planning the revolution

Someone needs to write fic where - due to some cosmic snafu - Tim Speedle becomes the next vampire slayer.

NO FUCKING WAY.

» CSI: Miami exhumes Rory Cochrane.

Oh, Rory. What the hell? Does this mean I'm actually going to have to watch again? Because I really am that shallow. I'm just so fucking disappointed. I mean, it'll be good to see him on TV, but I'm not sure it's worth H0Caine. On top of that, I recall he was pretty miserable on set when he decided to leave, right? (I'd much rather he sign up to something like Army Wives even if it's completely not his scene because to see him co-starring with Kim Delaney again would make my year.) Wasn't one of the stipulations of his departure that he couldn't work on TV for five years? So, if he's back, we could guess that it's because he literally couldn't work anywhere else?

( oh, edit. The Sister just informed me of something else. Spoilers for whichever season it is that has yet to air. )

Man. This on top of Mandy Patinkin? Weird week. (And we still don't know about Jorja Fox! UM. DON'T TELL ME IF YOU DO!) To think: everyone else is flipping out over HP spoilers. *EYEROLL*

edit: lolz. I haven't used this tag in forever.

( the fics. )

( break-down. )

Special thanks go to wliberation and tigertrapped who are not only my unfailing betas, but my dear friends. The former is my enabler and hand-holder, the latter is my inspiration. Further thanks to binglexjells who not only writes brilliantly, but was the entire reason that any csi: new york fic got written this year. Also on this list of Awesome must go ivinnuna and raeyashi for their constant and uplifting feedback, and more lately, twincy who has bravely beta'd my last fic for the year, and indulged me so far as to geek-meta Shakespeare and Bones (no, seriously). Lastly, I want to thank not only everyone who has read my fic this year, but everyone for whom I've beta'd this year. This whole fanfic thing is a two-way street. You can write all you want, but it's the talking that counts. So thanks for talking.

So, it's not like I even watch Miami these days but I always follow the spoilers because they're the one set of CSI spoilers I don't give a damn about. That being said, the latest ones, regarding the finale? Are so much love to me. ( Cut because I know there are people on the flist who DO watch Miami still )

Am going to have my hair cut today. Well, I say cut, I mean trimmed. I might have it cut more than that but I doubt it. My hair has recently become totally thin so it's useless and I don't want to run the risk of cutting it and then not having it grow back which is entirely possible with me. Then I have to shift all of my stuff across the road because I'm properly gran-sitting this weekend; I also have to remember to take a blouse because yet again I will be working in the store for The Dad tomorrow morning. Oh joy, joy.

Also, am getting to the point where I need the sweeps season to be over already just so I can shift avis off the laptop and onto DVDs. But then I don't need sweeps to be over already because then woe, hiatus! And I can't deal with hiatus, lol. Oh, that reminds me, after I log off tonight, don't expect to see me until I've watched this week's Numb3rs because I sure as hell am not going to be spoiled for it.

Started writing a new fic last night, completely original. I've been thinking about it forever and I finally decided that if I can't write actual prose, I'll just write it as though I'm telling it. So now I have multiple first person narratives casually navigating around the story I want to tell. It's surprisingly easy, at this point, to write but that'll change, no doubt. I guess colloquial is the way I'm going these days as I've lost the ability to write proper sense-making sentences. Anyway, that's why I'm shattered today because I didn't sleep until three and I've actually been getting a but of sleep since I started sleeping on the couch. So, off to write more and then off to get my hair cut. Yay!

eta: Miami spoilers in comments.

To me, there is something wondeful about being able to go back and watch early episodes of a series. I'm not, for the moment, speaking as a rabid fangirl; rather, as someone who enjoys watching television and loves the construct of a story.

