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elapses ([personal profile] elapses) wrote2009-02-02 10:07 pm

lol has a price

So I guess if you ever want me to watch something I am resistant to watching, the trick is to say "If you do I'll watch Friday Night Lights, Alexandra!!"

It is very strange to watch something you have so long heard about in snatches of feeling but not in actual illustrations of plot-- it creates this strangely automatic detachment. Um. Do you all do the thing where you read reaction posts for things you don't watch? I do a lot but not always, I guess it depends on who's reacting and how bored I am when it's posted. Anyway I think I read about BSG more frequently than the other shows I don't watch and it's strange how little of everything I know from that. I guess it's that it's a rather complexly plotted show, and I never really cared enough to even keep the characters straight in my head. I guesssss I have to do that now.

Okay so I have a question about the religious element though (I mean if it doesn't like spoil me or something? But I don't know why it would?): have the Cylons created their own form of religion? It's really interesting to me how Six talks of God when everyone else talks of Gods, what a strange little disconnect! Actually no, of course they wouldn't have the same religious beliefs, but the idea that the Cylons have a religion at all is crazy and pretty neat actually. I actually like Six in general, is that weird? Her haunting of Gaius is strangely hilarious.

I'm craaaaazy curious about how all this relates back to Earth and... regular humanity (especially since Apollo is one of their Lord... Gods, too?) buttttttt I guess that's why you keep watching. You guys it's so weird, it's been like... a really long time since I've watched something this plot-driven. Everything else I watch is about characters and their relationships and real life, and it's weird because at one point everything I was into had some grand, important purpose to offset the character stuff. This... thought doesn't really have a point because I don't think either way is necessarily better it's just... weird! To be thrown headfirst back into plotland.

In that vein I kind of have no idea how I feel about most of the characters yet. Which I guess makes sense, when I was trying to articulate miniseries thoughts to [livejournal.com profile] stop_theworld yesterday she said this: What I love about Battlestar is that you will have your favorites and your not-so-favorites, but you will also love and hate each and every one of them at some point, because they are so so human, and they are so so human in the middle of the apocalypse, which tends to intensify everything a lot. So.
ANYWAY RIGHT NOW: Sharon's (both Sharons') scenes are my favorite by farrrrrrr, I kind of love her and I think maybe I have some crazy weird fascination with this cylon/human thing, because of my weird fixation on her and Six both. And Leeeeeeeeeeeee, I kind of love him too? I don't know if that's the rational part of my brain or the part of my brain that's really really really attracted to Jamie Bamber. ALSO DEE IS ADORABLE. And Kara's fun, I like grinny people and she was definitely interesting in the one I just finished. BUT UM, I feel like I just finished a sick amount of television (the miniseries is LONG, christ) and it's weird to only have these vague attachments to most of these people? BUT YES, I guess... I will have to wait and see.

It's also kind of weird that they're doing mundane things like dealing with prisons and thinking about elections and training people???? I guess I thought it would be ALL WAR AND INTENSE LOOKS (and sex) ALL THE TIME. But of course that was dumb, what was I thinking.

ALL FOR YOU, DIZZY. AND HAPPY JUST BARELY BELATED BIRTHDAAAAAAAAY. I'm sorry I didn't sing :(

The Office was actually really delightful (and hilarious!) last night, I MISSED THAT FEELING. Too bad 3D Chuck wasn't. And now I'm going to watch tonight's HIMYM and pray my eyeballs don't fall out from all this TV before I get to the last eight pages of this gender studies reading.

[identity profile] the-wanlorn.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL FOOTBALL

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
HAAAAAAAAAAA, my list is super long too but I always push things back down in lieu of newer shinier things. I've been meaning to watch Gilmore Girls and the Wire and the Office UK for YEARS NOW. And I still want to do XF Season 4 (do you ever have a thing where you feel guilty for not talking about XF when you're not in XF phases? IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE PEOPLE FRIENDED WHO I ONLY HAVE XF IN COMMON WITH.)

Anyway I don't know, THERE IS TOO MUCH TV OUT THERE. It just occurred to me like, two days ago, when I was like "hmm, Coupling UK might be fun to watch!", that there is NO WAY IN THE WORLD I am ever ever ever going to be able to watch everything that intrigues me. MY LIFE: SO HARD.

I'm generally not very sci-fi-ey. Like, at all. Do you think I'd dig it?
I DON'T KNOW, FARAH. Honestly lack of interest in scifi is what's kept me off BSG (and Doctor Who) for so long (which is ridiculous sounding considering XF is my favorite and I was a freaking TREKKIE, but... still?). I just can't bring myself to care. BSG was especially blerg sounding because EW, ~dark~ and ~deep~ science fiction when I could be that much happier watching Chuck or something else fun? I think it boils down to character vs. plot though-- at my heart of hearts I watch things because of characters and not because of story and I think you're the same way. And I'm still really detached from like, everyone, so I don't think I can make an accurate assessment yet. I GUESS WE'LL SEE???

I don't know, the whole thing felt really gimmicky to me, like... it was the big 3D episode! So let's have a lot of ~omg look how hot Yvonne is hairblowy scenes~ and some rock stars and partying and even though it had it's moments it just felt cheap to me. And that's depressing because the big episodes should be... the good ones? LIKE THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS ONE, IT WAS WONDERFUL. And oh my god I am so sick of everything to do with Buy More, I wish I could single-handedly off every single one of those plotlines. And replace them with Ellie and Awesome :( AND NO, shipping Casey with everyone is not weird. Although Casey/Ronald Reagan is obviously the ~*one true pairing*~.

