NationStates Jolt Archive

I don't know how many people here at NSG watch Smallville, but here are a few things I've learned from watching it.

1. Lying to your best friends is more noble than just trusting them with the truth.

2. Evil rich people like classical music.

3. Sixteen year old kids can run coffee shops as a small business while attending high school.

4. Science labs and newsrooms have fantastic ambient lighting.

5. Evil rich people like to hammer a point with a historical metaphor.

6. Never use a simple phrase when a pop-culture metaphor can be used. Bonus points if you can utilize the word "pulled." "He pulled a Harry Houdini" vs. "He disappeared."

7. People often use computer passwords that are not only sentimental, but easily guessable.

8. Kids in high school and college have an uncanny knowledge of 1970s and 1980s pop culture. [Or, you know, their writers do.]

9. A lot of street thugs wear skull caps and brand-new leather jackets.

10. Teenagers have favorite classical authors and poets.

11. Male best friends talk an awful lot about their feelings for each other.

12. Police officers like toothpicks.

13. Major metropolitan newspapers allow teenagers to write headlines and articles.

14. If you have an incriminating object in your possession, you should regularly take it out of hiding and stare at it.

15. You can download architectural schematics of any building right off the internet, regardless of the year it was built.

16. Ancient alien technology is Mac/PC compatible.

17. If you are concealing a secret, dart your eyes wildly.

18. People who live in mansions have super-high-tech security, but tend to leave their front doors wide open.

19. When you see a farm from a distance, you will hear a cow moo. It reinforces you are looking at a farm.

20. Never trust Lana Lang to do anything important. It never ends well.

21. Millionaires in huge mansions prefer to spend all their time in a single room.

22. Friends with money will always fly in the best doctors and best lawyers in the world to help another friend in need.

23. High School / College students can afford a brand new car at least 3 times a school year.

24. I can blame all my jerk-like behavior on green kryptonite, but nobody will understand a "red kryptonite" excuse.

25. Small towns are surprisingly unalarmed by a high "suspicious death" rates.

26. You can own a farm yet never have to do any actual farming aside from regularly having to repair/work on a tractor you never use.

27. Count on having the same old hospital room/bed every other week.

28. Red jackets are so fashionable, you should wear them with everything!

29. If you appear in multiple episodes, but your name never appears in the opening....no good can come of it. You'll either die, become evil, become a science experiment or be forced to wear green leather and sunglasses (even though it's nighttime in most of your scenes).

30. If you team up with other young people with super powers, you have to do "the walk" in slow-motion, where you end up looking like a boy band.

31. Life DOES have a reset button! If you find yourself in an impossible situation: find a cave with alien scrawls, wait for the flashing lights, and everything will be made right again.

32. Listening to doctors is highly optional. People like to leave hospitals without doctor's consent, and often enter rooms when they are told they are restricted.

33. Head trauma is not nearly as serious as I believed it to be.

34. Farming largely consists of moving bales of hay from one side of the barn to the other side of the bar

35. Saving a girl's life countless times will not gain you any "trust points."

36. Teenagers are very adept at sneaking into restricted government and civic areas.

37. Crime scenes with police tape are unspoken invitations to disrupt evidence.

38. High school seniors are smarter than most policemen.

39. Rich people hire well-spoken thugs to do their "dirty work." They rarely see the need for a middle man.

40. A woman just out of college has an infinite amount of sources and can obtain any piece of information possible.

16. Ancient alien technology is Mac/PC compatible.
I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports!

:D *emails to her husband for him to read on a commercial break cuz Smallville is on right now!*

I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports!

Yeah, what's even worst is that Carter uses a Dell.

dum show it lose me when i found out clark kents father dies

Never watched Smallville... but those lessons are everywhere.I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports! ID4 did it first. :p

dum show it lose me when i found out clark kents father dies

everyone knows that Mr. Kent died when Clark was a teen, I quit watching Lois and Clark once his dad started showing up on episodes, I hate it when they screw around with stuff.....although not that Smallville has been canonical.

