Some Good Some Surprisingly Not So Good

[ninj]

BSG is continuing to rock my world. Yeah, this show would be ending wouldn't it? I am going to miss the hell out of it. Ellen coming back last week and all the answers we got were particularly strong and satisfying. Ron Moore is doing an excellent job wrapping up an excellent series. When all is said and done I'm going to have to lump this show in with Buffy. Shows that made me think and shows that I will truly miss once they are gone. You don't get shows like this often and as someone who gets true fierce satisfaction out of these shows I really do miss them when they're gone. But really I have more questions. What the heck is Starbuck? I feel like that's going to be the last question they answer.

Dollhouse on the other hand is not rocking my world at all. There might even be a slightly downward wobble. I think the premise is exciting and has a lot of potential, I know Joss has a lot of potential, but the show is just not doing it for me. I mean the first episode was not good. Now there's the 'first script' that's running around the web. I read it and I liked it a lot _lot_ more. So I will give Dollhouse a chance (read the entire first season). However, I really don't think this show is going to work out. I think Fox screwed the pooch, and that Joss Whedon needs to get out of this ugly co-dependent relationship with Fox. I mean it's a miracle Firefly worked out, did Joss really think Fox wasn't going to screw with Dollhouse? Anyway, I like Echo and I think I have to give Eliza more acting credit then I have before. I like some of the ideas. We'll see. I have hope, slim slim hope.

My personal world is in disarray. Everyone is on the road to recovery one way or another but a lot of my family has been doing not so good lately. It's rough. I am now the only one in my family who can say I'm not an alcoholic and that's been a rough revelation for the entire family. I don't have the best relationship with my sister, but I'll be praying for her on this road to recovery. Also my mother in law just got out of the hospital again. Do not take good health for granted people. Do not.

Comments

[ctushades.livejournal.com]

ninj! bsg! so much info! but it all kinda makes sense, and yes, i really wanna know what the frak starbuck is because apparently she's none of the above. i think it's interesting that galactica is half cylon now. oh, bsg, you make me so happy.
sorry that your personal life is all crazy like and that people are sick cuz i know how much that sucks. side note: when you have ninjlets, don't let them be spoiled brats as 5th graders because then they are a pain in the ass for camp counselors (like yours truly) to deal with. k thnx.
if dollhouse is good i might watch it. but it has to have its second season first cuz that's my rule: two good seasons. it's not worth investing in an idea that sucks the second season. bye ninj! (say hi to ninj BOI for me!)

[hisui-ryoshi.livejournal.com]

BSG is so amazing. It does make sense and that to me is so impressive. I mean they're changing a lot of what we thought we knew, but still in ways that make sense and I feel are true to the story. So I'm really interested in this whole movie thing. I know the serries finale is a two night event (one hour and then a two hour episode). However, when some of the actors were talking they were still talking about a movie...so I guess there's a movie that takes place sometime during the series? IDK. Theory: Starbuck is the first Hera. Because someone said something about her father's name being Daniel.

I promise Ninjlets will not be spoiled. The Ninjlet estimate is still about three years out though, but I don't think we're changing our mind on the spoiled front.

Well if Dollhouse keeps getting better I'll let you know. However, at this point I'd say don't hold your breath for a second season.

Ninj boi says if you can get a car out here he'll forgive you for calling him Ninj Boi. Our truck just blew its bran new break system. Life=FAIL

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

I was just wondering how you were doing--sounds like the answer is, could be better. My thoughts will be with you and your sister.

Also, I'm sure you'll be interested in this. It's purportedly the orginal script for Dollhouse: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3236356/Script_Dollhouse_1x01_-_Echo

[hisui-ryoshi.livejournal.com]

I read that, and I think that it was so much better. I think that it had a lot more potential. I don't know. We'll see how it goes.

Thank you. I think overall my sister will be okay, but I think it's going to be a long hard road for the her and the family. I thank you for your thoughts.

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

In my experience it is generally both long and hard (my uncle was a drug addict for about thirty years before he got clean, which was in itself a struggle), but the end results are well worth the difficulties along the way.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Oh geez! What happened to your sister? Is she gonna be okay?

[hisui-ryoshi.livejournal.com]

Sara is going to be okay. I say that knowing if it's not true now it will be in the future. Sara has left school and let the family know she has deep personal problems. She appreciates thoughts and prayers, but I'm sorry I'm not going to go into detail.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

okay

You just made me a little nervous

I'll definitely keep her in my prayers

And I understand your desire not to divulge further

[spacevlad.livejournal.com]

Man, and I thought I had it bad with this lingering cough.

Dollhouse...yeah, I'm still on the fence, but that second episode won a lot of credit with me. I wasn't really into that first episode, but the second one was good stuff. I'm going to stick with it for now, but I just can't help but shake one thought: It's not Firefly, and it's not as good as Firefly, so what is it doing here.

BSG is so amazing, and I can't believe I only have like 4 new episodes of this show left. I am going to feel a hole in my soul when it's over, like finishing a good RPG. Also, Sarah Conner continues to be fucking awesome.

[hisui-ryoshi.livejournal.com]

Hey, I think that the important thing is that things are getting better. Seriously I have to think of it that way because fuck if I can handle thinking of it any other way.

I hate that I'm on the fence with Dollhouse. I read the script Andrea linked and I really liked it. I know that it could be good, so I'm bothered that it's not good. I will honestly give it this entire first season and then judge. Sometimes it takes a while to truly get into the grove of a show. And I feel like perhaps because of the way that Fox limited Whedon he'll be able to come at from a different better angle.

See above post to Shades. Big TV hole when this show is gone. I just started budgeting for the DVDs. Slowly I will work my way there.