Elementary cast its Watson

And it's Lucy Liu: link.

And I VERY MUCH don't like it. Actually, I'm VERY annoyed. And before you start accusing me of sexism and misogyny - don't, just don't. This casting isn't about adding female characters, if it were, BOTH Holmes and Watson would be female. This is just levelling it up to the usual 2:1 male to female American TV ratio so that the female character can be paired up with two possible Male Specimen(TM) and at the same time getting rid of the "obnoxious ghey" vibes the sensitive American viewership would be traumatized with.

And before you start accusing me of racisms - again, don't. I've been a fan of Lucy Liu since her days on Ally McBeal where she played the best character of all. I even watched some horrible movies just because of her - some of them though, even she couldn't save, like Charlie's Angels.

And that's not all. Do you think Watson is a decorated war hero? Pshaw! She's a disgraced surgeon! It's Merlin all over again - why make Gwen a black princess/noblewoman when she can be a black servant (subsequently, all the POCs were servants or criminals)? Why make female!Watson a war hero when she can be a disgraced surgeon? We want to be radical, but not THAT radical. That could offend!

I will watch the pilot because I do like procedurals but a) this show will have to blow me away with its sparkling wit and intrigue and I'll watch it as an original show, not based on SH at all or b) it'll have to have another kink of mine, protective!girl, since they already killed the bromance.

And I have to say, I can't believe that some people think this casting is a step forward, a progress. Progress would be if they had made male Holmes and Watson an actual couple. Progress would be if they had made both Holmes and Watson female, or at least Holmes, the leading character, not his sidekick. So, no, it's not progress, it's just their effort to make the show heteronormative enough to introduce an UST the American audience could swallow (if you have any doubts, see Kara and Lee on BSG).

Oh, Tim, how can you be so perfect?

I want to be Tim DeKay when I grow up: link. He literally radiates warmth!

Tim Dekay, whose straight-laced FBI agent Peter Burke is half of one of television’s best bromances, said that the issue closest to his heart was homophobia. “I have many gay friends in the industry and I have some gay relatives and I just won’t stand it,” he explained. “Somehow for me, that’s always tied into bullying. Perhaps it’s different now, but growing up if somebody was gay or perhaps effeminate or acted differently, there was fear. People were afraid of that because it was different, and I think that’s where homophobia and bullying come from.”

(...)

“Whether Neal goes free or not, I think what’s most important is that these two guys continue to love each other, but not quite trust each other,” Tim said of the possibility of Peter’s partner walking free. “And the relationship between Peter and Neal just continues to get closer, and because it gets closer it means that they’re going to have face some bigger issues. Above all of this, it’s fun. We never take the fun out of these episodes."

\o/ It's so wonderful, to hear him talk about Peter's relationship with Neal, that they love each other. It's a father-son, big brother-little brother, best friends relationship, it's so changeable, but at its core, the relationship is about love. And that's wonderful.

Star Trek BTS vid

Supposedly, director Abrams was really pissed that the photos/vid leaked to the general public. But I can't help but keep on re-watching the vid again and again. Link - beware, it's spoilery! Man! I really hope there's a lot of BTS features on the DVD because this looks sweet! Especially the part where ( spoiler! )

It's bits like this that kinda make me love movies with actors who get along well even more.

BTW, them getting along well was mentioned here, in an interview with Benedict: link. "It's great to work with Chris. He's very professional. So is Zach [Quinto], who I've been working a lot with; I adore him, he's a brilliant, brilliant guy." Aww...

And also here in an interview with Chris Pine: link.

"Benedict is fantastic. He's just so good," Pine told MTV about his scenes with the British actor at the premiere of "This Means War." "He's super talented, and we are more than grateful to have him onboard."

When asked about the tone of his scenes with the "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "War Horse" actor, Pine gushed about his co-star's acting skills. "Benedict has got this intensity about him, and he's obviously extremely intelligent and articulate. His vocal quality is something else. He obviously is, unlike many of us, like, an actually trained actor," Pine added with a laugh. "He actually studied for it."

So what are we going to love about Cumberbatch's performance? And will it be love/hate, since he's playing a mysterious villain?

"[You'll love] everything. He's really talented," Pine said. "I think it's all going to be love — a mad amount of love."

I want to snuggle them all silly. They're such a great bunch of people! I seriously can't wait for the movie!

Podfic rec: Sherlock

The whole thing with gender-bending Watson in Elementary made me want to listen to my most favorite gender-bending fic EVER!

"Five Times Sherlock's Gender Didn't Matter (And One Time It Did)" by blind_author, read by themusecalliope | John/Sherlock | AU | Female!Sherlock is constantly surprised by John Watson. | 20min.

She's aware she resents typical gender roles most of the time, but she's perfectly willing to use stereotypes when they benefit her.

“It's perfectly true, given that it's my 'time of the month', to use the colloquialism-”

“It is?”

Sherlock pauses. “I thought you were aware – I'm told I become more irritable.”

John snorts. “Sherlock, you're irritable all the time.”

I love it! Love it, love it, love it! I would love to watch a SH series or any series at all, to be perfectly honest, featuring characters like these! I'm usually not fond of gender-bending fics, but this is just... \o/ This podfic makes me so, so happy!

House spoiler

( A character spoiler for the House finale that made me ridiculously happy! )