Uffish Thought

inmyriadbits and I have been catching up on Nikita finally. We were supposed to finish off the last season tonight, but Linds wussed out at midnight because, idk, she has to work at normal people hours tomorrow, or something. Pfft. :P

( profound thoughts, really )

So I have a very long list of awesome shows people tell me that I need to watch (Orphan Black, Hannibal, The Fosters are the top three right now), shows I need to catch up on (Nikita, Teen Wolf), and even some shows that have ended and I still haven't finished (sorry, Fringe).

Instead, inmyriadbits and I started watching Arrow.

It's not the smartest show, but sometimes summer hiatus means wanting a damaged superhero who likes to walk around shirtless and have traumatic flashbacks involving a shipwreck, torture, and getting locked in a cage, and his crime-fighting partners who like to call him on his bullshit.

(also, he's a morally ambiguous vigilante with trust issues, and an archer: both things I am super easy for.)

( spoilers through 1x15 )

I'm too tired to talk about the serious stuff in this episode, and I suspect things are just gonna turn upside down on Thursday and leave us screaming in agony all summer anyway, at which point I plan to flail extensively, BUT. I can't be the only one who noticed ( Read more... )

*sits back with popcorn and waits for Thursday to explode*

Anyone who wants a look at what inmyriadbits and I talk about after episodes should visit her post about 2x16, because it is pretty representative. Also, since she's talking about POI vs Batman, I thought I should link to this article: Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right

( now let's talk about Sarah Shahi being awesome )

Anyone who didn't come out of that episode with the urge to watch/rewatch Life: GO WATCH LIFE. I love Shahi's Dani Reese even more than John Reese, and you can watch Damian Lewis loom over her in a similar albeit far more ginger-and-Zen fashion. And there's a lot of parallel exploration of redemption/vengeance, and difficult slow-build partnership, and surviving trauma but having to live with the broken pieces, which POI fans should enjoy.

I always wish I was more fannish about Life, but the show gave me almost all that I wanted from its ending (best finale ever, still), and I got out the rest I needed with Precession. So now I just kinda sit back and think about it with a warm fuzzy feeling, and go, "yep, I'm good." It's fun, and somewhat unique in my fannish experience.

THIS SHOW, YA'LL.

Seriously, all the people who are over in Avengers for badass spy ladies and found-family teams and redemption ~feels~ need to get their asses over to this fandom RIGHT NOW.

( spoilers: that was awesome )

On a less spoilery note: I was looking at the IMDB page for this show, and the gender equality is stunning. If we just look at the recurring characters that get character development (excluding long-dead people, generic muscle, and nameless techs), the female/male split is almost even at 9 to 10. In the main cast, i.e. the characters who appear in almost every episode, the split is EXACTLY even at 3:3. I honestly can't think of another show that has those numbers, and Nikita does it with consistent depth, complexity, and Bechdel-passing, with characters that kick ass and characters that win fights with their minds, characters that are flawed and strong, sometimes wrong and sometimes wise, with complex networks of relationships to everyone around them.

Seriously, check my math. ( warning: some mild spoilers for the series in terms of characters that are important )

This show does ensemble cast *right*.

Stories other people should write for me:

1) a White Collar version of Chicago's Most Wanted wherein Neal... or no, wait. Wherein Peter gets amnesia while undercover and runs off to be a criminal mastermind! I want this like burning, people.

2) indulgent NCIS LA AU where Hetty adopted Callen as a child, and he turned out basically the same but much more competent.

3) Nikita and Phil Coulson are locked in a cell together and have to escape. Much dryly sarcastic ass-kicking ensues. (PROOF that this would be fucking awesome)

Which reminds me!

( thoughts about the end of Nikita S1, before I start S2 )

Now I just have to find time to sit down with inmyriadbits and catch up on the newest four eps. *sigh* Hopefully by Friday, so I can watch Nikita and Fringe live. Back-to-back kickass ladies! \o/!

Just started watching Nikita, and I have three thoughts so far:

1) This show is like Alias meets Pretender meets epic Bechdel Test passing. With sniper rifles. ♥

2) OMG WTF Stan Lee cameo?!? (Also, Devon Sawa recurring! My inner pre-teen just swooned. Though, seriously, that boy grew up niiiiice.)

3) Why have none of the people who pimped this show to me mentioned that Melinda Clarke was in it? FAIL, all of you.

I can't stop thinking And he was amazed to discover that when he was saying "Book 'em, Danno", what he meant was, "I love you."

Seriously, SO MARRIED. This show is made of slashy partnership/found-family JOY. With bonus rainbows, just for kicks. And equal-opportunity eye candy. And NCIS:Gay-levels of ridiculousness.

Lindsey and I have managed 1x01-1x06 in between me working 47 hours last week (my inner Alias fan was amused, in an exhausted way) and her working at completely uncomplementary times, and we hope to catch up to current by tomorrow. More then, I expect.

SO MARRIED.

Sure sign that you're addicted to a fandom #51: tracking down other roles played by the lead actors and watching them, regardless of quality or content.

I seem to be in that position for Alice - what can I say? Andrew Lee Potts is adorable. So far, I've committed the following acts of fannish pursuit:

1) Stranded

This TV movie had such a promising premise: basically, The Swiss Family Robinson, except with an extra child who gets separated from the family in the initial wreck and is subsequently raised by pirates. Jesse Spencer (now Chase on House) played the eldest boy, the girl who plays Ginny on HP was the (non-canonical) daughter, and Andrew Lee Potts got raised by pirates. Sounds awesome, right?

Wrong.

( How did it all go so wrong? )

2) Primeval

This British TV show started off as Torchwood-lite, but I'm getting kinda fond of it. inmyriadbits and I made it through Season 1, and Season 2 is shaping up to be loads better. Basically, holes in time are opening up all over and creatures are coming through from other times - dinosaurs, dodos, diabolical future beasties, etc. Our Team is responsible for saving the day.

( Season One was boring up until 1x04 )