Ponderings of the LB
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lonelybritWell I finally saw Brokeback Mountain this evening. It was good, very good. I'm not going to say it was 100% brilliant because it was over two hours long and by the end I was getting aware of having been sat stationary for that time. In the truly brilliant films it's only been when I moved to stand that I've realised my limbs have fused into the sitting position.
Then again, this is Ang Lee, who does seem to have a thing for making the last bit of the film drag on just that wee bit too long...
That said, truly great film. The acting is superb from all, the music lovely, and the love story between the two men heartbreaking and lovely. I think it's only because I've read the book that certain plot points didn't reduce me to tears.
If an entire film about love and two guys having feelings for each other doesn't utterly turn you off, this one is a must see.
I still adore Wesley. I still love AtS. But the fact that this fandom has technically ended on TV is becoming harder for me to overlook. It's not taking a lot to distract me these days. Right now I'm more likely to toddle off to read a Franz Ferdinand gig review than investigate a new AtS-fic. Though Angel/Wes still always gets at least a glance-through. Hmm. I think something is needed to nip this in the bud, but at the moment I'm not entirely sure what.
Of course, it could just be that I'm, trying, to work hard and am getting generally tired. It's easier to read a two minute stand-alone gig review than go trawling back through a multi-part fic, maybe.
And I do still have at least two serious AtS bunnies that need to be nailed to paper and otherwise flattened. Though where I'm going to get the energy or indeed the time to do so is an interesting question.
*feels slightly despondent*
Oh well. Maybe it's just the lack of sugar talking... *toddles off*
Then again, this is Ang Lee, who does seem to have a thing for making the last bit of the film drag on just that wee bit too long...
That said, truly great film. The acting is superb from all, the music lovely, and the love story between the two men heartbreaking and lovely. I think it's only because I've read the book that certain plot points didn't reduce me to tears.
If an entire film about love and two guys having feelings for each other doesn't utterly turn you off, this one is a must see.
I still adore Wesley. I still love AtS. But the fact that this fandom has technically ended on TV is becoming harder for me to overlook. It's not taking a lot to distract me these days. Right now I'm more likely to toddle off to read a Franz Ferdinand gig review than investigate a new AtS-fic. Though Angel/Wes still always gets at least a glance-through. Hmm. I think something is needed to nip this in the bud, but at the moment I'm not entirely sure what.
Of course, it could just be that I'm, trying, to work hard and am getting generally tired. It's easier to read a two minute stand-alone gig review than go trawling back through a multi-part fic, maybe.
And I do still have at least two serious AtS bunnies that need to be nailed to paper and otherwise flattened. Though where I'm going to get the energy or indeed the time to do so is an interesting question.
*feels slightly despondent*
Oh well. Maybe it's just the lack of sugar talking... *toddles off*
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Date: 2006-01-12 04:18 pm (UTC)Hmmmm. I feel exactly the same. And I have even before Horbling. I don't want to let go...........but.........there's Franz, and there's Supernatural....and it's very, very hard. I still adore Wes. But.......
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Date: 2006-01-12 04:26 pm (UTC)I do still adore Wes, but it's hard to discuss him and play with him in new ways when all the canon we're going to get has been done for over a year now.
At the moment there's no new TV show ready to take AtS's place, though I think now it's just a matter of time. I mainly enjoy Lost because I love to hate it and bitch about all its shortcomings and wish ill on various characters, LOL! Not quite the stuff fanfic bunnies are made of. Dr Who... hmm, maybe, but that's a very old established fandom I'm cautious of breaking into. Desperate Housewives - fun but fluff.
Supernatural... wait and see about that one :) I miss the grey characters of AtS and the twisty plots that require you to concentrate and can still genuinely surprise you. I've yet to find a show that can do that. So all I can do is pine for the AtS that was...
*goes off to mope some more*
*or maybe write bad Franz RPS to console self*
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Date: 2006-01-12 04:32 pm (UTC)Gald you liked BBM. I definitely think it was better to have read the story first, because I know there were bits that would've left me scratching my head otherwise. Though the film made some aspects clearer too, and I liked how it opens up the story allowing the secondary characters more space. I would've liked more Ennis & Jack and a bit less family time.
Which channel is going to show Supernatural? Please not Sky, cos I don't have it...and I really wanna see this show, what with the brothers thing.
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Date: 2006-01-12 04:40 pm (UTC)But on terresttrial, it starts 23rd January, 11pm on ITV =)
Yep, I did miss a wee bit more Ennis & Jack - although the showdown with Jack and his father-in-law was wonderful. And that final scene with the shirts... *sighs* Lovely beyond words :)
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Date: 2006-01-12 05:14 pm (UTC)I loved the scene at Jack's parents, the way his mother conveyed her love for her son and by extension her concern for Ennis, and his father so cold and distant, disapproving of his son even in death, so spiteful.
And yes, the shirts, most affecting scene in book and film. I KNEW that'd get to me. Actually I started tearing up at the first guitar chords of the opening.
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Date: 2006-01-13 03:39 am (UTC)I know that I go on about it far too much, but Supernatural has all of this. I can't wait for more of my British f-list to see it. I was hooked from the minute the pilot started. Plus I want to know if you're a Sam girl or a Dean girl :P
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Date: 2006-01-13 06:32 am (UTC)*checks calender* Hmm, ten days to go. Only ten days. I can survive a fandomless existence till then... *twitches*
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Date: 2006-01-13 06:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-12 09:56 pm (UTC)*sniff*
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Date: 2006-01-13 06:36 am (UTC)Oh, the Wes love is still going strong. It's the AtS-love that's feeling flakey. And it is getting harder to think of new things to do with either, ficwise. Ah well, hopefully something will inject some new ideas into the mix.
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Date: 2006-01-13 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-13 06:38 am (UTC)Re: There's a downside and an upside to everything...
Date: 2006-01-13 06:42 am (UTC)Yep, when I first came on LJ there were some seriously bigname writers out there who would be the first to lead the rush into a new fic idea. And then one by one they all seem to be vanishing into other fandoms. I don't blame them, but it does leave you feeling a bit a bit disheartened.
I am definitely on the lookout for a new fandom, just because I miss the fun of watching/discussing new AtS eps with folks. But then again, I am pretty certain that I don't want to do a vanishing act and leave AtS entirely. Though probably I will continue going more AU and cross-over than canon with fics and such. Ah well :)
Re: There's a downside and an upside to everything...
Date: 2006-01-13 10:21 pm (UTC)Whooo! Thank goodness. You're scaring me, LB. You are one of the absolute finest writers out there and I would actually mourn the loss of your AtS fic. Please, hang on to the Wes/Angel love and the AU/cross-over ideas. I would miss your work so very much. I know I am not alone in this.
Re: There's a downside and an upside to everything...
Date: 2006-01-14 06:19 pm (UTC)I think it's purely the AtS-love that is suffering lack of inspiration. The Wes and Wes/Angel love so far has shown no signs of declining, although trying to find new ideas is getting more difficult. But Wes is still far too close to my heart to even consider letting him go to pasture for quite a while yet :)
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Date: 2006-01-14 04:01 pm (UTC)*hugs you tightly*
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Date: 2006-01-14 06:20 pm (UTC)*hugs*