So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

My satellite receiver is still dead - service guy failed to show up last week - so I'm watching a daily quiz programme with Mum on Hungarian tv (at least we spend an hour together each evening) and some canned stuff for my writing.

I re-watched all 13 episodes of Crusade recently, for the cryptic Galen stuff, to get into the character's head for my current Babylon 5 crossover story, and some B5 episodes from the end of Season 3, as the story takes place in that time frame.

Next on the plan is to finally watch the Black Guardian trilogy of Dr Who, featuring the Fifth Doctor, which I've purchased via the English bookshop in summer but never got around to actually see it. And I still have to watch the second half of Merlin's last season, which I bought in Vienna around May or so... *sigh*

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Hopefully the service guy will come soon and be able to fix the problem.

Yay for rewatching Babylon 5 and Crusade

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I must admit that it's for research purposes, but I still enjoy them.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

It's a pity you can't watch it at work, whilst doing all this sitting around.

I've never got into B5 though a few people have suggested it's like DS9.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think so - aside from the fact that both shows take place on a space station.

I am biased towards Star Trek forever, but B5 does have one big advantage: the 5 years have an ongoing storyline. There are lots of filler chapters, of course, and the 5-year-arc would have worked better had TPTB not sabotaged the show so that JMS was forced to finish everything of interest in a hurry in mid-Season 4 - only to give the green light for more and than have to come up with something to fill it. But some of the characters were interesting, the alien cultures, too, and there was a lot of background work.

Really, it's like apples and oranges - it depends on your personal taste which one do you find better.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I think people were comparing it with the Dominion War arc in later DS9, tho' to be honest that wasn't my favourite aspect of DS9. I got the impression it might be a bit depressing which rather put me off -- definitely not robust enough for depressing entertainment these days. Or am I confusing it with BSG?

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

It isn't anywhere near as depressing as BSG, but it does have a fair few dark bits and aspects. However, I'm not sure if it is darker than DS9 - sort of dark in different ways (much more to do with the government going to the bad and what happens to people who try and resist, and the like)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I gave the "reimagined" BSG a try - it lasted about 30 minutes. Then I never touched it again even with a ten-foot pole. Classic!BSG might have deteriorated as they went on, but I still prefer it - for those characters, I could feel. For the corrupted,amoralized ones I can't.

But I don't like the reimagined Star Trek, either, so I'm probably just too old-fashioned and too protective about that which I love.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I thought the first ST reboot film was ok in parts, but simply couldn't abide the second one.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I've see the first couple of seasons of it, and slowly watching more as my partner enjoys it. However, it is a bit too dark and confusing for me (especially trying to tell the various versions of the cylons appear....). I haven't seen much of the original (one or two episodes), but it seemed much less dark.

I'm not particularly into the new ST - I've seen both films and they are okay, but no where as good as the tv.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The original is a bit naive, perhaps even childish in some places, but it had an epic quality and morals and a few excellent actors (points at icon). I have nothing against dark new stuff, but they shouldn't sell it under the name of a beloved classic.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it could be fun to watch at some point. :)

Totally agree about rebooting things - it is a pity they can't come up with new stuff, instead of it all being continuations and reboots.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The really annoying part is that the new version has nothing in common with the original, save for a few names. There's, however, a lot of gratutious violence, character rape and idiocy.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

That sounds intriguing -- perhaps I'll give it a try next year when life settles down a bit.