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Did it ever happen to you that you were reading a fic and you thought "great, awesome" and then suddenly, the author introduced a character/plot twist and you suddenly literally screeched to a halt and totally lost interest in the fic?

I remember a fic like that in the Gundam Wing fandom, back then, in the old days ;P In the story, Duo was a banshee and I enjoyed it very much but then the author turned it into a Harry Potter Xover and I just couldn't read another frickin' line of that thing. My little me dislikes Harry Potter with the intensity of seven suns, you see X( *sigh* Oh, well...

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Fic recs!
Supernatural - I finally started reading the big bang fics! Go me ;P
GEN --> "weathercock snowfall (starlight cockcrow)" by kroki_refur. Dean's got three weeks to live, and Sam's acting like a freakin asshole. And hey, it's not like that's never happened before, but this is a little too much like history repeating for Dean's liking. Awesome! Words: 27.000.

Stargate Atlantis:
MCSHEP --> "That Pon Farr Thing" by chelle. John suffers from seizures and only Rodney's touch can make them stop. Yes, I do love to see Sheppard suffer, sue me XP. Words: 10.000+.

What is it with people misspelling names all the time? Turning Jensen into Jenson, Ronon into Ronan and - my favorite - Sentinel into Sentinal makes me very irked!

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SGA fic rec:
MCSHEP --> "Soul and the Company" series by leahwoof. John is an android on the run that hides at McKay's, pretending to be his PlayMate. This is not a humorous crack!fic. It's angsty and sad and although it does have a happy ending, it made me sniffy and teary-eyed. Words: 80.000+.

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So many comments to respond to... so little time! *head/desk*

-> This is my 3rd? 4th? 5th? layout in a week. Woo! XP

-> For the first time, there will be a blooper reel on the Stargate Atlantis DVDs. Yahoo for the S4 box set! *grabby hands*

-> The 2nd part of annkiri's report on Jared's panel. I love the fanboy's questions! And Jared talking about Jensen just makes my heart melt. Aww...

-> Fic rec time:
SPN:
WINCEST --> "Stoned" by setissma. Dean comes back to the motel room stoned. A great feel!good fic *vbg* Words: 1.700.

SGA:
OT4 --> "The Complexity of Daily Life" by Teaphile. The expedition had to flee from Atlantis. Now they have to make a life for themselves on a foreign planet. Rodney, Teyla and Ronon get together but John refuses to join. He's asexual and he fears how the others will react. Oh wow, there really need to be more fics about asexuality. It's quite an interesting plot, let me tell you. Words: 30.000+.

SPN:
GEN --> "September is Elation" by Northface. Sam’s first semester at Stanford starts out well, but soon he finds himself desperately missing his family. Words: 1.000+.

GEN --> "Vocabulary" by innie_darling. Given a week to define himself, Sam watches Dean. Words: 3.000+.

GEN --> "Wishing Well" by innie_darling. Sammy makes a birthday wish. Words: 1.000+.

WINCEST --> "Shaky Ground" by damerel. Sam realizes that Dean has had the same relationship with John as he has now with Sam. Words: 3.000+.

SGA:
MCSHEP --> "Lycanthropes" by seikaitsukimizu. Lycanthropes could only happen in the Pegasus Galaxy. Words: 1.000+.

MCSHEP --> "Counting the Days" by seekergeek. "Yes." Landry responded dryly. "Seems Dr. McKay accidentally made Colonel Sheppard pregnant using Ancient technology they found in a lab on Atlantis. Our legal department is tearing their hair out trying to figure out how to they're going to write out that birth certificate." MPREG! Words: 3.000+.

MCSHEP --> "Jump" by velocitygrass. Never in a million years had he suspected that Sheppard wasn't straight. Words: 1.000+.

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I've been doing some reading on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy the American military forces have and I must say that I'm thoroughly disappointed by the American government. Did you know that out of the 25 countries that participate militarily in NATO, only three of them expressively forbid openly gay people to serve in their military forces? Guess what, it's the USA, Russia and China. The US should really take example from other countries:

Israel: "The Israel Defense Forces policies allow for gay men and lesbians to serve openly without discrimination or harassment due to actual or perceived sexual orientation. Moreover, gays in the IDF have special rights, such as the right to take a shower alone if they want to."

