i can fly! at least, i think i can

THIS CLIP.





Now, apparently, there's some controversy over the reactions to this clip (seems to be Coulson/Barton shippers versus self-proclaimed feminists - yeah, this is fandom, of course), but that aside, here was my reaction watching it the first time:

1. Hahaha, Natasha's face when the guy goes "I don't give everything". GENIUS.
2. Hawkeye compromised? WTF does that mean? WTF WHEDON DON'T KILL HIM.
3. Her face when she hears about Barton. AW.
4. DAMN. Natasha kicks ass.
5. Stunt doubles really should be the actual superheroes because the fuck, no one can roll their chair like that or flip it or...HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE.
6. Coulson's calm, collected, 'tick tock I'm waiting' expression while he's on "hold". It looks exactly like someone does in an elevator or on hold. While he's listening to Natasha decimating the people and surrounding property. HAHAHAHA, COULSON, I LOVE YOU. BEST FACE EVER.

And seriously, I keep watching this clip over and over because Natasha rolling that chair and Coulson's FACE are like, the best thing yet about this movie. IT NEEDS TO BE MAY 4TH NOW.

ETA: And then there's THIS interview and, more importantly, video of Jeremy Renner. I am ridiculously in love with this man. Move aside Fassbender, you've been replaced! (Not really, but kinda.) I'm just sort of imagining it's Clint on a photoshoot Stark set up for him because you know, if Steve would maybe be embarrassed/awkward by photoshoots, Clint would eat that attention up. :D

I really need to stop reading/obtaining spoilers because frankly, they're making me like season 6 less and less.

( Spoilers and stuff you've probably seen elsewhere but now with bonus commentary from me! )

Supernatural Stuff

1. Quarters, Sharing is Caring, and Heaven or Las Vegas by trinityofone are all part of an AU verse in which Ruby is snarky demon but still ends up being the friend to an angel, Castiel discovers a little bit more about being human, and there's the hunt, the Impala, arguments, and sex. Dean/Castiel and Sam/Ruby.

2. Lend a Hand and Lift Me by xgreyfeather

In which Anna gently matchmakes (more or less, she opens Castiel's eyes), Dean has his usual problems of believing he's worth anything, and the two fix each other. There's sex, and yet it's still lovely. Dean/Castiel

3. The Consequences of Falling by pandarus

Ok, I can say I have a few quibbles with some characterization, but as a whole this fic is outstanding. Castiel makes the transition from angel to human when he decides to save the boys lives and who is there to pick him up? Ruby, of course. This is one of the best Ruby characterizations ever. You'll definitely like her more than Kripke's (mainly because the S4 finale isn't in here). And she gets what she deserves at one point. Oh, also? There's an offering of Castiel as a virgin. Very funny, very sexy, with some nice angel!angst and Dean!angst. Dean/Castiel, Sam/Ruby.

4. Have Faith by gembat

A brilliant, lovely, unique piece of digital Castiel/Dean art. Take a look. NSFW.

5. Till We Have Faces by an unrevealed author (part of a secret fic thing at deancastiel).

The apocalypse is over and Dean has been granted a gift to see Castiel's true form. There's a wonderful OC in this short story and Dean and Castiel break my heart in all the good ways. But it's not just about them, either. My favorite line of the whole piece is a little comment Dean makes to John Winchester. Dean/Castiel.

Star Trek Stuff

1. Interview with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto

Chris to Zach: That's your morning voice? That's a great morning voice.

They also totally fight over vocabulary. Dorks! ♥

2. Dancehall Drug by anythingever

An intensely hot and hilarious Zach/Chris RPF. Seriously. Hilarious as fuck. In which Chris somehow fits into Zach's pants, and there is hot, HOT sex (just, not quite with each other).

3. Congrats, You've Met Your Match (The Space Captain Remix) by roga

A very funny remixed fic featuring John Sheppard as "the new guy" at Starfleet Academy. Have you heard of anything as absurd as Kirk trying to outdo the master of cool? Kirk has to learn his lesson the hard when he tries to out seduce the next big spacewhore. John Sheppard/Jim Kirk, SGA/Star Trek crossover. I want this pairing like ALL THE TIME now.

4. I'm On A Ship by sparkly_stuff (and other fans)

Ok, I'm actually sad the creator changed the format of the post, because the song used to start automatically. So, in my opinion, for full effect, scroll down to the youtube vid at the bottom of the post (without reading the stuff in between!!) and start it, the scroll up to the top and follow the picspam down. Then reexamine the gif at the top and check out the other youtube vid another fan made singing the lyrics to clips from the movie. This whole post is made of EPIC WIN. Genius, seriously.

