*bright's Lair

So for some reason Community's showrunner was replaced. The new show (which I have given it 8 eps before judgng) is lacking most of the edge the former showrunner brought into it. The meta-ish feeling is no longer there, nor is the loving mocking of pop-culture.

Now my question is why? Is this the price we pay for bigger ratings? Making every show middle of the road, perfectly slot-fitting genre shows to permit easy access? Is this what the market wants? I'm pretty sure it's not what the audiences want. Or maybe it's just me?

I see Community relying heavier on romance and less sharply drawn characters, which makes them more of the general TV caricatures, thus totally losing the sarcastic element. The sarcasm made the show stand out now it's looking more and more like a generic sitcom, complete with romantic couples (in the right age-range or f course) and yes, visiting popstars. All that is missing is the laugh-track.

I'll still watch because I love the characters and I can see how much the actors strive to make the best of the scripts they are given. There are some small gems (oh like Yvette Nicole Brown's motherly voice when scheming to set up Abed with the right, according to her, girl). But it's not in the text like it used to be with the former showrunner.

And worst of all, The Troy/Abed scenes at the end are mostly gone.

Good thing I still have seasons 1-3 to treasure for the more daring, edgy scripts with loving social and cultural critique beautifully baked in.

Since it's my last free Friday in a long while I decided to wash horse after the ride. I shampooed her up, rinsed her down and took special care of her tail and mane. Clipped her sprouting mustache and trimmed the hairs around her hooves to the perfect length.

She was so pretty when I walked her dry. Tail and mane shiny white and her dark palomino coloring made her look like a caramel. She even strutted when she walked past the gelding; she knew she was pretty.

Then I let her loose n the paddock and what does the critter do? Runs directly to the dustiest part and rolls around, thoroughly destroying my hard work.

I love and adore her but I am not talking to critter anymore.

Not under my real name, would not go out on the webz with that info. I have some secondhand experience that has convinced me to aways use a pseudonym. What, me paranoid? Ya betcha! I'm not going to use FB much but there are certain things I want to follow. I still don't trust that place as far as I can throw it though and I won't be uploading things due to their policies.

I have the same philosophy with photos of real human beings and names. The less that's out on the webz, the better.
LJ is my home after all but it seems it's been dying a slow death and I don't want to lose touch with fandom peeps I've gotten to know over the years. I am still mainly on the webz for the creative stuff going on, not the gossip.

*standing ovation*

Yes, it's time to stop playing Monopoly.

I need to find some works of Jacques Franco and a lot of other visionaries mentioned in this.

This all reminds me of the one time somebody asked me: "How do we make him a productive member of society?" I'll admit I was stunned because my immediate retort would have been that what we need to focus on was making him as happy and content as possible and that would be produce enough. I don't remember how I worded it but I did try to convey that the productivity of a human being is not my primary concern. I think the 'somebody' in question is still questioning my sanity visavi the meaning of life.

I did DL the premiere of SPN for A and she called me today.

Seems show ticked her off too by having Lisa say that the year with Dean was the best year of her life just after they both had claimed it had been a very rocky year and Dean admitted to drinking too much grieving and whatever. Lisa's reason was that she wanted a man that Ben could look up to as a father.

I was like : "Huh, what did you expect? She's a female on SPN. Of course a rocky year with the Dean is the best of her entire life. He's a hot ass man! Forget that he drinks like a sponge and is generally screwed up. He is a man (Dean!!!11!!! What else does a woman need to get fulfilled?" *cackles* I can hear fandom shriek in protest "Show is not misogynist, the writers just don't know how to write a female role." *snerk*

I think I need not dl more eps for my bb. Thing is that I now have a long list of Pilots she demands to see in search of a new show. I need to send man over to see what the problem is with her fricken OS that won't allow torrents to finish.

Yes, I hate you too bb! *glomps*

But Criminal Minds! Are Morgan and Garcia really an item? I'm not done watching all the previous season so 6.01 kinda took me by surprise in that regard. I think I approve or them mostly because her calling him "Baby Boy". It just cracked me up. The criminals still irk me big time and the psychology is kind of skewey (which it admittedly can be in RL too)at times but Morgan makes up for it. And Garcia. I love it when a hot ass man goes all puddy in the hands of an intelligent woman. Kirsten Vangness is also refreshingly normal looking,not at all the Barbiesc type that Hollywood seems to think the audience craves. Of course, she is still prettier than most but dying her hair that red and putting on those glasses? I approve. I love a female nerd who's not all hung up on the latest fashion. And gets the hotass guy by simply being brilliant.
And Spencey (I'm assuming he's the woobie in fandom, he has all the traits of one) cut his hair? I bet fandom is crying. *g*

I have to put some speed on my catching up!

