My SGA Countdown - The Humour
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kaaatieWednesday: The third reason for my love of SGA – The Humour
I’m going to start off this post by briefly explaining how I first became interested in Stargate. It may shock some of you to hear that I have only been watching Stargate for about a year, and although I did watch The X-Files and Sliders, I was never really a big sci-fi fan.
One of my best friends has been watching SG1 since it first started. She knew that I loved Richard Dean Anderson from his MacGyver days, and so she tried time and time again to get me to watch SG1. Everytime – for about 8 years – I refused. The thing that she had failed to mention was just how funny Stargate is. Eventually, after about 8 years of her bugging me, I agreed to watch it, and I borrowed Season 1. After only a few episodes I was hooked.
Although there are many things that I love about Stargate, the humour is definitely one of my favourite aspects, and I think it’s probably the thing that has kept me watching. In almost every episode there is something that makes me laugh out loud. They have some hilarious sarcasm, some very humorous pop-culture references, and even occasionally some physical comedy. Then there is the stuff that is funny because it is such a "human response" that we could see ourselves having. So, here are some of my favourite funny moments from SGA.
I’m usually not a massive fan of ‘slapstick’ sort of comedy, but for some reason I find it hilarious when it involves John or Rodney. The scene in Condemned when he was trying to copy Teyla, and break the log on his leg was brilliant! He’s so adorkable, it just makes me smile!
Then there was the scene in Siege 3, when Rodney was trying to be "badass" to the Wraith, and dropped the clip out of the gun! David Hewlett does the terrified reaction to that so well!
I also find the pop-culture references absolutely hilarious. I loved when McKay said "what I am, MacGyver?", and the time when he referred to Teyla and Ronon and Conon and Xena was brilliant! I also thought the Superman thing was very amusing! That scene was mostly funny because of the wonderful comic timing of the actors, and the way that they all replied in such a serious manner:
Sheppard: McKay will come up with something.
McKay: I will try, but despite what you all may think, I am not Superman.
[Sheppard looks around]
Sheppard: Was anyone seriously thinking that?
[Weir, Teyla and the other scientist shake their heads 'No']
Ford: No sir.
Zelenka: Never.
They also have absolutely brilliant sarcastic and snarky replies. It’s hard to choose my favourite because there are just so many!
McKay’s response to Lorne (about Ford) in "Runner"
McKay: Oh yeah, when we weren't out on harrowing missions, we used to hang out together. I'd share my dreams of self-sustaining fusion, he would talk about how you could sever a man's torso with a P-90.
McKay and Sheppard in Aurora:
Sheppard “Anyway to figure out what they’re saying?”
McKay “Yes, of course it says right here ‘why is the smart one having to stop and answer so many questions?’”
McKay to Grodin in “The Siege”:
McKay “You know, your masterful grip on the blatantly obvious continues to impress me Peter.”
Sheppard to McKay in “Hot Zone”:
Sheppard “Get as far away from the nuclear explosion as possible that’s good advice Rodney, thanks.”
I also think that Stargate is funny because they so commonly do and say things that we can imagine ourselves doing or saying. The perfect example is the part in “The Siege” after they’ve cloaked the city – McKay whispers “I don’t think they’ve detected us”, and then Weir whispers back “why are you whispering?” I can really see myself having that conversation with someone! There is no reason to whisper, but it’s just the sort of thing that people do!
The bit in The Storm where McKay and Sheppard talk about the grounding stations is similar:
Maj. John Sheppard: Wait a second, are these things even close to a transporter?
Dr. Rodney McKay: Uh... yes. Elizabeth's is.
Maj. John Sheppard: And mine?
Dr. Rodney McKay: It's a brisk walk away.
Maj. John Sheppard: And by "brisk" you mean "far"?
Dr. Rodney McKay: [nods] And by "walk" I mean "run".
I could seriously just go on all day about my favourite funny moments, and then I could have another whole post with the funny expressions that Sheppard makes. *points at the pictures below*
Oh, and this post would be incomplete without a reference to the clowns! Oh how I loved Sheppard’s explanation of the clowns in “The Hive”! Again, there was just such brilliant comic timing from Joe:
Sheppard: The clowns? Oh, yeah, the clowns... we fight them too. Entire armies, spilling out of Volkswagens. We do our best to fight them off, but they keep sending 'em in.
I know that there must be hundreds of other hilarious moments that I haven’t mentioned… so, tell me, what are your favourite humorous moments from SGA?!?!
