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trinityvixenOkay, first of all: BBC America is the Devil. I finally--somewhere around the start of the summer, sent in that customer survey card that came with my first season of Doctor Who. I actually do fill those out, and, since I am a whore for British television (AND HOW), I didn't mind putting down my e-mail to be appraised of latest releases from the greatest little nation that could. I got the BBC America catalogue a couple of weeks ago, and, in a fit of cleaning, only just looked at it the other day. And now I forsee my next big expenditures going that way.
Y'all already know that I own the TARDIS as my wardrobe (and sitting parlor, rec-room, trans-dimensional, spatio-temporal travelling device), but I could get yet another telephone box just for my DVDs! I mean, they're already threatening to overrun the living room as is, and this is so cute! Ouch at the $150 price tag though. Still, I wants it! SO CUTE!
Then of course there's this. I have a beyond sentimental attachment to these (at least the first two) movies. My mother's old boss was a great, friendly guy who gave me the tapes to Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. I must have watched them until the tapes wore out, I loved the story so much. In fact, I loved the tapes so well, I don't think I ever read more than Anne of Green Gables in the books because I just didn't want to know of anything else. Apparently, though, there's a third movie, and I must figure out if I would actually benefit from seeing it or if I should leave it as is. I never really have, so I would probably leave it alone. And did you know that two former Kids in the Hall stars are in Anne of Avonlea? Bruce McCulloch and Dave Foley!
Last, but not least: Robin Hood is starting to own my brain a little.
Where do I even begin? I like the show a lot. Because, tucked into the Xena-esque stunt work and silliness, there's a lot of great stuff. For starters, Maid Marian. I...like her. I mean, I really do. In a lot of ways, the show says they're "updating" and you can see it. And, while I'm all for not having the major female character be a shy violet by any means, having her be a rar-rar girl-power gal would be just as offensive. They've really struck a nice balance with her. The actress has a very open, unassuming face that hides real strength and canny intelligence. She chafes at the boundaries placed on her, but she is still vulnerable to opionions of the day (there's a really awful remark or two made about how old she is to still be unmarried which are accurate for the time period). And, yes, she runs around playing hero as much as Robin gets any chance to, but she works mostly on and within the system since she doesn't have the luxury of tossing aside responsibility and hiding out in the woods. There's a lot of politics in this Marian, even as much as she loathes it, and I like that.
The Sheriff of Nottingham continues to be wonderful. He's so malevolent and clever, you just can't help but love him. It's over the top in spirit but restrained and snarky in performance. Just fun stuff. Contrarily, you have Guy of Gisbourne, who looks like and smiles like a brooding, menacing rapist, but has enough hesitance about his actions that you wonder how long it will take for him to turn on Nottingham and what, specifically, would be the catalyst for that (because his general apprehension is starting to win over his ease with violence and love of power, so it'll take a while, but something big will tip the scales in the end). His affection for Marian is fairly touching, as he must ingratiate himself with her while she continues to snipe and fume over his and the Sheriff's methods and immorality. It's super cute and awkward.
That just leaves the hero, I guess. It's funny he's the last person I think of in the show. Funnier still than me liking the token female character a lot, even. I didn't really warm to him in the first three episodes, but he's definitely grown on me since. The goofiness can grate a bit, and his smile is a little too smug to always be tolerated. However, the more they get into what he knows and doesn't brag about, the more I like him. Because his showing off and need to be the hero and martyr were called as bullshit vanity within the show. But then you have little things like his carrying weapons in the style of the heathen enemy (the Saracens), his familiarity with the Koran and Arabic that just pop up when relevant and fade into his past experiences with the Crusades that are such tantalizing little candies. I mean, I'm a sucker for those kinds of "ooh great hidden secret!" reveals, and they've been done, as I said, in modest amounts with great reverance. It can seem a tad out of place for the character, whose self-righteousness might leave him inelegible for such well-rounded appreciation of the enemy culture, but the actor brings it off well. Love the ominous forbodings of the darker times, and looking forward to more!
Y'all already know that I own the TARDIS as my wardrobe (and sitting parlor, rec-room, trans-dimensional, spatio-temporal travelling device), but I could get yet another telephone box just for my DVDs! I mean, they're already threatening to overrun the living room as is, and this is so cute! Ouch at the $150 price tag though. Still, I wants it! SO CUTE!
Then of course there's this. I have a beyond sentimental attachment to these (at least the first two) movies. My mother's old boss was a great, friendly guy who gave me the tapes to Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. I must have watched them until the tapes wore out, I loved the story so much. In fact, I loved the tapes so well, I don't think I ever read more than Anne of Green Gables in the books because I just didn't want to know of anything else. Apparently, though, there's a third movie, and I must figure out if I would actually benefit from seeing it or if I should leave it as is. I never really have, so I would probably leave it alone. And did you know that two former Kids in the Hall stars are in Anne of Avonlea? Bruce McCulloch and Dave Foley!
Last, but not least: Robin Hood is starting to own my brain a little.
Where do I even begin? I like the show a lot. Because, tucked into the Xena-esque stunt work and silliness, there's a lot of great stuff. For starters, Maid Marian. I...like her. I mean, I really do. In a lot of ways, the show says they're "updating" and you can see it. And, while I'm all for not having the major female character be a shy violet by any means, having her be a rar-rar girl-power gal would be just as offensive. They've really struck a nice balance with her. The actress has a very open, unassuming face that hides real strength and canny intelligence. She chafes at the boundaries placed on her, but she is still vulnerable to opionions of the day (there's a really awful remark or two made about how old she is to still be unmarried which are accurate for the time period). And, yes, she runs around playing hero as much as Robin gets any chance to, but she works mostly on and within the system since she doesn't have the luxury of tossing aside responsibility and hiding out in the woods. There's a lot of politics in this Marian, even as much as she loathes it, and I like that.
The Sheriff of Nottingham continues to be wonderful. He's so malevolent and clever, you just can't help but love him. It's over the top in spirit but restrained and snarky in performance. Just fun stuff. Contrarily, you have Guy of Gisbourne, who looks like and smiles like a brooding, menacing rapist, but has enough hesitance about his actions that you wonder how long it will take for him to turn on Nottingham and what, specifically, would be the catalyst for that (because his general apprehension is starting to win over his ease with violence and love of power, so it'll take a while, but something big will tip the scales in the end). His affection for Marian is fairly touching, as he must ingratiate himself with her while she continues to snipe and fume over his and the Sheriff's methods and immorality. It's super cute and awkward.
That just leaves the hero, I guess. It's funny he's the last person I think of in the show. Funnier still than me liking the token female character a lot, even. I didn't really warm to him in the first three episodes, but he's definitely grown on me since. The goofiness can grate a bit, and his smile is a little too smug to always be tolerated. However, the more they get into what he knows and doesn't brag about, the more I like him. Because his showing off and need to be the hero and martyr were called as bullshit vanity within the show. But then you have little things like his carrying weapons in the style of the heathen enemy (the Saracens), his familiarity with the Koran and Arabic that just pop up when relevant and fade into his past experiences with the Crusades that are such tantalizing little candies. I mean, I'm a sucker for those kinds of "ooh great hidden secret!" reveals, and they've been done, as I said, in modest amounts with great reverance. It can seem a tad out of place for the character, whose self-righteousness might leave him inelegible for such well-rounded appreciation of the enemy culture, but the actor brings it off well. Love the ominous forbodings of the darker times, and looking forward to more!
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Date: 2007-08-28 08:00 pm (UTC)