Wow...um. Huh. Just read an Alan Ball interview where he discussed that the Charlaine Harris books were all about Sookie/Bill and any other characters are secondary to their story. Huh. I didn't get that at all. Not sure what to say since he obviously loves their storyline and there's no way around that. If we ever get a "triangle" or an Eric/Sookie moment, it'll merely be part of the Bill/Sookie story. In a way, it's good to know that now and at least he isn't lying to us about the show exploring all options.

Maybe after the lastest book his perspective is not wrong. Sure, there are books where Bill is almost entirely absent but, heck, it could still be all about Bill/Sookie if Charlaine Harris intended for every other suitor in the series to lead Sookie back to her first and truest love *vomits*. I say this because I read the most recent book with this constant feeling of inevitable doom. I can hardly be irritated that the show is erasing Eric when it seems that's about to happen in the books too from this girl's perspective. Hopefully I'm just being cynical but here are my thoughts from the pretty disappointing Dead and Gone. ( Here be spoilers and lots of waffles!!! )

Carnivale is love. Finished season two and decided if I was a TV, I could die happy after that season finale. I was plodding along thinking with this great climax, I probably won't mind that the show didn't continue because all the themes seemed to come to a head and we did receive several great answers. It was a better place to end it then the end of season one, because at least our protagonist had actually met his arch nemesis at the end. I was screaming with joy throughout the whole marathon, refused to go to sleep even though I had to work the next day and I'm still a bit sick, I just HAD to finish it.

I got more than I bargained for in the last ten minutes and wanted to CRY. Sigh. I wish more people liked the shows I do then Carnivale would have had more success than True Blood. Cest la vie, TV world.

I'm so, so, so glad I waited for years after the show was over to try it. I would have been so upset when this was cancelled if I'd followed it every week and speculated in a community environment about it. I also would have probably been one of those scary people fighting hard for a show to come back, in whatever form, just so that I know what happens. lol At least four years on, it's pretty safe to say, the cast, crew and creative teams have moved on and this gem ain't coming back. Sigh. I would be so excited if I heard there was a Carnivale movie; I don't think it would work as well in a book series, since information is so often conveyed visually in the show, but I would still buy it. I doubt it will happen though which sucks.

The bad thing is that now all the boards are gone (Basically) and I have no one to talk to about it except my roomie. She watched it with me and agreed it was awesome but doesn't really go into deep discussions and finds me funny when I get that interested and start asking a bunch of philiosophical questions and wondering what happens. She just says it was canceled, nothing happened. Grr. lol How can she not care when great TV (great storytelling - period) is so rare these days.

If anyone did watch it and can recommend a good fanfic that continued on from the last episode, I'd be much obliged. I'm too nervous to put a toe in there and it seems like all the fanfic archives are dead and gone except for ff.net (and I don't understand how a story true to the show could be ON ff.net considering all the sex, swearing and other creepy things that happened on it).

I'll probably pop online in a couple of weeks with some Carnivale icons because they were really difficult to find too. Carnivale web community, where are you?? It must be true that the best shows, have the last need for 'fanfic' intervention, and thus the least dedication to the online space because I was so surprised that the community was so dead already. Four years isn't long, considering the Roswell boards.

Oh and briefly. I have new love for Nick Stahl who is not my type but is quite perfect for this character and magnetic in the role. Clea Duvall, who I've always loved...*squishes* Never become a Hollywood starlet, you are class and grace and I wish I could have seen what you did next with Sofie's character because...dang.

Okay how to do this without saying anything spoilery? (Warning....book spoilers)

Show Eric is nothing like Book Eric.

Don't get me wrong, I like Show Eric. But he's more like Sark than Eric to me. I like him on the show because he's bad and knows it and shows it in an understated, kinetic way. Plus, he's nordic and dangerous and that's never bad when you look like Alexander. But you know what? As much as Alexander is perfect for the role - he isn't WRITTEN like Eric. This is exactly how I felt regarding Michelle Monaghan in Gone Baby Gone. Perfect casting, great story, overall good movie - but WTF with the written characterisaion of Angie Gennao????

Facts they've brought up regarding Eric's everyday life contradict book canon blatantly, especially his commentary on mainstreaming which is a very central struggle in Eric's personal arc. The blatant ruthlessness from the show versus a desire to blend and work with society. That powerful struggle is being nixed on the show. This is startling to me because he's barely even been on the show. The more mainstreaming comes up in conversation, the more annoyed I get. Plus, when I see comments from Alan Ball like this:

Eric is a 1,000-year-old vampire who is from Scandinavia somewhere. He was a Viking that came to America about 1,000 years ago, and was made a vampire, either on the voyage over, or once he landed in America. He is a huge character in the series. He is definitely a big part of the show. He’s a series regular.

