No Angst?!

Okay. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed with last night's CSI. Or at least I was, but I'm sure I'll get over it and start to like it once it wears off. The promo got me all hyped and really led me to believe it would be a Nick-centric episode.
Not really.
Stalker was more Nick-centric. I at least expected a healthy dose of angst! Okay, maybe there was a little bit. But Nick seems to have gotten over the worst of it. Good for him. Not so good for me. I at least hope he's still claustrophobic and wary of bugs. Give me that much! Well, we know he's always been the woobie and hopefully will continue to be, even if it takes a while before the next "incident." This stuff has been happening since episode six (though mostly seasons 1 & 2). There's no reason to think it will stop now (I must keep that in mind with Stargate as well). I'm sure someone will think of some other way to torture poor Nicky, and when that day comes I'll be there for every second. I know, I'm horrible. At least I know I'm not the only one. If we're really lucky, maybe Tarantino will be back! I'm probably hoping for too much. If not Tarantino, I want Raimi. He really likes screaming, so that gets us somewhere. At least Nick still has cute hair. I think my favorite part of the episode was when David had to grope the dead guy.
I'm kind of excited about tonight's SG-1. We finally, finally, finally get to see an alternate version of Daniel! That has never, ever happened before. Moebius didn't count: it wasn't an alternate reality, it was an alternate timeline. When they went back the second time, they were in the same reality. Robot Daniel doesn't count either because he was essentially Daniel in all by materials. He was a copy, not an alternate. I wonder what he'll be like! Perhaps another chance for Shanks to show how good he is at being evil? In every other reality they've been to, he's either been dead or just not there. Won't they be surprised to see Janet again! As well as another old favorite... I'm not telling who.

This picture is from Conversion, although he really looks the same in all of them. Except Epiphany and part of this one, which isn't the part I drew. Who knew he would still look hot when he was all blue and scaly?

Hey, CSI guy...

This week looks like another 'poor Nicky' episode for CSI. I swear everything happens to that guy (not that I mind at all!). Well, except that one thing that happened to Greg. But everything else happens to Nick. During an IM with a friend I put forth the thought that although I was hoping for some very fine angst (and owies, if we're lucky), I didn't think they could top off being buried alive. Then we started brainstorming. Ideas became wackier and wackier until I won the Best Way to Torture Nick contest by bringing up the movie Cube. Put him in there, and it's all over. Not many things can top that experience. I got kind of excited at this point and started brainstorming for a possible story. I threw in Charlie Eppes from Numb3rs (because of course, we need somebody who knows math), and my friend suggested Rodney McKay from Stargate Atlantis (David Hewlett, duuuuh, Cube alumnus). I was also toying with Jack Shepard from Lost, Fox Mulder, that Sentinel guy, and possibly the Carver from Nip/Tuck to make it really interesting. But I'll probably never write it. And even if I do, I probably won't post it anywhere. I mean, who watches all these shows? I don't even watch them all! My X-File days have been sadly over for quite some time, and I never did watch that much Sentinel. I just thought he'd be good at detecting traps. Besides, this was just supposed to be a Nicky-whumping exercise. Ever since I found out the title of this next week's episode, I've been hoping that 'Daddy's Little Girl' was referring to Kelly. And I sure noticed the way Nick was keeping his distance from her when she showed up at the lab. I have also noticed how cute his hair is this season! It looks like his first season hair which I always loved. I never imagined (wished, but not imagined) that he would go back to that style. Yay Nick! I'm also waiting for the breakup with Yoko -- I mean Tina. They have totally set it up. And besides, Warrick is Catherine's bitch. So there.

Where's the Whumping?

Yay, the gates are back! As well as the much-missed opening sequences! I approve. Of course, I already knew they were coming back because I get the magazine. But I was so excited to see them! The only thing -- and I mean the ONLY thing -- that's pissing me off about SG-1 Season 9 is the lack of the traditional Danny-whumping. I mean, here we are halfway through the season and all he's had are a few fainting spells and slightly roughed up by a Sodan. I hope this is one of those seasons where it's clumped like Season 2 was. He took all his hits in the first several episodes (The Serpent's Lair, In the Line of Duty, Prisoners, Need, etc.) and was basically left unscathed again until around Holiday. Last season alone he was zatted at least five times (two by his teammates! in the same episode!), shot (by Jack), caught in an explosion, zapped by a video game chair, beat up by Claudia Black, and killed for the fifth time (but who's counting?). Not to mention what his alternate went through. Time to pick it up! There are nine episodes left and I want to see some whumpin', gorammit! That Mitchell's taking too good care of him. I do love everything else about the season (except maybe the Ori). I love Cam. I love Landry and I love that he brought basketball with him. I love the new doc, even though she definitely isn't Janet. I love the way Daniel looks even if he isn't getting hurt enough (is it just me or does he look better than he did last year?). I love how Daniel and Cameron seem to have a neat friends thing going and how Cameron gets stuff.
And as for Atlantis: as if Ford is really dead. Whatever. If they don't show it, I don't buy it. It really could be either way, but at least they made a loophole in case they want to bring him back.

Ride With Me!

Could the music for the Stargate promos be cooler? I think not. I know I've heard that song before. It gets me psyched every time I hear it. I really should stop reading spoilers, though. I've already ruined some stuff for myself that would have been a hysterical surprise. Oh well. Of course, everything else in the magazine is so behind that I missed Michael Shanks' appearance on CSI Miami, DAMN IT ALL!! At least SciFi's playing his movie Swarms(ed?) this month. They're playing it on a Saturday, so it ought to be terrible. But since he is the God of Acting, I'll watch him in anything. Even Sumuru, if I ever get the opportunity. When it comes to my favorite actors, I'll watch them even if they're in a movie on Lifetime.

Isn't he creepy? Very fun face to draw, but I think I liked him better when he was a sweetie.