"It's time now, to sing out, though the story never ends..."
1) Why Russell T. Davies is awesome:
“The most boring drama would be” - here he put on a whiny, fractious voice - “ ‘Oh, I’m bisexual, oh my bleeding heart’ nighttime drama. Tedious, dull. But if you say it’s a bisexual space pirate swaggering in with guns and attitude and cheek and humor into prime-time family viewing: that was enormously attractive to me.”
Um, WIN.
After a childhood in which his twin obsessions were television and comic books...
Oh, sneaky RTD, you totally based Vince Tyler off of yourself, didn't you?
“I often get asked to write dramas or films about a man coming out of the closet to his wife, or a man coming out of the closet to his children, or a man who’s beaten up because he’s secretly gay,” Mr. Davies said. “I always refuse if it’s a negative take on homosexuality - if the only aspect being portrayed is the trouble, the tears and the angst.”
He continued: “There’s enough of that out there. Why bother? Drama is easy when it’s tragedy. Anyone could write a scene of a man crying in the rain saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ But actually it’s much more fun to see a man in a bar trying to pick up another man. That’s tense. There’s a whole minefield of emotions there.”
ALSO WIN.
(source)
2) On a similar note, saw 'Midnight'. And let me just say this: IT WAS AMAZING. A little out of the norm, and it had a bit of a different feel, but man did I love it. What RTD can say about human nature in a mere forty-five minutes astounds me.
3) I finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. I'll be honest, the only reason I bought it all those months ago was because it was written by Stephen Chbosky, the screenwriter for RENT. But I really liked it! :D (Holy shit, I just read fandomsecrets, and there was a secret about this book!)
4) RENT ON THE TONY AWARDS:
(and now you guys can see what I meant about Adam Kantor, who is just not Mark enough for me!)
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE OVER, GUYS. I'm getting teary just thinking about it. D: (Watching that video did not help me trying not to cry at all! Although Idina and Taye are the cutest thing I've ever seen!)
5) I'm done with school for the summer!
...this is really long, so I'm going to stop here. ;)
-Krystal
“The most boring drama would be” - here he put on a whiny, fractious voice - “ ‘Oh, I’m bisexual, oh my bleeding heart’ nighttime drama. Tedious, dull. But if you say it’s a bisexual space pirate swaggering in with guns and attitude and cheek and humor into prime-time family viewing: that was enormously attractive to me.”
Um, WIN.
After a childhood in which his twin obsessions were television and comic books...
Oh, sneaky RTD, you totally based Vince Tyler off of yourself, didn't you?
“I often get asked to write dramas or films about a man coming out of the closet to his wife, or a man coming out of the closet to his children, or a man who’s beaten up because he’s secretly gay,” Mr. Davies said. “I always refuse if it’s a negative take on homosexuality - if the only aspect being portrayed is the trouble, the tears and the angst.”
He continued: “There’s enough of that out there. Why bother? Drama is easy when it’s tragedy. Anyone could write a scene of a man crying in the rain saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ But actually it’s much more fun to see a man in a bar trying to pick up another man. That’s tense. There’s a whole minefield of emotions there.”
ALSO WIN.
(source)
2) On a similar note, saw 'Midnight'. And let me just say this: IT WAS AMAZING. A little out of the norm, and it had a bit of a different feel, but man did I love it. What RTD can say about human nature in a mere forty-five minutes astounds me.
3) I finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. I'll be honest, the only reason I bought it all those months ago was because it was written by Stephen Chbosky, the screenwriter for RENT. But I really liked it! :D (Holy shit, I just read fandomsecrets, and there was a secret about this book!)
4) RENT ON THE TONY AWARDS:
Click to view(and now you guys can see what I meant about Adam Kantor, who is just not Mark enough for me!)
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE OVER, GUYS. I'm getting teary just thinking about it. D: (Watching that video did not help me trying not to cry at all! Although Idina and Taye are the cutest thing I've ever seen!)
5) I'm done with school for the summer!
...this is really long, so I'm going to stop here. ;)
-Krystal