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Wicked Girls: A Zoe, Lacy and Tamara Fanmix

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:32:38 GMT

Medium: TV
Fandom: Caprica
Subject: Zoe Graystone, Lacy Rand, and Tamara Adama
Title: Wicked Girls
Notes: I love these girls. So I made them a fanmix.

The Prayer, KT Tunstall (Zoe)
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Tonight make me unstoppable

Small Figures in a Vast Expanse, Rilo Kiley (Lacy)
But this is real life
It's supposed to be real life
So let's pretend that we're not bored
That we exist and that we're resolved
To real things happening to me

Brightly Wound, Eisley (Tamara)
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much to fun
This place is so lovely
It kind of makes me very happy
Lets go far away to the humming meadow

Yes, Anastasia, Tori Amos (The bombing)
Girls, girls, what have we done...
We'll see how brave you are
We'll see how fast you'll be running
We'll see how brave you are
Yes, Anastasia

Lost Girls, Tilly & the Wall (The aftermath)
You start, you start to panic
And your courage starts to vanish
And the world, it really is on fire
Lost girls

Wayfaring Stranger, Neko Case (Tamara, trying to find her way home)
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
A-traveling thru this world below
But there's no sickness, toil, or danger
In that bright land to which I go
I'm going there to see my father

Castle Down, Emilie Autumn (Lacy and Zoe fight)
And would you tear my castle down
Stone by stone
And let the wind run through my windows
'Til there is nothing left but a battered rose

Have You Got It In You? Imogen Heap (End of Line)
Cause there's One nerve remaining, waiting on one look,
One look now...have you got it?
Have you got it in you?

The Show, Lenka (The girls throughout the show)
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
...just enjoy the show

Shine, Anna Nalick (Tamara and Zoe become friends)
Isn't it time you got over how fragile you are
We're all wait-waiting on your supernova
Cause that's who you are
And you've only begun to shine

Hope On Fire, Vienna Teng (Lacy goes to Gemenon)
Gotta move gotta choose
You've got a difference to make
Don't watch it happen again
Gotta change rearrange
Something's bending to break
It's just a matter of when

Stood Up, A Fine Frenzy (The Avenging Angels)
They told us not to fight
But we'll fight it till we die
'Cause we are not frightened anymore,
We stood up, we stood up
And there are two of us, there will be many more,
They'll show up, yeah, they'll show up

One More Time With Feeling, Regina Spektor (Lacy and the Soldiers of the One)
Hold on, one more time with feeling
Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm
Say it in your mind
Until you know that the words are right
This is why we fight

Dog Days Are Over, Florence and the Machine (Tamara and her world, Zoe and Clarice's heaven, Lacy and the Cylons)
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run

Control, Poe (Zoe)
Well you may be king for the moment
But I am a queen understand
And Ive got your pawns and your bishops
And castles
All inside the palm of my hand

Farewell to the Old Me, Dar Williams (Lacy)
So farewell to the old me
Farewell to the old me
My life is working better now
It's always changing anyhow

Silver Girl, Fleetwood Mac (Tamara)
Sometimes she was just an actress
But you'll never really know
A shadow moves across her face
You cannot see her soul

Bitter End, Dixie Chicks (Will they ever meet again?)
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you be the same when we see you again

Wicked Girls, Seanan McGuire
For we will be wicked and we will be fair
And they'll call us such names, and we really won't care,
So go, tell your Wendys, your Susans, your Janes,
There's a place they can go if they're tired of chains,
And our roads may be golden, or broken, or lost,
But we'll walk on them willingly, knowing the cost --
We won't take our place on the shelves.
It's better to fly and it's better to die
Say the wicked girls saving ourselves.

dl

Antebellum: An Anne Elliott/Frederick Wentworth Fanmix

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:11:58 GMT

Medium: Books
Fandom: Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Subject: Anne Elliott/Frederick Wentworth
Title: Antebellum
Notes: Persuasion is my favorite Jane Austen novel ever. This is my humble tribute.

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1. Hide and Seek -- Imogen Heap
Frederick, being dumped.
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth.
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut-outs.
Speak no feeling, no I don't believe you.
You don't care a bit. You don't care a bit.

2. Almost Lover -- A Fine Frenzy
Anne, dumping.
I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?

3. Even Angels Fall -- Jessica Riddle
Frederick, trying to forget, and failing.
You found hope
You found faith
Found how fast she could take it away
Found true love
Lost your heart
Now you don't know who you are

4. Set the Fire to the Third Bar -- Snow Patrol
Anne, not even bothering to try.
I find the map and draw a straight line
Over rivers, farms, and state lines
The distance from 'A' to where you'd be
It's only finger-lengths that I see
I touch the place where I'd find your face
My fingers in creases of distant dark places

5. Cold as Ice -- Foreigner
Frederick, seeing Anne again.
You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love
You never take advice
Someday you'll pay the price, I know

6. Samson -- Regina Spektor
Anne, seeing Frederick again.
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go

7. Antebellum -- Vienna Teng
Both, at Lyme.
I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.

8. All Over You -- The Spill Canvas
Frederick, in Bath.
I am easily make believe,
just dress me up in what you want me to be.
I'll take back what I've been saying for quite some time now.
I gotta feel you in my bones again,
I'm all over you.
I'm not over you.

