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[emmuzka]

Updated myself on Fringe. Some of the episodes are so good! Too bad that it has a minimal fan fiction following, since this series could provide for almost an X-files level fandom. Great characters! Hinted secret pasts! Angst! Monster of the week! Ha, I almost watched through the whole season trying to figure out why the main character's FBI partner Charlie was so familiar, and only after he took his shirt off I realized that it was Alvarez from HBO's OZ. I recognized him from the actor's tattoo :D

Tried to watch Dollhouse, but it's just not that good. It's actually pretty boring. How do they expect the audience to care about a character who is a different character in ever episode, and if not that, a blank slate? she has no history, no character development, nothing that would make me want to see what happens next.

The growing amount of sunlight is screwing me over. I have woken up before six almost for a week now. Time to invest in blackout curtains, I guess. That's what you get living in North.

Took a five-year-old to shopping in craft supply stores with me. Went nuts and spent so much money that now I'll have to do the buy-nothing -experience for next week to redeem my moral hangover.

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[wax-jism.livejournal.com]

That's only the most superficial premise of Dollhouse. I mean, it's got a mytharc and it also has both history and character development, not just for Echo but for multiple other Dolls. It's taking its time unfolding shit, though, which is probably what will kill the show. The TV-watching public never did like a slow brewing mystery.

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

Yep, they are developing the plot with memory flashes, doll programming fails, dolls' primitive level crushes and relationships and all that. However, it's really risky to develop it so slowly, since it doesn't encourage for viewer loyalty. Also, the premise is a bit difficult; the most obvious uses for dolls would be for sex and contract killing, and that's not something that they could use as a main plot.

[wax-jism.livejournal.com]

They do use plots w/ sex and contract killing, etc. But more than that it's a pretty adult show dealing subtly and less subtly with some big questions about consent--the boss lady using the doll Victor for sex with his doll-programmed 'consent' vs the handler of Sierra outright raping her childlike tabula rasa persona. And then the mirror of that: November's sleeper personality telling Ballard that he had to go on and sleep with her even after he knew that she's a doll (despite him thinking it's slavery, obvs) because the personality "Mellie" didn't know and would be hurt and confused by his rejection.

The premise IS difficult, and they haven't chosen the easy way of making it a 'doll babe of the week' type thing. Never let it be said that Whedon isn't ambitious. I do thank him for plunging deep and maybe drowning rather than paddling in the kiddie pool. It'll be interesting!

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

I knew that Victor was continually used as a sex bot, but I didn't know it was by the boss lady O_o ! I might have missed an episode.

It would be great if they would light the nerdy science guy's background more. He is seemingly at ease with his creations. Has he had a moral dilemma with dolls before, or is that still coming? Is he so exited with the possibilities that he has forgotten the slavery aspect?

[wax-jism.livejournal.com]

Topher is a really disturbing character. He's dressed and written as the typical Joss-stand-in geek chic dude, but has shown very few signs of a conscience or moral compass. This show's Warren (who was also a really disturbing character even before he became a Big Bad--just think about how we were first introduced to him via the sexbot he made for himself. Topher has pretty similar consent issues, although not as personally involved yet [I guess mostly because he already has the ultimate control over the dolls [in forming their imprints and imprinting them] that he hasn't a need to crave personal sexual gratification to satisfy whatever his dysfunction is]).

The way Joss has of showing total sociopath characters that superficially look like what TV stereotype says is cute & harmless (the Seth Cohen, Weezer-listening, sloppy jeans-wearing, floppy-haired, witty-dorky, adorably-awkward type) is pretty effective, really. It's like a vampire puppy.

Except a vampire puppy would still be much less disturbing. Zombie puppy?

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

Okay, now that I watched the series up to the latest episode, the series is *way* better. I don't care much of Echo, or her original identity, the university student too-gooder, though. Maybe that's why I didn't care the first half of the season, since they had to focus on the main character and bring the other dolls and house personnel in the series in time.

[tvillingar.livejournal.com]

I spent so much money in a craft shop earlier this year that I'm still recovering from the financial hangover. It was fun, though.

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

Craft shops are like a vacuum for money ;) And the greatest thing is that they don't even sell anything particular, but more like ideas and dreams of something great.

My latest fixation is resin, (polyuretaanihartsi), meaning casting plastic. Too bad that even the starter kit costs something between 50 and 100€. Maybe I will indulge myself from my summer bonus...

[tvillingar.livejournal.com]

O_o I hadn't realised resin is THAT expensive. I've several pieces of jewellery with resin I've bought from various net shops, I love them!

Are you online now?

[2ndbs.livejournal.com]

I think I am not the only one waiting for pictures in polymer_zen.

[pikku-gen.livejournal.com]

Hey, which shop sells resin? I tried to find it a few years ago, I needed some for a project, but back then I was informed that you can't get it from Finland 'cause of some health and security issues... gases from the molten resin would mean you need specific ventilation and stuff. And without a credit card no net shopping, either...

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

There is a shop in Holland that sells the stuff if you have a credit card (minimum purchase 50 EUR inside EU...)

Also one can try to buy it from Tallinn if you personally go there for the purchase, but that would need a bit know-how first to make sure that you'll end up buing the right stuff.

[pikku-gen.livejournal.com]

Oookay. A credit card it is, then. Good to know. Thanks!