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Rather impressed by the Ringer promo - although it does have a major spoiler at the end of it...

http://fuckyeahcwringer.tumblr.com/post/5822639900/ringer-extended-promo-spoilers-watch-this

The story is about a recovering drug addict who visits her twin sister while on the run from the mob. But the sister's life isn't what it appears to be. Which she discovers when she takes it over. The promo is good and they've got a rather good supporting cast around Gellar.

Lovely day today, but depressing and frustrating work wise. ( annoying whining )

I hugged my tiny Kermit stuffed animal that sits on my computer harddrive at work to comfort myself. I bought him at work to support the March of Dimes. And since I can't figure out who to give him to, he's stayed at work along with a tiny stuffed bull-dog. I'm rather attached to him now, so I'll probably keep him. He's really not Kermit, darker green, ribbed, and a frog with a yellow spot on his belly, but he makes me think of Kermit.

Not sure what I'm doing with myself this coming weekend, after the last two weekends which were quite busy, am tempted to veg...and do serious me time. So am procrastinating planning stuff. But since there are no open houses (realtors scamper to the beach on Memorial Day weekend), it is a good weekend to do other stuff like maybe see a movie (haven't seen Thor yet and everyone who has seen it on flist appears to love it - which is curious, since Thor doesn't strike me as the type of movie that would be well "good"? It looks sort of cheesy actually. But the reviews are the opposite. Probably be more fun than seeing Terence Malik's Tree of Life - which will most likely just depress me) and wander about Central Park or the Highline? OR just wander about the parks in Brooklyn? Ponders.

Marathoned most of True Blood S3 on Monday - and came to the conclusion that Eric is definitely more interesting and hotter than Bill Compton. Also a tad less sexist. Actually more than a tad. I honestly do not understand what Sookie sees in Bill. Not all that crazy about Sookie though - stupid character in both the books and the tv series - although well played by Anna Paquin. Her brother is equally dumb, but incredibly attractive and adorable so we sort of forgive him for being a himbo. My favorite characters are Eric, Tara, Pam, Sam, and Lafayette. I adore Tara. Tara kicked ass. And I agree with Tara in regards to both Sookie and Bill. In some respects I prefer this season to last season - even if it is less satirical. ( vague spoilers )

Have decided to wait until Sat to watch last Sat's Doctor Who - that way can watch two-parter more or less back to back.

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Will say this about George RR Martin and Game of Thrones on HBO, I haven't seen this level of detail regarding world building since JRR Tolkien.

Go here: http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/#!/map/

I was playing with the website tonight and oh my god. Go and play if you want to see how to do it right.

They have a detailed run-down of all the houses, all the house mottos, the mythology, the religion, the history dating back over 6,000 years or more, an extensive map, each character description, etc. Talk about your detailed fantasy universes. This one even has an anthropological breakdown.

I think the closest we come to this sort of thing in Sci-Fi TV may either be Doctor Who (?? although that also feels like fly by the seat of my pants tv and not detailed pre-planned tv - very hard to do that in tv anyhow - which is why 80% of it is fly by the seat of my pants, and the endings are so unsatisfying) or Babylon 5. Although the new version of BSG came really close to planned tv (about as close as I've seen to date - not saying it wasn't flawed, the final two seasons had lots of problems and the finale felt slapped together...but still). Star Trek sort of winged it - more make it up as I go along, similar to Buffy and Whedon in that regard. Actually I think JJ Abrahams, Gene Roddenberry and Joss Whedon are all fly by the seat of my pants or throw it up on the wall and if it sticks go with it type of writers. Most television writers tend to be - which is why George RR Martin left tv and wrote novels, the limitations of television got on his nerves - ie, having to do fly by the seat of my pants because I can't rely on a damn thing or explore character to the extent that I want to on a tv show. (I have admittedly not seen Fringe - so may be wrong about that one, but it was definitely true of Alias and Lost.) I respect someone who really outlines a verse to this extent, since I've done it myself and it is not easy.