Halloween is wrapping up, so I jumped on into a new Fall theme. It’s based on one of Charmax’s far superior LJ Layouts.
New (and default) theme: Eureka
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Torched
Three episodes in and all I can say is, “It’s gonna be a loooong season, y’all.” This show is nowhere near as fun as Doctor Who, not even as fun as eps with Ostrichboy Ten. The allure of Captain Jack Harkness was his boyish naughtiness. In Torchwood, Jack is just dead. There’s no fire in him at all. He’s like a cross between Chris Noth on Law & Order and Tom Cruise–and you know I hate Tom Cruise. I’ll watch because I can, but this show is already dying a painful death to me. I can’t wait for you guys to check it out and tell me if I’m just being narrow-minded or if it’s really crap.
Too Long To Wait
I just finished re-reading (for the third? fourth time?) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I hate that we have to wait until next summer to wrap up this story, but I also hate that once we get the long-awaited trove, it’s over. As with any serial, I suppose, the story is becoming more limited as to directions it may go. At the end of OotP, I had no idea where the tale would head, but going into Book 7, we know that Harry is going to be set on finding the remaining four horcruxes and battling LV. That’s a LOT of action to have to cover in one book, unless we find that the horcruxes are somehow grouped. I don’t care one bit about Snape’s redemption or “double-agent” storyline. Whether he acted on Dumbledore’s orders or not, he’s still a vile, greasy, classless loser and I have no idea why that character is revered in any way.
I’ve also decided that I no longer care about the HP movies, only the books. Popular opinion is that the first two (SS and CoS) were terrible, but I can loop either of them with no problem. It was only once the “artsy” director got involved that the films began to suffer under the weight of becoming more “indie-like”. Hogwarts was a place of grandeur, not a dilapidated hovel as seen in POA. The Leaky Cauldron became more of a makeshift hostel under Alfonso Cuarón’s desire to establish himself in the mainstream world. GoF served only to follow up on the premise that Hogwarts was in shambles and I have no love for that film, either. The magic of seeing Diagon Alley and Hogwarts for the first time can never be matched using lowgrade, grainy film that the current filmmakers seem to prefer. I want to watch these movies to feel magic, not to see near-ruins. If I want to see that, I can look around my own world. I doubt OotP will be any better than the last two, and will go just as astray from the important themes as they did. It’s shameful to think how shabby the Ministry of Magic will look onscreen if the current trend holds. Of course, I’ll be there watching, but knowing already what I think it should have been.
TV Thoughts
Heroes: Not a lot happened this week, but DAYUM. When Nathan flies, he’s not playing around. WOW! Coolest wow moment of the new season on any show. Peter? Still whiny and even more annoying. Also? Needs more Mohinder. Now that Riley’s pal from The Initiative is officially onboard as Niki’s “murderous” husband, maybe she’ll become a little more interesting.
ANTM: My picks going into the season: Christian, Megan, AJ. If you watch the show, you know how well my track record is looking. I’m almost scared to root for Caridee.
The Nine: Nothing ever really happens, but I still like this show and won’t miss it.
LOST: Damn, how I love Locke-centric eps. LOVE. I’m interested to see what the deal with Hurley’s deja vu will be, but I really don’t care anymore about Jack/Kate OR Kate/Sawyer. I think I’m going to ship Locke/The Island or Eko/Anything.
RW/RR: The Duel: Hahahaha, Tina. HA! If Kina goes soon, I’ll be sooo happy. The Duel itself is boring, but everything else is classic MTV drama. Yay!
Top Chef: No real favorite, no real villain….yet. Padma is only a shade better than Katie as the host, as she always looks like it’s hurting her to speak. It looks like she has a huge scar on her right arm, though, so that makes her way cool.
Torchwood: I’ll continue to watch, but not in a baited breath kind of way. It was good, but not great. I like the vibe of the show well enough, but I’m waiting to see just what direction the show ends up going. I compare it with my interest in Series 2 of Doctor Who —must see, but not TEH MINUTE it’s out. I’m surprised to find myself wishing for more Captain Jack Harkness, because I really thought he’d ham it up too much, but he’s very restrained (at least in the first two eps).