Oh, I like Cohen's Hallelujah too--not on Oh So Pretty grounds, but because, understandably, he gets it. Wainwright's just feels pretty to me. Buckley's is, if anything, prettier, but has a desolation about it that works very well.
Willow: Yikes. Imagine the things...Buffy: No! Stop imagining! All of you! Xander: Already got the visual.
'Dirty Girls'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Katie M - Aug 22, 2005 9:55:56 am PDT #3425 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
tommyrot - Aug 22, 2005 9:56:20 am PDT #3426 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
John Cale's version is my fave.
Ginger - Aug 22, 2005 9:56:52 am PDT #3427 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I pretty much always think the Leonard Cohen version of his songs is the best version, with the exception of Judy Collins' Suzanne.
askye - Aug 22, 2005 10:00:58 am PDT #3428 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Shrift I saw that in your lj, I just forgot to comment.
Thank you so much!
I have downloaded a couple vids as soon as they came up on lj. Including the BSG vid "Proud", which killed me and now I'm going to have to start watching the show.
Also, I need to figure out how to see Jerimiah, because the vids make it look interesting.
askye - Aug 22, 2005 10:05:00 am PDT #3429 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I just can't handle Leonard Cohen's voice, I feel bad about saying that because I felt the same way about Jeff Buckley's at first. I bought a cd based on my enjoyment of Evil Angel (after seeing Lum's Darla vid) and Hallelujah, but then at first couldn't listen to the whole thing in one sitting. But now I like his voice. Maybe that will happen with Cohen
Fay - Aug 22, 2005 10:07:05 am PDT #3430 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I will say my favorite vid of all time is the Firefly Out of Gas one to Hallelujah, but on the other hand it was really the first time I'd really paid attention to the song.
Word word word.
Beverly - Aug 22, 2005 10:09:09 am PDT #3431 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I will say my favorite vid of all time is the Firefly Out of Gas one to Hallelujah, but on the other hand it was really the first time I'd really paid attention to the song.
Word word word.
Nods. (Thanks, Theo!)
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2005 11:25:02 am PDT #3432 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hee!
If there were never any more vidding, there would still be one great masterpiece in it that we could point to to show what it could do.
Consuela - Aug 22, 2005 11:48:03 am PDT #3433 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
People are beginning to post links to vids that premiered at Vividcon; check out the Vividcon LJ community.
tommyrot - Aug 22, 2005 1:16:50 pm PDT #3434 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
BSG stuff from TwoP:
Staff Awards BSG won:
- Best New Show of the 2004-2005 Season
- Best Drama of the 2004-2005 Season (Tied with Deadwood)
- Best Finale of the 2004-2005 Season
Staff Roundup:
It turns out that the best adaptation of Phil Dick's work isn't explicitly based on anything he wrote. After a wowzer of a premiere, Battlestar Galactica took a few episodes to find its footing, but its inconsistencies became its strength as it played with genre, going from adventure to farce to political drama. Sure, killer robots guarantee a good time, but there's so much conflict just among the human cast that sometimes the Cylons are comedy relief. Plus there's a great cast (okay, with one exception) and...well, come on: those space battles are really, really cool. Pow! Zap! Whee! We're sure the CGI gets expensive, but if they ever need to supplement the budget, maybe they can make some fast money doing a spin-off based on the production cards. -- Strega
Readership awards:
- Best Finale of the 2004-2005 Season - third place
- Best Credit Sequence of the 2004-2005 Season - third place