Hmmmm

[dangermousie]

I am not really in a drama mood lately. All I want to do is:

1. Drink tea
2. Reread my Kilgannon books (seriously, I am obsessed. I want to be Mary when I grow up, only I think she's younger than me and also being an 18th-century woman having to guard three kids while your husband is in the Tower on charges of treason can't be fun). I found out the author was going to write three books but she never did, whether because she lost interest or the publisher did. Booo! I mean, the second book doesn't end on a cliffhanger like the first one, so it's fine, but I want more of Mary/Alex (also, I didn't get the books because of it because there was no hint it's in there, but scar-kissing, mmmmm).
3. Watch American shows.

And speaking of the last, here is my roster:

* Boardwalk Empire - Mr. Mousie and I watch it together and both adore it. It's such a smart, engrossing drama, even if I don't like any of the characters. Plus, period drama!
* Burn Notice - another my and Mr. Mousie's show.
*Homeland - Damian Lewis! Plus Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes. Though I do not approve if he turns out to be a terrorist. I cannot have a crush on a terrorist, even a fictional one. Hmmm, maybe I can get Mr. Mousie to watch this one with me.
Once Upon a Time - I am waiting for this one rabidly.
* Pan Am - looks cute, fluffy, and period
* Ringer - SMG as twins! I like so far, even if I keep wondering why Buffy just doesn't kill all the evildoers with her pinkie.

Comments

[algelic.livejournal.com]

Watch "Switched at Birth"! It's only 10 episodes! And it's soooo incredible, sweet, awesome... just gooo!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That sounds like that cheesy Lindsey Lohan movie...eeek. Is it an adaptation?

[algelic.livejournal.com]

Nooooo! The horror! =O it has nothing to do with that chick! It's an original show. Many of the characters are deaf, so we get to learn a lot about sign language.

[popaddict.livejournal.com]

So true. I admit to skipping a few of the middle episodes but...Emmett, please be mine! Noona has very inappropriate crush on you.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Pan Am's ratings are apparently bad, which makes me sad. Not exactly engrossing, but far less sexist and with more Bechdel passing and agency than a lot of US TV. (Which, given the marketting and premise, is a bit ironic.)

As near as I can tell (and I'm several episodes behind) Ringer is devoted to showing SMG can still be badass without superpowers if needed, even if we're all conditioned to find it unbelievable that a guy could have the physical edge over her just for being a head taller, 50~ pounds heavier, and presumably somewhat experienced with killing.

Revenge is another pretty good one, though once Upon A Time is the one I'm waiting for. BTW, have you seen the kdrama in which Lee Seo jin plays a 350-year-old semi-suicidal vampire?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Freeze! I have it somewhere, due to my undying love for LSJ, but haven't seen it yet.

[quaggy]

I like so far, even if I keep wondering why Buffy just doesn't kill all the evildoers with her pinkie.

Too funny and too true!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am getting a bit used to it, but it took some doing :)

[clairiere.livejournal.com]

Homeland's the only new show I'm tempted to watch but I'm not in the mood for something gritty right now, so it's on the backburner.

Thanks for your rec re: S3 of Veronica Mars btw. Finally got around to it a couple of weeks ago, and enjoyed the LoVe scenes, which were pretty much the only stuff I watched properly with my mini-marathon of S1-3. Forgot how good they were together, and it was nice to know they were even better as bf/gf officially.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they were one of my few Western TV otps.

[kainee.livejournal.com]

I have lulls where I don't want to do too much of anything either and then there are the times where I want to marathon stuff but I can't download stuff fast enough to mainline it!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, I am sort of in a lull now, odd for me.

[celestialdescent]

I keep meaning to get back into Burn Notice, but I never do. I like watching the show whenever it's on, but I haven't been able to marathon the whole series yet. *sigh*

Out of your roster, Ringer is the only other one I've checked out. I only saw one episode of Buffy, so I had no expectations regarding SMG, but I liked what I saw. Too bad it airs on the only night where I'm out of the house, but a marathon is in order.

The only American show that I'm following right now is Revenge, which is addictive so far. Sure, I'm still not a fan of the title, but they had me at "loose adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo." I'm hoping that changes when Grimm and Once Upon a Time comes out this weekend.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am about to start Revenge :)

[puion.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to Once Upon a Time too...adore Jennifer Goodwin since Something Borrowed.

Following Pan Am...omg the Captain...so cute! And I am shipping him with Collette!

Mousie, do you know Revenge? It's surprisingly good! But you must watch it from the first ep! Ep 5 is tonite!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

OK, you guys win, Revenge it is.

[popaddict.livejournal.com]

PanAm is terrible. Stopped watching.

Homeland is very good. Not crushing on Damian Lewis and really hoping he does end up being a terrorist (for story purposes).

Ringer started out terrible, but has since improved. In fact, show knows how to do a cliff hanger.

