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Apr. 6th, 2006 11:42 pmA month or two ago, I went to a Stargate Atlantis convention. Not my first con, by any means, although it's the first time (due to a combination or circs) that I ventured to go on my own. Random thoughts and stuff now ensue:
I was tipped over into going becuase Joe Flanigan was put on the guest list, and the man is just darn pretty. Shallowness rulez, yay me! I had a good time - not a fantastic time, because to do that I think I would have needed my mates, alcohol and giggling - but definitely a good time.
It was a con of about 400 people, so compared to last years Serenity2 (which came in at about 800) it was cozy. Which wasn't a bad thing, at least I could SEE the guests this time, lol.
All the guests were lovely. Although the casting agent won my grrrrs as she dissed my beloved Farscape, and then did it again later even though she'd gathered from some rumblings in the audience that it was not the thing to do. Worse, she dissed it on the basis of rubber puppets.
Rainbow Sun Francks is a sweetie. A cool, hip looking sweetie who is a laugh and wore a hat.
Jason Momoa is a giant teddy bear like sweetie. I mean, yes, huge and muscley and tall and wide....but yes, awwww!!! Especially when he slumps down in his chair as if he is some kinda sweater someone just threw there, then hunches up, peers at the big screen with his face BIG up on it, and announces that we are scary.
Ellie Harvey (Novak/sneezy person) is a stand up comic in real life! Obviously an actor too, but a genuinely funny comic.
Joe Flanigan is cute. He is sexy scruff personified, and really, looks like someone you'd bump into whilst choosing frozen pizzas in the supermarket.
Woefully I have forgotten much about the other folks there. Peter Grodin (actor name escapes me) was cool, and apparently was doing much wacky dancing at the parties. Oh, Chief Tyrol from BSG was there, and he is shark, knife sharp and funny and hates the CSI Miami dude leik whoa. Definitley worth seeing hiim at a con.
One thing that struck me at the q& a's was that both the lads (Joe and Jason) seems to bypass totally the idea of their characters having romantic entanglements. Jason said basically that Teyla is like Ronon's sister. Joe said (roughly) he thinks that romantics liasons kinda discredit the story and the plot and the angst and the action. Ok, he didn't say ALL THAT but that was the idea. And bearing in mind how shippers ship pssionately, it was interesting to find that there is a definite non romantic vibe going on in their heads.
The other thing that struck me (ok, there were two things) was that some of the questions to Joe seemed to be angling for him to say, "Yes, Rodney is Shep's boyfriend and they will be having hot monkey lovin' just off screen every week. Yes, Shep was jealous when Rodney kissed Carson." Yes, somebody actually asked if Shep would have been jealous, yes, indeedy. (Unless my memory is faulty and they didn't, but I know Joe was nonplussed and uncomfortable for part of the time.)
Wow, I've written a lot (for me) and now I have to go because my frozen potato products are burning in the oven. May be back later though.
I was tipped over into going becuase Joe Flanigan was put on the guest list, and the man is just darn pretty. Shallowness rulez, yay me! I had a good time - not a fantastic time, because to do that I think I would have needed my mates, alcohol and giggling - but definitely a good time.
It was a con of about 400 people, so compared to last years Serenity2 (which came in at about 800) it was cozy. Which wasn't a bad thing, at least I could SEE the guests this time, lol.
All the guests were lovely. Although the casting agent won my grrrrs as she dissed my beloved Farscape, and then did it again later even though she'd gathered from some rumblings in the audience that it was not the thing to do. Worse, she dissed it on the basis of rubber puppets.
Rainbow Sun Francks is a sweetie. A cool, hip looking sweetie who is a laugh and wore a hat.
Jason Momoa is a giant teddy bear like sweetie. I mean, yes, huge and muscley and tall and wide....but yes, awwww!!! Especially when he slumps down in his chair as if he is some kinda sweater someone just threw there, then hunches up, peers at the big screen with his face BIG up on it, and announces that we are scary.
Ellie Harvey (Novak/sneezy person) is a stand up comic in real life! Obviously an actor too, but a genuinely funny comic.
Joe Flanigan is cute. He is sexy scruff personified, and really, looks like someone you'd bump into whilst choosing frozen pizzas in the supermarket.
Woefully I have forgotten much about the other folks there. Peter Grodin (actor name escapes me) was cool, and apparently was doing much wacky dancing at the parties. Oh, Chief Tyrol from BSG was there, and he is shark, knife sharp and funny and hates the CSI Miami dude leik whoa. Definitley worth seeing hiim at a con.
One thing that struck me at the q& a's was that both the lads (Joe and Jason) seems to bypass totally the idea of their characters having romantic entanglements. Jason said basically that Teyla is like Ronon's sister. Joe said (roughly) he thinks that romantics liasons kinda discredit the story and the plot and the angst and the action. Ok, he didn't say ALL THAT but that was the idea. And bearing in mind how shippers ship pssionately, it was interesting to find that there is a definite non romantic vibe going on in their heads.
The other thing that struck me (ok, there were two things) was that some of the questions to Joe seemed to be angling for him to say, "Yes, Rodney is Shep's boyfriend and they will be having hot monkey lovin' just off screen every week. Yes, Shep was jealous when Rodney kissed Carson." Yes, somebody actually asked if Shep would have been jealous, yes, indeedy. (Unless my memory is faulty and they didn't, but I know Joe was nonplussed and uncomfortable for part of the time.)
Wow, I've written a lot (for me) and now I have to go because my frozen potato products are burning in the oven. May be back later though.
