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But I don't want to be a pie!
flinkkamingo3
29 March 2009 @ 02:37 am
In my body, where the shame gland should be, there is a second awesome gland.  
So in the past few months, I've suddenly gained an appreciation for "sitcoms"? Or at least television programming that lasts half an hour (with commercials) and happens to make me laugh until I snort. For example: Spaced and Asylum (both of which are unbelievably awesome and have elevated my Simon Pegg appreciation level from Respectful Love to Possibly Scary Obsession); Extras; Better off Ted; and, most recently (as in the past week and especially tonight), How I Met Your Mother. OH MY GOD IT IS SO GOOD I CAN'T STOP WATCHING. It is hilarious and surprisingly well-written (most of the time) and I actually adore every single character. I've even learned to ignore the laugh track. I got through almost the entirety of season two tonight and now my eyes hurt. BUT IT IS A GOOD SORT OF HAPPY HURT.

I haven't seen it since it aired and I don't think I want to watch it again for a long time (reasons forthcoming), so I'm a little fuzzy on the specific details. But be sure, there are certainly things I can't forget. Some, I totally loved:
  • Roslin's convo with Doc Cottle. 
  • The Apollo/Starbuck flashbacks. (Except in my mind they were like, "Shut up, Zack," and then continued with the sex.)
  • Chief strangling Tory. It was basically the most cathartic thing I've ever seen on television, as homicidal as that sounds. I never really understood the Callie-hate. In fact, I always kind of liked her, especially when she bit off that dude's ear. So when Tory MURDERED her and got away with it, I was seriously pissed. This episode fixed all that.
  • Basically, the entire finale right up to finding "Earth." It was suspenseful and nerve-wracking and fulfilling and crazy awesome. I loved it.
But then comes the things I don't totally love. They found Earth, Jr. And nomads, or whatever. And it just went so downhill so fast I wanted to throw up so much. There are things about the finale that I actually find physically painful to think about. Off the top of my head:
  • The ending with the robots and Hendrix and modern society. (Obvs, I think. Or did some people like that?) 
  • Am I really supposed to believe that after running from extinction for the last four years, the Colonies' only surviving humans actually want to live without toilet paper or antibiotics and mate with people who don't have language? Lee, what the hell happened to your brain??
  • The fucking "resolution" to Kara and Lee's relationship. Just, like, don't even get me started. I mean, they set up their relationship from the miniseries and then we don't get anything--not even a hug or a kiss or some sort of tiny acknowledgment that hey, these two kids are kind of crazy about each other in a really super angsty awesome way--before Kara just suddenly disappears. And then Lee doesn't even look upset about it? Lol, RDM. LOL.
  • Kara. I just. She's an angel? A cylon hybrid? A collective hallucination? A fucking pigeon? And if she died in Maelstrom, when Lee saw her viper explode, then how the hell did her charred body end up on Earth Sr? Do you see all these question marks?????
And what really, really bugs me about the finale is the way they just explained nearly every single thing in the series by saying it was all orchestrated by some god. That's just stupid. Seriously. If a god's in charge, there are no rules, no actual explanations. Everything's basically a free-for-all and nothing anybody did mattered because it was all going to turn out like this anyway and it's STUPID. And I'm ANGRY. I rewatched the first half of season one recently and I absolutely loved every second of every episode. I am now wondering: what the hell happened to that show? I wanted to watch the finale for that one, not whatever that other crap was.

I think the reason I didn't want BSG to end (besides, you know, not wanting it to be over) is that I couldn't think of any possible ending I'd actually like. I don't want this story finished because it just can't be.

Blerg. 

I need to go to bed. My body seems to be having trouble responding to my brain's commands. I think it already went to sleep. But maybe I'll watch one more episode of HIMYM--it's not like I need to dance a jig or thumb wrestle to watch TV.
 
 
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Marianna[info]insunshine on March 29th, 2009 02:57 pm (UTC)
The only thing I liked about the finale was Chief strangling Tory. That sounds really bad, but that was the only thing I liked.

Well, okay, that and Helo being okay after being shot in the leg. That was pretty awesome too, as I thought he was dead. I would have cried ridiculous emo tears if Helo had been dead.

