'Do you have a story for me? Do you know the one where we'll all live happily...?'
I want to like Primeval. It’s kinda hard ‘coz:
* For one thing, I keep missing it on Foxtel. They air it in regular rotations but I always seem to notice it during the last few eps. [Which is understandable, given how few episodes comprise a season of a British series. *glares at stingy PTB*]
* Helen. *roars* I want to kill her. SO BAD. *tears hair out with frustration*
* I sorta ship Claudia and Cutter but he’s an ass. She gets knocked unconscious and he doesn’t even make the effort to catch her? How un-chivalrous. [*remembers the wonderful Sparky scene in Echoes and swoons*] If he had crappy reflexes, that’s one thing, but she could have a concussion or major internal injuries and his reaction is to look at her sprawled unconscious body with a thoughtful air and go, ‘Oops’. *kicks him* NOT COOL. I’d never consider you worthy of her but she seems fond of you for some reason. O.o
*And finally, I looked up spoilers for the second and third season and it seems to get progressively crappier, so I think I'm better off washing my hands of it now, before I get in too deep, y/y?
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I HATE JESSI. SHE NEEDS TO DIE RIGHT THE FRAK NOW.
*quivers with loathing and hostility*
I've only seen the first few eps of season 4 [Psychic Friend and Electric Kiss stick in my memory as well as my craw] and wow, did TATB screw up this show but good. I was upset when I found out about its cancellation but at this point, it's a mercy killing. *nodnod*
The highlight of the show was always Kyle's relationship with Amanda. She epitomized everything good about humanity and our society. She's sweet, gentle, compassionate, understanding...yes, she occasionally suffers from jealousy and self-willed blindness towards unpleasant truths and misplaced anger, but she's only human. The Tragers, as Kyle's family, had a lot to do with socializing him and teaching him about our ways even as he taught them better ways to do things, but Amanda was the ideal girl, she tolerated his unusual quirks and gave him her love and trust.
Then along comes Jessi and ruins the show. I have no idea what the hell the writers were trying to accomplish but the wonderful relationship that was built between the couple gets tested and wrecked on the shoals of her malignant presence, that's for sure. They undermined the romance they had developed in favor of some 'destined star-crossed affair' between Kyle and Jessi. Simply 'coz they're both lab-bred. Riiight. It's not where you come from, it's who you become that matters.
Kyle and Amanda are similar in that they want to help others, they're willing to go out of their way to accomodate other people and make their lives better.
Jessi? She's a bitch. Not the fun type that I can sympathize with and cheer for, but just a malicious, repulsive spiteful wretch that makes me fight to keep from destroying things whenever her face pops up onscreen. She uses people. She ruins lives. She goes out of her way to make people unhappy. She's deliberately nasty and unpleasant and is just a chore to be around. Yeah, she's had a crappy life but when other characters reach out to her, she bites the hand that feeds her. They constantly make allowances for her and she just takes and takes and takes and never admits to any faults or any wrongdoing. Her superior gene code makes her above things like gratitude and kindness, apparently.
She's nothing like Kyle. If anything, she's his responsibility. He's always running around after her, cleaning up her messes, protecting her, and when he gives advice or asks her to do him a favor, she refuses and usually brings about the exact disaster he was trying to prevent. She expects him to give her everything but she offers nothing in return. She expects her company to mean the world to him and doesn't respect his affection and love for other people over herself. The problem I have with the way the writers handled Jessi is that they threw her in as a rival for Kyle's affections and it was a fait accompli that they were destined to be together. She never had to earn his trust or his affection, it was just automatically distributed to her. Even though she's a bratty, demanding horror of a character and I wish she'd been blown up in that lab explosion 'coz she dragged this show down and I blame her for making me unable to keep watching a show I once loved.
The writers made shocking mistake after mistake. Psychic Friend was a chance to redeem her. The psychic predicted Kyle's true love would be in danger, yada yada. He assumed it was Amanda that was drowning but instead it was Jessi. How pathetic is that? The uber-enhanced, super-human with preternatural abilities gets knocked overboard by a beam that normal ordinary human Amanda managed to dodge. They could've made this moment so much better, they could've elevated it to another level and finally softened her character, made her more sympathetic- if she'd seen the beam sweeping towards Amanda and put aside her contempt for the girl and put someone else's wellbeing above her own and thrown herself into harm's way to save Amanda. That would've been such a powerful moment. Instead, they made her look ridiculous and threw her and Kyle together in such a contrived and ridiculous manner.
