So, Stargate: Atlantis.

First, I ventured into the fic during the Great Fanfic Branch-out of December and January. Then I tried an episode to get a feel for the characters fuelling the fic (by chance, the one with Jewel "Kaylee" Staite as a half-Wraith; a good one to start with). Then moonlash_cc declared she would lend me the first two seasons of the show; I was going to tell her I wasn't feeling too fannish about it and that she really didn't have to go to the trouble, but then I watched a few more episodes, and read a little more fic, and when I saw her on Saturday I was all grabby-hands "Gimme!" because it really is awfully addictive and much easier to like than I'd thought, being a snob and SG-1 hater.

So! Now I'm up to 1.14 and having a ball. It's been too long since I had a new action-packed sci fi series with likeable characters to enjoy. Advanced technology! Space! Humanoid aliens! Danger! Isolation and acclimation! Melodrama! Intense situations fostering equally intense friendships and rivalries! Banter and hilarity! Ahh. And the colors are lovely, all blues and grays, and bright light on Rodney's wide eyes.

( SGA first reactions, now cut for length. With spoilers for 'Hot Zone' and 'The Storm'/'The Eye.' )