I’m going to start off this post by briefly explaining how I first became interested in Stargate. It may shock some of you to hear that I have only been watching Stargate for about a year, and although I did watch The X-Files and Sliders, I was never really a big sci-fi fan.
One of my best friends has been watching SG1 since it first started. She knew that I loved Richard Dean Anderson from his MacGyver days, and so she tried time and time again to get me to watch SG1. Everytime – for about 8 years – I refused. The thing that she had failed to mention was just how funny Stargate is. Eventually, after about 8 years of her bugging me, I agreed to watch it, and I borrowed Season 1. After only a few episodes I was hooked.
Although there are many things that I love about Stargate, the humour is definitely one of my favourite aspects, and I think it’s probably the thing that has kept me watching. In almost every episode there is something that makes me laugh out loud. They have some hilarious sarcasm, some very humorous pop-culture references, and even occasionally some physical comedy. Then there is the stuff that is funny because it is such a "human response" that we could see ourselves having. So, here are some of my favourite funny moments from SGA.
I’m usually not a massive fan of ‘slapstick’ sort of comedy, but for some reason I find it hilarious when it involves John or Rodney. The scene in Condemned when he was trying to copy Teyla, and break the log on his leg was brilliant! He’s so adorkable, it just makes me smile!
Then there was the scene in Siege 3, when Rodney was trying to be "badass" to the Wraith, and dropped the clip out of the gun! David Hewlett does the terrified reaction to that so well!
I also find the pop-culture references absolutely hilarious. I loved when McKay said "what I am, MacGyver?", and the time when he referred to Teyla and Ronon and Conon and Xena was brilliant! I also thought the Superman thing was very amusing! That scene was mostly funny because of the wonderful comic timing of the actors, and the way that they all replied in such a serious manner:
Sheppard: McKay will come up with something.
McKay: I will try, but despite what you all may think, I am not Superman.
[Sheppard looks around]
Sheppard: Was anyone seriously thinking that?
[Weir, Teyla and the other scientist shake their heads 'No']
Ford: No sir.
Zelenka: Never.
They also have absolutely brilliant sarcastic and snarky replies. It’s hard to choose my favourite because there are just so many!
McKay’s response to Lorne (about Ford) in "Runner"
McKay: Oh yeah, when we weren't out on harrowing missions, we used to hang out together. I'd share my dreams of self-sustaining fusion, he would talk about how you could sever a man's torso with a P-90.
McKay and Sheppard in Aurora:
Sheppard “Anyway to figure out what they’re saying?”
McKay “Yes, of course it says right here ‘why is the smart one having to stop and answer so many questions?’”
McKay to Grodin in “The Siege”:
McKay “You know, your masterful grip on the blatantly obvious continues to impress me Peter.”
Sheppard to McKay in “Hot Zone”:
Sheppard “Get as far away from the nuclear explosion as possible that’s good advice Rodney, thanks.”
I also think that Stargate is funny because they so commonly do and say things that we can imagine ourselves doing or saying. The perfect example is the part in “The Siege” after they’ve cloaked the city – McKay whispers “I don’t think they’ve detected us”, and then Weir whispers back “why are you whispering?” I can really see myself having that conversation with someone! There is no reason to whisper, but it’s just the sort of thing that people do!
The bit in The Storm where McKay and Sheppard talk about the grounding stations is similar:
Maj. John Sheppard: Wait a second, are these things even close to a transporter?
Dr. Rodney McKay: Uh... yes. Elizabeth's is.
Maj. John Sheppard: And mine?
Dr. Rodney McKay: It's a brisk walk away.
Maj. John Sheppard: And by "brisk" you mean "far"?
Dr. Rodney McKay: [nods] And by "walk" I mean "run".
I could seriously just go on all day about my favourite funny moments, and then I could have another whole post with the funny expressions that Sheppard makes. *points at the pictures below*
Oh, and this post would be incomplete without a reference to the clowns! Oh how I loved Sheppard’s explanation of the clowns in “The Hive”! Again, there was just such brilliant comic timing from Joe:
Sheppard: The clowns? Oh, yeah, the clowns... we fight them too. Entire armies, spilling out of Volkswagens. We do our best to fight them off, but they keep sending 'em in.
I know that there must be hundreds of other hilarious moments that I haven’t mentioned… so, tell me, what are your favourite humorous moments from SGA?!?!
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Date: 2006-07-16 12:11 am (UTC)By the way, LOVE that icon you posted with! :)
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Date: 2006-07-16 03:58 am (UTC)If you want it you can have it.
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