alexandral: (Supernatural - Dean - pondering)
Moonlight
- I finally watched "Moonlight" and I liked it. A LOT. First I shall get out of the way all the things that are bad in this show (only in my own opinion, of course!). I like vampire stories, I honestly do. I have been reading and watching various stories about supernatural since I was at school and first red Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's (don't confuse with Lev nikolaevich Tolstoy, the author of "Anna Karenina") most excellent "Vurdalak" . Vurdalak is another word for Vampire in Russian (the word Vampire also exists in Russian) but really more in the old Slavonic legends sense. A. Tolstoy had a whole series of short stories derived from old Slavonic legends and all of them are incredible but in a very scary, no punches, no nice vampires way. All this said, I think I am coming to the end of my tether with Vampire stories on TV. I think if I see another Vampire story anywhere soon I am going to go crazy (well, this is exaggeration, of course :D) Seriously - What is it with Vampire stories nowdays? Why are there so many of them all over sudden? "Blood ties" and "Moonlight" can be twins!!!!

- But what is really wrong with "Moonlight" (apart of the whole "just another show about the same thing among a hundred of others" curse) that "Moonlight" is made in a strangely odd and "plastic" way and I wonder what sort of drugs the guy responsible for it's cinematography is taking. In this day and age students at media courses do better than this.

+ Now all the bad stuff is out of the way I get to the part where I loooooved the first episode of "Moonlight". (And I even watched it twice). Because I am totally irrational and I take it that the Vampire story line is not important in "Moonlight" but the story line about one cursed love is. And the chemistry and interaction between Alex O'Loughlin and Sophia Myles in the first episode was great and fabulous. The first time she touched him? It was so wonderful! Everything about "Moonlight" promises tons of guilty pleasure and clichés but I like it. :D And may be I will be the only person who loves "Moonlight" but I feel I'll persevere and I am with it till the end. Also Alex O'Loughlin is scrummy and how would you not like this )

Bionic woman I have watched the second episode and I am giving up on this. Michelle Ryan is as bad as she was during her "East Enders" days, Katee Sackhoff is pretty but the show is quite useless.

Supernatural Oh, how I missed you! Sam! Dean! Pretty! New long arch with the demons that escaped Hell at the end of the season two! Mysterious Ruby! I think she is a new romantic interest for Sam but what do you think? Does anyone know if Jo is returning or not?
This show wasn't my favourite when it started but it is really catching up in quality and it is so NICE to look at. I enjoy it so much and it isn't even a guilty pleasure for me anymore – I think the show that stayed good through two seasons and seems to be getting better again totally deserves all recognition it gets.

Dean is saying that he could not live with Sam being dead )

Dexter I have spoiled myself for the first two episodes of the season two, but isn't it a very, very interesting beginning? It kept me on the edge of my seat so many times!

House Hmm. I have always thought that I am in this show because of Hugh Laurie. But now I have realized that no, I wasn't .The first two episodes of "House" without Cameron, Chase and Foreman were rather quite boring for me. May be some of House's jokes are getting too old for me too but I am not sure yet – it could be that I am just missing Cameron, House and Chase.

Jorneyman Hmm. I am involved and I am bored at the same time. I find the story about Dan's family and his past interesting to watch but the stories about people from the past leave me cold yet.

Angel I am stuck on "In the dark" episode, namely on the torture scene with the "evil Nazi doctor" guy.. I feel that I have seen the exactly same scene so many times (especially in "Buffy") that it is getting quite tiring, especially considering I don't have any worries about Angel's future (he has to last 5 seasons, after all!) BUT! I love Doyle! And YAY to his REAL Irish accent!

PS Have a nice weekend, everyone! I feel a little drained – I think it must be the time to start jogging again ( I had a two –week break) .

Journeyman

Sep. 25th, 2007 08:06 pm
alexandral: (Rome - Pullo/Vorenus)
Sore eye sitrep: I have conquered this, my eyes feel much better today! EEE! Squee! Thank you very much for all support!!!! But I am still trying to take it easy on eye strain which resulted in me mostly spending all the time of a sofa asleep and eating chocolates by kilograms. I am very much convinced that it was chocolates that healed my eyes and NOT the antibiotic eye drops prescribed by our GP. :P

Journeyman The only thing I HAD to watch was the first episode of Vorenus Kevin McKidd's new series "Journeyman". I must say that time travel never was my favourite direction of science fiction (I am more of a fantasy and space opera gal) and I am still not convinced the show's premise is strong enough to make it last . BUT! I did like the first episode of "Journeyman" quite a lot, mostly because all four of the main characters came across as interesting..



Now I say it with pictures )
alexandral: (Rome - Vorenus - Soldier)
OMPH! One of my systems has gone life on Saturday. I have been working flat out last week and feel a bit jittery at the moment (What if I left a completely silly bug somewhere or what if aliens will come down from space??). The manager of the project seems to be very happy with the things I have done, though.. *** wipes her brow ***

Parenting joys
Sasha is going to start the new school year tomorrow. It means no! to my long morning sleeps on Monday/Tuesday mornings but at the same time it means yes!! to some "home alone" time.. I am very a-flail about an important choice I need to make ASAP – I need to get a new school desk for Sasha, preferably very cheaply. Eight years of age seems to be the right time for a girl to get her own desk..
In a good parenting news Sasha and I have been doing math and literacy throughout the school holidays and she seems to be much more confident and much less concerned about making mistakes (it was said in Sasha's last year's school report that she is above average in everything but is afraid of making mistakes)..

Buffy
I have watched quite a bit of the season 2 of Buffy the vampire slayer and it is great (with much emphasis on greatness!) The storylines are so much better and more grown up this season and Spike did appear!! And Willow started to dress decently! And she got Oz-the-admirer who is so awesome! I liked the first season's Cordelia much more, though. It seems they are heading towards making her one of the Buffy's group, all pink and fluffy and kind. I liked her so much in her bitchy variety!

Journeyman I am so much looking forward to this new series with Vorenus Kevin McKidd. From tv.com website: "Kevin McKidd ( Rome ) stars as Dan Vasser in this new series from NBC set to air in the fall of 2007. Dan is happily married with a son. It seems like he has everything going for him. Dan ends up traveling into the past. He changes people's lives, sometimes for the better, but sometimes not. During his travels he meets up with Livia Beale, he was engaged to her when she died in a plane"..
I am not 100% sure about the premise yet.. Going to the past can play out nicely in episodic TV but I must see more..

pictures and videos from Journeyman )

PS The last question – "Atonement" the movie? Yay? Or Nay?

PS 2 I have found "Devdas" and I am so totally going to watch it today!!

MUST go to Ikea and find a school desk!!!

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