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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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.)