FOX sucks, Noah vs. Skeet, George Eads, and my sister. Yay, spam!

[ealgylden]

Funny, snarky article on FOX's fascinating scheduling practices: New on DVD: Whatever show you didn't watch last year. Firefly gets special mention as having been unfairly done to death ("the poster child for malicious programming"), though I have to admit I was even more pleased by the glancing mention of Brisco County. At least for Firefly I have DVDs, a movie on the way and a (semi-)active fandom. All I have for Brisco are eBay snipers continually depriving me of the only two videos I'm still missing ("Bye Bly/Ned Zed" and "High Treason 1 and 2," if anyone has an extra copy lying around *g*). How sad is it that my first thought after the premiere of House wasn't, "Gee, I hope this is a big success," but "Gee, I hope they make enough episodes for a DVD release before they get the axe"? Not that I don't trust FOX. Heavens, no.


Remember a while back when I commented that people were going insane on eBay and bidding press kits for The Librarian (right, the Noah Wyle as Lara Croft tv movie, that's the one) up into the $60 range? And they're still doing so months later, by the way. Rather impressive devotion. Still, Noah Wyle's puppy dog eyes are apparently no match for Skeet's, what with the bidding for a press kit for The Magic of Ordinary Days ending at over $100 and all. Gosh. I feel pretty good about my own fannish spending right now. Of course, if you forgot to watch it on Sunday, you can always get it on a DVD, right? How does fifty bucks sound? I do find bidding wars fascinating, I must say. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I let myself pay $50 for this flick. A little disappointed that none of my money went toward paying for action or a plot, perhaps. That's a lot to pay for just The Pretty.


Has anyone watched Young Blades? And I ask that in the full knowledge that it A) looks incredibly silly, and B) is on PAX. Does Billy Ray Cyrus still have a show on PAX? Young Blades looks like it could possibly outpace Queen of Swords in the cheesiness race, which would be most impressive. I mean, seriously. Bruce Boxleitner as the dashing musketeer captain vs. Michael Ironside as the sinister cardinal? Sheena Easton (!) as the queen? The requisite "girl in musketeer drag" (Jacques/Jacqueline, natch) is played by Karen Cliche. Um, yes, very convincing "guy", there, fellas. Sheesh. The producers must have been so disappointed that Brandy Ledford was tied up with Andromeda. And you know I think Tobias Mehler was adorable on SG-1- Graham Simmons is one of my favorite bit players ever on that show. But as D'Artagnan fils? He never really struck me as a swashbuckler, you know? Go figure. And apparently they have Secret Adventures of Jules Verne-type gadgets to play with, including... a submarine. Ha! Proto-proto-proto-steampunk. Frankly, I'm fascinated by the whole concept. I'm sure it can't live up to my amused, horrified, curious imaginings. That would be too much to hope for.


This made me giggle- George Eads' answer to People's question, "What's your favorite rock-out song?": "Anything by Pat Benatar. I had a boyhood crush that I never quite got over. I am an air-guitar professional. Something about Ms. Benatar gets me strumming." Heeee. Aw, George. He's so sweet and cute, but just not one of the cool kids, you know? Polite, though. "Ms. Benatar." What a sweetie.


Quote from Little Sister (sing it!): "Shiny happy goldfish eating braaaaiins!" As you see, I am not the weird one in this family. Not even close.

Comments

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

I want Brisco County on DVD so badly. I only have a handful of eps on tape.

House is so wonderful and successful and they've ordered more eps I think but I'm still so afraid of them yanking the rug out from under it. Please don't cancel my Hugh, please please please...

As you see, I am not the weird one in this family. Not even close.

Hee. Oh, you so are ;)

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

You'd think Fox or somebody would look at Brisco and think, gee, still a cult favorite years later, stars a huge cult icon, requests for DVDs abound, free money! But no. Or at least not yet. Hmph. Then again, I wouldn't have expected a Miracles set either, so you never know, right? *crosses fingers*

House is so wonderful and successful and they've ordered more eps I think but I'm still so afraid of them yanking the rug out from under it. Please don't cancel my Hugh, please please please...

Hee! You took the words right out of my mouth. I'm enjoying this show so, so much (even with the medical gore), except for the fact that I keep waiting for the axe to fall. Hugh deserves better. I mean, weekly Hugh and RSL doses, with snark and sweetness and slash. This show deserves much love and security.

Trust me, as weird as I can be? Little Sister blows me out of the water. With many guns. *g*

[windrose.livejournal.com]

You're the second person on my f-list to mention Young Blades, so I think I am going to have to give it a look. I fully expect to be reduced to giggling incoherently, but this is not a Bad Thing in my book.

Also? Nice to see you posting. I miss you when you're not around. :-)

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

It does look extremely cheesy, but in that fun, shut-your-brain-off-for-an-hour-and-giggle sort of way. I mean, any show that uses the Jacques/Jacqueline thing as a major selling point must have its tongue in its cheek, right? *g*

Aw, thanks. I miss you, too- this ongoing anti-social kick is not fun. Boring, too. Seriously, though, I have to force myself to type every time these days . It used to be tra tra, post post, comment comment, tra la la, and now every word is a struggle. So frustrating. And that's not counting all the emails I never send or the comments I give up on when LJ acts up. sigh.

Very snazzy icon! :)

[windrose.livejournal.com]

I have gotten so many compliments on this icon. Who knew Monsieur Robespierre was so popular? ;-)

Aw, thanks. I miss you, too- this ongoing anti-social kick is not fun. Boring, too. Seriously, though, I have to force myself to type every time these days . It used to be tra tra, post post, comment comment, tra la la, and now every word is a struggle. So frustrating.

I sympathize, I really do. I've been having a great deal of trouble getting enthused about fannish things, which is why my fandom journal has been languishing of late. At least the museum and my garden gives me RL things to natter about, though it can be a struggle to find the energy to type at times.

[serrico.livejournal.com]

How sad is it that my first thought after the premiere of House wasn't, "Gee, I hope this is a big success," but "Gee, I hope they make enough episodes for a DVD release before they get the axe"?

Heh. I had the *exact* same thought.

In that way, then, you could say that Fox has been bringing people together, and...you know, that's...nice...

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

Hee! No wonder none of us can stay away from Fox shows for long, even when we know better. Bonding through bitterness, it's a fandom classic. *g*