I am in an utterly fangirly state right now--I've seen so much of Simon Oakland's incredible acting in so little time. Where to begin? Well, I saw his other Wagon Train appearance where he played a Russian colonel. He played the part amazingly well, of course, but I much prefer his other Wagon Train appearance as the Italian winemaker; he's just ( Read more... )

I ended up seeing one of Simon Oakland's Wagon Train eps--"The Donna Fuller Story." Simon played a good guy (yay), but ooh, he endures a lot of heartache in this ep. His character ends up crying at one point, and I have to admit, that got a few tears out of me, too--I can't help but get teary eyed when a character I like (especially one played by ( Read more... )

Um, wow. So, remember how I compared the boxing match between Stawski and the worker in The Sand Pebbles to Raichu versus Pikachu in the old "Electric Shock Showdown" episode? I took another look at "Electric Shock Showdown" and discovered that Lt. Surge, who owns the Raichu in question, talks with the same New Jersey accent that Stawski has--and ( Read more... )

I was rewatching Simon Oakland's scenes in The Sand Pebbles. And the more I rewatch it, the more it just proves how amazing an actor Simon really is. When Stawski is at his best, he's awesome. When Stawski is at his worst, however, he is incredibly obnoxious and you really want him to lose that boxing match (regardless of the fanservice). And I ( Read more... )

Fanfic meme, day 26: What is the oddest (or most fun) thing you've had to research for a fic?

The oddest research I've done was back when I was doing my Yu-Gi-Oh and Phantom mystery fics--when I wanted to come up with unique OC villain names that usually ended up being parts of spider species names. So the research involved looking up the names ( Read more... )

They showed the Lavender Town ep, part two of the Sabrina Trilogy, on classic Pokémon today! This was the first Pokémon ep I had seen in full back in the day (my first glimpse of the show had been the last five minutes of the previous ep, part one of the Sabrina Trilogy), so this ep holds a very special place in my heart for nostalgia reasons. ( Read more... )

And now... Fanfic meme, day 24: Betaing - How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?I don't work with a beta; I just proofread the thing myself. It's partly because I prefer not to release a chapter to anyone until I've posted it, though, rarely, I will ( Read more... )

Richard was once again in top form in today's Family Feud. At the time this ep was aired, they were sending tryout squads to various major cities for families to audition to see if they could come to LA to participate, and he was listing them all: St. Louis, San Antonio, NYC, DC, Seattle, etc. He then says, "If your hometown wasn't mentioned, don ( Read more... )

LOL, today's classic Family Feud... I hadn't seen it, so it must've been one that I had missed, and I'm so glad I saw it, because it was priceless. First of all, one of the panels in the back of the contestant areas didn't close like it was supposed to after the family had entered, and Richard first tried to wave his hand in front of it to close ( Read more... )

And now... Fanfic meme, day 21: Sequels - Have you ever written a sequel to a fic you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?

All the time. My fics are all on the same timeline (yes, even my supernatural fics--I know there are some Hogan's Heroes fans who don't write the supernatural and prefer to treat them as an AU, ( Read more... )