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| 2008-07-03 09:28 |
| and now i want to read all of these, dammit |
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Ship meme? Ship meme! It's better than being productive. (Note: is not actually better than being productive.)
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So I guess there's a girlcrush meme going around? And I figured, hey, why not. (This appears to be my response to all memes.) So, in no particularly save for the last one who really kcomes first:
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YOU KNOW, WHAT I REALLY NEED IS AN ICON THAT SAYS "HOLY FUCKING SHIT", BUT I'M KIND OF TOO FLAILY TO MAKE ONE RIGHT NOW
...and it's almost done.
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So, uh, they're not going to kill her, right? I mean, they only killed Astrid because she was a one-shot character anyway, they needed an excuse to get her out of the picture, and they only killed Adric because he was unpopular, and admittedly I've no idea why they killed Katarina and Sara but they were basically only one- or two-shot characters anyway, and Donna is not a one-shot character and decidedly not unpopular so clearly they have no reason to kill her, right?
...you know, over the past couple months, I've started to grow very apprehensive of weekends. Gee. Wonder why. But there's only two more to worry about, and then, gah. Gah.
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Okay so this is pretty much the best thing ever. If you like Doctor Who. And if you think the Doctor's current set of girls would be total BFFs. But really, if you are the first thing, you really should be the second thing, because it's a much happier mindset than wanting to pit them against each other in some kind of catfight. (Not that Sarah Jane would lower herself to do such a thing, although I'm pretty sure she could take someone's eye out if she really wanted. Never underestimate the middle-aged lady with the lovely smile and pleasant disposition, yo.) Vague spoilers for S4, I suppose, but you may have clicked the link already, so there may not be much point in saying it.
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Also, did anyone else think Guest Star looked rather like Sally Sparrow? I think she did. And, because I feel like sharing, have a link to a silly little Doctor Who vid. Oh, Ten. You shameless accidental man-whore.
AND ANOTHER ONE. Less of Ten being a shameless accidental man-whore, more of the Master being the star of a Disney movie. No, seriously. Check it out.
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You know, the reason I waited to make this post was because I wanted to make an icon for it first. It's true. Shut up.
House tonight, and the weather forecast is reading MOAR GAY. Oh dear. JUST LET ME STICK WITH SOMETHING, I SWEAR TO GOD. *flails at the fandom gods*
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I decided to go ahead and upload all the songs from the last meme, so, if you are so inclined, head back to the post in question; I assure you, listening to 'I Love It When You Call' will not fail to improve your day. Unless you do not like it, I guess, but I am having difficulty picturing that. SO ANYWAY.
And does anyone else think the "the bees are going missing" thing is going to become inexplicably significant? They've mentioned it twice now. This season's Bad Wolf, Y/N?
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| 2008-04-04 22:41 |
| possibly my previous post may provide elaboration--hey, alliteration! and rhyme! |
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It gets easier.
Well--sort of. There's a reason I find it hard to read Buffy or Angel stories; even if they're happy, they make me think about things, and maybe it's been months since I saw their respective finales but I still don't want to think about those things. I downloaded an Angel vid, an absolutely brilliant one that summed up the whole series, that made me cry my eyes out, and I kept it on my hard drive but I don't think I'll be watching it again any time soon. And I can't really think of Firefly the same way after I saw Serenity. Joss, honey, you're brilliant, but you frequently make me want to curl up in a corner. Thankfully, you're probably one of a kind. I sure as hell hope so.
I've told you all my story about the two hours between hearing about the second season finale of Heroes and seeing the second season finale of Heroes, and it's actually quite a good story, but unfortunately it does not really apply in this case, because, y'know, the reason it's a good story is because I explained some very good reasons as to why the Heroes writing staff could not possibly be that stupid. Which is great and all if you're talking about Heroes, but I'm not actually talking about Heroes, and, unfortunately, the show that induced me to talk about this...well, it doesn't have that great a track record of "not being stupid". Alas.
It is a well-documented fact that it is a peril to watch a currently-running TV show if the show is prone to large amounts of drama. Again, see Heroes. And Lost, and Battlestar Galactica, and anything by HBO or Joss Whedon. (He's got a new show in development, did you hear? I'm already afraid.) At least with shows that have already ended, well, you know, or you have some idea; you don't live quite on the same edge of your seat. Although I did mention the Buffy and Angel thing. Okay, so it's kind of crap whether or not the show is still running; my point is, you love drama, you have to be prepared to get burned, because drama does not love you. Drama likes to watch you suffer. Sometimes, of course, it makes you ecstatically happy, and sometimes it's so jaw-droppingly brilliant that you know you could never stop watching, but one must always be aware that loving a dramatic TV show is akin to an abusive relationship. And you can't distance yourself from it to numb the pain, either; if you do, you've missed the entire point of a drama. Drama should affect you. If it doesn't, why watch? And if it does, why can't you stop?
