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[sapote]

1) Hey, so: does anyone have recommendations for chatty, informative books about:
a) Jerusalem politics in the year 0
b) the Protestant reformation and major dramatis personae thereof
c) medieval cult of the saints and wacky behavior associated with religious orders?
ETA: or, actually, anything about any episodes of wacky religious factionalism in judeo-christian history at all. I should take this to a reference librarian so that they can roll their eyes and refer me to the entirety of Western history.


2) Does anyone know exactly where Rodney McKay lived as a child? Does anyone have a good guess? I haven't been to Canada since I was six months old, so my geography is, sadly, rusty.

Also, I may be more familiar with the geography of Nunavut than anything closer to the U.S. border.

Anyway, if anyone can point me towards any episodes at all, besides McKay and Mrs. Miller, where Rodney discusses his early life, I would be very grateful.

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[sapote3.livejournal.com]

here's more than you ever wanted to know

Man, I don't get it when people say this :-) I too am a geek! I love it when people fill me in on bits of canon I missed. Sometimes Wikipedia doesn't sufficiently cover it.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. Not too much geekery, then. Weir & O'Neill have a great connection & relationship, which is why I love scenes like the one at the end of "The Return." They both recognize that they're in the same place, the burden of being in charge & also of taking care of everyone under them, almost like they're their children or something. They have a fabulous mutual respect that I just adore. Or at least that's my take on it.

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

man, that does sound worth watching. Dammit, the SG1 people will get me yet. :-)

Yeah, if we're going to talk geekiness levels I'd have to disclose how many hours I've spent thinking about Athosian architecture and its sociocultural implications. You may just have to trust me on this one.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen it in ages, so I'm sure I'm making it sound much better than it is. SG-1 has a problem with..er, lameness. But fans seem to look past that. If I remember correctly, I don't think they got along at first. I think O'Neill resented her because he thought she was a puppet put in charge by politicians. Of course, she proved him wrong. Have you seen the episode "The Pegasus Project"? It's a more recent episode where SG-1 goes to Atlantis. (I think from last season?) It was fun to see the cast from both shows interacting in scenes. I was hoping for a McKay-Daniel snark-off, but sadly no such luck. Really, I'd love a scene where they just sort of bitch at each other. It would be awesome. *g*

I'd have to disclose how many hours I've spent thinking about Athosian architecture and its sociocultural implications.

Ok, I think you win. But I might be just as bad because I'd actually like to hear about that. lol

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

::has complicated theory about how good fandoms need lame shows to feed off of:: It's hard to write good fic for a good show. Writing fic that's better than a lame show? I see people do it all the time :-)

I am completely unable not to think about the sociocultural implications of just about anything. It's like a disease. One peculiar to liberal arts majors.

[rydra_wong]

*wanders by*

FWIW, Arduinna's Stargate Handbook, StargateWiki, and Gatenoise SG-1 Transcripts are my standard resources for canon-geekery. Ten years is a lot of canon to wrangle ...

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

hey, thanks!