*sound of teeth chattering*

[icepixie]

Brrrr. I guess this sudden cold snap is nature's way of making up for the week of 80s we just had, huh? *shivers* Too bad it had to happen for Easter; people who bought new Easter dresses made out of skimpy material with short sleeves are going to be Put Out come Sunday, I think.

So...apparently the new Doctor Who season started? Hmmm. I'm not sure whether to watch. The idea of watching it all at the end is attractive. Mostly, I'm still a bit pissed off at how last season ended (misogyny for all!), and just not interested in seeing any more of it. The more Old Who I saw, the less I liked the new version, and "Doomsday" really did a number on my appreciation for anything connected with RTD.

I think I've become more monogamous (if serially so) over the years in regards to fandom as well. I used to be able to juggle a half a dozen different ones, even if they were all airing at the same time, and now I'm like, "Eh, Who. Hey, more due South fic!" Possibly this is compounded by actually being in the process of writing fic for that show... But yes, now it's like I can have one full-time fandom (watching/reading source, reading fic, writing fic), one or two where I just pay attention to the source and nothing else, and then maybe one more where I'm just casually reading fic. I suppose now that BSG's over for the season, Who could be my "just the source" fandom...

Apropos of nothing: alto2, I finally started A Passage to India this week. Mmmm, so good. Well, good through the first third, anyway. That's as far as I've gotten just reading it at lunch and for a few minutes before bed. I'm both glad and not glad that I read Orwell's Burmese Days last year for British Empire; glad because I have a more thorough understanding of certain words and concepts referenced here, and not so because I have a feeling I know how this one's going to end.

I'll probably finish it this weekend, because I have tomorrow off! Yay!

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God, I am FREEZING here. And it's not that bad, I'm just used to my house being at least 70 degrees, only now...it's not. And I don't want to turn the heat on, because then my house will reek like a gas furnace that's been off for a few weeks :-\

The more Old Who I saw, the less I liked the new version, and "Doomsday" really did a number on my appreciation for anything connected with RTD.

I find this such a fascinating phenomenon, not least because you're not the only person I know who's said the same thing. And it highlights what I was afraid of when Who came back--that having a budget would mean that effects would be the focus, and not good storytelling. Sure, there are plenty of goofy Old Who stories, but somehow they're more likeable.

I have to say that I did find the first ep an improvement over last year, if only because Ten's god complex was conspicuously (and welcomely!) absent. And Martha seems cool. But it's still a Goofy Silly RTD Script With No Discernable Point Or Logic, so...

I'm not sure I've read Passage since I was in high school, or shortly thereafter, so my memory is fuzzy and I should probably read it again, because your reaction is going to fly right over my head, my recollection is so fuzzy (it mostly consists of "OMG, love that book!"). I thought I had a copy, but I can't seem to find it. Dammit.

[icepixie]

And I don't want to turn the heat on, because then my house will reek like a gas furnace that's been off for a few weeks :-\

Ick. Sucky. That's another reason I'm glad to live in the land of electric heat pumps... (Although on those rare, dipping-into-the-teens days, ours is totally useless and we shiver through the day--but no smell.)

I find this such a fascinating phenomenon, not least because you're not the only person I know who's said the same thing. And it highlights what I was afraid of when Who came back--that having a budget would mean that effects would be the focus, and not good storytelling.

If Rusty just wouldn't write episodes...? *sigh* I think they really got off-track with the whole Lonely God thing. Bah.

Sure, there are plenty of goofy Old Who stories, but somehow they're more likeable.

YES! The goofiness was what made them likeable! Now they're trying to mix goofy with Buffy, and it's not going well.

I have to say that I did find the first ep an improvement over last year, if only because Ten's god complex was conspicuously (and welcomely!) absent. And Martha seems cool. But it's still a Goofy Silly RTD Script With No Discernable Point Or Logic, so...

Hmmm. I like the absence of the god complex, but the lack of point troubles me. Although I can deal with lack of logic, after weeks of dS... ;)

I'm not sure I've read Passage since I was in high school, or shortly thereafter, so my memory is fuzzy and I should probably read it again, because your reaction is going to fly right over my head, my recollection is so fuzzy (it mostly consists of "OMG, love that book!").

It strikes me as something that would be mostly lost on high schoolers, but maybe not. Beautiful descriptions, though.

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If Rusty just wouldn't write episodes...? *sigh* I think they really got off-track with the whole Lonely God thing. Bah.

I agree. Though you probably don't need me to pontificate on the 600,001 reasons that whole thing annoyed the hell out of me last year, having lived through it already ;)

Did you look at the quiz I posted yesterday? There was a question about which of four writers had done the most harm to the show, and Rusty was on the list. I laughed so hard!

You're absolutely right about the Buffy influence--I think that's the thing I dislike the most about the Reign of Terror Rusty. Especially when things are as obvious as they were with "The Satan Pit," for instance. Jeez. I'm relieved that the god complex seems to be gone (though am crossing my fingers against jinxing myself!).

It strikes me as something that would be mostly lost on high schoolers, but maybe not. Beautiful descriptions, though.

I'm wondering now just how much I missed when I read it that year. Granted, I read it with an awesome teacher--when we read Brave New World and Darkness at Noon we spent a lot of time talking about totalitarianism, and I know we read Cry, the Beloved Country that year as well (possibly around the same time as Passage) so it may be that he went into the stuff we'd otherwise miss. I really don't remember. It'd be really interesting for me to read it again and see how much I recognize and how much seems totally new.

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I agree. Though you probably don't need me to pontificate on the 600,001 reasons that whole thing annoyed the hell out of me last year, having lived through it already ;)

Heh. I think I have a good idea of at least 500,002 of the reasons it annoyed you, yes... ;)

Did you look at the quiz I posted yesterday?

Totally missed it, sorry. Now that I actually have a job (OMG), I think I'm going to have to cut some communities so that I can continue to keep up with my flist.

There was a question about which of four writers had done the most harm to the show, and Rusty was on the list. I laughed so hard!

BWAH!

Buffyspeak is good on teenagers in California. Not so much on 900-year-old Time Lords who choose to adopt a British accent. Y'know?

It'd be really interesting for me to read it again and see how much I recognize and how much seems totally new.

I'm really glad I took that British Empire course before reading this, or any other book involving Anglo-India. It helped a lot to contextualize things.