Re Elementary 1.20
29 Apr 2013 16:28( Spoilers )
Characters and Sympathy
22 Feb 2013 09:34So I'm watching The Mentalist, which is part of my quest to mainline fluffy tv shows with pretty leads when I'm stuck in town (I watched three seasons of White Collar last time). It occurs to me that TM is rely pretty heavily on us feeling bad for the main character because he's sad about his dead wife and daughter. Other than being pretty and outwardly charming, that's about all he's got going for him at the moment, given that he's such a massive jerk.
It reminded me of that movie Last Night where Sandra Oh and Don McKellar accidentally end up spending the end of the world together, and they're trying to get to know each other so that this will somehow be meaningful (she meant to spend it with her husband, but was unable to do so).
Sandra: Tell me something to make me love you.
[They talk about how his wife was the only person he ever loved, and then she died. "She died, and then they said the world would end."]
Sandra: Tell me more. I want to love you. It won't be hard.
Don: That's about it. That's my big story. It usually does the trick.
Nenya said that knowing that someone could love is a very sympathetic trait. If they could love that much, than they probably aren't a monster. Which I get, but it still seems kind of lazy. If you want use to like you, show some good characteristics. Be less of a jerk!
I like how Jane is well-groomed most of the time, which is something that most Holmes adaptations don't do.
It reminded me of that movie Last Night where Sandra Oh and Don McKellar accidentally end up spending the end of the world together, and they're trying to get to know each other so that this will somehow be meaningful (she meant to spend it with her husband, but was unable to do so).
Sandra: Tell me something to make me love you.
[They talk about how his wife was the only person he ever loved, and then she died. "She died, and then they said the world would end."]
Sandra: Tell me more. I want to love you. It won't be hard.
Don: That's about it. That's my big story. It usually does the trick.
Nenya said that knowing that someone could love is a very sympathetic trait. If they could love that much, than they probably aren't a monster. Which I get, but it still seems kind of lazy. If you want use to like you, show some good characteristics. Be less of a jerk!
I like how Jane is well-groomed most of the time, which is something that most Holmes adaptations don't do.
2012 TV Meme
15 Dec 2012 00:39Which TV shows did you start watching in 2012?
Currently running shows: Continuum, White Collar, Arrow, Copper, Downton Abbey, Elementary
Old shows on rewatch: Highlander (still/again/forever), seaQuest: DSV, Mutant X, Quantum Leap, The Professionals, Starsky & Hutch
Episode Specific Binges on: Cleopatra 2525, due South, Rizzoli & Isles, Stargate: SG-1
Which TV shows did you let go of in 2012?
White Collar, Hawaii 5-0, Arrow, Copper, Downton Abbey
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2012? Why?
I had vague stirrings that I might watch Teen Wolf, but I don't really like werewolves or teenagers. I want to watch Nikita, but the DVDs are expensive. Was going to watch Rizzoli & Isles but made Nenya watch it instead.
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2013?
I... honestly have no idea what's coming out in 2013. I might look into that SHIELD show, which has Ming Na in it?
Which TV show impressed you least in 2012?
Toss up between Copper and Arrow, everything else didn't change, I just got bored with it. Probably Copper, actually, which had the potential to be everything I want in a show and kind of pissed it away into many things I intensely dislike in a show.
Which TV show did you enjoy the most in 2012?
Continuum, hands down. That's just such a fantastic show. Though I am really enjoying Elementary now.
Currently running shows: Continuum, White Collar, Arrow, Copper, Downton Abbey, Elementary
Old shows on rewatch: Highlander (still/again/forever), seaQuest: DSV, Mutant X, Quantum Leap, The Professionals, Starsky & Hutch
Episode Specific Binges on: Cleopatra 2525, due South, Rizzoli & Isles, Stargate: SG-1
Which TV shows did you let go of in 2012?
White Collar, Hawaii 5-0, Arrow, Copper, Downton Abbey
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2012? Why?
I had vague stirrings that I might watch Teen Wolf, but I don't really like werewolves or teenagers. I want to watch Nikita, but the DVDs are expensive. Was going to watch Rizzoli & Isles but made Nenya watch it instead.
