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Just for the hell of it...
I'm cleaning out my folders again, and came across an old collumn of mine. We're talking vintage 97 or 96, probably...
This was written for the local DW fanclub, the CIA. The newsletter was the Time Lord Times. We got some submissions in paper form, so I had the duties of typing them up...
Ana's Space
by Ana Cotton
'She just drifted away from me/So much for gravity.'
Well. Well, well, well (a deep subject that just gets deeper...) It seems that as typist, I have the happy task of responding on the spot as it were to Mr. Agnew's comments on Leo DiCaprio.
Please, sir, recall that not all females think that everything pop cluture tells us is true. I, for one, have *never* thought Leo was cute. He can't act either. Do you want my cutting remarks from the night of the Oscars when someone made the comment of how *sad* it was that he was passed over for a nomination? I can't repeat them verbatim (it *was* several months ago, and I don't have a photographic memory thank you) but here's the gist: 'Why does he deserve a nomination? He's just playing a normal, easy to play type of character--the same he's played in any movie I've seen him in!'
As for the assertion regarding Adric, *shudder* he will never grace my walls thank you very much!
You want my picks for sexy actors? Here: Paul McGann, Gary Oldman, Ben Afleck, Paul Darrow... Leo is most definitely NOT on this list. Neither are Keanu or Brad Pitt (Ick!).
As for the skinny waiflike thing: this is a hot button for me, and if you wish to dicuss it, please write me at the PO box. And we can discuss it via snail mail, and NOT in the newsletter.
As for the mainstream accusation, pardon me as I chuckle to myself. Why are we in this club? It's certainly not 'cause it's mainstream or cool. Doctor Who is a forgotten, unviewed show. How CAN it be mainstream in America? It's not flashy or catchy, you can't sum it up in three sentences. It doesn't solve all difficulties in forty-four minutes. Everything is not always hunky-dory. People get hurt, people die.
Mainstream TV in general is NOT allowed to do this. Everything has to be concluded in the alloted forty-four (It's prolly forty-two by now) minutes. No one is allowed to die. You can safely watch an episode of the 'X-Files', 'The Pretender', 'Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman' to name a few; and you *know* tha NO ONE will die before the show ends--unless it's a minor, bit character you don't care about, or, that should die anyway.
I hope this made sense. In typing Mr. Agnew's column, I felt it needed an immediate response. I apologise if this offended anyone.
And, now on to other things.
As much as I like deep things, I also like fluff meself. Case in point--I stay up really late most Saturday nights. Guess what, there's not a lot of good tv on then. There is, however, "Psi-Factor" with Matt Frewer. It's not all that bad, and it beats "Teen Knight Rider" hands down (Ok, so it's "Team Night Rider", but Teen fits better).
"Psi-Factor" is about a group of scientists that go out and hunt up 'unexplained' phenomena. My Dad likes it, I can watch it. It has some decent actors and plotlines. The camera work is neat to watch, too. But, if you're looking for deep intellectual stimulation this is NOT it.
After "Psi-Factor" comes the God-awful Mission Impossible wannabe, "Soldier of Fortune". This show would be a whole lot better if they'd quit making it only thirty minutes with all the slow motion shots. Plot that was interesting would be good too. The actors are surprisingly fun to watch, though. They have a really good feeling for the timing of things, and look and act like great friends just out for some fun. Which is how I stood it for about five episodes before I quit. Ah well, I do have some taste, then. (I think one of the things that sucked me in, early on, was one of the characters being asked, what would you miss--if the world ended--and he answered, "The Chemical Brothers")
Pardon me, as I change the CD from the Cure's 'Wild Mood Swings' to Alana Davis' 'Blame it on Me'.
On Sunday nights, the fare is a bit different.
First, Channel Nine is showing (all praise to the great one) "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Oy vey, it's still very funny. And beats any other comedy/variety show on tv right now.
After Monty Python, I tend to flip between "Poltergiest: The Legacy" on Channel Five and "Viper" on Channel Four.
"Poltergiest: The Legacy" tends to vary between good shows, and very awful shows. The most recent one was actually kind of interesting--well, at least I thought it was. It was about a lighthouse. A haunted lighthouse. Now, see, I *like* lighthouses (have, since before "Fang Rock" thank you very much), so this was rather cool for me.
As for "Viper"--it's not bad. I don't actually like the car much, I actually happen to like the characters. Maybe it's cause they have a strong, female lead in Cameron Westlake. And the Season Finale had Peter Wingfield in it. I swear it's the voice guys! That's what I like. His Voice!
After "Poltergeist:The Legacy" is over, in the middle of "Viper", "FX: The Series" starts on Channel Five.
I like "FX" it has fast pacing, characters that feel real, and interesting gadgets to watch them play with. Rollie Tyler (Cameron Daddo) is fun to watch, and Angie Ramirez (Christina Cox) is a breath of fresh air in the female side-kick department. She gets to rescue HIM sometimes. Coool.
The other character I've seen a lot of is Detective Mira Sanchez (Jacqueline Torres) she's fun, she has a past, she may or may not be interested in Rollie. Look out, the lady can shoot faster than you can blink. I like her (can you tell?).
Does my late night watching preclude me from watching other tv? Not really, though I've been told I'm missing "ST:DS9". Gee, I feel real bad about that.
And I need my intelligent, can fight for herself female shows, now that "Buffy" is in reruns, and my Tuesday night class precludes me from watching it anyway. So, I watch "FX" and "Viper".
I've always liked those 'Mission Impossible' type shows. I even remember the first episode of "Dark Justice" (Anyone remember that?) it had Paul Darrow as the baddie. In much the same way that the first epi of the revamped 'Mission Impossible' had John De Lancie in it.
