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rionaleonhart) wrote2009-05-07 11:39 am
rionaleonhart) wrote2009-05-07 11:39 am
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If You Haven't Watched 'Being Human', The End Of This Entry Applies To You.
I forgot to mention in my last entry that I would like to see Merlin meet the supernatural trio of Being Human! They can all be misfits together. Mitchell and/or George might resent him a little at first, because amazing magical abilities are not really the worst possible thing with which to be cursed, but eventually they would all come to love each other.
Also, I watched the pilot episode yesterday. Not-really-spoilery notes:
- I like Pilot!Mitchell and Annie quite a lot, but I think I prefer the Mitchell and Annie from the actual series. Perhaps because the ones from the actual series were the first ones I met; perhaps because I know not to get too attached to the actors in the pilot. (Actually, I like the pilot actors an enormous amount. It is a very good thing that I also enormously love the actors from the actual series.)
- It took a second watching for me to notice that there is an entire scene in which Mitchell and George are hanging out and chatting whilst George is wearing exactly no clothes. My powers of observation are fearsome.
- THAT SCENE WITH THE ESTATE AGENT. AND THEN THE THRESHOLD. OH, MITCHELL. YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT.
- I laughed so hard at 'It's like my body is made out of diamonds'. Someone's been reading Twilight.
- MITCHELL AND GEORGE AND ANNIE SIT AROUND AND DISCUSS WHICH HOGWARTS HOUSES THEY WOULD BE IN.
I WANT TO BE THEIR FRIEND.
Do they also discuss what Pokémon they would have? Well, I'm certainly going to.
The obvious thing to say would be that Annie has a Ghost-type, Mitchell has a Dark-type and George has something wolfish. Actually, George would probably go for the most unwolflike Pokémon he could find, given that he is not terribly happy about his condition. Something like a Pichu. Mitchell and Annie would mock him a lot for it.
George keeps catching sight of what looks like a Mightyena out of the corner of his eye. It is slowly driving him mad.
OH, WAIT: perhaps Mitchell has a Mightyena. George would throw a fit.
Actually, I think the Pokémon for Mitchell might be a Houndoom. Which, whilst not as wolflike as Mightyena, is probably still wolflike enough to make George terribly uncomfortable. Sorry, George; you're probably not going to like Mitchell's Pokémon, whatever I eventually decide to give him.
Annie is difficult, though, because no Ghost Pokémon really seems to fit her. Shuppet, whilst terribly cute in appearance, feeds on feelings of envy and malice and vengefulness, which doesn't strike me as very Annie-ish. (I like to think that the house has Shuppet infestations when one of the trio is in a particularly dark mood, however.)
Perhaps Annie can't catch Pokémon! In the tower in Lavender Town, after all, the Pokémon on the player's team are terrified of the ghosts. Perhaps they all run away from her. She is quite upset by this. Mitchell takes it upon himself to train an Eevee not to be afraid of her, and ropes George into it as well. Bless them.
Actually, as the pilot is not available on the Being Human DVD, I can link you to it with no guilt whatsoever! You can watch it here on YouTube. If you have not yet seen any Being Human, give it a try! (I should mention that Mitchell and Annie were recast for the actual series, so try not to fall too in love with the actors in the pilot. Feel free to fall in love with the characters, though!)
Seriously: watch it. It is right there. It is a drama-with-humour about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who share a house. I'm sure some of you will be tempted.
Also, I watched the pilot episode yesterday. Not-really-spoilery notes:
- I like Pilot!Mitchell and Annie quite a lot, but I think I prefer the Mitchell and Annie from the actual series. Perhaps because the ones from the actual series were the first ones I met; perhaps because I know not to get too attached to the actors in the pilot. (Actually, I like the pilot actors an enormous amount. It is a very good thing that I also enormously love the actors from the actual series.)
- It took a second watching for me to notice that there is an entire scene in which Mitchell and George are hanging out and chatting whilst George is wearing exactly no clothes. My powers of observation are fearsome.
- THAT SCENE WITH THE ESTATE AGENT. AND THEN THE THRESHOLD. OH, MITCHELL. YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT.
- I laughed so hard at 'It's like my body is made out of diamonds'. Someone's been reading Twilight.
- MITCHELL AND GEORGE AND ANNIE SIT AROUND AND DISCUSS WHICH HOGWARTS HOUSES THEY WOULD BE IN.
I WANT TO BE THEIR FRIEND.
Do they also discuss what Pokémon they would have? Well, I'm certainly going to.
The obvious thing to say would be that Annie has a Ghost-type, Mitchell has a Dark-type and George has something wolfish. Actually, George would probably go for the most unwolflike Pokémon he could find, given that he is not terribly happy about his condition. Something like a Pichu. Mitchell and Annie would mock him a lot for it.
George keeps catching sight of what looks like a Mightyena out of the corner of his eye. It is slowly driving him mad.
OH, WAIT: perhaps Mitchell has a Mightyena. George would throw a fit.
Actually, I think the Pokémon for Mitchell might be a Houndoom. Which, whilst not as wolflike as Mightyena, is probably still wolflike enough to make George terribly uncomfortable. Sorry, George; you're probably not going to like Mitchell's Pokémon, whatever I eventually decide to give him.