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2013?
I... honestly have no idea what's coming out in 2013. I might look into that SHIELD show, which has Ming Na in it?
Which TV show impressed you least in 2012?
Toss up between Copper and Arrow, everything else didn't change, I just got bored with it. Probably Copper, actually, which had the potential to be everything I want in a show and kind of pissed it away into many things I intensely dislike in a show.
Which TV show did you enjoy the most in 2012?
Continuum, hands down. That's just such a fantastic show. Though I am really enjoying Elementary now.
make hot chocolate and read through the Alternate Universe - Dragons tag on AO3.
And to watch Elementary with your family, because ( small spoiler for 1.10 ) It was a good episode. Also my dad now has a major crush on Lucy Liu. Well so do I, so fair enough.
I finished Vol 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist and now minorly ship Riza/Winry. I may be doing this fandom wrong. Have ordered the next three from the library though. Someday, I shall finish this series.
Finally got Martha Wells' last Raksura book, The Siren Depths, which was every inch as fantastic as the rest of the series has been. I finished it in a day. I love the characters, the cultures, the way the cultures clash, all the emotional interplay (seriously, all of my emotional h/c needs in one convenient place), the pov, the humour, the gender dynamics. Basically everything about that series. First book in the series is Cloud Roads, I highly recommend it, and the series only gets better form there.
Oh. I have a goodreads account. Does anyone want to be my goodreads friend? Erm... I read a lot of romance novels. Also books about queer people, YA fantasy, and a deeply random selection of non-fiction.
Now, to make hot chocolate.
And to watch Elementary with your family, because ( small spoiler for 1.10 ) It was a good episode. Also my dad now has a major crush on Lucy Liu. Well so do I, so fair enough.
I finished Vol 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist and now minorly ship Riza/Winry. I may be doing this fandom wrong. Have ordered the next three from the library though. Someday, I shall finish this series.
Finally got Martha Wells' last Raksura book, The Siren Depths, which was every inch as fantastic as the rest of the series has been. I finished it in a day. I love the characters, the cultures, the way the cultures clash, all the emotional interplay (seriously, all of my emotional h/c needs in one convenient place), the pov, the humour, the gender dynamics. Basically everything about that series. First book in the series is Cloud Roads, I highly recommend it, and the series only gets better form there.
Oh. I have a goodreads account. Does anyone want to be my goodreads friend? Erm... I read a lot of romance novels. Also books about queer people, YA fantasy, and a deeply random selection of non-fiction.
Now, to make hot chocolate.
ALL the Fandoms
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fandom_stocking: Where you write that fic you wanted to write anyway/clear out your WIP folder, but now it's gift fic. I may be missing the point? But hey, I can't help it if people ask for exactly what I'm writing anyway.Also, any excuse to rewatch The A-Team film. I have strong feelings about Liam Neeson, in my pants.
I have got my folks hooked on Elementary; that was unsurprisingly easy. I'm actually starting to feel vaguely fannish about it, which usually looks like thinking about crossovers. Joan Watson is the new companion on Doctor Who for example. Or Joan Watson in the attack on NYC in The Avengers.
I'm horrifically behind reading
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avengersfest fic. I need to catch up and make rec lists for great justice. Only three days of posting left there, and I want to read everything before reveals.Otherwise, all my fanish feelings have been pointed at Quantum Leap. I want all the fic were Al and Donna are BFF.
Except I re-read The Pulse, and I now want to write about Luke Cage some more.
Am making Dad read Saucer Country which he likes well enough to follow in floppy, instead of trade waiting.
avengersfest: Done, beta read, fixed and submitted (then they extended the deadline because of the storm on the east coast) (Then my prompt showed up on the pinch hit list, but someone claimed it \o/)boostlethon: Research done, plot thought of, writing... not started. I've taken the precautionary step of signing up for wrisomifu this year.wrisomifu sign ups are open. From their comm info: Write Something, You Miserable Fuck is a writing group for underachievers who enjoy the company of same. To join, all you need to do is commit to writing (original fic, fanfic, to do lists, your thesis, your memoirs - anything!) for at least ten minutes each day for the entire month of November. And you are permitted - encouraged even! - to complain bitterly about every single word.Reading Quantum Leap fic and feeling nostalgic. Man that's a depressing fandom though. The levels of UST and angst remind me of Harry/Bob from the Dresden Files tv show.
