Pic, party, Angel, and more
Weird pic of the day: Suddenly he was feeling a bit unwell...
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I have spent most of the weekend sleeping, since I was up late at the Queer Party Friday and had a bit to drink. The first two hours of the party, I was working in the wardrobe section with a German exchange student. Not to many people came to hang up their coats, so we were bored. Thus we talked and flirted and danced a little. When our working shift was closer, we danced some more. And slow danced (never mind that the music wasn't slow). And made out on a couch by the bar.
I got to say, I found it amusing that a girl was actually telling *me* things like "I don't have sex at the first night" and "I like this, but I'm not sure we should have a long-term relationship." (Really? After all of four hours, you're not ready to commit? I'm so disappointed!) She evidently thought I was *way* more experienced than I am. (Yeah. I told her about s/mash. Might have something to do with it.)
She was kind of cute, too, in a somewhat butch, chubby kind of way. And she didn't ask for my number of anything, which means we'll meet when we meet and I'll have time to react before I have to see her again.
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In other news, I've now ordered season 2 of Angel from amazon, along with the movie Saved. It's getting quite obvious that I'm never going to see Angel on TV4, because I don't watch TV at two in the mornings. I honestly don't know why they choose to air it at that time. If they had heaps of great shows at prime time, I could understand it, but most of what they show is crap reality shows and documentaries called things like "My breasts are too big."
My guess is, they never wanted to air it in the first place, but the Buffy fans kept begging them. This way, they can air a season, cancel it, and then tell the complaining fans, "But no one was watching!"
I still haven't re-watched all of season 1, though I've seen a few eps without Padma. Am also trying to track down the extra material - far be it from the ME to actually include information in the info sheet about where they've put the extras.
So far I've been able to find a couple of scripts (though I haven't read them) and the voiceovers for Room W/a Vu and City Of... I loved Jane Espenson's voiceover, she said really cool things, such as how for the first time, we get to see demons with guns, showing how Angel as a show is different from Buffy as a show. Also liked her comment about how when Cordy is in trouble, her first instinct is to try and call Doyle. I hadn't thought of that, and it was really cute.
The Greenwalt/Whedon commentary on City Of... had its moments too. I particularly liked how they pointed out that Angel makes a phone call without saying anything, and in the corresponding Buffy ep, Buffy picks up the phone and there's no one there. I hadn't noticed that, and it was neat.
But I was also somewhat annoyed at times, especially when Greenwalt/Whedon waxed about how cool it was to thwart genre expectations. I was all, "Gee, you think? I never noticed!" I am amazed that it has never occurred to them that thwart expectations enough times and people will no longer have those expectations.
It made me wonder if the quality of the shows has really decreased as much as I think or if it's just that I'm so used to them that they no longer manage to surprise me or make me laugh. (But no - that's not it. Watching the early eps is still fun. Even the very silly ones.) Whedon and company are a lot like my dad, who'll make bad puns at every occasion and giggle at them, in no way concerned about if anyone else thinks they're funny. If you've never met them before, you're surprised and amused. After a few years, it becomes very, very predictable.
But you know, when the show creators aren't thumping each others' backs and telling each other how brilliant they are, I really enjoy watching these eps. And it's even more fun introducing Padma to them. I did get her to admit that "Okay, Wesley is so pathetic, it is kind of funny." And laughter is the first step. I started with laughing, and it made me benign so I could discover, first that he was quite a nice guy when he was not a pompous ass, then that he had uses (good shot), then that he could be quite brave... and of course then it was just a matter of time before the whole "not everything is about holding hands" development.
Question is how long it will take her. I was getting soft by I've Got You Under My Skin and definitely enamoured by the Faith eps, but I know it took longer for a lot of people. How about you guys? When was the definite "Hey, Wes is likeable!" moment? Can I hope that Padma will come around soon? She really liked Doyle, that's usually not a good sign... (Except, you know, for me. And roseveare. And a few blessed others who think Sidekick Pride is the most natural thing in the world.)
