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[linndechir]

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 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.

Comments

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

erm, erm, how can I make you forget that I'm supposed to write anything ... ah, yes:

Oh, right, that counts as even more teasing, no? O:-)

Maybe saying that it's old and slow was a bit harsh, and not really what I meant. Let me rephrase: in any story set in a time other than our own, at least part of our attention is focused on the pretty period costumes, omfg-Victorian-London, funny gadgets that we don't have anymore etc. So even if the story itself is thrilling and modern, we still feel that the setting is just so old-fashioned and not very modern - a feeling that Doyle's readers obviously didn't have. That's all I meant.
Anyway. I have to admit that I'm generally not a big fan of detective stories of any sort. It's just not my thing, so naturally I'm not much of a Holmes fan. It takes a lot to get me interested into stuff like that. ;)

I don't mind Laurie's American accent. I think it would have been a lot weirder to have an English doctor running around there, because inevitably there would have been jokes about his accent and his origins, people would have attributed House's crankiness to the general English crankiness, stuff like that. Pretty much what happened with Chase because he's Australian. I think they wouldn't want House to be English because they don't want people to focus on where he's from, and if you have an English actor/character in an American show, in an American setting, both the other characters and the audience will focus on where he's from. *shrug*

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

Bitch. ;-D Now stop teasing.

It's true, in film we're often distracted by pretty period costumes. But in literature it's more a matter of the different writing style of the period, which I don't find distracting because I've read so damn much that the only time the language distracts me is when it's either really bad or I'm having to translate it into English. Or when plot points are so obviously lifted from other works. The fact that the love triangle in Water for Elephants (which isn't a very good novel to begin with) is lifted from Styron's Sophie's Choice (crazed Jew + lapsed Catholic + naive bumpkin) really ruined it altogether. Which is why I have to write a novel. If a book that bad can make money, I'm sure I can, too, especially when it's so much easier and more lucrative now with on-line publishing.

I don't mind Hugh Laurie's accent, either, because it really is good. If it weren't, I would mind it a great deal. You make an excellent point, that had he kept his British accent his crankiness might very well have been attributed to his origins rather than to any peculiar quirks within the man himself (who is so, so quirk-filled that he makes the series worth watching). Under those circumstances, his British accent would have very much been a distraction from his characterization.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Okay, I get it, no more pretty pictures for you. :P

Sure, it's less distracting in a novel, but in movies you really do pay attention to it. I saw the third part of Sherlock today, and I love their Sherlock and his interaction with Watson so much. So much delicious UST and Sherlock's awkward way of showing he cares, it's sweet. ^^ You should definitely watch it. Speaking of stuff to watch - True Blood this week? Was it epic or was it epic? :)

I've heard some (very few) Americans say that they thought his accent sounded artificial, and that really weirded me out, because it does sound very natural to me. I guess some people are just bitchy on principle just because they heard that he's English.

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

Whaaa?? What do you mean, no more pretty pictures?!?! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! D-:

OMFG True Blood this week!!!! They sure came back from last week's episode with a vengeance, didn't they? We even had a brief taste of the eventual return of Franklin (albeit in a dream). The only thing I was sorry about was Bill & Sookie reuniting, because she and the werewolf really do make a good couple, and they had some nice scenes together this episode. Although I did enjoy Bill & Sookie's make-up sex.

But Eric & Talbot??? GUUUUUHHHHNNNFFFF! See, I told you Talbot would throw a how-dare-that-bitch-move-in-on-my-territory hissy fit and he did. And it's a good thing, too, since Russell left him Eric to keep him "entertained." ;-) Still, it would have been nice to see Eric fuck Talbot for a while before he killed him. But still, I am pleased. I'm sure the gifs will show up on LJ eventually.

This had to be the slashiest episode so far. I was so happy to see Jesus return and to see those two boys kiss without the camera pulling back!! And I swear to god, Sam & Tommy seem to be getting closer every week to a comfort fuck. I actually didn't mind Jason's stupid romance this week because there was so much slash. Now if they can just keep up the momentum...

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

YOu told me to stop teasing you. Pretty pictures without fic = teasing. Since there won't be any fic any time soon, no more pictures. ;)

I was a bit irritated by Talbot's comment about Franklin's brain on the linen. I know they didn't comment more on it because they don't want to admit he's coming back, but still.
Haha, yes, that episode really made me ship Sookie/Alcide - and, weirdly enough, Bill/Jessica, and I never thought I'd say that. But since I generally really like Bill/Sookie, I don't mind. Bill/Sookie means no Eric/Sookie.

GUNF indeed. Please tell me it wasn't just my sick fantasy that made me imagine that Talbot said "yes, daddy"? It sounded like it, but I wasn't sure ... it would be too perfect to be true.
I'm really sad Eric killed Talbot, I wish he would have been around for longer. :( I really wonder how Eric will survive this. Let's just hope they won't use "the authority" as a deus ex machina to save Eric's sorry arse.

Jesus and Lafayette are just too sweet. ^^ And it feels like the show WANTS us to ship Sam/Tommy. To distract from Sam/Bill or what? ;D

Tara managed to be even MORE annoying this episode. I was amazed.