Update
Looks like nobody had something to say on the death and The Wire entry, that or very few from my readership (if I still have one) have seen the series (which is a shame) and some of those who have seen The Wire were too busy with RL to spend time on LJ (I know for a fact some are), and others prefer not leave comment on my journal for various reasons.
Well, it happens.
Over the years I have come to realize that people read but don't necessarily comment - which is okay per se (I don't leave comments on every post I read myself), but weird and a bit rude, in my opinion, when they mention your post on their own journal, or, which is worse, when they don't mention your entry but past and copy your meme including your own answers -, but the fun part of the Internet is the interactions it provides, so it gets really lonely and cold when posts remain sans comment. That's the reason I've always favoured boards over private journals.
So what did happen since that last post?
I have worked a lot, but I also found the time to watch some tv and to go to the hairdresser.
On the tv front:
I liked the last episode of FRINGE much more than the previous one (but I kinda disliked the previous one), in spite of some bad CGI and silly porcupine scenes. I was so happy to see a BSG alumn (Felix Gaeta!!!!) at the end of the episode that I might have forgiven a lot of stuff. Still, Walter had many fantastic lines in that episode, the idea of an Ark of mutants is intriguing and I love Lincoln to bits. Poor Lincoln.
They haven't quite redeemed themselves for turning Olivia into a little girl who thinks that being with the Charming Prince is the most important thing one could want, justifies giving up on who you were (Bluelivia kinda killing Amberlivia ala Caroline vs Echo Dollhouse-style!), and makes the world right, but in this episode they made her face the fact that she doesn't fit in her own life anymore because of the memory she embraced and that being in love and in couple doesn't mean happy ending. BTW I would have liked Broyles not to greenlight her coming back to work so quickly. Soon you'll see that the memories she lost and the 40% that are wrong won't matter that much...
I wouldn't be so harsh on Olivia's choice and storyline if she had justified it on a more mature ground, and if they had suggested that letting a set of memories overcome and erase the memories she had experienced in her own body isn't that different than what Altliv did by taking her place, or rather what shapeshifters usually do. I hope they would explain what happened to her and to her only, by something else than...the power of love!
BTW I liked Walter's way much better. He didn't change, he didn't give up on his self and didn't need to have BlueWalter's memories to possess him, but he decided to open his heart and accept Peter as his son nonetheless.
I also watched the first two episodes of the second season of Game of Thrones (yes second episode has leaked and is online too), which I found entertaining, probably more than last year but that's it. I'm still unimpressed by the writing, but as I said last year, this isn't an original creation, they have to follow the story in the books first and foremost while building a fantasy world, so I guess it leaves the writers less room for ground-breaking or even clever writing. This isn't obviously what they are after.
It's typically the kind of show that I will watch but will have little to say about apart from casual reactions and "oh this guy is sexy". The show isn't bad but it doesn't make me think, doesn't appeal to my analytical mind, doesn't make me want to parse it, to explore metaphors and seek connections. Now that the characters are more familiar, it's more entertaining, and some of them are complex enough to make them interesting to follow (the Lannisters, mostly). Peter Dinklage continues to be the highlight of the series, but Lena Headey isn't bad either and I still "like" Littlefinger. As for the new characters I was happy to see Liam Cunningham. This is the kind of actor who can flesh out a character very quickly.
I'm glad that the Dothraki storyline has evolved to the point that what looked so ridiculous last year has almost disappeared. Also I don't miss Sean Bean at all, and I think that Rob Stark does have a certain screen presence (although his direwolf looked very fake in the scene with Jamie Lannister)that is promising. Still not invested at all in the Night watch storyline and in Jon Snow, and his annoying - annoying as in the token loyal fat side-kick named Sam - friend.
Lost of gratuitous sex in the second episode...
As for my current favourite show, I know that I haven't reviewed Justified last week while there's a new episode tonight! I feel bad. There would be so much to say, as usual.I'll try to write something on both episodes tomorrow.
On the hair front. After 18 months of shoulder-length hair, I'm back to sporting my hair very short. I feel so light!
