Thank goodness for small favors.
I saw the film Waitress last night. It's a really beautiful film and I recommend it to everyone. I thought the story was very empowering and uplifting, particularly to women who are having a hard time the way the heroine of the film was. She's undergoing alot but she's never self pitying or defeatist and at the end she makes two very important and powerful decisions about her life. It's hard for me to go into detail beyond this without spoiling, and I really want people to go into this as I did, blind. Nathan Fillion was really lovely in it and charming, it was odd to see him play an awkward slightly nervous guy since the last time I saw him he was leading a ship of misfits across space. Being that I am very fond of Fillion and his sexy Canadian ass. Waitress almost made me sad that I dont watch Castle. I really did try to watch it but I just could not get past the first fifteen minutes. It just bored the bejeezus out of me. I heard it was quirky and offbeat so I thought it's like a less manic/silly version of psych or something (in tone not premise) but it was just totally boring, like any other procedural. I'm sure if I'd gone past the fifteen minute mark I might have gotten to the more interesting bits but by that point I was ready to call it a day.
I also attempted to watch Vampire Diaries last night, and unfortunately I just couldnt stand it. It's not that it was bad (well it IS bad but that's not the problem) I mean I expected to be more witty and occult I guess? It just felt like your typical teen show but with vampires in it. I watched it and felt so bored, I found stefan dull and as cute as damon is he is a walking cliche, in fact they both are. They are conventional characters, in a conventional story, with convetionally good looks. Now I guess if the vampire/hot brooding guy trying to reform/snarky talking evil hottie fighting over the same girl is your thing than yeah it'd be fun to watch but it's not really my thing. I mean it's basically a mash up of the typical teen drama with a typical vampire redemption plot and the requisite evil vampire trying to bring him back to his primal side. I think this was similiar to my problem with Being Human actually.
The result in both cases was me feeliing very sleepy after the first 20 minutes. and This was not the first ep, this was the most recent one that aired and I taped it on my DVR. So it's not like I just havent gotten to the good parts yet. Honestly though and this is something I knew already, I am long over the vampire thing and was never quite a big fan of it to begin with. I think the only reason I watch true blood is cause the human characters and setting is so interesting, and also skarsgaard is a swedish sex god. But True Blood to me was fresh, interesting, played up and poked fun at alot of vampire tropes, and also has alot of crazy situations and humor. I think really as a show it doesnt take itself too seriously. It also has a great mythology to it behind all the vampire antics, who most importantly are not the center of the whole plot, the center is a human girl. Honestly I dont buy either Stefan or Damon as vamps, the are more like teen boys in pale face make up. but there you are. Ah well, cant love em all I guess!
I've decided to drop Gossip Girl and House. I'll follow House's proceedings via the house_cuddy comm, since that's really the only aspect of the show I care much about. and While I love hugh laurie and I'll keep an eye on him as house because of that, I was never particularly fond of the character House himself. He's kind of a huge douche. which I get is the point but still.
In other news Glee continues to be blah but I cant stop watching it just yet. (especially not after that recent news about whedon directing an ep!) I liked the whole Puck/Rachel thing in this weeks ep, I hope they actually can form a friendship at some point but the ending didnt really seem to support that personally I think it's a little odd how little puck seems to be bothered that quin is carrying his CHILD, but previews for the next week or so seem to indicate he hasnt totally forgotten about that (I also FFed through very Emma/Willa scene, they annoyed me that much with their treacly saccharine crap that just glosses over the fact that they are both selfish cheating assholes)
I Love Community. Have I said that? I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I want more people to watch this show so bad. Hell if I can figure out a way to do so, I wanna send a letter to Dan Harmon thanking him for making this show so even if it does get cancelled after this season he knows there are people who appreciated his effort and his story. Apparently Community and it's characters were based heavily on Harmon's own experiances which explains so much why it feels so real and honest even when it's being quirky and odd in it's humor or plots. I love how real everything feels honestly and I sympathize so strongly with alot of the characters. It's strange how familiar alot of them feel, and each day I find myself relating with Britta more strongly. I mean she's abrasive, doesnt get girl ettiquette, has issues making friends and clearly has daddy/family issues and clearly spent alot of her life being confused, lost and going all over the place but never quite sticking with anything. Her bonding in last night's ep with the sweet Shirley was really lovely and heartwarming. As was Jeff realizing what a douche he was when he made sweet little annie burst into tears in public and his reconciling with her is really precious. The best part of the ep however was Pierce and the Dean attempting to create a mascot for their school team "the human beings" in order to "not be racist" the two conspire to pretty much remove any remotely racial/ethnic identifyers from the mascot, that means no asian eyes, no irish chins, no dark skin or blonde hair etc. The end result is both hilarious and utterly horrifying. and a very apt description of how race is dealt with today, which is to say it's often prevented from being acknolwedged or allowed to exist as a concept when of course it does! To quote Jeff "I think not being racist is the new racism". Anyway everyone NEEDS to watch this, it's funny, it's fresh, it's not full of horrible gender and race cliches, it's smart and best of all it'll make you smile at the end. I gaurantee you, everytime. I am still SO HAPPY THAT IT GOT A FULL SEASON ORDER. However I realized something, I'm not happy enough with just one season. I want another and another and another! So that's why, I am doing a damn pimp post. All y'all better prepare yourselves!
