we got all night

This week has only just started and already it's insanity. I just wanted to catch up on TV.

( Leverage )

( Psych )

( Burn Notice )

( Royal Pains )

( K-On!! )

Also, it's like three days old but propernice has a Fall TV friending meme going on over here. I haven't even had time to fill it out, but YOU SHOULD DO IT.

I saw Valentine's Day yesterday, finally. If I hadn't been spoiled for the surprise by the big hoopla the internet made over a certain kind of couple in it, I think I really would've enjoyed it more. I did enjoy it, but I just... wasn't surprised like everyone else in the theatre. That said, the hoopla made me want to see it more. I really just went for George Lopez, who was in it more than I expected so that was cool. Half-way through the movie I realized there was three actors of Latino origins in it and I was like, "FUCK YEAH LATINOS." IDK, I saw The Black List a few week ago and since then I've been on a "positive ethnic pride" kick.

Anyway, I just caught up on TV. Here's some thoughts:

( Big Love )

( Brothers & Sisters )

( How I Met Your Mother - now with 100% rant )

( The Big Bang Theory )

( How To Make It In America )

( Lost )

( White Collar )

( Burn Notice )

I was going to watch Parenthood, but I got three minutes in before I realized it was an hour show and I can't watch some of those actors for an hour every week. Nor do I have the time for another hour.

Haven't seen Caprica yet, and I want to watch Psych over again before I talk about that because there were some specific points I wanted to talk about and I didn't write anything down.

Finally, it's f_march_madness time! Last time I just voted for whomever I liked more, but this time if two fandoms I hate are up against each other (like pretty much the entire teen category-- seriously, where's Melrose Place? :( ) I don't even bother. But if there's a character I like more or like even without watching the show (like Cara, hellooooo), I'll vote for them. I don't understand why some of the older fandoms are still in there, like Saved by the Bell, X-Files, Farscape and Popular, but I do enjoy the whole process so I'm excited to see how things go (and I'm already impressed with how Gus is keeping up with this AD dude. YOU GO, GUSTER). Eventually I'll just be rooting for like, the one remaining character that I adore, but whatever.

I purposely haven't posted because I wanted to lump all the TV commentary I could in one post and my otherwise free time has been swallowed up by The L Word and anime. If you've seen me comment somewhere it's because it was during some theme song sequence gave me some leeway to do so.

I'm rushing like this because I want to get at least five animes and two American shows over with before school starts Thursday. Not for any particular reason, that's just my random goal. I'm super excited to go back, unlike most of my flist. Heh. Anyway. TV.

Sunday night TV was mostly "eh."

( How I Met Your Mother )

I have nothing to say about AOP, Modern Family or TBBT, other than "awww" at Sully, Sheldon and Mitchell.

( Chuck )

( White Collar )

( Leverage )

Haven't seen Supernatural yet, lalalalala.

( Burn Notice )

Okay, I'm going to go watch season four of The L Word while I wait for links to SPN, The Deep End and Archer-- all of which I'll watch tomorrow after I come back from the movies (I'm super-behind on movies, but I can't say no to Han Solo and Rick O'Connell).

I've got the finale of October Road, if anyone wants it? It's a ten minutes wrap-up (and I called so many things that it reveals) but for the four or five of you who watched it, it's a nice closer to that series.

Hung is thirty minutes. I didn't realize that until it took an hour to catch up. So that's what they're scheduling with Entourage! I was so confused by HBO's Sunday lineup. It's good so far, but just something to entertain myself with when I'm bored. Same with Entourage. Seth Rogen is apparently a hater, but maybe he should learn to laugh at himself.

( In Plain Sight )

( Burn Notice )

( Royal Pains )

Lia

Year One was less funny than I expected, but I can't pass up Jack Black (and certain cameos, omg). I'll probably get to see Transformers 2 on Tuesday. I'm trying not to let the Bay haters get to me, because I know I'll enjoy it, but everyone's making me nervous on Twitter.

Anyway, I got a Tumblr. No one seemed to be able to properly explain the appeal, so I decided to see for myself.

