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I guess I better get that old December 2009 calendar off my journal...
Hey, folks, how have the first few days of 2010 been for everyone? Mine have been fine, watching TV and movies and trying to seriously sit down and really push through the Plaude!Shrek. It comes in fits and starts- I hit a wall and have to take a few days figuring out how to get over it, barrel through another scene and ignore it for a while. It will get done, for sure, one way or another.
Anyway, today I'll be headed for the mall to deal with the misses among the Christmas gift hits. I'll be glad to get it done, though I'd really rather not head out into the vicious wind that's whipping around today.
I caught Doctor Who's "End of Time" arc, happily enough. I've been terrible about keeping up with that show. Anyway, it was good, I guess. Bit of a let-down with what happened to the Time Lords in the.. where were they? The Time Lock? Sure. And the Master, though I liked that we got a genuine moment between him and the Doctor where he stopped acting like a complete lunatic and actually seemed like a real person (I'm not super into Doctor/Master as a pairing, but during that scene? Yeah, the subtext/text line was pretty darn blurry). As painful as it was, I loved that Wilf was the one who knocked four times. Very unexpected to me, but just right. Wilf is so lovely, and it was great to see him running around with the Doctor instead of the typical gorgeous young woman. Their conversations in the pub in Part I and on the spaceship in Part II are amazing, really reminded me how great David Tennant is as the Doctor. And he is. I've had my doubts in the past *cough*tinkerbelljesus*cough*, but he's done a fantastic job. And though, yeah, it kind of went on a bit, I liked his little silent goodbyes to his companions (Jack/Alonso- say it with me now, d'awww). We'll see about this Matt Smith fellow. I will say this for Eleven so far- his apparent catchphrase (GERONIMO!) beats the holy living hell out of Ten's (I'm sorry, I'm so sorry).
Quick question, have there been any pictures of the new TARDIS interior? I was surprised to hear they'd be changing it. I'm just hoping it's not going to be all bright and slick like in the reboot Enterprise. There's nothing wrong with that, I just feel like the TARDIS should be a bit warmer and more textured.
I watched District 9 and The Brothers Bloom this weekend, and... yeah, it'd be hard to find two more different movies without dipping into the Disney library. District 9 was incredibly intense, just absolutely non-stop, and thankfully not nearly as preachy as I worried it might be. Poor, poor Wikus- he so very did not deserve what happened to him. Jeez. Anyway, I don't think I'm going to rush out and buy this one, but I think it's definitely worth renting at least once.
As for The Brothers Bloom... it might be too quirky for some people, and I need to remember I don't have a huge fondness for movies about con artists. It gets me all paranoid waiting for the ultimate twist to come and Character A to find out Character B has in fact been conning Character A the whole time when Character A thought the opposite was true. Maybe other people enjoy that kind of thing, but it bugs me overall. In any case, Rachel Weisz is pretty adorable in it, as is Adrien Brody. And Rinko Kikuchi just plain rocks (Is it weird that I felt like Rachel Weisz's character had more chemistry with her character than Adrien Brody's? Probably). Oh, also? I NEED THE SOUNDTRACK LIKE OXYGEN. It's so awesome- kind of jazzy and sweet, almost vaudevillian, which makes sense. Also also, in the movie the kind of main villain is played by Maximillian Schell, who will forever and always be my Hamlet thanks to the terrible version of the play he starred in that was riffed by MST3K.
So, that's that. I feel like reviving this meme, so here goes:
You post a topic, list, category, whatever, in comments. (examples: "Five Times the Middleman Cursed," or "Five Things Peter Won't Ever Tell Claude," or "Five Things the Devil Didn't Invent (But Wishes He Did)"). Then, in a separate post, I'll post the answers to your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Serious or fun!
Anyway, today I'll be headed for the mall to deal with the misses among the Christmas gift hits. I'll be glad to get it done, though I'd really rather not head out into the vicious wind that's whipping around today.
I caught Doctor Who's "End of Time" arc, happily enough. I've been terrible about keeping up with that show. Anyway, it was good, I guess. Bit of a let-down with what happened to the Time Lords in the.. where were they? The Time Lock? Sure. And the Master, though I liked that we got a genuine moment between him and the Doctor where he stopped acting like a complete lunatic and actually seemed like a real person (I'm not super into Doctor/Master as a pairing, but during that scene? Yeah, the subtext/text line was pretty darn blurry). As painful as it was, I loved that Wilf was the one who knocked four times. Very unexpected to me, but just right. Wilf is so lovely, and it was great to see him running around with the Doctor instead of the typical gorgeous young woman. Their conversations in the pub in Part I and on the spaceship in Part II are amazing, really reminded me how great David Tennant is as the Doctor. And he is. I've had my doubts in the past *cough*tinkerbelljesus*cough*, but he's done a fantastic job. And though, yeah, it kind of went on a bit, I liked his little silent goodbyes to his companions (Jack/Alonso- say it with me now, d'awww). We'll see about this Matt Smith fellow. I will say this for Eleven so far- his apparent catchphrase (GERONIMO!) beats the holy living hell out of Ten's (I'm sorry, I'm so sorry).