Then, of course, there is the quiet joy of watching a show you know will not break your heart; casting shake-ups aside, nobody's ever going to die on House, and while Pushing Daisies may be entirely about death, it's never actually going to kill anyone we care about. In Chuck, the only actual hey-this-character-is-intriguing death, well, he's feeling better, he thinks he'll go for a walk...the Winchester brothers are proven to be immune from permanently kicking it, soul-selling aside (and what, you think that's actually going to do the trick?). I'm not even going to mention the Stargate universe. How high's the count on Daniel again? Seven? Eight? One of the best things about watching Due South is that, well, it's been over for over a decade, I already know how it ends, and I already know it's basically the happiest, slashiest ending ever. Although Due South actually does have its moments of drama and did kill a character and kick two other characters out, but I didn't really care about the dead guy, both of the absentees got appropriate send-offs, and one of the absentees actually came back, so basically I'm just rambling at this point.
And since I'm rambling, I'd like to point out that Doctor Who is starting up again this week, and that is possibly the show most notorious for ripping your heart out without actually killing anyone, which is surprising given the sheer amount of NPC deaths it manages to rack up every episode. Stupid Whoniverse. At least the Sarah Jane Adventures isn't ever going to go dramatic, right? Right? Oh god please tell me I'm right, I don't think I could handle it if I'm not. They're kids, for Christ's sake! Keep your melodramatic claws off them, Russell T Davies!
Anyway, to get back to the very original point of this post: it gets easier. Well--sort of. Rambling helps, actually. Why else did you think I was doing this? To entertain you lot? Yeah, right. I wanted to do that, I'd get back to writing lots of Heroes fic again. Or writing at all again. No, it's my journal, its contents are subject to my whims. So I don't actually need to have a point to all this, because it's late and I'm not sure I've entirely processed some stuff yet and I'd like to get back to my Canadian happy place. So goodnight, y'all, and if you still have no idea what I'm talking about, consider yourself lucky, you bastard. ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) futuresoon out.
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| 2008-02-03 14:22 |
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| apparently i really like the master, chuck, doctor who, harry potter, heroes, house, i has a meme, omg other characters, omg petrellis, profit, pushing daisies, sarah jane adventures, torchwood |
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The results of the last meme, for your viewing pleasure:
1) Olive Snook - Guessed by wee_warrior and shizuka_blooms
2) John Casey - Guessed by angiepenguin , wee_warrior , and shizuka_blooms
3) Peter Petrelli - Guessed by shizuka_blooms and wee_warrior
4) Gregory House - Guessed by wee_warrior and shizuka_blooms
5) Sarah Jane Smith - Guessed by wee_warrior
6) Martha Jones - Guessed by wee_warrior
7) The Master - Guessed by wee_warrior
8) Owen Harper - Guessed by wee_warrior
9) Adam Monroe - Guessed by shizuka_blooms
10) Jim Profit - Guessed by wee_warrior
I think that I shall call this one the Whoniverse edition. Or perhaps the Bastard edition. And now, the questions and answers, modified with names and pronouns.
(Side note for clarity--Profit is played by Adrian Pasdar, so logically Peter and Adam would have some interesting reactions to seeing him.)
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Fuck, there's a second episode of Sarah Connor Chronicles? Nobody tells me nuthin. Which is to say, I liked the pilot and Thomas Dekker has very nice eyelashes but even the shaggy hair cannot quite distinguish his physical appearance from Zach's, so I keep wondering when Claire will show up. Admittedly, Zach was cooler. John is just, well, a tightly-wound bundle of epic levels of angst and stress, but that's probably to be expected. It is going to be very strange typing the name 'Cameron' while referring to an emotionless kickass robot. Summer Glau is v. pretty (my god, that skin--I can say with no reservations whatsoever that she would make one hell of an angel) and Lena Headey is v. tired-looking, which is probably also to be expected. I never did see T1, but of course I liked T2 and was fairly ambivalent on T3 (this may be one of those times where my not really focusing too much on the things that, if I did focus on them, would seriously piss me off, is something of a problem), and, well, Thomas Dekker and Summer Glau, so how could I not check it out? 'sgood stuff. Much female asskickery. Not likely to be the most cheerful of shows, but at least I'll never have to worry about any of the lead characters dying. (This is often a problem with not-cheerful shows. However, in this case, having exactly three protagonists, one of whom absolutely cannot die because if he did the story would be over, indicates that there won't be much of the Anyone Can Die attitude so often found in ensemble dramas.)
The biggest thing I liked about T2, I think, was the burgeoning bit of family between the Connors and their robot pal--I vaguely recall a line that went something like, "[the Terminator] is the best father John's ever had", or somesuch--and given that slight little smile that Sarah had when Cameron pulled the Your Clothes, Give Them To Me on the fratboys, and the way they all vanished into the house at the end, I suspect the family dynamic will pop up again, even though this time it will have a distinct lesbian twist. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. In conclusion: I am downloading the second episode as we speak, and grow vaguely more and more nervous about my television habits with every newly-emerging show, though I've at least managed to finish the Sarah Jane Adventures. Oh, cheesy kids' sci-fi. Armageddon Virus? Never change.
