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rose_griffes) wrote2011-03-14 05:23 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2011-03-14 05:23 pm
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TV, a movie and some books
Boo: LJ is still not sending me comment notifications in a timely fashion. Sorry if I seem to have dropped a conversation; I'm not deliberately trying to ignore anyone.
Yay: I bought some gorgeous fabric and I'm buying a dress pattern for it as soon as the next sale begins.
Boo: I hate daylight savings time.
Ah, well. On to other topics. I've watched TV and a movie and read some books. I finished watching season one of Fringe, and the first disk for season two is already at my home. (Yay, Netflix!)
Thoughts on characters: my opinions haven't changed much over the course of the season. I still quite like Peter but am not very fond of Walter as a person; I find him both compelling and repulsive. Olivia is my favorite. (Big shock to everyone, yeah... heh.) I want more interactions with Olivia and her sister and niece.
Broyles is intense and a good match at the workplace for Olivia's non-stop crusading to find all the answers. Astrid is still underused. Nina Sharpe is complex and scary and really amazing.
Specific revelations: I was already spoiled for our Peter being... well, their Peter. It's part of why I tend to judge Walter rather harshly. His son died; let's go take one from that alternate reality over there! Unless Walter in the alternate reality is very different from what I would guess, he didn't just volunteer to send his son over to be raised by his AR self.
Oh, wait. Maybe he did. No, I can't quite believe that of any Walter Bishop. Not that. Experimenting on children, yes. Giving up his own child, however, is a different thing.
I'm curious about two things in connection with this specific event. 1) What did happen over there when Walter took Peter? 2) WHAT'S PETER GONNA DO WHEN HE FINDS OUT?! (Please don't tell me if he finds out/what happens when he finds out. I already know too many spoilers for seasons two and three.)
And in other capslock-events: I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY SHOT NINA SHARPE! I was just thinking how fantastic her character is and how refreshing it was to have a semi-villain (it's not really clear) portrayed by an older, not-tall, not-model skinny woman, and them BOOM! She got shot!
Thankfully she was okay. And she sent Olivia to meet with William Bell.
SURPRISE! It's Leonard Nimoy! I wasn't expecting that. That's twice that you've surprised me by your presence in the last year, Nimoy!
Eeee! I can't wait to find out more about Bell and the Alternate Reality (and why he's there) and what he can tell Olivia about Cortexifan.
In the category of other things that haven't changed, the science remains utterly implausible. I can suspend my disbelief about mirror realities much better than my disbelief that Peter can obtain a sound file from semi-melted (and resolidified) glass.
Other media: I saw Tangled, a retelling of Rapunzel's story in digital animation. We watched the 3D version. I have no strong feelings about 3D animation; I don't think it enhanced my enjoyment of this particular film.
As for the story itself, it was absolutely adorable and I enjoyed it very much. Rapunzel's tale was modified greatly from the original, but that's not a complaint. I liked it as an adult and the children there loved it. Rapunzel saved herself a lot (and the 'hero' as well), her hair wasn't just really long but had other functions, the evil witch was plausibly evil as a stifling parent would be, rather than cackling and casting spells.
The horse came close to stealing the show. Oh, and the lantern scene was beautiful. And... that's about it! I'm tempted to rewatch. My favorite bit came early on, just after Rapunzel leaves her tower for the first time. Her reactions--in turn giddy, terrified and guilty--were comic genius and also emotionally resonant.
Finally, some books. After finishing Eldest I thought I'd go for easier and fluffier. Alas, those efforts weren't particularly rewarding.
Just Take My Heart, Mary Higgins Clark. Her books are very hit-or-miss for me as a reader. Miss this time.
Wait Until Midnight, Amanda Quick. I think Krentz/Quick's formula has gotten too embedded in my brain; I ended up skimming rather than staying focused. Her usual anachronistic heroine and hero in Victorian England.
The Grey Beginning, Barbara Michaels. A romantic suspense novel, set in the 1980's and a bit too dated and too predictable. I liked the characters, though, so it was enjoyable enough.
The House on Tradd Street, by Karen White. The cover made me expect something with a bit more depth. Instead this was another romantic suspense novel with a heroine who obviously needs the hero to loosen her up. I'm very tired of that particular trope. I ended up skimming it. It was light on romance as this appears to be a first in a planned series. (Because requited sexual tension is not as good as unrequited sexual tension, see? *sigh*) I don't think I'll be reading the rest even though I like the basic supernatural ability of the heroine--seeing dead people. Seeing/sensing spirits is something I often enjoy in fiction, but this novel didn't impress me enough to continue.
I'm not sure if I should read Joyce Carol Oates* or Honoré de Balzac next.
*Yes, I've decided to move on from my Oates-induced book trauma and give her another try. No short stories and no horror novels, though. Instead I have a copy of We Were the Mulvaneys.
Yay: I bought some gorgeous fabric and I'm buying a dress pattern for it as soon as the next sale begins.
