Cliff Simon the actor who portrayed Ba'al on multiple episodes of StargateSG1 was killed on Tuesday off the coast of California in a kiteboarding accident. Lifeguards tried to save him but were unsuccessful.

Sympathies for the family. He will be sorely missed by his many fans.

Have a safe and happy day for my American friends.

For my British friends, I'm drinking coffee and watching Wimbledon, although I suppose I should be drinking a pims. However, 1) I don't know what that is, 2)I'm a non drinker, and 3) it's not even 10 AM here.....😂

So it's coffee and a cinnamon coffee cake muffin and me shouting at the tv "great shot!"

We lost two space travelers this week: Carmen Argenziano who played Sam's dad Jacob and everyone's favorite Tok'ra Selmak.

Also cavorting among the stars is Opportunity, the rover whose 90-day mission to Mars lasted 15 years. I admit I got a little misty-eyed when I heard the NASA folks talk about him like he was an old friend. I suppose that was how they all thought of him. I think he/she/it/whatever demonstrated that tenacity and hard-headed determination might be a trait that doesn't just belong to living creatures.

Although Carmen will always be remembered for his Stargate role, he did a three-episode arc on House that I adored. I just wish they had kept him on because I imagine that he would have been a perfect foil for House. He wouldn't have been a hero-worshipping resident but someone who could have challenged House and who wouldn't have been bullied about. They missed a golden opportunity there.

So i'm gonna share a couple of Jacob/Selmak related fics I did.

A bit of a light-hearted missing scene from Summit/Last Stand.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17783069

My contribution to the Jacob Alphabetsoup

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15427872

Fair skies. Have fun out there among the stars.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/5-ways-help-california-fire-193037859.html

https://www.instagram.com/joeflaniganofficial/

As you may, or may not know, Joe Flanigan lost his home in the Malibu fires. Thankfully, he reports that he and his children are safe.

He and some friends took a boat into the scene and swam in to check on the damage. Although he had just lost his home, he jumped into action to help save the homes of neighbors.

Ive linked an article that lists some of the ways that you can help, as well as Joe's Instagram account which have some pictures of the damage.

These fires are now the most destructive fires in California history, in terms of loss of life and property damage. The town of Paradise has been wiped off the map, completely destroyed.

Please help if you can. If you can't, please offer up a prayer for rain: it is the only hope they have at this time.

Update: Richard Dean Anderson is safe, house spared although many in his neighborhood were destroyed. Ben Browder evacuated safely.

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/


Please, please, please. I'm begging you, if you need help, call. There are people who care and who will help you. You are not alone.

1-800-273-8255

There's a lot of talk on twitter about convincing MGM to relaunch Stargate, in some form or another.

I'm definitely on the fence on this subject. I, frankly, don't want more stargate if it equals bad stargate. There is no way the Fab Four are ever getting back together. And I imagine that Michael, Amanda and Chris, while not actively running from their stargate past, have spent a lot of time trying to convince people (casting type people) that they can do other genres. We might get lucky enough to get them for an occasional cameo. And by that, I don't mean a recording of Daniel rehashing the history of the stargate program. While it was satisfying on the surface, it was like ordering a cheeseburger and discovering there was a multitude of cheese and no burger...

What I'm afraid will happen is that some folks will use that as a springboard to stroke their own egos, forward their own agendas and the heart of the stargate mythology will end up with a spear in an uncomfortable spot.

So, let's be realistic: what story is left to be told? Goa'uld? Kicked their ass. Replicators? Melted them down. Ori? Shined a little truth and left them in ashes.

So we're gonna have to create a new enemy? It'll have to be a big new baddie, more ruthless and terrifying than any we've ever seen. Because it can't be someone that's been around all this time and we've just never met them, right? How would that work?

And who would be our heroes du jour? There at least has to be something familiar, some hook to get us old fans interested. I freely admit I wouldn't mind seeing Walter dialing it up but I kind of come up blank after that. Ideally, it would have to be something that would drag the original SG-1 back together one last time, then to launch the new cast off.

Or do you do it Star Wars style? Bring back the originals only to...you know....spoiler alert...not have them around anymore? It would be great, dramatically, but who, realistically, wants to kill them off? Not I!

Or maybe you have someone say, "you know, it would be great but General Carter went down with Phoenix, Master Teal'c ran out of tretonin while trapped on PX-something and Dr. Jackson? Well, there's a grave at Arlington but who knows what's in it?"

I yearn, like most of us, for some GOOD stargate, Not just good enough stargate, not so-so stargate but good stargate. Stargate that makes me cry, that makes me think, that makes me look forward to the next episode. In other words, stargate that makes me happy to be a part of that world.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41845445


Looks like good old Doc Jackson was right all along!

I went searching for some older fics and I'm just dismayed at how many older works are unavailable. I started at Fig's master list for stargateficrec and there are a lot I can't find.

So many older favorites, sighs sadly....

I can only hope folks migrate here to Dreamwidth or to AO3.


PS. Thanks to my wonderful d fandom, I've found all three stories. Hugs and cookies for everyone!

I saw this and was fascinated by the concept so I checked it out.

I have 181 stories at AO3 for a total of 405,291 words and 92,253 hits. Stargate SG-1 (to no one's surprise) came in first, with 172 entries. There are 7 for Angel, 5 for NCIS, 2 for Criminal Minds. Star Wars, Downton Abbey, Saving Hope, Bones and Burn Notice have one entry apiece. Several are crossovers, that's why the numbers don't quite add up.

I hesitate to list them by hits because I feel like there is a discrepancy with the count.

1. I Like the Quiet - SG1. 19649 hits
2. To Catch a Falling Star - SG-1/NCIS. 3360 hits
3. To Save a Falling Star - SG-1/NCIS. 2811
4. Painted Soldiers - SG-1/NCIS. 2500 hits
5. Best Laid Plans - Sg-1/NCIS. 2350 hits

By Kudos:
1. Best Laid Plans. 100
2. To Save a Falling Star. 99
3. To Catch a Falling Star. 97
4. Come Live With Me and Be My Love - Sg-1. 70
5. Painted Soldiers. 65

By Bookmarks:
1. Best Laid Plans. 18
2. Generally Speaking - Sg-1. 11
3. Bones in the Sarcophagus - Bones/SG-1. 10
4. Painted Soldiers. 9
5. A Teaspoon of Truth -SG-1. 7

I'd like to give a rather large piece of my mind to some folks on facebook but I cannot....because we are related...closely...by blood. So in the interest of family harmony I may have to avoid facebook for a while...couple of days.....maybe I'll just read some porn or something.....