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[dangermousie]

Ended up watching a Family Guy episode on cartoon network yesterday. It's a show I enjoy (own the DVDs and all), even though I loathe every character on it. I went from a horrified "they are saying what?" to "hilarious." I think I just needed something to cheer me up after the Roswell angst. It's rather interesting, because I generally don't like shows that don't involve me emotionally, but if it's in cartoon form (Futurama, Family Guy, Drawn Together) it becomes somehow OK. In fact I don't like serious cartoons. I wonder why.

In other news, I bought a Dido CD that had the Roswell theme song. Yeah, I am a goner. Also thinking that forcibly tying Liz and Max together and making them talk it out would be sooo good. At least for me :) I know Future Max was trying so hard because Future Liz wanted him to, and he didn't want her sacrifice to be in vain, and you could tell it was killing him, but guuuuuuh. They should take a page from Michael and Maria's book and just have a fight, not shut down. That way it might end up in kissing. Of course, Max would be perfectly willing and it's Liz who is keeping away (she didn't tell him about still getting flashes when he touches her). I know she is being noble and all, but come on, selfishness is good! I'd just take the 14 years of happiness and let the world go hang. But then of course, that is the catch-22, as if Liz was that kind of girl, Max wouldn't be in love with her in the first place. I do hope he finds out sometimes why she did what she did (don't spoil me!).

In other news, I am reading Dan Simmons' "Endymion Rising" which is the last part of a scifi quartet and so far is the best of the ones I've read. It's excellent and even though it has a sex scene, mercifully avoids 'velvety tips' and what not of the other book by some deranged woman I was reading earlier.

Also, I am seeing "The Rising" this weekend. And trying hard to stay away from Serenity pictures.

Picture from the Premiere of The Rising (Toby for queenofthorns)

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[winterspel.livejournal.com]

Who is the woman in the pic? I feel like I know her from somewhere (Doctor Who?) but I can't place it. Gorgeous outfit.

Endymion Rising kills me. I re-read that book, literally *all the time.* I just pick it up and open to anywhere for ten minutes at a time. The fact that a man could write such a sweet love story in a sci fi novel makes me very happy.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

No idea who she is. She was just labeled as someone he was with. I am partway through Endymion Rising and I love it. How often do you have a book that both intellectual and romantic?

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

I don't want to spoil a thing for you (for ER). But you may want to make sure you keep tissues around.

I'm just so impressed that a MAN (I know, it sounds sexist) could write such an inspiring love story within yes, a very intellectual and very philosophical tale, with all the sci fi trappings. But of course, with so many good stories, it's about life and love, and what it means to be alive.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know it ends badly.

It's not sexist at all. Though some of the best love stories I've ever read have been by men ("Three Comrades" by EM Remarque comes to mind), it's really unusual to see it in hardcore scifi.

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

You know? How do you know?? Maybe you only think you know what happens in the end.

;)

*hums*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Hee. I peeked at the end and he was alone. But it didn't make too much sense, not yet.

[hockeyvaughnfan.livejournal.com]

The woman with Toby is his wife Anna-Louise Plowman - and she did indeed appear in one of the recent Doctor Who ep's - she played Diane Goddard in episode 6 titled Dalek

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thanks!

[hockeyvaughnfan.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)

BTW - here's the link to a story about Rising from the BBC website that you amy or may not have seen: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4145032.stm

There's also a link on the right hand side to the official film website (again you probably already know about this, but thought I'd pass it on anyway).

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

Heh, I've just made a bid for that Dido cd in the Finnish equivalent of ebay :). I just can't get that song out of my head...

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

The truly pathetic thing is, I love all the songs on the CD (there are 12) and I keep thinking of how I can apply them to Roswell situations (and even listening to the darn theme is making me misty at one point in the song). All your fault! :)

I never thought I could meet the show that would max out my angst-love, but this is getting close. If I didn't know this would have a HEA I wouldn't even be able to watch the damn thing.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

Well, you were asking about new things to obsess about just a few weeks ago... *evil grin*

About angst, just wait until you get to the end of Season 2...

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

you were asking about new things to obsess about just a few weeks ago.

And I've gotten something that succeeded beyond my wildest dreams :)

just wait until you get to the end of Season 2...

Oh God. More angst? How could you have more angst short of Max accidentally killing Liz and not being able to fix it? (I don't want to know so don't tell me :)) I don't think I can take any more angst. Seriously, I don't think I could have watched this in real time, as it would have driven me insane.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

I'm not revealing any spoilers :). When I was watching the dvds, after getting over my own very emotional response, I immediately thought that you might also like this, because it was so very romantic & angsty, and painful, despite having a satisfying ending.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

And you were so right.

This might be the most romantic/angsty show I've ever seen (though I am not sure how it's stack up against Farscape). It just clicked somehow. Somehow, it just all fits and just hit that right note. It just emotionally swept me away...

And I feel much much worse for them than I do for Crichton and Aeryn, because at least John and Aeryn are mature adults. Max and Liz et all are just so young...And while I am older, I am not so much older that I don't vividly remember how it felt like to fall madly in love for the first time (luckily for me, I married him).

[hobviously.livejournal.com]

Are there new Serenity pictures somewhere? *perk*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I don't know how new they are, but crumpeteer linked to them in this post. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/crumpeteer/87627.html)

[hobviously.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! I don't think those are new, though, if I'm looking in the right place. You can even look at them, they're not spoilery. :]