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S has just made me sit through Shanghai Knights. That's two hours of my life filled with stupid, cheap jokes and silly ethnic stereotyping and massacring of history that I'll never get back.

And to think I could have been watching Bladerunner.

But enough of that. Thoughts within re: True Blood season 1 ep 11, and the Misfits finale. Spoilers, obviously.



I found myself thinking while watching ep 11 of True Blood that I really couldn't care less about the serial killer plot. This isn't because I don't like Sookie. I do like her. In fact, the scene where she faces down the bigoted policeman was one of the best in the episode. It's not even because the vampire characters interest me more than the human ones. At this stage, they don't really, though I suspect they will in future. It's just 'cos it's a bit cliched and boring and there's no reason why we should care that this Renee person has been revealed as a serial killer. If it had been that sweet boy with the bossy mother, that would be different. Then I would care.

I shan't miss Psycho Amy, though I suppose we'll now never know if she meant what she said about loving poor, daft Jason. Oh well. I daresay I can cope.

But the best part of the episode was undoubtedly all the stuff with Bill, Eric and Jessica. That was hilarious. "You're the worst maker ever!" :stomp: :stomp: Heh! And poor old Bill! You can see he just wants to be left alone so he can sit on the porch in his cardy, reading the sports section of the newspaper and complaining about young people today. I'm getting quite fond of him. He's like Angel on tranquillisers, to paraphrase sueworld2003.

As for the finale of Misfits, must say I loved it, though I wish there had been a bit more Kelly. She's the best new character on Brit TV since the cast of Being Human. I like all the cast, though, except maybe for creepy Simon. I feel sorry for him, especially when Twazzock Boy Nathan is being obnoxious to him, but I don't like him. I do like the way the writers of the show have managed to make the cameraderie between the five misfits so believable, even though some of them can't stand each other. I can't believe there won't be a season 2, given what happened to Nathan, for whom I finally developed some liking during his wonderful 'motivational' speech on the roof. But even if there isn't a season 2, I suppose Nathan, stuck in his coffin six feet deep, not screaming or crying but sort of shrugging and listening to his iPod is as good a way to end as any.

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[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Shanghai Knights is the second one, yeah? I didn't mind the first one but the second one got me so annoyed I gave up after about ten minutes. I will do much for Jackie Chan, but not that.

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Yes, I think it is the second one, though I haven't seen the first one, and now shall go out of my way to avoid it at all costs.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Well I'm watching Blade Runner and enjoying every moment of it. *g*

Season 2 of Misfits has been confirmed apparently.

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Season 2 of Misfits has been confirmed apparently.

Hoorah!

I wish I was watching Bladerunner, and if this was a Dreamwidth post, I would have a Bladerunner icon to use. :(

S just doesn't care what he watches. Any old rubbish will do.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

If it had been that sweet boy with the bossy mother, that would be different. Then I would care.


Ah, but the sweet boy will have a GREAT storyline in Season Two "looks shifty".

But the best part of the episode was undoubtedly all the stuff with Bill, Eric and Jessica. That was hilarious. "You're the worst maker ever!" :stomp: :stomp: Heh! And poor old Bill! You can see he just wants to be left alone so he can sit on the porch in his cardy, reading the sports section of the newspaper and complaining about young people today

Yes, there will be more "Daddy" hijinks with Jessica in Season Two. Poor old Bill indeed.

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

The first is okay. I sat through it anyway.

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According to S, who once spent 5 weeks in China and so counts as an expert round our way, people in China much prefer Jackie Chan's slapstick kind of movie to arty stuff like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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Ah, but the sweet boy will have a GREAT storyline in Season Two "looks shifty".

Aww, that's nice. I like him. I also like the Iraq veteran character. Couldn't care less about Renee, though. He just hasn't been in it enough.

FX are showing season 2 in the UK early next year, but since I don't get that channel I'll either have to wait till it's shown on terrestrial, whenevr that is, or buy the DVD set.

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

I don't doubt it. Even some of the more serious Chinese films have comic slapstick side-characters.

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

hehe, if you ike hoyd (or however he's spelled, the one with the bossy mother), you're going to love season two! :)

Are the showing Dollhouse in Britain already? I'm completely in awe of the last episode.

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Bollywood films are the same. Or used to be.

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hehe, if you ike hoyd (or however he's spelled, the one with the bossy mother), you're going to love season two! :)

I don't know what the character's name is either, but he's sweet. And you're the second person to say he gets great story in season 2. :)

Dollhouse is shown on the Sci-fi Channel over here. They were showing season 2 before it went on hiatus for the whole of November. I don't know if they've started showing it again because I don't get that channel. I'll have to wait for the DVDs.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Or you could have been watching Peking Opera Blues, Swordsman II, or even Kung Fu Hustle, all of which at least have awesome women kicking ass. You know you like it. (MiAmor wanted to name McDiva after Brigitte Lin. 'Cos she's so kick-ass.)

