So, to spare you all, this is going to be behind a cut. Basically, this is going to be me rambling about the shows that I like, and ensembles. The ones that work, the ones that don't; why they work and when they don't. Mainly, these shows are ensemble or focus on two characters.

Shows discussed ,even if only briefly: Andromeda, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Castle, Criminal Minds, Dark Angel, due South, Firefly, Jonathan Creek, Leverage, Numb3rs, Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, Star Trek (all of them ;)), Torchwood, Xena


(note before hand - added now, because I have actually reread - and am paranoid, and don't want this meta/ramble to sound all knowing - it's all my opinion, and what works for me - I know a lot of things don't work for me, but work for other people and vice versa - I am reminded of that a lot when watching stuff with my family.
So, what I say under the cut? It's all my opinion, on what works for me - I may be wrong, you might disagree with me, and that's fine. I just wanted to put this out there. Feel free to throw things at me if you disagree.)

( thinky thoughts )

Doctor Who = o.O (WHY THE HELL DID I WATCH THAT?!?....WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?) - yeah, anyone who has not seen? Be wary.

In the words of the mother: bring on moffat

The Gruffalo on the other hand was good *nods* - and I now have all of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD *dances*.


I am now going to go watch the last Merlin episode which I unfortunately missed due to being in London - me thinks it will be a much better way of spending an hour than that was.

Everything's behind the cut, due to much spoilers for all of the season four.

( doctor who - season four - thoughts )

Okay - so the finale has been watched in the presence of the family...and ummm, well

( review for The Last of the Timelords, s3, ep13 - spoilers ho! )

Okay so I watched Utopia and…woah.

( spoilers beyond this point… )

I also watched the first episode of Jekyll which was very interesting

( Irish... )

Am feeling slightly insane in the face of fic!! (I keep getting tempted by challenges and then having to remind myself that I have HiPS, three and the present 'episodes' of Stargate Pegasus, the next immortals and my remaining 98 crossovers to do *g*)

Anyhoo - BF is coming on well *fingers crossed for the friday post*

In other news I now have Singstar (and two hours were well spent being idiots with it) - which is sadly addictive - I have 'Legends' and 'Party' - now want to get '80's' and 'rocks'...

And doctor who *meep* - Here follows my review - which is completely my own opinion - not that of anyone else

( spoilers behind here - Human Nature - episode eight of New s3 )

I don't think the internet, or rather the increased availability of the internet has helped fandom....
Stargate fandom is kinda a scary place at the moment - scarier than it was just a year ago - hell you could say it's scarier than it was two months ago. Some of it's because, yeah, some bad and potentially bad decisions have been made (i.e. outright lying to fans) but really people, do you have to, well, implode is the best description (as are certain parts of the DW fandom...)
Yes - there are certain people who shall remain unnamed - who have started to p me off something awful, but that seems to be the aim now *rolls eyes* why be nice to the fans when you can insight so many of them to such levels?? - but we could ignore them and allow people to have their own opinions. The hate/love is on such an insane level now and it kinda makes me edge even closer to the edge than I was before, when really right now, I was wanting to venture further in *sighs*
I'll admit there are bits of fandom that I have always avoided (INCEST?!?) and there are shows I love, but will never ever venture into the fandom of, because, I think they eat people....
So yeah - the prior to the heavy internet presence fandom was a calmer place and those fandoms that started out as such remain so,(i.e. Star trek, Babylon 5), for the most part - but the more recent fandoms - just - meep.
I think I'll remain where I am - away from the crazed Rose fans/shippers and the lemmings etc - and look forward to next saturday (Smith and Jones!! *squee*) without having to avoid the Martha (who we haven't even met yet people!) hate. *sighs*

this is what happens when i go hunting for Doctor Who fan fiction online. I start spotting the american writers, and blinking in slight confusion at the things that appear from time to time. It happens when i'm readin SGA fics with Carson in as well through, when people over accent or they write him with what could be a welsh, irish or cornish accent, but not scottish. Hell there was one that Carson's speech reminded me of when i was struggling through the accent in 'the secret garden' back in primary school (i got a little cocky, thinking i'd understand it easily. *head desk*), this is a very scary thing *nods*.
But then i keep getting thrown by my american lecturer whenever he refers to the west country as the south-west peninsular, which i guess is a very british thing to get confused by - lol.
The odd thing is, torchwood fic doesn't seem to carry the same issues as the doctor who ones, or at least, not that i've seen so far.
the thing that confused me most today was someone's use of teacakes...that were being handed out and put in people's pockets. *blinks* i love teacakes, but i would never put one in my pocket. Hell most won't fit. *pauses, getting the sudden urge to have a teacake, all hot and buttery....* It's not a big thing, not even a huge thing, and it doesn't effect the fic at all, it just throws me for a second as i try to figure out the logistics in my head.
not being american however - i don't know if there are similar moments when peeps like me try to write things set in america involving american people - i can only really comment on what i know myself!!
also - am slightly depressed, having failed to find cheeselets ANYWHERE (xmas without Cheeselets - it's wrong!) and as i had my contract at work extended, but it's only two weeks, and i'm going home at the beginning of those two weeks, so i have to decline the offer, (or get fired for being a pain in the ass) and am really really really nervous and guilty about it *sighs* am useless, but i want to see the mob again. Especially now that a certain husky puppy had taken it upon herself to start barking at the phone everytime i phone and seemingly at no other point.
Oh well such is life. lol.

Keep trying to find the font they use for the new Doctor Who novels - and i keep failing - i can't find it anywhere! grrrrr....

Anyhoo - in other news - saw PotC 2 today! Dead man's chest ( Cut for spoilers for the film )

Only one more episode left!!! (during which mum is going to be confused due to opting to watch Murray play over both DW and NCIS)
( spoilers ahead )