That's Illya Kuryakin, the Russian agent from "The Man From Uncle" . . . long enough ago that I wasn't supposed to stay up late enough to watch it . . . did anyway.
Back when I first started watching New Series Doctor Who and bought the soundtrack, my mom said that the music reminded her of The Man from Uncle, which came on when she was... some age. I don't know.
Hugh Jackman, no less. In three different incarnations. One as a doctor, the second as a Spanish Conquistador, and the third as the epitome of a treehugger.
It is a visually fascinating film. You will need a box of kleenex, a full set of Encyclopedia, and possibly a visit to counselor afterward. Have a supply of chocolate and a comedy DVD on hand to aid in recovery.
Mac and Illya could get away, but only if they want to . . . so the plan is for them not to want to.
The question isn't dumb at all; I lapsed into pop culture shorthand. I came up with the expression last year when I was asked why I liked MacGyver so much. I replied that it was a Wizard-of-Oz Value Pack, in that the show (and the character) had heart, brains, and courage, and also helped you find your way home (by which I meant, chiefly, that it reaffirmed cherished values).
Both shows are also somewhat cheesy, and cheerful about it, which is another of those cherished values, for me. I can't get into any fandom that doesn't have brains and a sense of humour. (Stargate, of course, also meets this requirement.) (Come to that, so do most of my friends, both online and off.) (She added parenthetically.) (And then went to bed.)
I love pop culture shorthand and being able to appropriate it for my own use. So thank you very much for this handy-dandy definition! I like it quite a lot.
However, it still does come to the fact that, apparently, Stargate itself understands this quality, considering the copious amount of random Oz references it makes.
I love shows that are cheesy and cheerful about it. It's a nice counterbalance for things in which the world is ending and no one is laughing or feeling fine while this is going on.
(Thank you, about the icon!)
(I was going to go to bed about the time you did.)
(However, my roommate and I started talking about our mutual insanity.)
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Hehe! I love it here.
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She said she thought I'd like it.
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...seriously, my brain just kind of did that before I forced it to halt.
He is a very pretty man in a tree.
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A pretty tree in a man... have you seen the movie 'The Fountain' by any chance?
(Like an LSD trip with subtitles) *chuckles*
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No, I haven't seen it. There's a pretty tree in a man?!
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It is a visually fascinating film. You will need a box of kleenex, a full set of Encyclopedia, and possibly a visit to counselor afterward. Have a supply of chocolate and a comedy DVD on hand to aid in recovery.
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Is that better?
We shan't mention the pretty men tied to the pretty trees . . . oops, I just did.
And yes, you'd probably like both MacGyver and Man From Uncle -- both shows are Wizard-of-Oz Value Packs: featuring heart, brains, and courage.
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They'll enjoy it, I promise.
Okay... so I get that there are Oz references in SG-1, but is there actually a reason behind that and other shows that reference Oz??? *dumb question*
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The question isn't dumb at all; I lapsed into pop culture shorthand. I came up with the expression last year when I was asked why I liked MacGyver so much. I replied that it was a Wizard-of-Oz Value Pack, in that the show (and the character) had heart, brains, and courage, and also helped you find your way home (by which I meant, chiefly, that it reaffirmed cherished values).
Both shows are also somewhat cheesy, and cheerful about it, which is another of those cherished values, for me. I can't get into any fandom that doesn't have brains and a sense of humour. (Stargate, of course, also meets this requirement.) (Come to that, so do most of my friends, both online and off.) (She added parenthetically.) (And then went to bed.)
(And I love the icon!)
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However, it still does come to the fact that, apparently, Stargate itself understands this quality, considering the copious amount of random Oz references it makes.
I love shows that are cheesy and cheerful about it. It's a nice counterbalance for things in which the world is ending and no one is laughing or feeling fine while this is going on.
(Thank you, about the icon!)
(I was going to go to bed about the time you did.)
(However, my roommate and I started talking about our mutual insanity.)
(And then I got an adrenaline rush.)
(I shall now pass out.)