Like you, I'm excited for Once Upon a Time, it already has a season pass on my DVR.

And lastly, my show of the season so far is Revenge. Love it to bits!!!!

[puion.livejournal.com]

Wow, so many Revenge fans! That's fantastic!

Emily Vancamp is so good at being her character...I truly can't wait to see how this will turn out. Would it be only 1 season?

And my oh my, isn't the guy who played Daniel hot?!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

How can you not crush on Damian Lewis? I thought that was against the law :P

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

I love Pan Am. I love the characters, the little stories and the look of the tv show. It probably won't pass the first season though which makes me so sad :/. But give it a try since I love to read your view on those :)!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am definitely going to check it out.

[algelic.livejournal.com]

Also, I forgot to add that I'm also waiting rabidly for "Once Upon a Time". Wasn't I the one to tell you about it? XD anyways, it's gonna be awesome!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

:)

[(Anonymous)]

Now I have an obsession for lakorn Roy Mai

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, maybe I should check it out

[jennyhime.livejournal.com]

I'm also looking forward to Once upon a time and Grimm.Grimm has some of the same production team that did Buffy so I'm hoping it's good.
Ringer, haven't started watching it even though I'm a SMG fangirl (Buffy will forever be one of my fave series)
Also bbc has a great supernatural series The fades and Misfits series 3 should start soon as well(yay).

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Grimm's trailers put me off.

Hmmmm, I should check out these British shows.

[corlee1289.livejournal.com]

ME TOO!!

I want to watch Once Upon a Time as well very badly!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am in loooove with it.

[village.livejournal.com]

Right now, Revenge is my answer to the American attempt at a Korean melodrama. LOL. Right down to the evil mother who attempted to have her son's girlfriend locked up in a psych ward when she was a child.

I keep watching Ringer but I feel like the main characters are letting this show down. I don't know how long I'll keep watching.

I keep meaning to start Homeland. I need a show to replace 24 in my suspense drama slot. Heh. And yes, can't wait for OUaT!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I adore Ringer but I admit it's traaaashy. Revenge looks interesting.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

I am really looking forward to Once Upon a Time and think I might check out Grimm as well.

Other Western shows I'm watching at the moment are The Vampire Diaries, Fringe, Supernatural, and Lost Girl. I'm a bit amused, though not at all surprised that they all are a kind of sf/fantasy.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

What is Lost Girl about? I've heard of the rest.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

It's a Canadian show on it's second season, but I think SyFy will start showing it in the US from the beginning at some point.

The story starts with Bo, a lone woman who sometimes kills men while having sex with them. It turns out she's succubus and one of the fae who hide in plain sight in modern cities.

She's best friends with a human female friend called Kenzie, has maybe romantic interests in a male cop/werewolf , and fae bound female doctor. And things get more complex as the series goes on.

It has various kinds of faery/fairy tale characters appear in modern day world in a hidden society. Since Bo starts as and remains an outsider of both the seelie and unseelie courts, she turns into a private detective solving crimes involving both courts.

[spazzy06.livejournal.com]

Homeland looks really good. I've been eying it for a few weeks now. I haven't gotten around to watching it yet, but I've read read a lot of good things about it. It sounds like it'll have as many twists and turns as the previous writer/pd's show 24.

I'm anticipating Once Upon a Time too. I'm not crazy about the plot, but I am a big fan of the writers that are penning it (i.e. the writers of Lost).

Breaking Bad has ruined all shows for me. I haven't been in the mood to watch anything (drama wise) in weeks.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

BB? What is that about?

[spazzy06.livejournal.com]

Breaking Bad is a dark comedy about an ordinary chemistry teacher (Walter White) who is sleeping his way through life. When diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he finally wakes up and begins to live life to the fullest. Realizing that he needs to provide financially for his pregnant wife and special needs son once he's gone, Walt puts his chemistry skills to use by creating a rolling meth lab.

Walt teams up with former student/slacker Jesse Pinkman, who teaches him about the entrepreneurial world of drug dealing. The two set up shop in a converted RV and before they know it, business is booming. No road to success comes without its share of problems and for Walt that comes in the form of an obnoxious brother-in-law Hank -who happens to be a Drug Enforcement Agent.

[fivil.livejournal.com]

Homeland - Damian Lewis! Plus Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes. Though I do not approve if he turns out to be a terrorist. I cannot have a crush on a terrorist, even a fictional one. Hmmm, maybe I can get Mr. Mousie to watch this one with me.
Mousie, surely you've not forgotten about Fanaa? :D

Though I hear you. Damian Lewis is pretty much my ideal man, I've not watched this so I do hope he's on the good side, though wisened by tough experiences (much like Damian's character in the now-axed Life, where he played a cop who'd been falsely convicted & served time in prison).

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL re: Fanaa. But that was an exception :)