I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports!

well, it is a universal serial bus....

everyone knows that Mr. Kent died when Clark was a teen, I quit watching Lois and Clark once his dad started showing up on episodes, I hate it when they screw around with stuff.....although not that Smallville has been canonical.
actually... in the comics, Mr Kent lives. some time warp thingie or alien clone storyline... I forget which.

everyone knows that Mr. Kent died when Clark was a teen, I quit watching Lois and Clark once his dad started showing up on episodes, I hate it when they screw around with stuff.....although not that Smallville has been canonical.

i use to watch that too

really? circa when?

at the time of Lois and Clark I was sure he was dead, having died when Clark was a teen and unable to save him. :confused:Since the 80s there's been 2 reboots of Superman and in both Johnathan Kent is alive and well. Like someone said earlier Smallville isn't canon.

actually... in the comics, Mr Kent lives. some time warp thingie or alien clone storyline... I forget which.

really? circa when?

at the time of Lois and Clark I was sure he was dead, having died when Clark was a teen and unable to save him. :confused:

I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports!
Be fair, they try their hardest to make it look like they've had some difficulty. Sometimes they have jumper leads between the dell and alien technology :)

Incidentally, I'm just coming to the end of what has possibly been the saddest period of my life thus far. That's right - I'm currently finishing up watching every single Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis. How I still have normal friends is beyond me...

lesse what else....

- your lifelong quest to find your missing parents will finally end in success. You will be overjoyed, for three episodes. After which he will never be mentioned again.

- at one point, your best friend will move away. His absence will be mourned, for three episodes. After which he will never be mentioned again.

- at any given moment, at least one of your female friends is in love with you. It will not, however, be the one you want to be

- the person you do want to love yo uwill be in love with someone else. He will be the villian. If he dies, he will not be mentioned again.

I said that. I seem to remember comics with Jonathan dead, I remember being pissed when he died because I was like "freaking Superman trying to steal Spiderman coolness" even though it was Peter's uncle and not his dad, technically.Oops I know what your talking about. He has a heart attack and dies during the whole Death of Superman deal.

Since the 80s there's been 2 reboots of Superman and in both Johnathan Kent is alive and well. Like someone said earlier Smallville isn't canon.

I said that. I seem to remember comics with Jonathan dead, I remember being pissed when he died because I was like "freaking Superman trying to steal Spiderman coolness" even though it was Peter's uncle and not his dad, technically.

Be fair, they try their hardest to make it look like they've had some difficulty. Sometimes they have jumper leads between the dell and alien technology :)

Incidentally, I'm just coming to the end of what has possibly been the saddest period of my life thus far. That's right - I'm currently finishing up watching every single Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis. How I still have normal friends is beyond me...

Well, not really. Both shows are outstanding, and I'm glad that Atlantis is continuing.

Let's hope that it has an equally long run as SG1. Ten years is a hell of a lot of episodes. Damn good episodes.

Oops I know what your talking about. He has a heart attack during the whole Death of Superman deal.

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sorry, I had a long day, and there is too much Superman to keep up with, he's not even my favorite, he's like 24th on the list of favorite super heroes.

He's hubby's favorite though, so I should like feel really embarrassed.

thanks. ;)

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sorry, I had a long day, and there is too much Superman to keep up with, he's not even my favorite, he's like 24th on the list of favorite super heroes.

He's hubby's favorite though, so I should like feel really embarrassed.

thanks. ;)


Yeah, he did die, but came back, during the death of superman.

Yeah, he did die, but came back, during the death of superman.

:p I remember reading that now.....

part of my canonical problem is that I get caught up in hubby's Elseworlds too, so it's like hard for me to separate out stuff, because like I said Superman isn't my deal, it's hubby's.

I am much better with Spiderman.

really? circa when?

at the time of Lois and Clark I was sure he was dead, having died when Clark was a teen and unable to save him. :confused:
My partial mistake, I got my plot lines mixed up... but a brief search found this...

1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_and_Pa_Kent)
John Byrne re-wrote Superman's history in the Man of Steel miniseries.

I first found that the Kents lived after reading a Post-Crisis story involving Supergirl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl) (the matrix version) living with John and Martha Kent. but since I've always like Supergirl and thought her Crisis Death was THE best in all comicdom, I didn't really persue it.

:p I remember reading that now.....

part of my canonical problem is that I get caught up in hubby's Elseworlds too, so it's like hard for me to separate out stuff, because like I said Superman isn't my deal, it's hubby's.

I am much better with Spiderman.

spiderman is significantly more fun.

