Catching up on a night of movies and Stargate Atlantis

If this week and weekend are the norm, I am going to have great difficulty keeping up my television schedule as well as an effective blog.

You've read my reviews on the premieres of Melrose Place and Glee (so recently posted), plus a special post on my expectation of Stargate Universe. You have not yet received my thoughts on Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, Warehouse 13, Robin Hood, or Eureka, all of which have aired this week. Seems there will be a delay between air dates and the time I have to watch and post. But do not fear, we shall get there. And this way, there is a higher likelihood you will have watched the episode before reading my posts.

That said, I have watched several movies and programs which merit note and require discussion.

I watched Blazing Saddles, the Wedding Singer and Stardust on Thursday night and Friday morning. If you have not seen these, you are missing out. Blazing Saddles is a hilarious Mel Brooks parody of Westerns; the Wedding Singer is a delightful romcom; Stardust is the Princess Bride of this millenium (at least so far).

Then I watched a whole lot of Stargate Atlantis. How I love Stargate Atlantis. I should mention that I have yet to see seasons 4 and 5, but having watched several episodes this weekend, part of me wants to catch up before the commencement of Stargate Universe in October. I doubt this will happen since there are so many shows that get priority (those currently on the air), but Ghost Whisperer has been bumped. I'll get to it eventually, no fear, but priorities, people!

I saw SG:A, Season 3, ep 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

I nearly laughed myself into histeria. I LOVE Rodney McKay (played by David Hewlett). He makes me laugh and laugh; everything he does just makes me happy.

4 - The beauty of this episode (in which Ronon avenges his time as a runner) is the portrait drawn of Ronon. He is an incredible fighter, which we already know, but the scene in which he positions guns throughout a warehouse and then kills a dozen or so Wraith, moving perfectly, predicting every move and position his enemy will take. His art is warfare. Even more moving are the flashback sequences in which we witness the destruction of Ronon's world and the death of his love. The film is graining, the colours dull and faded, the details a little fuzzy. The scenes run perfectly parallel with Ronon's story; once more on his home planet, the visions come back as he walks the street.

5 - I hate the replicators. I really really have the replicators. Why? Please tell me why the replicators had to reappear in Atlantis? Sigh. There were strong similarities between this episode and SG1 when that team left a time device on the replicator planet, betraying 5. On Atlantis, they took the replicator humanoid with them, but he was rebooted by his fellows and betrayed our heroes.

6 - We skipped it. Stupid replicators taking over Elizabeth's mind...Did not need to see it again, thanks.

7 - Shepard and a Wraith team up against Kolya. Apparently the enemy of my enemy is ALWAYS my friend, even if he's a wraith. Plus, if you are a super devoted Wraith follower, you may get to live forever! Isn't that exciting. Maybe I should do that.

8 - MCKAY!!! Doubled! McKay's sister helps him build a bridge to another galaxy, through which a second McKay comes when the bridge is hurting his universe. And we learn his first name is Meredith. The most hilarious part is when McKay and Jeannie are bickering and Carter stops them and they both say "sorry" and she giggles that their "sorry" is so Canadian when Amanda Tapping has lived in Canada since she was 3.

9 - The team halucinates and Shepard shoots Rodney and Ronon. He apologizes at the end. And Ronon laughs. Hehehe...

Atlantis is great. You love the characters - Shepard who is smart and competant, but actually not suave (despite McKay calling him Kirk and telling him to stay away from his sister); Thayla who may be part Wraith, but really looks hot with a gun; Ronon who is so protective of his people and is SO capable of protecting them; McKay. I love McKay.