I don't get it. It's like a Twitter version of Livejournal? You make posts that people can't comment on and there's new things to see every day? And you can import feeds from Twitter and Vimeo and YouTube and etc. like Friendfeed, but there's the added pressure that it gets broadcast to your friends (like Xanga? LJ flists?) so it's like Facebook's public thing-y? Everyone I'm following I know on either Twitter or Livejournal (or read feeds through Google Reader) so unless something amazing happens soon (or people rec me things/people/whatever), it feels like I'm getting the same things twice from everyone I know.

I already have Twitter, Insanejournal, Dreamwidth (a openID, anyway), Vox, Livejournal, Wordpress... It's ridiculous.

And just to throw in another unpopular opinion (which I seem to be the Queen of lately) I like Kristen Stewart. I haven't seen Twilight (tried reading the books and couldn't get through Twilight), but I want to because I've liked her since I saw her in Panic Room. I saw Cold Creek Manor only because she was in it.

As for TV, In Plain Sight was AMAZING this week. Royal Pains not as much, but I'm still on board. And Burn Notice was sweet.

Per usual, more recs
aynsless: Fence & Pool (RPS, J2, NC-17)
Sneaky J2 being hot and sneaky. I LOVE quicky!fic.

laceandgrace: Sleep In Heavenly Peace (RPS, J2, PG-13)
Schmoopy sneaky Xmas-y fic. :D

dev_earl: (We're Going Down) Only This Way (RPS, J2, R)
This gets a bit repetitive with the poetic rhythm, but it's sweet and gentle. It works-- for a "Jen's birthday" fic.

dev_earl: This, Right Here (RPS, J2, NC-17)
Jared using LJ against Jensen! Bwahaha. I was actually thinking of this fic last week when I turned on my computer. I love how angsty it starts out, that you almost forget there's porn coming on the way and then it finishes ends beautifully.

kickabouttheart: Up Close and Personal (Supernatural RPS, J2, NC-17)
I was way into my con fic before I found this one, which does it more justice than I ever could. But it's also more PWP than I would write, so I didn't give up completely on my own fic.

Lia

You guys, my dad (and my newfound Gaiman obsession) has turned me onto this podcast called The Moth and I highly recommend you go check it out. It's a bunch of stories by people from all walks of life, but it's not the "Once a upon a time" type of stories. They're more like, "This is what happened to me this day in June two years ago," type deals. The lot of them are interesting, although some are hysterical and others are heart-wrenching. I was planning on making a huge "Podcasts I love and you should check out!" post soon, so I'll upload some of the better stories that I enjoy then. But until then, check out the episodes on iTunes, because they seem to update a lot and I don't want you guys to miss out on a gem that I haven't listened to yet.

Speaking of podcasts, wtf is up with AC360˚ getting longer? When I first started listening it was around 10 minutes long, and now it's up to 30 minutes. I hate just watching the latest episodes of news podcasts because I want to know what was going on in the world while I was ultra busy. But seven hours of old news is almost too much. I clearly have priorities though, because being seven episodes behind on Diggnation is almost nothing to me (I'm actually only one episode behind atm).

( Big Love )

( Chuck )

I don't have any words on Lost.

( Burn Notice )

I feel like I'm never on LJ anymore. Does it feel that way to you guys? According to my calendar page it is.

Lia

All the wind has been let out of my posts lately. Maybe it's a good thing.

( Burn Notice )

( Supernatural )

( Psych )

Lia

I'll be nice and cut everything together, even though all I have to say about everything is essentially one sentence per show/episode.

( Fringe, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (401 and 402), Sons of Anarchy, Burn Notice, Ultimate Fighter )

WHY IS HEROES THREE HOURS ON MONDAY. NOW I CANNOT TAPE HIMYM AND BBT, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T WATCH THEM UNTIL TUESDAY. WAY TO FAIL, NBC.

I think I'll spend the rest of the day playing Dominos (I just found a bunch of freeware versions), fleshing out a new layout (much easier now that I use rotating headers), and watching movies (Vanishing Point and War Stories). Eventually, I'll post a sims update next week (omg, whatever happened to them! I know, I know).

Lia