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So! I've been branching out on the TV front, and watching things that my flist has suggested.

I said already that I tried Sugar. I loved the first season a whole very lot, and am liking the second season a lot less. I still love and get all heartclenchy over all the scenes filmed in Brighton, but I'm finding Kim (and actually all the characters) pretty obnoxious this second season, and so I've totally stalled, and am only up to 2.05.

I also tried Wiseguy. It was, as advertised, INSANELY slashy. And I definitely didn't hate it. But I am also a total crime/cop show addict, and I am way too used to the pacing and tropes of modern cop shows, and find going back to the 80s kind of ... tiring, maybe? Each episode felt like it was two hours long and very little seemed to happen in that time. So after the first three I decided now was not the time.

United States of Tara I'm loving, as I said the other day. I'm crazy into the son. I think he's awesome. Plus, I have an automatic love for anyone who was on Northern Exposure. I cannot help it. John Corbett makes me glee. And omg, the daughter is so fab! And awful! in that way that only teenagers can manage. Plus, Toni Colette = ♥ for me.

Then, last night, I finally decided to try Skins. OMG WHAT? I was glued to my TV for hours, watching all nine episodes of the first season with nary a break. I feel like if I let it, this show could own my soul. I'm just not that interested in letting it. Tony (played by Nicholas Hoult of About a Boy and A Single Man) reminds me SO MUCH of my first (and really only) boyfriend. S wasn't quite that much of a dick, but he had a similar vibe going on as a teenager. And he was charming and charismatic as hell, and sexy, and super brilliant smart for schoolwork. *sigh*

Plus, Southland is back with new episodes, and still very awesome. The other day ethrosdemon linked to this Southland pimp post if you want a much better explanation than I could give of why it is so awesome.

Also still loving Castle, being sad that White Collar is nearly done for the season, liking but not loving Chuck's new season, missing Parker and Hardison, thinking Criminal Minds is getting better and better, wanting Friday Night Lights to be on still, wishing Heroes were just the Sylar-and-Peter-have-wall-slamming-sex show, wondering why I still watch House, absolutely adoring Sam and G and the gang on the ridiculous NCIS: LA, wanting more Abby on NCIS, shipping Lindsay/Danny on CSI: NY, wanting more Cat Willows on CSI, slowly making my way through Monk on DVD, waiting not very patiently for Supernatural to come back, and wondering why I find it so hard to get any writing done.

I am really excited about Heroes this season. Not least because Zachary Quinto is a hotass and a BAMF. Also, I might have little crushes on Greg Grunberg and Angela Petrelli. But whatever. This is a Zach/Sylar picspam. He scares the hell out of me, and sometimes I like that in a character. So long as he stays safely in my TV set...

( Sylar is a BAMF )

Has anyone else who saw last night's Heroes also seen Carnivale? am I the only one who was kind of... thrown by the opening scene?

If anyone on my f'list is a fan (or thinks they could be a fan, or is not entirely opposed to the idea) of Peter/Issac, please go to paperclipbitch's journal and read her fic.

Title: All The Perfect Drugs And Superheroes
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Isaac/Peter
Rating: PG-15
Genre: Slash
Sequel To: Watercolour Stain
Copyright: Title taken from “Humpty Dumpty” by Aimee Mann
Summary: Isaac is still being stalked by his paintings.
Author’s Notes: I meant to watch some more of the show and then tie my idea for a sequel into canon, but I’ve got more canon than I can handle, so this goes off AU after around 1x05 so I could fit in what I wanted to. This is what my flu-mind felt like writing, so… here you go.

To the USA speed or non-spoiler-phobe Heroes fans on my f'list. Especially those of you who find the way Characters of Colour, girls/women, and minorities in general are portrayed frustrating. Please, go here to technosage's journal and read her post outlining and asking for suggestions as to what we might do about those frustrations. We are lucky in having someone in charge of the show who has shown he actually listens to fans, and we have a window of opportunity with the writers strike, and we really need to take advantage of those things.

I will add that there aren't specific spoilers in this post for series 2, but as it is in the second series that a lot of the frustrations have been crystallized, discussion will probably be spoilery.

I think we're on 2:7 anyway. I'm kinda losing track...

( tonight's episode at any rate )

In other news, I finally talked to my best friend since I was seven today. First time we've actually spoken since 3 August. Which wouldn't be unusual at all for my days in England, we only spoke once a year or maybe twice then, but now we live 1/2 hour apart, it's not really good enough. We've been playing phone tag, and I'm not sure either of us thought we'd ever actually speak again.

Things that have made me happy today:
Black bean and cheese taquitos.
My magnetic knife rack that I ordered the other day came.
so did my Sam D'Allessandro book.
so did my insurance card.
Some absolutely lovely people said lovely things about my Drunk Dean Fic.
there has been some happiness on my f'list.
I got to leave class over an hour early and was consequently home in time to watch Heroes in real time.
I have a DVR so I could start Heroes 15 minutes late and fast forward through the ads.
I had a coat to wear to school so i didn't freeze my tush off at the bus stop.
( and now my running commentary of Heroes (obviously with spoilers) )

for jelloh0530 because she said she needed to do a Wentworth and Jared picspam, and that she needed pictures, and I haven't done much with my 'Wentworth' folder recently...
( in every way not dial up friendly )










( and in other news, HEROES! )