I think Uther/Anthony has gotten more to do this season, but honestly he deserves it. The man can act his ass off and I could care less if they called the show Merlin and Uther.
Gwen and Morgana are pretty much sharing Morgana's screen time during series 1 this time around I think. What kills me is when people say that series one was more balanced. It kind of pisses me off on Angel's behalf. But I do think they could put their backs into their stories a little more.
I could care less if they called the show Merlin and Uther.
Ahahaha, that would please me greatly, actually! Especially if it brought me more Uther/Merlin interactions. Also, I do agree that Uther has been getting more screentime this season in comparison to the first one, but not at the expense of the girls (especially since there have been so many moments where the girls should have been included with the Merlin/Arthur stuff but were instead thrown aside for some inexplicable reason).
What kills me is when people say that series one was more balanced.
Oh man, season 1 wasn't balanced at all. It very decidedly favored Arthur/Merlin, and it wasn't until the latter part of the series that the other characters started getting expanded (and yeah, Angel was definitely underused in series 1. But so was Anthony Head, and I really like that the second series is trying to rectify that for both of them).
People are always going to want their favorite people more. Like, with the exception of the troll eps, I always want more Uther.
It's a decent size ensemble cast, so I can see where it's sometimes hard to get everyone in with lots of screentime AND keep the plot moving. Especially since every episode seems to have a guest actor as well.
Also, BTVS rewatch has started HERE if you care to join in. :)
True, true. I guess I am just used to ensemble shows like The Office where it's just accepted that certain characters will only have so many episodes that feature them (and some characters don't appear at all. I get so heartbroken when Andy doesn't even have a line, but it's sort of expected, because he's not the main character).
Ooo, Buffy rewatch! I fear I would horrify everyone with my unsavory interpretations of Buffy/Giles.
for the record I blame the writers for any issues i have with this show, not the characters, which would be dumb. I know you didnt mean me personally btw, but just in case you had the wrong idea. I cant speak for everyone else, but I know for me I feel like the writers have been shafting the girls in favor of the men (def not just Uther) for a while now. Also i love anthony stewart head (since the buffy days) but I confess to not being much of an Uther fan for various reasons. just putting that out there, I hope this wont make you want to defriend me. :(
Oh, don't worry, this was just me being a drama queen. I am little too defensive when people whip out the Uther hate. (and I totally love being friends with people who have differing opinions, because it allows me to see things from other perspectives). I do believe that the girls haven't gotten enough screentime, but I think that's more because they've been giving bigger stories to Merlin and Arthur than Uther and Gaius (Uther and Gaius each only got one story, while Gwen got Arthur and Guinevere and then Lancelot and Guinevere, and she's gotten to participate in events with Merlin and Arthur more than she did last season. Unfortunately, Morgana has been very absent in episodes where she should have had a greater role, such as this last episode, and the one with the witchfinder, and even the one where the boys all went off to rescue to Gwen (Morgana from series 1 would have been hellbent on going with the boys to rescue her, or we could have at least gotten some scenes of her being angry at Uther)). So, yeah, I feel like Morgana
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Ooooooooh, I LOVE YOU. I have been wanting a good archive of his photos for ages, and FINALLY someone made one (anthonyhead.org has a small one, but... it is such a pain to save pics off that site since it won't let you right click). I have a feeling that I will spend hours there tomorrow drooling over all the pretty. OMG, I love that you have a category for just ASH posing with animals. Bwahahahaha. Oh, I love it. AND MY VID IS THE VERY FIRST FEATURED FAN CREATION!!! I am loving the site already. I'll sign up for the forum, but I warn you now that I am terrible at keeping up with those things (I used to visit nothing but message boards back in the day, but now I seem to be all about LiveJournal).
YAY! I've found I can keep up with between 1-2 forums TOPS, and even then it's usually just a few threads I follow. I think you will find this one well worth your time.
And enjoy the photos! I add to it ALL THE TIME. (Just please don't hotlink. Copy these over to your own account).
I have yoinked some photos off the official site, but it IS a hassle (and obvs not that preventative since you and I both do it LOL).
Oh - and your fan vid was a nice general one AND Merlin is actually airing now, so seemed like a good starter. xD
ALSO I spend almost a month + a half trying to find a photogallery program that would allow us to make a pretty gallery (a la coppermine sample or something AND let us tag photos. NOTHING I found will do it. Photobucket isn't really our ideal gallery, but we REALLY wanted to go nuts with the tags (if you didn't notice) so you can hopefully find the exact photo you might be looking for. Actually, the service we use has a nice photo gallery program, that will preview recent uploads, but no tagging. :(
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Gwen and Morgana are pretty much sharing Morgana's screen time during series 1 this time around I think. What kills me is when people say that series one was more balanced. It kind of pisses me off on Angel's behalf. But I do think they could put their backs into their stories a little more.
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Ahahaha, that would please me greatly, actually! Especially if it brought me more Uther/Merlin interactions. Also, I do agree that Uther has been getting more screentime this season in comparison to the first one, but not at the expense of the girls (especially since there have been so many moments where the girls should have been included with the Merlin/Arthur stuff but were instead thrown aside for some inexplicable reason).
What kills me is when people say that series one was more balanced.
Oh man, season 1 wasn't balanced at all. It very decidedly favored Arthur/Merlin, and it wasn't until the latter part of the series that the other characters started getting expanded (and yeah, Angel was definitely underused in series 1. But so was Anthony Head, and I really like that the second series is trying to rectify that for both of them).
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It's a decent size ensemble cast, so I can see where it's sometimes hard to get everyone in with lots of screentime AND keep the plot moving. Especially since every episode seems to have a guest actor as well.
Also, BTVS rewatch has started HERE if you care to join in. :)
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Ooo, Buffy rewatch! I fear I would horrify everyone with my unsavory interpretations of Buffy/Giles.
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AND - check our first featured fan creation! Congrats!
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And enjoy the photos! I add to it ALL THE TIME. (Just please don't hotlink. Copy these over to your own account).
I have yoinked some photos off the official site, but it IS a hassle (and obvs not that preventative since you and I both do it LOL).
Oh - and your fan vid was a nice general one AND Merlin is actually airing now, so seemed like a good starter. xD
ALSO I spend almost a month + a half trying to find a photogallery program that would allow us to make a pretty gallery (a la coppermine sample or something AND let us tag photos. NOTHING I found will do it. Photobucket isn't really our ideal gallery, but we REALLY wanted to go nuts with the tags (if you didn't notice) so you can hopefully find the exact photo you might be looking for. Actually, the service we use has a nice photo gallery program, that will preview recent uploads, but no tagging. :(
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