Speaking of Harry Dresden, I'm not sure I'm enjoying Arrow enough to keep at it. I like a lot of the characters, and superheroes on tv are fun, but there's a few things (mainly the plots and the stupid fucking voice overs from Captain Obvious) that are pushing me away. I'm going to give it a couple more episodes because the next few have different writers.
I AM really liking Elementary. In the grand style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the mystery plots are exceedingly silly, but I'm really liking the interactions between Holmes and Watson, Watson and Gregson and Holmes and Gregson. Bell hasn't gotten a lot to do so far, but what I've seen I've liked.
ETA: SPOILERS for the most recent Elementary in the comments
Having Seen Elementary,
8 Sep 2012 17:26I must comment with two other comments:
No, there is nothing new under the sun by Oscar Wilde & Other Atrocities
Over all I liked it. It made me laugh on several occasions, and only hit my embarrassment squick once (which is what I want out of a Holmes adaptation). The leads were great, as was Gregson, not as sure of the other detective (whose name I didn't catch), but he hasn't gotten much to do yet. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait weeks for the next part, which makes me :(. I'll be staying tuned in though.
I am not sure I believe in the Hound of the Baskervilles. I am sure I do not believe in being terrified by a dog painted over with luminous paint. But I am sure that I believe in Mr. Sherlock Holmes and in the strange friendship between him and Dr. Watson.
--Jorge Luis Borges: This Craft of Verse (Page 103)
No, there is nothing new under the sun by Oscar Wilde & Other Atrocities
Over all I liked it. It made me laugh on several occasions, and only hit my embarrassment squick once (which is what I want out of a Holmes adaptation). The leads were great, as was Gregson, not as sure of the other detective (whose name I didn't catch), but he hasn't gotten much to do yet. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait weeks for the next part, which makes me :(. I'll be staying tuned in though.
Gah! Someone on my Facebook said they made a Twitter account for the sole purpose of hating on Elementary because making Watson an Asian woman was stupid and people who thought it was a good idea was stupid. Naturally, I took the high road and picked a fight with her.
Also, because one villain of colour in Iron Man 3 wasn't enough, they hired another Asian actor to play an additional bad guy. Awesome.
Dear Show Runners of Copper (and White Collar though you guys have been marginally better lately): It is not strictly necessary for every single goddamn female reoccurring character to have sex with or attempt to have sex with your cute male main character (seriously, we're at four for four now). It lends to the impression that you think of women as walking vaginas and boobies, which impression I already had pretty strongly.
No love,
Me
P.S. making the only woman of colour not flirt with Our Hero because she's afraid of all white men isn't helping your case as much as you may think it is.
On the bright side, I have the perfect icon for all of you people.
Also, because one villain of colour in Iron Man 3 wasn't enough, they hired another Asian actor to play an additional bad guy. Awesome.
Dear Show Runners of Copper (and White Collar though you guys have been marginally better lately): It is not strictly necessary for every single goddamn female reoccurring character to have sex with or attempt to have sex with your cute male main character (seriously, we're at four for four now). It lends to the impression that you think of women as walking vaginas and boobies, which impression I already had pretty strongly.
No love,
Me
P.S. making the only woman of colour not flirt with Our Hero because she's afraid of all white men isn't helping your case as much as you may think it is.
On the bright side, I have the perfect icon for all of you people.
All's Well in Nanaimo
31 Dec 2011 09:40I have no New Years plans of any kind. I'll probably stay up in that I'm usually up that late anyway. Mum and I are going to see Hugo this afternoon. We all went to Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows a couple days ago. I have no real comment past noting that that was an awful lot of fan service jammed into a two-hour film. RDJ is still not Holmes for me, but I like him and the rest of the cast did well. I <3 Law's young and dashing Watson.
