Oh, man. So. Sam's call sign...

[lyssie]

Given that I'm over trying to argue it's not (it ain't like I tried hard or anything), I have to say, here's my basic issue: too many people with the same name!

Although, kali921 posted this:



That is Marvel Comics' Longshot, for those still confused. He has luck powers, and women find him irresistible. He's also a flirt.

which means I've now done this:



And this second, is BSG's Longshot. Formerly known as Sam Anders. he has no luck, he's a Cylon, and women find him irresistible.

Also. Sam Anders does not have a mullet of doom.

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[alryssa.livejournal.com]

No mullet. But a very nifty and sexy tattoo. Yus.

*licks it*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

yessss. I sort of hated it, at the beginning. But now? Now I kinda adore it, and it's hot. Um.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

I initially thought, "WTF, why does he have a Detroit Redwings tattoo?"

I think that boy needs a better haircut, though. It's kind of poofy.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

IT COULD BE A MULLET.

The hairdressers hate him and stole John Crichton's hair gel.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

You know, in the right kind of light? He looks like...

THIS GUY. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI)

*FLEES THE POST BEFORE MESSY DEATH ENSUES*

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

are there a lot of Longshot's? I thought of Longshot-the-Gay-Blade but that's the only one that comes to me. (Aside: Has Longshot been in continuity lately? Last I remember reading him was in some X-Babies arc back in the early 90's, I think, and I think he was only name-checked. Dazzler was in it, tho)

Anyway, I'm glad Sam didn't decide to get a Grief Mullet. :)

I still think Superstar would've been better. *pout*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

He was in Exiles for a good stretch not that long ago.

And it's not Longshots, it's... Johns, Sams, Jacks, Elizabeths, Cams AND Longshots now. Too many people with the same name.

AW. Maybe they told Hot Dog he wasn't allowed to name people, ever?

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

ah, haven't read exiles since the first year.

gods, yeah, for sure. Kind of have to be careful in crossovers of clarifying which one you mean! 'Sam' especially- with not only anders and Carter, but Sam Winchester being popular in Fandom in general too. heh, I remember when we used to make fun of JMS on the old B5 list for reusing his names within the same SERIES. It was like, dude, you OWN a baby name book, use it!

Hee, everyone was all secretly pissed Athena stuck, rather than something more fun like Toaster, so they cut off his callsign bestowing. It was probably a very cranky Racetrack, trying to teach him the fine art of space avionics, who said his ever coming back alive was a longshot...

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I've actually never read it, but my roommate was reading it, and various people on my flist love Longshot.

BAD JMS. No cookie for him. Man. Now I'm picturing a random X-Men crossover, and--

"Sam!" Someone shouted into the lounge.

Guthrie and Anders paused in their popcorn war and both shouted, "What?"

"I meant Longshot," 'Track said, exasperated already. Maybe it was the heat.

Anders snickered, "What's up, 'Track?"

Longshot, for his part, looked confused. And then tried to flirt and probably got smacked for his troubles.

Er.

Man, I'd forgotten it was Costanza that named Athena. YAH. It was Racetrack. Probably after the third time the Music of Destiny was playing around Sam.

GUESS WHAT.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

GUESS WHAT. Longshot is joining X-Factor as of issue #33.

[cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com]

Grief Mullet, LMAO. (Okay, and, *is scared* Jesus, no.)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

If he hadn't chopped his hair off to become a pilot....

[kali921.livejournal.com]

Grief Mullet.

That? Is the best thing I've read on LJ in the last month.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Nah. It's the other way around. iirc. (it's confusing enough as it is. sigh)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

That's because he screws up. Trucco mentioned that in an interview, but didn't happen to mention call signs. Sigh.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*laughs* It was scripted, actually. He and Seelix both screw up, calling each other by name more than once.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAAAAAAAA.

Also, did you read that issue where that panel of Longshot comes from? He's playing with chaos butterflies!!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I have not. Um. I don't read a lot of Marvel these days...

eta: ALTHOUGH the thought of Sam Anders playing with chaos butterflies is a wrong wrong wrong one.

[cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com]

Wow, does he look ridiculous with the butterflies. Thanks for that. Now I'm gonna have psychedelic nightmares on his behalf. :)

I've got two Sams, so I feel your pain. Which is why I have LJ tags for them that probably confuse half my flist: sam of pyramid and vipers (for our boy) and sam of rock salt in shotguns (for Sam Winchester on Supernatural).

Don't even get me started on Dr. Jack Shephard, Dr. Derek Shepherd, and Lt. Col. John Sheppard (all of which I had to look up just now to keep the spellings straight).

Ha--and your Sams used to confuse me something awful. :)

[kali921.livejournal.com]

Yay, someone that bothers to spell Jack's name correctly!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous, yet still hot. Sigh.

It helps that I haven't written Marvel's Longshot in a long time. But still...

There's also Jenny Shepard from NCIS. Yes. None of them could be bothered to spell it the same way.

[cujoy.livejournal.com]

Well true, no Mullett of Grief. But he does get credit for the Hair Gel of Doom.

I love that butterfly pic. I think that should be reposted everywhere. Tee Hee.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I miss his fluffy, curly hair from before. Sigh. Although I don't mind it that much even now.

I shall post it to the Trucco thread in a bit, then.. ;]

[timjr.livejournal.com]

You = awesome.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ;]

[centerspire.livejournal.com]

I knew it! (See icon.)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*gleeful*

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Also. Sam Anders does not have a mullet of doom.

Thank the gods. Yes.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA. Well. It could be done.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

This isn't exactly on-topic, but I've been wondering what it would take to turn Sam against the humans. I think it would take Starbuck being executed.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I... I'm not sure. I think it would take a lot more, evidence of the humans really losing it and being worse than the Cylons for Sam to snap. He was on Caprica, after all, he probably saw farms and even more horrific things.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Well, the execution of Starbuck on the suspicion of being a Cylon, especially if he believes she's really has a special destiny to lead the way to Earth, would at least turn him against Adama and Roslin, I think.

Brainstorming: Let's see, what other things could happen? Tory could be found out and executed, making it clear to him that they hate and fear the Cylons enough to kill one that never did them any harm. He could develop a strong feeling of not being one of the humans and belonging with them. He could hear about what happened to Gina, and the virus plan. He could blame Lee as well as Bill and Roslin for what happened to Kara. That Cylon philosophy could get to him. Anything else?

But I think Kara being executed would constitute a strong push towards, "I'm a frakking Cylon time bomb whose life makes no sense and you just got rid of my reason for living, so why don't I just blow up in your faces?"

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I think Sam has a very strong sense of being Human, even with the confusion about being a Cylon. He might dislike the rest of humanity to some extent, but he's the same man who continued to put his life on the line for people on Caprica and New Caprica both. He's not going to suddenly become a random suicidal killing machine just because they kill his wife.

Unless he's just programmed, in which case, who knows.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Okay, but it wouldn't help his mental state or his opinion of the leadership much.