Lie to Me this week was also amazing and I went through a ridiculous amount of grief to finally get a hold of the file since I only got half the ep thanks to stupid baseball running over time. However it was all worth it cause it was a GREAT intense ep, tim roth excels so much at the intense stuff and my shipper heart did many leaps at all the lovely Cal/Gillian interaction at the end. This show just gets better every week. I am counting down the days to the inevitable Cal kicks everyone's ass in poker episode. I loved it when Pysch did it, and I loved it when The Mentalist did it and I know I'm gonna love it when Lie2Me does it too. (speaking of the Roth, I recieved my DVD copy of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead yesterday! CANT WAIT TO WATCH IT *bounces with joy*)
To conclude this entry: White Collar's pilot airs tonight! (one of these days I am gonna watch Burn Notice. I have a feeling I'd like it)
I also attempted to watch Vampire Diaries last night, and unfortunately I just couldnt stand it. It's not that it was bad (well it IS bad but that's not the problem) I mean I expected to be more witty and occult I guess? It just felt like your typical teen show but with vampires in it. I watched it and felt so bored, I found stefan dull and as cute as damon is he is a walking cliche, in fact they both are. They are conventional characters, in a conventional story, with convetionally good looks. Now I guess if the vampire/hot brooding guy trying to reform/snarky talking evil hottie fighting over the same girl is your thing than yeah it'd be fun to watch but it's not really my thing. I mean it's basically a mash up of the typical teen drama with a typical vampire redemption plot and the requisite evil vampire trying to bring him back to his primal side. I think this was similiar to my problem with Being Human actually.
The result in both cases was me feeliing very sleepy after the first 20 minutes. and This was not the first ep, this was the most recent one that aired and I taped it on my DVR. So it's not like I just havent gotten to the good parts yet. Honestly though and this is something I knew already, I am long over the vampire thing and was never quite a big fan of it to begin with. I think the only reason I watch true blood is cause the human characters and setting is so interesting, and also skarsgaard is a swedish sex god. But True Blood to me was fresh, interesting, played up and poked fun at alot of vampire tropes, and also has alot of crazy situations and humor. I think really as a show it doesnt take itself too seriously. It also has a great mythology to it behind all the vampire antics, who most importantly are not the center of the whole plot, the center is a human girl. Honestly I dont buy either Stefan or Damon as vamps, the are more like teen boys in pale face make up. but there you are. Ah well, cant love em all I guess!
I've decided to drop Gossip Girl and House. I'll follow House's proceedings via the house_cuddy comm, since that's really the only aspect of the show I care much about. and While I love hugh laurie and I'll keep an eye on him as house because of that, I was never particularly fond of the character House himself. He's kind of a huge douche. which I get is the point but still.
In other news Glee continues to be blah but I cant stop watching it just yet. (especially not after that recent news about whedon directing an ep!) I liked the whole Puck/Rachel thing in this weeks ep, I hope they actually can form a friendship at some point but the ending didnt really seem to support that personally I think it's a little odd how little puck seems to be bothered that quin is carrying his CHILD, but previews for the next week or so seem to indicate he hasnt totally forgotten about that (I also FFed through very Emma/Willa scene, they annoyed me that much with their treacly saccharine crap that just glosses over the fact that they are both selfish cheating assholes)
I Love Community. Have I said that? I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I want more people to watch this show so bad. Hell if I can figure out a way to do so, I wanna send a letter to Dan Harmon thanking him for making this show so even if it does get cancelled after this season he knows there are people who appreciated his effort and his story. Apparently Community and it's characters were based heavily on Harmon's own experiances which explains so much why it feels so real and honest even when it's being quirky and odd in it's humor or plots. I love how real everything feels honestly and I sympathize so strongly with alot of the characters. It's strange how familiar alot of them feel, and each day I find myself relating with Britta more strongly. I mean she's abrasive, doesnt get girl ettiquette, has issues making friends and clearly has daddy/family issues and clearly spent alot of her life being confused, lost and going all over the place but never quite sticking with anything. Her bonding in last night's ep with the sweet Shirley was really lovely and heartwarming. As was Jeff realizing what a douche he was when he made sweet little annie burst into tears in public and his reconciling with her is really precious. The best part of the ep however was Pierce and the Dean attempting to create a mascot for their school team "the human beings" in order to "not be racist" the two conspire to pretty much remove any remotely racial/ethnic identifyers from the mascot, that means no asian eyes, no irish chins, no dark skin or blonde hair etc. The end result is both hilarious and utterly horrifying. and a very apt description of how race is dealt with today, which is to say it's often prevented from being acknolwedged or allowed to exist as a concept when of course it does! To quote Jeff "I think not being racist is the new racism". Anyway everyone NEEDS to watch this, it's funny, it's fresh, it's not full of horrible gender and race cliches, it's smart and best of all it'll make you smile at the end. I gaurantee you, everytime. I am still SO HAPPY THAT IT GOT A FULL SEASON ORDER. However I realized something, I'm not happy enough with just one season. I want another and another and another! So that's why, I am doing a damn pimp post. All y'all better prepare yourselves!
Lie to Me this week was also amazing and I went through a ridiculous amount of grief to finally get a hold of the file since I only got half the ep thanks to stupid baseball running over time. However it was all worth it cause it was a GREAT intense ep, tim roth excels so much at the intense stuff and my shipper heart did many leaps at all the lovely Cal/Gillian interaction at the end. This show just gets better every week. I am counting down the days to the inevitable Cal kicks everyone's ass in poker episode. I loved it when Pysch did it, and I loved it when The Mentalist did it and I know I'm gonna love it when Lie2Me does it too. (speaking of the Roth, I recieved my DVD copy of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead yesterday! CANT WAIT TO WATCH IT *bounces with joy*)
To conclude this entry: White Collar's pilot airs tonight! (one of these days I am gonna watch Burn Notice. I have a feeling I'd like it)