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ladybug_archiveTurns out my script was already here when I was typing yesterday's post. I didn't learn all I'd hoped to, but it provided enough interesting tidbits that I made a new blog post out of it: http://thepathofthestars.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-script-of-riptides-pirate-and.html
I also watched two of Don Knight's Bonanza episodes. He played good guys in both and it was quite delightful. The first episode reminded me of The Big Valley's episode Earthquake!, and I had to suspend disbelief over why anyone would build a courthouse over a MINE, but the plot of Ben and four other people being trapped in the basement of a collapsing building was so intense. And everybody got out of there alive! I was really afraid someone would die, probably Don's character. But he didn't. And he was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit!
I wondered how I'd feel about the second episode I watched, since it was from the final season and Dan Blocker and Hoss were both dead. Gah. Hoss is my favorite Cartwright, so that was definitely a dread. But I liked Jamie, so it was okay viewing. It kind of felt like a cross between Bonanza and Little House, though. I wonder if that's how the final season was in general. But there were cute dogs, which is always a plus even though I don't agree with hunting for sport by any stretch of the imagination.
I hear Don plays the bad guy in the other Bonanza episode. I couldn't catch it on MeTV today and wasn't sure I'd go out of my way to do so anyway, but maybe I'll try looking it up now too.
I also saw the first of his Charlie's Angels episodes. He was a bad guy in that, although he didn't reveal just how bad he was until he discovered Kelly was a private eye. Then he pulled a gun on her, threatened to kill her, and made her drive away in his van. Kelly deliberately pulled a dangerous traffic stunt to get a nearby policeman to come after them, whereupon Don's character threw his gun out the window. Bosley, who was following, picked it up and brought it over to the van after the officer stopped them. Don's character's expression when Bosley said, "Excuse me, Sir, you dropped your gun out the window," was priceless. LOL. He started to sink down in the seat.
(Bosley, by the way, is still awesome. I love him and I love all the girls. I think there's two basic ways to look at a show like Charlie's Angels. One is that it's filled with threadbare plots, beautiful women, and exists pretty much only so that men can ogle said women. The other way is that it's about strong female characters fighting crime, and in spite of the sometimes silly plots, that's the way I look at it. Every one of the girls seems to be a good role model (except I definitely wouldn't recommend dressing the way Kris sometimes does ... yikes). They're all good people determined to not let the bad guys win, resourceful, intelligent, and very human. I have trouble picking a favorite. Usually it's either Sabrina or Kelly, but I love them all. Interesting that when I first saw the show, I wasn't sure what to make of Sabrina or whether she was as smart as the others; in the episodes I saw at first, I got the impression more of her maybe not being as all there. But as I watched more, I realized I must have just been seeing some of her undercover personas. She is very smart and on top of things, and her actress Kate Jackson seems to be generally hailed as the best actress of the bunch. Out of all the girls, Sabrina also seems the most like she really wants a romantic relationship, so I was happy for her that when Kate left, they wrote in the show that Sabrina was going to get married and have a baby.)
Before any of that, several days ago I saw Don Knight's first Big Valley episode. It was the really creepy one where Adam West was a psycho. Don's character was a twisted mix of selfishness, greed, and some genuine remaining goodness. Even though he had agreed to keep quiet about the first murder in exchange for sharing in Adam's character's high living, he didn't want any other murders to happen and tried to prevent them. Adam's character eventually killed him, which I figured would probably happen. I got plunnied and wrote a fic, but it keeps feeling like it's not complete and I'm not sure what to do with it.
(I actually feel a little like I've been in a fanfiction slump the last couple of weeks. It's just been crazy here and there hasn't been much time for writing, and it seems like when I do, I can't advance very much on the stories. I don't know whether this Big Valley one is holding things up and I feel I can't concentrate until it's done or if it's a slump in general. I feel more like I want to write Ginger and Lou fics for a while instead of continuing the fics I've been actively working on at FF.net. But I feel like I can't fully devote myself to Ginger and Lou fics when people are waiting on those others, or at least on the WWW one. I really wish I could get some input from Riptide fans on the Riptide one; the only person even reviewing it isn't even a fan of the show, so I'm pretty honored that he likes my writing enough to read it. I certainly didn't ask him to. But while I'm thrilled that he's reading, he of course can't provide much advice on the characters and such. There are silent readers, but the only Riptide person who actually said something only commented on the first chapter and expressed her dissatisfaction with the thought of there being real ghosts. I don't know if she even read on enough to see that things are still up in the air regarding the ghost angle, which is just like the season 2 episode that dealt with ghosts was like. I don't think they fully eliminated the idea of ghosts until towards the end. But so yeah. It seems like lately, my only real writing interests have been work, Ginger and Lou fics, The Big Valley fic, and non-fiction blog posts. I don't imagine it will last long, but it is frustrating when I gravitate to the non-fiction rambling posts here instead of working on stories.)