Five showed the Miami/New York cross-over and Blink (the first NY episode) tonight (as opposed to Lost Son which be will a whole other disaster) and I remember watching these episodes the first time around - MIA/NY a year ago and Blink just this past February. I remember getting a feel for these new faces and the new setting, falling in love with the composition of characters and their little nuances. I remember the excitment at seeing the shiny new credits, the amusement at the throw-away dialogue and the intrigue in the new gadgets and gizmos, not to mention the case itself. Having watched the repeat today (and I am a complete sucker for repeats; they show the CSI and Miami pilots over and over and I watch them every damn time), I notice other elements that become trends, for example, Mac's hardline attitude towards Danny. I didn;t really pick up on the way Mac treated Danny until midseason but it's awesome to watch the cross-over and see that same attitude present from the very beginning. It indicates to me that unlike the Miami crew, they got the characterisations spot on for this lot, first time around.

With the second viewing, two things happen. Firstly, you remember the experience of the first viewing and how much you miss certain styles the show seemed to be piloting. Like the 'dreaed' blue filter. I know a lot of people found NY too dark but I loved it; I miss the blue filter. It's not that weird turns-people-orange farce that they used on the House pilot; it was subtle, it made the set colder, more serious. In contrast to Vegas and Miami, there was something historical to it. I miss the blue filter and the dark, foreboding lighting. I don't miss the HoCaine pose. Ugh, I remember The Sister and I watching for the first time and seeing that pre-credit shot - hands on hips, looking out across the water. We both screamed with disgust. I also remember hating Flack for being such an asshat in the first episode. And most of all, I miss the intensity of that first plot line; I miss that experience. All that suspense is derived from the show being new - the producers, actors, writers are all trying to find a comfortable position, they're still experimenting a little, with the feel of the show. The show's identity is still fluid. Even if you go back and rewatch those first few episodes, that brand-new quality lingers. Of course, it disappears. It has to. But there is a lovely feeling to watching a new television show and knowing that one way or another, you will come to love it.

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That being said, I love seeing episodes that I've never seen before. The best thing about L&O is that I don't care if I get spoiled for what's coming up.

Tonight's episode reminded me a lot of the WaT episode (S2) when the violinist disappeared. That gave me happy fangirl moments. But the story itself was different to usual; the script, for one, was far more comic than what I've become used to in the past two years. Also, Ed and Lennie have really become a set, now that they're in their second year. I can't help but feel sad every time I see Briscoe on screen; the character fit Orbach so well.

The law case was interesting, too, espeically with the judge's bias. But as soon as the conductor's wife got on the stand, I knew something was up. A brilliantly ambiguous ending. It's good to wath a show and just watch it, you know? As opposed to seeing it and picking holes in the quality, or looking too much at the fandom and not the canon. The canon of L&O is fantastically solid and I love it for that.

Fantastic Four tomorrow, House on Thursday. SVU on Saturday and then work Sunday night. Oh, might be going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Saturday so that should be good. I should really go to sleep some time soon. Oh well.

Haven't caught a repeat since the days of darling Megan but...

:)

I love Dispo Day on so many levels - the most superficial and important one being that Speed actually does stuff. Tonight's CSI (Mothership) was also brilliant. I loved how Sara didn't let the Sofia thing get to her so much; I loved the little trio she and Liam and Spork made; I love the last scene when Sofia was confessing her departure and Gil asked her to dinner has he would any colleague he respected (so maybe, Sara, leaving is what it will take. Then again, he may just buy you another goddamn plant).

OK, so Miami didn’t suck so bad. All in all, it was pretty cool. That’s right, for once I’m not HoCaine bitching. This is because yesterday’s Miami was a very special episode that featured a lot of Speed-viewing. Also, plus-point, very little HoCaine and when he was there, he was only mildly irritating. He treated the entire Speed-Wally thing very well; in much the way I wish Griss would deal the Sara thing. Like, go home girl! I mean, I love you and everything but please!

Also, I finally watched this week’s CSI, which also rocked pretty hard. Very little Sara but a good, solid case. Well, not so much solid as ambiguous but still, quite cool. Actually, very cool. I also watched the Dawson’s and realised that it finishes next week! Forever! My weekly teen-angst spot has disappeared! Dear god.

( Back to Miami… )

On a nicely related note, I also watched the second half of Earthquake 10.5 with Kim Delaney. This is, of course, after missing the first half. Crappy graphics but lots of faces I know, 24-style camera shots and high tension. Loved it.

Now I have to go hurt myself. I actually praised HoCaine!