Third time's a charm

[danceswithwords]

I finally finished the release that has been dragging on for a year and a half, and in the middle of all of that my parents visited, and also there were some appliance-related shenanigans that involved multiple delivery attempts and the partial dismantling of a deck. But I'm coming up for air at last, and last week I was in LA for my third

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[brynnmck]

Awww, Murphy! WHO'S A GOOD PUPPY. YOU ARE. YES YOU ARE. He's so gorgeous; I love his coloring.

And I'm glad you had a good time at the con(s)! I'm also glad to have my crush on Morena Baccarin reinforced. :)

I like the Pylea arc! I know, I know, I'm the only person IN THE WORLD who does, but I do. It's its own contained little story! I dig that!

[danceswithwords]

He is a good puppy! At least for values of "good" that include nervous, willful, and crazed by skateboards, but basically super-sweet and friendly. I love his coloring too; pictures don't really do it justice.

Okay, WHY do you like the Pylea arc? I'm genuinely curious.

[brynnmck]

Honestly, it's been years since I saw the Pylea arc, and I'm pretty sure I only saw it once, so I don't really remember why I liked it, I just remember liking it and then being surprised that other people didn't. I think I'm just a sucker for mini-arcs, maybe? I'm not sure.

[50mm]

I discovered Saturday that the reason I was so sleepy Friday night was because I was actually getting sick. I think I dozed off for a few minutes at some point during the 2nd ep, but I'm not sure I feel inclined to rewatch again to see if I missed anything important.

HI MURPHY!

(The Greek restaurant delivers?! Good to know for future reference.)

[danceswithwords]

Aw, I hope you're feeling better. And yeah, I don't think you missed much, if for no other reason than that it's an almost completely contained mini-arc.

[raincitygirl]

That picture of Murphy taking himself for a walk is hilarious!

[danceswithwords]

He is the goofiest dog that ever goofed. For a time, when we ran together, at the end of the run--when I was super-tired and slowing down--he used to grab his leash and try to get me to run faster. Showoff!

[molly_may]

The Whedonverse con included a panel by three writers, Jane Espenson, Drew Greenberg, and Andrew Chambliss

Okay, I'm going to lose every bit of Whedonverse cred that I possess and ask who the heck is Andrew Chambliss?

The last time I tried to make it through S3 of Angel, which has been several years ago now, I gave up about half way through. I was defeated by Cordelia's increasing blandness, the cooing over the baby, and most of all, the evil, evil, c-word.

Avatar was...not good. I mean, I saw it in IMAX 3-D and it was very visually striking and sometimes beautiful and blah blah blah, but it was a terrible, terrible script.

Murphy taking himself for a walk is the most adorable thing I've seen all day!

[danceswithwords]

You are not forfeiting much Whedonverse cred! I was confused too, especially since he was introduced as "Andres Chambliss." He was a writer on Dollhouse, and came in later. On the other hand, you're sacrificing a ton of Vampire Diaries cred, if there is such a thing, because he's a staff writer there.

The last time I tried to make it through S3 of Angel, which has been several years ago now, I gave up about half way through.

But S3 is on the road to S4! And has individual good episodes! I am trying to psych myself up here.

[molly_may]

Heee, fortunately, I do not claim to have any Vampire Diaries cred, so my reputation is safe!

S3 does have Wesley talking to the giant hamburger. That's always something to look forward to.

[danceswithwords]

Was Juliet Landau or Julie Benz not available or something?

I have no idea, but some behind-the-scenes problem like that would certainly explain the WTF.

Angel is really, really uneven. I really, really liked Season 4 when it aired, though, especially the second half--I know some people aren't fans, but I admired the commitment to the apocalypse. It will be interesting to see how it holds up; at the time, I didn't have much of an opinion on Cordelia.