Vid! "Every Day is Halloween in the Pegasus Galaxy"

[bironic]

Happy Canada Day! And happy almost-Fourth of July. In celebration of Canadians in space, and holidays in general, here is a silly vid about why it's great to be a Wraith.


Title: Every Day is Halloween in the Pegasus Galaxy
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Genre: Humor
Length: 2:35
Music: "Halloween" by Stephen Lynch
Summary: Come into my hive ship, little boys and girls...
Beta: A thousand thanks to yevgenie and usomitai. Any remaining rough spots are probably because I didn't listen to their advice.
A/N: Once upon a time I envisioned a Wraith-POV vid set to this song. Lo, it has come to pass.

(Also, I don't think you need to know much about SGA to watch this.)




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Lyrics:

Thinking of all the cool creatures that I will meet on this night
Ghosts and goblins and witches roaming the streets in moonlight
Bowls of candy and goodies, delicious and waiting in store
The sound of cute little footsteps as they approach my front door

Letting the children inside to drink beers
Razor blades hidden in Three Musketeers
Screams from the basement of kids begging to be set free
That's what Halloween means to me

Tightening the clamps that are holding their little heads so tight
Putting my lips to their ears as I whisper, "Please - don't fight"
I promise I'll let you go home if you swear not to tell a soul
Well I'll just untie these - I'm kidding
Now where is my chainsaw, let's rock and roll

A pinch of your brother, a teaspoon of you
With the head of your sister would make a good stew
I'd give you a taste but your tongue's in the stew - irony
That's what Halloween means to me

Trick or treat, smell my feet
Give me something good to eat
Trick or treat, smell my feet
Give me someone good to eat



…Wow, those clouds look ominous. How fitting to have a thunderstorm right now.

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Concrit is always welcome.

x-posted to atlantis_vids and sga_noticeboard

Comments

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

That was utterly fabulous! My favorite parts are John's swivel around 1:15 and the whole sequence after that, with the humans caught in the Wraith prisons, and then the ending - just awesome. YAY! Good job!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This was a ton of fun to plan and to make, and I am happy to hear that you enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing your favorite parts, too -- I love hearing that kind of thing, and it may help when thinking about future vids as well.

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

lol. those wraiths are having so much fun...
awesome vid! & that song :P

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Little did I know when I bought that song a few years ago that it would end up inspiring a project like this....

Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

I loved the video but I must say I adored the music! Nice work, glad the syncing issue was cleared up.

Mr. L

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Ha, hello! And thanks. It's a wonderfully twisted song. Did you ever see some of the House vids set to his songs, such as Superhero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnLpgHLZ8ZU) or If I Were Gay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvypDDtbE6w)? Classic.

And yes, with a little tweaking (after the mental health break), I found a way around that weird title problem. Hopefully it'll continue working properly and be worth the license fee. (Though I've still got your email saved, just in case.)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! For some reason, the thought of Sheppard's team having "little feet" cracked me up the most.

\o/ \o/

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Aw, cute little team. They just wanted some candy.

♥

[semielliptical]

Creepy and funny - great combination!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Like chocolate and peanut butter. Or Sheppard and knees.

Thanks!

[perspi.livejournal.com]

OMG BIRONIC THIS IS THE BEST VID EVAR. I *love* that it's from the Wraith's POV, I LOVE the way you match up the lyrics and the clips, I *adore* the Wraith queen's little squint as the song goes, "IRONY"--somehow the whoops and laughter from the live audience just make it so much better, you know? EEEEEEE.

I am going to go rec this now. YAYAYAY.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Aww, yay! Thank you!

The "irony" nose-wrinkle-grin is my very favorite clip, too.

♥ A cheered-up Perspi is a happier LJ.

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

Awww, and here I was thinking it was going to be Ministry's "Every day is halloween" when isiscolo linked to it. Regardless, this is a cool vid -- love the wraith-centricity of it, such a rare thing to see.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Sorry to disappoint about the song. I hadn't heard of that one. Glad you enjoyed anyway!

