krickets | doctor... who now? (Reply)

001. Last week I finished season 1 of the new Dr. Who, in my fun challenge with

mistojen.

There are some super cute moments overall. I like Rose a lot, she's sweet and very emotional! I have to say though, what I was calling bedazzled trashcans,

ageless_aislynn properly informed me were in fact "salt-and-pepper shaker" looking things. So true! I just can't take the Daleks and about 85 percent of the baddies in this show. And I've watched about 5 eps (maybe?) of season 4 so I can safely say things don't change much in that regard.

My suspension of disbelief and tolerance for cheesy sci fi and bad effects has to be at all time high when watching this show. I mean, even watching Stargate Atlantis is a stretch for me, because honestly I've never been much of a sci fi person. Shock! (And yet somehow BSG is my favorite show, trust me, I resisted watching it for a long time.)

I really like Mickey and I loved the conversation Rose had in the diner with her mother and Mickey. I don't know, I like angst and dark themes and so I guess that explains why characters like Mickey and moments like that, the hard, sad, truthy kind of moments, are the things I crave. And so far this show has had very little of that. I loved the episode with Rose's father and the last two episodes were great, despite the presence of the Daleks.

My impression of Jack is overall good. He's very silly, and I like him. Unlike many, though, I don't really find John Barrowman all that attractive, so it's not a lusty kind of thing. I just like the character, which is good because... Next up is Torchwood, as per my agreement, and I have yet to decide whether I'll be watching season 2 of Who.

002. Speaking of sci fi shows that I never thought in ten million years I'd ever watch, I'm coming down to the end of season 2 of Stargate Atlantis, and I'm going to try to see if I can finish three and four before the new season premieres. Sci fi really needs to learn how to release their DVDs a little longer than two days before the new seasons premiere to give late-comers like myself a chance to catch up. That's just silly. I don't have any real comments on season two yet, other than I love all of the characters and I'm anxious to catch up so I can participate in fandom, at least as a reader, without fear of being spoiled. Not that it's that serial or cliff-hanger-y. But just to be on the safe side! Also, it does not surprise me now that, thanks to

barefoot_chick, before I ever watched the show I'd read fics with John and Rodney starring as dolphins or ice cubes. This show just lends itself to crack-tastic fic like that.

003. Creatively speaking, I'm a bit frustrated at the moment. I have both writer's block, and vidder's block. I was trying to work on a VVC non-attending premiere vid that I started ages ago, but I'm just completely unable to do anything with it. Maybe it's the pressure (zomg VVC!) or maybe I'll just never vid again. Hah! It's been since March since I released a vid. That's just... crazy. Writing has been more recent, so I'm not too worried there, especially after coming up with all those prompts at