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Conversation on the bus last night with one of my classmates:
*discussion of how he's apprehensive about the new Star Trek movie because it is odd numbered*
*discussion of how The X-Files ruined my life*
*discussion of Dr. Who*
him: I watched Dr. Who before it was cool
me: I didn't, but I've watched some Old Who. Some of the First Doctor, some of the Fourth Doctor, mostly.
him: *blink* *in Tom Baker voice* You're using the terminology correctly
me: I have geek cred! *thinks: you have met me, right?*
*discussion of our issues with New Who*
me: so do you watch Torchwood?
him: no
me: You should! EVERYONE SHOULD. I have the dvds if you want!
*discussion of aliens that eat orgasmic energy and how television will never be that good again*
him: I don't know about Torchwood (here I expected to be disappointed because I'm afraid he's going to say something about the queer content. He goes on to say:) It always just struck me as the BBC trying to do Joss Whedon. Like that Angel show, you know?
me: *surprised laughter* I . . . well . . . yes, actually.
It's not a new observation, but definitely an amusing one coming from someone who doesn't actually watch either show.
Spring Break! I am trying to work up the motivation to go to the bank and clean my apartment. It's two o'clock and I haven't yet worked up the motivation to get dressed. I also need to pack for New York tomorrow.
Watchmen tonight! I'm mostly excited about this because I LOVE big-deal cultural event movies. It usually doesn't even matter what they are. Audience participation! Palpable enthusiasm! People in costumes! Yay Yay Yay! I only read Watchmen two weeks ago, so I haven't really had the time to get invested. However, since the last two big-deal cultural event movies I saw were Twilight and HSM3 I'm *really* looking forward to this one because I actually expect it to be, you know, good.
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ETA Way after the fact, because I don't really know where BSG came from. I meant Dr. Who.
*discussion of how he's apprehensive about the new Star Trek movie because it is odd numbered*
*discussion of how The X-Files ruined my life*
*discussion of Dr. Who*
him: I watched Dr. Who before it was cool
me: I didn't, but I've watched some Old Who. Some of the First Doctor, some of the Fourth Doctor, mostly.
him: *blink* *in Tom Baker voice* You're using the terminology correctly
me: I have geek cred! *thinks: you have met me, right?*
*discussion of our issues with New Who*
me: so do you watch Torchwood?
him: no
me: You should! EVERYONE SHOULD. I have the dvds if you want!
*discussion of aliens that eat orgasmic energy and how television will never be that good again*
him: I don't know about Torchwood (here I expected to be disappointed because I'm afraid he's going to say something about the queer content. He goes on to say:) It always just struck me as the BBC trying to do Joss Whedon. Like that Angel show, you know?
me: *surprised laughter* I . . . well . . . yes, actually.
It's not a new observation, but definitely an amusing one coming from someone who doesn't actually watch either show.
Spring Break! I am trying to work up the motivation to go to the bank and clean my apartment. It's two o'clock and I haven't yet worked up the motivation to get dressed. I also need to pack for New York tomorrow.
Watchmen tonight! I'm mostly excited about this because I LOVE big-deal cultural event movies. It usually doesn't even matter what they are. Audience participation! Palpable enthusiasm! People in costumes! Yay Yay Yay! I only read Watchmen two weeks ago, so I haven't really had the time to get invested. However, since the last two big-deal cultural event movies I saw were Twilight and HSM3 I'm *really* looking forward to this one because I actually expect it to be, you know, good.
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ETA Way after the fact, because I don't really know where BSG came from. I meant Dr. Who.