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rsadelleI've pretty much given up on doing anything constructive with my weekends, so today I spent most of the day on the couch watching things from Netflix.
First up: Sleepover. For a movie that is almost entirely filler, I found this to be enough fun for a Saturday afternoon. What I particularly like about it is the choice of actresses. Alexa Vega, who is very clearly our heroine, looks like a real person. She has curves. And she wins the day and gets the guy at the end. Kallie Flynn Childress is the other character who ends up with a guy at the end. Take a look, and you'll see why I love this.
Then I decided that this could be a new fandom day, so I watched the first four episodes of One Tree Hill. For some reason, I never realized this is why Chad Michael Murray is famous. Every time I hear his name, I only think of the Hilary Duff movie he was in (no, I haven't seen it, but I have to admit that it is in my queue).
I'd heard about the show before, and so I expected some Lucas/Nathan subtext, of which there is surprisingly little. There is some Luke/Jake subtext (and let's remember that it's Jacob who wrestled with the angel) and some slashiness between the amateur sports announcers, but that's about it for the boys. What's really keeping me hooked is the girls.
First of all, I'm fascinated by Peyton. I get Luke. I get Nathan. I don't get Peyton. I want to know who she is, and because the show is about Luke and Nathan, we only get to see her in bits and pieces.
Peyton, season 1, episode 2: "And if I can't be great at it, then I don't want to ruin it. It's too important to me."
Secondly, while there are only tiny bits of m/m subtext, the girls are sparking all over the place, especially Peyton and Haley. I read an article earlier this year about lesbian kisses as sweeps stunts, and I'm pretty sure One Tree Hill was the other one they mentioned for this year. (The one I'm sure of is Alex/Marissa on The O.C., and the point of the two was that unlike past stunt lesbian kisses, these will have actual consequences for the plot.) So now I have to decide if I want to go read episode summaries and spoil myself completely, or if I just want to watch episode by episode and see what happens.
Two miscellaneous things about this show:
1. It's good to see Moira Kelly. Apparently she's actually been pretty busy, but the only other thing I think of her being in is The Cutting Edge.
2. I'm having some problems with the villain. Nathan's not the villain. He's just mean, but we can understand him after we've met his dad. Dan is the real villain, and the problem with him is that he has no likable qualities. Villains should have at least something for us to sympathize or empathize with.
First up: Sleepover. For a movie that is almost entirely filler, I found this to be enough fun for a Saturday afternoon. What I particularly like about it is the choice of actresses. Alexa Vega, who is very clearly our heroine, looks like a real person. She has curves. And she wins the day and gets the guy at the end. Kallie Flynn Childress is the other character who ends up with a guy at the end. Take a look, and you'll see why I love this.
Then I decided that this could be a new fandom day, so I watched the first four episodes of One Tree Hill. For some reason, I never realized this is why Chad Michael Murray is famous. Every time I hear his name, I only think of the Hilary Duff movie he was in (no, I haven't seen it, but I have to admit that it is in my queue).
I'd heard about the show before, and so I expected some Lucas/Nathan subtext, of which there is surprisingly little. There is some Luke/Jake subtext (and let's remember that it's Jacob who wrestled with the angel) and some slashiness between the amateur sports announcers, but that's about it for the boys. What's really keeping me hooked is the girls.
First of all, I'm fascinated by Peyton. I get Luke. I get Nathan. I don't get Peyton. I want to know who she is, and because the show is about Luke and Nathan, we only get to see her in bits and pieces.
Peyton, season 1, episode 2: "And if I can't be great at it, then I don't want to ruin it. It's too important to me."
Secondly, while there are only tiny bits of m/m subtext, the girls are sparking all over the place, especially Peyton and Haley. I read an article earlier this year about lesbian kisses as sweeps stunts, and I'm pretty sure One Tree Hill was the other one they mentioned for this year. (The one I'm sure of is Alex/Marissa on The O.C., and the point of the two was that unlike past stunt lesbian kisses, these will have actual consequences for the plot.) So now I have to decide if I want to go read episode summaries and spoil myself completely, or if I just want to watch episode by episode and see what happens.
Two miscellaneous things about this show:
1. It's good to see Moira Kelly. Apparently she's actually been pretty busy, but the only other thing I think of her being in is The Cutting Edge.
2. I'm having some problems with the villain. Nathan's not the villain. He's just mean, but we can understand him after we've met his dad. Dan is the real villain, and the problem with him is that he has no likable qualities. Villains should have at least something for us to sympathize or empathize with.