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sorry, I had a long day, and there is too much Superman to keep up with, he's not even my favorite, he's like 24th on the list of favorite super heroes.

He's hubby's favorite though, so I should like feel really embarrassed.

thanks. ;)and you add in all the different Earth- whatever supermen...

that's why I like Marvel better. ;)

and you add in all the different Earth- whatever supermen...

that's why I like Marvel better. ;)Life on the DC side is so lonely. :(

My partial mistake, I got my plot lines mixed up... but a brief search found this...

1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_and_Pa_Kent)
John Byrne re-wrote Superman's history in the Man of Steel miniseries.

I first found that the Kents lived after reading a Post-Crisis story involving Supergirl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl) (the matrix version) living with John and Martha Kent. but since I've always like Supergirl and thought her Crisis Death was THE best in all comicdom, I didn't really persue it.

i recall a Supergirl TV show
dam that pic something

Well, not really. Both shows are outstanding, and I'm glad that Atlantis is continuing.

Let's hope that it has an equally long run as SG1. Ten years is a hell of a lot of episodes. Damn good episodes.
I find it entertaining, even if almost all of the storylines are ridiculous (or maybe because of it). I've had a running partner for this and we've watched as far as the 200th episode of SG1 thus far, running Atlantis concurrently from its introduction. It's taken around 3 and a half months for something like 250ish 40 minute episodes, so it's only around two a day average. Still, it's not something I'd happily broadcast to the world without some anonymity. The programme doesn't have a gigantic following here and it's considered worse than Star Trek as a conversational faux pas :p

Life on the DC side is so lonely. :(

They lost me because they keep re-writing their character's origins and changing their characters.

not slightly altering it, but completely re-writing it.

take superman.

first, he's strong, hard to hurt (not invulerable, just hard to hurt) and can leap long distances (not fly... leap), has telescopic vision, and is faster than a normal man.

(after the war, people wanted more from their super hero... sooo...)

then he's made invulerable, can fly, has heat vision, x-ray vision, and is super smart.

(Ooops, to strong, now criminals don't stand a chance against him. only the really strong/powerful ones has a chance... so...)

Then Kryptonite is made plentiful. everyone had a kryptonite based weapon. Krypton must've been 20 times larger than Jupiter with the amount of Kryptonite they find. and in all the colors... Green (weakens), Red (Various), Blue (cancels the effects of Red K), Gold (strips his powers forever... how did they found that out?), and there was another color that KILLS him outright. how they'd find that out, i'ld never know...

(ohh... now he's a wimp. Luthor with his K-ring is now untouchable, Metallo is powered by Kryptonite...)

Then the writers had this thought... why not make Kryptonite poisonous to man. so now Kryptonite causes cancer. (Luthor dies, but is transplanted into his son.)

ok... so we're back to where we started...

let's re write his origin... instead of a baby being placed into a rocket, let's make it genetic material. (altogether now... EWWWWW) and a baby will be formed at the end of the journey.

but he's still too powerful... so let's make him solar powered. (Death and rebirth of Superman) now he's a solar battery. The more he uses his powers, the less he has.

after that... I gave up.

I laugh now, everytime Batman bests supes in a fight or outsmarts him.

I learned that when I started watching Stargate. They regularly take laptops and just plug them into shit - Goa'uld technology, Wraith technology, Ancient technology, doesn't fucking matter, they all have USB ports!

I tend to ignore that, mainly because by watching closely I note that they never actually just plug the old USB cables straight into the technology...they tend to use some kind of other cable to bridge the gap...and it took them years to start just plugging things in in the manner you describe.

But then I've downloaded an archive of every SG-1 and Atlantis episode and have been watching them in order from the beginning over the past month, so I'm familiar with the details of every episode,

The other reason I tend to ignore it is that the episodes are, on the whole, intelligently written television, which when compared to what else is available is actually quite astounding. Smallville, on the other hand, was never written that well, and what episodes that were aren't all that interesting. To be frank, I stopped watching after the first few episodes...it never sucked me in the way Stargate did.

