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Okay, I didn't post every day. In fact, I am days behind. So, time to play catch up and do 4 days in a row.





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I really don't understand people who don't like music vids. Unless they are looking at bad ones on YouTube. I love me some musical montage. And some of our fandom vidders are the most amazing, creative people alive.

To kick off my Vividcon appreciation, I found this SPN vid today by butterfly. It is SPN. It is Destiel. It is Charlie and Dean as AU siblings. It is hilarious and cool. And a good reminded about why Destiel is such a presistent ship. It's not my thing, but I can't deny it is in the canon, given this uses lots of canon footage to good effect. None of that splicing of scenes to get an AU point across.

keswindhover check it out. It's from the one episode you saw of SPN! So, you can relate to it, too.



More Vividcon under this cut...( Read more... )

Now, that's what I am talking about. There will be all kinds of spoilers under this cut...and some stuff about sleep deprivation...and a bit of ranting about what is, without a doubt, the most annoying fandom ever...( Read more... )

So, first off, I have been looking at people in the Harry Potter films (not the stars but the supporting actors) and other places for a likely Doctor for the big screen. Joseph P, always works for me...but what about Joseph Fiennes? He certainly has the big-screen pedigree for it and a look that could work, too. Also, he might be affordable, because he's not as well known as Johnny Depp or his brother. I would like him to go more like his Camelot Merlin than his Shakespeare though.

Secondly, Supernatural this week? WOW! ( Read more... )

I liked this episode. I think S7 is going much better than S6 so far. I enjoyed Jensen Ackles as a director. And I liked that he didn't lean so much on guest actors this time. Young Sam is my favorite flashback character, because I feel he's very talented. ( Read more... )

Hello again flist!

I am here to discuss two shows that have failed to live up to their previous glory days: Doctor Who and Supernatural.

Every time I've been a fan of a show...Buffy, Roswell, BSG and I've jumped ship and suggested the show is about to tank, I've been met with a barrage of "True Fan" outrage. Oh, how very dare I? People tell me the show is "as good as ever" or "BETTER!" because now it is appealing to a broader demographic or now the ratings mean something different than they once did, because...you know...people are listening to the show via Skype.

Let me say this, if you find yourself defending a show against a number of former fans who are telling you the show is no good any more. The show is probably no good!

This article is a case in point...defending the hell out of Doctor Who's 5th and 6th season, which, trust me, were not very good.

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/comments/999237/is_doctor_who_really_in_trouble.html#comments_form

But, oh, yes, the ratings don't matter, because people have download capacity now! Riiiiiight! We just didn't ever download things back in 2007. Waiting to watch a show...still means it is not a priority for you!

And so we go to Supernatural. And how it isn't the show it was under Kripke. It isn't. Not because of the S6 ending, though. People are upset about the S6 ending and we true fans would do better if we listened to what those people who are upset are saying. The writers should listen, too. Enough already with Sam and Dean against each other and enough with the aborted plots. Stop being quite so stealthy in your plot points, because most of the fans are missing them entirely. Which is not to say that I think SPN is done for...or that Doctor Who is necessarily done for either. I think both shows still have potential. But to discount what former fans of a show are saying is insane. It doesn't make you a "True Fan" of the show to bury your head in the sand and pretend that everything is just as good...or better than ever.

Rae
who still thinks we are looking at H.P. Lovecraft for Supernatural this coming season. Which means, Cas isn't in his body something else is...and Cas is probably looking for a new vessel or needs to be rescued from somewhere nasty.

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I know a lot of people are puzzled or put off by the Wincest aspect of Supernatural. Even if you are not a fan of it...or of the show...the vid under the cut below is so much fun you must watch it.

It is mocking the whole idea of Wincest, while simultaneously confirming that these two brothers say the oddest things to one another.

Title: People Will Say We're In Love.

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Before we delve into tonight's review, I would like you all to recall that, in the past, I've had cause to rail against writers who refuse to accept the realities of life as we now know it.

RTD and his ilk with their, "Oh, life is so sad. Let's work against all logic and make our hero a whiny sod about it all." The West Wing doing their "People sometimes die senselessly" storyline on the first anniversary of September 11th. Really? Do we need you to reflect THAT particular point? And all of the folks who announce boldly that "Happy endings just aren't realistic." PSHAW! You know what else isn't very realistic? Having your hero jump onto the wings of a jet in mid-flight. Or having the TARDIS tow Earth home. Real people are ten times as creative as the sheltered, clueless types writing some of this stuff. Real people work things out.

Which brings me to tonight's SPN episode...and a word or two of praise for the new head writer...( Read more... )

...if this Season Five finale had been the series finale it was supposed to be...the show would have gone down in history as one of the most satisfying, true to itself, fully realized endings in the history of television. Right up there with the end of Newhart! Delightful, surprising and perfectly balanced with the whole series.

Serious spoilers...I mean BIG ONES...under this cut...( Read more... )

Rae