ETA: Oops I forgot to mention that I also watched Mad Men ! That omission says a lot, doesn't it?
Well, it happens.
Over the years I have come to realize that people read but don't necessarily comment - which is okay per se (I don't leave comments on every post I read myself), but weird and a bit rude, in my opinion, when they mention your post on their own journal, or, which is worse, when they don't mention your entry but past and copy your meme including your own answers -, but the fun part of the Internet is the interactions it provides, so it gets really lonely and cold when posts remain sans comment. That's the reason I've always favoured boards over private journals.
So what did happen since that last post?
I have worked a lot, but I also found the time to watch some tv and to go to the hairdresser.
On the tv front:
I liked the last episode of FRINGE much more than the previous one (but I kinda disliked the previous one), in spite of some bad CGI and silly porcupine scenes. I was so happy to see a BSG alumn (Felix Gaeta!!!!) at the end of the episode that I might have forgiven a lot of stuff. Still, Walter had many fantastic lines in that episode, the idea of an Ark of mutants is intriguing and I love Lincoln to bits. Poor Lincoln.
They haven't quite redeemed themselves for turning Olivia into a little girl who thinks that being with the Charming Prince is the most important thing one could want, justifies giving up on who you were (Bluelivia kinda killing Amberlivia ala Caroline vs Echo Dollhouse-style!), and makes the world right, but in this episode they made her face the fact that she doesn't fit in her own life anymore because of the memory she embraced and that being in love and in couple doesn't mean happy ending. BTW I would have liked Broyles not to greenlight her coming back to work so quickly. Soon you'll see that the memories she lost and the 40% that are wrong won't matter that much...
I wouldn't be so harsh on Olivia's choice and storyline if she had justified it on a more mature ground, and if they had suggested that letting a set of memories overcome and erase the memories she had experienced in her own body isn't that different than what Altliv did by taking her place, or rather what shapeshifters usually do. I hope they would explain what happened to her and to her only, by something else than...the power of love!
BTW I liked Walter's way much better. He didn't change, he didn't give up on his self and didn't need to have BlueWalter's memories to possess him, but he decided to open his heart and accept Peter as his son nonetheless.
I also watched the first two episodes of the second season of Game of Thrones (yes second episode has leaked and is online too), which I found entertaining, probably more than last year but that's it. I'm still unimpressed by the writing, but as I said last year, this isn't an original creation, they have to follow the story in the books first and foremost while building a fantasy world, so I guess it leaves the writers less room for ground-breaking or even clever writing. This isn't obviously what they are after.
It's typically the kind of show that I will watch but will have little to say about apart from casual reactions and "oh this guy is sexy". The show isn't bad but it doesn't make me think, doesn't appeal to my analytical mind, doesn't make me want to parse it, to explore metaphors and seek connections. Now that the characters are more familiar, it's more entertaining, and some of them are complex enough to make them interesting to follow (the Lannisters, mostly). Peter Dinklage continues to be the highlight of the series, but Lena Headey isn't bad either and I still "like" Littlefinger. As for the new characters I was happy to see Liam Cunningham. This is the kind of actor who can flesh out a character very quickly.
I'm glad that the Dothraki storyline has evolved to the point that what looked so ridiculous last year has almost disappeared. Also I don't miss Sean Bean at all, and I think that Rob Stark does have a certain screen presence (although his direwolf looked very fake in the scene with Jamie Lannister)that is promising. Still not invested at all in the Night watch storyline and in Jon Snow, and his annoying - annoying as in the token loyal fat side-kick named Sam - friend.
Lost of gratuitous sex in the second episode...
As for my current favourite show, I know that I haven't reviewed Justified last week while there's a new episode tonight! I feel bad. There would be so much to say, as usual.I'll try to write something on both episodes tomorrow.
On the hair front. After 18 months of shoulder-length hair, I'm back to sporting my hair very short. I feel so light!
ETA: Oops I forgot to mention that I also watched Mad Men ! That omission says a lot, doesn't it?