5. However Improbable by tabled

This is one of the funniest fics I've read in the new Trek fandom. The author's McCoy is just PERFECT. One-sided Spock/Kirk.

Other

DNA's Hottest Men of 2009

Gratuitous sexiness. And several boys my flist will recognize.

It's been awhile since I've posted any recs; I've been saving up. Enjoy!!

SGA Comic by gnine

So cute!!

Masters of Sci-FI, Fantasy and Horror

While it's good with geniuses like Kripke and Joss Whedon, it passes over the ultimate--Chris carter.

The Slow Rise of NCIS

It's rare to find articles on NCIS, and this article points that out. A good read and tribute.

BSG Duo Comes Out

Sexual spoilers. lol

An Angel Close By Me by zelda_zee

The first and still best Dean/Castiel fic I've read. It's beautiful.

EW Article on New Star Trek

OMG new Trek!!!

Star Trek Trailer

Finally, the long-awaited trailer. I saw this on the big screen when I went to see Quantum of Solace. O.M.G!!

1. 2008 NBC Upfronts: Heroes

Masi, Milo, Ali, Adrian, Zach, and Jack. And Adrian spoils his own character. (Which just thrills me!!)

2. Top 10 reasons to Watch Battlestar Galactica

Ok, all but items 6, 5, and 1 are lame. But the point is: CAST!! And Tricia in her red dress!!

3. Supernatural Creator Eric Kripke: Dean Lives!

What is it with creators and actors spoiling the plots?! First Adrian, now Kripke. I mean, I never would have guessed Dean was still alive!! *sarcastic* All that aside, it's a really interesting interview. (And it does give one bit of information I'm really happy about.) Spoilers for S4.

So BSG starts back up again soon, and I'll be watching as soon as a) I watch S1 of TW, b) rewatch S2&3 of BSG, and c) dl the eps. This won't take nearly as long as it sounds. I think I'd watched S2&3 all in a week last summer.

But I did catch scans from the UK's FHM of Tricia Helfer

Now, I just want to quote one Q&A:

...I just read for this new pilot, actually. It was a script I really loved: the character was going to be a liason between two FBI agencies. And she used to be a US Marines Special Investigator...

Putting aside that the FBI is the agenciy and she'd be the go between two departments or unit or something....anyone else think this sounds like JJ Abrams crazy XF copycat pilot? The sad thing is, I might tune in if Tricia was starring (though from the rest of her comments, I don't think she will be).

ONTD does it again. For all you Torchwood and slash fans (seriously, just go read it for John's blatant comments, even if you don't care about TW), Bent (which appears to be some kind of UK gay interest magazine?) has an interview with John Barrowman.

...my nieces and nephews have known I was gay since they were born. It's always been Uncle John and Uncle Scott and that's the way it should be. People joke, "Oh John, get off your soap box" but it is a soapbox and it's something that matters to me. It's normal, we have partners, we have sex, and we do the same, well sort of, things that men and women do. I mean, I put a willy in my mouth like a straight man's wife puts it in hers, you know what I mean?

I think I sort of love the guy, now. And I was highly amused by his comments on Americans, even as I was like, hey now...

Interview with JB (it's on about page 15 when flipping through)

Rec Time!!

1) Snapshots From a Divorce by scribblinlenore (Shep/OFC, Shep/OMC)

So now that we've finally met John Sheppard's ex, I love this story more than ever. I keep meaning to do my Outcast post, but for now let's just say I don't hate her character. But Lenore's Dee is just...amazing. This whole fic is. And it gives me a frame of reference. Because God, I love this whole idea, the characters, the relationship, the disaster. It's beautiful and so, so painful(ly) good.

2) The Home front by aesc

The perfect Outcast tag. I think the end of Qurantine through to Outcast is the most prime spot of the whole series (thus far) for John and Rodney to start a relationship and it plays out so perfect here. I want to smack John for his family social retardedness, but Rodney is amazingly well balanced and things don't end up so bad. Love this fic.

3) Post-Nuptial by rageprufrock

Written for 14 Valentines (see link in story), this is a hilarious, hilarious aliens sorta of convinced them+kid!fic fic. it's adorable. I started laughing at And why do they think I’m the one ‘bearing fruit’ anyway! I’m obviously a pollinator.” and didn't stop until the end except for a few big 'awww's' in between. And when they do get it on? HOT.

