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[Aug. 6th, 2009|11:09 pm] |
I logged on to IMDB on a whim only to see that John Hughes has died of a heart-attack. Oh, God. :-(
59.
That's only a few years older than my mother.
Way too young.
Why do so many awesome people keep dying this year? Bea Arthur, Michael Jackson... |
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[Aug. 6th, 2009|10:31 pm] |
I would just like to fangirl The Lovely Bones trailer.
Holy shit. This movie is going to be amazing, you guys! |
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[Aug. 1st, 2009|11:01 am] |
Hello! Just checking in, and posting to say OMGAUGUSTALREADYWTF? This year has gone so fast. Which is good, because it's been a bad year.
But anyway. How are you? I don't want to disappear completely so little check in posts might be good. I have no idea what is going on in fandom, apart from hearing about some racefail on ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.1) st_xi_kink. That's pretty much it. Otherwise I know nothing...and it's kind of nice. I'm still lurking around and reading fic but I feel like I've managed to de-clutter all the fandom junk from my brain.
I've come to terms with the fact that I will be parting ways with Doctor Who. I do not feel sad. More relieved. It feels like such a natural time to cut ties with it. I would have been so excited for Moffat once but I'm just so apathetic toward him now, and I tried and tried but I can't feel anything for Matt or Karen except ohmygodtheyresoyoungitlooksliketwilightsigh which isn't to say I'm judging them on their ages or saying that a younger-looking doctor and companion couldn't be a completely awesome cup of tea, but it won't be my completely awesome cup of tea. Know what I'm saying, guys?
Children of Earth...I've made my peace. There will always be things I love about it and things I hate about it and I can't imagine I will make a point of watching the whole thing through again but I don't feel so crushed by the weight of it now that weeks have passed and I have been able to process and read meta. Time heals all some wounds. True thing.
I don't think I'll be writing anymore fic in Whoniverse. I just can't. I'm totally ficced out, even though I never wrote much. It's not so much that I have nothing to say, I just can't be fucking bothered to say it. I will leave it in the hands of people who speak from the heart because I just...don't, not now.
I'm still loving Trek. Trek is still shiny and bright and glorious like the sun, as long as I stick to purely reading the fic and ignore the wanky/potentially wanky stuff. I've read a bit of meta not a lot. I'd rather read the fic and not worry about The Issues which probably makes me a bad person but Trek is my happy place right now, so sue me.
Edit to add: Oh, I also watched Watchmen recently and I really, really loved it. Is there any good fic around? I don't mind if it's movie or novel based as long as it's well-written. I had a little look on my own but, as usual, came away empty handed.
Anyway, how are you guys all doing? Drop a comment just to say hi or something. |
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[Jul. 24th, 2009|01:52 pm] |
I'm not surprised at the latest round of shit-stirring Russell T Davies is indulging in. I've been in fandom long enough to know it's better for one's health to just ignore the man and any quotes from him/his team completely.
That said, fandom really isn't a nice place to be at the minute. I'm all but done with Doctor Who because I'm not feeling the happy for Eleven or Amy or Moffat, which makes me really sad because I thought I was ready for the change. Turns out...no. I've already decided once and for all that I'm just going to cling to my Nine/Ten era boxsets and be thankful for the memories.
Torchwood...well, if it does come back, I know it won't be a kind of Torchwood that I will want to watch.
Even the Star Trek Reboot fandom which has been surprisingly wank free is stirring the pot with slashers trying to get Kirk/Spock to become canon by masquerading as some sort of revolutionary gay rights movement which is just...I don't even know. I find it disturbing and very, very worrying. I don't fucking like it AT ALL.
I've met some really lovely people but I feel like I really need to step back from fandom for a while. I'm not saying I'm leaving or anything of the sort because I don't doubt I'll stilll pop in and be nosy and post a bit but I'm just saying that if you start seeing less of me, don't be surprised. I feel like there is something very nasty bubbling away and it's only a matter of time before it goes off with a big motherfucking bang. I don't want to be around when it does. |
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[Jul. 21st, 2009|01:37 pm] |
I think the Star Trek cast, old and new, might be the most adorable ever.
