Ballet, Buffy, Serenity and weekendy stuff

[dangermousie]

I had quite a wonderful time watching the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of "The Pharaoh's Daughter" in New York on Saturday night. So beautiful and fluid and (overused, but true phrase), poetry in motion. Plus, muscular cute men in mini-kilts. The plot involves an English Lord who smokes up some opium, and dreams up the whole rest of the ballet which involves him, the titular heroine, and a whole lot of glittery tutus.

Considering I spent half the evening discussing things like Farscape, Buffy and Firefly with my ballet-companion friend (her reaction to potential Serenity trilogy if the movie does well? "I guess I'll have to buy 10 tickets"), and bought 10 lovely books (9 of them in Russian), it was a good weekend. Except for the part where the Amtrak train I was on broke down, and very excitingly, we had to be led through the dark train onto a ramp and put onto another one. That, and I almost bought a kitten from a homeless man selling them. Months earlier, my smart husband made me promise not to come home with a pet without asking him, however (he knows me well, I guess).

On the train I was watching some Buffy episodes, more specifically, Becoming Part I&II and two episodes from S3.

Becoming breaks my heart every time. Rather embarassing to be a sniffly girl on a train pulling into New York. Just all that angst, and that absolutely perfect climax with Angel getting his soul moments too late and all that doomed B/A love ("Close your eyes?" One of the top "uber angst" moments of all time, there), and the Spike snark, and the Oz coolness, and have I mentioned the B/A angst? Angel is not that bad looking either

Guh. I'd forgotten how funny it was, and how much I loved it, and how OTPed I was about Buffy/Angel (still one of my favorite all time ships).

I think I am actually going to rewatch all S1-3 eps in a row (yes, never cared for Buffy as much once she graduated, and no, it's not just because of B/A). So expect some Buffy entries now and then (though nowhere near my Firefly frenzy, I promise).

Also, friend and I watched the newest Serenity trailer and it was wonderful and amazing and it just hit me that I will actually see the Serenity crew and the sexiness that is Mal on the big screen. I think I will hyperventilate in the theater.

Sorry for the rambliness, as it's late and am very tired.

Comments

[ayn-rand-fan-13.livejournal.com]

I love the ballet.
That is so cool! I've always wondered what it would be like to be on a broken down train.
I'm so exited about Serenity! Every time I tell someone that I want Firefly dvd's for my birthday, there is a five minute "explanation" time, in which I tell them what Firefly is, why I want it, and is it a real thing or am I delusional.

[phylogenetics.livejournal.com]

When I first saw Becoming I/II, I already knew Angel would be sent to hell but it was still soooooo sad. I felt so depressed after that. *Sniff*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

ROFL! Because I got you hooked on Firefly (even without seeing the eps :D), I am certainly checking out Veronica Mars in return...

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I started watching in S3, so I knew Angel was going to be toast, but heck...evn knowing I still just lost it. Joss knows how to pull the rug from under you: he did all the events in the most painfully lovely way possible (as if she sent him to hell without his getting his soul back, it wouldn't have been 1/10th as bad). And of coursethe fact that he can't even remember where he is or what he's done at the moment and is all about worrying about Buffy (because I guess to him this is right after they made love, ouch), makes it all the worse.

[phylogenetics.livejournal.com]

Plus the fact that Angel was so cuuuuuuuuuute!

Funny you mention Buffy, b/c I always thought of Ron Moore as a Joss Whedon who writes serious drama. The two writers may write for different genres, but their approach to characterization and relationships are very similar.

[rawles.livejournal.com]

I will actually see the Serenity crew and the sexiness that is Mal on the big screen. I think I will hyperventilate in the theater.

I know I did. I also laughed hysterically and cried. I was an emotional wreck that night, I'll tell you. But it was so worth it.

And, uhm, just so you know, they defy the laws of the universe or just Jonathan Swift that say that things aren't supposed to look better upon magnification. They all somehow manage to be exponentially prettier on the big screen.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Plus the fact that Angel was so cuuuuuuuuuute!

Never let it be said that I overlooked that fact :D

I haven't seen anything else of Ron Moore's (I know he did Trek, but I haven't seen it), but yes, he's quite a good writer.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I was an emotional wreck that night, I'll tell you. But it was so worth it.

It's really funny, because I went from "Serenity? Yeah, scifi movie based on that show that was cancelled. Maybe I'll see it if I have nothing to do" to "Serenity? Argh! Is it September yet? Must...see..NOW! in about two days flat. :) And amen on the pretty. How long is the movie? (Please say at least 2 hours, pppppplease).

I am actually confused by the trailer, though. They say "6 rebels on the run" + River. That equals 7, but there are 9 characters. Am confused.

[katranna.livejournal.com]

>>and bought 10 lovely books (9 of them in Russian),

I bought only 5 books. :-( But also an LP! And all 5 of them were gay. :-D

>>That, and I almost bought a kitten from a homeless man selling them.

Then, I almsot bought a puppy. I wanted to get one, and it was so cute. But Anna told me the parents would not be pleased.

>>Just all that angst, and that absolutely perfect climax with Angel getting his soul moments too late and all that doomed B/A love

I think I partly refuse to watch the rest of Buffy after high school, because I refuse to see what happened to Buffy and Angel. Because they have to be together at the end. Have to, or it's stupid.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I bought only 5 books.

Which ones? I bought 3 Dumas, also Hugo's "The man who laughs," some random sword-and-damsels 19th century French novel, a Polish novel about Medieval Spain, de Koster's "Legend of Ulenspiegel," an Alfonse Dodet novel and some other book whose name escapes me.

Anna told me the parents would not be pleased

We are so in the same boat!

Because they have to be together at the end. Have to, or it's stupid

Yes. My Buffy-watching friend thinks that Whedon took that whole arc too fast because he had no idea the show would be around for as long as it did, and ran out of things to do. But yes, narratively speaking, you don't pull out all the stops and show them as the biggest star-crossed lovers in existence with this unbelievable love that survives hell (literally) and then just drop it.

In my AU happy little world, they did get together at the end :D

[rawles.livejournal.com]

The cut I saw was a little over two hours, I think. It's very fast-paced though and seemed to be over so quickly. Le sigh.

They say "6 rebels on the run" + River. That equals 7, but there are 9 characters. Am confused.

No worries. Everyone's in the movie.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Over two hours...that is the length of three episodes. I am happy (but of course greedy for more).

Everyone's in the movie.

Thanks. I guess they just can't do math.