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Various Musings
Jun. 10th, 2005 03:52 amHmmm. . . . I don't think I posted my opinions of last Saturday's Jackie Chan Adventures episodes, did I? I was musing that maybe I'd like one out of the two episodes. And that was exactly what happened. XD;
I thought the first one was interesting and fun. They were in Australia at the beginning, and Tohru drove up with the car, and Uncle goes, "Tohru! Put steering wheel back where it belongs!" LOL. I got a giggle out of that, even though it doesn't seem logical to me that Uncle wouldn't realize that in many places outside of the U.S., the steering wheel is on the opposite side.
The second episode was dumb. ><; I imagine there were good points in there somewhere, but it had so many things that I hate (weird mutations, gender changing, people turning into animals) that I couldn't even bear to watch. XD; I wanted to see things get resolved, though, so I ended up flipping back and forth between it and the Winx Club. -___-; That should be an indication of how bad it was.
Though . . . I am a closet Winx Club watcher. -.- I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I actually have broke down and started watching it religiously on Saturdays. I like it better than Mucha Lucha or Xiaolin Showdown, which is what Kids WB usually has on during those slots. Winx would be really great, if it wasn't for those major flaws I ranted about a few entries back. XD; For good or bad, I'm a sucker for magical girls shows. . . .
And I was thinking earlier about one of the shows I used to watch on PAX TV. It was called Twice in a Lifetime. It was kinda like Quantum Leap in some ways. . . . It was a second chance show. When the people died, they had the chance to go back and try to unravel their biggest regret and see that it didn't come to pass. They would have three days, and they would be accompanied by either Mr. Jones (season 1) or Mr. Smith (season 2). I was really into that show at one time, but you know what? I don't know that I was ever crazy about the premise, and I know I don't like it now. What happens in our lives happens, for whatever reason, and no matter how much we dislike some things, those events helped shape who we are. We can't just go change them, because that would change us, and not necessarily for the better, even if we think it would.
I think I liked the show mainly because of Mr. Smith. XD; He was a great character, and I think he was a lot better than Mr. Jones. Smith actually seemed to genuinely care about the people he was helping. With Jones, it was all business. He acted like he just wanted to get his monthly quota filled up. Once he said as much to one of the people he was helping. I guess he could have been joking, but I dunno . . . I think he probably meant it. XD; Mr. Smith just seemed more real, more human, and more lovable.
I've been working on chapter 3 of Life After the Tears. I can already see that this fic is gonna be a lot different than the RP I did with Lisa, but that's okay. XD I really like RPing story ideas, because that helps me see what will work and what won't. I'm lost on how to use the cemetery scene in this fic and have it be just as poignant, though. Maybe I'll have to make that into a one-shot by itself, using elements from that RP with Lisa. XD; When I did that RP, I saw ways to make the conversation a lot longer and more poignant.
**randomly.** Does anyone think Alister would ever wear a fedora hat? The image just popped into my mind now and it won't go away.
I thought the first one was interesting and fun. They were in Australia at the beginning, and Tohru drove up with the car, and Uncle goes, "Tohru! Put steering wheel back where it belongs!" LOL. I got a giggle out of that, even though it doesn't seem logical to me that Uncle wouldn't realize that in many places outside of the U.S., the steering wheel is on the opposite side.
The second episode was dumb. ><; I imagine there were good points in there somewhere, but it had so many things that I hate (weird mutations, gender changing, people turning into animals) that I couldn't even bear to watch. XD; I wanted to see things get resolved, though, so I ended up flipping back and forth between it and the Winx Club. -___-; That should be an indication of how bad it was.
Though . . . I am a closet Winx Club watcher. -.- I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I actually have broke down and started watching it religiously on Saturdays. I like it better than Mucha Lucha or Xiaolin Showdown, which is what Kids WB usually has on during those slots. Winx would be really great, if it wasn't for those major flaws I ranted about a few entries back. XD; For good or bad, I'm a sucker for magical girls shows. . . .
And I was thinking earlier about one of the shows I used to watch on PAX TV. It was called Twice in a Lifetime. It was kinda like Quantum Leap in some ways. . . . It was a second chance show. When the people died, they had the chance to go back and try to unravel their biggest regret and see that it didn't come to pass. They would have three days, and they would be accompanied by either Mr. Jones (season 1) or Mr. Smith (season 2). I was really into that show at one time, but you know what? I don't know that I was ever crazy about the premise, and I know I don't like it now. What happens in our lives happens, for whatever reason, and no matter how much we dislike some things, those events helped shape who we are. We can't just go change them, because that would change us, and not necessarily for the better, even if we think it would.
I think I liked the show mainly because of Mr. Smith. XD; He was a great character, and I think he was a lot better than Mr. Jones. Smith actually seemed to genuinely care about the people he was helping. With Jones, it was all business. He acted like he just wanted to get his monthly quota filled up. Once he said as much to one of the people he was helping. I guess he could have been joking, but I dunno . . . I think he probably meant it. XD; Mr. Smith just seemed more real, more human, and more lovable.
I've been working on chapter 3 of Life After the Tears. I can already see that this fic is gonna be a lot different than the RP I did with Lisa, but that's okay. XD I really like RPing story ideas, because that helps me see what will work and what won't. I'm lost on how to use the cemetery scene in this fic and have it be just as poignant, though. Maybe I'll have to make that into a one-shot by itself, using elements from that RP with Lisa. XD; When I did that RP, I saw ways to make the conversation a lot longer and more poignant.
**randomly.** Does anyone think Alister would ever wear a fedora hat? The image just popped into my mind now and it won't go away.
