It's springtime and I'm in like
Apr. 23rd, 2005 12:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angela_oAfter my previous fandom experiences *coughRoswellandJossverse* I
think it's fairly safe to say that I'll never truly fall in love with a
television show again. My trust has been too abused for
that. But, much to my surprise, I have found a couple of shows
this year that I honestly like. I resisted Battlestar Galactica
initially due to the Ron Moore taint (previous fandom experience number
1) and the change of Starbuck's character to a female (I loved the
cheesy original show in my youth and Starbuck was my guy lol), but have
found it to be entertaining. Making the Cylons look human is a
great twist. Of course, the fact that I don't 'ship anyone
anymore since I got burned in my previous fandoms and thus am not
heavily invested in what happens to the characters might also make me
more accepting.
My other new "like" this season is Veronica Mars. Being touted as a Buffyesque show is a mixed blessing if you're one of those survivors of the Jossverse like me who really couldn't stand Buffy by the time the show ended. I'm happy to say that Veronica is no Buffy. She's much less self-pitying and way more mature. The show itself is clever, engaging, and the acting is quite good. Plus, so far at least, Rob Thomas seems to respect his audience which is more than I can say for those other fandoms I mentioned. I've yet to hear a "I give the audience what they need, not what they want" sort of comment come from him. I'm really looking forward to the dvd release (here's hoping that a date is announced soon) so that I can catch up with the episodes that I missed.
My other new "like" this season is Veronica Mars. Being touted as a Buffyesque show is a mixed blessing if you're one of those survivors of the Jossverse like me who really couldn't stand Buffy by the time the show ended. I'm happy to say that Veronica is no Buffy. She's much less self-pitying and way more mature. The show itself is clever, engaging, and the acting is quite good. Plus, so far at least, Rob Thomas seems to respect his audience which is more than I can say for those other fandoms I mentioned. I've yet to hear a "I give the audience what they need, not what they want" sort of comment come from him. I'm really looking forward to the dvd release (here's hoping that a date is announced soon) so that I can catch up with the episodes that I missed.