1). Bionic Woman this week rocked.

Seriously, she's like the female Jack Bauer. I mean, granted he does it without the aid of technology implants, but still. She's pretty damn cool. And the TA's HOTT. And Nathan? So funny.

2). Speaking of 24...

There WERE some amazing promos available on YouTube but FOX is apparently on the ball and catches them within a day. *shakes fist* But if any of you have seen The Sentinel with Kiefer Sutherland and Michael Douglas, it's going to be that...only 20 times better because a) no Eva Longoria and b) faster paced because it's frakking 24.

3). Of frakking...

BSG is not set to come out until APRIL 2008. What is that shit? And want to bet they give us some crap break like they did for SG1 and SGA? *hates on Sci Fi Channel*

4). If you live in the UK...

You can get Battlestar Galactica Season 3, already. NOT FAIR!

5). Well, Sci Fi got one thing right.

Season 5 of SG: Atlantis is a GO, for those of you living under a rock. In Afghanistan. Probably hanging out in the caves with You Know Who.

6). McKay

How funny is this action figure? Seriously, does not look like Hewlett AT ALL. LOL

7). More Action figure humor.

Dude. A TWO-PACK. LOL

Blue Light Special: Two for One!!

8). SEX.

Now that I have your attention...

If a condom is typically 85% effective in stopping pregnancies, how is it nearly 100% effective in stopping the spread of AIDs?

However, this article has both good points, and clarifies some REALLY DUMB myths about sex (I know you don't all need this info, but like I said, good article).

What teens don't know about contraceptives could hurt them.

7). MORE SEX

So umm, I found a funny *cough* little blog.

Gay Porn For Girls

*sets flist free to explore*

8). Of Star Trek (Yes, you read that right.)

Most of you know, I'm not a fan of the biggest sci-fi show ever, and the first slash pairing. But after watching this video, I just might change my mind...I never knew!! Half naked in a (presumably alien) jail. Plus, Shatner wears embroidery. And his pain face is WAY too similar to an 'O' face for it to be coincidence. LOL



ETA: 9). Harry Potter

David Thewlis (Professor Lupin) weighs in on Dumbledore being gay. Hah!! Fanfic ♥

Interesting interview on GateWorld with David Hewlett. This one in particular both excites me...and makes me raise an eyebrow.

GW: So for fans who haven't read yet, what is the basic pitch for what Starcrossed is? Is it the same Starcrossed that we see in "A Dog's Breakfast?"

DH: Well, that was what spawned the idea, really, because we had so much fun shooting that. Someone said, "You should make Starcrossed into a series." "Well, that is such silly sci-fi. I don't know if you could maintain that for a full hour of television."

So I started thinking about it and just thought: behind the scenes. We're privy to making Stargate and "Cube" and all the other sci-fis, "Boas vs. Pythons," and all that kind of stuff that I've done in the past. I've seen how silly it is to make serious sci-fi.

So yeah, basically we went in and pitched SCI FI on the idea of doing something like The Larry Sanders Show, only instead of it being about late night television it would be about making science fiction television. [The] Office kind of stuff. And they really responded well to the pitch and then commissioned the script from there.

So that's basically the idea. It's, for want of a better word, a situation comedy about the making of a science fiction show, because there's really nothing sillier than serious science fiction. There's just nothing like some poor guy dressed up in a big rubber suit, covered in hair gel and, while we're being terrorized by this creation, there's a man in the background eating a sandwich picking his nose while we're trying to shoot.

It's just fun. It's very loosely based on a Stargate kind of thing, but it's not Stargate. It's not a spoof. It's just the silliness of the day-to-day life of trying to make a television series.

I just want to know...after the (terribly sad and unjust) failure of Studio 60, why is NBC going for this behind-the-scenes-of-a-TV-show thing? I mean, I think it'll be good, but it seems an odd network decision.

Whole interview HERE

Looking for (mp3s):

Life is a Highway--Rascal Flatts
Crazy Bitch--Buckcherry

Titles of eps of SG1 where Sam and/or Jack are in full uniform.

And in return, I am sharing some rather amusing youtube vids:

Carter vs McKay (McKay PWNS)

Behind the Scenes of McKay and Beckett's kiss on SGA (What other scifi gives you slash these days?)

Did you know there are lyrics to the Stargate theme? The writers sing. Kind of.

Hewlett on Season 2 and Amanda Tapping.

Hewlett on his massive amounts of lines.