Nenya's gone again, which means I have a sad, but here's a meme from her (and the rest of my circle)
( Fandom Year in Review )
Nenya's gone again, which means I have a sad, but here's a meme from her (and the rest of my circle)
( Fandom Year in Review )
Silly Meme
18 Oct 2010 18:421) Comment to this and I will give you 3 people (I will pick only fictional people for you)
2) Post this meme to your LJ with your answers.
3) Provide pictures and the names of the 3 people.
4) Shag, Marry, Cliff!
First of all, I believe in polyamoury, so this is a silly game. However, were I forced to choose.
Shag: Irene Adler. The women's a goddess, in any incarnation, and the sex would be fantastic but she less than Holmes I think is the marrying kind. She'd want to tear off and have explosions, and I don't want to do that.
Marry: Ronon Dex. He's generally a nice guy, likes snuggles, is incredibly useful to have around and probably wouldn't mind living in the wilderness. Not bad to look at either. There is the whole boy parts issue, but we'd work something out.
Cliff: Spock. Only cliff because he has a thing about coming back from the dead. In any case, he doesn't do flings, and I have no intention of marrying someone with that many emotional issues.
2) Post this meme to your LJ with your answers.
3) Provide pictures and the names of the 3 people.
4) Shag, Marry, Cliff!
First of all, I believe in polyamoury, so this is a silly game. However, were I forced to choose.
Shag: Irene Adler. The women's a goddess, in any incarnation, and the sex would be fantastic but she less than Holmes I think is the marrying kind. She'd want to tear off and have explosions, and I don't want to do that.
Marry: Ronon Dex. He's generally a nice guy, likes snuggles, is incredibly useful to have around and probably wouldn't mind living in the wilderness. Not bad to look at either. There is the whole boy parts issue, but we'd work something out.
Cliff: Spock. Only cliff because he has a thing about coming back from the dead. In any case, he doesn't do flings, and I have no intention of marrying someone with that many emotional issues.
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crossedwires
23 Apr 2010 23:51Pick 15 of your ships and write down a quote for each of them. Let your f-list guess. Looking them up on IMDb or Google is cheating.
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Title: Reunion
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
intravenusann
Fandom: Marvel Comics (X-Factor)
Words: 5,200
Rating: NC-17
Summary: A smutty follow up to however they're going to stop Cortex and save Jamie and Layla from the future (assuming they do).
Notes: I've been reading this pairing a lot lately. It has dynamics that really hit my character kinks. This piece really nails why I love this pairing, and the sex scenes is hot and in character. I'm looking forward to her follow up.
Title: You can't tell me Seuss wasn't a pervert!
Author:breakswalls
Fandom: Marvel Comics (Cable and Deadpool)
Words: 800
Rating: R
Summary: Prompt: Cable/Deadpool meets Dr Seuss.
Notes: Result: Deadpool/Your Childhood. Non-con. You have been warned.
Swing
Vidder:marycrawford
Song: "Swing" by Club des Belugas
Clips from: All three seasons of Star Trek the Original Series.
Notes: Theme: outtakes from the Captain's Log, carefully collated and edited by the Senior Communications Officer for the annual staff party. This is, very sharply edited and a huge amount of fun.
Don't Stop Believing
Vidder:arefadedaway
Song: "Don't Stop Believing" by the cast of Glee
Clips from: The 2009 Star Trek film.
Notes: I'm sure everyone's already seen this, but it makes it no less fun for that. The editing is very snappy and works with the song, which is totally right for these characters. No pairing, really, but an emphasis on Kirk and Spock.
The Case of Two Watsons bybeatonna
This is an adorable comic about Holmes/Watson and why I am very fond of Canon and the BBC radio plays and less fond of a number of film adaptations.
