Tumblr breakup and Almost Human
I'm officially breaking up with tumblr. I got on for the first time in a week, checking the Almost Human tag and got MAAAAAASSIVELY spoiled for another show. Fuck that. It was hard to stay away at first, but I have time for so many other things now!
Like, rewatching SG-1 from the start. I'll admit to skimming through a lot of the first season (Emancipation...), but man, it's still so good, and the CGI is pretty solid, considering its age. I still love the characters so much and I can see why it was so easy to get fannish about it: such a huuuuuuuuuuge sandbox, with loads of unfinished storylines, and no fallout from a lot of traumatic episodes (that we thus had to fill in ourselves). Oh, SG-1. You had your problems, but you're still the shiniest of them all.
Have also started watching Almost Human, which is really impressing me. Three eps in and I'm so invested, which is worrying, as it IS a Fox show...
I feel like they really started hitting their stride with this episode. I loved the actress who played Paige, she sold her terror so well I was on pins and needles the entire time, especially after they'd established how casually the bad guys killed people.
I loooooooove all the interaction between Dorian and John, how fond they seem of each other already, Dorian's calm teasing and John's grumpy affection. If this show is allowed to run its course, it's going to be so amazing, because they're already touching on the robot/humanity aspect. Dorian telling John that he has to be the one to go because he has no choice, it's what he was designed fo, him looking so tired and beat afterward, and:
Dorian: When that gun was pointed at my head, I felt something similar. And I didn't wanna die. I know it's not the same, with me, but...
John: Hey, dead is dead.
Dorian: Yeah. I suppose so.
I also find Michael Ealy's acting so impressive. I've only ever seen him in Common Law, playing a character the polar opposite of Dorian, and I'm so impressed how he manages to convey so much with the understated, controlled emotion Dorian shows.
Still not sold on detective Stahl, as her sole purpose so far seems to be the romantic interest, which is a shame, and we haven't really gotten to know much about...I don't even know his name, he's mainly just around being vaguely douchey. I hope he's going to be one of those character I'll look back on and go "man, I can't believe there was a time I didn't know his name!". I do love Captain Maldonato.
And John fixed Dorian with a chewing gum, which officially lumps this show into the MacGyver folder, so it is all good.
Damn, need to find an Almost Human icon...
Like, rewatching SG-1 from the start. I'll admit to skimming through a lot of the first season (Emancipation...), but man, it's still so good, and the CGI is pretty solid, considering its age. I still love the characters so much and I can see why it was so easy to get fannish about it: such a huuuuuuuuuuge sandbox, with loads of unfinished storylines, and no fallout from a lot of traumatic episodes (that we thus had to fill in ourselves). Oh, SG-1. You had your problems, but you're still the shiniest of them all.
Have also started watching Almost Human, which is really impressing me. Three eps in and I'm so invested, which is worrying, as it IS a Fox show...
I feel like they really started hitting their stride with this episode. I loved the actress who played Paige, she sold her terror so well I was on pins and needles the entire time, especially after they'd established how casually the bad guys killed people.
I loooooooove all the interaction between Dorian and John, how fond they seem of each other already, Dorian's calm teasing and John's grumpy affection. If this show is allowed to run its course, it's going to be so amazing, because they're already touching on the robot/humanity aspect. Dorian telling John that he has to be the one to go because he has no choice, it's what he was designed fo, him looking so tired and beat afterward, and:
Dorian: When that gun was pointed at my head, I felt something similar. And I didn't wanna die. I know it's not the same, with me, but...
John: Hey, dead is dead.
Dorian: Yeah. I suppose so.
I also find Michael Ealy's acting so impressive. I've only ever seen him in Common Law, playing a character the polar opposite of Dorian, and I'm so impressed how he manages to convey so much with the understated, controlled emotion Dorian shows.
Still not sold on detective Stahl, as her sole purpose so far seems to be the romantic interest, which is a shame, and we haven't really gotten to know much about...I don't even know his name, he's mainly just around being vaguely douchey. I hope he's going to be one of those character I'll look back on and go "man, I can't believe there was a time I didn't know his name!". I do love Captain Maldonato.
And John fixed Dorian with a chewing gum, which officially lumps this show into the MacGyver folder, so it is all good.
Damn, need to find an Almost Human icon...