SpaceGypsies

Hello fellow travelers!

This is a very special week for the SpaceGypsies. We recently discovered Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out and it was something that really spoke to us. We’re proud to be geeks and we’re proud to be fans. And we’re not afraid to show it!

Geeks have spent far too long being teased and stereotyped. But instead of combating negativity with harsh words, Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out proposes that we invite those that pick on us to “sit at our table and share our interests.”

“Let us combat being used as pawns for internet gaffes with the reasons why we’re awesome, why we love what we love, and why it’s good to be a geek.” -Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out

SpaceGypsies is proud to join Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out this week, September 12th- 16th by posting about the things we geek out for and why we’re proud to be geeks.

Do you want to join the revolution and geek out too? Post your geeky story in our comments section this week and let us know what you geek out for!

Never be afraid to let your geek flag fly!

SpaceGypsies

On the last day of Dragon*Con a new panel was added, attended by Alaina Huffman and Michael Shanks. It was billed in the Daily Dragon as a discussion about working on various shows that film on the west coast, and differences they’ve experienced between productions in Canada and the US. It was quickly decided by the panelists, who were joined by Mark Sheppard, that no one really cared about that topic! The panel turned into a regular Q&A session, but a good one nevertheless!

This panel was scheduled at the same time as a huge Stargate panel, but I didn’t realize it until it was too late. Who would have thought that they would separate 2 Stargate stars from all the other guests and have 2 panels at once? I was very unhappy with the Stargate Multiverse Track runners for this, and so were several of my fellow gypsies!

The panel went just over an hour, so I found myself a bit unprepared for the long hall and had to change cameras!   Oh dear, lesson learned for next year, right?  Still, all in all,  we have the wonder of technology, and quick Gypsy magic to thank for this one.

Enjoy!

Leverage may not be sci-fi, but when a show can impress my super-techy, nitpicky husband with its plausibility, it’s definitely got geek cred. Plus, it features Christian Kane, everyone’s favorite crooked lawyer from Angel, so really, what’s not to like.

Sure, Leverage stretches the limits on plausibility, but what I love about this show is that not only does as much go wrong as happens according to plan, but they play on the characters’ eccentricities to make them believable. Hitter Elliot Spencer (played by Kane) doesn’t just happen to be an excellent chef or fashionista because it suits the plot; it’s in his background. And all their brilliant tech, with all its over-the-top flashiness is explained by Hardison’s obsessive personality. He works hard on all the flash, and just wants a little credit! And we all know something’s very, very wrong with our resident thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf)…

The characters and the chemistry between them is brilliant, with witty banter that could give Gilmore Girls or any given Whedon show a run for its money, and the cons play as con men would play them, working the egos of their marks so effectively. And, my favorite part that they’ve been able to carry on for two full seasons now, is that I don’t know where each episode is going. The twists, the double crosses, you never know when it’s part of the plan or when something’s actually gone wrong, requiring mastermind Nate Ford (played by the brilliant Timothy Hutton) to do what he does best: think on his feet and come up with a new plan.

The writers work hard to ensure that the technology is accurate to what’s available out there, which is super spooky stuff when you see the brilliant things that Hardison and Parker come up with. The third season picks right up, shortly after last season’s “how the hell are they getting out of this one?” ending, and doesn’t let go. In addition to the layers of manipulation, this season we’re seeing our first real Big Bad Guy. Sure, Sterling (played by our favorite schemer, Mark Sheppard) has featured prominently, but this season Nate’s Crew is working toward a new, overarching goal, and if the season’s openers are any indication, it’s going to be a great season.

Leverage airs Sundays on TNT. Haven’t seen it yet? Catch the first season in its entirety on Netflix Watch It Now!