Canada: "On October 27th, 1992, protocol officer Michelle Douglas won a suit against the Canadian Forces for discrimination that had forced her resignation. Subsequently, Canada's official policy toward gay men and women in uniform has been one of non-discrimination.
A series of provincial and territorial Supreme Court decisions beginning in the summer of 2003 ruled in favour of the legality of gay marriage, and a national law to that effect was passed by Canada's parliament in the summer of 2005 by the Paul Martin Liberal government. In May of 2005, the Canada's first military gay wedding took place at Nova Scotia's Canadian Forces Base Greenwood. Officials described the ceremony as low-key but touching. A similar wedding has since taken place between two male Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers."

United Kingdom: "The United Kingdom's policy is to allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly and discrimination on a sexual orientation basis is forbidden. It is also forbidden for someone to pressure LGBT people to come out. All personnel are subject to the same "no-touching" rules."

According to TVGuide.com, BBC has only green lit five hours of Torchwood for the show's 3rd season, adding that there could be more. I mean, huh? Only five hours? Five eps? Executive producer Julie Gardner said: "We've decided to do a five-part mini-series, one big story that will run during one week." I mean, a mini-series is better than nothing at all, right? But still... *sigh* Well, at least they didn't cancel it, right?

Thank you for the link, sharona1x2!

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SGA fic rec time!
MCSHEP --> "Fading Skies" by Diamond-Raven. After John is badly wounded while serving in Somalia, he and Rodney have to learn how to make a serious physical disability a part of their lives. Words: 60.000+

This fic is a complete AU in which John and Rodney meet during their freshman year at the university. They get together but then John, who joined Air Force to pay for his education, is shipped off to Somalia where his chopper is shot down and he suffers a terrible injury - he becomes a paraplegic. But Rodney refuses to give up on him and they both have to accommodate. It's a really great story with painful details about what exactly does it mean to live with a paraplegic. Some people might argue that John is rather OOC in this story but he's still 25 and he just suffered a horrible injury after all. I like the fic very much!

And now it's time for some fic rec'ing!

Supernatural:
GEN --> "Inner Child" by bellatemple. Dean swaps bodies with a 13-year-old girl. Words: 3.000+.

Stargate: Atlantis:
GEN --> "rageful" by seperis. The Wraith force John to use the chair over and over again. Words: -1.000.

GEN --> "A Change" by Stealth Dragon. Sam Carter notices a change in Rodney. Words: 3.000+.

GEN --> "Supplemental" by lierdumoa. Teyla gets a lesson in mechanics. The physics kind, not the car kind. Rodney loses his pudding cup. Hijinks. Words: 1.000+.

MCSHEP --> "Skirting Dignity" by seperis. In which Elizabeth tries not to laugh, Rodney tries to save the day, Zelenka tries to avoid paternity suits, and John tries to save his virtue. Words: 5.000+.

MCSHEP --> "French Fries" by Bernice. Zelenka realizes that Rodney is in love. Words: -1.000.

MCSHEP --> "After, or Maybe Between" by lavvyan. Sam sees Rodney and John together in a corridor. This fic is short and I would say G-rated but it's so touching! Words: -1.000.

Fic rec-y things...
Supernatural: WINCEST --> "Amidst the Wars of Elements" by destina. Sam got Dean out of Hell and now they live together in a made-up world. Wow, this combines everything I love. Sam saving Dean from Hell and them living together without hunting! Words: 7.000+.

Stargate: Atlantis: GEN --> "Caffeine" by Alipeeps. John has a headache. And if that wasn't enough, he gives himself a concussion too! I like the way it's written. McKay and Beckett are awesome in this fic! Words: 5.000+.