...hey, I've got the Sarah Connor Chronicles and the Sarah Jane Adventures. OBVIOUSLY THIS MEANS A CROSSOVER IS IN ORDER. I may be the only person in the world who watches both shows, but that just makes it sweeter.
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| 2008-01-15 21:30 |
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| all things joss whedon, chuck, dead zone, doctor who, entourage, heroes, house, i like actors, i like television, lost, psych, sarah connor chronicles, sarah jane adventures, stargates of one kind or another, torchwood |
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Having just seen the first episode of Psych: yeah, so, I'm doomed. At least this one has comparatively short seasons. Also, hey, it's Cutthroat Bitch! She's pretty. Her partner is not so pretty. Shawn is very pretty, even if he has a big nose. Actually he kind of looks like angsty Wesley, only without the angst. And the accent. And pretty much everything else that made Wesley Wesley, except for the tendency to know stuff that comes in handy for saving the day. I have decided, for entirely understandable and possibly prescient reasons, that Psych is the anti-Dead Zone; instead of a psychic who lives in Maine and works with the police and his black best friend, all of whom trust him absolutely, we have a guy who pretends to be a psychic and lives in California where he works with the police and his black best friend, none of whom trust him at all. Also so far Shawn has very few vendettas against political candidates destined to destroy the country, and he seems pretty happy. Also: no illegitimate children. These are very important things, I am sure.
In addition to kind-of-accidentally watching the first episode of Psych (I put the first season on our Netflix queue a long time ago, because I couldn't find a torrent for it, but I forgot about it, until the first disc came in the mail today and I decided what the hell), I've been getting rather heavily into the Sarah Jane Adventures, because it is like Doctor Who only with less dying and more middle-aged ladies kicking ass. (It helps that the episodes are only 26 minutes long and there are only ten of them.) It is nice to see a show in which one does not have to place a great deal of emotional involvement; I can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the cheesy kids-show dialogue. Plus the middle-aged lady kicking ass. And the occasional references to UNIT. I hear tell that UNIT will be involved in the fourth season of Doctor Who, and Sarah Jane actually mentions calling the Brig, so: I need to watch more classic!Who episodes featuring that particular gang, which is of course why I have started acquiring episodes from well before that; I've got The Very First Episode of Doctor Who Ever, and another one from One, and I think one from Two. My education: impending.
I've also got the pilot of Sarah Connor Chronicles waiting for me, and I am hearing vaguely good things about it, even though this is the show that yanked Zach away from Heroes (damn you, Fox, and your dislike of the gay), so I am sure I will get into that. Plus the latest episode of SGA, and Lost is going to start up soon, and there's a couple more episodes of House lurking on the horizon, and at least one or two more episodes of Chuck, plus the rest of SGA, and the return of Torchwood and Doctor Who, and...well, let it suffice to say that the writers' strike is not actually helping to curb my wild and crazy lifestyle.
(I should probably finish the rest of Entourage at some point, too.)
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The Sarah Jane Adventures, 'Eye of the Gorgon', part one, forty-seven seconds in: you know something's going to be good when the very first line is "The nun! Help me! She's here! The nun!"
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| 2007-11-19 17:56 |
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So I've just seen the first episode of Entourage, since the torrent of the first three seasons finally finished downloading, and these are my reactions, in order of having them:
1) This is one of those shows that's kind of really incredibly sexist, isn't it.
2) ...it is also one of those shows whose incredibly, ridiculously hot main actor almost makes up for the aforementioned sexism.
3) Oh hey, Ali Larter!
4) I really, really hate Turtle.
5) Ari (the reason I acquired this show to begin with) is pretty much exactly like what I expected, but not quite as filthy-mouthed as I was led to believe, though I'm sure that will change with time.
6) Fifteen minutes in and it's gayer than Brokeback Mountain.
7) I don't know what to think of Johnny Drama, but I'm sure it'll come to me sooner or later.
8) I really, really hate Turtle.
9) I really, really like Vince and Eric.
10) Gay. Gay. Gaaaayyy.
I'm also really, really glad the seasons are short and the episodes are only a half-hour long, because I seriously don't have the time to go on a major binge and I seriously don't need another currently-running show to keep track of. What is it now, twelve? Thirteen? Daily Show, Colbert Report, Heroes, House, Lost, Doctor Who, Chuck, Reaper, Stargate: Atlantis, Dexter, Pushing Daisies, Top Gear (in theory; it's my lowest priority so I never really get around to it), Scrubs (see Top Gear), Torchwood, Entourage. Oh, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, because I finally took a look at the one-hour pilot I've had on my hard drive for over a year. It's really quite nice! Sort of like classic Doctor Who, but with a budget and kids and (probably) fewer deaths. Not terribly deep or interesting, but fun. So that's...sixteen.
...*whimpers*
EDIT: ahahahahaha I forgot Supernatural. SEVENTEEN.
And in the 'finished, but must catch up on' section: Rome, Deadwood, Life On Mars, Stargate SG-1, with Twin Peaks and Six Feet Under in the indefinite future; in the 'I really need to watch this someday' section lie Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Farscape, and the vague knowledge that I should get to post-TOS Star Treks.
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