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Things that make me bounce off the walls:
I CAN GO SEE AMANDA TAPPING! WHEEE! :D
I was worried about the timing before, 'coz my parents wrangled numerous concessions to allow me to go to the convention last year, when it was a month before exam period. But due to the tortuous new trimester system- which necessitates the loss of our holidays plus study week *glares*- exams finish the week before the con! Oh, joy! *twirls giddily*
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Does anyone know why the hell Channel Ten is suddenly screening So You Think You Can Dance at 11pm now? What happened to the family-friendly 7:30pm slot? They'd never do this shocking time-frame for the Australian version, so what gives? I much prefer the American show, with the hilarious judges and wonderful Cat and far more entertaining and humorous contestants, and it deserves better than to be relegated to last place behind Simpsons and movie repeats. *frowns*
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I’m stuck in limbo hell, waiting for the next installments in all my favorite series. Currently making me nearly leap out of my skin with eager anticipation and hopeless desperation:
#5. Richelle Mead- Blood Promise [Vampire Academy book 4]: this week!
Who has read book 3? I didn’t see that twist coming, OMG. *spazzes out* WILL THIS END IN TRAGEDY? I CAN’T BEAR IT. PLEEEEAAASE GIVE ME A DEUS EX MACHINA, I PROMISE NOT TO NITPICK. *wibbles*
Previous review.
#4. Kristin Cashore- Fire: October this year.
I’m so excited about this. Even though I’d prefer to read Bitterblue’s story first, I’m so in love with this new author that I’m grateful she’s releasing another novel at all, because if it’s half as awesome as Graceling, I will be super thrilled. She excels at writing the tough, gifted, independent female character while avoiding the whiny, eyeroll-inducing cringeworthiness of the Mary Sue, cause for celebration, yo!
#3. Jim Butcher- First Lord’s Fury [Codex Alera book 7]: November this year.
Fantasy series that is the definition of ‘epic win’. I love the concept of the boy without magic in a world where possessing magic is the norm, way to flip convention on its head! One of the best things is that this forces Tavi to be clever and use his brains to outsmart everyone else- unlike, say, Harry Potter who fumbles along with everyone else solving his problems for him, constantly making messes they have to clean up on his behalf and acting like a massive brat in need of an ego-stomping and serious reality check.
Previous review.
#2. Ilona Andrews- Kate Daniels book 4: around May next year. *sobs heartbrokenly*
These books are the best thing in literature, ever. I fangirl Kate so hard, zomg. And her relationship/battle for dominance with Curran makes my heart burst from squee. :D
Previous review.
#1. Diane Duane- A Wizard of Mars [Young Wizards book 9]: NEVER, AT THIS RATE.
I love this series. It’s so intelligent, even though it’s aimed at young adults, it doesn’t talk down to them like so many other books, it’s chockfull of technobabble I could never hope to understand but that’s okay! I’d rather a book that makes me admire its complexity rather than headbash over how condescending it is. And the basic concept is something everyone can empathize with- the bullied kid that picks up a book and discovers magic and a way to fight back against the bullies while making a difference in the world, saving the world. Brilliant series, but I’ve been waiting on book nine for the past two years and the wait is killing me. I will probably die before the damn thing’s ever released. *woes*
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SORTING HAT
Your result for The Sorting Hat Test...
Slytherin
You scored 42% Order/Chaos, and 35% Moral/Rational
Chaotic Rationality. You don't think much of rules and restrictions; you look at things from an analytical perspective and probably think morality is relative to some extent. Your strength lies in being able to make your own judgments and form your own strategies uninhibited by others; your weakness lies in the wariness other people may have of you, perceiving you as dangerous.
You join people like Theodore Nott, Severus Snape, and Horace Slughorn.
The 4-grid I used to determine this is as follows:
ChaoticOrderlyMoralGryffindorHufflepuffRationalSlytherin
Ravenclaw
Take The Sorting Hat Test at HelloQuizzy
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Vidspam:
Cute little vid featuring former Australian Idol contestant, Lisa Mitchell. She was all whiny-ass on the show, didn't make a very impressive showing of herself, but this? Redeems her completely. It's adorkable and quirky and wistful, and omg, that little dance she does...actually, calling it a dance is being generous, lol, but I love it 'coz that's totally what I do! Just jerk awkwardly to the beat, with the most minimal movement possible, looking kinda odd but she's so cute she carries it off well.
