It's springtime and I'm in like

After 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.

It's springtime and I'm in like

After 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.

GIP

My very first gratuitous icon post. I'm loving my new icon which was made by the very talented and generous buffyx.

Isn't it pretty?

GIP

My very first gratuitous icon post. I'm loving my new icon which was made by the very talented and generous buffyx.

Isn't it pretty?