But yeah, all in all, those two things were the only two that made it watchable for me, although, like. It's been touch and go for me even being in the frame of mind to watch the show this season, that's how heavy handed I thought it got.
But I don't want to be a pie![info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:00 am (UTC)
SERIOUSLY. That was one of the most fulfilling things I've seen on my television.

That was so evil, the way they tried to fake us out. Helo can't die. He's Helo.

Yeah, I haven't been particularly fond of this season. Or season three, for that matter.

BTW, did you know the guy in your icon is from TV on the Radio? I saw that movie and I was like, "That dude looks sooo familiar but why??" It took me a really long time to figure it out, lol.
Marianna[info]insunshine on April 7th, 2009 02:08 am (UTC)
I did know that, actually!

I love TV On The Radio!
But I don't want to be a pie![info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:14 am (UTC)
Oh man, me too! I work in a shoe store and we can play whatever music we want, so pretty much every day I at least play one of their albums.
WeHo M.: HIMYM - Threesome[info]afrocurl on March 29th, 2009 03:20 pm (UTC)
I'm mainlining HIMYM too, and I do keep laughing all the time. WTF happened to us?
But I don't want to be a pie!: to║nostalgia[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:01 am (UTC)
I don't know, but I have to say: I like it.

How far are you? I just got all caught up yesterday. I wish there'd been a new episode on tonight.
WeHo M.: HIMYM - Threesome[info]afrocurl on April 7th, 2009 02:08 am (UTC)
I finished off the last half of S4 yesterday (while feeling sorry for myself and this damned cold I've had for 6 weeks.)

It's too bad there isn't a new one tonight, sure. Though, it does save me from having to have three things to watch on my TV at once.
But I don't want to be a pie!: vm║marshmallows and promises.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:12 am (UTC)
Aw man, you're still sick? That is one stubborn cold. I hope the drugs start kicking it's ass soon.

Unfortunately, I feel obligated to watch the basketball game. I feel obligated to support Michigan State, despite the fact that I go to Michigan and we've got the whole rivalry thing going. I just think it's pretty awesome they're playing in Michigan for the NCAA championship, even if I am pretty jealous and also want to watch Barney Stinson in real time.
WeHo M.: HIMYM - Awesome squared?[info]afrocurl on April 7th, 2009 02:15 am (UTC)
Hopefully I'll be better soon, but I have to go back and check later this week. It feels like I am (though it makes me slightly gross at the same time.)

I was watching the Dodger game, but I heard that State is not going well.

We'll just have to wait for Barney in real time next week.
But I don't want to be a pie![info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:19 am (UTC)
Ugh, State's doing awful. I don't know what's going on with them.

Yay! It's so hard to switch from watching almost four seasons of episodes, one after another, to dealing with real-time scheduling issues. I just don't have the patience.
WeHo M.: C - Big Day for a Blog[info]afrocurl on April 7th, 2009 02:21 am (UTC)
I heard. I mean, UNC is a good team, so it's not so bad, but State had such a good run getting to this game.

I'm not usually so bad about real time issues, but then again, when I started with VM, I read transcripts of what I'd missed instead of thinking about dling an episode.

How times change!
But I don't want to be a pie!: oc║undeniable chemistry.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:34 am (UTC)
Haha, I remember those days! Before I was aware that you could download and/or stream stuff online (which actually, was not that long ago--I think about three years), I either had to figure out how to set my VCR or just wait until the episode came out on DVD. I actually missed a lot of episodes of The OC in season three that I didn't see until this past summer. Man, those were the dark ages.
WeHo M.: OC - Death[info]afrocurl on April 7th, 2009 02:35 am (UTC)
Oh man, those days at the end of S3 are dark, to be sure. I don't know if could have handled watching the first time on DVD.
ovaltine jenkins: himym: pulling. them. off.[info]the_spin on March 29th, 2009 03:41 pm (UTC)
BSG WAS SUCH A COP-OUT, UGH. I had a feeling they were going in that direction, but still. It's nice to hope for better.