I feel the urge to watch Julie London's Big Valley episode again sometime soon. Her character was also a curious mixture of selfishness, greed, and some remaining goodness. She was a traitor to the North during the Civil War, but not because of changing ideologies; she wanted higher living and she was promised that if she turned. At least that's how I remember it. She showed up after the war and was understandably shunned by the town, but as I also recall, they took it way too far and actually tried to harm her and her old friend in the Barkley family tried to help her. I can't remember now whether it was Jarrod or Nick. He couldn't come to terms with what she'd done either, and it seems like even though she was sadder and wiser, she wasn't terribly apologetic or sorry for her actions, which only made things worse. I remember it ended with her leaving town. I wonder what kinds of interesting interaction might happen between her and Don's character were they to ever meet. I revived his character in my fic, naturally. Hmm, future plunnie.
I often think of The Big Valley as the poor man's Bonanza and/or an inversion of Bonanza, since The Big Valley has a woman at the head of the wealthiest family in town and some of the concepts and set-ups seem similar to Bonanza (and since the show only lasted four seasons as opposed to Bonanza's fourteen). But one interesting difference is that while the Cartwrights seem to be respected and well-liked, the Barkleys seem to be looked down on because of their wealth. Usually shows do the cliche of arrogant rich people so much that it's really a drag. The Big Valley has the flip-side of arrogant poor people, which isn't seen as often but is just as hurtful and damaging. And while I enjoy both shows, sometimes I feel like The Big Valley has a lot more heart than Bonanza. Maybe that's at least partially because there are women in the main cast and they bring something to the show that Bonanza lacks. On the other hand, I'm not saying I think Bonanza should have had a female lead. Each show is what it is and is enjoyed for what it is. I think a female lead probably would have ruined Bonanza, because that was not the angle it was going for. On the other hand, remove the women from The Big Valley and something is very missing.
I find it intriguing how quickly Don Knight proved himself a capable and awesome character actor. He just showed up to start acting in 1965, and it was only like three-ish years later when they were starting to bill him as "Special Guest Star" and/or list him at the top of the guest cast list. It's like what happened with Luke Andreas and Christopher Cary. With all of them, they were sometimes given small parts, but the show's crews quickly realized their talents and that having them around was a feather in the cap. They'd then be given meatier parts sometimes, or else even if they didn't appear much, they were still credited very high on the list. And as frustrating as it is when they're not in something much, like Christopher in that 1970s Captain America movie, it's still extremely exciting when they're given such high billing.
And I'm sure there was something else I wanted to talk about, but I don't remember what it was.
Oh, I just remembered. Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out on DVD today. I'm still undecided whether I'll buy it. I just can't bring myself to consider it absolute canon, even though yes, I know that as far as Disney is concerned, it is. And I can't see myself re-watching it much. But I love Rey and Finn and BB-8, so I figured I'd probably buy it for them, at least. I can't get it this week, though, since my account is cleaned until the weekend. And then I need to think about still getting to Build-a-Bear to get an article of clothing for the Lalaloopsy plush, since I wasn't able to include that in the order. I also need to think about getting the big Rey figure, because Wal-Mart finally got a huge shipment in (probably in anticipation of today). I just hope they'll still have some when I have money....
Last week I read an article in the Star Wars Insider about how Kylo Ren is a worthy villain, a great inversion of previous Star Wars characters, and that his journey is a dark parallel of Luke's, in that while Luke would rather die himself than turn to the Dark Side, Kylo Ren would rather kill his father instead of turning to the light. I don't know what to think. Kylo Ren is a long way from being the villain Darth Vader was, but the fact that he killed his father is, to me, unforgivable. (Completely aside from the fact that I love his father.) I don't like the character and I still can't see myself ever feeling anything but cold if they try to redeem him. Perhaps if his path is supposed to be a dark parallel, etc., and when he wants to turn to the Dark Side so badly because he thinks that's the right way, the most logical outcome for him would be to die as a villain. That would probably be depressing if anyone wants him redeemed (certainly it would be awful for Leia and Luke), but I just don't see any redemption for him being able to be well-written.