Covering my eyes to avoid spoilers...

[calturner.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're still enjoying True Blood. I know what you mean about Bill - I have to admit to being quite fond of him myself. And you're going to love Hoyt's character in S2. He has a great storyline!

I loved the Misfits finale. And S2 has already been confirmed, so I've heard. So yay! :)

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

They're fun for kids taking martial arts. My kids had a teacher who adored Jackie Chan and would adapt some of the movie fights for his students to do in demonstrations. My two had a crowd-pleaser in which he pretended to steal a backpack from the older one and then both sisters beat him up.

The better movies are the ones he made before he went Hollywood, though. Mindless but fun.

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

I think it's Boyd, actually a fairly common name in the southern US. And I agree. There were moments in S2 when he kept me watching. That and the fascinating experience of watching a show where the border between what will happen on screen and in fanfic has completely disappeared.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

If it had been that sweet boy with the bossy mother, that would be different. Then I would care.

Not Hoyte! ::hugs Hoyte:: When they introduce his vampire love interest, you'll understand. Hoyte is just too good to ever want anything bad to happen to him.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Hoyte. And it's his first name. I actually knew a kid named "Hoyte" when I was in college. Then again, I'm from Alabama. ;)

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

The first one was relatively enjoyable.

[ex_peasant441]

I have warmed to Bill in recent weeks, but am finding I dislike Sookie more and more. And yes, I couldn't care less about the serial killer because he is such a minor character and we know next to nothing about him.

I loved Misfits. If only Kelly had thought to give him his phone instead of his iPod.

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It just sounds like a surname to me. But then a lot of American names do. Anyway, Hoyte is a sweetie.

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Vampire love interest? Really?

Roll on season 2.

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but am finding I dislike Sookie more and more

Really? Why's that? I hope something happens to make you feel differently, because I have a sneaking feeling that not liking Sookie could make watching the show increasingly difficult. I don't love her - not like Buffy at all - but I can tolerate her quite happily, which makes it possible to watch the other characters revolve around her and focus on them, not her.

I loved Misfits. If only Kelly had thought to give him his phone instead of his iPod.

I thought that. Mind you, he might not have got a signal under six feet of earth.

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The better movies are the ones he made before he went Hollywood, though. Mindless but fun.

He's extremely popular in China, according to S. They like a mishmash of things in their movies - comedy, drama, lots of fighting etc etc.

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That and the fascinating experience of watching a show where the border between what will happen on screen and in fanfic has completely disappeared.

I've heard about this, or some of it. Apparently, things get quite slashy at times, so I understand.

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Covering my eyes to avoid spoilers...

For Misfits? I hope you get to see it. It's very good.

At least the heroine of Shanghai Knights got to kung fu kick Jack the Ripper into the Thames.

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I loved the Misfits finale. And S2 has already been confirmed, so I've heard. So yay! :)

Yes, what with more Misfits and Being Human season 2, I feel quite spoilt. :)

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Why should just the female ingenues get to fall for vamps? ;)

[hello-spikey.livejournal.com]

Hee hee.

Now, I'd read the first book before watching the series, so I knew all along that Renee was the killer. It made for suspense, for me, waiting patiently for the characters to realize it. I suppose it'd be dead dull otherwise. In the book I liked that the killer was someone she knew, who had been nice to her before.

That said, I think the show is way, way better than the books, and the reasons are twofold: More Laffayette and Tara and Less Focus on Sookie. The books are all in first person from Sookie's POV, so there's nothing happening when Sookie isn't around, you know? That whole Jennifer sub-plot, which I adored! - not in the books at all.

I hope Jennifer stays with us through season 2. I'm looking forward to even less faithfulness to the books! Because as I am on book 7 now, I'm starting to get tired of Sookie.

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That's good to know. I had a quick glance at one of the books in a shop the other day, but must admit it didn't appeal a lot. I quite like Sookie but she's very far from my favourite character.

Erm, was the girl Bill turned Jennifer, not Jessica? Oops!

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Why indeed?

[hello-spikey.livejournal.com]

um, no, you probably have it right. You saw it more recently than I did and I think I just substituted one insanely common J-name for another. :P

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Ah, that's okay. I was thinking Jennifer was some character I'd managed to somehow miss altogether.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Actually, I kinda like Jessica. :-) But hey. I do understand her. *grin*

[tamakin.livejournal.com]

Awww but but but... shanghai knights has jackie chan! JACKIE CHAN!!!! :P

Merry christmas honey, hope youre having a good one. :)