9. Everything You Want -- Vertical Horizon
Anne, with Mr. Elliott.
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why

10. You're All I Have -- Snow Patrol
Frederick, writing the letter.
Give me a chance to hold on
Just give me something to hold onto
It's so clear now that you are all that I have
I have no fear 'cause you are all that I have

11. Gravity -- Vienna Teng
Anne, reading the letter.
Hey, love
I am a constant satellite
Of your blazing sun
My love
I obey your law of gravity
This is the fate you've carved on me

12. I Will Always Return -- Bryan Adams
Both, in their happy ending.
Now I know it's true
My every road leads to you
And in the hour of darkness darlin'
Your light gets me through
...
Oh I hear the wind call your name
The sound that leads me home again
It sparks up the fire - a flame that still burns
Oh, it's to you - I will always return

A Loaded God Complex: A Suzie Shooter Fanmix

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:13:54 GMT

Medium: Books
Fandom: Nightside
Subject: Suzie Shooter(/John Taylor)
Title: Loaded God Complex
Notes: Some tracks may be m4a.

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Sugar, We're Going Down, Fall Out Boy
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it

Comfortably Numb, Dar Williams
There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin'

People Are Strange, The Doors
People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

I Can't Live With You, Queen
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you -
I can't let you stay
But I can't live if you go away
I don't know just how it goes
All I know is I can't live with you

Prepardness, The Bird & the Bee
Are you prepared for the atom bomb?
Are you prepared for my aching arms?
Are you prepared?...
Are you prepared for me?

My Body is a Cage, The Arcade Fire
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

Please Don't Leave Me, Pink
Please don't leave me
Please don't leave me
I always say how I don't need you
But it's always gonna come right back to this
Please don't leave me

Heavy In Your Arms, Florence and the Machine
My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall
I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms

Stuck In the Middle With You, Stealers Wheel
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wondering what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place
Clowns to left of me, jokers to the right
Here am I stuck in the middle with you

Crazy, Alanis Morissette
But we're never gonna survive unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survive unless
We are a little crazy

Good... Bad... I'm the Guy With the Gun, Evil Dead

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:54:39 GMT

The Dresden Files ARC guy is back! God, I hate that guy. We know you get ARCs. WE DON'T CARE. It's not polite to flash them around three months before the damn book comes out.

In happier news, Rizzoli and Isles is awesome. Hurrah for lady buddy-cops who have unbelievable sexual tension! Also hurrah for gentleman buddy-detectives, same. Sherlock is also awesome, as you may have figured out. It is a bit weird that they're calling each other Sherlock and John, though.

Ship meme yay!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:41:11 GMT

First fill this out:

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1) Kira/Odo (I'm into DS9 right now, what can I say)
2) Adama/Roslin
3) Harry/Murphy
4) Aral/Cordelia
5) Ian/Barbara
6) Sam/Sybil

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7) Doctor/Rose
8) Mal/Inara
9) Cal/Gillian (Lie to Me)

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10) The Middleman/Wendy
11) River/Jayne
12) Eleven/Anyone

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13) River/Amy
14) Ryan/Esposito

QUESTIONS:

1. Why do you dislike #11 (River/Jayne) so much?
That would be because it squicks me. Also, because I find it rather hard to ship Jayne with anyone. He seems like the type to happily screw anyone who offers, but actual relationships freak him out. Just doesn't work in my head.

2. Who do you know that ships #13 (River/Amy)?
Uh, half the fandom? Actually, just me, and maybe a couple other people I know. It just works in my head, what can I say?

3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3 (Harry/Murphy)?
The Dresdlet verse. Obviously. Or, really, anything in which they can be bickery and married and have sex and fight evil together. But mostly, the Dresdlet verse.

4. What is your favorite moment for #1 (Kira/Odo)?
Currently? The moment where That One Guy is hitting on Kira and she introduces Odo as her lover, because his WTF face must be see to be believed. Or maybe the moment where she brings him flowers, and he goes on about how his new quarters are such a lovely private place to get away from everyone, and she suggests that maybe she shouldn't be in them and he goes, "Oh, not you, you don't count." Or maybe when the Defiant was blowing up and Odo had that weird drawing but he wouldn't leave without Kira. I have lots of favorite moments.

5. How long have you been following couple #6 (Sam/Sybil)?
I read Fifth Elephant first of all the Discworld books, so... forever? As long as I've been reading Discworld, anyway. Adore them.

6. What's the story with #8 (Mal/Inara)? What made you stop caring?
I think I just got over the whole will-they-or-won't-they. I was never that into them in the first place; I was always more interested in Simon/Kaylee and Wash/Zoe than in Mal/Inara per se. And then it seemed to me like they could never be together without one or another fundamentally changing something, and that didn't sit well with me. For all those reasons.

7. Which ship do you prefer--#2 (Adama/Roslin) or #4 (Aral/Cordelia)?
Guys. It is basically the same ship, except Aral/Cordelia had a happy ending (and babies. Well, a baby). There is no preference, because it is THE SAME SHIP. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 (Middleman/Wendy) or #12 (Eleven/anyone).
Middleman/Wendy. Partly because it squicks me bigtime, and partly because Eleven could probably be with someone. I read him as asexual, but that's just me, and Eleven/Anyone sorta makes me go "argh, again, oh well, whatever." Whereas Middleman/Wendy makes me go "DX ARGH NO."

