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[icepixie]

Well, I just saw rowdycamels off home. :(

We had a good time, though. Did a bit of walking at Radnor Lake. Then we came back and watched a lot of TV. I have thoroughly introduced her to Northern Exposure, I think. We watched...ten episodes? Ish? In twenty-four hours? We took a tour through some of the more dysfunctional episodes of seasons three, four, and five. Plus there was Blackpool horror. I'm scarred for life now.

We also watched the DW Christmas special.

That was...truly bad. Someone needs to take the Who out of Rusty's hands, stat. He...recycled large parts of TCI...and made his main character angst over his Mary Sue...and had a really ridiculous scenery-chewing spider queen villain. (I suppose I shouldn't judge this spider queen, since I thought "Planet of the Spiders" was great. But somehow that spider queen was just...better.) Not to mention truly awful science everywhere you look.

I did like Donna, though. She wasn't a yes-woman. She kind of reminded me of Tegan, actually. Maybe Tegan mixed with Sarah Jane. And she was smart enough to not come with the Doctor.

Still, the whole episode...it was bad enough to make me wonder if they were intentionally self-parodying, but I'm afraid they were entirely serious. And that makes me sad. It was like it was written by an ADHD seven-year-old. On crack. With unlimited CGI.

Ugh.

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[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

As for Blackpool, I'm guessing perhaps you saw the Nancy Sinatra?

Yup! Plus the Funny Girls date sequence (love that one), and most of the other songs David Tennant's in. I think her brain started melting around "I Second That Emotion," though. Muahah! Poor Becca.

Blackpool's absolutely bloody brilliant, once you wrap your head around it a bit :)

Yes! I tried to convince her of that, but I'm afraid it might be a lost cause, alas. By the way, I'm impressed once again by your excellent tastes. : D

[icepixie]

I tried to convince her of that, but I'm afraid it might be a lost cause, alas.

Dude, you were the one who said, "the mystery part is sort of boring."

The musical sequences are cracktastic, but a little of that goes a long way. Also, The Clash is ruined for me now.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

Dude, you were the one who said, "the mystery part is sort of boring."

Keep in mind, that's after I a) solved the mystery and b) rewatched the mystery half a dozen times. And then attempted to wear a Becca-filter and predict which parts you'd most like to see. Yes, the seedy-con-artists-squabbling-amongst-themselves plotline is the weakest one in the series (except when they have SINGING AND DANCING ACCOUNTANTS, LOVE), but really, its worst flaw is the fact that it makes you think, "wait, why am I watching this scene when I could be fastforwarding to one with David Tennant in it?"

but a little of that goes a long way

NOOOOOOOOOO, you lose at campy fun!

Also, The Clash is ruined for me now.

Muahhahhahah! Just think of a soggy DT drowning people in swimming pools, and all will be right with the world.

[icepixie]

Keep in mind, that's after I a) solved the mystery and b) rewatched the mystery half a dozen times. And then attempted to wear a Becca-filter and predict which parts you'd most like to see.

Riiiiight, Miss "The Mystery Plot Is Kind Of Boring."

its worst flaw is the fact that it makes you think, "wait, why am I watching this scene when I could be fastforwarding to one with David Tennant in it?"

And you must admit that that's a pretty big flaw...

NOOOOOOOOOO, you lose at campy fun!

Oh, I think I have just the right amount of appreciation for campy fun.

Muahhahhahah! Just think of a soggy DT drowning people in swimming pools, and all will be right with the world.

It's not only that song. They also have a song called "Lost in the Supermarket." I can only imagine what DT and the other characters would've done to that.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

Riiiiight, Miss "The Mystery Plot Is Kind Of Boring."

LABELS HURT FEELINGS, OKAY??

: )

And you must admit that that's a pretty big flaw...

Too bad so many movies suffer from it... something should be done about that...

Oh, I think I have just the right amount of appreciation for campy fun.

"None" is never the right amount of camp appreciation.

They also have a song called "Lost in the Supermarket." I can only imagine what DT and the other characters would've done to that.

...actually, I forgot to show you the really cute supermarket scene from BP... (don't worry, no singing.)

[icepixie]

LABELS HURT FEELINGS, OKAY??

Only for the weak.

Too bad so many movies suffer from it... something should be done about that...

Quite...

"None" is never the right amount of camp appreciation.

No, it's not "none." Not necessarily. Some of the early episodes of Stargate have got to count as camp, and I enjoyed them.

...actually, I forgot to show you the really cute supermarket scene from BP... (don't worry, no singing.)

Oh, god.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

Some of the early episodes of Stargate have got to count as camp, and I enjoyed them.

Heh. Someday I'll watch Stargate...

Oh, god.

MUAHAHAHAH. No, really, it's adorable. Hmmm, DVD rippers....

[icepixie]

Heh. Someday I'll watch Stargate...

The first five seasons are fun. The sixth season is less fun; the seventh bounces back a bit; the eighth had major problems; and by the ninth, even I gave up, despite the fact that it now has both Ben Browder and Claudia Black in it.

It's a very unpretentious show. It knows it's not hugely original, and doesn't try to pretend it has good writing. It's just a collection of people going, "Woo! Let's fight baddies who dress in drag and blow stuff up while being snarky! Yeah!" But there's actually hints of continuity here and there which make it better than your average Star Trek, and once in a while, it even delivers a Really Quite Good episode.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

even I gave up, despite the fact that it now has both Ben Browder and Claudia Black in it.

Wow, that's one big despite.

Yeah, Stargate falls into the someday category...

[icepixie]

Wow, that's one big despite.

I think a new person coming into the show would have fewer problems than those of us who watched it when it was in its prime, and are now just sad about how boring it's gotten.

[alto2.livejournal.com]

The mystery part is not boring! Nor is the whole Ripley-Natalie-Carlisle dynamic. Honestly, it's all about Ripley, though. Fascinating character.

The Clash is ruined for me now.

Hee! I literally burst out laughing now when I hear that, or "These Boots", or "The Gambler" (which, horrifyingly, has been replaced on the DVD with a far inferior version!!!). Though, I'm geek enough (and generally stressed enough) to find that a nice break in my day, an unexpected giggle that is, most of the time, an in-joke with myself. Sad, but true!

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize I was working on a respiratory infection when I watched the first ep of Blackpool back in January, but I had a big clue when I got to "These Boots" and had to pause about four times in the middle of it because I was laughing so hard I could hardly breathe. Between that and the bits of exploding brain, well... (and mine melted on "I Second That Emotion," too!).

I'm afraid it might be a lost cause, alas.

You might've scared her off by doing all the music first, I fear. Woulda scared me, too! We'll have to work on her, though!

I suppose if you're impressed by my taste, I'd be impressed by yours as well ;)