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icepixieO Flist, I've found myself watching some Northern Exposure episodes of late, and I'm contemplating a complete (well, complete through the first six episodes of S6, anyway) rewatch. Anyone feel like joining me? (P.S. If you like quirky, charming, intelligent, unexpectedly moving dramedies, now would be an EXCELLENT time to discover this one!) I've given a thought to making a rewatch comm, although I only lasted until the end of S4 on the recent B5 rewatch. Then again, NX only had fifteen episodes total for the first two seasons, so it wouldn't be quite as long as five seasons with a show that had 20+ episodes each year.
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In other news, JMS is trying to re-acquire the rights to B5. What for, no one's sure.
My first reaction is OMG REBOOT REBOOT REBOOT!!!!, but I'm not sure how one would change the story significantly enough to make it worth it.
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Finally, a poem I recently read and loved:
Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry
by Howard Nemerov
Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle
That while you watched turned to pieces of snow
Riding a gradient invisible
From silver aslant to random, white, and slow.
There came a moment that you couldn’t tell.
And then they clearly flew instead of fell.
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In other news, JMS is trying to re-acquire the rights to B5. What for, no one's sure.
My first reaction is OMG REBOOT REBOOT REBOOT!!!!, but I'm not sure how one would change the story significantly enough to make it worth it.
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Finally, a poem I recently read and loved:
Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry
by Howard Nemerov
Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle
That while you watched turned to pieces of snow
Riding a gradient invisible
From silver aslant to random, white, and slow.
There came a moment that you couldn’t tell.
And then they clearly flew instead of fell.
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Date: 2011-08-22 12:07 am (UTC)Unfortunately, the very next day we got this:
Babylon 5 creator denies the series is coming back. (http://io9.com/5832651/babylon-5-creator-denies-the-series-is-coming-back?tag=babylon-5)
Direct quote from JMS: "Walter misspoke: I am not in negotiations with WB to develop more Babylon 5." Which means my dream of having the series rebooted with Bear McCreary composing the music shall have to wait a decade or so. Siiiiiiiigh.
Also, the poem you quoted at the bottom reminded me of two things I meant to tell you - first, that I picked up A.S. Byatt's Possession and have just started it (it may take me a while, as it is not precisely a reading-on-the-treadmill book), and that you should totally look into Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente. It has gorgeous, haunting imagery, and I think you would love it. ♥
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Date: 2011-08-22 06:03 pm (UTC)Double siiiiiiiiiigh.
Possession! Yay! Heh, it isn't exactly good for reading on a treadmill, no. But definitely worth reading in general.
Valente's prose is not for me, but thanks for thinking of me. :D
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Date: 2011-08-22 06:10 pm (UTC)Very much so. I can just see that it might get delayed, since most of my reading time lately seems to be while I'm running. Alas. I'm sure I'll catch up when I'm on vacation in a few months.
Valente's prose is not for me, but thanks for thinking of me. :D
She's a bit different, isn't she? I haven't read anything else by her, but I liked her style for the fairy-tale theme of "Deathless."