( Say it with me...what. the. hell. )

Firstly, HAPPY All Hallows Eve.

I seem to be spyware free. *looks around shiftily* I probably am about to fall into the hole of paranoia though so I doubt I'll get to keep up to date on my shows. :( This makes me sad because I was actually quite enjoying TB.

In GREAT news: the universe taketh, the universe gives something back. When I managed to get back online and did a half hearted browse I found updates for "The Politician's Wife" by pir8fancier, "The Fallout" by Sage and "Foul-Weather Friend" by waking-epiphany. THREE fics from my AWESOME-BUT-SELDOM-UPDATED list. Is there something in the water? I must drink it!! *guzzle* It was like coming back from a vexing day to get a nice, cushy hug. *cushes fics*

I also come bearing marks of boredom *cough* GIFTS for those so inclined. I was so bored while watching my computer get scanned the umpteenth time that I started making icons. Icons ahoy!

**** x27: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Largley poster based quote icons. Gotta love Perry's lines.)

**** x28: Kenzie & Gennaro as cast in Gone Baby Gone.

**** x34: True Blood (Mostly Eric, Sookie, and Lafayette; Two quotes from Charlaine Harris' Dead to the World)


Preview:




( KISS KISS BANG BANG )

( Dennis Lehane - Kenzie/Gennaro (Gone Baby Gone) )

( True Blood )

I wanted to do some more icons focusing on the later part but I am iconed out. Maybe some other time. Most of these are animated, hence it may seem like I've posted the same one twice but it's merely in different sizes (if you want an animatd icon make sure you get the right size if your account only lets you load those going up to 40k).

True Blood 1.04 - Escape From Dragon House
53 icons batch of the Eric scene, largely Eric but with a couple of Pam because she's awesome. There's also some Pam/Eric and Eric/Sookie. Most of these are animated but I threw in the occasional still.

Preview:



If you want them you can take them, just please let me know which ones you are taking and DO credit polarthestral. Please do not hotlink. Enjoy!

( Aren't you sweet? )

I think I have to accept the fact I'll see every TB episode after the next one has already aired. Which limits discussions. Oh well, I guess this really will be my no-wank fandom. I'll probably miss the wank during the happy-squee period of the new show. Oh well, I'll squee for Eric on my own while everyone else laments the lack of Eric in the next one. lol

I am trying my best to not spoil people on the books but since I've just read them and this first series is following the first book pretty closely, it's hard not to compare and wonder why they've made certain changes. Especially when the books are so fresh to me.

I am warning you now THERE ARE BOOK SPOILERS IN THIS POST. Don't say you weren't warned. Most points are only about the show. However, I do raise several questions about certain minor scene changes. Thus, they're not necessarily spoilery considering you already know basically what happens in the novel. But there are a couple of things that I can't help but know and I'm not going to pretend ignorance when I discuss a character, especially given that characters behaviour in this episode. Thus there are one or two genuine spoilers for the later books below. Read at your own risk, these spoilers won't necessarily occur on the show (one of them at least) but there were elements in this episode that struck a chord with those "spoilers" and I had to ask....

That warning couldn't be any longer and any more boring so if you say 'boo spoilers' to me *smack* Not that anyone will probably read this at this late stage. lol

( Episode Four random thoughts while viewing and some questions regarding 'V', blood bonds and other such stuff )

Snagged form moirariordan because it looked interesting. I'm tagging seluciav, martinigirl, ladygloria, akathesia and amaliak.

_ Pick your birth month.
_ Strike out anything that doesn't apply to you.
_ Bold (or italicize) the five-ten that best apply to you.
_ Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months under a lj-cut.
_ Tag 5 people from your friends list.

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

( Other Months )

Barking my head off at the moment, which is distracting me from watching the Eric scene over and over again. Mmmm, Eric.

Too bad all signs point that he won't get the girl, but that's okay, more Eric for me :) *pets* I will make some Eric icons because it's wrong I made Bill/Sookie icons and haven't made some Eric yet.

Banged out some icons for episode two of True Blood while not sleeping. Only really happy with the sunshine ones but it was fun to make icons again.

This is how it breaks down--
5: True Blood poster.
15: Bill/Sookie (First kiss, some animated)
5: Just Sookie
2: "Dean"

Teaser:


( Icons ahoy! )

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*