Well fuck.

I guess it's a good thing I'm not shopping for Christmas this year because apparently I suck at it.

Because it's quickly disappearing from the internet in favor of the "remastered" edition, I snapped up a used copy of volume 3 of Star Trek: the Original Series for my mother about two-three weeks ago. I was going to give it to her for Mother's Day.

I just got a note from Amazon telling me that, no, actually, they're refunding me. No Star Trek for you. Or, are they punishing my mother for not being making a Nazgul noise of horror at the screen when she saw the preview for the prequel/reboot/anal rape new Star Trek movie??? I GUESS I WILL NEVER KNOW.

(I might, though, if I tried re-buying the thing. It will have to wait until after Christmas either way. Redonkulous.)

OMG SPOILERS!

I agree with one of the comments on this posting about the latest BSG gay romance: if the friggin Sci-Fi Channel does a godsdamn PRESS RELEASE saying "ZOMG Xxxxx is A GAY!" how the hell can you really say that mentioning it somewhere else is a spoiler?

Of course, I link to my own announcement of that news from some weeks ago, and I realize I did give a spoiler warning, so clearly there is some expectation that even news that is announced and given out to the media is still somewhat sensitive. But really, people: if you're at all plugged in and you're at all behind in a series, you just sort of have to get used to being spoiled. Most magazines will warn you (UNLIKE FUCKING ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) for anything major. The fact that the Sci-Fi Channel isn't bothering to hide this means this gay romance will probably be as significant to the story as the last one. (Read: not at all.)

It's not like they announced who the last Cylon was. (HA HA HA, IT IS GOING TO SUCK WHEN THEY DO, THOUGH AND I KNOW IT AND I DON'T CARE, A-HA HA...sigh)

Two things

1) I have finished the first season of The Sarah Connor Chronicles. That finale was awesome. Amazingly, it didn't feel as rushed as some shows' endings that were cut off by the writers' strike. I <3<3<3<3<3 Derek. Did I mention that already? Believe I did. He is awesome. He is also, to quote Bill and Ted, "handling the oddities of time travel with the greatest of ease"! And now that I have all of season two to date...excuse me, brb.

::back!::

2) I'm still catching up on last season's LOST. Just watched "The Constant." It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly adorable Desmond and Penny are. I love them with all the lovingly mighty, mightily loving love of which I am capable. ::cuddles them both::