I have mentioned before that I believe the following will happen when the movie comes out. A hoard of screaming fan girls will tear down a previously quiet street. The residents will huddle on the porch with shotguns and yell at the fan girls to get off their lawn. The fan girls will ignore this, and turn the lawn into a mud wrestling pit. Some of them will attempt to crawl up on the porch, which will cause the mud to spread. Some of the people on the porch will realise that the mud wrestling really is quite a bit of fun, and come down to join in (ME!). Eventually, the fan girls will realise that RDJ and Jude Law are staring in something else, and most of them will run screaming in the direction of that fandom (where upon my fellow mods and I at Cap_Ironman will repost the rules and prepare to defend them). At the end of all this, there will be quite a lot of mud everywhere, but there will also be a god number of new people on the porch, who are prepared to stay for the long haul.
Author:
intravenusannFandom: Marvel Comics (X-Factor)
Words: 5,200
Rating: NC-17
Summary: A smutty follow up to however they're going to stop Cortex and save Jamie and Layla from the future (assuming they do).
Notes: I've been reading this pairing a lot lately. It has dynamics that really hit my character kinks. This piece really nails why I love this pairing, and the sex scenes is hot and in character. I'm looking forward to her follow up.
Title: You can't tell me Seuss wasn't a pervert!
Author:
breakswallsFandom: Marvel Comics (Cable and Deadpool)
Words: 800
Rating: R
Summary: Prompt: Cable/Deadpool meets Dr Seuss.
Notes: Result: Deadpool/Your Childhood. Non-con. You have been warned.
Swing
Vidder:
marycrawfordSong: "Swing" by Club des Belugas
Clips from: All three seasons of Star Trek the Original Series.
Notes: Theme: outtakes from the Captain's Log, carefully collated and edited by the Senior Communications Officer for the annual staff party. This is, very sharply edited and a huge amount of fun.
Don't Stop Believing
Vidder:
arefadedawaySong: "Don't Stop Believing" by the cast of Glee
Clips from: The 2009 Star Trek film.
Notes: I'm sure everyone's already seen this, but it makes it no less fun for that. The editing is very snappy and works with the song, which is totally right for these characters. No pairing, really, but an emphasis on Kirk and Spock.
The Case of Two Watsons by
beatonnaThis is an adorable comic about Holmes/Watson and why I am very fond of Canon and the BBC radio plays and less fond of a number of film adaptations.
I have mentioned before that I believe the following will happen when the movie comes out. A hoard of screaming fan girls will tear down a previously quiet street. The residents will huddle on the porch with shotguns and yell at the fan girls to get off their lawn. The fan girls will ignore this, and turn the lawn into a mud wrestling pit. Some of them will attempt to crawl up on the porch, which will cause the mud to spread. Some of the people on the porch will realise that the mud wrestling really is quite a bit of fun, and come down to join in (ME!). Eventually, the fan girls will realise that RDJ and Jude Law are staring in something else, and most of them will run screaming in the direction of that fandom (where upon my fellow mods and I at Cap_Ironman will repost the rules and prepare to defend them). At the end of all this, there will be quite a lot of mud everywhere, but there will also be a god number of new people on the porch, who are prepared to stay for the long haul.
-Laughs and laughs and laughs-
This is going to be such a train wreck! I'm going to enjoy it.
This is going to be such a train wreck! I'm going to enjoy it.
Title: Terai Tea [gen]
Author:muccamukk
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Spoilers: for "'Gloria Scott'" "The Final Problem," and "The Empty House"
Rating: PG
Number of Words: 955
Notes: Written for thetamingthemuse Prompt 118 - Mortal Coil. No beta on this one either. Full disclosure: I started this years ago, but never finished it. I have, however, added over 500 new words to it, and it fits the prompt, so I think it should still count. Thanks to ileliberte for her help with things Indian. I may have jiggered with The Strand publications dates a bit in order to make this work.
