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[viedma]

We watched The Silence in the Library (violetisblue's review of part one is here). The tl;dr version, I liked it a lot, and Donna? Not actually Donna but an incredible simulation.

The same character who figured out the Dewey Decimal system a few weeks ago reacts with irritation at being on a library the size of a planet. Maybe it's because I'm a librarian, but I like a children's show where the good guys are interested in books, even if they were promised a trip to the beach. And the writer's Coupling roots were showing a little. But other than that, I'd like for Doctor Who to be a scarier show, I'm happy when I can't figure out where the story's going and I want to know more. The 'data ghosting' made me think of an article I read in the zine Guinea Pig Zero about research done into victims of decapitation, whether they're conscious or feel anything after their heads have been separated from their bodies, etc. If you'd like to participate in a study, please send a lock of your hair and your blood type to Lose 5 Pounds Fast, Pueblo Colorado.



I read issue #14 a couple of weeks ago and yes, I know it's called Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but to me there's a difference between a stake to the heart and trapping a vampire, getting all the information you can out of him, then throwing gasoline on him and lighting a match when you're done. Then something so incredibly fun happened two pages later to almost make me reconsider dropping the comic, but in the end I decided to end my subscription anyway because I've pretty much reached my limit of Our Heroes Who Do Horrible Things Because We're At War, Y'Know. violetisblue congratulated me, saying I lasted about six months more than everyone else in the fandom. I win! This is a long way of saying that if you're looking for some Buffy comics cheap (like, free) drop me a line.



Story written with annlarimer will be posted as soon as she takes the whackin' mallet to it. Was almost done with a new moodtheme I was making until I realized I sized the pictures all wrong and had to redo. Not a problem, as the kids say, back to the drawing board. Fic O'Doom, well, I know what's going to happen but have no mental energy to work on it just yet. Another fic is percolatin' in the back of my brain. It's going to be really sentimental even by my standards, but why not.


Have the book group tomorrow. I liked the book this time out (Peter Abrahams's Down the Rabbit Hole, but I suspect people will be upset that I picked a YA book this time out. Adults can be so tetchy.

Comments

[biichan.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about Donna. I am retconning it in my head that he'd been promising and promising that they could this next trip and she'd got a brand new bathing suit in anticipation and the fact that the whole place was deserted was a little weird. But yeah, annoying a bit.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

My retcon is that they had a massive blowout fight about a half-hour before the episode and he was doing his "I will not acknowledge your petty emotions, that would be capitulating!" act a la the final Romana serials, and she was naturally seething. Of course I already know the real answer is that Moffat isn't particularly interested in writing characters he didn't create, but this one's more amusing.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

I love your version. I am going to adopt it as my own. (Especially because I will be able to find a way to make it shippy.)

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

She really didn't seem turned off by the library to me. She seemed just confused at why they were there when he'd just told her they were going elsewhere, and then proceeded to be very cryptic with his non-explanation about why they were there. I thought she seemed into the library of itself, actually.

The data ghosts made me think of all those Things said about decapitation, too.

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

They're awfully good at seeming like they're getting along fine immediately post-blowout, then. XD

[la-smartie.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much reached my limit of Our Heroes Who Do Horrible Things Because We're At War, Y'Know.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES and I don't even follow that comic. I just . . dude, THIS IS THE REASON I'M OUT OF FANDOM. Every contemporary fannish TV show I can think of operates with this assumption. In addition to being politically problematic, it's also really boring.

I have a grand theory in my head about this, actually. How the Clinton years produced these neo-pagan fantasy series where science is suspect, while the Bush years resulted in Our Heroes Who Do Horrible Things Because We're At War, Y'Know, supplemented by military fetishism and science as The Mocked Enemy. I'm holding my tongue as to where I think sci-fi TV will be under the Obama administration.

I saw Sex and the City this afternoon. It was full of Our Heroes Who Do Horrible Things Because We're At War, Y'Know, because there's a war between the sexes, too, I hear! There was a good analysis in these parts (you have smart friends) a couple weeks back, I don't remember who wrote it, about the rubric of SATC as a grand tragedy. It definitely plays out that way on the big screen.

[cageyklio.livejournal.com]

I will be happy to take the Buffy comics off your hands.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I accidentally swallowed the mallet.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

No, the very air between them was FRAUGHT WITH TENSION. Or, uh, something.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Cool beans! Could you send me your address?

[viedma.livejournal.com]

THIS IS THE REASON I'M OUT OF FANDOM.

I totally understand. I can even like certain things, if it's not presented as the right course of action (am thinking of Casino Royale and the dressing down M gives Bond, hubba hubba), but this, it just made me want to take a bath.

In addition to being politically problematic, it's also really boring.

Absolutely! WE ARE AT WAR stifles anything to do with dissent, or a solution to problems that doesn't involve torture and death. I really miss Next Gen.

I'm holding my tongue as to where I think sci-fi TV will be under the Obama administration.

Now I'm all curious. ^___^

[viedma.livejournal.com]

I sent them to you last week, hopefully you should get them in the next couple of days.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

I totally know what to get you for Xmas.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

A Puppy!

[cageyklio.livejournal.com]

Got them! Thank you sweetie!