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEP THIS IS SO WRONG.

Wow.

I love it.

*shivers*

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you. Sometimes it's nice to wallow in a little morbid joy.

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT!!!

I... I need to watch this a few dozen more times, but - this is FANTASTIC. You play with genre like nobody's business! (And yes, I enjoyed the Sheppard, ah, moments. You know me too well. *g*)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

\o/

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

I'm stuck somewhere between horror and hilarity! You did a great job with this, in other words. ;)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Eeeehhhh! That was fabulous! The song fits perfectly with that creepy-gleeful way the Wraith have of dealing with their prey, and I loved the "cute little footsteps" with the team approaching.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was great fun making clips take on new emotion set to these lyrics.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

Preemptive SQUEE!1!FLAIL!eleven,eleven!already because that Stephen Lynch song can only lead to awesome crack-vidness. *grins and waits impatiantly for dl to finish*

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

Just got around to watching it, and it was tres cool! You did a good job.

[elynittria.livejournal.com]

Hee! An utterly hilarious, well-composed vid. I loved it! I have a feeling I'll be watching it quite often whenever I need a chuckle.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I am glad to hear it! It was a lot of fun to make.

[jadesfire.livejournal.com]

*dies and is ded* That is so much genius in a 2.35 minute package. The timing is all perfect and works so very, very well.

I also loved Sheppard doing his little twirl, and I LOVED how you timed that to end with the Queen. Just brilliant!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Sheppard does love to twirl. Hee. And the Queen would totally go "oooooOOOOOoooo" if she knew the tradition.

Thank you!

[tarlanx]

Wonderful!!!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

this was utterly creepy and just perfect! the music and visuals fit so perfectly together and complemented each other so well! the pacing of the visuals was excellent as well. kudos!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thank you! With each vid I'm learning how to do things better. The timing was something I worked on this time - to the beat instead of to the lyrics. Meaning to lyrics, cuts to rhythm.

Anyway! Thank you!

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

This is awesome and hilarious and wrong and I love you for it. (Also, hi, John on his knees just never gets old. *g*)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

(Umm, yes. Very yes. Lynch's audience approves as well.) Thanks! I thought it might make you smile.

(Haven't forgotten about other ideas, btw. Just getting other vids done that I've been wanting to do for a long time first.)

[mashimero.livejournal.com]

Woah, awesome vid! You choose some really good moments, and the lyrics just fit the Wraith perfectly.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! It was a blast to make and I'm glad you had fun watching it.

[trystings.livejournal.com]

Wow! It's almost impossible to tell what came first: the vid or the lyrics! You did an amazing job.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thank you! This song and the Wraith were separated at birth, methinks. It was a lot of fun to put the vid together.

[lilly-the-kid.livejournal.com]

Just watched your "Call me Al" vid and then browsed through your vids and recognized this. I watched this some time ago and absolutely looooved it, still do!
So, I thought I'd say thanks for this :)

I especially love the "Irony!" part - pure genius!!!

♥

[astridv.livejournal.com]

This was brilliant! 'Cute litte footsteps', hehe. The lyrics fit the footage like they were written for it. (here via rec but I forgot where. Will rec as well :)

[teenygozer.livejournal.com]

OMIGOD! A KEEPER IF EVER I SAW ONE!

[semielliptical]

Watching your vid was a Halloween highlight! Really great match of the song and clips.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I am so glad to hear it! Thanks so much. One day I'll remaster this with decent clip quality and the right aspect ratio. Had I thought of it, maybe I could have had it done for Halloween... Oh well. :)

[carodee.livejournal.com]

The wraith are having too much fun playing with their food. All that glee! *g* Great vid.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

They really are. :D Thanks for watching! I'm glad people are still interested in a little holiday Wraith wrongness.

[schneefink.livejournal.com]

This is great! Very creepy, maybe especially with the laughter in the background - yes, it is a comedy song, but in the Pegasus galaxy it's actually true!