9. What interests you about #14 (Ryan/Esposito)?
The dynamic between them is so adorable. Sort of halfway between best friends/bromance and actual romance. I teeter on the edge of the ship, though, because Ryan's girlfriend is also adorable. I am torn.

10. When did you stop liking #7 (Doctor/Rose)?
Doomsday. When it became overwrought and operatic, when it became All About Rose, when people started smack-talking Martha simply because she wasn't Rose. When it became increasingly clear that RTD's hardon for Rose was interfering with the story and with good storytelling. Then it got old fast.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 (Cal/Gillian) kill your interest in the series?
Absolutely not! I still adore the series. Just no longer sure that they should necessarily be together, what with Lightman's tendency to be a terrible person.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #1 (Kira/Odo)?
Actually, I don't have one. I have made a fanmix/have one in progress for every other couple on that list, but my Kira/Odo shipgoggles are newly acquired. Although Eurydice by Sleepthief is sort of connected to them in my head, for whatever reason.

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
Kira/Odo, but only because I'm really into DS9 right now.

14. Which do you dislike the most?
Rrrrr Doctor/Rose rrrrr.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
Aral/Cordelia and Adama/Roslin. IT WOULD BE HILARIOUS YOU GUYS. Partly because they are, as previously mentioned, kinda the same ship, and partly because Cordelia and Roslin are sort of the same person except Cordelia has a sense of humor, and partly because the four of them together would just be awesome.

16. Have #2 (Adama/Roslin) kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
Yes! In Resurrecton Ship, and lo, the shippers rejoiced. And then again, like, two seasons later. And then in The Hub, and lo, the fangirls rejoiced more. And then the "augh ew Mom and Dad stop making out" scene, which never fails to make me laugh because of Lee's expression. Towards the end they kissed a lot.

17. Did #4 (Aral/Cordelia) have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
Well, no ending yet, and none in sight, but I strongly suspect that they'd say they did. After all, they basically fixed Barrayar all by themselves, and then there is the baby. Even if he does keep trying to get himself killed and inadvertantly saving the world in the process.

18. What would make you start shipping #14 (Ryan/Esposito)?
Ryan breaking up with his girlfriend in a non-painful or heinous manner. I do not want yet another awesome lady bitchified for a ship.

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer--#2 (Adama/Roslin) or #6 (Sam/Sybil)?
They both happened, so I don't need to choose. Neener neener.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10 (Middleman/Wendy). What happens to them?
They continue awesome in their older brother/little sister relationship, and Wendy is happy with Tyler and the Middleman is happy with Lacey or whomever he might settle on in the end. They kick ass and save the world. Because I do love them both, and I adore their relationship. I just don't want them IN a relationship.

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:16:53 GMT

Day 30 - Saddest character death

LEOOOOOOO *bawls like a child*

Oh, Leo. I wept like a child. It didn't help that I already knew he was going to die because they had a brief announcement at the beginning of an episode earlier being all "John Spencer died earlier" and we were all "OMG NOOOOO LEOOOOO" and then I wept every time I saw him in the credits. It was so much worse for the anticipating and the knowing it was going to happen.

And I might mention a certain death in Serenity, were I not firmly in denial about it. IT DID NOT HAPPEN LA LA LA LA LA.

That's it for the meme! I will attempt to talk more in future.

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:08:29 GMT

Day 27 - Best pilot episode
MIDDLEMAN. *dah-dah*

No, really. It was incredibly wonderful and set up the entire show.

Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Probably the X-files, which I am still obsessed with. It was all about Mulder's mild insanity and Scully's exasperated putting-up-with-him and their relationship and the Monsters of the Week. I was and am not fond of the mytharc, but the monsters of the week were just FUN.

Day 29 - Current TV show obsession

IDK my BFF Castle?

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:28:33 GMT

Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA I AM LOOKING AT YOU.

There were parts of Daybreak that I loved. Adama and Roslin's resolution was beautifully, painfully perfect. The mingling of Cylon and human blood was wonderful. The Agathons and the Tighs gratified my inner romantic, although the Tighs felt a bit squicky if only because their relationship was earlier portrayed as mutually destructive, and I was a little surprised that Helo survived (don't get me wrong, I was intensely grateful and happy that he did, just surprised). And I admit to a little bit of "d'awww" with Baltar and Caprica, even though (for him at least) it was kind of a Karma Houdini moment.

On to the WTF.

Starbuck is the biggest one. I mean, they didn't even try to explain her. AND THE FREAKING CYLONS OMG WTF WAS THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A PLAN JUST ADMIT IT. PS: Authors, mitochondrial Eve doesn't work the way you think she does. The flashbacks alternately grossed me out and made me go "WHAT." And WTF was with the last five minutes or so? Treat technology right and it won't bite you, WE GET IT. The ENTIRE FREAKING SERIES has been about that. You could've left it at "It's almost heavenly, it reminds me of you" and while we would've been BAWLING, we probably would've liked it much more. Argh.

But my biggest pet peeve is that we were expected to believe that these humans would willingly give up all their technology in favor of a hard and probably short life, just like that. I DON'T THINK SO. Lee fucks it up again and leaves the audience going WHAT.