REALLY SURPRISED, but I'm so glad for them! Like seriously, it would've sucked if their big Superbowl episode had been subpar. BUT IT WAS PERFECT, I think I almost died laughing at the cold open and the enddddddd was so sweet and wonderful and I desperately wanted to transplant this Jim and Pam into a universe where he doesn't buy her houses and she doesn't ~not want to finish~ art school. Oh and am I crazy or were they... trying to kind of hint at Oscar and Andy this week? I think I'm crazy.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
>:(

BUT SEE THAT'S HOW EVERYONE REACTS. Which is why I have to resort to cheap trickery :(

[identity profile] the-wanlorn.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude that's because LOL FOOTBALL.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
BUT ANYONE WHO HAS ACTUALLY WATCHED THE SHOW KNOWS IT'S NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT FOOTBALL :(

[identity profile] the-wanlorn.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
YOU JUST TOLD ME IT WAS ABOUT a FOOTBALL coach

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
But that's more setting than story. It's mean football is THERE, but it's a show about how awesome the characters are :(

I mean, I am extremely apathetic towards all things football-related and it's still my favorite :(

[identity profile] the-wanlorn.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You sound so sad I might try it :(

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-03 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow I failed my grammar up there.

CAN YOU TELL I'VE HAD THIS EXACT DISCUSSION LIKE A ZILLION TIMES? It really is the loveliest show. Although the pilot kind of is about football :/

[identity profile] praedial.livejournal.com 2009-02-04 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
WATCH DOCTOR WHO ;) ;) ;)

[identity profile] stop-theworld.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
NO NO NO I just left the longest comment of ever DAMN YOU LIVEJOURNAL. :( :( :(

Um, so there was birthday thanks. ♥ And there was FNL episode two ramblings! Mainly about how I like Lyla a little more and Tyra and Landry got even awesomer and Tami is fabulous and I LOVE MATT SARACEN AND ERIC AND THE ENDING OMG.

And then there was telling you that loving Six is definitely definitely acceptable; I absolutely adore her. AND remind me to rec you the most epic crackfic ever when you get further in! I read it over and over again. And that Lee is one of the good ones. ♥ And that Kara will get to be so much more than just "fun." XD Aaaaaand. IDK. UGH I HATE LJ it was such a good comment. But anyway! I'm still not sure how you feel about it, I guess, so I really hope it catches fire for you soon and I thiiiink it will.

♥!

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
D:

okay so:
a) I LOVE HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO oh my god and Gaius is a DUMBASS. I'm glad loving Six isn't weird though it just... feels strange. I guess because she's the bad guy?
b) that's interesting that you love Lyla a little more now! Because... I don't know. That usually doesn't happen in the second episode, she's more awesome at the end of the season AND MATT AND ERIC YES THAT SCEEEEEEENE. AND TAMI TAYLOR IS MY ACTUAL HERO.

Also, god, Tyra, MY LOVE FOR THAT GIRL HAS NO BOUNDS AT ALL.

[identity profile] stop-theworld.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
a) Haha, it's really amusing that you love Sharon and Helo because while yes, they are two of the very very few characters I've actually never had a "dislike" phase for, I've also never been all that interested in them? BUT YAY, I am glad you are loving people! Gaius is SUCH a dumbass but oh, he brings the lulz. And I wound up loving him a lot, but that comes... laaaaater. Ooh, what are you up to?? I guess because she's the bad guy? AH, but you will soon leave such terms behind, as far as this show is concerned. Oh, Battlestar.

b) I mean, I still don't LOVE her, but just... it's really hard to feel unfriendly towards someone who clearly cares so much, even if she's in some pretty irritating denial. But I'm glad to hear she gets better! Um, re: Tami, I found myself speaking with a slight (horrible) southern twang today and that hasn't happened since I watched Waitress and oh, it is totally her fault.

I LOVED, "You don't even know Jason Street, so STOP CRYING."

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
a) THAT IS KIND OF FUNNY. I don't know I just... like them best! Although Helo didn't creep up on me until just now (I had a freeish evening and I'm almost done with 1x07 -- I spent the whole episode going "HOLY CRAP GAIUS JUST TELL THEM" because "I can't keep it in my pants and that may have contributed to the destruction of humanity :(" is at least better than "I blew up the defense of a planet because I felt like it :D!" BUT HOLY CRAP SIX LEFT HIS HEAD TO PUNISH HIM FOR HIS BLASPHEMY? I... WHOA). But yeah I don't know I kind of like Gaius now anyway. Like he's stupid and ridiculous but in a hilarious way.

b) RIGHT. Okay. That makes sense. But yeah, I think Lyla's character arc is (in season 1, at least, I think they've kind of disappointingly dropped the ball on her) one of the most satisfying but I don't think that necessarily makes her the most LIKEABLE. Although it's FNL and... all of them have really satisfying character arcs, SO WHAT IS "BEST"?

Hee!

YESSSSSSSSSSSS. Ha, that was the one moment my sister loved Tyra. (Mostly she was like "wow, Tyra is kind of a slut" which is JUST PLAIN MISSING THE POINT and was pissing me off so I decided she didn't deserve FNL. Ahem.)

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
OKAY SO UM QUESTION: I am on 2x04 (stfu I was sick today and clearly that excuses any ridiculous tv marathoning behavior) and mostly I wish it was the Helo and Sharon (with occasional guest appearances by Lee) show. Is wanting to skip ahead to a place where their storyline is actually advancing and just... wiki-ing everything that happens inbetween a viable plan, or should I suck it up and watch everything?

[identity profile] manasseh.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
lolol bb, I've been marathonning Band of Brothers all night and I'm not even sick. It's okay.

Also: I'd watch everything. A lot of it is important for later seasons.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
SIGH. I will plod onward in order then.

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