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shadowkatQuickly, because need to go to bed and get sleep. Luckily can sleep in tomorrow.
1. The Wire Impressions
* OMG, frigging Major Rawls! I hate Rawls! Although the actor is familiar. But hate him. Have decided he's the villain of the piece. (He's Jay Landsman's boss and wants to get rid of McNulty who is messing up his neat and orderly world.)
*Oddly, I did not mind when the cops beat up Bird. It was sort of cathartic, evil, I know, but it's been one of those days.
*The kid drug dealer with the family of kids he's supporting is currently portraying Vince on Friday Night Lights, and a boyfriend of one of the characters on Parenthood. Love that kid. He has two goo scenes.
*They've managed to redeem the white guy cop who cost the kid from the project's his eye. This guy just loves puzzles and shouldn't be on the streets.
*And another writer has poppped up, Rafael Alfarez - really good writer. Episode 6 and 7 were great.
*The politics of the police is so realistic, it reminds me of my own workplace - where you are constantly being frustrated from getting your job down or doing a good job by assholes who don't want to work and don't give a shit. (People like Rawls. I really really hope Rawls gets it. Even if it's not all that realistic...because people like Rawls never get it in real life, dang-it.)
*Lt. Daniels...is amazing, and I think the same actor who plays the head of the FBI in Fringe and was in Lost. He's a smooth operator, plays the politics just right. Only to be almost outdone by the even cooler boss - Jaye, who neatly manipulates the guy who is considering uncovering stuff on McNulty, to
thanking and helping McNulty instead. Jaye keeps surprising me. He's a great twist on the whole one big fat happy cop - stereotype.
I am loving this show so far.
2. Reading this new YA book by Kristin Cashore entitled Graceling. It's interesting because it has a really tough female character who is gifted with lightening fast reflexes and the ability to kill people with her hands. After years spent as her Uncle's head assassin or muscle, she forms a special and secretive group that rescues people from King's like and including her Uncle. The book is interesting because the writer is exploring the way people perceive women and gender, and the inherent stereotypes. I am enjoying it. Unlike most tough female characters - Katsa is neither victimized or raped. She comes by her talent naturally. It is a talent that is abused by those in power and the fact she is female is also something the men in power attempt to use against her.
3. Discovered a new singer/songwriter - who I hadn't listened to since college. He's sort of a poor man's Johnny Cash. Deep raspy voice, and stories with a SouthWestern vibe. Named Sand Sheff. I knew him in college actually, we ran the American Folklore House together. Posted a poem he wrote for me while I was there in this journal ages ago..Anyhow if you are interested in my admittedly eclectic and frequently bizarre taste in music - go here: http://youtu.be/ptmtVktx-YM
[How many people do you know who have Aracadia, Punchmonkey, Adele, Amanda Palmer, Sand Sheff, Johnny Cash, Sondheim, Mozart, Biz Naked, Ghost in the Robot, Nick Cave, David Bowie, and Nina Simone on their ipod?)
4. People are predicting the emmies in the entertainment mags and blogs.
My picks for best drama?
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
The Good Wife
Justified
Terriers. (although the fact that it was canceled in December probably doesn't bode well for it's chances.)
Friday Night Lights ( forgot about this one last night - mostly because it went on hiatus for a week...it's the most brilliant heightened reality, serial family drama on tv at the moment.)
I suppose Caprica deserves an honorable mention but much like Dollhouse, Caprica was a mess plot-wise. It didn't quite know what it wanted to do and tried to do one too many things at once. Cluttered and often confusing. With a somewhat over-the-top and at times didatic anti-religion story which reminded me a bit of David E Kelley jumping up and down on his soap-box. They did the same story far better in BSG, actually. More preachy than coherent, it failed on so many levels, which was a shame - since there were some really good and innovative bits threaded throughout - particularly the whole twisted take on virtual reality and the girl inside the robot. In some respects, I think Caprica came closer to accomplishing its aim than Dollhouse did, and closer to the theme that Dollhouse wanted to address but sort of belly-flopped on. But then the writer of Dollhouse was attempting to emulate Ron Moore, while the writer of Caprica actually worked for Ron Moore. A definite advantage.
I'm going to bed.
1. The Wire Impressions
* OMG, frigging Major Rawls! I hate Rawls! Although the actor is familiar. But hate him. Have decided he's the villain of the piece. (He's Jay Landsman's boss and wants to get rid of McNulty who is messing up his neat and orderly world.)
*Oddly, I did not mind when the cops beat up Bird. It was sort of cathartic, evil, I know, but it's been one of those days.
*The kid drug dealer with the family of kids he's supporting is currently portraying Vince on Friday Night Lights, and a boyfriend of one of the characters on Parenthood. Love that kid. He has two goo scenes.
*They've managed to redeem the white guy cop who cost the kid from the project's his eye. This guy just loves puzzles and shouldn't be on the streets.
