Mike and I watched Becoming Jane last weekend. I'm not a fan of Jane Austen's writing, nor did I previously care much about her as a person, but this movie broke my heart.
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Posting the picture of Hot Bond reminded me that once again it's time to update my famous boyfriends list:
Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark
Nikki Sixx
Josh Jackson
Ryan Reynolds
my CSI:NY boys (Flack and Danny <3)
Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne
Daniel Craig's James Bond
Gemma gave me her copy of Twilight so I could see what the fuss was all about, and I finally got around to reading it last weekend. It wasn't as horrible as I thought it was going to be, but it also was nowhere near as awesome as people are making it out to be. My biggest problem with the book was that it seems to take itself too seriously. Generally speaking, vampire romances aren't heavy reading, and this one was no exception, whether or not it knew it. Edward's character seemed assy, not at all appealing, and the sparkling in the sunlight really put me off. I'm okay with vampires being able to be in the sun, but I'd rather they not glitter when they do so, please. I never connected with Isabella, and I found myself feeling sorry for her dad. I think the only characters that I liked were her dad, Dr. Cullen, Esme, Alice and Emmett. Everyone else annoyed me more often than not. In spite of all of that, it wasn't a bad read, and I'm glad I read it, even if I don't think it's the Best Book Evar.
"Fringe" caught my interest when I first heard about it, primarily because of how similar it sounded to "The X-Files." It doesn't hurt any that it has Joshua Jackson in it, either. I meant to check it out on Hulu but kept forgetting until this week, and once I saw the pilot, I was hooked, for a few reasons.
The subject matter: "Fringe" deals with unusual events and is similar enough to "The X-Files" to fill that void for me. In fact, I kind of like "Fringe" a wee bit more because it doesn't just leave things dangling as paranormal events, it delves a little bit more into the scientific possibilities behind them.
Joshua Jackson: I used to grit my teeth through Dawson's Creek just for Pacey, and now I can see him every week (sort of) without having to listen to Paula Cole too. (When I called my sister this week to squeak excitedly at her about the show, her first response to the Joshua Jackson point was, "Ohhh. But...isn't he getting kind of old?" He's two years older than I am. I SUPPOSE some people consider 30 "old," but I'll continue to think that it's not.)
The level of detail: I love the little things that are woven into the episodes - clues to the next episode, the repeated appearances of The Observer (even before the episode where he's a major player), subtle references to Massive Dynamics, etc. - and the attention to detail outside of the episodes as well, to include a pretty comprehensive Massive Dynamics website.
I'm not crazy about everything on the show, but I like it enough that I'm glad it was picked up for a full season, and I'm very interested in seeing how the bigger "Fringe" picture comes together.