Boo: I hate daylight savings time.
Ah, well. On to other topics. I've watched TV and a movie and read some books. I finished watching season one of Fringe, and the first disk for season two is already at my home. (Yay, Netflix!)
Thoughts on characters: my opinions haven't changed much over the course of the season. I still quite like Peter but am not very fond of Walter as a person; I find him both compelling and repulsive. Olivia is my favorite. (Big shock to everyone, yeah... heh.) I want more interactions with Olivia and her sister and niece.
Broyles is intense and a good match at the workplace for Olivia's non-stop crusading to find all the answers. Astrid is still underused. Nina Sharpe is complex and scary and really amazing.
Specific revelations: I was already spoiled for our Peter being... well, their Peter. It's part of why I tend to judge Walter rather harshly. His son died; let's go take one from that alternate reality over there! Unless Walter in the alternate reality is very different from what I would guess, he didn't just volunteer to send his son over to be raised by his AR self.
Oh, wait. Maybe he did. No, I can't quite believe that of any Walter Bishop. Not that. Experimenting on children, yes. Giving up his own child, however, is a different thing.
I'm curious about two things in connection with this specific event. 1) What did happen over there when Walter took Peter? 2) WHAT'S PETER GONNA DO WHEN HE FINDS OUT?! (Please don't tell me if he finds out/what happens when he finds out. I already know too many spoilers for seasons two and three.)
And in other capslock-events: I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY SHOT NINA SHARPE! I was just thinking how fantastic her character is and how refreshing it was to have a semi-villain (it's not really clear) portrayed by an older, not-tall, not-model skinny woman, and them BOOM! She got shot!
Thankfully she was okay. And she sent Olivia to meet with William Bell.
SURPRISE! It's Leonard Nimoy! I wasn't expecting that. That's twice that you've surprised me by your presence in the last year, Nimoy!
Eeee! I can't wait to find out more about Bell and the Alternate Reality (and why he's there) and what he can tell Olivia about Cortexifan.
In the category of other things that haven't changed, the science remains utterly implausible. I can suspend my disbelief about mirror realities much better than my disbelief that Peter can obtain a sound file from semi-melted (and resolidified) glass.
Other media: I saw Tangled, a retelling of Rapunzel's story in digital animation. We watched the 3D version. I have no strong feelings about 3D animation; I don't think it enhanced my enjoyment of this particular film.
As for the story itself, it was absolutely adorable and I enjoyed it very much. Rapunzel's tale was modified greatly from the original, but that's not a complaint. I liked it as an adult and the children there loved it. Rapunzel saved herself a lot (and the 'hero' as well), her hair wasn't just really long but had other functions, the evil witch was plausibly evil as a stifling parent would be, rather than cackling and casting spells.
The horse came close to stealing the show. Oh, and the lantern scene was beautiful. And... that's about it! I'm tempted to rewatch. My favorite bit came early on, just after Rapunzel leaves her tower for the first time. Her reactions--in turn giddy, terrified and guilty--were comic genius and also emotionally resonant.
Finally, some books. After finishing Eldest I thought I'd go for easier and fluffier. Alas, those efforts weren't particularly rewarding.
Just Take My Heart, Mary Higgins Clark. Her books are very hit-or-miss for me as a reader. Miss this time.
Wait Until Midnight, Amanda Quick. I think Krentz/Quick's formula has gotten too embedded in my brain; I ended up skimming rather than staying focused. Her usual anachronistic heroine and hero in Victorian England.
The Grey Beginning, Barbara Michaels. A romantic suspense novel, set in the 1980's and a bit too dated and too predictable. I liked the characters, though, so it was enjoyable enough.
The House on Tradd Street, by Karen White. The cover made me expect something with a bit more depth. Instead this was another romantic suspense novel with a heroine who obviously needs the hero to loosen her up. I'm very tired of that particular trope. I ended up skimming it. It was light on romance as this appears to be a first in a planned series. (Because requited sexual tension is not as good as unrequited sexual tension, see? *sigh*) I don't think I'll be reading the rest even though I like the basic supernatural ability of the heroine--seeing dead people. Seeing/sensing spirits is something I often enjoy in fiction, but this novel didn't impress me enough to continue.
I'm not sure if I should read Joyce Carol Oates* or Honoré de Balzac next.
*Yes, I've decided to move on from my Oates-induced book trauma and give her another try. No short stories and no horror novels, though. Instead I have a copy of We Were the Mulvaneys.
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And Barbara Michaels (Elizabeth Peters) does tend to do good characters, if, um, the same ones, over and over again.
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True! I quite like her Vicky Bliss and Jacqueline Kirby books. (Got a bit tired of Amelia Peabody, so I stopped reading those a long time ago.)
As for Fringe and Olivia's family, I had heard that they get ignored regularly. It's too bad, because her niece and sister add a nice dimension to the show.
Just watched episode one of season two. Oh no, not Charlie! *woeful face*