TV

[turnonmyheels]

Longmire: I'm still uncertain whether or not I like this show. I like the cast. I like the setting. I like the fact that Native Americans are included on the show even though I'm uncertain about their portrayal. I *hate* the fact that even though it has Katee Sackhoff [Starbuck] and Cassidy Freeman [Mercy from Smallville] that in four episodes it still doesn't pass the Bechdel test. Please god, give me some interaction between these two 'cause I've got 6000 words of smut just waiting to hit the page, if only I had something to base it on.

What I do love is the relationship between the two male leads [Walt and Henry (Lou Diamond Phillips)] is so slashy I can't stand it. If I had any interest in writing Western themed anything I would have pounded out 50k words of how they fell in love while Walt's wife was sick and that they torture themselves by never having given in to their feelings. Due to a) wife, b) internalized homophobia c) they don't really understand that they are *in love* and not just friends. The fic would also tell the story of how Vic and Cady *are* in a relationship together and hide it from the world.

So I guess that means I like the show? And yet, I don't think I do. I like its potential, I'll get back to you on that.

Suits: I want Mike to grow up. I can't express how strongly I want that. I want Jessica to feel like Harvey has her back and that the two of them can do anything. I want Donna to continue allowing Louis to persuade into exchanging information for fabulous tickets that turn into dates that lead to Louis worshipping Donna, and Donna allowing him. I want Rachel to get some consistency to her character. I want to live in Harvey's condo

Teen Wolf: HOLY GOD. Has anyone ever seen a douchier pack of werewolves in the history of ever? My DVR cut out on the last minute or so, I'd love it if someone could tell me what happens after Jackson put his hand on the car window. Who thinks there's another kanima? Who thinks it's the douchebag chemistry teacher? I want there to be communication between Stiles, Lydia, Allison, and Scott. The four of them have the potential to be an incredible team but THEY HAVE GOT TO INFORM LYDIA WHAT IS GOING ON. You know who else needs to be told something? Allison -- Scott has got to tell her what Grandpa Tigh did. ALL the lines of communication need to open on that show. I get so frustrated with media when the primary way they add drama is to stop characters from sharing information. That is SO lame and lazy.

Why don't I have icons? Where are the Teen Wolf icons? As much eye-candy as is on that show there be hundreds if not thousands of icons to sort through, help a girl out, please?

Bunheads: Is anyone watching this? I can't get past the completely inappropriate constant brain dump of the main character. I'm told this is how Gilmore Girls was? It. Drives. Me. Nuts. I don't find it charming at all. Other than that, it's a solid show, it almost fills the Make it or Break it void

Breaking Point: Not nearly as fun as I wanted it to be, could there be more dancing PLEASE and less weird relationship between that one couple. They are seriously unhealthily co-dependent it hurts to watch. I also feel like they're pandering to the audience by having the dancer, particularly female dancers, talk about how much they eat all the time.

Finally, there's a show coming up on on USA sometime in July called Political Animals with Sigourney Weaver and it looks AMAZING.

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[moosesal.livejournal.com]

I'm watching Bunheads. It's very much like Gilmore Girls. And yes, it's annoying. Although I'm still struggling with the whole fact that these women's lives are changed by virtue of a man. How about women doing their own thing because they want to for once? This is a show about women and girls, how about some empowerment? Grrrr.

I'm loving Breaking Pointe, but I agree about that one couple. I want Rex to dump the woman already. She's terrible to him. TERRIBLE. She's terrible to everyone really. I don't like her at all.

Longmire -- I have watched half of the first ep. Haven't gotten through more yet because I've been distracted. I'll let you know what I think when I catch up. And I'm looking forward to Political Animals.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

Other than the weird dialog the part that bothers me most is how passive the adult women are. If you're alone in the world, why would you not work harder toward what makes you happy? I can see with the younger woman some of the whole, I got tired of partying and now I'm lost. Yeah, and? Pick a direction. I don't have a lot of sympathy for these women and I feel like they want me too, and making some dude die and give the wrong person the house and land isn't the way to do it.

Now, I do have sympathy for the younger girl Boo, and I think I might love to hate that nasty one, but so far I'm just turned off and eye-rolling the whole thing.

YES Rex and what's her face. I keep trying to tell myself it isn't her, it's both of them, but it *is* more her, and she's not a nice person to *anyone* but the prima ballerina and she's just generally awful all the way around. Add in the Rex stuff and she's nearly evil. I hate how they treat the youngest dancer, she seems genuinely nice and god knows, when you have the talent, you have it and there's not anything you can do to be lesser, and why would she want to other than to make the older dancers nicer to her? UGH.

Political Animals has tons of possibility. Longmire does too if it would just let the women speak to each other!

You getting bad air from the fires yet?

[moosesal.livejournal.com]

The air isn't perfect, but not nearly as bad as in some other parts of the state. My asthma's not really bothering me so far. It's definitely better at work than at home, because I'm another 15 miles west and the closest stuff to us is east on the other side of the Continental Divide. We've definitely got some haze though and you can smell the smoke at times. We're just hoping things here don't go up in flames. The situation's bad enough in the state without adding any more fires to the mix.

I like Boo a lot. And the other blonde -- the short one. Sasha reminds me too much of Rory Gilmore, right down to her look. It's the same creator though so I shouldn't be surprised.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it's not affecting your area too much. I saw some of the footage and read the statistics and I am horrified for your entire state. My heart goes out to them all.

Yeah, creators get into certain styles/looks and sometimes can't break out.

[moosesal.livejournal.com]

The situation in Colorado Springs is just terrible. So many people have already lost their homes and more have been evacuated. It's just awful.