Alexander Skarsgård is one of the best examples of casting I've seen of a character from a book since Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

( Could not resist finding the Eric scene to watch, given the slowass TB downloads. MMMMM, Eric. )

I'm almost caught up....

( True Blood Episode Three Thoughts )

Okay, I don't want to be spoiled at all for this series - what's coming up in episodes I haven't seen as compared to the books etc. I want to be anti-bitter or laissez faire. Whatever. But I couldn't help myself, once Eric was mentioned I had to find out when he was appearing. And it's episode four! Yay! Next on my catch up list. *dances*

TV I'm trying while fandomless:

Carnivale, Fringe, True Blood, HIMYM, Rush and Deadwood.

This is what I am watching via DL anyway. I think every single one is a different genre. Huh.

I've heard good things about Mad Men but have yet to watch it. Thoughts? Is it just good and well made or is it my thing?

Why aren't I watching season three of Dexter? I like watching Dexter on DVD in one or two shots. It's one of the few shows you can do that without noticing too many continuity errors (or at all) and it's fun (even though the credits get really annoying that way).

( Super short HIMYM premiere thoughts )

I haven't started watching Carnivale yet even though I have several episodes because, since it's already over, I figured I'd wait until I had them all in case I liked it and wanted to watch the next one NOW. I've heard very good things.

True Blood is the slowest download ever and I'm only downloading because it's a vampire series based on a series of books. I haven't read the Sookie Stackhouse books but I'm hoping it means there's slightly more plot and direction than the average vampire show. Do I kid myself? We'll see. I'm open to trying vampire shows.

( Fringe thoughts. )

( RUSH thoughts. )

Are there any new shows I should be watching?

In other far less important news (yet more LJ relevant): I bought the short-lived series Kindred: The Embraced for six bucks on Ebay. I remember staying up late to watch that show. Years and years ago. I don't recall many details as I was probably only entering highschool when I watched it. Year six/seven. Knowing that my tastes have changed, this could either be really hilarious, or surprisingly good.

I remember I liked the vampire lore and I figured for six bucks, I will watch it and see what the years have done to my perspective (remember: I'm the girl whose favourite show when I was a wee thing was MACGYVER so, yeah, my taste changes). Plus, I think it would be a good fandom antidote to Moonlight because, if I am recalling correctly, the vampire mythology was far more important than any romance. Feuding families attacking each other, semi-mafioso. What's not to love? :)

Brian Thompson is in it (I think I remember what happened to him too *snerk*), you probably all remember him as The Judge on Buffy. There's also Erik MOTHER FUCKING King. You may remember him as the one and only Sergeant DOAKES from Dexter. !!!! I did not remember that until I saw him on IMDB.

The only other vampire show I really need to buy, because I remember enjoying it, was a mini-series called The House of Frankenstein. I remembered it when watching Moonlight because the vampires could also go out in the day, only they took umbrellas to shield themselves from the light for similar reasons. It's probably not even for sale but I always have my eye out for it.

But I'd buy it for for Greg Wise alone. He has the prettiest jet-black eyes. Loved the accent and loved him in Madame Bovary and Sense and Sensibility as Willoughby. I think he should just stand out on the mores in Victorian dress as the wind blows past him. lol Perhaps that's why I loved him playing a vampire, I can believe he was alive in that era because he should have been.

Everyone but sowell ignore this post. This is feedback for your new fic. For some reason your lj doesn't like me tonight and wouldn't let me post so here's what I typed on the second go:

( I'll try and move this over again later.... )

Moonlight is cancelled and I personally think it deserved to be. It was a show with a rocky start and a rockier existence. There was no cohesive force or vision behind the show. The show runner's seemed to only know that they wanted Beth and Mick together. Nothing else. The vampire genre is not only overdone but it has been done extremely well before. This show had a chance to break new ground but it focused too little on vampire lore and too much on Beth/Mick - forcing the romance rather than letting it grow naturally. I don't swallow forced romance, I don't like the idea of someone telling me who the "OTP" is, I like to feel a sense of them growing as they interract. I want to feel the chemistry and understand why they fall for each other as I fall for them.

I didn't feel that with Beth/Mick and since the show had nothing else at its core, I didn't feel much for the show. My one moment of regret is that I won't see JD any more but I lived without Brendan Fehr (sorry, BF, not even you could make me watch the trash that is CSI Miami) and I lived without Joshua Jackson. I can live without you, much as it's causing me pangs.

I think JD had nothing to do on this show and it could have been bad for him rather than good. Sure, it gave him exposure, but exposure doing what? It probably would have been better not to be on the show due to the (maybe undeserved) critical acclaim Veronica Mars had. If you're remembered only for your last piece of work in Hollywood, I worry about him being remembered for his spotty performances on Moonlight. Little to work with beneath the surface and not much screen time at all.

I think we'll see Alex O'Loughlin again because it's clear the station loves him. I know we'll see Sophia Myles again and I'm so relieved she isn't on this show any more. I love her as an actress and I hated hating her character. Beth just didn't appeal to me on any level and I know it's not Sophia's fault. It was entirely the writing. I have loved everything else I've seen Sophia in so I felt strange about not liking her in this. (This is the first time it's been crystal clear to me that the writing is to blame for my character-hatred too. In the past actors have been sub-par or a variety of things could have been better. This show? Always the writing. The writing SUCKED ASS)

Yep. So the only one I am worried about is JD. I won't miss it, I won't get frustrated wanting the show to get a real showrunner with clear vision and a capacity to balance themes evenly. The show was never going to get that, it was shot in the foot before it began and now it's just put out of its misery. (How many hackneyed phrases can I string together in a sentence, hey?)

I don't mind saying that if the ratings don't cut it, the show should be cancelled in this instance. This show had zero creative or dynamic spunk that would make it critically acclaimed. It had nothing to offer that we hadn't seen before on numerous vampire shows, done particularly well in Buffy and Angel. Hell, I even liked The House of Frankenstein better. As a used genre it had to do something different that made it pop and sparkle. It didn't. Thus it doesn't fill any of my criteria for renewal other than having cute boys and, sorry, that's not enough to make me watch any show considering how many cute boys exist in Hollywood.

All in all? Good call CBS. I'll miss the bromance but that's all.

Quick batch of icons embracing the bromance of Moonlight. All featuring Josef and Mick of course :)

Teaser:



( What's a bite or two between brothers? )

( Some thoughts on Moonlight (the scenes I actually was interested in seeing) )

Here are some icons I've been making for the last month or so, I think I'm getting better which is good or this would have been a huge waste of money. :)

Fandoms:
- Dark Angel: 12 (Season Two Max, Alec, Asha)
- Dirty Dancing: 12 (Largely Penny and Johnny dancing)
- Moonlight: 20 (Season One Coraline and Josef)
- Roswell: 33 (Season One Random but lots of Michael and Liz naturally)
- Veronica Mars: 15 (Season One Logan with some extras)

Teaser:




( Dark Angel )

( Dirty Dancing )

( Moonlight )

( Roswell )

( Veronica Mars )

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Does anyone else think they tried to Berrisford Agenda Josef the other day on Moonlight? ( Snarky spoilers for complete Dark Angel rip off )