And Spaced! I've only seen a couple episodes but I really like it and need to watch more. I am totally in the same place as you with sitcoms; I think it's because I've been really disappointed with the drama-offerings lately and DW is on hiatus, so I've been sort of digging more deeply into all the stuff I was following casually.

And I am SO, SO PLEASED that you are loving HIMYM. I LOVE IT SO. It is my favorite sitcom still on air. I enjoy The Office and 30 Rock a lot, but I am just not invested in the characters in the same way.
But I don't want to be a pie!: 30rk║self-respect.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:06 am (UTC)
Ugh, I just don't want to think about it anymore. It makes me CRAZY.

Oh, please, please finish Spaced! It's so excellent, and it only gets better with each viewing. Oh, and then if you watch it you could totally write some fic. Because that whole aspect of the fandom is sorely lacking.

So true. I mean, I adore 30 Rock, but it doesn't really even measure up. I don't want to get all dramatic about it, but seriously, HIMYM is like something I've never seen before. It's a sitcom that is hilarious AND it has likable, intriguing characters that have arcs and layers and stuff. I got all caught up last night and I am so into Barney/Robin it's ridiculous. I'm planning on raiding your all the fic in your memories, lol.
ovaltine jenkins[info]the_spin on April 7th, 2009 12:33 pm (UTC)
It's a sitcom that is hilarious AND it has likable, intriguing characters that have arcs and layers and stuff.

Yes! So few sitcoms have characters that you can love, you know? And not just that, but an entire cast that's lovable. The fact they manage to keep a character like Barney feeling so human and genuine blows my mind a little.

The only sad thing: there is not tons of fic. Of what's out there, a lot is really great, but there is just not a ton. I feel like I've read it all. And most of the Barney/Robin is unrequited; I got so frustrated with it that I wrote like 30000 words in 3 weeks just to get them together :/

There's a bunch of good stuff from Yuletide that's not in my memories, so my HIMYM tag on Delicious is probably more useful. Weirdly enough, some of my favorite HIMYM fic is 'The Office' crossovers!
there is no modern mystery: tv : himym 2[info]cartwheel_dizzy on March 29th, 2009 10:55 pm (UTC)
HIMYM! YES! It is absolutely amazing, I'm so glad you like it! I honestly can't think of another ensemble show where I love each and every one of the characters SO SO much.
But I don't want to be a pie!: sotd║y'vonne of the dead.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:06 am (UTC)
Exactly! I actually adore each and every character. Especially Robin and Barney, and especially in conjunction with each other, lol. Now I need to go find some icons.
inukshuk11[info]inukshuk11 on March 30th, 2009 02:24 am (UTC)
frak metaphors
the bitch was a pigeon.

AND about the robot ending...I kinda loved it, except I only liked it rewatching it since I actually could handle new information since I wasn't anywhere near as stuck on the pigeon factor.

that being said, I was also SUPER glad for the return of Caprica-Gaius-OTP.
But I don't want to be a pie!: bsg║virtual being.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:09 am (UTC)
Re: frak metaphors
Have you seen this quote from RDM?

"I just had an image of someone in their house chasing a bird from the room, I didn't know what it meant but it's an image and let's put it on the board."

Dude, WHAAAAAT. I hate you so much.

Yeah, I was hoping they'd get back to them. I never bought Caprica with Tigh. For a whole host of reasons.
inukshuk11[info]inukshuk11 on April 7th, 2009 02:12 am (UTC)
Re: frak metaphors
LMAO no way. That's like, damn near confirmation of the Starbuck=ACTUAL PIGEON factor.

frak it all.
tell me all you hear is our song...: DW // Retro.[info]my_soul__ on April 1st, 2009 12:33 am (UTC)
I love How I Met Your Mother!!!
I would probably be Neil Patrick Harris' beard for life. Of course he's out of the closet so...yeah.

And we all have a scary obsession with Simon Pegg. He's just that awesome. I can't wait to see him the Star Trek movie.
But I don't want to be a pie!: sotd║you've got red on you.[info]flinkkamingo3 on April 7th, 2009 02:09 am (UTC)
Hahaha. Well, you'll be there, if he ever pretends to change his mind, lol.

I know, me too! I got so excited when he was in the trailer, for the whole three seconds he was there.