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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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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.