I'll leave my recollections of "Dark Justice" for another time. I seem to have filled out a whole column again, just by rambling.
'you've got your home of the brave/and I've got my land of the free..'
This was written for the local DW fanclub, the CIA. The newsletter was the Time Lord Times. We got some submissions in paper form, so I had the duties of typing them up...
Ana's Space
by Ana Cotton
'She just drifted away from me/So much for gravity.'
Well. Well, well, well (a deep subject that just gets deeper...) It seems that as typist, I have the happy task of responding on the spot as it were to Mr. Agnew's comments on Leo DiCaprio.
Please, sir, recall that not all females think that everything pop cluture tells us is true. I, for one, have *never* thought Leo was cute. He can't act either. Do you want my cutting remarks from the night of the Oscars when someone made the comment of how *sad* it was that he was passed over for a nomination? I can't repeat them verbatim (it *was* several months ago, and I don't have a photographic memory thank you) but here's the gist: 'Why does he deserve a nomination? He's just playing a normal, easy to play type of character--the same he's played in any movie I've seen him in!'
As for the assertion regarding Adric, *shudder* he will never grace my walls thank you very much!
You want my picks for sexy actors? Here: Paul McGann, Gary Oldman, Ben Afleck, Paul Darrow... Leo is most definitely NOT on this list. Neither are Keanu or Brad Pitt (Ick!).
As for the skinny waiflike thing: this is a hot button for me, and if you wish to dicuss it, please write me at the PO box. And we can discuss it via snail mail, and NOT in the newsletter.
As for the mainstream accusation, pardon me as I chuckle to myself. Why are we in this club? It's certainly not 'cause it's mainstream or cool. Doctor Who is a forgotten, unviewed show. How CAN it be mainstream in America? It's not flashy or catchy, you can't sum it up in three sentences. It doesn't solve all difficulties in forty-four minutes. Everything is not always hunky-dory. People get hurt, people die.
Mainstream TV in general is NOT allowed to do this. Everything has to be concluded in the alloted forty-four (It's prolly forty-two by now) minutes. No one is allowed to die. You can safely watch an episode of the 'X-Files', 'The Pretender', 'Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman' to name a few; and you *know* tha NO ONE will die before the show ends--unless it's a minor, bit character you don't care about, or, that should die anyway.
I hope this made sense. In typing Mr. Agnew's column, I felt it needed an immediate response. I apologise if this offended anyone.
And, now on to other things.
As much as I like deep things, I also like fluff meself. Case in point--I stay up really late most Saturday nights. Guess what, there's not a lot of good tv on then. There is, however, "Psi-Factor" with Matt Frewer. It's not all that bad, and it beats "Teen Knight Rider" hands down (Ok, so it's "Team Night Rider", but Teen fits better).
"Psi-Factor" is about a group of scientists that go out and hunt up 'unexplained' phenomena. My Dad likes it, I can watch it. It has some decent actors and plotlines. The camera work is neat to watch, too. But, if you're looking for deep intellectual stimulation this is NOT it.
After "Psi-Factor" comes the God-awful Mission Impossible wannabe, "Soldier of Fortune". This show would be a whole lot better if they'd quit making it only thirty minutes with all the slow motion shots. Plot that was interesting would be good too. The actors are surprisingly fun to watch, though. They have a really good feeling for the timing of things, and look and act like great friends just out for some fun. Which is how I stood it for about five episodes before I quit. Ah well, I do have some taste, then. (I think one of the things that sucked me in, early on, was one of the characters being asked, what would you miss--if the world ended--and he answered, "The Chemical Brothers")
Pardon me, as I change the CD from the Cure's 'Wild Mood Swings' to Alana Davis' 'Blame it on Me'.
On Sunday nights, the fare is a bit different.
First, Channel Nine is showing (all praise to the great one) "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Oy vey, it's still very funny. And beats any other comedy/variety show on tv right now.
After Monty Python, I tend to flip between "Poltergiest: The Legacy" on Channel Five and "Viper" on Channel Four.
"Poltergiest: The Legacy" tends to vary between good shows, and very awful shows. The most recent one was actually kind of interesting--well, at least I thought it was. It was about a lighthouse. A haunted lighthouse. Now, see, I *like* lighthouses (have, since before "Fang Rock" thank you very much), so this was rather cool for me.
As for "Viper"--it's not bad. I don't actually like the car much, I actually happen to like the characters. Maybe it's cause they have a strong, female lead
After "Poltergeist:The Legacy" is over, in the middle of "Viper", "FX: The Series" starts on Channel Five.
I like "FX" it has fast pacing, characters that feel real, and interesting gadgets to watch them play with. Rollie Tyler (Cameron Daddo) is fun to watch, and Angie Ramirez (Christina Cox) is a breath of fresh air in the female side-kick department. She gets to rescue HIM sometimes. Coool.
The other character I've seen a lot of is Detective Mira Sanchez (Jacqueline Torres) she's fun, she has a past, she may or may not be interested in Rollie. Look out, the lady can shoot faster than you can blink. I like her (can you tell?).
Does my late night watching preclude me from watching other tv? Not really, though I've been told I'm missing "ST:DS9". Gee, I feel real bad about that.
And I need my intelligent, can fight for herself female shows, now that "Buffy" is in reruns, and my Tuesday night class precludes me from watching it anyway. So, I watch "FX" and "Viper".
I've always liked those 'Mission Impossible' type shows. I even remember the first episode of "Dark Justice" (Anyone remember that?) it had Paul Darrow as the baddie. In much the same way that the first epi of the revamped 'Mission Impossible' had John De Lancie in it.
I'll leave my recollections of "Dark Justice" for another time. I seem to have filled out a whole column again, just by rambling.
'you've got your home of the brave/and I've got my land of the free..'