Brace for impact!

[lotus0kid]

I love those doppler radar images you see on the weather report of storms coming up from the south, it looks like an enormous green amoeba is about to engulf the east coast. Look out!

That's pretty much the only good thing about the apparently horrendous snow storm breathing down Maryland's neck. I was really super going to go Christmas shopping on Saturday- now it'll have to wait until probably Tuesday after work (can't miss Monday's re-watch, of course). And then there's the appointment I made to get a photo portrait done for my dad's gift. I've already had to reschedule it for Saturday because my mom's dragging me out to the BSO on Sunday... Though, I wonder if the storm's put that in jeopardy too. Oy. Snow? Seriously, crappy timing.

Anyway, other stuff. TV! I finally sat down and watched two of the recent Doctor Who specials, "The New Doctor" and "Planet of the Dead." You know, I hate to say it, but I may be pretty much done with Doctor Who. Those two episodes were okay, but they really didn't thrill me like earlier ones have, and ending each one with "THE DOCTOR IS SOOOOOOOOOO LONELYYYYYYY! DDDX" got old really fast. So, you know, I'm interested enough to check out the first of Eleven's episodes, and whatever episode it is with John Simm and Timothy Dalton, but if they don't get the job done, that'll be about it for me.

OTOH, Syfy's Alice was really something special, I think. Surreal but still grounded, well-acted and nicely textured and cinematic. Hatter's awesome, as is Charlie, and Alice herself, though sometimes you could pick up on Catarina Scorsone's inexperience. I love that she's a black belt, but they didn't have her doing all kinds of ridiculous martial arts moves at every opportunity. Honestly, 90% of the time the moves she did seemed very realistic for someone who, despite having the knowledge, gained that knowledge in a classroom and not while actually protecting themselves from harm. So, points for that. And Alice/Hatter is adorable, there I said it.

Comments

[saena17.livejournal.com]

I'm really interested in seeing the new Alice from Sci-Fi (I stubbornly refuse to spell it the new way). I'm such a big fan of that story, and I like creative, surreal adaptations. Just another thing to add to my ever-growing Netflix list.

As for Doctor Who, I still have yet to see "The Water of Mars"- I was going to watch it while someone had it uploaded to youtube, but it got taken down before I got the chance. And with the new one coming up, I really need to get on that!

[c-quinn.livejournal.com]

OTOH, Syfy's Alice was really something special, I think.

I very much agree. :)

[zombres.livejournal.com]

I continue to be inordinately pleased that my entire Flist loooooves Alice. Also: HATTER HATTER HATTER. Because it's obligatory at this point.

[guanin.livejournal.com]

I havent't seen any of the new Who, not even the season 4 finale. I just can't seem to muster the energy.

[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

I am so pissed off. Usually I love snow so much but this particular snowfall is just ruining things left and right for me. *pouts*

Anyway. TV...I want to want to watch TV shows. I mean, I still haven't seen the last episode of White Collar, among other things. And this Alice show looks like it has potential. I'm just really not in the mood for anything. Blah. Maybe next week I'll watch something.

[gingerberrysnap.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, all this talk about snow makes me want some in Florida. Not a storm, mind you, but not the 72 degree weather we have.

The two Doctor Who specials were okay. I think they're mostly masturbatory writing for RTD at this point since he's leaving with David Tennant. So I'm looking forward to the Ten finale and seeing how it is with Eleven and Stephen Moffat at the reins.

I'm going to give Alice a watch... once I have time after Christmas. My job is taking over my life.