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linndechir) wrote2010-08-04 05:06 am
linndechir) wrote2010-08-04 05:06 am
Shows to watch, pictures to drool at
Erm, update? All right, update. Expect some boring rambling. I’m on holidays, I’m being indescribably lazy and not doing anything useful. Fortunately this means that I had lots of time to watch shows and movies and stuff. The following might include spoilers.
True Blood has been back for a while now. I’m really happy with season three so far, it’s a lot better than the boring main storyline of season two. I love most of the new vampire characters - Russell makes me happy (THAT‘s proper vampire royalty, not that pathetic Sophie-Anne), Franklin is amazing and hilarious in his madness (James Frain <3), Talbot is cute. Alcide is a lot less annoying than I would have expected from a werewolf, I actually like him. I’m happy to see a bit more of Bill’s dark side, it makes his character so much more interesting. I'm generally glad they're focusing less on Bill and Sookie now, as much as I like them. Eric is getting gayer with ever episode (Eric/Sookie? Really? Eric and any woman just makes me laugh because it’s so ridiculously OOC.). I’m only hoping for more Godric flashbacks. :/
Oh, and on a spontaneous whim I started watching Lie To Me. I really like the show, mainly because Tim Roth is really amazing. GUNF. I love how complex his character is, how he has a rather dark past and his morally questionable moments … but he’s still a lot more human than, let’s say, House. I love the combination of this rough side and the fact that he’s actually a big fluffy thing inside. ;) I’m a bit sad Loker gets so little screen time and character development, because he’s easily the most interesting character after Lightman. Yeah, and obviously I ship Lightman/Loker. They ship themselves in the few scenes they get together. I want more of that! Where’s the fandom? Really? Lightman/Foster? That’s incestuous, in not in the good way. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a platonic brother-sister-relationship on TV. Every time they hug or kiss each other on the cheek I think, “dawwwwww, they’re so cute together … but how can anyone ship them?” I really like Foster, and she must be cool for me to like a female character. But I just don’t see the ship. They have strictly no sexual tension. I could see both Loker/Foster and Lightman/Torres rather than Lightman/Foster. I’m just weirded out. Why does this show have no slash fandom? :( I might just have to write something. I love Loker. Not just because he’s gorgeous (yes, I noticed that despite the epic hotness that is Tim Roth), but because I just adore his honesty. He's a wonderful, sadly underdeveloped character.
Btw, I read that Loker’s actor, Brendan Hines, also sings. I actually rather like his music. He doesn’t have an amazing voice, but his music is somehow very cool and relaxing. It’s not the greatest music ever, but it’s very nice to listen to when you’re stressed out and want to lean back and feel good.
And then, of course, there’s BBC Sherlock. Thanks again to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cat_irix for the rec. I really loved what they did with it, which is maybe not surprising considering that I‘m not a classic Holmes fan. The first episode was among the best stuff I’ve seen in a long time. Cumberbatch’s Sherlock is … erm, perfect? And somehow I feel that this character works almost better in a present-day setting. I also love that he’s so young; I find a young Sherlock much more fascinating than the usual middle-aged Holmes we got in most movies. The second episode was a bit disappointing, mainly because of the completely pointless, plot-irrelevant love interest. That was a pathetic, helpless cry of “Look, they’re not really gay!” if I’ve ever seen one, especially after the bantering in the first episode. I had almost hoped that, in this modern setting, they’d finally go out and make the slash that has always been implicit with Holmes/Watson finally canon, but no, they chickened out again. This made me so annoyed I couldn’t even enjoy the second episode properly. I’m curious about the third one now, and either way I do hope it will be continued. If only because I’m utterly in love with Sherlock-on-crack. ;)
Still no fanfic coming from me anytime soon. However, there will be a second fic exchange on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
blackwoodcoward , so I will definitely force myself to write something for that. Maybe that will put an end to my … it’s not even a writer’s block, it’s just that I don’t even want to write anymore. It’s frustrating. I so wanted to write some football RPS, but I have no clear ideas so far (no, I’m not going to write the WWII AU). The world obviously needs more Lightman/Loker, but, again, I don’t quite know where to start. And I can’t bring myself just to start writing, like I usually do, because that will only end in more frustration and I’ll give up again. Ah, well, I have only eight episodes of Lie To Me left to watch - maybe they will inspire me, and even if not I will have to find some new occupation after that. ;)
Oh, yes, and I agree with everyone on my f-list, Inception is amazing. Cobb/Arthur FTW, and not only because Arthur looks like Heath Ledger. WTF, that confused me almost more than the admittedly confusing plot. I’ve watched the movie twice so far, and it’s almost more enjoyable the second time because you understand more of what’s going on. The visuals are great, so are the actors. The only thing that bothered me? Marion Cotillard’s accent. I can’t listen to that woman for two sentence without wincing. She has a way of saying “here” that grates on my nerves. I know, it’s a ridiculous thing to notice.