The article also talked a lot about his conflicted feelings, which puzzles me because while I know that's supposed to be one of the big things about the character, it doesn't seem like we really saw a whole lot of that in the film. Mostly we saw childish temper tantrums that I kind of laughed at even while I was thinking WTH, and then that short scene where he mentioned a pull to the light, until that horrifying scene on the bridge. Then he talked some about his conflicted feelings, true, but in the end he made his choice. I guess I feel like the movie didn't bring out the conflict enough if it was only even brought up in two scenes, with one of them short and the other having him determine what he was going to do. I suppose the novelization goes into it a lot more, as well as into the fact that he thinks the Dark Side is right and he's doing the right thing. I don't remember the movie really getting into that either. I guess I compare it too much to those Legacy of the Force books I read where Jacen Solo is having the exact same struggle, but it seems like it was brought out much better in those books than it was in the movie.
Bottom line is, I'm not really that impressed by Kylo Ren either as a person in general or as a villain. I just don't get the character and don't see this immense depth in him that others are seeing. I think Jacen Solo's conflict with the Light and Dark Sides was handled much better. I could understand that character, even though I didn't at all agree with him and was horrified by his downfall even though I've never read any of the books where he was good. But I did like the article's mention of Kylo Ren being like a villain embryo. That was rather a clever and creative description. However, I'm not expecting a whole lot from him in the next movies.
Also, I think Snoke is completely lame and weird and a poor follow-up to The Emperor. They didn't explain him very well, either; he was just there. I just felt like I was watching a pale version of The Emperor and Darth Vader's interaction. And I know what Abrams said about the parallels all throughout the movie being intentional, history repeats itself, etc., but I still think there were way too many parallels with the Original Trilogy.
To be honest, I also don't get the immense fan-love for Poe. He was hardly in the film at all, and his revival from the dead wasn't explained very well, either. It was in the novelization, though, at least. Of course, I know the Star Wars fanbase has always loved minor characters, and I myself adore many minor and oneshot characters, so in one way I probably shouldn't be confused, but doesn't anyone else feel confused by the fact that Poe is supposed to be one of the three mains and yet he's hardly there at all?! Imagine if Han Solo had been that scarce in the Original Trilogy. It's just not done.
I also don't get the immense fan-love for Poe/Finn slash, considering they knew each other for maybe five minutes of screentime. I know slash fans are all over anything they want to see in that way. But I'd find it much more logical for the slash fans to be excited if Poe and Finn had actually known each other long enough for it to make more sense. Instead, Finn spent most of the film with Rey. I'm torn between whether I'd want Finn and Rey to be a couple or to stay friends; either sounds great with the immense amount of interaction between them. (Of course, they'd still have to get to know each other a lot more.) But when fans want characters to be a couple after only five minutes of interaction, I just get really baffled. That's one reason why I've never understood a great majority of anime pairings....
On the other hand, when I'm trying to hook up Giovanna and Scofield in my Riptide fic, I probably shouldn't be confused by limited canon interaction. Of course, though, in their case they did know each other at more times in canon than Poe and Finn did. And actually, I still haven't decided whether it's really plausible to pair Giovanna and Scofield at all or if I should leave them as friends. And I doubt that's anything a Riptide fan could even help me with, since I doubt any of them are interested in the fate of one- and two-shot characters. But anyway, I'm just one person. Even though I'm curious in seeing how Giovanna and Scofield would interact given the chance, I would be pretty weirded out if the Riptide fandom completely exploded with fan love for that pairing considering they barely interact in canon. Some people liking certain things is understandable. But when a huge portion of a fanbase gets so excited about a pairing without much canon interaction in it, it does strike me as baffling.
I guess that's just further proof that I will never be a hardcore shipper.
I also watched two of Don Knight's Bonanza episodes. He played good guys in both and it was quite delightful. The first episode reminded me of The Big Valley's episode Earthquake!, and I had to suspend disbelief over why anyone would build a courthouse over a MINE, but the plot of Ben and four other people being trapped in the basement of a collapsing building was so intense. And everybody got out of there alive! I was really afraid someone would die, probably Don's character. But he didn't. And he was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit!
