life around and maybe becoming an astronaut: “I could discover a new alien life form! And fuck it.” “I assure you, we’re re-open!” And my personal highlight: The look of pure unrequited love that Dante gave Becky as she danced for him on the roof of Mooby’s. That intense stare where you can tell he’s just DYING to declare his feelings. Dear god, I nearly melted into my seat. Hats off to Brian O’Halloran for brilliant acting. And despite all the jokes throughout the film about Dante’s looks (he called himself fugly!), I can’t help but admit that Brian O’Halloran is totally hot. He just is. Always has been.

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fun with playlists

An anonymous comment was left on this post: Let’s see you nailed the top 10 for me. Almost. ‘In your eyes’ by guess who. ‘New Year’s Day’ by guess again. ‘Headhunter’ and ‘Diamonds on the soles of her shoes’ by people not on your list. How cool is that, that I got someone’s top ten! (Almost.) I like your taste in music, Anonymous. I’ve started making playlists that correspond to specific people or time periods in my life. Sometimes that’s easy, sometimes it’s not so easy. I find it really interesting that something as esoteric as a specific set of songs can evoke memories, when the individual songs by themselves don’t necessarily do that. I want to post my “Songs That Remind Me Of Doc” playlist, but it’s 43 songs long so far and I’m not done. Y’all’d get sick of reading my playlists if I started to do that. You probably already are. Damn. I can’t resist. I’ll just list the top ten from that playlist: Sanctum Sanctorum (The Damned), God’s Comic (Elvis Costell0), Alone Again Or (The Damned), The Carnival Is Over (Dead Can Dance), Strength of Strings (This Mortal Coil), Jane Says (Jane’s Addiction), Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie), Somebody (Depeche Mode), The Killing Moon (Echo and the Bunnymen), and Appetite (Prefab Sprout).

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Music and marathon progress

Ten songs I’m listening to right now: Mining for Gold (Cowboy Junkies) :: recorded in a church, you can hear the echo Whistling For His Love (Danielle Dax) :: i had a dream about giant skiing chickens and this song was the soundtrack Alison (Elvis Costello) :: makes me want to play spades, and i wonder what david nathan is doing these days Something I Can Never Have (Nine Inch Nails) :: why the hell is this one not available on the iTunes music store? Life’s What You Make It (Talk Talk) :: life is what you make it Silent All These Years (Tori Amos) :: i’ve got twenty-five bucks and a cracker, do you think it’s enough to get us there? October (U2) :: yes, but the music and the lyrics are really more november in my head, somehow The Unforgettable Fire (U2) :: carnival, the wheels fly and colors spin through alcohol, red wine that punctures the skin Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World (U2) :: a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle Plenty (Sarah McLachlan) :: i thought i’d be with you until my dying day Kathryn has finished up her classes and is now interning at the massage school. This equals cheap massage for me! I’ve scheduled with her for next Wednesday night. I can’t wait! It is fairly easy for me now to run 3.5 miles at a stretch. My last three runs have been 3.5, 3, and 3.5 miles each. So I think that the 4-mile I’m gearing up for this Saturday will not be too difficult. The hardest part is getting into that “zone” thing, where I’ve passed the point where my body’s yelling at me to stop, and everything kind of evens out — the breathing, […]

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