*And another writer has poppped up, Rafael Alfarez - really good writer. Episode 6 and 7 were great.
*The politics of the police is so realistic, it reminds me of my own workplace - where you are constantly being frustrated from getting your job down or doing a good job by assholes who don't want to work and don't give a shit. (People like Rawls. I really really hope Rawls gets it. Even if it's not all that realistic...because people like Rawls never get it in real life, dang-it.)
*Lt. Daniels...is amazing, and I think the same actor who plays the head of the FBI in Fringe and was in Lost. He's a smooth operator, plays the politics just right. Only to be almost outdone by the even cooler boss - Jaye, who neatly manipulates the guy who is considering uncovering stuff on McNulty, to
thanking and helping McNulty instead. Jaye keeps surprising me. He's a great twist on the whole one big fat happy cop - stereotype.
I am loving this show so far.
2. Reading this new YA book by Kristin Cashore entitled Graceling. It's interesting because it has a really tough female character who is gifted with lightening fast reflexes and the ability to kill people with her hands. After years spent as her Uncle's head assassin or muscle, she forms a special and secretive group that rescues people from King's like and including her Uncle. The book is interesting because the writer is exploring the way people perceive women and gender, and the inherent stereotypes. I am enjoying it. Unlike most tough female characters - Katsa is neither victimized or raped. She comes by her talent naturally. It is a talent that is abused by those in power and the fact she is female is also something the men in power attempt to use against her.
3. Discovered a new singer/songwriter - who I hadn't listened to since college. He's sort of a poor man's Johnny Cash. Deep raspy voice, and stories with a SouthWestern vibe. Named Sand Sheff. I knew him in college actually, we ran the American Folklore House together. Posted a poem he wrote for me while I was there in this journal ages ago..Anyhow if you are interested in my admittedly eclectic and frequently bizarre taste in music - go here: http://youtu.be/ptmtVktx-YM
[How many people do you know who have Aracadia, Punchmonkey, Adele, Amanda Palmer, Sand Sheff, Johnny Cash, Sondheim, Mozart, Biz Naked, Ghost in the Robot, Nick Cave, David Bowie, and Nina Simone on their ipod?)
4. People are predicting the emmies in the entertainment mags and blogs.
My picks for best drama?
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
The Good Wife
Justified
Terriers. (although the fact that it was canceled in December probably doesn't bode well for it's chances.)
Friday Night Lights ( forgot about this one last night - mostly because it went on hiatus for a week...it's the most brilliant heightened reality, serial family drama on tv at the moment.)
I suppose Caprica deserves an honorable mention but much like Dollhouse, Caprica was a mess plot-wise. It didn't quite know what it wanted to do and tried to do one too many things at once. Cluttered and often confusing. With a somewhat over-the-top and at times didatic anti-religion story which reminded me a bit of David E Kelley jumping up and down on his soap-box. They did the same story far better in BSG, actually. More preachy than coherent, it failed on so many levels, which was a shame - since there were some really good and innovative bits threaded throughout - particularly the whole twisted take on virtual reality and the girl inside the robot. In some respects, I think Caprica came closer to accomplishing its aim than Dollhouse did, and closer to the theme that Dollhouse wanted to address but sort of belly-flopped on. But then the writer of Dollhouse was attempting to emulate Ron Moore, while the writer of Caprica actually worked for Ron Moore. A definite advantage.
I'm going to bed.
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Date: 2011-06-18 08:34 am (UTC)Sand Sheff sounds good. I'm going to see if I can find some more of his stuff, thanks for the tip!
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Date: 2011-06-18 01:15 pm (UTC)Jay Landsman is another new favorite character. You can tell Simon researched this before he did it. Which most tv writers are too lazy to do...not that I blame them - I hate research, but it does make a difference regardless of what genre you are writing. I'll look out for the real one - and does he play against the fictional Jay? Because that would be hilarious.
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Date: 2011-06-18 04:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-18 09:34 am (UTC)Ahhh you haven't seen the last of Prezbo! He's got a hell of a journey ahead.
Cédirc Daniels is amazing indeed. :- )
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Date: 2011-06-18 01:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-18 01:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-18 02:14 pm (UTC)I'm bitting my fingers to keep from spoiling you...
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Date: 2011-06-18 04:26 pm (UTC)Just finished episode 8, Lessons, where Omar offs Stinkum and says, if you want to hit the king, it's best not to miss the king.
Also Bunk tells McNulty that he's pulling everyone down with him.
This show has some great characters.
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Date: 2011-06-18 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-18 04:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-18 06:24 pm (UTC)Heh, in a weird way The Wire and Game of Thrones share some similarities - they're both about individuals caught within large, destructive systems, and show how shifting pov's make it impossible to have true heroes and villains. Ultimately the lesson I would take from both is that everything is connected and everything has consequences.
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Date: 2011-06-18 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
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