It made me go WHAT a lot, basically, and I was not pleased. Except with Adama and Roslin, and the Agathons. I am pleased with them. *sniffle*

In conclusion, FUCK YEAH AGATHONS.

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:34:46 GMT

Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)

I can do you one better! I have a List.

-Life on Mars
-Sapphire and Steel
-Man from UNCLE
-Coupling
-How I Met Your Mother
-Blake's 7
-The Magician
-Blackadder
-Inspector Lynley
-Sherlock Holmes (Granada series, w/Jeremy Brett)
-Psych
-Bones
-Dead Like Me
-Farscape
-Black Books
-Foyle's War
-Monk
-Sarah Connor Chronicles
-Stargate Atlantis
-NCIS
-The Mentalist
-Hustle
-The Real Hustle
-Legend of the Seeker
-The Tudors

It is a very scientific List. I will probably never get through it.

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:57:00 GMT

Day 24 - Best quote

BSG: Adama: "Missed you."
Roslin: "Me too... I love you."
Adama: "About time."

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: "A trade. Intriguing... no, wait, boring. PULL OFF HIS KNEECAPS." Some villain of the week.

Castle: "Mom, we are totally doing battle on the field of honor." From Castle.

Doctor Who: For old!Who, I am torn between: One: "Where's your spirit of adventure, hm?"
Ian: "It died a slow and painful death when those bats came out of the rafters." and
"That is the dematerializing control. And that, over yonder, is the horizontal hold. Up there is the scanner, those are the doors, that is a chair with a panda on it. Sheer poetry, dear boy. Now please stop bothering me." Also from One.

For new!Who, it's definitely Current UNIT Guy: "Latest firing stock; what do you think, Doctor?"
Ten: "Are you my mummy?"

Dresden Files: Harry: "Somebody doesn't want me asking questions."
Murphy: "I don't want you asking questions."
Harry: "You own a shotgun?"
Murphy: "Several."

Firefly: Zoe: "Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off."
Wash: "Work, work, work..."

Leverage: Parker: "I want to cut off his arms. And his head. I want him to die. Can we make that happen?"
Eliot: "I could... I"m just sayin', you know, I could."

Lie to Me: Loker: "I would like to sleep with you."
Lightman: "Ah, Eli Loker, Ria Torres. He's harmless, just always speak the truth about what's on his mind. What do you call it again?"
Loker: "Radical honesty."

MASH: Anything that comes out of Hawkeye or BJ's mouth. Seriously.

Middleman: "I'm as serious as a German film festival, Dubbie!" From the man himself.

Pushing Daisies: Anything out of Emerson's mouth, but especially: "Well, that idea might make a stupid idea feel better about itself."

Sarah Jane Adventures: Luke: "I just hooked your cell phone up to the computer and I found what I think is a shuttle! We can get to it and fly back to earth."
Random Girl: "Yeah, but do you know how to fly a shuttle?"
Clyde: "No, but he can hook a cell phone up to an alien computer! Give him a break."

Stargate: Bounty Hunter: "And you, O'Neill, well, you're considered a pain in the nikta."
O'Neill: "Neck?"
Teal'c: "No.

Xena: The writing for this show is not the best, so none here.

X-files: "I'm not going to ask if you just said what I think you just said because I know it's what you just said." From Scully, naturally.

West Wing: Danny: "We're both about to fall off a cliff. And I don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life, except I know what I don't wanna do. And on Inauguration Day, you're going to be released from that glorious prison on Pennsylvania Avenue, with..."
CJ: "No human skills?"
Danny: "Seems to me..."
CJ: "I should punch you in the face."
Danny: "That's what I'm talking about."
CJ: "Keep going..."
Danny: "So, if I'm gonna jump off the cliff, and you're gonna get pushed off the cliff, why don't we hold hands on the way down?"

White Collar: Either "I'm an internationally known art thief and tonight I am here to rob you - cheers! " or "We know why I am naked - why are you?" Both of which are unsurprisingly Neal.

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:54:36 GMT

Day 22 - Favorite series finale
You know, I think it's The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome, from The Middleman. Not because it was intended to be a series finale (it wasn't); those actually tend to disappoint me. I mean, the BSG finale got Adama/Roslin so painfully right but it got almot everything else so painfully wrong, and Firefly never really had something that you could call a finale, and poor Pushing Daisies had to cram two seasons into three episodes and didn't do so well. Middleman didn't really have any arcs or dangling plotlines to wrap up, just an emotional arc, which it did nicely. And while The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome did leave some hints for future episodes, it wasn't anything GLARING. Nothing got left to chance, and we saw Wendy as happy, secure and with a wonderful job and boyfriend, painting a portrait of her older brother cum father-figure, knowing that she's a hero and so is he, and that for just this moment, everything is right with the world.

It was and remains a lovely feeling. Definitely my favorite.

Though I do love Tomorrow, the West Wing's finale.

Just not as much.

Day 23 - Most annoying character
Josh Lyman, from the West Wing.

*ducks*

To clarify, he is my least favorite major character on a show. I dislike him because he's oblivious, because he's kind of dumb for one of the smartest people in the world, because I frequently wanted to hit him because of the way he treated Donna (although in the first and fifth season finales and Noel, I did want to hug him and tell him it would be okay, but who didn't?), and because he was really a little bit obnoxious. My least favorite type of person.

