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Feeling maudlin tonight in part due to that walk down nostalgia lane...wondering what in the heck did I accomplish? On respondent stated somewhat aptly that my relationship with Buffy and the Buffy fandom is in some respects similar to the Buffy/Angel relationship - it has that air of first love affair to it, sad but true. Anyhow...don't mind me. It's that time of week, month, phase of the moon - where no decisions should be made. And the loneliness creeps into the skin with little kid feet. Winter is like that. Gray and gloomy. The streets slick with muck. The sky a hazy gray white, washed of color or shine. Trees naked and bare. And everyone dressed in black jackets. Almost as if someone leeched the color from the world or the shine, and left behind nothing but dank browns, whites, blacks and grays.
Watched Merlin, Lost Girl, and Once Upon a Time - of the three Once was by far the most interesting. None were satisfying. All had that soap opera element...of no resolution or frustration. Once is however continuing to follow the pattern it set in the beginning. If things are going well in the fairy tale world, they aren't in the real one. If well in the real one, not in the fairy tale one. The two stories can't be happy at the same time. It's gotten to the point that I find myself rooting for the fairy tale story to end badly.
Lost Girl was better than I expected. Although co-worker was correct, it is a bit predictable. What's interesting is the lead protagonist is bi-sexual. Her side-kick however is not.
Two women, and a hot guy Fae cop who can help them if they require it. Reminds me a little bit of Xenia actually, has a similar dynamic. The acting is a little stiff, the dialogue silly in places,
and it's rough around the edges, but still entertaining. Comes from Canada. Not as good as Being Erica, but better than Blood Ties. And it is only the pilot.
Merlin has jumped from episodic of the week to full-fledged serial. Kudos. And I'm going to miss ASH. Not Uther. Just ASH. I love Anthony Stewart Head. Hee, Merlin shares two things in common with Buffy - I started watching it because a)it had ASH in it, and b) it was a fantasy and I'm a sucker for fantasy shows, no matter how bad they are. Merlin is actually one of the better written ones, believe it or not.
( spoilers for Once, Lost Girl, and Merlin.... )
Watched Merlin, Lost Girl, and Once Upon a Time - of the three Once was by far the most interesting. None were satisfying. All had that soap opera element...of no resolution or frustration. Once is however continuing to follow the pattern it set in the beginning. If things are going well in the fairy tale world, they aren't in the real one. If well in the real one, not in the fairy tale one. The two stories can't be happy at the same time. It's gotten to the point that I find myself rooting for the fairy tale story to end badly.
Lost Girl was better than I expected. Although co-worker was correct, it is a bit predictable. What's interesting is the lead protagonist is bi-sexual. Her side-kick however is not.
Two women, and a hot guy Fae cop who can help them if they require it. Reminds me a little bit of Xenia actually, has a similar dynamic. The acting is a little stiff, the dialogue silly in places,
and it's rough around the edges, but still entertaining. Comes from Canada. Not as good as Being Erica, but better than Blood Ties. And it is only the pilot.
Merlin has jumped from episodic of the week to full-fledged serial. Kudos. And I'm going to miss ASH. Not Uther. Just ASH. I love Anthony Stewart Head. Hee, Merlin shares two things in common with Buffy - I started watching it because a)it had ASH in it, and b) it was a fantasy and I'm a sucker for fantasy shows, no matter how bad they are. Merlin is actually one of the better written ones, believe it or not.
( spoilers for Once, Lost Girl, and Merlin.... )