Vonnie, I haven't read any oblique comments, but I think something I read on the official boards is slanting my expectations. I'm more than halfway through, and it's TENSE. I mean, it'd be tense anyway, but this is ugly.
Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2004 5:08:04 am PST #8848 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vonnie K - Dec 14, 2004 5:13:31 am PST #8849 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Arrgh. I'm only at 3.5%, and oh, right. I'm at work. Hopefully it'd finish DL'ing by the time I'm ready to go home.
Apparently, one of the things mentioned in Spooks special is that the actors playing Ruth and Harry are fashioning their performances as if these two are a bit in love with each other. And I saw quite a bit of that subtext in 3.09. I like that idea very much indeed.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2004 5:18:16 am PST #8850 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ooh, that subtext thing is interesting.
This is a good ep. I can't believe I have to go to work before I'm done watching it.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2004 5:31:37 am PST #8851 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, so I'll just be late into work instead.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2004 6:55:12 am PST #8852 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
t growls at ita and her Spooks-having
It was only about 40% done when I left the house this morning.
I only watched about 10 or 15 minutes of the Earthsea thing. I simply couldn't handle it.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2004 7:00:06 am PST #8853 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was worth being late for, in that can't-stop-now sort of way.
Thomash - Dec 14, 2004 8:03:20 am PST #8854 of 10000
I have a plan.
It's rare that a show's badness would give me bad dreams about how bad it was. I congradulate Earthsea on it's sucess in that regard.
Danny Glover was good though, gotta give him kudos for nuance and style.
DCJensen - Dec 14, 2004 8:52:05 am PST #8855 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Yep. Harry Potter, Lord of the Earthsea.
I can see the pitch being made.
"I read this book once. Well, I skimmed the Cliff Notes. Anyway, I'm thinking we could totally do this, except, you know, punch it up a bit."
"I dunno, Harry Potter is pretty popular right now. Is it like Harry Potter?"
"It could be. There's a school, I think. And it has a hero of low birth."
"Great, make sure you play up any similarities. Any fighting? Swords? Costumes? Aurthurian medievally stuff is always good."
"Well, I'm not sure what costumes they had, I don't remember the Cliff Notes that well."
"No matter, just stick them in something medievally. Oh, and can the prince guy be a king? People like kings. Like Lord of the Rings, you know...stuff"
"I have no problem with that."
"Oh, and we have a lot of actors under contract we'd like as guest stars."
"Again, I have no problem with that."
"Oh! and Kristen Kreuk from Smallville said she's free about the time you're filming this. She's pretty. Can you—"
"—Now wait a minute! Um, uh. well ok. You're writing the check."
"Fine, fine. Have fun. Try not to be too wed to the book. Authors can be such babies. Just bring it in on time and under budget. Don't waste time on reshoots and rehearsing and original lines and stuff."
"Righto. Gotcha."
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2004 8:55:09 am PST #8856 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Where does the LJ Spooks discussion live?
Consuela - Dec 14, 2004 9:12:00 am PST #8857 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Try Infinitemonkeys' LJ, ita. She's the one who was jumping up and down looking for someone to talk to about it.