Oh, Russell T: you've ruined me

[charloween]

OH EM GEE.

Gareth David-Lloyd is going to be at Polaris/Toronto Trek.

The one consistently good part of Torchwood! At Toronto Trek!

And irony of ironies, the very weekend after TT I've got plans to be in Cardiff...

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[naturelf.livejournal.com]

I was surprised, too… not because of the jackass thing (I do love a good villain!) but surprised at how the show was called Veronica Mars but by the second season they had to struggle so hard to make her the most interesting character on screen. The process of discovering Logan (from asshat ringleader at first to his eventual status as woobie extrodinaire) was one of the joys of the show. I love how he know’s he’s fucked up, but damned if that doesn’t mean he’s going to keep that cocky exterior firmly in place. And then his entire family is revealed as being even worse people that he is. Woobie! Grabby hands!

There was a line in s3 in reply to something Veronica said, where his comeback was something like, “Too much college for you.” Some variant of the “dangerously overeducated” thing...

And I promise you, as I’ve promised a few others, that I’ll get on Dresden Files. No really!

[piratefanatic.livejournal.com]

Logan (well, Jason Dohring) does an awesome job of letting us see that majorly fucked up inside and then slamming the bravado walls back up. He continues to play the ass even though the audience knows he's got another side. And he does so successfully! There were many many many times I hated Logan with a passion, even though I knew he wasn't just being an ass for the fun of it. So then when we see more of his vulnerable side, it's got even more of a punch. *cuddles Logan*

Dresden Files was fun. Pretty lightweight, occasional bumps in the transition from book serial to tv show, but generally enjoyable. Some interesting bits about making the supernatural conform to human law (or not) and making supernatural conform to supernatural law (or not). There's a ghost who drove me nuts in the first ep and who I subsequently fell in love with (he's an academic. He wears an ascot. I have no shame). And then, in a later ep, he has this MOMENT OF AWESOME that I watched 7 times. It's one of those happy-making acting moments even though it's v. short. Maybe 20 seconds at most? But it made me squeee.

[naturelf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he's such a woobie-tease.

even though I knew he wasn't just being an ass for the fun of it.
Yes! He's such an interesting character, or at least, he's been written really well. Far better than, say, Duncan (or Meg, lol).

I... don't seem to have any Dresden Files downloaded. HORRORS! Also: TO THE INTARWEBS! Though the law/supernatural thing is going to be jolly fodder for future academic pursuits. It's not "watching tv". It's research!

[piratefanatic.livejournal.com]

I want to see more that he's done. Want to compare acting styles! Want want want!

Yeeeah, my mention of the law and supernatural was for that purpose exactly: see, it's research!

Though don't expect Great Moral Conundrums out of DF. It's really just fuzzy (with a bit of whumping here and there).

[naturelf.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, he's been in a whole lot of Bad Movies, it seems. Maybe he'll be our generation's James Spader. Plays a lot of jerks, but can totally command any and every scene he's in. Just get him in a movie with Shia LaBeouf and you've got the new RDJ there, too. (Yes, it's A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints that's done it... oh, Shia.)

I love research, though so far all I've discovered is that if a wizard whines at a cop long enough, she'll always give in. Srsly though, I'm really enjoying their interaction - he's dependent on her for so many things (access, for one)....

Whumping like "omg acting out violent death of teenage girl". Yeah, I'll bet they covered that in advanced acting classes. Heh. Woobie Acting 101.