Fandom, Movies

Go, Joe!

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I want to see G.I. Joe. In no way did I ever think I would say, “I want to see G.I. Joe.” When I was little, my uncle had a few of the action figures, but I always thought they were enormous and too cumbersome to be played with properly; I much preferred my Star Wars figures.

When I heard there was going to be a G.I. Joe movie, I shrugged it off. “Oh, another war move, who cares?” I figured that at best, it would be some Jarhead type thing. A few castings later, I was interested, and a few trailers later, I was looking forward to it.

Anyone who knows me will be able to look at the movie poster and identify the two main reasons I want to see this movie. Oh, and if they had somehow worked Sean Bean into the movie, it may have just been my favorite movie of all time (even if it sucks). Ha! Regardless, I seriously may drag myself to see this sometime this weekend.

Fandom, TV

je n’sais quoi

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What does Warehouse 13 have? Great storylines? No, not really. Plausible storylines? Definitely not. Fantastic acting? Not even close.

But in all honesty, I can’t stop watching it. I replay each episode many times during the week and enjoy myself each time I watch. I guess it has just enough of many elements to be interesting and a little unique. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do, but with each episode (not that they’re getting better), I find that I hope it makes the cut.

Weird. Maybe there’s an artifact in my attic making me act this way. 😛

Fandom, TV

Returns

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We now return to our regularly scheduled posting.

We’re still three months away from the newest Stargate endeavor, but I’m becoming increasingly interested in SGU. There’s not a singular entity that has my interest (i.e. John Sheppard’s hotness, Jack O’Neill’s snark, Samantha Carter’s hair), rather an overall curiousness as to how the new concept will play out.

Stranded in space, an idea many say is reminiscent of Voyager, is fine with me. A younger, hipper cast is also not a problem for me, especially since the teasers we’ve seen don’t support the theory that the “old” people are just background. The only worry I have is in the casting of the lead actor, Robert Carlyle. I’m not familiar with his work, but he has a sort of bird-like head, a la David Tennant, and I tend to get distracted by that particular trait. Needless to say, I’m petty. I need to have someone to spazz out over, and I hope there will be someone emerge as the “looks” of the show who is not just secondary (like Ronon Dex…more of Ronon and Shep and SGA may have survived).

Nonetheless, I expect I will be posting quite a bit about SGU when it premieres in October.

Personal

Maudlin Post

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Listen up: I’m going to say all this one (more) time and then I’m going to be finished with it. I HATE being like this and I’m pushing myself through it as quickly as possible.

I’m heart-hurt. I know I said I wasn’t, but that was a lie. I am. So, in order to celebrate this pitiful state of mind, I did what all girls do: I created a sad playlist to remind me just how sad I am.

1. “On Fire” by Switchfoot (on repeat)
2. “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane
3. “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” by David Gray (on repeat)
4. “Make it Go Away” by Holly Cole
5. “Angel” by Dave Matthews Band
6. “Run” by Snow Patrol
7. “Love is the End” by Keane
8. “Set The Fire to the Third Bar” by Snow Patrol
9. “Back to Good” by Matchbox 20
10 “The Day All My Dreams Came True” Great Expectations Soundtrack

So there it is. Only a few actual “sad” songs, but songs that for one reason or another make me sad.

I’m pretty sure I’ll be back to normal tomorrow. Thanks for all the support! *hugs*