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First off, this quote from Annie Dillard: "There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."
My horrorscope for the week is also pretty cool (no, that is not a typo):
In *The Devil's Dictionary,* Ambrose Bierce defines history as follows: "an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools." Bear that in mind as you interpret what I mean by the following: You won't make history in the coming weeks. Instead, you will help generate an interesting and important story that will involve unfamous people who have little political power or military skill but have a great deal of potent grace and nuanced strength and soulful intelligence.
Only two more days until Underworld: Rise of the Lycans opens. And there's a clip:
It is a little sad how much I am looking forward to this movie. But werewolves versus vampires in the 13th century! Romeo & Juliet with vampires and werewolves (no, really, they mean it this time)! Rhona Mitra (who I am sneakingly fond of even though Doomsday was such fatuous, stupid crap - societal entropy does not go 'breakdown of social order, loss of physical infrastructure, cannibalism' - just No)! Michael Sheen, who although short, is really far too good to be in this sort of movie (but all the more reason to love him and it)! And Bill Nighy! Oh, how can you resist a movie where Bill Nighy gets to swan around in leather armour being all omnipotent and shit? It's just not possible.
Of course, I am going to have to choose between seeing Let the Right One In and Rise of the Lycans on Friday night. Seeing them both together would be a mistake and, I suspect, geographically impossible.
In Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles news, SciFi Wire has an interview with Brian Austin Green:
Some fans are hating on the recent episodes for a lack of action.
Green: It can't be [all action]. It can't be. I think if it was up to the fans, truly, John Connor would already be John Connor in the future. The show would be, like, four episodes, and they would run out of s--t. You have to build, and you have to have moments where everything has to sit, and you have to think it through. It can't just be f--kin' go-go-go-go-go, because there's just no way we could last. What's funny is that, still to this day, one of the favorite scenes for people I talk to is the scene in the park, John and Derek sitting and watching the two [kids, young Kyle and Derek,] play baseball. That's, like, the least action scene of anything. It's sitting on a f--kin' bench talking, but then they complain there's not enough action, so you can't please everybody. I trust Josh. I hope that at the end of the day the fans will trust Josh, because he's done a really good job so far.
It's also important to note that some fans are assholes with poor reading comprehension, a massive sense of entitlement and limited critical faculties. It always surprises me that people so stupid can still manage to get online - damn you and your user-friendly ways, Mozilla. Damn you.
Meanwhile, 411mania.com named Lena Headey in The Sarah Connor Chronicles "Best Female TV Performance of 2008":
Lena Headey had, bar none, one of the toughest jobs on television this year. When the Writer's Guild went on strike at the beginning of the year, she found her brand-new television show taking over the coveted spot held by the juggernaut known as 24. But more than that, she had to take an iconic character, that of The Terminator's Sarah Connor, and make people believe that she was the same character that we had seen Linda Hamilton play in two great films. Living up to such a reputation is an unenviable task that many actresses would have tried nobly and failed drastically to deliver one. With Headey, who was already a hit with Terminator's likely demographic thanks to her work in 300, the role of Sarah paid homage to the original while expanding it into a fuller character for a new generation. Headey is every bit believable as Sarah Connor, pulling off the tough action roles as well as she does the quiet and emotional scenes of the movie. She's created a portrayal that is older and wiser...just as hard-boiled and paranoid as the Hamilton Sarah at times, but now trying to reconnect with her son again. If Headey had failed as Sarah, it wouldn't have mattered how good Thomas Dekker was as John, or how cool Summer Glau was as Cameron; the action scenes wouldn't have mattered. Without a believably Sarah, the show would have been lost. The fact that it's one of the best shows on TV should tell you a lot about how amazingly she's succeeded.
Damn straight and she did it while getting savaged by a bunch of small-minded misogynists (no, being born with a vagina does not exempt you from the ability to be a misogynist asshat) who equated the measure of her ability as an actor with the size of her biceps (see above re: assholes). Fuck them all. Lena Headey rocks.
And I guess Chrysler really liked the promotion the Dodge Ram is getting from The Sarah Connor Chronicles, since they've just announced that they're going to be "sponsoring" Terminator Salvation:
"This spring, 'Terminator 4' comes out and we will be one of the sponsors," Chrysler director of media Susan Thomson said in a presentation at the Automotive News World Congress. "We have a following with the 'Terminator' movies and we are going to continue with that."
Also, the next time people talk about The Sarah Connor Chroncles' ratings, keep in mind that the preem of the final 10 BSG episodes that were promoted and talked up to the ends of the Earth had
2.1 million viewers, 1.3 million adults 18-49. As much as it pains me to say it - Internet Q =/= ratings.
And good news for me (and many others on the flist), Mad Men creator Matt Wiener and AMC/Lionsgate kissed and made up and inked a contract that will see him stay with the show. MM is both one of the most overrated and one of the best TV shows currently ongoing (in their own ways, I'd argue TSCC, MM and FNL are the three best shows I currently watch) and I'm glad that it will continue under Wiener's pretentious-yet-talented leadership.
Finally, "your moment of Zen for the day":
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coffeeandink
Hell, yes.