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:25:43 GMT

Day 21 - Favorite ship

*sigh*

*hauls out the list of favorite shows again*

BSG: Adama/Roslin. Everyone please act surprised for a moment.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: I am constantly torn between Willow/Oz and Willow/Tara. I love them both like candy you guys. Perhaps Oz/Willow/Tara? I could see this...
Castle: Ryan/Esposito. *shifty eyes* Look, I know I should be shipping Castle/Beckett, and I do, but in a sort of "eventually" way. They're Harry and Murphy in the first couple books. They should totes be together, but not yet, because they're not ready for each other yet. Ryan and Esposito, on the other hand... but only if Jenny either approves or has an amiable breakup with Ryan. I do not approve of demonizing significant others. Speaking of, props to the show for not demonizing Demming! I'll have him now that Beckett's broken up with him. *yoinks*
Doctor Who: Ian/Barbara in Old, Martha/Tom Milligan in New. YES I AM STILL BITTER.
Dresden Files: Harry/Murphy. Again, please act surprised.
Firefly: Wash/Zoe. I love me the happily-married couples.
Leverage: Parker/Hardison OTP! They ship themselves.
Lie to Me: Ria and her boyfriend whose name I cannot remember but who is awesome with her.
MASH: *shifty eyes* Hawkeye/Margaret Houlihan. *runs*
Middleman: WENDY/TYLER OTP! I seem to be in the minority on this, annoyingly.
Pushing Daisies: Chuck/Ned, naturally. Although I must admit to a major soft spot for Olive/Alfredo.
Sarah Jane Adventures: Clyde/Luke. Watch with an open mind, grasshopper.
Stargate: ...actually, Sam/Teal'c. Eponymous_rose wrote a fic that turned me on to it and I sort of love it now. Even though the show is pushing Jack/Sam.
Xena: Xena/Gabrielle. Although, again, soft spot for Callisto/Ares. THEIRLOVEISSODESTRUCTIVE
X-files: Mulder/Scully.
West Wing: CJ/Danny until the end of time! TEAM DANNY!
White Collar: Peter/El/Neal. One of the very, very few OT3s I can see working successfully. Mostly because El is just super amazing like that. And also because Neal is so their bitch.

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:38:01 GMT

Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Um. Well, Battlestar Galactica had an absolutely stellar one; I mean, Jamie Bamber made me like Lee on occasion, and Mary McDonnell owns my soul now. And then of course the Middleman and Pushing Daisies <3333 and West Wing managed both Alan Alda and Alison Janney and...okay, you know what, let's limit this to currently running shows. Of these, I have to pick Castle. I mean, Leverage is fantastic and so are White Collar and Lie to Me, but their guest stars occasionally leave something to be desired. Castle nails it every time, from Nathan Fillion playing ~~himself~~ Castle to Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle to Aldis Hodge (better known as Hardison) as a random, one-time guest star. Especially with Michael Trucco aka Sam Anders. Oh, Castle. How are you so awesome?

Day 20 - Favorite kiss
liawhf;agj;angdgjadj I hate you.

Actually, no, it's probably the one at the end of Resurrection Ship Part II in BSG, because it was so unexpected (unscripted, in fact, thank you, EJO) and yet so absolutely, perfectly right. And then we STILL got about a season's worth of UST and flirting before Unfinished Business, where they totally done sex, and then some more flirting because they had some awkwardness before they finally got together but good in season 4. That said, I'm also enormously fond of the one between Our Heroes at the end of season 8 of the X-files, and Parker and Hardison's makeout at the end of season 1 of Leverage, etc, etc. So, y'know. I like them all.

ETA: While attempting to tag this post I managed to briefly create a new tag: Castle/Molly. WELL THEN.

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:11:38 GMT

Day 18 - Favorite title sequence

Doctor Who, barely, and not the current one either, the Christopher Eccelston one. It's my favorite, the first one I ever watched, and I just love the theme song. I have other favorites but that's the top one.

My least favorite, incidentally, is the early DS9 one. We get it. Your space station model is pretty. YOUR CREDITS STILL GO ON TOO LONG.

Okay, this time I had a good excuse.

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:14:43 GMT

And I will strive not to get behind again.

Day 14 - Favorite male character
GUYS. Stop making me play favorites. It never ends well.
BSG: Tie between Adama pere and Helo.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: GILES. <3333333 Giles.
Castle: Actually it's probably Demming. *shifty eyes*
Doctor Who: Far and away the Doctor. All of them. With Six and One leading the pack.
Dresden Files: Morgan. I love him more than Harry and Bob both. Sorry, guys.
Firefly: WASH. <333333 Wash. Serenity didn't happen.
Leverage: Hardison.
Lie to Me: Eli Loker. I seem to find his jerkishness adorable.
MASH: ~~Alan Alda~~ Radar. Radar's adorable.
Middleman: MIDDLEMAN WOOT WOOT.
Pushing Daisies: Probably Emerson. He's funnier and less morose than Ned.
Sarah Jane Adventures: If you frequent my journal, you know by now that I'm a pervy Luke fancier.
Stargate: DANIEL. I go for the geeky guys, clearly.
Xena: Cupid. What can I say, I'm a sucker for itty-bitty baby Karl Urban.
X-files: FROHIKE. Well, actually, Byers, but I just love shouting "FROHIKE" at unexpected moments.
West Wing: Either Toby or President Bartlett. It's a close call.
White Collar: Peter. Neil may be hot, but Peter has my heart.

