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rionaleonhart) wrote2011-09-18 05:37 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2011-09-18 05:37 pm
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Don't You Know That You've Been Oxidised?
'Alas,' I hear you cry, 'I want to hear a kickarse song, but I have only forty-three seconds to spare!'
Well, Phineas and Ferb has come to your rescue with 'Mom Look'. I so want an extended version of this. 'Tree-Related Wish' is also a pretty great under-a-minute song, although that's more because of the lyrics.
Have I ever mentioned that Candace and Jeremy are really, really cute? They are so cute. I would not say no to a Jeremy in my life.
(I've been reading The Ask and the Answer, the second book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness, and I keep picturing Lee as Jeremy. It's a little disconcerting.)
Waterloo Road is back and as weirdly compelling as ever! I notice they've brought a new bad boy along, because the Waterloo Road Redemption Treadmill moves ever onwards: there's a bad boy introduced, and gradually he becomes too good to provide real conflict, so they have to bring in a new bad boy to cause disruption. Tariq follows Kyle; Kyle followed Finn; Finn followed Bolton.
(Speaking of Finn: that facial hair, Finn? Really? I mean, it's your face, but... are you sure? Also, Josh's hair is becoming more and more tragic with every term.)
The ending of the episode (7.11) actually made me gasp. I'd spent the entire episode trying to work out what to think of Mr Byrne; slamming a kid up against a wall certainly changes things. Goodness me.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Matt has returned and Sam is gone. I wish he had mentioned her; their storyline together in series four was one of my favourites. Maybe they stayed in touch and that's why it wasn't brought up? I hope they stayed in touch.
Also back: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! The opening of the second series was so cool. I found myself genuinely distressed by the events in the maze. NO, PONIES, YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
(When Applejack saw that supposed vision of the future in the pool? I had tears in my eyes, I have to confess. I am so weirdly invested in the friendship of these cartoon ponies. How is Friendship is Magic so good?)
I love that Fluttershy's nature made her completely impossible for Discord to undermine. You are my favourite, Fluttershy.
Yes, I'll admit that I consume a lot of media intended for children. But it's such a great time for children's media! Phineas and Ferb and Friendship is Magic are both genuinely well-crafted programmes, and I find they're really good things to watch when you're feeling a bit down. (Waterloo Road is not well-crafted, but it's also not aimed at children, so it makes me feel less as if society is glaring at me and demanding that I explain myself.)
Well, Phineas and Ferb has come to your rescue with 'Mom Look'. I so want an extended version of this. 'Tree-Related Wish' is also a pretty great under-a-minute song, although that's more because of the lyrics.
Have I ever mentioned that Candace and Jeremy are really, really cute? They are so cute. I would not say no to a Jeremy in my life.
(I've been reading The Ask and the Answer, the second book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness, and I keep picturing Lee as Jeremy. It's a little disconcerting.)
Waterloo Road is back and as weirdly compelling as ever! I notice they've brought a new bad boy along, because the Waterloo Road Redemption Treadmill moves ever onwards: there's a bad boy introduced, and gradually he becomes too good to provide real conflict, so they have to bring in a new bad boy to cause disruption. Tariq follows Kyle; Kyle followed Finn; Finn followed Bolton.
(Speaking of Finn: that facial hair, Finn? Really? I mean, it's your face, but... are you sure? Also, Josh's hair is becoming more and more tragic with every term.)
The ending of the episode (7.11) actually made me gasp. I'd spent the entire episode trying to work out what to think of Mr Byrne; slamming a kid up against a wall certainly changes things. Goodness me.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Matt has returned and Sam is gone. I wish he had mentioned her; their storyline together in series four was one of my favourites. Maybe they stayed in touch and that's why it wasn't brought up? I hope they stayed in touch.
Also back: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! The opening of the second series was so cool. I found myself genuinely distressed by the events in the maze. NO, PONIES, YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
(When Applejack saw that supposed vision of the future in the pool? I had tears in my eyes, I have to confess. I am so weirdly invested in the friendship of these cartoon ponies. How is Friendship is Magic so good?)
