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My Mummy fic is getting a very wordy ending. I’m enjoying writing it a lot, but it’s rather romantic. For being written by me, that is. I guess most people would not think it particularly fluffy. I had hoped to finish it tonight, but I got up at 4 this morning and is starting to feel rather fussy. But I’m off work tomorrow, and husband will be elsewhere, so I have the whole day and afternoon to myself.
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public_call will open for nominations on September 15. I don’t think I will be signing up because I’m really not very interested in writing, or getting, New Who only fics and you have to include one of those. I understand the reasoning behind it, but much as I love New Who, it’s the Classics which sparks my imagination when it comes to fics.
The Strain has started again. I still can’t stand the main hero, but I like enough of the other characters to continue watching. Even if they have killed off one of my favourites! Hiss! And the show just can’t make good romances. Apparently the books had a love triangle between Ephraim, Nora and Fet, which they haven’t taken up in the show. But Nora and Fet still have a lot of chemistry and I spent a lot of time thinking they would develop an interest in each other. Instead Fet gets a token love interest in a female computer hacker, which always felt rather strained. And we still had to endure a love triangle, which I’m not really keen on. I may enjoy it if every angle is equal, but here the computer hacker’s former girlfriend was such an unpleasant character it was obvious we were meant to hate her. I really enjoy several of the non-romantic relationships, though. Especially between Abraham, whose children are dead, and Fet, whose father has rejected him. The mutual respect and growing care they show each other is a very nice example of how a created family can be family anyway.
I tried to watch The Musketeers again because Peter Capaldi. My first try ended with me going nope, nope, nope on the costumes. I decided I should try again, letting the costumes slide. Unfortunately the changes they have done to the story is too silly. And I object to making Mylady into a homicidal maniac. She may be murderous, but she is pretty elegant about it- not stabbing people will-nilly.And the costumes too bad. I don’t insist on historically accurate costumes. I really like the costumes in Outlander, for example, even if I can spot the inaccuracies. Because those costumes are designed with a clear thought behind. The customer has worked after a vision and is telling a story with the clothes. The costumes in The Musketeers don’t. They are not even coherent. The king is wearing something that actually work for the 1630’s. I can get accept Capaldi’s Richelieu looking badass in black, though he was a cardinal, because he looks really great in it. But then all the musketeers, d’Artagnan AND the baddie of the week also wear black and has dark hair, and they were frankly very difficult to tell apart. The women’s costume were just plain strange and very unflattering. So even if I enjoyed Capaldi, i don’t think I can stand the rest.
We are also on season 5 of Charmed. It’s the funniest so far, and I’m convinced Piper’s lines have been written by a woman who has been pregnant, because her complaints are spot on. I didn’t like Piper much when I first saw the show, but she has become my favourite. Also, the Big Bad in season 7 is apparently played by Oded Fehr, so I clearly have something to look forward to.
Husband and I also watched the first episode of Firefly which we hadn’t seen before, despite liking Buffy, Angel and The Dollhouse. We quite liked it, though it felt a bit confusing at times.
Fellow Doctor Who fans may enjoy that
public_call will open for nominations on September 15. I don’t think I will be signing up because I’m really not very interested in writing, or getting, New Who only fics and you have to include one of those. I understand the reasoning behind it, but much as I love New Who, it’s the Classics which sparks my imagination when it comes to fics.The Strain has started again. I still can’t stand the main hero, but I like enough of the other characters to continue watching. Even if they have killed off one of my favourites! Hiss! And the show just can’t make good romances. Apparently the books had a love triangle between Ephraim, Nora and Fet, which they haven’t taken up in the show. But Nora and Fet still have a lot of chemistry and I spent a lot of time thinking they would develop an interest in each other. Instead Fet gets a token love interest in a female computer hacker, which always felt rather strained. And we still had to endure a love triangle, which I’m not really keen on. I may enjoy it if every angle is equal, but here the computer hacker’s former girlfriend was such an unpleasant character it was obvious we were meant to hate her. I really enjoy several of the non-romantic relationships, though. Especially between Abraham, whose children are dead, and Fet, whose father has rejected him. The mutual respect and growing care they show each other is a very nice example of how a created family can be family anyway.
I tried to watch The Musketeers again because Peter Capaldi. My first try ended with me going nope, nope, nope on the costumes. I decided I should try again, letting the costumes slide. Unfortunately the changes they have done to the story is too silly. And I object to making Mylady into a homicidal maniac. She may be murderous, but she is pretty elegant about it- not stabbing people will-nilly.And the costumes too bad. I don’t insist on historically accurate costumes. I really like the costumes in Outlander, for example, even if I can spot the inaccuracies. Because those costumes are designed with a clear thought behind. The customer has worked after a vision and is telling a story with the clothes. The costumes in The Musketeers don’t. They are not even coherent. The king is wearing something that actually work for the 1630’s. I can get accept Capaldi’s Richelieu looking badass in black, though he was a cardinal, because he looks really great in it. But then all the musketeers, d’Artagnan AND the baddie of the week also wear black and has dark hair, and they were frankly very difficult to tell apart. The women’s costume were just plain strange and very unflattering. So even if I enjoyed Capaldi, i don’t think I can stand the rest.
We are also on season 5 of Charmed. It’s the funniest so far, and I’m convinced Piper’s lines have been written by a woman who has been pregnant, because her complaints are spot on. I didn’t like Piper much when I first saw the show, but she has become my favourite. Also, the Big Bad in season 7 is apparently played by Oded Fehr, so I clearly have something to look forward to.
Husband and I also watched the first episode of Firefly which we hadn’t seen before, despite liking Buffy, Angel and The Dollhouse. We quite liked it, though it felt a bit confusing at times.
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Piper was always one of my favs, really. Glad you are enjoying!!
And I ADORE Firefly. don't worry. They'll clear up some of the confusion. Tis Whedon so he loves his cryptic on occasion. :D
*HUGS*
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I like Phoebe best the first time around, now she annoys me the most... I guess I have grown a lot more sarcastic over the years. :D
I'm sure Firefly will turn out good- I am intrigued.
*hugs*
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I missed the musketeers not being dressed in blue but the trend is for soldiers/warriors to be dressed all in browns to suit modern telly watchers tastes so our eyes are stuffed;p Like 'Merlin', I liked 'The Musketeers' once I binned any hopes of it matching the original stories. I was sorry to see it go.
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I think they had some blue-ish coats in one scene... I don't mind so much the liberties of the plot- after all Dumas' book wasn't exactly historically faithful. I've realised that when it comes to historical drama, that there is a pretty fine line between what I can handle. I loved Versailles and liked The Borgias well enough, even if I could spot the liberties taken to historical facts. But The Tudors fell firmly in the nope section, as well as Rein. And, it seems, The Musketeers too.
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I remember finding the opening of Firefly quite confusing with the flashbacks to the war
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