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Saturday, December 13, 2003
"Dane who?" or "Damn You, David Boreanaz!!"
Okay, despite what I said in my last post, I am feverishly working on ANOTHER fan fiction piece. I'm a slave to the muse, I guess and apparently to Angel as well. After the warm reception I got from "Branded" and "Bonded" another idea flew right into my little old brain. This one involving Angel and someone new named Dale Arlington, Jr. The story is called "Requiem" and I intend it to be the darkest and most disturbing and hopefully most poetic thing I have written yet. So far, so good. The plot? Don't want to give too much away but the Dark Avenger (Angel, for the un-Jossed) rescues Dale in an alley (while he is sans crew in Season 2 of "Angel") and gets a very, very big unpleasant surprise. Wait and see.
I finished the 5th season of "Buffy" in record time (about 30 hours) which I firmly DO NOT recommend doing, ever. I found myself disliking the show and disliking certain episodes. "Buffy", though best viewed on DVD I think, needs to be taken in much smaller doses, particularly a season like 5 with such dark issues. The reason I know this is I have gone back and watched certain episodes for a second time and I am liking it so much better.
Just a little rant about Season 5: Where the hell was the Emmy Board when "The Body" aired? Though I admit I am slightly biased, from a film-making standpoint alone this is the most brilliantly moving piece of fiction I have ever seen on TV. I was so shaken up after the episode, I had to take a walk. And for the Sarah Michelle Gellar haters out there (aka The Hansens!!) I challenge you to find a better performance on the small screen than she gives in this episode. Basically, it deals with death, but in a way it has never been shown before. For god's sake, just WATCH this episode if you ever get the chance. It's what is known in the Joss-verse as a stand-alone episode, so you don't even need to know what's going on in the show. It's artistry speaks for itself.
As far as the David Boreanaz stuff in the title of this entry, I think I have come to a conclusion. I am obsessed with the character he plays, and not with him. There's a big difference. Though, I have read he brings a lot of his own ideas and personality to the role and does quite a bit of ad-libbing when he is Angelus, I still think it's just the character I am fascinated with. He's truly a brilliant creation, fiction-wise and there are absolutely no limits with what you can write about this guy. After three seasons of "Buffy" and four and a third of "Angel" there is still so much that we don't know about him and his personality. Where else can you find such an engmatic character on TV after 8 years? Course, it doesn't hurt that he is so tall, dark, and broody. Handsome goes without saying. And did I mention the beefy musculature, the shoulders or the eyes...?
Anyway, I digress. Expect more about "Requiem" soon. It's moving right along...
I finished the 5th season of "Buffy" in record time (about 30 hours) which I firmly DO NOT recommend doing, ever. I found myself disliking the show and disliking certain episodes. "Buffy", though best viewed on DVD I think, needs to be taken in much smaller doses, particularly a season like 5 with such dark issues. The reason I know this is I have gone back and watched certain episodes for a second time and I am liking it so much better.
Just a little rant about Season 5: Where the hell was the Emmy Board when "The Body" aired? Though I admit I am slightly biased, from a film-making standpoint alone this is the most brilliantly moving piece of fiction I have ever seen on TV. I was so shaken up after the episode, I had to take a walk. And for the Sarah Michelle Gellar haters out there (aka The Hansens!!) I challenge you to find a better performance on the small screen than she gives in this episode. Basically, it deals with death, but in a way it has never been shown before. For god's sake, just WATCH this episode if you ever get the chance. It's what is known in the Joss-verse as a stand-alone episode, so you don't even need to know what's going on in the show. It's artistry speaks for itself.
As far as the David Boreanaz stuff in the title of this entry, I think I have come to a conclusion. I am obsessed with the character he plays, and not with him. There's a big difference. Though, I have read he brings a lot of his own ideas and personality to the role and does quite a bit of ad-libbing when he is Angelus, I still think it's just the character I am fascinated with. He's truly a brilliant creation, fiction-wise and there are absolutely no limits with what you can write about this guy. After three seasons of "Buffy" and four and a third of "Angel" there is still so much that we don't know about him and his personality. Where else can you find such an engmatic character on TV after 8 years? Course, it doesn't hurt that he is so tall, dark, and broody. Handsome goes without saying. And did I mention the beefy musculature, the shoulders or the eyes...?
Anyway, I digress. Expect more about "Requiem" soon. It's moving right along...
Monday, December 08, 2003
"Brand" and "Bond" and the forthcoming Dane Morgan
Now, I'm an idiot. Thanks to my good friend srhansen I finally have it, but I have been publishing this blog without titles for a really long time. I thought srhansen was paying for hers and that's why hers, Terra Nomad, looked so much better than mine.
Anyhow, just a quick note to let y'all know that two brand new stories will be posted here very soon. Tentatively titled "Brand" and its sequel "Bond". These ones aren't sexual in any way. Well, there are some pretty nasty things that are said, but no sex at all. In fact this one is rated R just for the violence and nasty language. It's Angel, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Giles. I think these ones are a lot of fun. I tried to make them as funny as possible and I think I succeeded. Also, I'm done with the Buffy stuff for awhile (unless season five inspires me to write something, though it is a pretty Angel-less season.)
I have something else cooking, my own vampire whose name is tentatively Dane Morgan will be making your acquaintance very soon if the muse cooperates, that is. Look for "Brand" and "Bond" very soon.
Anyhow, just a quick note to let y'all know that two brand new stories will be posted here very soon. Tentatively titled "Brand" and its sequel "Bond". These ones aren't sexual in any way. Well, there are some pretty nasty things that are said, but no sex at all. In fact this one is rated R just for the violence and nasty language. It's Angel, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Giles. I think these ones are a lot of fun. I tried to make them as funny as possible and I think I succeeded. Also, I'm done with the Buffy stuff for awhile (unless season five inspires me to write something, though it is a pretty Angel-less season.)
I have something else cooking, my own vampire whose name is tentatively Dane Morgan will be making your acquaintance very soon if the muse cooperates, that is. Look for "Brand" and "Bond" very soon.
