saying everything I haven't had time to say lately
The weekend is coming up, which means that without work thoughts clouding my brain, I have time for all the random stuff that usually occupies it.
Though I'll start with something that's at least partly work-related, which is how everyone up here is SO INCREDIBLY SURPRISED I don't speak Scanian. Like I said on Facebook: If you abandoned your prejudices about what Scanian sounds like, maybe you could stop asking why I don't speak it!
For those of you who understand Swedish, here's a nice breakdown of Scanian dialects.
For everyone else, the stereotypical Scanian is supposed to sound like this, while the type of Scanian spoken in Lund in fact sounds more like this.
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But moving from things that make me sad to things that make me happy; I'm still in a blissful Primeval cloud. Yesterday I researched beer for fanfic, though I probably did a poor job since I know very little about beer in the first place. Do any of you know about beer? Anyway, I've also started a rewatch, though I'm rewatching from season 4 since it's Matt I'm writing about. Very weird, that, I watched for Connor/Abby and write about Matt...
Those of you who don't watch the show - or by all means, those of you who do - I dare you to watch this clip of Hannah Spearitt and Andrew-Lee Potts being interviewed by Jonathan Ross and tell me that they're not super adorable.
SUPER ADORABLE I'M JUST SAYING.
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And while we're on the topic of "things I know about thanks to
taraljc", this pimping post for Vampire Diaries is great and really captures what's so addictive about that show, namely, that it is a big ol' soap opera with complicated family relationships and alliances and romances, plus vampires.
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That question of "do your friends and family know you're fannish" is making the rounds again, and it always amuses me, because my friends, by and large, are fannish too, and my family aren't paying attention. By which I mean, I've tried to explain to my mother that Doctor Who is a scifi show and indeed an entirely different show from House M.D.. So far, I haven't had any success. Thus, I have no idea what my family knows or doesn't know. I tend to assume that nothing I've told them has ever sunk in. I was quite surprised when I showed my dad the B or not a B clip and it turned out he actually remembered Patrick Stewart.
So in my case, the answer is "that depends entirely on how much they've been listening."
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Which, I suppose now that I'm making a post, I might as well post a bit about Doctor Who.
For starters, I was surprised at how many people in this poll over at the doctorwho comm like the current series and its characters, because it seems every time I go over to that comm, there's incessant whining about how much better things used to be. Actually, it's not just on that comm; I've become very wary of reading DW posts outside of my friends list. (I got very annoyed at one review that claimed Moffat's characters were blank slates, until I realized that if one looks at it in terms of circumstances rather than personality, it makes more sense, because they all obviously have personalities, but we don't know much about their pre-Doctor lives. I don't know if that was what the reviewer meant, but I hope so.)
Not that I think everything is perfect in DW right now, because it's obviously not, but it's quite tiresome to read post upon post where the criticism stems from a conviction that we need the overwrought angst fest back.
Anyway, not to think too much about that stuff. Episode. I find it quite delightful that in addition to being one Kenny, Rory is very obviously another. (It does make my vehement nixing of Kenny/Lynda a bit uncomfortable, but then, I guess Sam was a bit Amy-ish too.) I know the positive bits of fandom adored Melody's "gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled" line, and for good reason, but for me, my favourite part was Amy going "Of course you are, don't be stupid" because it's so very Amy to argue with Rory about his sexual orientation. OH AMY.
Considering that Amy and Mels were quite mean to Rory as children, though, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Rory didn't very much like Mels, which would of course contribute to him "finding this day a bit difficult."
And I must say, it pays off as a viewer to be as thick and unthinking as I can be, because I didn't realize that Mels was Melody/River, despite the name. Indeed, my first thought was "companion", the second was, "won't it be confusing with another companion named Mel(s)?" and the third was, "Oh, Moff, you're spreading it on a bit thick, the fans are going to hate her if you keep it up." Which was of course in reference to Mel acting all cocky and flirtatious, and that's so very much a young, uncouth version of River that I am clearly and totally an idiot.
As for the plot, it was kind of there, but I was so very much watching for the characters (and the oneliners) that I can't even say if I liked it or not.
And that concludes my post, which, let's face it, is pretty long and sprawling already.