I wondered how I'd feel about the second episode I watched, since it was from the final season and Dan Blocker and Hoss were both dead. Gah. Hoss is my favorite Cartwright, so that was definitely a dread. But I liked Jamie, so it was okay viewing. It kind of felt like a cross between Bonanza and Little House, though. I wonder if that's how the final season was in general. But there were cute dogs, which is always a plus even though I don't agree with hunting for sport by any stretch of the imagination.
I hear Don plays the bad guy in the other Bonanza episode. I couldn't catch it on MeTV today and wasn't sure I'd go out of my way to do so anyway, but maybe I'll try looking it up now too.
I also saw the first of his Charlie's Angels episodes. He was a bad guy in that, although he didn't reveal just how bad he was until he discovered Kelly was a private eye. Then he pulled a gun on her, threatened to kill her, and made her drive away in his van. Kelly deliberately pulled a dangerous traffic stunt to get a nearby policeman to come after them, whereupon Don's character threw his gun out the window. Bosley, who was following, picked it up and brought it over to the van after the officer stopped them. Don's character's expression when Bosley said, "Excuse me, Sir, you dropped your gun out the window," was priceless. LOL. He started to sink down in the seat.
(Bosley, by the way, is still awesome. I love him and I love all the girls. I think there's two basic ways to look at a show like Charlie's Angels. One is that it's filled with threadbare plots, beautiful women, and exists pretty much only so that men can ogle said women. The other way is that it's about strong female characters fighting crime, and in spite of the sometimes silly plots, that's the way I look at it. Every one of the girls seems to be a good role model (except I definitely wouldn't recommend dressing the way Kris sometimes does ... yikes). They're all good people determined to not let the bad guys win, resourceful, intelligent, and very human. I have trouble picking a favorite. Usually it's either Sabrina or Kelly, but I love them all. Interesting that when I first saw the show, I wasn't sure what to make of Sabrina or whether she was as smart as the others; in the episodes I saw at first, I got the impression more of her maybe not being as all there. But as I watched more, I realized I must have just been seeing some of her undercover personas. She is very smart and on top of things, and her actress Kate Jackson seems to be generally hailed as the best actress of the bunch. Out of all the girls, Sabrina also seems the most like she really wants a romantic relationship, so I was happy for her that when Kate left, they wrote in the show that Sabrina was going to get married and have a baby.)
Before any of that, several days ago I saw Don Knight's first Big Valley episode. It was the really creepy one where Adam West was a psycho. Don's character was a twisted mix of selfishness, greed, and some genuine remaining goodness. Even though he had agreed to keep quiet about the first murder in exchange for sharing in Adam's character's high living, he didn't want any other murders to happen and tried to prevent them. Adam's character eventually killed him, which I figured would probably happen. I got plunnied and wrote a fic, but it keeps feeling like it's not complete and I'm not sure what to do with it.
(I actually feel a little like I've been in a fanfiction slump the last couple of weeks. It's just been crazy here and there hasn't been much time for writing, and it seems like when I do, I can't advance very much on the stories. I don't know whether this Big Valley one is holding things up and I feel I can't concentrate until it's done or if it's a slump in general. I feel more like I want to write Ginger and Lou fics for a while instead of continuing the fics I've been actively working on at FF.net. But I feel like I can't fully devote myself to Ginger and Lou fics when people are waiting on those others, or at least on the WWW one. I really wish I could get some input from Riptide fans on the Riptide one; the only person even reviewing it isn't even a fan of the show, so I'm pretty honored that he likes my writing enough to read it. I certainly didn't ask him to. But while I'm thrilled that he's reading, he of course can't provide much advice on the characters and such. There are silent readers, but the only Riptide person who actually said something only commented on the first chapter and expressed her dissatisfaction with the thought of there being real ghosts. I don't know if she even read on enough to see that things are still up in the air regarding the ghost angle, which is just like the season 2 episode that dealt with ghosts was like. I don't think they fully eliminated the idea of ghosts until towards the end. But so yeah. It seems like lately, my only real writing interests have been work, Ginger and Lou fics, The Big Valley fic, and non-fiction blog posts. I don't imagine it will last long, but it is frustrating when I gravitate to the non-fiction rambling posts here instead of working on stories.)