Today when I turned the corner to the barn, the owner was out collecting fallen apples by the trees. I saluted him and he came over, looking a tad sad. "I have some bad news," he told me.
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Lesson - do not drag out bad news like I did with a cut!

Alcohol does destroy your brain and your eye-sight.

I was called hot by a youngster today, and of course he was inebriated. He looked me right in the eyes and said it, otherwise I would have thought he meant someone else. The grade of inebriation did lessen the compliment considerably.

Only drunk boys and men ever call me hot so yeah, that's all the warning about the stuff you'll ever need.

According to rumors, Sera Gamble will be at the helm of Spn's S6. While Kripke is working on a new concept (hasn't he been doing this for like 2 years now?)

( Speculations )

Crappy writing is crappy writing. And paired with lousy planning? It's not looking good for the production team. Is this why Kripke decided to step down? Because the ratings are falling and he's the one that steered the story into the corner? I predict dismal ratings for reminder of the season and for S6. And with that, a smaller budget. No wonder Kripke jumped ship.

And then what?

Where can you possibly go after this?

Another year of Dean PTSD? Didn't do so well last time, what makes you think you'll do better this time? Cas becoming human? 22 eps of humor with Dean/Cas? That's the end of this show? is it to make way for a possible spin-off with Jensen and Misha? Because trust me, Jared will be running the moment his contract is up. I don't think any money in the world will have him do another wall-paper season. CW should probably opt for a season 7 with Jensen and Misha if they want one. Jensen likes doing TV and Misha's happy to have a recurring role, he'd be over the moon to have a co-lead. I doubt Jensen will take another season on as the only lead, he doesn't sound so happy with his current work-load.

Because the only one benefiting from the current show are Misha and Jensen. Jared's been offered roles in films, where he want to go and has had to step away thanks to the contract. I haven't heard that happening to wither Jensen or Misha; the Captain America rumor seems to be only wishful thinking of fans. I think Jared might even have been hindered in his career by show. He did films before SPN, who knows where he'd be if he hadn't been cast? It's true, work is always appreciated but Jared was always lucky, and apparently good enough, to always land some role since he opted on this career. Working yourself back up after a sting on CW? Will be harder for an actor that already debutted in movies in an early age. But I think Jared will do fine, when he gets out of Soapville.

I thought the CSI arc of Sara getting kidnapped like Nicky was the worst fan-service ever. I stand corrected.

My conclusion? Interactive TV does not work, it has already show that it will leads to sinking ratings. Either producers will have to go another way and actually make the audience write the eps. Have an online voting for which eps to film and actually pay the writer some symbolical fee and the main money can still go to the writers doing the screen-adapting. Then the audience would now from the get go what they are getting themselves into. Other shows can drop the idea of running fandom's business and actually write their own show. I think we'd soon see which way is the way to go ratings-vise.

I already know which ones I would be watching.

Why am I rambling today? I happened on a CSI ep from S2, with my boys and the real Grissom last night - I could have cried. I love my boys! FU TPTB!

I had to change zipper in man's winter-coat.

Drove me nuts because there were like 15 layers to fit. And I just couldn't watch man trying to cope with it. Yeah, I'm stoopid like that. But when he got that blank, totally 'non comprendo' look about him, I stepped in. And it looked kind of silly with him pulling it on by stepping into it. He has like 2 other ones but they are not 'the one'. *rolls eyes*

This coat is his favorite, since it has like 115 pockets and I think man was a hamster in an earlier life because he saves everything. He will fight for its survival until I wrestle it out of his loving ams and burn it, I'm sure.

So when he stood there, clutching his love and pouting, I did what any insane woman would; I helped out. Because he has the fricken puppy dog eyes down pat, he even knows how to bat his lashes to look really miserable and needy. Yes, I need my head examined, I know.

Three broken needles, 15 minor meltdowns later, (coz man was sitting right besides me, being helpful, despite my death glares) I fricken did it and man owes me like a million window washings. At least, I'm still making a mental list of possible chores.
Whatever prompted me to buy a sowing-machine at the flea-market to begin with?

squeeing over the cuteness! Luckily I found out they weren't private photos, yes I had to ask. But ohmigod the pretteh and happeh is making me grin like a loon.

I showed man, and he just looked at me like - huh?

I pointed out the cuteness overload and he said:
- You weren't that happy last time I threw you into the snow.
Eyebrow cocked.
- Well that was because I had skis on and was coming down slope and you tackled me!
*pouts*
- The skis had you on and you were barreling down a slope.
Evil leer.
- Hey! I was in perfect control!
*probable bitchface*
- That's why you were aiming for the trees?
Blinks innocently
- *swats man*

He has no idea of romance the fucker, wouldn't even recognize it if it bit him in the ass. And I so was in control, I was just about to do a perfect stop when the moron flipped me into the snow. It was the kiddie slope for crying in the sink!