I am terrifically disappointed with Intelligence. There were a few hints in the first episode that I interpreted as maybe the show was going to turn the fridged wife trope on its head. But no. I was wrong ( Read more... )

Two of my fave found family shows are back on, Nikita for an all too brief six episode final season and Lost Girl, which is being as confusing and delightful as ever ( Read more... )

Tomorrow People - despite some potentially great lady characters (Astrid, Cara and evil Darcy), and a smidge of Bechdel passing in the most recent episode, this has failed to grip. Uncle "Hi, I kill and torture teenagers" Jed is not providing much of a foil for Stephen's ethical and moral challenges, which is bizarre because Mark Pellegrino should ( Read more... )

Ironside is off the table. It does have a rich boy/rough boy in the ensemble, one of whom is super pretty (yeah, the rich one, you knew it). I imagine they will get a bit of a slash following. If they get a bit of screen time, maybe some Yuletide ( Read more... )

The weather is thing. We have a conservative government, which earned the immediate approval of David Cameron (so very much not a good sign). The NSW parliament is considering a foetal personhood bill. (Retire from parliament, Nile, you disgusting fundie, and take all your horrible far right buddies with you.) The US Open award ceremonies were so ( Read more... )

I had a bit of a moment on Twitter after reading a story which shall remain rightfully nameless because this is a pan-fandom thing and not just one author. There's a lot of care taken, and concern when care is not taken, over sexual consent and how it is represented in fanworks. I hadn't realised until I was reading it over and over again how much ( Read more... )

Thatcher's daughter sacked from The One Show after 'gollliwog' remark

The Times reported that a BBC source said: "The One Show had hoped that Carol would issue an unconditional apology to those whom she had offended but she declined to do so ( Read more... )