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r_scribblesFirst off - Jesus wept, LJ is there no way of getting rid of the 'recent posts by people you don't know in communities you're not part of about subjects you don't give a rat's crap about' every time I log in? That shit be boring.
In more telly related news, me & Hubs watched the last ever episode of The Wire last night, completing our year-long watchathon of the whole damn thing. It was glorious, my friends. If you haven't watched it, do - especially if you're fed up of tokenistic Characters of Colour (the cast is almost entirely Black, and BRILLIANT), lame, stereotypical female characters (lots of great female characters - most memorable are a hard nosed detective, a lawyer and a terrifying, tiny psychopathic gangster) and tokenistic, sleazy or stereotypical gay characters (Two of the core cast of characters are gay - a lesbian and a gay man. We see the lesbian's romantic relationship portrayed as flawed and everyday as many of the straight ones. The gay guy... there are no words to describe how amazing that guy is. My favourite character in the show by a long way. So compelling to watch.) Watch it, watch it, but watch it from the beginning, because it does not dumb down whatsoever, and there's no way of catching up with episodes that you've missed. It doesn't explain its cop jargon or street talk, it doesn't repeat or simplify any details, it doesn't hold your hand through any of it.
I mean, just look at this bloody scene (So very NSFW). Poetry.
Argh! Got to post this clip too, because Omar is just that awesome.
In more telly related news, me & Hubs watched the last ever episode of The Wire last night, completing our year-long watchathon of the whole damn thing. It was glorious, my friends. If you haven't watched it, do - especially if you're fed up of tokenistic Characters of Colour (the cast is almost entirely Black, and BRILLIANT), lame, stereotypical female characters (lots of great female characters - most memorable are a hard nosed detective, a lawyer and a terrifying, tiny psychopathic gangster) and tokenistic, sleazy or stereotypical gay characters (Two of the core cast of characters are gay - a lesbian and a gay man. We see the lesbian's romantic relationship portrayed as flawed and everyday as many of the straight ones. The gay guy... there are no words to describe how amazing that guy is. My favourite character in the show by a long way. So compelling to watch.) Watch it, watch it, but watch it from the beginning, because it does not dumb down whatsoever, and there's no way of catching up with episodes that you've missed. It doesn't explain its cop jargon or street talk, it doesn't repeat or simplify any details, it doesn't hold your hand through any of it.
I mean, just look at this bloody scene (So very NSFW). Poetry.
Argh! Got to post this clip too, because Omar is just that awesome.