This entry was originally posted at http://katta.dreamwidth.org/556194.html and has
comments there.
Though I'll start with something that's at least partly work-related, which is how everyone up here is SO INCREDIBLY SURPRISED I don't speak Scanian. Like I said on Facebook: If you abandoned your prejudices about what Scanian sounds like, maybe you could stop asking why I don't speak it!
For those of you who understand Swedish, here's a nice breakdown of Scanian dialects.
For everyone else, the stereotypical Scanian is supposed to sound like this, while the type of Scanian spoken in Lund in fact sounds more like this.
***
But moving from things that make me sad to things that make me happy; I'm still in a blissful Primeval cloud. Yesterday I researched beer for fanfic, though I probably did a poor job since I know very little about beer in the first place. Do any of you know about beer? Anyway, I've also started a rewatch, though I'm rewatching from season 4 since it's Matt I'm writing about. Very weird, that, I watched for Connor/Abby and write about Matt...
Those of you who don't watch the show - or by all means, those of you who do - I dare you to watch this clip of Hannah Spearitt and Andrew-Lee Potts being interviewed by Jonathan Ross and tell me that they're not super adorable.
Click to viewSUPER ADORABLE I'M JUST SAYING.
***
And while we're on the topic of "things I know about thanks to
taraljc", this pimping post for Vampire Diaries is great and really captures what's so addictive about that show, namely, that it is a big ol' soap opera with complicated family relationships and alliances and romances, plus vampires.
***
That question of "do your friends and family know you're fannish" is making the rounds again, and it always amuses me, because my friends, by and large, are fannish too, and my family aren't paying attention. By which I mean, I've tried to explain to my mother that Doctor Who is a scifi show and indeed an entirely different show from House M.D.. So far, I haven't had any success. Thus, I have no idea what my family knows or doesn't know. I tend to assume that nothing I've told them has ever sunk in. I was quite surprised when I showed my dad the B or not a B clip and it turned out he actually remembered Patrick Stewart.
So in my case, the answer is "that depends entirely on how much they've been listening."
***
Which, I suppose now that I'm making a post, I might as well post a bit about Doctor Who.
For starters, I was surprised at how many people in this poll over at the doctorwho comm like the current series and its characters, because it seems every time I go over to that comm, there's incessant whining about how much better things used to be. Actually, it's not just on that comm; I've become very wary of reading DW posts outside of my friends list. (I got very annoyed at one review that claimed Moffat's characters were blank slates, until I realized that if one looks at it in terms of circumstances rather than personality, it makes more sense, because they all obviously have personalities, but we don't know much about their pre-Doctor lives. I don't know if that was what the reviewer meant, but I hope so.)
Not that I think everything is perfect in DW right now, because it's obviously not, but it's quite tiresome to read post upon post where the criticism stems from a conviction that we need the overwrought angst fest back.
Anyway, not to think too much about that stuff. Episode. I find it quite delightful that in addition to being one Kenny, Rory is very obviously another. (It does make my vehement nixing of Kenny/Lynda a bit uncomfortable, but then, I guess Sam was a bit Amy-ish too.) I know the positive bits of fandom adored Melody's "gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled" line, and for good reason, but for me, my favourite part was Amy going "Of course you are, don't be stupid" because it's so very Amy to argue with Rory about his sexual orientation. OH AMY.
Considering that Amy and Mels were quite mean to Rory as children, though, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Rory didn't very much like Mels, which would of course contribute to him "finding this day a bit difficult."
And I must say, it pays off as a viewer to be as thick and unthinking as I can be, because I didn't realize that Mels was Melody/River, despite the name. Indeed, my first thought was "companion", the second was, "won't it be confusing with another companion named Mel(s)?" and the third was, "Oh, Moff, you're spreading it on a bit thick, the fans are going to hate her if you keep it up." Which was of course in reference to Mel acting all cocky and flirtatious, and that's so very much a young, uncouth version of River that I am clearly and totally an idiot.
As for the plot, it was kind of there, but I was so very much watching for the characters (and the oneliners) that I can't even say if I liked it or not.
And that concludes my post, which, let's face it, is pretty long and sprawling already.
This entry was originally posted at http://katta.dreamwidth.org/556194.html and has
comments there.