* For one thing, I keep missing it on Foxtel. They air it in regular rotations but I always seem to notice it during the last few eps. [Which is understandable, given how few episodes comprise a season of a British series. *glares at stingy PTB*]
* Helen. *roars* I want to kill her. SO BAD. *tears hair out with frustration*
* I sorta ship Claudia and Cutter but he’s an ass. She gets knocked unconscious and he doesn’t even make the effort to catch her? How un-chivalrous. [*remembers the wonderful Sparky scene in Echoes and swoons*] If he had crappy reflexes, that’s one thing, but she could have a concussion or major internal injuries and his reaction is to look at her sprawled unconscious body with a thoughtful air and go, ‘Oops’. *kicks him* NOT COOL. I’d never consider you worthy of her but she seems fond of you for some reason. O.o
*And finally, I looked up spoilers for the second and third season and it seems to get progressively crappier, so I think I'm better off washing my hands of it now, before I get in too deep, y/y?
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I HATE JESSI. SHE NEEDS TO DIE RIGHT THE FRAK NOW.
*quivers with loathing and hostility*
I've only seen the first few eps of season 4 [Psychic Friend and Electric Kiss stick in my memory as well as my craw] and wow, did TATB screw up this show but good. I was upset when I found out about its cancellation but at this point, it's a mercy killing. *nodnod*
The highlight of the show was always Kyle's relationship with Amanda. She epitomized everything good about humanity and our society. She's sweet, gentle, compassionate, understanding...yes, she occasionally suffers from jealousy and self-willed blindness towards unpleasant truths and misplaced anger, but she's only human. The Tragers, as Kyle's family, had a lot to do with socializing him and teaching him about our ways even as he taught them better ways to do things, but Amanda was the ideal girl, she tolerated his unusual quirks and gave him her love and trust.
Then along comes Jessi and ruins the show. I have no idea what the hell the writers were trying to accomplish but the wonderful relationship that was built between the couple gets tested and wrecked on the shoals of her malignant presence, that's for sure. They undermined the romance they had developed in favor of some 'destined star-crossed affair' between Kyle and Jessi. Simply 'coz they're both lab-bred. Riiight. It's not where you come from, it's who you become that matters.
Kyle and Amanda are similar in that they want to help others, they're willing to go out of their way to accomodate other people and make their lives better.
Jessi? She's a bitch. Not the fun type that I can sympathize with and cheer for, but just a malicious, repulsive spiteful wretch that makes me fight to keep from destroying things whenever her face pops up onscreen. She uses people. She ruins lives. She goes out of her way to make people unhappy. She's deliberately nasty and unpleasant and is just a chore to be around. Yeah, she's had a crappy life but when other characters reach out to her, she bites the hand that feeds her. They constantly make allowances for her and she just takes and takes and takes and never admits to any faults or any wrongdoing. Her superior gene code makes her above things like gratitude and kindness, apparently.
She's nothing like Kyle. If anything, she's his responsibility. He's always running around after her, cleaning up her messes, protecting her, and when he gives advice or asks her to do him a favor, she refuses and usually brings about the exact disaster he was trying to prevent. She expects him to give her everything but she offers nothing in return. She expects her company to mean the world to him and doesn't respect his affection and love for other people over herself. The problem I have with the way the writers handled Jessi is that they threw her in as a rival for Kyle's affections and it was a fait accompli that they were destined to be together. She never had to earn his trust or his affection, it was just automatically distributed to her. Even though she's a bratty, demanding horror of a character and I wish she'd been blown up in that lab explosion 'coz she dragged this show down and I blame her for making me unable to keep watching a show I once loved.
The writers made shocking mistake after mistake. Psychic Friend was a chance to redeem her. The psychic predicted Kyle's true love would be in danger, yada yada. He assumed it was Amanda that was drowning but instead it was Jessi. How pathetic is that? The uber-enhanced, super-human with preternatural abilities gets knocked overboard by a beam that normal ordinary human Amanda managed to dodge. They could've made this moment so much better, they could've elevated it to another level and finally softened her character, made her more sympathetic- if she'd seen the beam sweeping towards Amanda and put aside her contempt for the girl and put someone else's wellbeing above her own and thrown herself into harm's way to save Amanda. That would've been such a powerful moment. Instead, they made her look ridiculous and threw her and Kyle together in such a contrived and ridiculous manner.
