Happy New Year, everyone! May 2017 be kinder to you than 2016-even if you had a good 2016!

My New Year's Resolution, carefully formulated mere days before I heard rumors of LJ's impending demise is . . . drum roll, please . . . to post more on LJ!

If the worst happens and LJ goes kaput, please look for me on Drnamwidth instead: http://aelfgyfu- ( Read more... )

I have read more fiction than usual this summer! The first one is one I forgot from the last entry, but the others are all since then.

( David Brin, Existence )

"Agent Carter first look: Peggy lands in Hollywood in Comic-Con poster," Natalie Abrams at EW. NOTE: there are casting spoilers there.

( Cut for squee and casting spoilers )

Ok, I'm the last kid to post about it, but I have to share my joy! "‘Agent Carter’ and ‘Agents of SHIELD’ Renewed, But ‘SHIELD’ Spin-Off Is DOA"

Peggy will be back! And I earnestly hope that she's back with Angie, Jarvis, Sousa, and Thompson. I could live without Thompson, but I think I have to have those first three.

Oh, and Agents of SHIELD ( Read more... )

Marvel's Agent Carter is a limited-run series; its last episode will air on Tuesday. It has a real possibility of renewal for a second season, but ratings haven't been what ABC hoped, so AgentCarter.net has provided ways to encourage ABC to bring the show back ("Want More Agent Carter? It's All Down to You!"Their suggestions include ( Read more... )

The short version: more shows than Brilliant Husband and I can actually watch in a week. We got behind in the fall, caught up between semesters (when most shows took a few weeks off) and are now behind again. Also, I have probably forgotten a show or two. I hope they aren't important ones. Last time I did this, I forgot one of my favorites!

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If I hadn't been watching the show, I would want someone to tell me: "You must watch Agent Carter!" It's better than Agents of SHIELD (which I enjoy a lot, and I do intend to post more about it). It helps if you've seen the first Cap movie, Captain America: The First Avenger, but I don't think you need to have seen it: flashbacks and little info ( Read more... )