Merlin, Vienna, Torchwood & the likes

[wiseheart]

Okay, looong weekend - hey five days! - has come, I'm back from Vienna (just a one-day-trip, no need to get overly envious, although the city's lovely as always), so it's time to return to cyberlife.

Fannish rambling behind the cut.

Have watched the first 3 eps of Merlin that the_wild_iris gifted upon me. Loving it, so far, although I was having definite Torchwood moments while seeing Eve Myles as evil sorceress. I'd just love if Gwen, too, reflected as an ugly old hag on ever surface, hehehe! It was interesting to see Anthony Head in such a different role - he'll always remain Giles for me, but he was really good as Uther Pendragon. Oh, and I loved the dragon, he's cute!

No luck with finding 2nd season Torchwood DVDs in Vienna, though. I saw a whole season of Dr. Who, the one in which Jack Harkness has several appearances, but I wasn't willing to pay €50 for a show I'm not the slightest interested in, just to see how Jack came into it. Perhaps someone will lend me these few episodes one day, so that I can watch. I was looking for Torchwood books, too, there are a few Ianto-related ones I hear, but no such luck.

Not even the sci-fi magazines had anything TW-related ones. Considering that both German and Austrian RTL2 shows the series, it's a bit odd. It's all about the Wolwerine movie and the new Star Trek one. Ah, well.

I'm in process of typing up some more of the Wishverse Torchwood stuff for otherworlds_lib. I've posted the Cyberwoman story today and the Ghost Machine rewrite the day before yesterday. It's interesting how different the individual parts turn out, both in length and genre. A most satisfying writing experience.

Okay, some more Merlin to watch today.

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Heh! I can't help - the way it moves its head and paws, and then that almost-lip-pursing it does, and that voice... but again, I only saw 3 episodes so far, so it can change for me later.

Are they doing a second season, too?

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

Yes, there'll be a second season (although I don't know when).

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Are they doing a second season, too?

Yes, hurray!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, the fact that they're apparently planning to bring Eve Myles back dampens my excitement a bit...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Alas indeed. It's a shame, because she was great in her guest appearance in Doctor Who. But Gwen is a dreadful character. I'd rather Barry Boyfriend was part of the team.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Who's Barry Boyfriend?

The antigwenites (myself included) tend to replace Gwen with PC Andy in fanfic, as soon as we manage to kill her out in ever new and creative ways. *g*

[altariel.livejournal.com]

kill her out in ever new and creative ways. *g*

Hurray for fanfic!

ETA: Barry Boyfriend is our nickname for Gwen's long-suffering other half. I can't even remember his real name now...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, you mean Rhys? Yeah, poor bloke, he'd have definitely deserved something better.

Actually, I like Rhys. I remember a terrific line from someone's fanfic - it was a tag to "Meat", Ianto commenting the events in his diary and asks himself: "Can't we Retcon her and have Rhys instead?"

There are also loads of fics about Rhys finally getting enough and throwing Gwen out. Yay! I for myself am killing her in different ways in each chapter of the Wishverse, and boy, does it a world of good for my soul!