DiNozzo - heh, I just wrote a post of all my reactions to NCIS so far, and my take on Tony is pretty much your early experience, I guess - I'm not warming to him in this role. But maybe if I give it more time. He's more likable in your fics, probably because you see things I don't.
Cole - I had a hard time with Cole overall and I felt like his storyline got resurrected too many times after it should have died, but that was true of everything in Charmed. Heh. I can see what you're saying, though, and I probably just didn't give him much of a chance because that show wasn't about the men for me at all. BUT I have vivid and fond memories of Cole doing tai chi/swordfighting stuff with Phoebe in the basement. They were both glistening and it was very pretty. *g*
I pretty much expected no one to know the last three.
Tony- Far too often he's written badly. But then there are these moments of brilliance, where a different persona slips though and we see what's behind the masks. Don't watch the show if you don't like it though. To be honest, even I haven't been the most faithful viewer at times.
Cole. *sigh* I know what scenes you mean. YUM. I never thought the show gave him that much of a chance (mostly because it labored under the assumption that strong woman=self centered bitch which is all too common on TV these days) but he was interesting enough for the most part.
Oh, there are other things I like about it. :) It also has been fitting the bill for something to watch that's sort of comforting in that I'm interested enough in the characters, but not strongly invested, so it doesn't stress me out and I don't have to pay really close attention. That's not a comment on the show, just about my level of involvement right now - I find I really need one or two of those, especially when my other shows get stressful!
it labored under the assumption that strong woman=self centered bitch
Oh boy did it. Heh. I was always glad for Piper - at least her issues usually felt genuine. And she had pretty hair. :)
I agree with 1 and 2. I especially hope for Tony they pull together some of the contradictory layers in the next season. The clash of some of hispersonality quirks not ringing true have got to be noticed by somebody who cares. Don't know the others. Very Happy for you to give me a letter.
BTW after reading some wonderful sporking of anothers NCIS Fic I was recommeneded by the crack_van to read your fic as bleach for my mind -worked beautifully, your fic being engaging, clever and with beautiful chracteristationc.
I was expecting Tony, maybe Tosh, but you came up with some cool ones that I don't know. I've never even heard of Strange World, but it sounds interesting. This is more of your bad luck in liking shows that get cancelled, isn't it? *pets*
I didn't even think of Tosh! *headdesk* my brain, it is broke!
Scifi channel bought Strange World so at least all the episodes made got to air ( a whopping 13 or so) but the producers knew it wasn't picked up for the second half of the season (On ABC, who only showed a handful of episodes) so they treated it more like a miniseries, so it's pretty self contained. Not that scifi channel ever shows stuff in a watchable way anymore, but if its on try to catch it.
I have *amazing* luck when it comes to picking shows that'll get canceled. I'm lucky that way.
I'll keep an eye out for it on SciFi. I keep thinking I should watch "Eureka" but I haven't really gotten into it. I watched a few eps a while back and thought, that's clever, and cute, but it didn't really grab me.
Speaking of shows that didn't last long, do you remember "Jim Henson's Storyteller"? I liked that show.
Eureka is cute. I watch it, but to some extent because my kids do. If you're home and it's on check it out. S1 was best, but it's still cute and fun. It's one of those shows that if can turn my brain off and watch- I don't get involved really, but it's engaging enough, if that makes sense
oh yes- Storyteller! A cool looking dog-like narrator, right?
I've heard of Strange World! I only saw a couple of episodes, but I do remember it. And you get massive points for mentioning Homicide. I don't know if you're familiar with Gotham Central, but it was a DC title about the cops of Gotham, meant to tell their stories without Batman. I bought one of the collections recently and got ridiculously excited because a panel of their squad room had the board drawn in it.
You probably don't want to get me started on TV shows that got canceled. Profit, Vengeance Unlimited, Lost Souls, The Lazarus Man ...
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DiNozzo - heh, I just wrote a post of all my reactions to NCIS so far, and my take on Tony is pretty much your early experience, I guess - I'm not warming to him in this role. But maybe if I give it more time. He's more likable in your fics, probably because you see things I don't.
Cole - I had a hard time with Cole overall and I felt like his storyline got resurrected too many times after it should have died, but that was true of everything in Charmed. Heh. I can see what you're saying, though, and I probably just didn't give him much of a chance because that show wasn't about the men for me at all. BUT I have vivid and fond memories of Cole doing tai chi/swordfighting stuff with Phoebe in the basement. They were both glistening and it was very pretty. *g*
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Tony- Far too often he's written badly. But then there are these moments of brilliance, where a different persona slips though and we see what's behind the masks. Don't watch the show if you don't like it though. To be honest, even I haven't been the most faithful viewer at times.
Cole. *sigh* I know what scenes you mean. YUM. I never thought the show gave him that much of a chance (mostly because it labored under the assumption that strong woman=self centered bitch which is all too common on TV these days) but he was interesting enough for the most part.
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Oh, there are other things I like about it. :) It also has been fitting the bill for something to watch that's sort of comforting in that I'm interested enough in the characters, but not strongly invested, so it doesn't stress me out and I don't have to pay really close attention. That's not a comment on the show, just about my level of involvement right now - I find I really need one or two of those, especially when my other shows get stressful!
it labored under the assumption that strong woman=self centered bitch
Oh boy did it. Heh. I was always glad for Piper - at least her issues usually felt genuine. And she had pretty hair. :)
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There are so few cases were women are written as strong and powerful, yet not full of themselves. *sigh*
Piper did have nice hair.
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Don't know the others.
Very Happy for you to give me a letter.
BTW after reading some wonderful sporking of anothers NCIS Fic I was recommeneded by the crack_van to read your fic as bleach for my mind -worked beautifully, your fic being engaging, clever and with beautiful chracteristationc.
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So canon consistency for Tony would be very nice. I'm not really expecting it, but it would be nice!
Since you're the first person to ask for a letter I give you "A"
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Scifi channel bought Strange World so at least all the episodes made got to air ( a whopping 13 or so) but the producers knew it wasn't picked up for the second half of the season (On ABC, who only showed a handful of episodes) so they treated it more like a miniseries, so it's pretty self contained. Not that scifi channel ever shows stuff in a watchable way anymore, but if its on try to catch it.
I have *amazing* luck when it comes to picking shows that'll get canceled. I'm lucky that way.
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I'll keep an eye out for it on SciFi. I keep thinking I should watch "Eureka" but I haven't really gotten into it. I watched a few eps a while back and thought, that's clever, and cute, but it didn't really grab me.
Speaking of shows that didn't last long, do you remember "Jim Henson's Storyteller"? I liked that show.
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Eureka is cute. I watch it, but to some extent because my kids do. If you're home and it's on check it out. S1 was best, but it's still cute and fun. It's one of those shows that if can turn my brain off and watch- I don't get involved really, but it's engaging enough, if that makes sense
oh yes- Storyteller! A cool looking dog-like narrator, right?
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You probably don't want to get me started on TV shows that got canceled. Profit, Vengeance Unlimited, Lost Souls, The Lazarus Man ...
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Sigh- I loved The Lazarus Man. Every season it seems that I get sucked into at least one show that's cancelled before sweeps.
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