---
Things that make me bounce off the walls:
I CAN GO SEE AMANDA TAPPING! WHEEE! :D
I was worried about the timing before, 'coz my parents wrangled numerous concessions to allow me to go to the convention last year, when it was a month before exam period. But due to the tortuous new trimester system- which necessitates the loss of our holidays plus study week *glares*- exams finish the week before the con! Oh, joy! *twirls giddily*
-
Does anyone know why the hell Channel Ten is suddenly screening So You Think You Can Dance at 11pm now? What happened to the family-friendly 7:30pm slot? They'd never do this shocking time-frame for the Australian version, so what gives? I much prefer the American show, with the hilarious judges and wonderful Cat and far more entertaining and humorous contestants, and it deserves better than to be relegated to last place behind Simpsons and movie repeats. *frowns*
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I’m stuck in limbo hell, waiting for the next installments in all my favorite series. Currently making me nearly leap out of my skin with eager anticipation and hopeless desperation:
#5. Richelle Mead- Blood Promise [Vampire Academy book 4]: this week!
Who has read book 3? I didn’t see that twist coming, OMG. *spazzes out* WILL THIS END IN TRAGEDY? I CAN’T BEAR IT. PLEEEEAAASE GIVE ME A DEUS EX MACHINA, I PROMISE NOT TO NITPICK. *wibbles*
Previous review.
#4. Kristin Cashore- Fire: October this year.
I’m so excited about this. Even though I’d prefer to read Bitterblue’s story first, I’m so in love with this new author that I’m grateful she’s releasing another novel at all, because if it’s half as awesome as Graceling, I will be super thrilled. She excels at writing the tough, gifted, independent female character while avoiding the whiny, eyeroll-inducing cringeworthiness of the Mary Sue, cause for celebration, yo!
#3. Jim Butcher- First Lord’s Fury [Codex Alera book 7]: November this year.
Fantasy series that is the definition of ‘epic win’. I love the concept of the boy without magic in a world where possessing magic is the norm, way to flip convention on its head! One of the best things is that this forces Tavi to be clever and use his brains to outsmart everyone else- unlike, say, Harry Potter who fumbles along with everyone else solving his problems for him, constantly making messes they have to clean up on his behalf and acting like a massive brat in need of an ego-stomping and serious reality check.
Previous review.
#2. Ilona Andrews- Kate Daniels book 4: around May next year. *sobs heartbrokenly*
These books are the best thing in literature, ever. I fangirl Kate so hard, zomg. And her relationship/battle for dominance with Curran makes my heart burst from squee. :D
Previous review.
#1. Diane Duane- A Wizard of Mars [Young Wizards book 9]: NEVER, AT THIS RATE.
I love this series. It’s so intelligent, even though it’s aimed at young adults, it doesn’t talk down to them like so many other books, it’s chockfull of technobabble I could never hope to understand but that’s okay! I’d rather a book that makes me admire its complexity rather than headbash over how condescending it is. And the basic concept is something everyone can empathize with- the bullied kid that picks up a book and discovers magic and a way to fight back against the bullies while making a difference in the world, saving the world. Brilliant series, but I’ve been waiting on book nine for the past two years and the wait is killing me. I will probably die before the damn thing’s ever released. *woes*
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SORTING HAT
Your result for The Sorting Hat Test...
Slytherin
You scored 42% Order/Chaos, and 35% Moral/Rational
Chaotic Rationality. You don't think much of rules and restrictions; you look at things from an analytical perspective and probably think morality is relative to some extent. Your strength lies in being able to make your own judgments and form your own strategies uninhibited by others; your weakness lies in the wariness other people may have of you, perceiving you as dangerous.
You join people like Theodore Nott, Severus Snape, and Horace Slughorn.
The 4-grid I used to determine this is as follows:
ChaoticOrderlyMoralGryffindorHufflepuffRationalSlytherin
Ravenclaw
Take The Sorting Hat Test at HelloQuizzy
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Vidspam:
Cute little vid featuring former Australian Idol contestant, Lisa Mitchell. She was all whiny-ass on the show, didn't make a very impressive showing of herself, but this? Redeems her completely. It's adorkable and quirky and wistful, and omg, that little dance she does...actually, calling it a dance is being generous, lol, but I love it 'coz that's totally what I do! Just jerk awkwardly to the beat, with the most minimal movement possible, looking kinda odd but she's so cute she carries it off well.
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