I find it entertaining, even if almost all of the storylines are ridiculous (or maybe because of it). I've had a running partner for this and we've watched as far as the 200th episode of SG1 thus far, running Atlantis concurrently from its introduction. It's taken around 3 and a half months for something like 250ish 40 minute episodes, so it's only around two a day average. Still, it's not something I'd happily broadcast to the world without some anonymity. The programme doesn't have a gigantic following here and it's considered worse than Star Trek as a conversational faux pas :p

Wow. Over here (the States), it's pretty much normal for Generation Xers and up to talk about both shows... Unless said people were raised in very religious (read: shitty) households.

What the hell is wrong with you people? You have Chavs, and good Sci-Fi shows are faux pas? Meh.

I find it entertaining, even if almost all of the storylines are ridiculous (or maybe because of it). I've had a running partner for this and we've watched as far as the 200th episode of SG1 thus far, running Atlantis concurrently from its introduction. It's taken around 3 and a half months for something like 250ish 40 minute episodes, so it's only around two a day average. Still, it's not something I'd happily broadcast to the world without some anonymity. The programme doesn't have a gigantic following here and it's considered worse than Star Trek as a conversational faux pas :p

I didn't like how SG1 went. ok, so the Ga'ould is gone, so instead of another storyline, they go with another "Alien Race posing as Gods" theme.

How about an Alien Plague ravages Earth and the SG1 team has to find the cure?

or have humanity start colonizing some of those planets damnit!

I tend to ignore that, mainly because by watching closely I note that they never actually just plug the old USB cables straight into the technology...they tend to use some kind of other cable to bridge the gap...and it took them years to start just plugging things in in the manner you describe.
No, still, they are just taking random fucking cables and hooking up unknown, complex alien technology to their fucking Dells. How?

No, still, they are just taking random fucking cables and hooking up unknown, complex alien technology to their fucking Dells. How?

When have they ever just plugged something into a random device and have it immediately work? It's usually some piece of technology they already know about.

I've yet to see an episode of either Stargate series where they just randomly plug something in and have it work on the fucking spot.

I've yet to see an episode of either Stargate series where they just randomly plug something in and have it work on the fucking spot.Do you watch Stargate? It's everything. Goa'uld motherships, Ancient panels, I think they did a Wraith ship once. And I also like how they hook up their Niquadria generators to the stargates apparently by jumper cables.

When have they ever just plugged something into a random device and have it immediately work? It's usually some piece of technology they already know about.

I've yet to see an episode of either Stargate series where they just randomly plug something in and have it work on the fucking spot.

the only episode I can think of is when O'Neill (with two L's) was zapped with that super intelligence and built the device that allowed the Stargate to use 7 chevrons. when they formally met the Asguardians.

No, still, they are just taking random fucking cables and hooking up unknown, complex alien technology to their fucking Dells. How?

Ask Dr. McKay or Lt. Col. Carter, not me. It's a freaking television show...they can't show absolutely everything in 42 minutes of an episode...that's why there are many two and three parters.

If you want to worry about something, worry about how everyone in the entire universe apparently speaks English unless otherwise required by the plot, though that too was explained away by the producers as another instance of not being able to show everything they wish to in a television episode.

To be frank, it's not perfect, but compared to most everything else, it is well-written, with wonderful music, wonderful sets and costuming, and amazing acting on the parts of all the regulars and almost all of the guests. Stargate SG-1 was an amazing television show, and Stargate: Atlantis continues to hold up that pillar of amazement. I accept it for what it is rather than raising the bar even higher and demanding something from it that just isn't going to happen, at least not anytime soon.

Besides, you and I can't change the show anyway, so why worry about it? If you don't like it, fine, don't watch it. I'm not forcing you to nor is anyone else. Meanwhile, I will keep enjoying it.

...the Stargates are giant superconductors, pantless. Carter has said so on numerous occasions, as has McKay. They absorb energy directed into them! This is shown so often it's well-known to just about everyone. Hell, they do the EXACT same thing for hooking the Stargate into the S.G.C.'s power generation capabilities.

Do you watch Stargate? It's everything. Goa'uld motherships, Ancient panels, I think they did a Wraith ship once. And I also like how they hook up their Niquadria generators to the stargates apparently by jumper cables.

They already know how Goa'uld tech works, and they have an understanding of Ancient tech.

And Stargates are powered by energy, are they not?

Oh, and one more thing: it's naquadah. There is an unstable isotope of the material called naquadriah, but either way you mispelled it. Just being helpful, not trying to antagonize, since you seem to be a bit upset already.