Book #44

"The Bride Wore Black Leather (Nightside #12)" by Simon R. Green

Rating: ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣

Great ending to a great series. We got to see all the main players one last time, the Nightside was saved once again and John Taylor proved himself more than worthy of his new position. And he and Suzie got their well deserved happy ending. What better conclusion could a reader want?

My favorite part? John and Julien Advent's friendship, something that was only touched upon before, was developed and explored in this book and it was wonderful.

I think it's possible that Simon R. Green will return to the Nightside in future short stories, in tiny adventures set between the various books, but as far as endings go? This one was perfect!

Stargate

Next year, it'll be 20 years since this movie was made. 20 YEARS! And I still have a soft spot for it in my heart. And even though Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin keep bitching about the shows, how their execs didn't go the way they had planned, I hope they will never make their own continuation, a thing they keep threatening us with. It's at least 15 years too late for that. Today's sci-fi fans know Stargate because of SG-1 and SGA, maybe even SGU (with a little bit of teeth gnashing, that show brought a LOT of bad blood into the fandom!), not the original movie.

I have loved, LOVED Daniel since I laid my eyes on him. I used to have such a weakness for James Spader. I thought they chose Michael Shanks perfectly for Daniel in SG-1. With Richard Dean Anderson... his O'Neill couldn't have been more different than Kurt Russell's. I mean, by the time the show started, Jack had time to get over his grief, I know, but RDA's Jack was funny and goofy and sarcastic, something I just can't see Russell's ever being.

And now I feel like re-watching the show. Would you believe that I still haven't seen seasons 6-10? Not properly anyway. I have the show on DVD, all of it, but when they killed off Daniel and replaced him with Jonas... I lost interest in the show. I have always liked the concept, but my main reason for watching was Daniel Jackson. And I never got back into it, not really. So, I still have 5 seasons of one of the best sci-fi shows ever to watch. I guess I should get on to it, right?