My horrorscope for the week is also pretty cool (no, that is not a typo):
In *The Devil's Dictionary,* Ambrose Bierce defines history as follows: "an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools." Bear that in mind as you interpret what I mean by the following: You won't make history in the coming weeks. Instead, you will help generate an interesting and important story that will involve unfamous people who have little political power or military skill but have a great deal of potent grace and nuanced strength and soulful intelligence.
Only two more days until Underworld: Rise of the Lycans opens. And there's a clip:
It is a little sad how much I am looking forward to this movie. But werewolves versus vampires in the 13th century! Romeo & Juliet with vampires and werewolves (no, really, they mean it this time)! Rhona Mitra (who I am sneakingly fond of even though Doomsday was such fatuous, stupid crap - societal entropy does not go 'breakdown of social order, loss of physical infrastructure, cannibalism' - just No)! Michael Sheen, who although short, is really far too good to be in this sort of movie (but all the more reason to love him and it)! And Bill Nighy! Oh, how can you resist a movie where Bill Nighy gets to swan around in leather armour being all omnipotent and shit? It's just not possible.
Of course, I am going to have to choose between seeing Let the Right One In and Rise of the Lycans on Friday night. Seeing them both together would be a mistake and, I suspect, geographically impossible.
In Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles news, SciFi Wire has an interview with Brian Austin Green:
Some fans are hating on the recent episodes for a lack of action.
Green: It can't be [all action]. It can't be. I think if it was up to the fans, truly, John Connor would already be John Connor in the future. The show would be, like, four episodes, and they would run out of s--t. You have to build, and you have to have moments where everything has to sit, and you have to think it through. It can't just be f--kin' go-go-go-go-go, because there's just no way we could last. What's funny is that, still to this day, one of the favorite scenes for people I talk to is the scene in the park, John and Derek sitting and watching the two [kids, young Kyle and Derek,] play baseball. That's, like, the least action scene of anything. It's sitting on a f--kin' bench talking, but then they complain there's not enough action, so you can't please everybody. I trust Josh. I hope that at the end of the day the fans will trust Josh, because he's done a really good job so far.
It's also important to note that some fans are assholes with poor reading comprehension, a massive sense of entitlement and limited critical faculties. It always surprises me that people so stupid can still manage to get online - damn you and your user-friendly ways, Mozilla. Damn you.
Meanwhile, 411mania.com named Lena Headey in The Sarah Connor Chronicles "Best Female TV Performance of 2008":
Lena Headey had, bar none, one of the toughest jobs on television this year. When the Writer's Guild went on strike at the beginning of the year, she found her brand-new television show taking over the coveted spot held by the juggernaut known as 24. But more than that, she had to take an iconic character, that of The Terminator's Sarah Connor, and make people believe that she was the same character that we had seen Linda Hamilton play in two great films. Living up to such a reputation is an unenviable task that many actresses would have tried nobly and failed drastically to deliver one. With Headey, who was already a hit with Terminator's likely demographic thanks to her work in 300, the role of Sarah paid homage to the original while expanding it into a fuller character for a new generation. Headey is every bit believable as Sarah Connor, pulling off the tough action roles as well as she does the quiet and emotional scenes of the movie. She's created a portrayal that is older and wiser...just as hard-boiled and paranoid as the Hamilton Sarah at times, but now trying to reconnect with her son again. If Headey had failed as Sarah, it wouldn't have mattered how good Thomas Dekker was as John, or how cool Summer Glau was as Cameron; the action scenes wouldn't have mattered. Without a believably Sarah, the show would have been lost. The fact that it's one of the best shows on TV should tell you a lot about how amazingly she's succeeded.
Damn straight and she did it while getting savaged by a bunch of small-minded misogynists (no, being born with a vagina does not exempt you from the ability to be a misogynist asshat) who equated the measure of her ability as an actor with the size of her biceps (see above re: assholes). Fuck them all. Lena Headey rocks.
And I guess Chrysler really liked the promotion the Dodge Ram is getting from The Sarah Connor Chronicles, since they've just announced that they're going to be "sponsoring" Terminator Salvation:
"This spring, 'Terminator 4' comes out and we will be one of the sponsors," Chrysler director of media Susan Thomson said in a presentation at the Automotive News World Congress. "We have a following with the 'Terminator' movies and we are going to continue with that."
Also, the next time people talk about The Sarah Connor Chroncles' ratings, keep in mind that the preem of the final 10 BSG episodes that were promoted and talked up to the ends of the Earth had
2.1 million viewers, 1.3 million adults 18-49. As much as it pains me to say it - Internet Q =/= ratings.
And good news for me (and many others on the flist), Mad Men creator Matt Wiener and AMC/Lionsgate kissed and made up and inked a contract that will see him stay with the show. MM is both one of the most overrated and one of the best TV shows currently ongoing (in their own ways, I'd argue TSCC, MM and FNL are the three best shows I currently watch) and I'm glad that it will continue under Wiener's pretentious-yet-talented leadership.
Finally, "your moment of Zen for the day":
source by way of
coffeeandinkHell, yes.
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