( June 1893: A brief interlude in the Indian Colonies with Victor Trevor and Sherlock Holmes. )
Author:
muccamukkFandom: Sherlock Holmes
Spoilers: for "'Gloria Scott'" "The Final Problem," and "The Empty House"
Rating: PG
Number of Words: 955
Notes: Written for the
tamingthemuse Prompt 118 - Mortal Coil. No beta on this one either. Full disclosure: I started this years ago, but never finished it. I have, however, added over 500 new words to it, and it fits the prompt, so I think it should still count. Thanks to ileliberte for her help with things Indian. I may have jiggered with The Strand publications dates a bit in order to make this work.( June 1893: A brief interlude in the Indian Colonies with Victor Trevor and Sherlock Holmes. )
Title: The Adventure of the Missing Inspector [slash]
Author:muccamukk
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG
Number of Words: 5,400
Notes: Written forkateshortforbob for the livelongnmarry auction. I am horrendously late, and I hope she forgives me. A huge thank you to culurien for beta reading.
( While investigating the disappearance of Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson find more than they were looking for. )
Author:
muccamukkFandom: Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG
Number of Words: 5,400
Notes: Written for
kateshortforbob for the livelongnmarry auction. I am horrendously late, and I hope she forgives me. A huge thank you to culurien for beta reading.( While investigating the disappearance of Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson find more than they were looking for. )
Offered: Fanfic
Offer: I will write fanfic (3000 words or longer) to your request. My strongest muses are currently in Stargate: Atlantis (Gen, Teyla/Anyone), Lord of the Rings (focus on Third/Forth Age humans, canon pairings), Sherlock Holmes (Gen, Holmes/Watson). I am, however, willing to have a go at any fandom I'm familiar with, but e-mail first with details, as everyone has their own kinks and squicks. Speaking of: writing porn isn't really my thing, so G to R rating, s.v.p.
Contact: muccamukk at hotmail dot com
Delivery: I will have your story written by 15 September 2008
Minimum bid: $10.
Buy It Now: $60.
Current bid: $0
Bidding is open until 0001 PDT, 15 July 2008.
Offer: I will write fanfic (3000 words or longer) to your request. My strongest muses are currently in Stargate: Atlantis (Gen, Teyla/Anyone), Lord of the Rings (focus on Third/Forth Age humans, canon pairings), Sherlock Holmes (Gen, Holmes/Watson). I am, however, willing to have a go at any fandom I'm familiar with, but e-mail first with details, as everyone has their own kinks and squicks. Speaking of: writing porn isn't really my thing, so G to R rating, s.v.p.
Contact: muccamukk at hotmail dot com
Delivery: I will have your story written by 15 September 2008
Minimum bid: $10.
Buy It Now: $60.
Current bid: $0
Bidding is open until 0001 PDT, 15 July 2008.
The Name Game
10 Jun 2008 12:35I remember a while ago that I fic meme was going around wherein some would write a popular pairing like Sam Carter/Jack O'Neill from Stargate, only crossing over fandoms, so it would be Sam Winchester/Jack Harkness or something equally silly. The idea amused me greatly at the time, and though I never actually did it. I've been mentally compiling a list of names.
It's possible that I have too much time on my hands. Not that I'm avoiding dishes, or anything.
( Here's what I could think of off the top of my head. )
It's possible that I have too much time on my hands. Not that I'm avoiding dishes, or anything.
( Here's what I could think of off the top of my head. )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ESTEVEN!
Oh,otw_onlinecon has a fun hodgepodge challenge up. I wrote a Sherlock Holmes ficlet for it. Go claim your prompt and offer me praise, or, alternately, offer ancarett praise for her Iron Man ficlet, as she got me started on it. Also, I think she did rather better at sticking to the challenge rules than I did.
ETA: -a conversation that recently took place in this house-
Mom: There's a bear on the lawn, so remember to take a flash light when you go out to do the weather.
Me: Um... okay.
I love this job.
Oh,
otw_onlinecon has a fun hodgepodge challenge up. I wrote a Sherlock Holmes ficlet for it. Go claim your prompt and offer me praise, or, alternately, offer ancarett praise for her Iron Man ficlet, as she got me started on it. Also, I think she did rather better at sticking to the challenge rules than I did.ETA: -a conversation that recently took place in this house-
Mom: There's a bear on the lawn, so remember to take a flash light when you go out to do the weather.
Me: Um... okay.
I love this job.