I know I promised you all a football picspam.
No, okay, that's not really what i wanted to say, I just wanted to share this wonderful macro. ^^
Have patience, because sooner or later there will be more of this:
Arne Friedrich
Marcell Jansen
Manuel Neuer
These last two were just for you,deborahkla , because I know you have a thing for him. ;)
Ballack and Frings (who are so obviously in love it's hardly believable)
Mertesacker and Friedrich
Klose, Podolski and ... not sure who the third guy is.
Do I really need to write fic for this? Are the pictures not enough? ;D
So, yeah, the picspam will be worth the wait. I hope. ;) Off to watch another episode of Lie To Me, and then sleep. Before my rambling gets even more boring.
True Blood has been back for a while now. I’m really happy with season three so far, it’s a lot better than the boring main storyline of season two. I love most of the new vampire characters - Russell makes me happy (THAT‘s proper vampire royalty, not that pathetic Sophie-Anne), Franklin is amazing and hilarious in his madness (James Frain <3), Talbot is cute. Alcide is a lot less annoying than I would have expected from a werewolf, I actually like him. I’m happy to see a bit more of Bill’s dark side, it makes his character so much more interesting. I'm generally glad they're focusing less on Bill and Sookie now, as much as I like them. Eric is getting gayer with ever episode (Eric/Sookie? Really? Eric and any woman just makes me laugh because it’s so ridiculously OOC.). I’m only hoping for more Godric flashbacks. :/
Oh, and on a spontaneous whim I started watching Lie To Me. I really like the show, mainly because Tim Roth is really amazing. GUNF. I love how complex his character is, how he has a rather dark past and his morally questionable moments … but he’s still a lot more human than, let’s say, House. I love the combination of this rough side and the fact that he’s actually a big fluffy thing inside. ;) I’m a bit sad Loker gets so little screen time and character development, because he’s easily the most interesting character after Lightman. Yeah, and obviously I ship Lightman/Loker. They ship themselves in the few scenes they get together. I want more of that! Where’s the fandom? Really? Lightman/Foster? That’s incestuous, in not in the good way. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a platonic brother-sister-relationship on TV. Every time they hug or kiss each other on the cheek I think, “dawwwwww, they’re so cute together … but how can anyone ship them?” I really like Foster, and she must be cool for me to like a female character. But I just don’t see the ship. They have strictly no sexual tension. I could see both Loker/Foster and Lightman/Torres rather than Lightman/Foster. I’m just weirded out. Why does this show have no slash fandom? :( I might just have to write something. I love Loker. Not just because he’s gorgeous (yes, I noticed that despite the epic hotness that is Tim Roth), but because I just adore his honesty. He's a wonderful, sadly underdeveloped character.
Btw, I read that Loker’s actor, Brendan Hines, also sings. I actually rather like his music. He doesn’t have an amazing voice, but his music is somehow very cool and relaxing. It’s not the greatest music ever, but it’s very nice to listen to when you’re stressed out and want to lean back and feel good.