I love that Fluttershy's nature made her completely impossible for Discord to undermine. You are my favourite, Fluttershy.
Yes, I'll admit that I consume a lot of media intended for children. But it's such a great time for children's media! Phineas and Ferb and Friendship is Magic are both genuinely well-crafted programmes, and I find they're really good things to watch when you're feeling a bit down. (Waterloo Road is not well-crafted, but it's also not aimed at children, so it makes me feel less as if society is glaring at me and demanding that I explain myself.)
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Why isn't it next Saturday yet? I NEED THEM TO BE ALRIGHT.
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This is the most distressing cliffhanger I've experienced in quite a while, and it's for My Little Pony.
(Your Twilight Sparkle outfit is adorable! I saw your entry but forgot to tell you how much it made me smile.)
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(Thank you! I'm so, so pleased with how it turned out, and I can't wait to wear it to a convention!)
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You know what's horrible? Moving into a new apartment, discovering that one of the cable channels has new Friendship is Magic episodes, and then discovering that you don't get that package! Not that that has every happened to me, quite recently, or anything. (Also iTunes is not selling the new season yet! WTF, iTunes? You sell most things like a day after broadcast!)
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(I got it, thanks!)
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Fluttershy is not my favorite (she is nice, but in terms of character types that appeal to me, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash top the list), but I did like how he was eventually forced to go "Screw temptation, I'll just magic her!"
(Also, I got my niece all six of the main Friendship is Magic ponies for her birthday, which I think officially makes me the best aunt ever. And she knows that when we're playing, I want to be Pinkie Pie.)
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HOW HAVE I MISSED THIS? (as I type, I'm getting right on to finding this, although, at the same time, I'm tempted to wait for more episodes to be released and mass download them (I did this with Castle - and now I'm addicted and desperately awaiting series 4))
And, if it helps, most of the things that I watch are also of the 'childrens program' nature - I mean, I watch Horrible Histories - mostly for the memories; I had all the books back in the day. And myself and a friend of mine publically sang the theme song to it as well.
... I'm just gonna stop digging this massive weird ditch that I'm making for myself and hide in slight shame for a moment...
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Pfft, this is a place where you can confess to watching children's programmes without shame. Quite a few people on my flist watch Horrible Histories, I believe. I haven't seen it myself, but I do remember enjoying the books a lot.
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Oh, those books were my childhood! They taught me more about history than my history teachers. Which doesn't say much for education in my area :/ I think I might still have a couple of the books left somewhere in the garage...
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Also, yay another Horrible Histories watcher! *high five*
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And yaaay, high five! :3
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"Yes, I'll admit that I consume a lot of media intended for children. But it's such a great time for children's media!"
SECONDED.
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And P+F songs will never not be amazing.
Fluttershy is actually my least favorite of the six, but I admit to being ridiculously amused when Discord finally had to go, "FORGET IT YOU ARE MAGICKED NOW."
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RAINBOW DASH
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
COME BACK
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Granted, that's because only two were funny and all the rest made me wring my hands in distress, but still.
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Fluttershy is my favorite, along with Rarity.
(...why do I not have any pony icons, must fix this later.)
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I don't see what you mean about Finn's facial hair, to be honest, although that could just have been the quality of the picture. Josh, on the other hand, is distressingly coiffed.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Matt has returned and Sam is gone.
You know who I miss? Martina. I always wondered what happened to her after the big coming-out episode. Do more trans storyline, Waterloo Road, you actually managed to treat it half decently :(
Unrelated to anything, by the way, but GOD THIS EPISODE MADE ME MISS ENGLAND IN SO MANY RIDICULOUSLY TINY WAYS. Phoenix wandering around the corner shop. The cereals. THE RIDICULOUSLY HUGE BOTTLES OF FRESH MILK :(((((((
...I may be a little homesick.
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Awww, England misses you too. ♥
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KAREN
WE MISS YOU
And I miss you, Evans. Japan is wonderful but it does not have my friends in it, and friendship, as I was reminded but this morning, is magic.