On TWoP, movies, shows, Thanskgiving, and other matters wholly unrelated to each other

Nov 23, 2005 13:55

I am sort of annoyed with TWoP. It has good posters on its boards who know how to spell, but the pervading sycophancy really gets on my nerves. I understand they have very strict board rules, but all that means is you have got to behave yourself. It doesn't mean you have to suck up to the recappers as if your life depended on it: "Recapper X, your comment is a pearl of wisdom. Recapper X, your Recap last week gave meaning to my life. Recapper X, we are not worthy to breathe the same internet air you do." I mean seriously, stop with the servility! Not to mention the fact that most recaps themselves annoy the heck out of me. Fine, Recapper X and I might not agree on what's good (or anything much else, for that matter), but what really bugs me is they aren't even funny. There are some recaps I like (most of Veronica Mars ones) but they drown in a sea of attempted and failed humor. Saying "Such and such sucks" does not a witty remark make. Plus, sometimes you get a sense of a. trying too hard and b. smugness. Very off-putting.

Oh, and I've finally gotten around to watching Crash and found it incredibly well-acted but too one-note, contrived and preachy. Also, not everyone is obsessed with race. Not really my thing. In other movie news, I am still unsure whether to see Jarhead or Zorro. I mean, they both sound OK enough, but I have a singular lack of huge enthusiasm. With Jarhead, it's probably because while "war is evil" makes for an entertaining movie, "war is boring"...not so much. With Zorro, it's because it looks like the kind of movie I'd enjoy if I had a book along (and it's not really a slam. It just means I wouldn't love it enough to devote 2 hours of undivided, unfastforwardable attention to it). Hmmm.

On the non-ranty front, Happy Turkey Day to everyone on my flist who celebrates Thanksgiving. I know it's a bit early, but tomorrow I am going to be at my in-laws and no idea if I'll have the time or ability to post until Sunday ("Phew," sighs the flist, "We get a break from all the Dark Angel ramblings.")

Of course, the only downside to having a lovely long trip with family is that I won't see Veronica Mars until Sunday (!!!). While everybody will be watching Veronica and Logan snark their way through the episode, I'll be in the car. Of course, the plus side is, I won't be able to access spoilers.

And last, but not least, I think my husband is a Max/Logan shipper. I knew he had good taste :D He watches Dark Angel with me (well, most of the time) and he was asking me the other day if Max and Logan ever found a cure for the virus, and he was getting annoyed with Max when she was shutting Logan out. Or it could be guy solidarity :P

I've also realized that much as I like snark, if there is a direct choice between a serious, idealistic, leader type and a snarky, cynical, hides good impulses under bristly exterior type, I am always going to go for the former (Logan v. Alec in Dark Angel, Max v. Michael in Roswell, Angel v. Spike in BtVS/AtS). I guess since the former is my RL type as well. Of course, when a character combines both (Mal in Firefly, Crichton in Farscape), I am an instant goner.

tv, movies, dark_angel, rants, veronica mars

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