Quick question, have there been any pictures of the new TARDIS interior? I was surprised to hear they'd be changing it. I'm just hoping it's not going to be all bright and slick like in the reboot Enterprise. There's nothing wrong with that, I just feel like the TARDIS should be a bit warmer and more textured.
I watched District 9 and The Brothers Bloom this weekend, and... yeah, it'd be hard to find two more different movies without dipping into the Disney library. District 9 was incredibly intense, just absolutely non-stop, and thankfully not nearly as preachy as I worried it might be. Poor, poor Wikus- he so very did not deserve what happened to him. Jeez. Anyway, I don't think I'm going to rush out and buy this one, but I think it's definitely worth renting at least once.
As for The Brothers Bloom... it might be too quirky for some people, and I need to remember I don't have a huge fondness for movies about con artists. It gets me all paranoid waiting for the ultimate twist to come and Character A to find out Character B has in fact been conning Character A the whole time when Character A thought the opposite was true. Maybe other people enjoy that kind of thing, but it bugs me overall. In any case, Rachel Weisz is pretty adorable in it, as is Adrien Brody. And Rinko Kikuchi just plain rocks (Is it weird that I felt like Rachel Weisz's character had more chemistry with her character than Adrien Brody's? Probably). Oh, also? I NEED THE SOUNDTRACK LIKE OXYGEN. It's so awesome- kind of jazzy and sweet, almost vaudevillian, which makes sense. Also also, in the movie the kind of main villain is played by Maximillian Schell, who will forever and always be my Hamlet thanks to the terrible version of the play he starred in that was riffed by MST3K.
So, that's that. I feel like reviving this meme, so here goes:
You post a topic, list, category, whatever, in comments. (examples: "Five Times the Middleman Cursed," or "Five Things Peter Won't Ever Tell Claude," or "Five Things the Devil Didn't Invent (But Wishes He Did)"). Then, in a separate post, I'll post the answers to your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Serious or fun!
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I caught the EoT arc too. The parts you mentioned were my favorites. The conversations between Wilf and the Doctor and the Master and the Doctor were fabulous. I wasn't shippy about the Master and Doctor in S3, but man they were really laying in on this time. Overall though... I kind of thought it was terrible. *laughs* The plot, IMO, was a complete mess. That isn't counting the plot threads that were just left hanging. I love David Tennant, and I think he can be really great when given the chance and proper material... but I've actually never found Ten as obnoxious and childish as I did throughout parts of those two episodes. I would've liked to see what Moffat could've done with David Tennant, but overall my reaction is mostly good riddance to RTD.
As for the new TARDIS interior, the only pictures I could find weren't really good. I could have sworn better ones existed, but these are what kept coming up.
Meme: In honor of the holiday season-- Five Gifts Claude Wants to Give Peter (But Doesn't).
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Aw, well, I guess I didn't notice the terrible parts, so don't tell me. Same with the obnoxious parts.
Hmm. I'm.. not so sure about that interior. Looks a little... Christmas at Studio 54 to me. Oh well. Thanks for digging them up for me!
An intriguing prompt! I shall give it a think. Thanks!
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To be fair though, the old set wasn't that spectacular either. *laughs*
I hope you enjoy writing it. :)
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Plaude!Shrek?! Yes, please! Claude is Shrek, Peter is Fiona, but who is Donkey?
It'll probably end up being Sylar or somebody...Anyway, it was good, I guess. Bit of a let-down with what happened to the Time Lords in the.. where were they? The Time Lock? Sure. And the Master, though I liked that we got a genuine moment between him and the Doctor where he stopped acting like a complete lunatic and actually seemed like a real person
I completely agree with this and pretty much your entire review of the episode. I said in mine that the whole Master/Timelords story line was a cocktease. It was like, "So you lure us in with he promise of the Timelords' return and then shove them right back?" I think it was there to tie up some angsty loose ends or something. I also really liked the Master there at the end, and I don't like him quite as much as other people do (he's a bit ridiculous). And Timothy Dalton was strangely yummy as Lord President (especially for an old guy).
As painful as it was, I loved that Wilf was the one who knocked four times. Very unexpected to me, but just right. Wilf is so lovely, and it was great to see him running around with the Doctor instead of the typical gorgeous young woman. Their conversations in the pub in Part I and on the spaceship in Part II are amazing, really reminded me how great David Tennant is as the Doctor. And he is.