I feel the urge to watch Julie London's Big Valley episode again sometime soon. Her character was also a curious mixture of selfishness, greed, and some remaining goodness. She was a traitor to the North during the Civil War, but not because of changing ideologies; she wanted higher living and she was promised that if she turned. At least that's how I remember it. She showed up after the war and was understandably shunned by the town, but as I also recall, they took it way too far and actually tried to harm her and her old friend in the Barkley family tried to help her. I can't remember now whether it was Jarrod or Nick. He couldn't come to terms with what she'd done either, and it seems like even though she was sadder and wiser, she wasn't terribly apologetic or sorry for her actions, which only made things worse. I remember it ended with her leaving town. I wonder what kinds of interesting interaction might happen between her and Don's character were they to ever meet. I revived his character in my fic, naturally. Hmm, future plunnie.
I often think of The Big Valley as the poor man's Bonanza and/or an inversion of Bonanza, since The Big Valley has a woman at the head of the wealthiest family in town and some of the concepts and set-ups seem similar to Bonanza (and since the show only lasted four seasons as opposed to Bonanza's fourteen). But one interesting difference is that while the Cartwrights seem to be respected and well-liked, the Barkleys seem to be looked down on because of their wealth. Usually shows do the cliche of arrogant rich people so much that it's really a drag. The Big Valley has the flip-side of arrogant poor people, which isn't seen as often but is just as hurtful and damaging. And while I enjoy both shows, sometimes I feel like The Big Valley has a lot more heart than Bonanza. Maybe that's at least partially because there are women in the main cast and they bring something to the show that Bonanza lacks. On the other hand, I'm not saying I think Bonanza should have had a female lead. Each show is what it is and is enjoyed for what it is. I think a female lead probably would have ruined Bonanza, because that was not the angle it was going for. On the other hand, remove the women from The Big Valley and something is very missing.
I find it intriguing how quickly Don Knight proved himself a capable and awesome character actor. He just showed up to start acting in 1965, and it was only like three-ish years later when they were starting to bill him as "Special Guest Star" and/or list him at the top of the guest cast list. It's like what happened with Luke Andreas and Christopher Cary. With all of them, they were sometimes given small parts, but the show's crews quickly realized their talents and that having them around was a feather in the cap. They'd then be given meatier parts sometimes, or else even if they didn't appear much, they were still credited very high on the list. And as frustrating as it is when they're not in something much, like Christopher in that 1970s Captain America movie, it's still extremely exciting when they're given such high billing.
And I'm sure there was something else I wanted to talk about, but I don't remember what it was.
Oh, I just remembered. Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out on DVD today. I'm still undecided whether I'll buy it. I just can't bring myself to consider it absolute canon, even though yes, I know that as far as Disney is concerned, it is. And I can't see myself re-watching it much. But I love Rey and Finn and BB-8, so I figured I'd probably buy it for them, at least. I can't get it this week, though, since my account is cleaned until the weekend. And then I need to think about still getting to Build-a-Bear to get an article of clothing for the Lalaloopsy plush, since I wasn't able to include that in the order. I also need to think about getting the big Rey figure, because Wal-Mart finally got a huge shipment in (probably in anticipation of today). I just hope they'll still have some when I have money....
Last week I read an article in the Star Wars Insider about how Kylo Ren is a worthy villain, a great inversion of previous Star Wars characters, and that his journey is a dark parallel of Luke's, in that while Luke would rather die himself than turn to the Dark Side, Kylo Ren would rather kill his father instead of turning to the light. I don't know what to think. Kylo Ren is a long way from being the villain Darth Vader was, but the fact that he killed his father is, to me, unforgivable. (Completely aside from the fact that I love his father.) I don't like the character and I still can't see myself ever feeling anything but cold if they try to redeem him. Perhaps if his path is supposed to be a dark parallel, etc., and when he wants to turn to the Dark Side so badly because he thinks that's the right way, the most logical outcome for him would be to die as a villain. That would probably be depressing if anyone wants him redeemed (certainly it would be awful for Leia and Luke), but I just don't see any redemption for him being able to be well-written.
The article also talked a lot about his conflicted feelings, which puzzles me because while I know that's supposed to be one of the big things about the character, it doesn't seem like we really saw a whole lot of that in the film. Mostly we saw childish temper tantrums that I kind of laughed at even while I was thinking WTH, and then that short scene where he mentioned a pull to the light, until that horrifying scene on the bridge. Then he talked some about his conflicted feelings, true, but in the end he made his choice. I guess I feel like the movie didn't bring out the conflict enough if it was only even brought up in two scenes, with one of them short and the other having him determine what he was going to do. I suppose the novelization goes into it a lot more, as well as into the fact that he thinks the Dark Side is right and he's doing the right thing. I don't remember the movie really getting into that either. I guess I compare it too much to those Legacy of the Force books I read where Jacen Solo is having the exact same struggle, but it seems like it was brought out much better in those books than it was in the movie.
