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Jan. 22nd, 2001 11:40 amHey Howdy-
Rolling out of bed felt like a major effort this morning. I'd sleep more, but there was that Dukes of Hazzard E! True Hollywood story that i wouldn't be complete without unless it saw it. You think i'm kidding? Well, maybe i am. a little.
My life is like that sleeping pill commercial- i can get 8 hours of sleep tonight, eight hours is great...7 hours isn't so bad...I can cope with 6...ok, *5* is the absolute bare minimum needed to function like the resemblance of a human being, so I stopped at 5.
I couldn't help it- I was in a MiSTing mood yesterday to beat the band. That's pretty much what i did all day is make fun of the Sentinel, and really, who could blame me?
I forgot to tape today's thrilling episode, but i'm pretty sure it went something like this:
Exciting thrilling action sequence involving the Bad Guys and the hatching of their Dastardly Schemes(tm). Credits. Jim and Blair involved in witty repartee re the comparitive natures of an anthropologist and a cop. Lots of use of the word "Chief" and "dumbass" - that last one would be me, talking about Blair- and the occasional presence of Simon. Brief shot of Carolyn to remind you that Jim used to be a heterosexual. Bad Guys kick it into gear. Jim foils their DS(tm), Simon looks tough, and Blair fucks up. Funky title sequence. Da End.
Ok, so i just described Friday ep, the one with Kincaid- i don't know the title- but i'm pretty sure they all follow the same pattern.
All this would lead you to think that i find watching TS a less than satisfying experience. Au contraire! I love watching TS in the same way that i like to watch really really *bad* movies- you end up having fun in spite of yourself. Besides, i'd rather a show go all the way into complete suckitude and be fantastically bad instead of pussing out at the end and merely being mediocre. If you're going to suck, go all the way. Don't nibble at it, kids- take a *big* bite...
No, who i'm reserving my contempt for are the fanfic crit of TS universe. Uh, guys, have you even *seen* the show you claim to like? You're tearing apart people's work, their hobby, something that gives people a little enjoyment, and it's so second-grade to make someone feel that small about their efforts, something that *should* have been fun in the first place. I'm thinking of the worst TS fanfic i've read, and now that i've actually seen some episodes with the sound on, they're pretty much comparable in style and quality. Actually, the fanfic writers who are the worst are the ones that i think are following canon the closest.
So i've finally called their bluff- anyone who claims to be a fanfic crit from TS gets absolutely zero respect from me from here on out. Not that they were looking for it from me, but on the off chance they ask for some the answer is a big fat no.
One other thing to snark about before i nibble on stuff for lunch. this is something that happened at work but it's a universal problem. If you have acted like a complete bastard and you're asking, "am i horrible person, really?" please don't expect me to lie, not about something like cats. If you won't take in a cat out of the cold just because you don't want a cat because it would spoil your perfect existence and you're asking me to tell you that you aren't a bad person, you asked the wrong co-worker. I love cats and can't have them in my room (the barracks Nazis said no), and i would very much like to have one. People like that drive me nuts.
Rolling out of bed felt like a major effort this morning. I'd sleep more, but there was that Dukes of Hazzard E! True Hollywood story that i wouldn't be complete without unless it saw it. You think i'm kidding? Well, maybe i am. a little.
My life is like that sleeping pill commercial- i can get 8 hours of sleep tonight, eight hours is great...7 hours isn't so bad...I can cope with 6...ok, *5* is the absolute bare minimum needed to function like the resemblance of a human being, so I stopped at 5.
I couldn't help it- I was in a MiSTing mood yesterday to beat the band. That's pretty much what i did all day is make fun of the Sentinel, and really, who could blame me?
I forgot to tape today's thrilling episode, but i'm pretty sure it went something like this:
Exciting thrilling action sequence involving the Bad Guys and the hatching of their Dastardly Schemes(tm). Credits. Jim and Blair involved in witty repartee re the comparitive natures of an anthropologist and a cop. Lots of use of the word "Chief" and "dumbass" - that last one would be me, talking about Blair- and the occasional presence of Simon. Brief shot of Carolyn to remind you that Jim used to be a heterosexual. Bad Guys kick it into gear. Jim foils their DS(tm), Simon looks tough, and Blair fucks up. Funky title sequence. Da End.
Ok, so i just described Friday ep, the one with Kincaid- i don't know the title- but i'm pretty sure they all follow the same pattern.
All this would lead you to think that i find watching TS a less than satisfying experience. Au contraire! I love watching TS in the same way that i like to watch really really *bad* movies- you end up having fun in spite of yourself. Besides, i'd rather a show go all the way into complete suckitude and be fantastically bad instead of pussing out at the end and merely being mediocre. If you're going to suck, go all the way. Don't nibble at it, kids- take a *big* bite...
No, who i'm reserving my contempt for are the fanfic crit of TS universe. Uh, guys, have you even *seen* the show you claim to like? You're tearing apart people's work, their hobby, something that gives people a little enjoyment, and it's so second-grade to make someone feel that small about their efforts, something that *should* have been fun in the first place. I'm thinking of the worst TS fanfic i've read, and now that i've actually seen some episodes with the sound on, they're pretty much comparable in style and quality. Actually, the fanfic writers who are the worst are the ones that i think are following canon the closest.
So i've finally called their bluff- anyone who claims to be a fanfic crit from TS gets absolutely zero respect from me from here on out. Not that they were looking for it from me, but on the off chance they ask for some the answer is a big fat no.
One other thing to snark about before i nibble on stuff for lunch. this is something that happened at work but it's a universal problem. If you have acted like a complete bastard and you're asking, "am i horrible person, really?" please don't expect me to lie, not about something like cats. If you won't take in a cat out of the cold just because you don't want a cat because it would spoil your perfect existence and you're asking me to tell you that you aren't a bad person, you asked the wrong co-worker. I love cats and can't have them in my room (the barracks Nazis said no), and i would very much like to have one. People like that drive me nuts.
