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[shadowkat]

1. Olay is doing an ad with SMG that is well.. a horror movie for the Superbowl. Yeah, I know, right?

2. The Oscar nominations are definitely interesting, I'll give them that. I'm not sure I'd have nominated or listed any of those films ...but I'm also sort of leery of awards shows anyhow (Granted I've only seen four or five of the films nominated in all the categories...and only two in the best picture category -- Black KKKlansman and Black Panther, so what do I know?)

3. Controversial Stances in FANDOM


* I liked the Doctor Who 11 arc with Amy, Rory, Doctor Song and Matt Smith best, the other arcs sort of bored me and I kept jumping in and out...not seeing all the episodes. That was the only one I saw all the episodes and bought DVDs of. [To date, have only found one person who agrees with this.]

* I like the entire Cyclops arc in the X-men and I do mean the ENTIRE arc. I like the darkness. I find it fascinating. It's one of the few times I've seen anyone truly explore the difficult choices leaders of marginalized people make, and how massive loss, trauma, and PTSD can truly affect you.
Also it explores how militant choices to defend yourself can mean that you turn into the very monster that you are fighting -- very HEART of DARKNESS. And a fascinating take on the hero's journey -- where he literally kills his father/mentor (not to worry it's not for long, no one dies permanently in comics). (Although still prefer Cyke with Jean, but was happy with the Emma/Cyke pairing as well.)

* I like the entire Spike arc -- yes all of it in the Television series. The character fascinated me. I do wish the writers had a made a few different choices, but I wasn't surprised by the ones they made and liked where they went with them. And my two favorite ships in the entire Buffyverse are Spike/Buffy and Spike/Angel, although I do have a fondness for Giles/Jenny.

* I loved Farscape S4 and The Peacekeeper Wars

* I adore Star Trek Voyager and actually preferred it to Deep Space Nine.

* I also loved Bablyon 5 and watched it instead of DS9 because I thought it was better written and more interesting.

* And...I loved both the first Battle Star Galatica Series and the Second, Reboot, for different reasons. In both, my favorite character was Apollo. I loved Starbuck in the reboot.

Comments

We'll Always Have Paris

[cjlasky7]

Voyager frustrated me no end. For every quality episode that would make me perk up and take notice, there would be two or three mediocre-to-bad eps that would settle me right back down. It was never consistent, even in the better seasons, and I think part of it was Paramount's insistence on non-serialization. I know that pissed off a number of Voyager's writers.

But given alllll that [large, arcing arm gesture], I will say that your BLT love is definitely shared here. B'Elanna's character arc is solid, from exploring the Klingon and human aspects of her character in "Faces" (S1) through the birth of her daughter in S7. And B'Elanna and Tom are simply the best couple in Trek history. The way he dealt with her issues coupled with his own maturation over the course of the series (in eps like "30 Days") was on point all the way through.

(Admittedly, there's not a lot of competition in the couples department.)

Re: We'll Always Have Paris

[shadowkat]

Hee. All I remember from Voyager is Tom Paris/B'Elanna relationship -- which I loved. And Janeway/Q bizarre plot lines. Also Seven of Nine, who was interesting...but outside of that. I don't remember the plot-lines at all. I had low expectations, admittedly. As long as I like the characters, I'm usually fine.

So we can agree on the BLT love. One of the better romantic couplings in television.

Janeway/Q

[cjlasky7]

This has always been one of the most unusual interpersonal relationships in Trek history, much different from Picard's relationship with Q. It almost seems as if Q is "interested" in Janeway (if you know what I mean) what with the come on lines in "Death Wish" and asking her to be his baby mama in "Q and the Grey."

Mulgrew and deLancie are long-time friends, and I wonder if the writers and the actors were playing off that to goof with us.

(Or maybe there's a teeny bit of Kate/John UST buried in there?)

BTW, "Death Wish" is probably my favorite episode of Voyager, with its discussions about immortality, the right to die, and the ethics of suicide. (Except it really isn't an episode of Voyager; it's an episode of Star Trek: Q Continuum, guest starring the Voyager crew and Will Riker. My favorite Voyager-y Voyager episode is probably Deadlock--double the Janeway, double the coffee....)

Re: Janeway/Q

[promethia_tenk]

I have this ridiculous love for Q and the Grey. So beyond silly. So much bizarrely great Janeway/Q stuff.

Re: Janeway/Q

[shadowkat]

Yes, I loved that episode as well. There weren't many episodes I didn't like with Voyager.

Janeway and Q were so much fun.

Re: Janeway/Q

[shadowkat]

Oh John DeLancie and Kate Mulgrew knew each other from the soap opera world. Both came up through it. And they had great chemistry.

I actually preferred Q on Voyager to STNG. And the final episode of Voyager -- worked better for me than STNG's did.

I preferred the Borg with Voyager than STNG as well.