Monthly Archives: August 2009

Work

Arrgh, Good Sir

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For the first time in five years, I’m not a Golden Knight. The change in jobs has made me a Buccaneer, though I suspect I will remain a Golden Knight at heart forever. With the exception of missing my students tremendously, I am loving the new school. I had heard some pretty disparaging remarks about the new school, but I have found it to be nothing short of fantastic. For instance, I asked for a USB printer cable. My principal announced my request at a staff meeting, and in no time, THREE cables had shown up in my office. Similar requests at my beloved school resulted in comments such as, “What the hell is that?” or “Get it yourself.” Heh. Maybe we were too much like family, I don’t know…

I’ll post a picture of the awesome mural inside the school once I get a decent camera working. It’s literally filled with pirates and it reminds me of our Dragon*Con badges from a few years ago.

Fandom, TV

*header image*

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There’s no doubt in my mind that if I was still using any of my old themes for this site, I would totally have a “Being Human” theme. I seriously love these guys, and I can’t wait until the new series arrives. Sure, filming it is a great first step, but I’m ready NOW.

As much as I abhor Youtube, I saw this on one of my BH communities on LJ and felt compelled to not only watch, but add it here, as well. I may have even recruited a new fan in my dad. He asked for the “Must See” list of the moment and after I told him a very basic outline of the show, he asked, “Do they act like vampires, werewolves, and ghosts?” Apparently, since they do, at least at times, he’s in. Niiiice.

Fandom, TV

It’s Over

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And just like that, my love of Warehouse 13 is over.

This show had so much going for it, but ruined the dynamic of the show by introducing a new recurring character, Claudia. I could initially excuse the cliche of adding a brilliant, disinterested emo kid, but the portrayal by the actress (who needs a voice coach to explain the difference in making sardonic comments and sounding like you’re vomiting in your mouth) was a major killing point. After talking to Ben, I started to become annoyed at the cliche as well, and now I’m just so full of disappointment that I can no longer watch.

As I said on twitter, it’s like they introduced their version of Scrappy-Doo waaaay too soon. The show didn’t need this extraneous character so soon; the cast was just beginning to take the show and run with it and now there’s this annoying young vomiter stinking up the Warehouse. If anything, what we needed to see was more of Leena, the mysterious, aura reading B&B proprietor. I mean, this cast boasts CCH Pounder for pete’s sake (no pun intended), and she gets fewer episodes than this Claudia? Not on my TV.

Fandom, TV

Not “The” Clash

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Two episodes in and I am utterly fascinated by The History Channel’s new series Clash of the Gods. It’s not the standard documentary, and with all the gore and stylizations, I would say it’s more in the 300 vein. So far, we’ve seen Zeus (though sadly not a hot one like we will see soon), and Hercules. Thanks to my pal Percy Jackson, I already knew a lot of what was being discussed.

The upcoming episode schedule (subject to change) is:
[Mondays at 10PM ET/PT]
August 3 (premiere ZEUS)–now on History.com/video
August 10 HERCULES
August 17 HADES
August 24 THE LABYRINTH OF THE MINOTAUR
August 31 MEDUSA
[Sept 7 – pre-empted]
September 14 ODYSSEUS: CURSE OF THE SEA
September 21 ODYSSEUS: WARRIOR’S REVENGE

September 28 – October 12 – episodes BEOWULF, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THOR dates TBA

I urge to watch, even if you have to catch it via History.com. It’s that good. Visit the KPITV blog to get more information and general awesomeness from the actual makers of the series.