Party time again!

[wiseheart]

Hi folks! *waves*

Time is flying by, isn't it? It's that time of a year again - I'm getting older. In this case, I'm turning 55 on October 9, which used to be an important thing, back under the old regime. Women could retire at the age of 55 back then. So I've decided to ignore all that fantastic headway we've supposedly made towards democracy in the last two decades and enter my virtual retirement, blithley overlooking the fact that I'll have to work another 7 or 8 or only God knows how many years.

So, let's party! Last years virtual birthday party yielded 742 comments on 6 pages, which won't be easy to top, but we're good, aren't we? WE CAN DO IT! So, let's give it a try! In the recent years, it has always been great fun, so let's have fun again!

You're all cordially invited to help yourself to a slice of virtual Dobos Cake recipe - it's my absolute favourite, although I never managed to get it as good as my Garnny used to.

Cheers!

Note: The party will be closed on October 9, at midnight, sharp. Join us and have fun!

Comments

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I liked Ivanova from the start and have come to like Lockley more and more with watching Crusade - although I still haven''t got around to re-watching s5 of b5 fully. Dr Hobbs is very good and it is very sad that she doesn't get more development in the show.

Trying to think of interesting female characters is others shows is hard!
Stargate feels like there should be some, but really fails on it - loads of the characters *could* have been strong but the show shies away from it and turns them into caricatures or doesn't allow them to show their skills.

Non sci-fi shows seem to do a bit better - I've been rewatching JAG (as far as I've got s8 - although I now have dvds of s9 to watch soon :D ) and it has loads of good female characters.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I like Sam Carter in SG-1 - IMO, Amanda Tapping does a good job to make the character interesting, despite the screenwriters' incompetence. I liked Dr. Fraiser, too. And the first Dr. Weir, the one played by Jessica Steen, was very promising. We won't even mention Atlantis in this context, though.

My main problem with both Ivanova and Lochley was the unbearably wooden acting, most of the time. I used to watch JAG occasionally, but the male lead annoyed the hell out of me, and honestly, I liked the little blonde in Season 1 a lot better than Mac. The casting wasn't very fortunate, either. If that woman was supposed to be a Marine, then I'm a ballerina in the Boshoy Theatre in Moscow.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sam annoys me - but that is because I hate the trope of the scientist who can do anything in any sort of science despite whatever is said about their specialism... and it is a trope that Stargate uses all the time. Dr Fraiser is good, but doesn't really get any character development or plots. Dr Weir - I agree she is good to start with, but the further along the show goes, the worse she gets as a character.

I'm very bad at judging acting.

I'm not surprised that you don't like him :)
I just ignore the casting - it is the typical thing that every female character (especially the more they are in a show) has to be good looking or better. (Even most character that are referred to within shows as ugly or whatever are far above average) /end bit of rant - I suspect that I've ranted at you about this before :)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And if the actress happens to be plain or downright ugly, all male characters fall in love with the character anyway, and all female charcters are awed/jealous/envious/watever. Like in the case of Rose or Gwen, because honestly, who in their right mind would fall for such dumb bitches when they could have Martha or Donna or Tosh - or even Detective Swanson, who was made of awesome?

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Very true!

Although the actress playing Rose is supposed to be very good looking...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

In whose eyes? She has a face like those amateur actresses that played overworked serving wenches in old communist propaganda films, and stupidity practically radiated from her dumb facial expression.

I've just rewatched "The Stolen Earth", and the scene in which she appeared out of nowhere with that big, badass gun looked ridiculous, and she like a cheap biker whore.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I don't remember exactly but I remember a lot of it from the reviews of Doctor Who and just general comments on tv about her - very chavvy, but it is apparently considered attractive - after she left Doctor who she was in something called Secret Diary of A Call Girl or something along those lines and there were a lot of comments about it and her.

I don't understand it either

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Some people just have a weird taste, I guess... ;)

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

I suppose Rose is sexy in the eyes of many a male. But being female, I fail to see this, and I dislike what remains.

The 11th doctor didn't have a bad start, but he hardly seems to have developed since. Somehow, he lacks focus. Or maybe it's the series that has come to lack focus. It's become messy, IMO.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

The 11th doctor didn't have a bad start, but he hardly seems to have developed since. Somehow, he lacks focus. Or maybe it's the series that has come to lack focus. It's become messy, IMO.

I agree. It does seem that the show has been lacking focus and so the characters seem to change to suit the stories thus not having character development and so on.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Ha. Comment 200!

I still have to watch last Saturday's episode, but I'm not in a hurry. That's not a goods sign, I think.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yay 200! comments! :D

I won't spoil you - just say it was rather disappointing.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

I watched it earlier this evening. You were right, it wasn't impressive. Though I liked the Roman charioteer stopping for a traffic light and Churchill being addressed as 'Caesar'.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yes, a lot of the little bits like that were cool. I also liked Amy's train. :)