Fandom talk and a poll....

First and foremost during my day of hookie yesterday (which only means I'll be required to finish my work this weekend), I watched the ep of Human Target that I'd DVRed (which, btw, my Wednesday night at 9 o'clock has gotten WAYYYY TOO filled with shows I like).

Can I just say wow, the show really managed to deliver a good ep, which is good because after the swiss cheese of plot holes and impossibilities of the previous week, I was about ready to give up on this one. And a Sean Maher appearance for the hook to make me watch (which I'd totally forgotten about since the preview of the previous week).

This week's ep of SPN; however, was quite possibly one of the worst of the entire show IMO. Plot holes on the level of demonic truck. I swore that Sarah Drew made an appearance - which was the only good part, but her imdb page doesn't list it (and the cast info page doesn't seem to list who was playing that character...of course, they don't list Gary either...Weird). But seriously, the writers made both Dean and Sam look like the functional morons that Crowley described them as. Which worked in that ep, but seriously, i wouldn't be watching a show about functional morons after 5 seasons. And I doubt functional morons would have survived 5 seasons of this shit. Quit phoning it in, SPN. Please. Because if you keep resting on your laurels knowing you'll be renewed so why bother wrapping up this arc this season, you know what you'll become? SMALLVILLE!

I wasn't feeling the love for Leverage this week - I don't know what has happened to my fun train there...Maybe I just need to back off and marathon the season like I did season 1. I think I'm also getting annoyed that they have to assume the audience is composed of idiots and so don't even bother giving us the shots to allow us to figure out some parts of the con anymore. White Collar, the pretty always makes me ignore the plot holes there :) But Burn Notice definitely saved everything this week. They've got a good actor playing Gilroy (But man, I wish we had Victor around too), and we FINALLY got to hear more about Mrs. Sam Axe, though the continuity bug fell apart here --- I mean, Sam broke up with Veronica because he couldn't accept her proposal because he's already married right? This show seemed to imply that this Mrs. Sam Axe left Sam, moved on (twice), and implied pretty heavily that matrimony may have been in play. So, was there more than 1 Mrs. Sam Axe? I hope they pay this off this season....

And Dollhouse! I hate to say it, but Joss really does the best work when he knows things are ending .... the last season of Angel was a loss until they got the cancellation notice, IMO. Dollhouse was a mess until cancellation made them give us Epitaph 1. I mean, I like the long story in Firefly, but there it worked bacause we had kickass small stories. Other times, you've gotta give us some clue of where we're going.

And now, a poll, because I'm trying to see why I've been ambivalent to LJ, and I don't know, this might be it. I feel like I'm missing some interaction, but I don't know how much it is just me not putting enough back in, or how much it is a result of fannish migration to dreamwidth. So:
( Crossposting poll )

A poll....

And now, a poll, because I'm trying to see why I've been ambivalent to LJ, and I don't know, this might be it. I feel like I'm missing some interaction, but I don't know how much it is just me not putting enough back in, or how much it is a result of fannish migration to dreamwidth. So:

To crosspost or not?

Fic rec!

Five Ways Burn Notice and Highlander Never Crossed, and One Way They Did by Gryphonrhi

Gryphonrhi has a wonderful grasp of the characters both in Highlander and in Burn Notice which completely makes this one of the best Burn Notice fics out there. In case yor Highlander is as fuzzy as mine, not to worry, at the end of the story, Gryphonrhi gives you a reminder of who each character is.

OMG, going to have watch Desperate Housewives next season

John Barrowman is going to guest for 5 eps (Caution, spoilers to the story line in that post.)

Man, DH always manages to do casting that convinces to me to watch, and then generally get sucked into some story line. First it was Richard Burghi and James Denton. Then Nate. And now John Barrowman.

Now, if they could only stop writing story lines that makes me cringe like crazy and stop watching as soon as the actors leave.....

fannish5 meme

List five characters you'd want on your side in any kind of trouble. Bonus points for assembling an "Action Team" with complementary skills

1) Neal Caffery (Whitecollar) - because he's pretty and it never hurts to have someone with any part of his skill set.

2) Fiona (Burn Notice) - Because sometimes Neal's fast talking won't get you out of a situation and you'll need bombs and guns.

3) Guerrero (Human Target) - a complete lack of morals and his connections could come in useful at times.

4) Simon Tam (Firefly) - With this bunch, you'll definitely need someone around to patch everyone up.

5) Hector Williams (The Unit) - A sniper can always come in handy. And as a plus, he's a vessel for angels, just in case the apocolypse comes.

Forging Contacts - White Collar/Burn Notice crossover

Title: Forging Contacts
author: jebbypal
rating: everyone
summary: Michael needs out of Paris, Neal just needs him out of his room. Set pre-series for both Burn Notice and White Collar
author note: Lightly beta-ed by the inestimable lithiumdoll. Also, thank her for the summary
Word count: 1500

( One of the most important requirements for a freelance spy is to develop the contacts necessary for anything. )

white collar/burn notice fic announcement

Forging Contacts by moi.

Summary (as provided by LD): Michael needs out of Paris, Neal just needs him out of his room. Set pre-series for both Burn Notice and White Collar

Also, can anyone point me to some (good) White Collar icons?

Fic alert!!! and rec!!

If you are a fan of halcyon_shift and of White Collar, you are in for a treat....Because she's writing fic!!! Yay!

That One Time, With That One Thing

Enough said, no?

*bawling*

Just watched PS I love you after watching Accidental Husband. First was cute and sweet, and not entirely offensive (unlike so many rom-coms).

The second - omg - bawling. Wonderful movie, horrible movie, and now I'm thinking in an irish accent (should probably hurry and go write some Fi...)

Gawd...

Well good, but still..

Well, almost 5000 words today. Man that feels good. Except for the fact that the bunnies didn't summon the cleaning fairies.....