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I have spent most of the weekend sleeping, since I was up late at the Queer Party Friday and had a bit to drink. The first two hours of the party, I was working in the wardrobe section with a German exchange student. Not to many people came to hang up their coats, so we were bored. Thus we talked and flirted and danced a little. When our working shift was closer, we danced some more. And slow danced (never mind that the music wasn't slow). And made out on a couch by the bar.
I got to say, I found it amusing that a girl was actually telling *me* things like "I don't have sex at the first night" and "I like this, but I'm not sure we should have a long-term relationship." (Really? After all of four hours, you're not ready to commit? I'm so disappointed!) She evidently thought I was *way* more experienced than I am. (Yeah. I told her about s/mash. Might have something to do with it.)
She was kind of cute, too, in a somewhat butch, chubby kind of way. And she didn't ask for my number of anything, which means we'll meet when we meet and I'll have time to react before I have to see her again.
***
In other news, I've now ordered season 2 of Angel from amazon, along with the movie Saved. It's getting quite obvious that I'm never going to see Angel on TV4, because I don't watch TV at two in the mornings. I honestly don't know why they choose to air it at that time. If they had heaps of great shows at prime time, I could understand it, but most of what they show is crap reality shows and documentaries called things like "My breasts are too big."
My guess is, they never wanted to air it in the first place, but the Buffy fans kept begging them. This way, they can air a season, cancel it, and then tell the complaining fans, "But no one was watching!"
I still haven't re-watched all of season 1, though I've seen a few eps without Padma. Am also trying to track down the extra material - far be it from the ME to actually include information in the info sheet about where they've put the extras.
So far I've been able to find a couple of scripts (though I haven't read them) and the voiceovers for Room W/a Vu and City Of... I loved Jane Espenson's voiceover, she said really cool things, such as how for the first time, we get to see demons with guns, showing how Angel as a show is different from Buffy as a show. Also liked her comment about how when Cordy is in trouble, her first instinct is to try and call Doyle. I hadn't thought of that, and it was really cute.
The Greenwalt/Whedon commentary on City Of... had its moments too. I particularly liked how they pointed out that Angel makes a phone call without saying anything, and in the corresponding Buffy ep, Buffy picks up the phone and there's no one there. I hadn't noticed that, and it was neat.
But I was also somewhat annoyed at times, especially when Greenwalt/Whedon waxed about how cool it was to thwart genre expectations. I was all, "Gee, you think? I never noticed!" I am amazed that it has never occurred to them that thwart expectations enough times and people will no longer have those expectations.
It made me wonder if the quality of the shows has really decreased as much as I think or if it's just that I'm so used to them that they no longer manage to surprise me or make me laugh. (But no - that's not it. Watching the early eps is still fun. Even the very silly ones.) Whedon and company are a lot like my dad, who'll make bad puns at every occasion and giggle at them, in no way concerned about if anyone else thinks they're funny. If you've never met them before, you're surprised and amused. After a few years, it becomes very, very predictable.
But you know, when the show creators aren't thumping each others' backs and telling each other how brilliant they are, I really enjoy watching these eps. And it's even more fun introducing Padma to them. I did get her to admit that "Okay, Wesley is so pathetic, it is kind of funny." And laughter is the first step. I started with laughing, and it made me benign so I could discover, first that he was quite a nice guy when he was not a pompous ass, then that he had uses (good shot), then that he could be quite brave... and of course then it was just a matter of time before the whole "not everything is about holding hands" development.
Question is how long it will take her. I was getting soft by I've Got You Under My Skin and definitely enamoured by the Faith eps, but I know it took longer for a lot of people. How about you guys? When was the definite "Hey, Wes is likeable!" moment? Can I hope that Padma will come around soon? She really liked Doyle, that's usually not a good sign... (Except, you know, for me. And roseveare. And a few blessed others who think Sidekick Pride is the most natural thing in the world.)