I just can't get Battlestar off the brain. If I'm not writing about it or reading about, I'm thinking about it. Specifically, I have three different fic ideas I'm contemplating, a vid idea, and a thing I set aside in December that I keep meaning to get back to and haven't. And I just don't know where to start!

Of course, instead of working on any of that today, I had an urge to watch the mini series. I still recall the first time I watched it I was rather 'meh' about it. I liked it enough to give the series a try, but it wasn't until 'Bastille Day' that I got sucked into the show. In the years since, the mini has grown on me. I enjoy it more each time I view it. But, today, watching it for the first time since seeing 'No Exit', it felt as if it was brand new to me. So many scenes have different meanings now. So many characters are gone - in one scene it hit me that three of the four characters were dead. Yet, I found myself smiling at so many moments. All the Lee and Laura scenes, of course, but even Lee and Kara. ;)

( Cut for some new observations - spoilers through 'No Exit'. )

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Current Mood: happy

Because the economy sucks and waiting for November 4th is making me anxious, I've decided to do a post of only positive things. Well, and thoughts about Life. ;)

Work Related Stuff

I did my first art related project in a long time. Someone at my firm has a nine year old dressing as Slash for a party. When I first heard this I thought, "How can one dress as slash?". Then I realized she meant the guitarist. Anyway, he wanted a barbed wire tatooish design drawn on a tee shirt. She was referred to me when the person she usually goes to for her graphics needs couldn't do it based on religious grounds. He's a Jehovah's Witness. Shockingly, markers I hadn't used since college still worked and though I never studied graphic design, my concept didn't turn out too bad. I wouldn't accept payment, but I got a tin of caramel corn and a thank you from a very happy kid.

My boss paid me the rare compliment this week. After reviewing a huge ass stack of credit card statements I had just paid and thanking me for letting him do so he added, "By the way, you're good." To which I replied, "Yeah, I know." :)

Vacation

I have a vacation coming up! I'm flying to San Francisco on November 5th and danceswithwords and I will be embarking on a road trip. She'll be driving down the coast (I can't drive a stick shift and I'm sure she's grown attached to her transmission) and we'll be spending three fun filled days in Burbank with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, and, oh, friends), followed by a day in San Simeon to see Hearst Castle, then back to San Francisco so I can fly home on November 12th. I think this may be the longest I've vacationed with anyone. Be on alert for stories of unidentified bodies along the PCH.

Television

( Pushing Daisies )

( Friday Night Lights: Goodbye, Hello )

( Life: Did You Feel That? )

Battlestar Galactica

I've been threatening to do it for a long time, but I finally began my Battlestar Galactica rewatch. I told myself I wasn't going to take any notes (that lasted fifteen minutes) or talk about it here (again, didn't last), but it's apparently become a compulsion that I talk about this show. ( Random thoughts and observations about the mini series )

brokenmnemonic attended Michael Hogan's panel at the Fan Expo in England this weekend. There were a couple of interesting comments Michael made about the just wrapped BSG movie, The Plan. I'm recapping the points that jumped out at me in B's post. ( General information about 'The Plan'.  )

Mo Ryan has more information on Mary McDonnell's November 13th debut on 'Grey's Anatomy'. Damn, I'll have to start watching that show.

Mo also broke the news on Katee's appearance on 'Law & Order'. But this is the part of the article that really got me excited:

The “Battlestar” cast diaspora continues: Of the many actors from the show to line up new gigs, among the most notable are Mary McDonnell (“Battlestar’s” Laura Roslin), who starts her “Grey’s Anatomy” gig Nov. 13 and Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama), who will don a badge of his own as a cop on the upcoming British series “Law & Order: UK.”

Jamie's new gig is notable! Woo!

Mark Verheiden confirms 'Galactica' is coming to Blu Ray:

Next week I'll be doing an on-camera interview for the BSG Season 4 Blu-Ray release... no idea when the discs are due out (hopefully around the release date of the regular DVDs, which right now are scheduled for early Jan. 2009) but I suppose that means BSG is definitely coming to Blu-Ray. Thank goodness I invested in an HD-disc player just before that format went belly up...

The price of the machines has dropped and there will probably be deals around the holidays and after. Is it time to buy?

Birthdays

I've missed a lot of birthdays recently. Forgive me? =) Happy Belated and Soon-To-Be Birthdays to brokenmnemonic, avrelia, thomasina75 (FYI, we have a bed for you next year. ;), missmurchison, superplin, ketzel and electricexprmnt. I hope I didn't miss anyone.

And, Finally!

I watched Enchanted on TV last weekend. While the film, overall, didn't blow me away, I found Amy Adams, well, enchanting, and one musical number I could not get out of my head. I may have watched the scene numerous times thanks to my DVR. As luck would have it I found the clip on You Tube and thought it might make some of you as happy as it makes me:

'That's How You Know' performed by Amy Adams:



And 'That's How You Know' performed by Kristen Chenoweth at the Oscars:

Tags: battlestar galactica mini, bsg, bsg rewatch, friday night lights, life, pushing daisies
Current Mood: happy

I watched the mini again early last week. It seems to be the thing to do as of late. I’m sensing all this rewatching on my Flist might have something to do with the loooooong hiatus. I also realized I am physically incapable of watching ‘Galactica’ without taking notes. Granted, I did make a few “Why didn’t I catch that before observations?!”, but I’m also certain I was jotting stuff down for the third or forth time. Of course, some of it has to do with fic research. ;) Anyway, since there has not been a copious amount of discussion as of late, I figured I’d post my observations. Sorry if I’m being redundo girl on some points.

( Cut for length because you know me! Also, there are spoilers for the season finale under my ‘Continuity’ observations. I know one or two of you here haven’t gotten that far yet. )

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And I was hoping to get these up earlier, but this post took longer than I thought it would…

TV Reminders:

'Doctor Who' is available for download!

’Elizabeth 1’ - Part 1 premieres at 8est on HBO with numerous showings to follow. (Part 2 airs Monday.)

’Mammoth’ airs at 9est on Sci-Fi. The only reason I mention this is that Summer Glau stars.

Tags: battlestar galactica mini
Current Mood: enthralled

I rewatched the mini two weeks ago and I’m just getting to posting about it. At this rate I should be done with Season 1 just as Season 2 is back under way. :/ Spoiler Warning: For this particular recap, there are general references to Season 1 & 2, but no specifics. And because I promised k_julia and sdwolfpup there is a section devoted to highlights in the Lee/Laura relationship. I’ll continue to do so in subsequent posts if applicable. ;-)

(  'Humanity’s children are returning home. Today.'  )

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Current Mood: sleepy