loving life.
okay. so there is was this little show called 'life' - it's about a crazy cop called charlie crews, his pretty partner dani reese & a load of other, awesome characters. a beautiful show, hilarious & dramatic, intruiging characters... sort of my perfect show. it was cancelled after only two seasons & i just can't accept it. this is still my favorite show, *pouts* that's why i'm making a little life-appreciation post :)
+ the official homepage for the show & on imdb
+ two great, general lj communities -lifetv & pers_pineapple
firsty, look at this gqmf cast!
trufax: damian lewis is cute, sarah shahi is hot.
Click to view+ watch THIS. it's not really about life, but it features damien lewis as elvis - which is way awesome! and he's a pretty good singer too ;)
picspamishness, cause it was is such a beautiful show, ♥
first i only wanted to make a few caps to some themes, but when i was screencapping i realized (again) just how pretty this show is... so it turned into one epic season 1 picspam. i wanted to do the 2nd season too, but it's just too much for one post ;) hopefully i'll get it done some time in the (not too distant) future.
!spoilers for the whole of season 1.
. do you hate cops?
. yeah.
. well i hate cops too.
. but you were a little girl once.
. there's no proof of that.
. have you been an angry convict?
. anger ruins joy, steals the goodness of my mind, forces my mouth to say terrible things. overcoming anger brings peace of mind, leads to a mind without regrets. if i overcome anger i will be delightful and loved by everyone.
. are you making fun of us?
. it's the universe that makes fun of us all.
[...]
. why exactly would the universe make fun of us all?
. maybe it's insecure.
. do you ever think that the world is now you and me in one place, everyone else in an other?
. i think that all the time.
. i thought there'd be more.
. more to what?
. in the pool, with jake. and when you put those volts into the water. i was almost dead.
. yeah, i remember that.
. it was a near-death experience.
. and it not being a full-death experience should make you happy.
. nothing happened. there were no lights, no tunnel, no dead relatives.
[...]
. or maybe i wasn't near-death enough for it to be a near-death experience.
. i'm sending you his mugshot right now.
. to my house?
. to your phone.
[...]
. huh. it's like, like -
. living in the future?
. actually, i thought about that. turns out there really is no future. or past either. just now. and now. and now. and of course now.
. what do you want, charlie?
. i want to be the unwobbling pivot in the centre of an ever-revolving universe. i want to be still.
. are you sure it wasn't just a dog?
. no, it was a mangy predator and i don't want it prowling around. i mean what if it attacks a neighbor's kid?
. did you feed it?
. no, no! but mrs. bellfield's cat is missing. they ate it, charlie. they ate her cat.
. how come you only call me when someone is dead?
. it's a dead angel.
. it's a dead woman with a pair of fake wings.
. how do you know?
. well, i know the wings are fake because i can see the harness right there.
. maybe she's a real angel with fake wings.
. we have to use his own strength against him
. his strenght. what's his strength?
. his weakness.
. his weakness is his strength?
. exactly. it's like the one-handed clap.
. are you really zen?
. i'm zen-ish.
. i wanna tell you about the dream i had last night.
. were there clowns in it?
. no.
. i don't like dreams with clowns
. who does? no, there were no clowns in this dream. there were solar panels.
. nothing's missing. i didn't steal nothing.
. you can't steal nothing. nothing does not exist. to steal something that doesn't exist - wait. wait... if it doesn't exist, how can it be something? huh. i hate that! don't you hate that?
. didn't know they made them that small
. it's a personal pineapple
. what exactly is a zen center?
. it's a place where people interested in their spiritual journey sit and do nothing. which, as it turns out, is nearly impossible.
. what would you come back as?
[...]
. reincarnation. don't limit yourself, you can chose an animal.
. this one time should be plenty, thank you.
. i'd like to come back as a giant flemish rabbit. fifteen punds of pure bunny.
[...]
. or a whale...
. i don't like heights.
. then don't look down.
[...]
. oh ah, i looked down, couldn't help myself. ...oh god, i looked down again.
. you have to stop messing with iad.
. how am i messing with them?
. i read the transcripts, charlie. telling the aid that you're in search of a pure heart is not the way to help yourself.
. but i am in search of a pure heart.
+ pretty, y/y?
fanvids you should absolutely see.
it's always been a very small fandom, but i'm so glad a few great vids have been made anyway :) i've recced them all before, i know. but well - who cares.
opening by kiki-miserychic
something, nothing, a butterfly, a hurricane...
an intro!vid for the show. experimental, beautiful & a bit crazy.
dirty hole by tzegha
my life flashes before my eyes. soothing, disturbing
a charlie centric vid. an intense vid which really shows charlie's internal struggle - his difficulties in being a cop vs. being a convict.
this is your life by humansrsuperior
it's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything
and a second charlie centric vid, about the different aspects of him & how everything somehow fits (or rather doesn't fit) together.
walk on by grimorie
i think by now you've noticed, that i don't desert a sinking ship
a dani vid. beautiful & a bit heartbreaking, showing her difficulties with being a cop, charlie & life in general.
i don't know by tzegha
all right, let's start all over again
a vid focusing on the conspiracy - so freaking original, using a song that seems to be written only for this show.
patterns by halcyon_shift
the pattern still remains on the wall where darkness fell
a general vid about the show - charlie & his relationships... so freaking gorgeous.
begin again by barkley
the land and sky are quiet, the heart is beating within
another general-like charlie vid, this one is so epic. i watched life!vids before i started watching the show & this is the one that really convinced me to watch it... i am very grateful :P
+ not really a rec, but um...
souvenirs by tearful_eye (= ME)
all these souvenirs in my memory
another charlie centric vid, showing how much he cannot forget...
i don't really read a lot of fic for this fandom (and there isn't that much), but...
...there are still some beautiful fics written. i've recced some of these before, but anyway. some fanfics that i've liked a lot, in no particular order -
night for many miles and then by annakovsky
charlie gets settled in his life. beautiful & bittersweet.
speaking the language in which 'no' and 'yes' mean the same by cinaed
a zen master once said, ‘If you meet the buddha on the road, kill him.’ - a beautiful moment between ted & charlie
visiting hours by dsudis
a tag to 'trapdoor' - sweet & adorable. features rachel, constance & dani.
a woman a man walked by by missymeggins
dani breaks and shatters, and heals. a little, maybe. so beautiful!
three-card monte by inlovewithnight
charlie takes ted & dani on a road trip to vegas. ted really hates vegas.
five times charlie crews didn't tan (and one time he got burned) by denynothing1
"the moonlight will keep me warm. maybe I'll get a tan." - gorgeous glimpses into the different stages of charlie's life
crystal clear bars and six years by bacchae23
charlie in prison. raw, intense & sort of beautiful.
need [+ part 2] by xbedhead
prison haunts charlie.
a basket of cellophane by threeguesses
"If being crazy means being out of your mind, then does being sane mean being in your mind?" - charlie and ted, add rachel. cute and disfunctional. i LOVE this one so much!
your father's map by spamdilemma
rachel & ted try to buy a kitchen table - a short, quiet and beautiful scene.
gethsemane by grimorie
reese reminded ted of coyotes. or wolves. or a lion. like scar from 'the lion king' (his daughters loved that movie) only, not evil (he hoped) and not scarred - ted waits with reese for charlie to wake up, post-trapdoor.
+ vidders/writers love getting feedback! so i you liked something - leave a comment :)
+ quite a few more great fics, thanks to the awesomness that is yuletide
+ check out life_fic or more
+ screencaps by myself, please don't snag
+ promo/cast pics from lifetv, damian-lewis.com & sarahsashi.org
...♥ (comments are loved)