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Nov. 15th, 2009 08:29 pmAlagos icon today, because I'm seriously working on finishing The Web of Darkness. The fact that I've finally figured out how the story is gonna end helps enormously. *g*
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Firefly, updates and other related stuff
Sep. 28th, 2009 08:27 amWatched the Firefly episode "Bushwhacked" on Saturday night. Still am not very impressed, but at least this time we got something vaguely sci-fi. I decided I like the blond pilot (Zoe's hubby) best.
I also watched the movie "Starship Troopers 2" last night. Gah, was it abysmally bad! I knew what the outcome would be within the first 20 minutes, and after that, watching the low-budget troopers fight low-budget CGI bugs in dark corridors just wasn't interesting. I mean, the first movie was so incredibly stupid it almost made it charming, and at least they had some likeable characters and pretty CGI. Not to mention the beautiful spaceship. This? Was crap. I want those two hours of my life back. Especially as they showed the film starting 23.05.
I've updated "A Touch of the Wild", my Criminal Minds/Pathways crossover. It's posted to both FF.Net and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hiddenrealms. Has lots of Spencer Reid and lots of vampires, if you're interested in that kind of stuff.
Mum continues doing reasonable well. She still rests a lot, which is necessary, but is getting more and more active. We're very worried about our old doctor, who goes to the same clinic today because of a tumor on his pancreas, which might or might not be operable. We've visited him last week during one of our short walks (he lives in the next street) and hope he will turn out okay, too. Beyond 80, you just can't be sure. Ah, well.
I also watched the movie "Starship Troopers 2" last night. Gah, was it abysmally bad! I knew what the outcome would be within the first 20 minutes, and after that, watching the low-budget troopers fight low-budget CGI bugs in dark corridors just wasn't interesting. I mean, the first movie was so incredibly stupid it almost made it charming, and at least they had some likeable characters and pretty CGI. Not to mention the beautiful spaceship. This? Was crap. I want those two hours of my life back. Especially as they showed the film starting 23.05.
I've updated "A Touch of the Wild", my Criminal Minds/Pathways crossover. It's posted to both FF.Net and
hiddenrealms. Has lots of Spencer Reid and lots of vampires, if you're interested in that kind of stuff.Mum continues doing reasonable well. She still rests a lot, which is necessary, but is getting more and more active. We're very worried about our old doctor, who goes to the same clinic today because of a tumor on his pancreas, which might or might not be operable. We've visited him last week during one of our short walks (he lives in the next street) and hope he will turn out okay, too. Beyond 80, you just can't be sure. Ah, well.
So, Firefly...
Sep. 13th, 2009 09:37 amGerman TV has finally decided to run it - or rerun it I'm not sure, perhaps I just missed it the first time around. Thanks, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
artemis1000200, for alerting me.
I've watched the two-hour-pilot "Serenity" (not identical with the TV-movie of the same title) last night, and I'm not overly impressed. Personally, I find the concept - western crossed over with sci-fi - not particularly appealing.
Firstly, it's been done several times (in Classic Trek, in Battlestar Galactica [the original, not Ron Moore's abomination]), and God knwos where else. It was stupid every single time - at least in Trek it was just an illusion, thank God.
Secondly, the mere concept of people using projectile weapons on spaceships, where hull damage could kill the entire crew within minutes is a harebrained one. I can accept it on the border planets, where there are primitive circumstances, but at least in space fights, they ought to have energy weapons. Yes, I know it's just a show, but science fiction should contain at least a grain of scientific credibility, or it's just fiction, right?
Thirdly, I had a hard time to work up any sympathy for the characters. Zoe and her hubby were okay, and I quite liked Kaylee, but none the others have any real personality and are, quite frankly, boring like hell. Perhaps they'll develop more personal traits as the show goes on - at least I hope so. I've bought "Serenity - the movie" on DVD, and I could suffer the characters better in that one, so perhaps there's still hope.
And finally to Jewel Staite. I loved her in her chipper, child-like role as Kaylee. Which shows that she actually *can* act. Consequently, her being boring, annyoing and compeltely uninteresting as Dr. Keller in SGA wasn't her fault, just a case of really crappy writing.
I'll record the show in its entirety, then re-watch the "Serenity" movie. Perhaps as a whole it will turn out more interesting, despite the idiotic settings. Nonetheless, I think I'm safe from suddenly getting the urge to write Firefly-related fanfic. The show is just too mediocre to be really interesting.
artemis1000200, for alerting me.I've watched the two-hour-pilot "Serenity" (not identical with the TV-movie of the same title) last night, and I'm not overly impressed. Personally, I find the concept - western crossed over with sci-fi - not particularly appealing.
Firstly, it's been done several times (in Classic Trek, in Battlestar Galactica [the original, not Ron Moore's abomination]), and God knwos where else. It was stupid every single time - at least in Trek it was just an illusion, thank God.
Secondly, the mere concept of people using projectile weapons on spaceships, where hull damage could kill the entire crew within minutes is a harebrained one. I can accept it on the border planets, where there are primitive circumstances, but at least in space fights, they ought to have energy weapons. Yes, I know it's just a show, but science fiction should contain at least a grain of scientific credibility, or it's just fiction, right?
Thirdly, I had a hard time to work up any sympathy for the characters. Zoe and her hubby were okay, and I quite liked Kaylee, but none the others have any real personality and are, quite frankly, boring like hell. Perhaps they'll develop more personal traits as the show goes on - at least I hope so. I've bought "Serenity - the movie" on DVD, and I could suffer the characters better in that one, so perhaps there's still hope.
And finally to Jewel Staite. I loved her in her chipper, child-like role as Kaylee. Which shows that she actually *can* act. Consequently, her being boring, annyoing and compeltely uninteresting as Dr. Keller in SGA wasn't her fault, just a case of really crappy writing.
I'll record the show in its entirety, then re-watch the "Serenity" movie. Perhaps as a whole it will turn out more interesting, despite the idiotic settings. Nonetheless, I think I'm safe from suddenly getting the urge to write Firefly-related fanfic. The show is just too mediocre to be really interesting.
