Aug. 19th, 2007

fajrdrako: ([Firefly] - Mal)


From the Aug. 10 [livejournal.com profile] fannish5: Name five of the funniest lines of dialogue.

At first this looked impossible. I never remember humour. Some shows like Doctor Who and Veronica Mars are full of bits I think brilliant witty, but can I remember the funny bits? Never. And my favourite books - like Lymond's line about Philippa and the weasels, or Miles Vorkosigan pretending to be someone or something he's not - can I remember this sort of thing? Almost never.

Then last night I watched the Firefly episode "Objects in Space" - which I think is possibly the best-written episode of a show with generally brilliant writing, so that's saying a lot. All of the carefully crafted characterization and world-building came together in that episode, which is suspenseful, scary, and incredibly funny.

So I'm picking all five of my 'favourite funny dialogue' choices out of one episode of one show.
  1. [Dr. Simon Tam is talking to Mal Reynolds about the condition of Simon's sister, River.]
    Mal: I want a lot of medical jargon thrown at me, I'll talk to a doctor.
    Simon: You are talking to a doctor.


  2. Mal: We're at the corner of no and where.


  3. Wash: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.
    Zoe: We live in a spaceship, dear.


  4. Jayne: If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.


  5. Simon: You're out of your mind.
    Early: That's between me and my mind.

[livejournal.com profile] maaboroshi had some interesting observations, which set us speculating in a certain way. Of course, the bright minds of Firefly fandom may have discussed this for years already. Looking at the way the story is structured... )

Coming back to this show after a year or two without watching, it seems better than ever.


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Title: Stopwatch Lust
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack/Ianto
Challenge: challenge: seven deadly sins
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Spoilers for "They Keep Killing Suzie". Cross-posted to my LJ and tw100.

Stopwatch Lust )

fajrdrako: ([Torchwood] - Jack)


Title: Food and Fireworks
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen/Rhys
Challenge: challenge: seven deadly sins
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Cross-posted to my LJ and tw100.

Food and Fireworks )

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