THIS. WORD. Just...YES. I love Wilf, and I really hope we see him again. He's just awesome! I think he should be a regular companion. Like you said, his scenes with Ten really made realized how much I was going to miss Ten, and I guess that's what a proper swan song episode should do
I'm looking at you, Heroes.And though, yeah, it kind of went on a bit, I liked his little silent goodbyes to his companions (Jack/Alonso- say it with me now, d'awww).
Yes, definitely. For some reason, I kept thinking, "Martha has such nice hair." And Jack/Alonso is too adorable for words! Jack and his woobies---that's all I have to say about that. But wasn't it odd how just about every monster from Ten's tenure was in that bar? I think they consulted George Lucas for that scene...
I think Matt Smith looks like a ton of fun. I'm worried about how the TARDIS will look, though.
As for the meme: "Five Times Nine Almost Told Peter The Truth."
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Yes, Plaude!Shrek. It's coming along- I'd say I'm a good two-thirds done. Just got to work out how the climax is supposed to go. I will say that Donkey is not Sylar, but in fact had his role divided between two other characters, because of who ended up playing the Dragon.
I was happy to get a little more backstory on what the Doctor actually did during the Time War, though, yeah, it really ended up being mostly a tease. The Master definitely lost some points for me when he was just jumping around, cackling and throwing lightning bolts and devouring things in Part I, but he got them back in Part II. Heh, if you liked Timothy Dalton here, you should see him in Hot Fuzz. In one of the commentaries, the director Edgar Wright mentions that one of the (I think) editors of the film said, "Timothy Dalton looks like a cartoon fox!" which I think is one of the truer statements ever made.
his scenes with Ten really made realized how much I was going to miss Ten
Absolutely. Like, when he almost starts crying in the pub? That freaking killed me. You could just feel his fear and sorrow and helplessness and everything. I re-watched Part I just for that.
Heh, I wasn't so sure about Martha's braids, but I guess it's sweet that she ended up with Mickey. Though, do you know why they were fighting Sontarans? I didn't watch the second episode of that arc. I loved the Star Wars-esque cantina with all the familiar alien faces! And did you notice that- what's the song? "Bad Angel?" from the NYC arc was playing? That was great.
Thanks very much for the prompt! I'll get to work on it.
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Ooh, prompts, been a while since I've offered so, take your pick:) :
5 Times... Major West doubted, and 1 time he didn't.
5 Times... Anastasia DeCobray teased James McCullen, and 1 time she let him touch.
5 Times... Claude survived, and 1 time he didn't.
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Wheee prompts! Thanks kindly! The second intrigues me, though an attempt at reading the Baroness' Wikipedia entry just made my eyes cross. Maybe I can fake it, though...
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I'm planning to watch "The End of Time," both parts (and "The Water of Mars") very soon. I want to be caught up- especially because I can't read spoilery posts like yours until I am!
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Enjoy! And definitely do not read the Doctor Who portions of this post.
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(I'm not super into Doctor/Master as a pairing, but during that scene? Yeah, the subtext/text line was pretty darn blurry).
OK, I have never been particularly into that pairing either (I recognized how it could be done, but I'm not very adventurous outside of canon pairings in DW)...except in these episodes. Those scenes killed me. I'm still not sure I ship it, honestly, but the Master was probably my favorite part of those episodes. Which was interesting, since I really didn't think he would be.
(Jack/Alonso- say it with me now, d'awww)
D'AWWWW! "His name is Alonso"- I love it! I don't know if Torchwood is going to do anything with that, but I sure hope it's at least mentioned.
The Doctor nearly bursting into tears in the pub scene with Wilfred almost made me burst into tears. The angst in these episodes was ridiculous, but I have to say I don't think I've ever clicked from one youtube video to another faster than I was clicking between parts for "The End of Time Pts. 1 and 2". :)
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Yeah, I wouldn't say the Master was my favorite part, but getting a deeper look into his character and seeing that the Doctor isn't the only one that recognizes their bond- that was nice.
I don't know if Torchwood is going to do anything with that, but I sure hope it's at least mentioned.
Heh, if Russel Tovey wasn't probably busy with Being Human, I'd wager he might be part of the new Torchwood team. Oh well.
The Doctor nearly bursting into tears in the pub scene with Wilfred almost made me burst into tears.
It's just the way it comes all of a sudden, and gets suppressed so quickly- it's so genuine that way. And then he talks about regenerating, and you start to think about the fact that, yeah, this man has lived ten lives, but he's also died nine deaths and knows another one is coming, and it tears your heart out.
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Very well said. It's so poignant for that very reason.