Day 15 - Favorite female character
BSG: Laura Roslin. No contest. Everyone please act surprised for a moment.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Joyce Summers, with Dru a close second.
Castle: Alexis Castle. She reminds me of me. I probably flatter myself, though.
Doctor Who: Sarah Jane Smith. I want to BE her.
Dresden Files: Murphy. Duh.
Firefly: Kaylee in terms of who I'd like to hang with, River in terms of most-interesting.
Leverage: Parker. She's awesome, and it's really nice to see someone with Asperger's properly portrayed.
Lie to Me: Emily Lightman. Sensing a "daughters" theme?
MASH: MARGARET HOULIHAN FUCK YEAH. I mean, I realize she's basically the only recurring female character, but she is also badass as all-get-out and everyone should just bow to her awesome. Once she realizes how badass she is and dumps Frank, I expect to be much happier with the show. Seriously, Margaret, DUMP FRANK.
Middleman: Wendy. Though this one's a tough call.
Pushing Daisies: Probably Olive, but it's a narrow squeak and mostly because she is Kristen Chenoweth.
Sarah Jane Adventures: Once again, Sarah Jane Smith.
Stargate: Dr. Janet Fraiser.
Xena: Gabrielle.
X-files: SCULLY FUCK YEAH. Ahem.
West Wing: CJ FUCK YEAH. Ahem.
White Collar: Elizabeth Burke is made of win. You know this to be true.

Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Glee. I hate the characters (except Sue) and I hate the plots, but god, those musical numbers keep sucking me back in.

Day 17 - Favorite mini series
JOHN ADAMS. Okay, this was a given because I'm a major John Adams fangirl, but it's also well-acted and well-directed and I just. I love it so much.

I should really keep up with these

Fri, 28 May 2010 07:02:41 GMT

Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Stargate SG-1. I love the original movie and I love it a lot, and I expected to dislike the show because it wasn't the movie. However, it turned out to be awesome. Also, Scully's dad was involved. You cannot not love a show that involves Scully's dad. I'm glad I gave into peer pressure and watched it.

Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Glee, big time. It looked so good when it started out and then it was just bad and I was sad. The musical numbers remain awesome, though.

Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Hm. Either Bitches from Pushing Daisies or the Cain arc from Battlestar Galactica. I adore the Cain arc because I think it's brilliantly acted and put-together, and I love Bitches because it's incredibly funny and smart and sweet and has Cathica from Doctor Who.

Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
I didn't actually watch that much TV as a child, but I think my absolute favorite was the animated Batman. I used to love that show so ridiculously much and I still like it a lot.

Sun, 23 May 2010 23:36:14 GMT

Day 08 - A show everyone should watch

CASTLE YOU GUYS. Seriously. I know a lot of people hate it because it's not Firefly, but you guys, it's amazing. It's not mysoginistic like a lot of "hotshot guy comes in and does girl's job better" because quite frankly, he doesn't. He has an awareness of mystery tropes and a pretty good knowledge of how cops work, so he can keep up with her, and he gets better as the show goes on, but it's her job. She's better than he is. That's just how it works. And he thinks it's hot, btw. I love Castle.

I also love it because it has that rarest of rare things on a procedural: a hero with a family who does not in any way get victimized. I mean, Alexis gets teary because stuff happened to her at school or because her favorite singer was murdered, but the killers that Castle deals with don't come back to hurt her, and she hasn't gotten kidnapped or attacked or anything like any other show (coughLietoMecough) would do. Keep up the good work, Castle!

Also it's really funny. And I adore Castle and Beckett together (it's the Harry and Murphy show!). And the romantic competitors aren't demonized-- Demming and Castle's various female conquests aren't bad people. In fact, they're very good people (mm, Demming). But they're not the right people.

Basically, Castle just does everything right. I hope they continue to do so.

Day 09 - Best scene ever

Oh man, that bit at the end of The Hub in BSG. "Missed you." "Me too." That scene. I love it so much. SO MUCH you guys.

Or maybe the one in White Collar where Neal (drugged off his ass) tells Peter that he's the only person he trusts, and Peter pats him and tells him not to pick the handcuffs, then goes and saves Neal's ass.

Or the scene in Pushing Daisies where Ned revives the nun.

Or in Middleman where Wendy's making out with Tyler and Ida's watching and the Middleman is all "AUGH STOP AUGH LITTLE SISTER AUGH."

Or in Firefly: "Anyone remember her coming after me with a butcher's knife?" "Wacky fun."... "I don't think she'd actually hurt anyone." "Butcher's knife!" "Anyone we can't spare."

Or that heartbreaking scene in SJA: "This is the best day of your life!"

Or Doctor Who, those last few scenes in End of Time, when David Tennant is saying goodbye to the show and to all the companions on it, or even the bit at the end of School Reunion: "Goodbye, my Sarah Jane!" Or maybe the bit with Ace... "Ace, I don't suppose you've totally ignored my instructions and secretly concocted any Nitro-9, have you?" "What if I had?" "Then of course you wouldn't do anything so insanely dangerous as carry it around with you?" "Of course not. I'm a good girl, I do what I'm told." "Excellent. Blow up that vehicle."

You all get the idea.

