I began this a couple of months ago and never got it finished/posted. It's not going to be finished in the near future, so I thought I'd go ahead and post what I have.

Markus Alexander, Or Government by KucinichHave you ever seen Dennis Kucinich give a speech? He speaks soberly and at great length about how Plan A will address Problem B within ( Read more... )

Slash in the Jeremiah-verse

This installment of my Jeremiad is on its slash fandom and my own perspectives on slashing the series. The impulse is understandable. In "Fathers and Sons", Aaron Severson describes the female characters as "comparatively colorless," and with the exception of Theo, he's not kidding. They're not bad, mind. They're ( Read more... )

I have now finished watching Jeremiah and will probably make a series of meta posts. (ewans_gal_4ever, I have also watched three episodes of Jericho.) I heartily wish I had gotten into Jeremiah fandom in its heyday. It looks to have been a very special fandom with a high degree of communication and collaboration between the producers and fans and also a lot of ( Read more... )

Jeremiah: God Talks to Mister Smith

I was reading a review of Jeremiah the other day in which the commentator expressed some discomfort with the way Mister Smith is depicted as hearing the voice of God. The commentator stated that the effect was to make the existence of God a fact in Jeremiah canon in a way that left no room for diversity of ( Read more... )

Two Apocalyptic J Shows

At the suggestion of ewans_gal_4ever, I started watching Jericho recently. It put me in mind of another post-apocalyptic J show I missed during its original run. Thus, I've been watching Jeremiah too. I far prefer Jeremiah, which fascinates me because one could make a good case that Jericho is the better show. My response (and the ( Read more... )