because I know way too much about CI and am watching way too much CM (and I've had strong coffee)
I have a bit of a fandom confession - I can not stop watching Criminal Minds despite all the faults I see in it (the repetitive tortured female vic trope; the uber text book exposition, but then using words like "un-sub" as if we are supposed to know what it means in everyday dialouge with a rare explaination here or there; the fact that at least two of the characters are pretty blantant rip-offs of characters from other shows that came before - Garicia = Abby (NCIS) and Reid is like the test tube baby version of Goren with the schiczoprenic mother and all, who, while not a librarian is a literature professor) and I even like it.
Now, I think some of this is because of the Hotch Stare, which is quite different from the Goren Stare, because with Goren's stare you don't know if he's about to mentally beat you to a pulp or throw you down on the table and fuck you. The Hotch Stare is more like "I'm going to kill you with laser beams from eyes and no, you can't make me blink." I apparently have a thing for unrelenting alpha males...
Second reason I like it = Emily Prentiss. Despite CBS's treatment of CM's female cast as of late, the writers have made an effort to try to create strong and diverse female characters (take a hint Dick Wolf) and I love Prentiss because A. she's a bad ass (taking a beating for the better good of the team/investigation pretty much sealed this assesment) B. she can be and show vulnerablilty without it taking over an episode, while still being evident.
Third, while Reid is not my favorite character, I do like how he is quite different from really any male law enforcement character that I can think of because he's not part of that whole macho, alpha male sterotype that we typically see in TV male cops. While he can be the hero at times, he can also be the damsel and I quite appreciate that.
AND IN OTHER NEWS: I actually have felt some hope this week, which feels a little strange because I've been pretty hopeless as of late and I'm trying not to over analyze or really think about it at all because I know it's fleeting (trying to find clothes last night for the Co. x-mas party tomorrow night was proof of this -- seriously, if there is a hell and if I'm on my way there, my hell would be a constant loop of looking for clothes and each item that I tried on just chipped off another fiber of my fragile self esteem -- but I did at least find a skirt that I think I can find something to work with). Also I'm gong to get my hair cut today -- wish me luck. I really want to find a regular stylist to go to...
Now, I think some of this is because of the Hotch Stare, which is quite different from the Goren Stare, because with Goren's stare you don't know if he's about to mentally beat you to a pulp or throw you down on the table and fuck you. The Hotch Stare is more like "I'm going to kill you with laser beams from eyes and no, you can't make me blink." I apparently have a thing for unrelenting alpha males...
Second reason I like it = Emily Prentiss. Despite CBS's treatment of CM's female cast as of late, the writers have made an effort to try to create strong and diverse female characters (take a hint Dick Wolf) and I love Prentiss because A. she's a bad ass (taking a beating for the better good of the team/investigation pretty much sealed this assesment) B. she can be and show vulnerablilty without it taking over an episode, while still being evident.
Third, while Reid is not my favorite character, I do like how he is quite different from really any male law enforcement character that I can think of because he's not part of that whole macho, alpha male sterotype that we typically see in TV male cops. While he can be the hero at times, he can also be the damsel and I quite appreciate that.
AND IN OTHER NEWS: I actually have felt some hope this week, which feels a little strange because I've been pretty hopeless as of late and I'm trying not to over analyze or really think about it at all because I know it's fleeting (trying to find clothes last night for the Co. x-mas party tomorrow night was proof of this -- seriously, if there is a hell and if I'm on my way there, my hell would be a constant loop of looking for clothes and each item that I tried on just chipped off another fiber of my fragile self esteem -- but I did at least find a skirt that I think I can find something to work with). Also I'm gong to get my hair cut today -- wish me luck. I really want to find a regular stylist to go to...