Sat, 22 May 2010 05:38:12 GMT

Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show:

More blathering about numerous shows! Not playing favorites is exhausting sometimes.

BSG: Woman King. Does not exist. Black Market is close behind.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Witch. Eugh.
Castle: I'm a bit unfond of The Mistress Always Spanks Twice, but it's like saying "Of these puppies which are licking my face and playing with each other and otherwise being adorable, I love this one least."
Doctor Who: The first serial after An Unearthly Child in old, the Episodes Of Which We Do Not Speak in New.
Dresden Files: Hair of the Dog.
Firefly: War Stories, but see the Castle disclaimer.
Leverage: The Two-Horse Job, but see the Castle disclaimer.
Lie to Me: Undercover, but see the Castle disclaimer.
MASH: Any episode which forgets how awesome Margaret Houlihan is and uses her as a shrill harpy instead, with special out-of-favor to the ones that featured rape jokes (only two, but still).
Middleman: The Cursed Tuba Contingency, but this is more because it's uncomfortable for me to watch. It happens to be an amazing episode.
Pushing Daisies: Eh, I'm not thrilled with The Norweigans.
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Madwoman of Bannerman Road. No real reason, just a strong personal dislike.
Stargate: Touchstone or Matter of Time. Crossroads got perilously close to this but was saved by Unexpected Peter Wingfield.
Xena: That fucking musical episode, man. It managed to have Callisto and still suck.
X-files: Do not even talk to me about Syzygy.
West Wing: Most of season five.
White Collar: Hard Sell, but only because Neil spent the whole thing being suspicious and cranky.

Fri, 21 May 2010 03:26:27 GMT

I haven't been updating the meme recently because I've been ridiculously ill. Therefore, catchup!

Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
I only really got into one show that started airing this season, but it was a frakking good one so y'all can just sit and listen to me blather for a little bit about how awesome White Collar is. Which is to say, very. It is the story of FBI agent Peter Burke and con man Neal Caffery as they team up to fight crime. It is also the story of FBI agent Peter Burke and his lovely wife Elizabeth Burke, event planner extraordinaire, and how beautifully perfect they are together (seriously, guys, the fandom doesn't want to break them up. The fandom). It is ALSO the story of Peter, Elizabeth and Neal possibly being an OT3 forever and ever.

The thing about White Collar, though, is that it's SMART, and it doesn't resort to stupid little misunderstandings to cause drama. Every character behaves very intelligently for the amount of information they have at the time. Oh, and Elizabeth and Peter? Yeah, they do this mystical thing called communication. It's why they hardly ever have stupid fights. Because they, y'know, talk to each other. And don't lie to each other. A lesson that Neal could probably stand to benefit from. Anyway, it's an awesome show.

Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Oh, Lord, don't make me choose.

Seriously, I don't play favorites with things. I love all my shows with the love of one who truly loves them. I love Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Castle and Doctor Who and Firefly and Leverage and Lie to Me and MASH and Middleman and Sarah Jane Adventures and Stargate and Xena and X-files and West Wing and White Collar and anything else I might have forgotten and even that really terrible version of the Dresden Files. I love them for different reasons, but I love them all about the same.

Caprica's not listed because I haven't seen it yet. I've been busy.

Day 05 - A show you hate
Wife Swap. It makes me cringe and grit my teeth in rage and hatred.

I trust I don't need to say why.

Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show:
I do not have a favorite TV show, as I said, so I will simply list favorite episodes from all of them. Hey, if you didn't come here to listen to me blather, you may be in the wrong place.

BSG: Tie between Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down, the Cain arc (all three parts) and The Hub.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Keeping in mind that I've only seen the first three seasons... Innocence/Surprise.
Castle: Tie, between Vampire Weekend and Famous Last Words. I'm a sucker for Castle being a father, and of course the Firefly references you guys.
Doctor Who: The Aztecs in Old, Empty Child/Doctor Dances in New.
Dresden Files: Bourne Identity.
Firefly: Safe.
Leverage: The Juror #6 Job.
Lie to Me: Depraved Heart.
MASH: Again, I've only seen the first four seasons, but either The Kids or Carry On, Hawkeye. I love the episodes that remember how awesome Margaret Houlihan is (the answer is very).
Middleman: Ecoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation.
Pushing Daisies: Bitches, Bad Habits, or Dim Sum Lose Sum. The latter does have the annoying ability to make me extremely hungry.
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Lost Boy.
Stargate: Window of Opportunity.
Xena: Anyting with Callisto. Woman is like, insta-awesome. Although I have a soft spot for Day in the Life.
X-files: Paper Hearts.
West Wing: Dead Irish Writers.
White Collar: Front Man.

In Which I Overuse Parantheses

Sun, 16 May 2010 21:10:25 GMT

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching

The Sarah Jane Adventures, definitely. I love SJA. I love it hardcore. It's basically Doctor Who, but with Sarah Jane (who is incredible) and her gang of preteens, one of whom is her adopted son and the other three are sort of tagalongs but we love them anyway, and her alien computer (named Mr. Smith, but we won't examine her reasons for calling him that too closely) and her robot dog (K9! We love you, K9!). The writing is pretty consistently excellent (except for The Gift, but whatevs, that hit my protective-mama kink pretty hard so I forgive it). Like Stargate SG-1, the group's damsel in distress is not in fact a woman (hi there, Luke). I have a fairly massive crush on Luke (because I am a pervy Luke fancier) and Sarah Jane (because how can you not), and I am told that Maria, Rani and Clyde (and Maria's dad) have similarly pervy followings. The show is also quite friendly to LGBT subtext (not text, because it's a children's show) and is basically Doctor Who with fewer deaths (because it's a children's show). I love it because it's happy, because it hits a bunch of my kinks, because I adore Sarah Jane and Luke and Clyde and Maria and Rani and well, everyone, because I just love watching it, and because it's a wonderful, joyous show that's all about how awesome life on earth can be.