Bottom line is, I'm not really that impressed by Kylo Ren either as a person in general or as a villain. I just don't get the character and don't see this immense depth in him that others are seeing. I think Jacen Solo's conflict with the Light and Dark Sides was handled much better. I could understand that character, even though I didn't at all agree with him and was horrified by his downfall even though I've never read any of the books where he was good. But I did like the article's mention of Kylo Ren being like a villain embryo. That was rather a clever and creative description. However, I'm not expecting a whole lot from him in the next movies.
Also, I think Snoke is completely lame and weird and a poor follow-up to The Emperor. They didn't explain him very well, either; he was just there. I just felt like I was watching a pale version of The Emperor and Darth Vader's interaction. And I know what Abrams said about the parallels all throughout the movie being intentional, history repeats itself, etc., but I still think there were way too many parallels with the Original Trilogy.
To be honest, I also don't get the immense fan-love for Poe. He was hardly in the film at all, and his revival from the dead wasn't explained very well, either. It was in the novelization, though, at least. Of course, I know the Star Wars fanbase has always loved minor characters, and I myself adore many minor and oneshot characters, so in one way I probably shouldn't be confused, but doesn't anyone else feel confused by the fact that Poe is supposed to be one of the three mains and yet he's hardly there at all?! Imagine if Han Solo had been that scarce in the Original Trilogy. It's just not done.
I also don't get the immense fan-love for Poe/Finn slash, considering they knew each other for maybe five minutes of screentime. I know slash fans are all over anything they want to see in that way. But I'd find it much more logical for the slash fans to be excited if Poe and Finn had actually known each other long enough for it to make more sense. Instead, Finn spent most of the film with Rey. I'm torn between whether I'd want Finn and Rey to be a couple or to stay friends; either sounds great with the immense amount of interaction between them. (Of course, they'd still have to get to know each other a lot more.) But when fans want characters to be a couple after only five minutes of interaction, I just get really baffled. That's one reason why I've never understood a great majority of anime pairings....
On the other hand, when I'm trying to hook up Giovanna and Scofield in my Riptide fic, I probably shouldn't be confused by limited canon interaction. Of course, though, in their case they did know each other at more times in canon than Poe and Finn did. And actually, I still haven't decided whether it's really plausible to pair Giovanna and Scofield at all or if I should leave them as friends. And I doubt that's anything a Riptide fan could even help me with, since I doubt any of them are interested in the fate of one- and two-shot characters. But anyway, I'm just one person. Even though I'm curious in seeing how Giovanna and Scofield would interact given the chance, I would be pretty weirded out if the Riptide fandom completely exploded with fan love for that pairing considering they barely interact in canon. Some people liking certain things is understandable. But when a huge portion of a fanbase gets so excited about a pairing without much canon interaction in it, it does strike me as baffling.
I guess that's just further proof that I will never be a hardcore shipper.
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Date: 2016-04-06 02:56 am (UTC)Never watched Charlie's Angels, but it definitely doesn't look like something I'd be interested in. Hmm.
*hugs* at the fanfiction slump; I've been going through the same thing myself. it's so vexing when you want to write but don't have the time (I started the second of the Early Days MFU oneshots weeks ago and it's still stuck in the same place. This picfic oneshot has been stuck for a while, too, and I think the A-Team fic was the only one I finished rapidly because it literally did write itself. Hopefully you'll get your muse back soon!
...I never drew that parallel between Big Valley and Bonanza before. Intriguing.
(Fleeing for real now; see you!)
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Date: 2016-04-06 03:09 am (UTC)You saw the one with Simon and told me about it. So in essence, you got me hooked on the show to begin with. ;) And when you saw it, you said it was cheesy but you didn't seem to have any particular problem with it. I imagine it's true that it wouldn't be your kind of show normally, though, since there's only one main guy in the cast. But I have compared that actor (David Doyle) to Simon in the past and find his character utterly adorable most of the time.
It is so frustrating when stories just won't come out. And I've been sitting here writing this stupid entry and editing it to add more instead of watching something or working on fics. Sigh. Hopefully we can both write more fics soon.
I did almost from the start, but I've probably seen both of them more often than you have. LOL.
See you!