Sci-fi shows, Vid rec, Vid Feedback and VIVIDCON!!!

[anoel]

So it's been awhile since my last post. I've been feeling rather uncommunicative lately (read: lazy) and working a lot hasn't exactly made me feel very motivated to post. Instead I have desperately been trying to catch up with Stargate Atlantis and Doctor Who by VIVIDCON (!!). I'm on SGA 2x17 and Doctor Who 2x09 and I've got to finish the third seasons of both so I don't get spoiled in one week. Sadly I have given up on Life on Mars (but I have 4 episodes left so it's still possible!) and Farscape (which I will watch right after VVC) but I still have a little bit of hope for LotR which I'm a bad fan for not reading/watching yet. So far I have found five reasons to watch SGA:

1. Rodney McKay
2. Vids
3. Rodney
4. McKay/Sheppard (I finally saw the white room episode! And the end scene in Trinity is made of squee)
5. Have I mentioned Rodney?

The geek love of Rodney is very strong not to mention the cuteness, paranoia, sarcasm, (earned) arrogance and many other things. I absolutely loved Duet if only because of laughing so much and the kiss (!!!). In terms of Doctor Who, Ten has been growing on me with all his cuteness. I do adore the Ten/Rose friendship although I like their relationship nice and platonic. I really enjoy how the romantic relationship is almost like slash in that it's there if you want to see it but not there if you don't. I still find both shows plots rather sci-fi procedural (although SGA does have a benefit of the Wraith series arc) and thus boring at times but hey, I've managed House, Due South and Supernatural so I'm dealing with it. Doctor Who sometimes suffers from this the worst but I was very surprised and happy by School Reunion which was awesome not only because there was GILES (which I squeed about for the first five minutes and at various times in the show) but there was lots of emotional resonance and contained the things I enjoy most about DW: discussion about what it means to be the Doctor and having to always be alone. Plus, robot dog! And I actually recognized Sarah Jane as an old companion (I think it was settai's posts) so that was a great idea to bring her back. I'm building a lot of high expectations for next season with everything I hear about Martha and the Master and I'm worried that I should tone it down. So I have two questions for Doctor Who fans:

[Poll #1031921]

So first I have a vid rec that makes me completely happy, gleeful and full of love today. makesmewannadie won halcyon_shift for Sweet Charity and got her to make Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, a multifandom video that contains some of the most happiest, cutest scenes from a variety of TV shows. If you ever need something to cheer up your day, this is it. It's a love letter to fandom and to me shows how much I love it from the shows to the ships to the people. And I have to say the Heroes clip is the most perfect thing that ever was perfect. Go watch and leave feedback!

Speaking of vid feedback, I am finally feeling ready to do it. Problem is I have a huge backlog and I'm not sure where to begin. So if you want me to give you feedback on any vid(s) that you've done, comment to this post and I'll comment on your vid. Being a perfectionist at heart, it usually takes at least a paragraph. I just love letting people know how much I appreciate their work and finding out new vids so feedback will be great for that.

I can't believe next week is VIVIDCON OMG! I will be getting to the hotel around 11:30 or 12 on Thursday and am leaving Monday night so hopefully that will give me plenty of time to hang out with everyone. I'm so excited now that the schedule is up even though once again I'm tempted to only go to panels (I mean, Why vid? Hip Hop Vidding!!!, Vid Structure, HOW VIDS WORK=sooo good) but I hope to make it to a few vidshows. Maybe even some parts of Nearly New if there are some premiering vids and to see my vid in it. Also I've actually made a list of every person whose attending in terms of their LJ names (and a few non) with the help of various posts and polls so now I'll actually be able to recognize more people. And to anyone who's going, I'm always happy to talk to anyone about anything from vids to RL as I'm always looking to meet new people (and old!) who love vids. It should be fun no matter how nervous I am with a vid premiering and even seeing people again is always a bit nervewracking when my shy tendencies start to come out. But Vividcon is always worth it and after having the time of my life last year, I hope this year is just as good, if not better. One more week!

P.S. I swear I will finish the Stockbridge, Harry Potter and Torchwood posts I have yet to make. In the meantime, I have enjoyed reading my Flist's comments on HP and everything else as usual!

ETA: Also, courtesy of lianri, I have a Heroes vid idea! And I figured out a way to make it visually interesting so I'm all excited now :D And if anyone wants to rec me any kind of Hiro or Hiro/Ando vid, it'd make me very happy.

Comments

[almostcanon.livejournal.com]

Doctor Who S3 is AMAZING. The Master is groovy and there's some cool storylines! I prefer Rose to Martha, but this is not to say Martha isn't kickass, cause she is :) *fangirls*

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Sounds awesome! I haven't quite connected to Rose although I do love episodes with her and her dad so we'll see what happens.

[almostcanon.livejournal.com]

And yes, make a Torchwood post! ;D

[almostcanon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh yes, Torchwood is good for slash! As is DW S3 too! (Am I overselling it? ;p)

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Nah, slash just makes me want to get to S3 even more so that helps me get through episode which is a good thing. Plus I know Jack comes back which I can't wait to see!

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I will! The boylove on the show is just wonderful what with Jack/Jack and Jack/Ianto. Romance, stopwatches and kisses are always squee worthy to me ;)

[fatema.livejournal.com]

I feel as though I need to rewatch SGA just to get a better feel for it - to watch it through the new perspective of a McShep fan and especially a Rodney fan. Don't get me wrong, I loved him on the show when I watched it through the first time, but right now I have a different kind of love spurred on by fic and all those great things.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I never thought I'd say this but I kind of want to watch at least some parts of it again. I came into the show from a Rodney and McShep perspective but fic really helps make it more emotionally involving for me now. S3 really is amazing for them and sending me into squee overload so that helps too :)

[settiai]

Oh, I definitely know what you mean about trying to get caught up on shows in order to avoid spoilers. *dies* I've given up on finishing Heroes and Farscape in time, but I'm going to get caught up on Battlestar Galactica and Life on Mars even if it kills me.

On the Doctor Who S3 front, I connected more with Martha than Rose, but I know that it was the opposite for some people. So you'll just have to see. But, not matter what, it's still got the Master. Who is and will always be the most awesome villain ever.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I actually don't think there should be too much Heroes and Farscape stuff there (although you never know with vidshows) so you (and me in terms of FS) should be fine. If it kills me is definitely my motto.

I am only on the first episode so it's still up in the air. It's interesting to see it practically tied right now. I really can't wait to see the Master now!

[arefadedaway.livejournal.com]

Martha is brilliant. So is 98% of S3. The episode where Jack first swings back in is my favorite episode the show's done.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I am REALLY looking forward to seeing Jack again. He's definitely my favorite. And I'm really looking forward to more of Martha!

[kitkatbyte.livejournal.com]

See you next week!

Oh, and thanks for the vid rec! It was nice to see so many of my fandoms all in one cute vid. :)

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Eee I can't wait! It will be great to see you again. And I'm glad you enjoyed the vid :)

[countessmary.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for your input on the poll. I find it hilarious that you and I put the same song for "Never to be vidded again". :D

LOL.

Cheers.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Always glad to talk about vids :) Everyone picks Bring Me To Life as not to be vidded. I know at one point there was 14 vids to it in the Buffy archive and it's been vidded to practically every fandom. You'd think people would get tired of it after awhile but it still seems to get vidded even to new shows unfortunately.