Everyone should be watching the Sarah Jane Adventures. If only for Mr. Smith and K9 bickering.

Hey, I'm back!

Sat, 15 May 2010 21:29:08 GMT

Good Lord, I've been gone a while. Let's have a 30-day meme to make me, y'know, post. :D This one is about TV shows, which I have been watching many of lately.

Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
The Middleman. Okay, guys, I love Firefly just as much as the next girl, but Middleman was just sheer perfection. I don't think there was a false note in the series. Its cancellation was a crime against humanity. Poor ol' Middleman, RIP. *cuddles her box set*

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show:
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show:
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death

Fandom PLEASE

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:39:51 GMT

Days like this I am really, really glad my journal is off-site and not frequented unless I've posted fiction recently, because HOLY GOD, specific DF fan, STOP BEING AN ASSHAT. Jesus fucking Christ, every time a book comes out you get all "You may hate me now because I'VE read the ARC" like six months before and then start bragging about spoilers. NO ONE CARES. SERIOUSLY.

I mean, good Lord. I take it from Pris because she is wonderful and lovable. Guess what, by the way? She doesn't do it as much or in as assholish a way as YOU do, and she is a FREAKING ACTUAL BETA.

Do us all a favor. Go make like a tree and SHUT THE FUCK UP.

no love,
me.

Dear self:
do not wank all over the entry. There is no need. Channel your icon.

Actual love,
me.

Dear Prisness:
Have I mentioned lately how grateful I am that you're not an asshat about these things?

Much love,
me

ps I keep mistyping "Prisness" as "princess." Lack of glasses, or Hint from Above?

Fic: Don't Think

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:53:56 GMT

Title: Don't Think
Summary: A quiet moment with Maggie and Malcolm.
Fandom: Dresden Files.
Spoilers: Uh, well, if you don't know the names of Harry's parents...
Rating: PG-13
Notes: For fandom_secrets, for gehayi.

She was leaning over him when he woke, watching his face intently, her dark hair falling down around her face. He did what he always wanted to do and reached up, ran his fingers through it. He had that right now.

"Hello," he said, and she smiled.

"Hello." Her voice was soft, almost frightened. Malcolm barely kept himself from frowning; instead he cupped her cheek.

"You all right, love?"

Maggie shrugged, and leaned into his touch. "Yes. Just... thinking."

Not very pleasant thoughts, by the look of her, but he did not say it. "Don't," he said, instead.

She smiled again, broader this time, with a hint of lust at the edges. "Make me," she said.

So he did. And filed that frightened look away for later.

Fic: Truth or Dare

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:42:42 GMT

Title: Truth or Dare
Summary: Loker cannot believe this.
Fandom: Dresden Files/Lie to Me.
Spoilers: None.
Rating: PG
Notes: For awanderingbard's fandom_stocking.

The man, tall and lanky with dark hair and a darker scowl, leaned back in his chair. He reached up to scratch his ear, and then the cameras went out.

Loker swore, then twisted to look up at Lightman. "You're serious about this."

"Very." Lightman leaned over Loker, ignoring the fuzzy static on the computer screen in favor of the man in the lab. "He said he was a wizard, Loker, and I believe him."

Loker stared. "Uh, okay. I'm gonna go get Foster now, if you don't mind..."

"I'm not crazy," Lightman said. "Neither is he. Don't interrupt us, now." He turned away and went into the lab.

This was gonna get weird fast. Loker sighed, and decided he might as well make popcorn.

Fic: The Importance of Doing Research Yourself

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:08 GMT

Title: The Importance of Doing Research Yourself
Summary: Parker breaks into a very odd place.
Fandom: Leverage/Torchwood.
Spoilers: None, really.
Rating: PG
Notes: For fandom_stocking.

This was maybe the weirdest place Parker had ever broken into. Not the hardest, by any means, though they had some inventive security for sure, and anything underground was by nature difficult to get into.

Still, everyone needed air ducts, and there wasn't an air duct made she couldn't get through, provided they were large enough. Whoever ran security for this place had had the sense to booby-trap them. Parker gave them extra points for intelligence, while disarming the traps.

"Okay," Hardison's voice came in over the comm. "You're almost there. Be careful when you come out; it looks like there's a drop."

She didn't bother to respond, being too busy opening the grate over the air duct. There was a drop, of about ten feet, which was nothing when you were as used to breaking into places as she was. She dropped lightly to the floor, scanned the area quickly, then turned around and came face to face with...

...what the hell, that was a pterodactyl.

"Well, well." A handsome, dark-haired man stolled out from beind the pterodactyl, and gave her a sharp smile. "What have we here?"

Parker narrowed her eyes.

She was going to kill Nate.