This was going to be a post about my roadtrip to Nevada, with an aside about how I was disappointed about how the landscape around Area 51 looked completely different than it does in one of my all-time favorite movies, Independence Day.


But then I decided to make the whole post about Independence Day instead.

Independence Day is either one of the last, or the last, of the self-confident American blockbusters. I am trying to think of one that was produced after this, but I can't. It probably has to do with appealing to international audiences or something, but it sucks.The fact that the writer/director, Roland Emmerich, went on to make The Day After Tomorrow says a lot about the evolution of Hollywood ideas.

But even leaving that fact aside, this movie is a forgotten nerd goldmine. I know because I have shown it many times to fellow nerds, who remember it only vaguely as a mid-nineties blockbuster, and who then react with delight as they realize how many obscure sci-fi actors the movie features. Obviously, there is Jeff Goldblum in the unique role of The Anti-Technology Scientist Who Nobody Listens To. But there's also President Roslyn, Jayne from Firefly, and BRENT SPINER. And that's just half of them!

Plus, it has a scene where Will Smith punches an alien in the face, knocking it out, and says "Welcome to Earth."


( A side effect of watching the movie this many times is that you start to think too deeply about a plotline that was obviously designed for audiences to watch only once while being distracted by the cool explosions and stuff. )

PICSPAM!!!!

...um, the usual 'hetero' aspect has been modified. But with good cause!



( Today's theme is under the cut to avoid BSG finale spoilers! I am the king of spoiler politeness! See if you can guess it! )

I was bedridden for a while this morning so I decided to teach myself to make animated gifs! I made a few Twilight icons for practise (with Growing Up Cullen quotes, of course), and then tried making a few gifs from avi files. Here is one I liked:

The actress is Lara Gilchrist; I think she is so pretty! I had actually written here: 'I hope she shows up on Supernatural like every other BSG female cast member', but then I checked on IMDB and it turns out she already did show up (she is the girl in the diner in Scarecrow who shuts down Dean when he is awkwardly chatting up her and her husband.) Oh Vancouver acting pool, you are so predictable.

Now get your finger off the trigger, woman!

PLUS: BONUS!!



And, cut for those with slow connections: 
( More Kateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee )

Holy crap it was so awesome I cried. WITH LOVE. For real, yo.

Show, if you're going to start sucking, just keep sucking and get it over with. STOP PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS LIKE THIS.

( BSG )

( Supernatural )

I am so glad that my two favorite shows have done whatever the opposite of jumping the shark is!

ETA: If any TV execs happen to be reading this, I have this really cool idea for a new program. It's called the Katee Sackoff Runs Around Corridors With A Gun Show, and I think it will be awesome. CALL ME.

In preparation for the resolution of series four in a few days, I actually sat down with a fellow BSG geek to watch the 1978 film.



And man, it is bad. Not just campy late-70’s bad like I was expecting. It is a terrible movie in every sense. How anything got made out of this is beyond me. Its only redeeming feature is realizing how good the new Battlestar somehow is in comparison.

( Here are some facts about the movie: )

So, violettavalery said a while back that I should do one of these, and I want to prove to myself LJ that I am mostly heterosexual, so:

( Picspam: Attractive men on TV (aka Tall Men with Weapons) )