Annie is difficult, though, because no Ghost Pokémon really seems to fit her. Shuppet, whilst terribly cute in appearance, feeds on feelings of envy and malice and vengefulness, which doesn't strike me as very Annie-ish. (I like to think that the house has Shuppet infestations when one of the trio is in a particularly dark mood, however.)
Perhaps Annie can't catch Pokémon! In the tower in Lavender Town, after all, the Pokémon on the player's team are terrified of the ghosts. Perhaps they all run away from her. She is quite upset by this. Mitchell takes it upon himself to train an Eevee not to be afraid of her, and ropes George into it as well. Bless them.
Actually, as the pilot is not available on the Being Human DVD, I can link you to it with no guilt whatsoever! You can watch it here on YouTube. If you have not yet seen any Being Human, give it a try! (I should mention that Mitchell and Annie were recast for the actual series, so try not to fall too in love with the actors in the pilot. Feel free to fall in love with the characters, though!)
Seriously: watch it. It is right there. It is a drama-with-humour about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who share a house. I'm sure some of you will be tempted.
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Wait wait wait what? HOW IS THIS FACT NOT ADVERTISED EVERYWHERE?
I have an exam to go to but! I shall watch it at some point soon.
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Good luck with your exam, and I hope you enjoy the episode!
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AND MAYBE ANNIE ACTUALLY IS A POKÉMON.
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Oh, I would love to see George with a Squirtle! They would make such a cute team!
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YES. YES, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS! IT ALL STARTS OFF WHEN SHE STARTS LEVITATING.
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But I like the Eevee idea better.
Hi! I watched all seven episodes (including the pilot, there wasn't some hidden seventh episode or something on YouTube that I watched) yesterday! I am massively in love with this show! George and Mitchell are so adorable and gay for each other!
I rather think that George would try, and possibly succeed, in catching the most un-wolf-like Pokemon possible (like a Wynaut) but then a wolf-like Pokemon, like Mightyena (or even Poochyena) would attach itself to him because it smells that he's a kindred spirit. He would hate it.
'It's like my body is made out of diamonds'
Wait, what scene was this? I can't believe I missed it! I was waiting for the mocking Twilight reference and everything!
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I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! (And impressed by the speed with which you watched it! I've still only seen the pilot and the first two episodes.)
but then a wolf-like Pokemon, like Mightyena (or even Poochyena) would attach itself to him because it smells that he's a kindred spirit. He would hate it.
Hee, that occurred to me as well. Perhaps that's how Mitchell acquired his Mightyena: one started following George around, George went 'ASKJFHJSFHJHJGGH MAKE IT STOP', and so Mitchell captured it. 'THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT, MITCHELL.'
Lauren said 'It's like my body is made out of diamonds' in the very last scene of the pilot. I was delighted.
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Oh, he would, wouldn't he? Mitchell would catch it and then force it to follow George around everywhere, just to annoy him. He'd claim it was so he knew he was safe, but we'd all know the truth.
I found a playlist of it on YouTube and sat down and watched it. I made it to the fourth episode before my dad came home and then I had to go do stuff between episodes. I finally finished at around ten thirty. Because I have no self control, and there's no way I was going to wait around to watch episodes that are right there at my fingertips.
Perhaps while Mitchell is training the Eevee not to be afraid of her, she is off catching a Misdreavus? And then they give it to her right after she's caught it, and George is all "See? I told you we didn't have to go to all this trouble." But then Annie and Eevee and Misdreavus are so happy together that he can't get annoyed.
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I think Ghost Pokemon would be attracted to Annie and insist on being around her, while Annie is trying to shake them off, because she thinks they're a bit creepy.
George should definitely have an utterly adorable Pokemon.
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Oh, I love this idea! Poor Annie. Poor adorable Annie.
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All I can ever remember from the pilot is "Oooh, we can grow vegetables." Honestly, that's it.
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...although, it's not as bad as the loss of pilot!mitchell. D: I LOVED HIM SO MUCH.
OH, ALSO; RE THE POKEMON; ANNIE WOULD HAVE A DRIFLOON, OBVIOUSLY.
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I saw the pilot a while ago and loved it to pieces, but failed to DL any more episodes, and then somewhat lost interest in trying to find DLs when I heard they replaced the pilot actors...But I should really probably give it another try. YOU ARE PERSUASIVE.
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This is why, even when I'm not watching whatever you're into (and I have literally a billion unfinished fanfic, so you do not want to get me into more prospective fandoms), your entries make me smile. You can drive people insane with Pokemoon! You rock!
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You should watch it, by the way. You don't have to write fanfiction for it! You can just enjoy it as something to watch! Of course, should you want to write fanfiction for it...
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And yes. It was a deliberate pun, and not a typo at all. Obviously.
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Oh, British television. Every actor has been in everything else. It is ridiculous.
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I thought you might be interested in reading this (http://10leaguesbeyond.livejournal.com/10847.html).
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IF SHE IS NOT SECRETLY YOU, I MAY HAVE TO START QUESTIONING YOUR FLIST.
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