you're only coming out because you came back in.
As a result of being halfway scared out of my wits that I'd cock something up at work (I don't know if it's a merit or not that I - a trainee teacher - get to do semi-serious engineering work) and not really wanting to see people, because I've been so tired, I've spent the last seven nights
And I kind of love it. It's soapy and fairly predictable at times; I wasn't at all sure I liked any actor aside from Gale Harold (who, incidentally, I've been told others don't like) until the third episode; and I still find half of the lines laughable. It's really sort of the perfect show to marathon, because I'd imagine that the storylines would drag a lot if you had to watch it only once a week, but watching six episodes or so in one sitting is instantly gratifying.
It works better for me than the UK version, and I don't really know why. I like the original version; I haven't watched it more than a few times, but I've enjoyed a lot, and I'm one of those people who like Russell T. Davies, so. I think that Nathan Maloney is one of the greatest teenage characters ever created, but that's also the reason I loathe him. He's so much of a teenager that I find him completely grating after a while (which, again, is why he's a good character - I just can't bring myself to like him. Much.). I think that Stuart is wonderfully creepy, and that his relationship with Nathan is interesting, but awkward at best.
It took me about ten minutes to realise that the American version, on the other hand, would be so very much about Brian for me. (Obviously also about Brian/Justin, because if you watch five series for the sake of Brian Kinney, you also have to watch five series worth of Justin Taylor.) QAF is, essentially, The Brian Kinney Show, and I've yet to find one thing I don't love about him. I love his hatred of everything straight and that he stereotypes anyone not part of his very, very Special and Gay World. I love that he's unapologetic about it, even after the show ventures away from the UK storylines. I love that his emo!music of choice is Sigur Rós and I love that he has ridiculous blue lights above his bed. I don't love Justin quite as much, but that's only because it took me a few episodes to come around, I think. He's so very much a teenager - just as much a teenager as Nathan is, but in an entirely different way - and I don't much care for the way he clings to Brian in the beginning. But that's probably only because I over identify with Brian (and the fact that I do identify with an arrogant, condescending arse of an anti-hero is something I'm not quite ready to talk about here yet).
(Secondary characters? What secondary characters?)
So, point is: I'm incredibly immersed in this universe at the moment, and fiercely protective of it. It's ridiculous, really.
Last weekend, I spent some time watching Neil Young, Sigur Rós, Lightspeed Champion, Nick fucking Cave, The Flaming Lips and a load of other people play. It was fantastic, and one day I might talk at length about that too.
PS: This song was randomly picked out by iTunes just now. Sometimes my computer is hilarious.
And I kind of love it. It's soapy and fairly predictable at times; I wasn't at all sure I liked any actor aside from Gale Harold (who, incidentally, I've been told others don't like) until the third episode; and I still find half of the lines laughable. It's really sort of the perfect show to marathon, because I'd imagine that the storylines would drag a lot if you had to watch it only once a week, but watching six episodes or so in one sitting is instantly gratifying.
It works better for me than the UK version, and I don't really know why. I like the original version; I haven't watched it more than a few times, but I've enjoyed a lot, and I'm one of those people who like Russell T. Davies, so. I think that Nathan Maloney is one of the greatest teenage characters ever created, but that's also the reason I loathe him. He's so much of a teenager that I find him completely grating after a while (which, again, is why he's a good character - I just can't bring myself to like him. Much.). I think that Stuart is wonderfully creepy, and that his relationship with Nathan is interesting, but awkward at best.
It took me about ten minutes to realise that the American version, on the other hand, would be so very much about Brian for me. (Obviously also about Brian/Justin, because if you watch five series for the sake of Brian Kinney, you also have to watch five series worth of Justin Taylor.) QAF is, essentially, The Brian Kinney Show, and I've yet to find one thing I don't love about him. I love his hatred of everything straight and that he stereotypes anyone not part of his very, very Special and Gay World. I love that he's unapologetic about it, even after the show ventures away from the UK storylines. I love that his emo!music of choice is Sigur Rós and I love that he has ridiculous blue lights above his bed. I don't love Justin quite as much, but that's only because it took me a few episodes to come around, I think. He's so very much a teenager - just as much a teenager as Nathan is, but in an entirely different way - and I don't much care for the way he clings to Brian in the beginning. But that's probably only because I over identify with Brian (and the fact that I do identify with an arrogant, condescending arse of an anti-hero is something I'm not quite ready to talk about here yet).
(Secondary characters? What secondary characters?)
So, point is: I'm incredibly immersed in this universe at the moment, and fiercely protective of it. It's ridiculous, really.
Last weekend, I spent some time watching Neil Young, Sigur Rós, Lightspeed Champion, Nick fucking Cave, The Flaming Lips and a load of other people play. It was fantastic, and one day I might talk at length about that too.
PS: This song was randomly picked out by iTunes just now. Sometimes my computer is hilarious.