Good morning peoples!
Katee Sackhoff was at the Vulkon Women of SciFi event this weekend, and wonderful skiffy boarder Damaris1 as posted a big bunch of pics and videos. You rock Damaris, nice viper pilot tanks too! ETA: for those who are bandwidth-challenged,
jcathm has posted a written rundown of most of what's in those vids (most, but certainly not ALL!) ... FANDOM ROCKS! ... ETA #2: So, well. DRAMA. There has been quite a Shipper kerfuffle over something Katee said at this con, that she thinks that Kara loves Sam more than Lee, and that this relationship is the more "adult" of the two. Ummmm. OK. A lot of K/L shippers and writers are sad this week, shocked, nonplussed, frustrated... emotions run the gamut. We lost one. Actually a few people hung off the ledge, but they seem to be making their way back stronger and clearer for the experience. I am choosing to stay pragmatic, hopeful, and shipped.
Some interesting things from the Land of TV:
"'Obviously, the success of 'Heroes' has a lot to do with these new shows,' says 'Chuck' co-creator Josh Schwartz, who adds that TV shows with geek appeal have an instant leg up in the Nielsen game. 'In the new ratings world order, a devoted cult following alone can just about keep you afloat,' he says. 'There are so few truly broad shows that sometimes a passionate one can mean a lot.' What distinguishes most of the current crop of fantasy-friendly shows is that they seem to be keeping the geek factor to a minimum. Characters and relationships seem to be more important that inventing a complicated new universe of sci-fi babble. In this respect, Schwartz and the nets seem to be going back to the future, putting a better-written spin on 1970s and '80s escapist shows such as 'Fantasy Island,' 'Voyagers,' 'Knight Rider' and the original 'Bionic Woman.' Next month's Comic-Con should be crawling with TV nets pushing their projects."
- Variety (TV trade paper)
"[Television] is where the good writing is now...A lot of movies don't write characters. On 'Boston Legal' with James Spader, he was like, 'How many of these independent movies can you do? You work so hard on them and then no one sees them and you don't get paid anything and you're exhausted.' He approached his work in 'Boston Legal' like, 'This is an opportunity for me as an actor to work on good material and bring everything I can to the part.' I loved watching the crew in between takes. They were so efficient and so on it. Everyone's enjoying their job and not working crazy hours and it seems so much more stable."
- Parker Posey, actress
For the first time in 95 years, real Absinthe is being sold in America. Unfortunately, "properly made" Absinthe does not contain Thujone. Quelle dommage. Well, do as Oscar Wilde does then, eh folks?
jcathm has posted a written rundown of most of what's in those vids (most, but certainly not ALL!) ... FANDOM ROCKS! ... ETA #2: So, well. DRAMA. There has been quite a Shipper kerfuffle over something Katee said at this con, that she thinks that Kara loves Sam more than Lee, and that this relationship is the more "adult" of the two. Ummmm. OK. A lot of K/L shippers and writers are sad this week, shocked, nonplussed, frustrated... emotions run the gamut. We lost one. Actually a few people hung off the ledge, but they seem to be making their way back stronger and clearer for the experience. I am choosing to stay pragmatic, hopeful, and shipped.
Some interesting things from the Land of TV:
"'Obviously, the success of 'Heroes' has a lot to do with these new shows,' says 'Chuck' co-creator Josh Schwartz, who adds that TV shows with geek appeal have an instant leg up in the Nielsen game. 'In the new ratings world order, a devoted cult following alone can just about keep you afloat,' he says. 'There are so few truly broad shows that sometimes a passionate one can mean a lot.' What distinguishes most of the current crop of fantasy-friendly shows is that they seem to be keeping the geek factor to a minimum. Characters and relationships seem to be more important that inventing a complicated new universe of sci-fi babble. In this respect, Schwartz and the nets seem to be going back to the future, putting a better-written spin on 1970s and '80s escapist shows such as 'Fantasy Island,' 'Voyagers,' 'Knight Rider' and the original 'Bionic Woman.' Next month's Comic-Con should be crawling with TV nets pushing their projects."
- Variety (TV trade paper)
"[Television] is where the good writing is now...A lot of movies don't write characters. On 'Boston Legal' with James Spader, he was like, 'How many of these independent movies can you do? You work so hard on them and then no one sees them and you don't get paid anything and you're exhausted.' He approached his work in 'Boston Legal' like, 'This is an opportunity for me as an actor to work on good material and bring everything I can to the part.' I loved watching the crew in between takes. They were so efficient and so on it. Everyone's enjoying their job and not working crazy hours and it seems so much more stable."
- Parker Posey, actress
For the first time in 95 years, real Absinthe is being sold in America. Unfortunately, "properly made" Absinthe does not contain Thujone. Quelle dommage. Well, do as Oscar Wilde does then, eh folks?