Duolingo has shit the bed for the moment and--temporarily, at least--wiped out my streak stats and skill points for the week. Boo. In other irritating news, my copy of Out of the Blue from a usually reliable seller arrived scratched to hell. I'm not sure it'll play. I'll test it tomorrow. If it won't, I'll have to buy it elsewhere. Roomie was indignant on my behalf when he saw the damage this morning. Feh.
In better news, Almost Human's ratings have begun to climb, which could bode well for a second season. Of course, Fox has immediately undermined this welcome momentum by putting it on hiatus for three weeks. They wouldn't want a show in which they've invested millions to succeed, now, would they? It's not a great show; in fact, the writing can be incredibly lazy, but it has potential. It also has a disabled character on TV, even if they handwave most of the challenges his disability would naturally present. Yes, even in 2048, being a high-level amputee would present a challenge. Bionic legs don't fix everything. And Karl Urban is hot. Stupidly hot. And I want more Dorian, and an exploration of mech rights or lack thereof, because they're clearly more sentient than the humans realize. I wouldn't care if Stahl were mown down by a city bus tomorrow, though. She the designated love interest, period, and though we're told she's smart, tough, and competent, I've never actually seen it. I have, however, seen her conflating empathy with a case of embarrassing and terribly inconvenient gas.
Sleepy Hollow was...uh. So, Irving never wonders where his eager-beaver, staunch rookie got off to when the shit hit the fan? He never went looking for him when he found the other member of the protection detail dead on his daughter's bedroom floor or saw his crumpled body lying in the bushes just off the porch? Mmmmkay.
I know it's cheesy and fantastical, but it's rarely been so lazily dumb. Ichabod versus skinny jeans was hysterical, though. Highlight of the episode, especially when he put on his old trousers and resumed his seat with an air of ruffled dignity.
In better news, Almost Human's ratings have begun to climb, which could bode well for a second season. Of course, Fox has immediately undermined this welcome momentum by putting it on hiatus for three weeks. They wouldn't want a show in which they've invested millions to succeed, now, would they? It's not a great show; in fact, the writing can be incredibly lazy, but it has potential. It also has a disabled character on TV, even if they handwave most of the challenges his disability would naturally present. Yes, even in 2048, being a high-level amputee would present a challenge. Bionic legs don't fix everything. And Karl Urban is hot. Stupidly hot. And I want more Dorian, and an exploration of mech rights or lack thereof, because they're clearly more sentient than the humans realize. I wouldn't care if Stahl were mown down by a city bus tomorrow, though. She the designated love interest, period, and though we're told she's smart, tough, and competent, I've never actually seen it. I have, however, seen her conflating empathy with a case of embarrassing and terribly inconvenient gas.
Sleepy Hollow was...uh. So, Irving never wonders where his eager-beaver, staunch rookie got off to when the shit hit the fan? He never went looking for him when he found the other member of the protection detail dead on his daughter's bedroom floor or saw his crumpled body lying in the bushes just off the porch? Mmmmkay.
I know it's cheesy and fantastical, but it's rarely been so lazily dumb. Ichabod versus skinny jeans was hysterical, though. Highlight of the episode, especially when he put on his old trousers and resumed his seat with an air of ruffled dignity.
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