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy declare their undying love:
I may have melted into a big pool of mush. How dang cute are they?
Zachary Quinto is star struck: (about 40 seconds in)
I laughed so hard. Zachary is amazing. |
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[Jul. 20th, 2009|11:57 am] |
An image of Matt Smith in costume on the first day of his filming for Doctor Who has been released by Auntie Beep. Along with the name of Karen Gillan's character...
( Spoilers? ) |
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[Jul. 20th, 2009|09:30 am] |
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CoE fic is done. Gen/character study, less than 1000 words. Is there anyone who has seen CoE that can beta for me? Just a quick once over so that I know whether the story is post-worthy or not. |
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| London Film & Comic Con 2009 |
[Jul. 18th, 2009|04:12 pm] |
Um, yeah. So I'm insane because I woke up at 3:30am and I knew if I missed LFCC I just wouldn't forgive myself so, drugged to the heavens on paracetamol and armed with a packet of cough sweets I hopped on the first train of the day and went to London.
Firstly: I don't post personal photos to the internet so please don't ask:, sorry
With that out of the way;
Oh, God. SO SO SO SO SO SO GLAD I DID!
Keeley Hawes is amazing! I had such a great chat with her; I probably got to talk with her longer than I've ever chatted to a guest at one of these events because she seemed to want to have proper conversation with everyone and she was totally committed to anything I said and it was so fucking weird in a way because it was like talking to someone I'd known all my life. I've been doing conventions for a few years now and I've never felt so natural with a guest. I'm not sure if it was all good news because I did hear some of the staff moaning when it was the afternoon and Keeley had only reached 180 but the selfish part of me doesn't care because I had the best celeb-meet experience ever, and I've met a lot so it wasn't like there wasn't competition. Anyway, a few things I remember:
- Filming of S3 starts September 7th
- She knows how A2A is going to end
- She doesn't "get" spoilers; we're both in agreement it's so much cooler to just find out for ourselves
- She has fun with all the vintage clothes
- She reckons a lot of people didn't like the perm from S1 (I missed it and said so...the perm rocked)
- When they film they have to change some of the local scenery (phoneboxes, etc) to make it more 80s looking and that there's still some really good old-town areas of London so that they don't have to go too CGI mad.
I also met Tom Baker, who is mad as a box of frogs but a total delight. He's like a lovely eccentric old uncle and though he had a very steady queue he took time each time to address everyone and shake hands and have a little chat.
Alexandra Moen (Lucy Saxon) was there so I went to see her as well and SHE'S SO TINY. OMG. You'd never, ever know it if you've only seen her in Who. She's like a beautiful little doll fresh from the packaging and I wanted to keep! She was very friendly and we compared The Master and Lucy to The Joker and Harley Quinn (she had a vague idea of who they were), and she couldn't tell me when I asked if we'd ever see Lucy again. She had great fun in the role and there was a moment of appreciation for her very funky dancing in TSOD.
The biggest reason I went though was Scott Bakula and he lived up to everything I've ever heard about him. He's a true gentleman; very polite and easy-going and just really, really nice and approachable. It was brief as he was one of the busiests guests but despite that it didn't feel rushed and I got to have a mini conversation, complimenting Quantum Leap and saying how much I adored his partnership with Dean Stockwell in the show. He said they had so much fun and that he was enjoying his visit over here when I asked him about that. He just came across as a really relaxed and genuine guy.
I've been home a little while now but I need to go and get some sleep and then maybe later I can finish off my CoE fic. |
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[Jul. 17th, 2009|08:07 pm] |
I'm still sick. I thought it was ebbing away but this morning I felt a lot worse again. I think this is a real slow-burn type thing because I've had it for at least two weeks already (last week it just felt like laziness/depression more than anything though). URGH. So I can't go to London this weekend, I can't go and see Harry Potter 6 in the cinema yet and I'm basically very bored and feeling sorry for myself.
I am trying to be somewhat productive in penning a CoE fic. Would anyone be up for beta-ing it for me? It's got huge CoE spoilers but I'm somewhat unsure about it so would like a second opinion before I seriously consider posting it. Drop a comment if you can assist. |
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