here are some things.
1. Saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yesterday at my local temple of celluloid worship cineplex. While I upsold the book like a pro at Borders (god rest its soul), I've never actually read past the first few chapters; I think that may be why I ended up enjoying the movie as much as I did. It was hardly perfect, and one scene in particular did
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1. That's exactly what I was thinking when I left the theater after watching the English version; while I enjoyed it, I couldn't help but wonder if I'd prefer the Swedish adaptation. Now I just have to get my greedy little hands on it. ;)
2. I am also having this problem. My desire for Sherlock fic since series 2 has quadrupled, but fandom output has only doubled. Or something. Whatever; point is: I NEED MORE FIC. Which might be why I'm writing so much. I'm just about finished with this latest chapter, and when I am I totally going to need Troop Beta. Watch the skies for the Beta Signal! (Or your inbox. Whichever.)
6. ZOMBIE HOODLUMS. *steals for potential future fic*
8. Thank you!
9. Grimm and I have a complicated relationship. Basically, I think it has an awesome premise and fun characters but hasn't yet taken the steps necessary to live up to that potential. I want involved mythology, I want arc episodes, I want a Scooby Gang with at least one female character who is no one's girlfriend. And I feel like the show wants to give me these things, but it's too busy pleasing the network (god rest its soul) with fairy tale of the week eps.
All this said, the show is filmed and set in my beloved home city of Portland, so I'm going to be obsessed with it no matter what they do. Oh well.
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6. You need to know that this picture exists: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/lalaithl/333076_315066428530004_133153073388008_816087_213617888_o.jpg
Courtesy of "I was born to be a Trekkie/Trekker" on Facebook. I'm sure the Doctor and Rose are responsible for this somehow.
1. They're all out on dvd, at least in Canada. I took a brief look around the internet, but the first site I found had dubbing instead of subtitles, and that's just bizarre. I'm sure that they are out there, though. You should be warned that in addition to the unfortunate things of the first movie you already know about, the last few minutes of the second movie are an utter write-off in terms of trauma. But things go uphill from there.
2. /\o/\ (<-- a bat person who is both flapping and squeeing)
9. These are all good points. I do think it's hopeful that Juliette is increasingly a 'get shit done' sort of character, though, even if she is primarily a girlfriend. I guess I'm still hoping it'll improve. One thing I wanted to ask - do you feel like it's faithful to/good for Portland?
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1. I pretty sure they're available on DVD here, too; I will just have to manipulate the family netflix queue until it serves my dark, Swedish will. And thanks for the heads up on the traumatic bits!
9. I also really like Juliette so far, and I can't wait until she can be more involved in plot type things - though from recent episodes it looks like she's decided to head in that direction whether Nick likes it or not. She's pretty badass.
In terms of Portland accuracy, geographical and otherwise, Grimm is sort of amazing. Every once in a while they'll tell you the scene takes place in one neighborhood even though it's recognizably another, but very rarely. As for being faithful to its spirit, that's a little harder for me to say - my Portland is a little younger, a lot more unemployed, and involves many, many more hipsters. But I know people who live more like Nick and Juliette, and Monroe is a classic Portland personality. (Aside from the big bad wolf thing. Probably.)
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9. That sounds really pleasing. From an outsider's perspective, anyway, I feel like I'm learning a little about the city (and also missing a lot) when I watch the show. And if it manages to become a modest/sustained success, it could be good for the city in all sorts of ways.
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