don't be dull, be fannish

Okay, hm. I wanted to marathon Fringe S5 - and ended up watching eps 101+102 of Being Human US. Someone care to explain to me how that happened? *scratches head*

I DL'd the whole S1 because I got this sudden craving to see it. I don't know why, I've never before felt any need to watch it. Well, it might have had something to do with my falling head over heels for Aidan Turner. Which lead me to DL Being Human UK. And then suddenly, I wanted to see BHUS first. Why? Because I don't like the US characters as much, I prefer the UK ones. Twisted logic, I know, but I was honestly afraid that if I watched the UK version first, I might end up not liking the US version at all. See? Logic. And since the US version goes its own way starting S2, I wanted to be able to watch both shows. Yes, my brain works mysterious ways.

I also DL'd the first season of Copper. Not that that has anything to do with BH, either version. Just thought I would mention it. Because I love Kyle Schmid. And DL'ing that made me want to watch Zerophilia again. Because of Kyle Schmid, of course. And Blood Ties. Which made me want to finally finish reading the book series. And maybe re-read the Shadow series too. Mysterious ways, see? Some of the jumps my brain makes astound even me. But maybe not this time since Kyle Schmid has a recurring part in BHUS S3. Huh.

But back to BHUS 101+102:
- not bad, though a bit cheap looking.
- I like Sally. She reminds me a lot of Claudia from W13, she has the same way of talking, a really similar voice, similar mannerism. Maybe that's why I like her so much.
- Regarding Aidan and Josh, I really hope they tone down the woe-is-me, it's slightly annoying when all they do is moan about being a vampire and a werewolf respectively.
- And yes, Mark Pellegrino's playing a creep - what else is new. Though the way he watched Aidan while Aidan fed from that half-naked girl was... quite hot in a very disturbing way O.o

When Rachel brandished her retractable baton and smacked the culprit around - wow, that was hot! Not the violence per se, the weapon. And no, I'm not talking in Freud's "phallic symbol" terms. It's the perfect weapon for a woman. With little skills, she can beat a much larger and stronger man with it and it's small enough to hide in a larger purse. I don't know if it's a legal weapon or not, but if I was writing an original story with a main female heroine, this baton would be her weapon of choice - just like it was Vicki Nelson's in the TV show Blood Ties.

So, they are finally bringing Blood Ties out on DVD. But! They split the 22 episodes that are everywhere but on Lifetime considered one season into two box sets: the first one will contain 12 episodes, the second one 10. The first one will be out on June 2nd and it will include a behind the scene featurette as a bonus material - and it'll cost $26.99!!! That means that the so called S2 will cost around 20 bucks too! Are they crazy? Sorry, but not even the featurette, the only bonus material, is worth this amount of money. I'm now very glad that I bought the R2 version last year: I got the whole show for not even 9 pounds! Ha! X(

I'm now the proud owner of the Blood Ties DVD box set! I wanted to wait and buy it when it comes out in the US but they still haven't set a date. Last year, they said that the DVD would come out this summer but so far zip. And so, I bought it from the UK Amazon. True, there are no extras - though I doubt that the US version will have any either - but they offered 78% discount, so I paid 13 pounds for it, shipping and VAT incl. That's not bad at all :)

I usually don't make any NY resolutions but this year, I decided to make an exception...
a) I want to have at least 100 reviews in my GoodReads account by the end of 2008 and
b) I want to finish my Charmed table.

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Some good stories that I read last night while waiting for midnight to come...

lyra_wing's Supernatural story "To Catch a Thief", a prequel to the author's FBI 'verse where Sam and Dean head a special FBI unit.

spikedluv's Blood Ties TV 'verse fic "Forget Me Not". Someone -- or something -- appears to have made Henry Fitzroy lose his memory. While Vicki searches for the cause, Detective Mike Celluci is drafted to keep Henry safe. This one made me actually shed a tear *sniff*

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You know, I actually don't mind the writer's strike anymore. At least I have the time to catch up on old series or try again some that I dropped - like Moonlight (yes, Jason Dohring is that awesome!).

I decided to try and be more zen about stuff this year. The only fannish thing that gets my blood boiling with annoyance bordering on anger these days is one Bela Talbot. Everything else falls under the zen-category :D

Articles:

About the whole flagging thingy...

LJ team member Marta said: "There are process in place to avoid malicious reporting. If a user is overreporting content or repeatedly reporting content which does not fit standards the 'flags' from that user will not be seen by the Abuse Prevention Team, nor count towards the threshold to have it reviewed."

Source: Firefox News

Me: Oh. Hm. Heh. Huh?

About Blood Ties...

Author Tanya Huff has received a message from Lifetime TV indicating that the final two episodes of the season will air online. She was asked to get the news out to the fans, so she posted the message on her blog.

Source: Firefox News

Me: Shoot! My favorite show is toast :'(

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YouTube:

Supernatural 3x08 promo which makes me all giddy with joy! Thank you jamesinboots for the link! :)

Song vid by Brighette to Placebo's "Running Up That Hill". Wow! One of the best song vids that I ever saw! Thank you janglyjewels for the link! :)

Wah! My eMule download stopped 10 kB!!! shy of 100%! Grr!

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I think that all the Blood Ties lovers on my flist need to see this song vid on YT. Beware, spoilers for ep 5:55!

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The promo for next week's Supernatural makes me feel all kind of giddy. It looks amazing!

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Fic recs!

CWRPS:
SLASH --> "10 Years" by jelloh0530. Jared and Jensen were happy together and so in love. But then, Jared called Jensen and told him that he was not sure if he still loved Jensen. This will make you cry!

SLASH --> "Try Not to Breath" by nu_breed. Jensen always crushes on straight boys. Jared always flirts. Jensen thinks too much. Jared doesn’t really think at all.

Supernatural:
WINCEST --> "Loud and Clear" by astolat. Dean is thinking about his life. There is a twist at the very end that makes you go all AWW...

GEN --> "There's Just One Thing" by ficwriter1966. Dean's paid a visit to the eye doctor -- and Sam has to deal with the whining. Starts really funny but then it makes you wibble.

GEN --> "Chickenpox" by alphabet. The boys have chickenpox. Short and hilarious!