And then, of course, there’s BBC Sherlock. Thanks again to
cat_irix for the rec. I really loved what they did with it, which is maybe not surprising considering that I‘m not a classic Holmes fan. The first episode was among the best stuff I’ve seen in a long time. Cumberbatch’s Sherlock is … erm, perfect? And somehow I feel that this character works almost better in a present-day setting. I also love that he’s so young; I find a young Sherlock much more fascinating than the usual middle-aged Holmes we got in most movies. The second episode was a bit disappointing, mainly because of the completely pointless, plot-irrelevant love interest. That was a pathetic, helpless cry of “Look, they’re not really gay!” if I’ve ever seen one, especially after the bantering in the first episode. I had almost hoped that, in this modern setting, they’d finally go out and make the slash that has always been implicit with Holmes/Watson finally canon, but no, they chickened out again. This made me so annoyed I couldn’t even enjoy the second episode properly. I’m curious about the third one now, and either way I do hope it will be continued. If only because I’m utterly in love with Sherlock-on-crack. ;)Still no fanfic coming from me anytime soon. However, there will be a second fic exchange on
blackwoodcoward , so I will definitely force myself to write something for that. Maybe that will put an end to my … it’s not even a writer’s block, it’s just that I don’t even want to write anymore. It’s frustrating. I so wanted to write some football RPS, but I have no clear ideas so far (no, I’m not going to write the WWII AU). The world obviously needs more Lightman/Loker, but, again, I don’t quite know where to start. And I can’t bring myself just to start writing, like I usually do, because that will only end in more frustration and I’ll give up again. Ah, well, I have only eight episodes of Lie To Me left to watch - maybe they will inspire me, and even if not I will have to find some new occupation after that. ;)Oh, yes, and I agree with everyone on my f-list, Inception is amazing. Cobb/Arthur FTW, and not only because Arthur looks like Heath Ledger. WTF, that confused me almost more than the admittedly confusing plot. I’ve watched the movie twice so far, and it’s almost more enjoyable the second time because you understand more of what’s going on. The visuals are great, so are the actors. The only thing that bothered me? Marion Cotillard’s accent. I can’t listen to that woman for two sentence without wincing. She has a way of saying “here” that grates on my nerves. I know, it’s a ridiculous thing to notice.
I know I promised you all a football picspam.
No, okay, that's not really what i wanted to say, I just wanted to share this wonderful macro. ^^
Have patience, because sooner or later there will be more of this:
Arne Friedrich
Marcell Jansen
Manuel Neuer
These last two were just for you,
deborahkla , because I know you have a thing for him. ;)Ballack and Frings (who are so obviously in love it's hardly believable)
Mertesacker and Friedrich
Klose, Podolski and ... not sure who the third guy is.
Do I really need to write fic for this? Are the pictures not enough? ;D
So, yeah, the picspam will be worth the wait. I hope. ;) Off to watch another episode of Lie To Me, and then sleep. Before my rambling gets even more boring.
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True Blood - Just curious: have you read the original books? Not really going to comment on it any more than that at the moment.
Lie to Me - So, because I'm too lazy to google :), what's it about? Because the characters sound vaguely interesting.
Sherlock - Oh, Sherlock. I;m havign a hard time finding the second episode, which is driving me mad (
fanfic - poke poke. WRITE! Consider yourself poked hard for Hans/Mark. Or, you know, any of the Mark films I've recently been watching, because they need more fic as of last week.
Inception - OMG YES everyone loves this movie! I have to see it a third time, because I think I wasn't able to really function the second time I saw it, on account of, oh yeah, no sleep. Yes, yes, yes to Arthur/Cobb! I mean, I love Arthur/Eames along with the rest of the world, but Arthur/Cobb has so much potential! And I agree with the accent - I didn't get it. Every time she opened her mouth it yanked me right out of the film. I didn't dislike the accent itself, just saw no reason for it.
Picspam - Ok, I don't follow any sports, and I have NO idea who any of these boys are, but Arne Friedrich is awfully cute (and reminds me of Hans). And that last pic...adorable. And maybe that's practically fic right there, but I still need something for that pic. And I don't even know what's going on. Damn.
