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Ice Blues: Wow, that woman, the one Det. Bailey was protecting, she killed more people than your regular mass murderer :P I mean, I could understand why she did it and I didn't blame her one yota, I just find it a bit amusing, to be perfectly honest.

Kenny Kwan rocks, it really needed to be said again!

It's funny that for once, it wasn't Donald who stomped right in the middle of a big pile of poo, but Timmy, the poor guy. I'm glad that whereas Donald is a PI, an ex-soldier, Timmy is your regular guy and he reacts like regular people would - well, except for his wannabe sleuthing, that is. That was pretty sneaky. But I really liked that he couldn't pull the trigger and that he was actually shaky with shock after he had seen Donald stab the guy to death.

Another thing that's funny is how their house's changing from film to film and it's getting bigger and bigger. I think I liked the first one best, it had this... homey feeling.

I still don't get how the guy could "accidentally" snap his brother's neck... O.o

The last scene, that photo, it felt like the cast and crew knew that this would be the last movie filmed. It was actually quite a nice and optimistic ending. Which is what I love about the Donald Strachey movies, that they aren't depressing. There are too many gay movies that are way too dark and depressing... :(

And I'm done with the Donald Strachey series.

Third Man Out: So many famous TV actors in this one (like Morgan Fairchild)!

Oh man, I loved Kenny Kwan. The way he made Donald hire him as his new secretary - pardon me, as his office manager! And how tried to make Donald stop drinking coffee because of how high-strung Donald was all the time. And when he called Timmy old! LOL, man he really knew how to put his foot in his mouth!

This case hit Donald really hard. When the doctor kept asking him where he would have been now, if he wasn't gay. And then, when Donald asked Tim the same thing, when he asked him if he wasn't feeling a little bit trapped too. Ouch! Timmy was so hurt because for him, it didn't matter if he was gay or not. I loved it when Timmy said that things would've been different but not necessarily better. I mean, he's so prim all the time yet he's this eternal optimist, even after they kicked him out of the seminary for being gay. And then, when Donald broke down and told Tim about his dishonorable discharge. That scene was so heartbreaking.

I really loved the last scene, when Tim was pointing out how he wouldn't have been kidnapped, shot at, threatened... if he hadn't met Donald and Donald just pulled him into the bathtub to shut him up!

You know, I liked the movies much better than the books. In the books, as much as Tim and Donald like each other, they aren't in an exclusive relationship and Donald is pretty much a slut. I love that in the movies, not only are they in a monogamous relationship, Donald doesn't even look at other guys. In this film, when that really gorgeous guy made a move on him, Donald just stopped him and told him that he was married - or as close as he could get in the US - and what was more important, he loved his partner. And that's why I love these movies!

AfterElton.com posted an interview with Chad Allen who played the gay detective Donald Strachey in here! TV's movies. They asked him if there was any chance at all that we would see more of them now that here! TV has bailed on the project and he responded:

“I love those stories and the character,” he tells me. “I really wish we could get them going again – they are just so fun and so different from anything else that’s out there. I am actually working closely with the author and one of the writers to do just that – maybe find them a new home or create something totally different with them, but it all remains to be seen.”

I'm crossing both my fingers and my toes that they do find someone else willing to film these movies. They're amazing, smart and with this... noir feel to them and Donald and Timmy are simply... Well, see my icon! \o/

* Supernatural's S5 premiere grew 35 percent in women 18-34 (1.5 vs. 2.0) and 38 percent (2.9 million vs. 4 million) in total viewers in the Live+7 ratings. Source.

* Why didn't anybody tell me that Josh Charles stars as one of the main characters in The Good Wife? I might consider watching it - but only because of him, other than that, I don't find the show's concept appealing...

* I'm not sure if I like the spoilers for Supernatural's 5x08: ( Said spoilers... )

* Wow, NCIS' ratings: 21.37 mil., 4.8/14 demo! O.O

* I'm now the proud owner of My Bloody Valentine and Shock to the System on DVD! Now just to find the time to actually watch it ;P

( Ausiello revealed another spoiler for Supernatural, yes, I couldn't resist XP )

Also, OMG! On the Other Hand, Death, the third film in the Donald Strachey series is coming out on DVD Feb. 24th! Like, OMG! I so can't wait to see Donald and Timmy again, especially if they smooch ;) Does anybody know when the fourth movie will be out?

I need to think of something else or I will keep getting more and more depressed...

So, good things!

a) There are trailers for the new Donald Strachey movies on YouTube! On the Other Hand, Death and Ice Blues. The movies are based on Richard Stevenson's mystery series about the PI Donald Strachey and his lover Timmy Callahan played by Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence respectively. Awesome!

b)zoetrope made a new SGA podfic! This time she chose "Ordinary Life", a McShep fic by Speranza and Astolat (aka Shalott). I just love the way she reads John and Rodney, she gives them such distinctive voices!

c) I bought a Duffy Duck and Friends DVD this morning. There's no funnier cartoon than the Looney Toones!