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Kristin E! posted the schedule of the premieres of various summer shows:
In Plain Sight: Sunday, June 1st, 10 p.m., USA
Stargate: Atlantis: Friday, July 11th, 10 p.m., Sci Fi
Psych: Friday, July 18th, 10 p.m., USA
Eureka: Tuesday, July 29th, 9 p.m., Sci Fi

The strike definitely pushed Eureka back. I can't wait for more of Sheriff Carter's awesomeness! XP

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Ausiello responds to Supernatural fans' concerns - and he makes quite fun of them. I don't blame him though. The fans' freaking over Jared or Jensen leaving the show is getting old and ridiculous. Like really XP

Yay, I finished watching Stargate: Atlantis S1, eps, commentaries, behind the scenes, everything. And it was so awesome! The DVDs are so worth it! The best commentaries? Martin Gero, Marting Wood and David Hewlett - and Joe Flanigan the one time he joined those three. And Marting Wood and Joe Flanigan for the pilot. Rachel Luttrell and Tori Higginson are mostly giggly and don't really say anything show related. And Rainbow Sun Francks is all about how "black" he is - no, really, he kept talking about being Afro-American a lot, must be a touchy subject for him (Me? As long as I like the character, I couldn't care less about the color of his skin *shrugs*).

"Behind the scenes" are so awesome too! But it's funny how Joe Flanigan's doing his best to not be there, like really. He says three words and whoosh, he's gone XD It's rather funny. But obviously, he's a real goof. I loved the commentary for Siege I - he and David Hewlitt were so snarky. David said that the scene where they shot Sheppard and he lost conscience, that Joe did the fainting in such a "girly" way. Joe just snickered and rolled with it X) And Joe said that David looked like a commercial for cranberry juice in his purple flight suit. They were obviously enjoying themselves very much!

Also, I'm now the proud owner of S3 of SG:A too! Hurray, hurray *hugs the shiny*

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Tuesday's fast national ratings:
NCIS: last week 14.73 mil., 3.0/9; this week 16.35 mil., 3.4/9
Reaper: last week 1.99 mil., 0.9/2; this week 2.69 mil., 1.2/3

NCIS did great, look how it grew during the two-hour-finale:
8:00 p.m. 14.30 mil., 2.8/8
8:30 p.m. 15.66 mil., 3.2/8
9:00 p.m. 17.35 mil., 3.7/9
9:30 p.m. 18.09 mil., 3.9/9

And I have yet to see the finale *bites nails*

Also, Reaper didn't have an original lead-in. At 8 pm, they aired a re-run of Reaper and it brought in 1.75 mil. viewers and 0.2/8 demo. After that followed the original episode which was this season's finale.

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And fic recs!

House:
GEN --> "The Living" by sydedalus. Wilson mourns. Coda for Wilson's Heart. Words: 1.000+.

Stargate: Atlantis:
GEN --> "Skin Deep" by nebbyjen. A platform collapses under John, leaving him trapped. Words: 1.000+.

GEN --> "The Sounds of Silence" by jadesfire2808. John and Rodney are sleeping (after being up 42 hours straight) and Ronon and Teyla watch. Words: -1.000.

( Spoilers for NCIS, ep 5x17 )

And you can find the promo for next week's two-hour finale here. Eee!

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Fast nationals for Tuesday:

NCIS: last week (new) 13.79 mil., 2.8/8; this week (new) 14.73 mil., 3.0/9
Reaper: last week (new) 2.47 mil., 1.0/3; this week (new) 1.99 mil., 0.9/2
Women's Murder Club: last week (new) 8.68 mil., 2.2/6; this week (series finale) 8.46 mil., 2.1/6

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SG:A fic rec! GEN...
"Silence in the City" by K. Hanna Korossy. The city sings for John. Outsider POV. Words: 3.000+.

--> Still downloading the new SPN ep *bites nails* Come on, come on, come on!

--> CW to sell off Sunday night: Conglomerate will develop programming, sell ads.

--> Is Smallville the new Titanic? - beware of cast SPOILERS for SEASON 8! ( My spoilery thoughts. )

--> Fic recs!

SPN, GEN --> "Good Samaritan" by kellifer_fic. A part of her Wing!verse. Sam's teacher thinks that Sam and Dean are being abused at home.

SG:A, SLASH --> "Benched" by cesperanza. Rodney helps his team escape after they were captured, but he himself stays behind. In the end, John finds out that Rodney did it all for him.