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Lie To Me: is awesome. ;) It's about a scientist whose specialty is reading facial expressions, especially so-called microexpressions (really tiny, unconscious expressions we make when we feel a certain emotion). Baiscally this means that he always knows when people are lying. The character has often been compared to House, and superficially that fits, but they're actually pretty different, deep down. It's really well done, definitely worth having a look. :)
Sherlock: you're right, nothing is perfect, unfortunately. I want my cano slash. Why can't you find the second episode? Are you looking for a direct download?
Inception: Arthur/Eames is just a bit of snide remarks. Sure, you could ship it if you like, but I find it a lot less interesting and deep than Arthur/Cobb. But somehow I don't really want to get into the fandom ... I don't even feel like reading fanfic, it's weird. I don't think Cotillard's accent was on purpose, it's just her own, but it's bloody annoying.
Haha, I'm not really a sports fan either, I just like football, at least I like the German national team. Just too many beautiful, well-built, likeable guys who jump on each other whenever they score, who hug for hours when they win, who cry on each other's shoulders when they lose ... How could I resist?
Yeah, Arne Friedrich is gorgeous. He makes me wonder why he became a football player and not a model. Seriously, that guy is too pretty. Like Hans, yes. ;)
I love that last pic. He looks like he's having the best orgasm of his life. ;)
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Lie to Me sounds AWESOME.
Damn right I still want my canon slash. *facepalm* - that was supposed to be sherlcokbbc comm why have you failed me, only apparently I forgot html. They had a direct download of the first episode, and I expected them to have the second. Which I didn't see there. I have found a youtube link, and I think if I dig around some more I could find it. ...I'm not sure why I haven't.
Inception - how odd, I haven't actually wanted to read/write for this either. I mean, I flailed about, but there's a kinkmeme I haven't even glanced at. See, I'd be perverse and find something other than bantersnark between Arthur and Eames. I'd still prefer to see Arthur/Cobb though.
He looks like he's having the best orgasm of his life. YES.
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Lie to Me IS awesome. Tim Roth is just amazing. And I ship the hell out of him and his gorgeous young employee, whom he treats like shit. If only because I can't help but wonder why he does that. ;)
Don't know, maybe you can just ask around in the comms, somebody must have a download link somewhere, no? Until then, just watch Lie to Me. ;)
Of course, it's always possible to come up with some cool background story that makes Arthur/Eames more interesting, but just from the movie I prefer Arthur/Cobb. If only because I really, really like DiCaprio, and because I can't look at Eames without thinking of Handsome Bob. And that's just hilarious. ;)
... and it helps that he's hugging the guy I ship him with. ;)
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I'll find it eventually. But honestly, Mark comes first. OH BUT HOW WOULD I WATCH LIE TO ME?
...I just have this knee jerk reaction to the constant chair tipping that begs for reassurance fic. Strange, I know. MMM Dicaprio ... but I'm giving him Mark! Re: Handsome Bob - man, I saw RocknRolla between my viewings of this, and that was so my thought!
That's half hug and half what I like to call a delicious boypile.
Repeating myself: ICON.
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Erm, Lie to Me ... well, I don't know, I get all my stuff with torrents. Not sure if it's also on youtube or if there are direct downloads.
It's not that I dislike the ship, it just does nothing for me. Especially when I think of how close Arthur and Cobb must be. I just have a soft spot for pairings between two men who are incredibly close to each other, emotionally - that's why I love shipping best friends, brothers, mentor/student... I just find this intimacy a lot more interesting than just superficial snark. Okay, that was pretty much of a tautology. I'm not making any sense anymore, am I? Anyway, that being said, I don't mind snide comments at all in my ships. ;)
I spent some time wondering why that guy looked familiar, and then I suddenly realised it was Handsome Bob. And the rest of the movie I expected him to tell someone he's gay. ;) Need to rewatch RocknRolla.
They do that all the time, it's delicious.