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gryfndor_godess) wrote2011-08-30 08:18 pm
gryfndor_godess) wrote2011-08-30 08:18 pm
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Ringer thoughts and SPN CC/JM pic
I realized a few days ago why I'm still having cognitive dissonance when I think of Ringer (besides the fact that if I'm watching SMG, I also expect to see James, Alyson, Nick, Michelle, Emma, and Tony on-screen) and why the little interview snippets and previews I watch aren't making me more excited. All of SMG's co-stars are men. There may be one other female (I think there was some casting shuffling a while ago), but she hasn't shown up in any of the previews. Add to that, the actor who plays Bridget's sponsor said when describing his role, "of course" his character loved her, which implies to me that at some point, if not to begin with, all the male characters are going to be vying for her affection. Bridget is one of those women whom every male falls for. There's nothing wrong with that trope, per se, but it is one that can easily go wrong if romance becomes the sole focus of that female character's life.
Adding to my disappointment that there aren't more strong female characters on the show, it's just going to be weird to see SMG surrounded by guys. BtVS wasn't a feminist show only thematically but also in its casting; not many dramas even today, I think, have an even number of men and women, let alone more women than men. I want SMG to interact with other women; I don't want to watch SMG interact with a harem of men. On a more personal note, with the exception of Ioan Gruffudd (whose real accent is really throwing me- never thought I might prefer an American accent to a British accent...), I also don't find any of them attractive. Dark, thin, and broody isn't my type, and that label seems to fit every supporting actor I've seen so far. Someone somewhere, maybe on my flist or maybe on a media blog, commented that at their most basic, all the men seemed to resemble Freddie Prinze Jr., and since as a producer SMG was involved in casting, she apparently has a type; I agree with that hypothesis.
Onto a different TV show: Charisma Carpenter tweeted this photo of her and James from the SPN set. I am doubly excited to see this episode because I found a friend here at school who's obsessed with both SPN and BtVS and who flipped out when I told her, and we might have an episode-watching party when the time comes (fortunately for me, that means she could explain anything that was really confusing, since I will most likely be nowhere near caught up to S7 when the episode airs). We're also going to have a BtVS-cast-members-in-other-projects party and watch Chance (Amber Benson's movie with James Marsters) and Timer (Emma Caulfield), both of which I highly recommend.
Adding to my disappointment that there aren't more strong female characters on the show, it's just going to be weird to see SMG surrounded by guys. BtVS wasn't a feminist show only thematically but also in its casting; not many dramas even today, I think, have an even number of men and women, let alone more women than men. I want SMG to interact with other women; I don't want to watch SMG interact with a harem of men. On a more personal note, with the exception of Ioan Gruffudd (whose real accent is really throwing me- never thought I might prefer an American accent to a British accent...), I also don't find any of them attractive. Dark, thin, and broody isn't my type, and that label seems to fit every supporting actor I've seen so far. Someone somewhere, maybe on my flist or maybe on a media blog, commented that at their most basic, all the men seemed to resemble Freddie Prinze Jr., and since as a producer SMG was involved in casting, she apparently has a type; I agree with that hypothesis.
Onto a different TV show: Charisma Carpenter tweeted this photo of her and James from the SPN set. I am doubly excited to see this episode because I found a friend here at school who's obsessed with both SPN and BtVS and who flipped out when I told her, and we might have an episode-watching party when the time comes (fortunately for me, that means she could explain anything that was really confusing, since I will most likely be nowhere near caught up to S7 when the episode airs). We're also going to have a BtVS-cast-members-in-other-projects party and watch Chance (Amber Benson's movie with James Marsters) and Timer (Emma Caulfield), both of which I highly recommend.
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Charisma Carpenter tweeted this photo of her and James from the SPN set.
This casting makes me sooo happy. Spike! And Cordelia! Interacting with my Winchesters!
I wonder if either of them will survive the episode... *g*
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I had a spazz attack all over LJ a few days ago when I found out the SPN casting news. I was already excited about all the excellent television I had to look forward to this fall, and now I'm even more impatient. I expect they'll both survive, although I know it's currently a one-off guest appearance. Have you seen the episode description? It seems like it will be more of a fun, campy, soap opera type episode than a serious, creepy one.
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And I will definitely look up Timer! It sounds like something the roommate might want to watch with me. She was watching P.S. I Love You the other day and I sat down for a while because, James Marsters! Jeffrey Dean Morgan! But I couldn't bear it. The schmaltzy drama was just too much.
Timer, however, sounds like it might have a better sense of humor. :)
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I've seen P.S. I Love You, and Timer definitely has a better sense of humor. It's also an indie film, so it doesn't necessarily conform to Hollywood standards of what makes a good romantic movie. PSILY was such a huge disappointment. I actually saw it in theaters with my BFF (also a JM fangirl), and I was doubly disappointed because the book is actually really good and not schmaltzy. Plus, JM's character has a much more important role in the book, and they gave a lot of his stuff to Lisa Kudrow instead (I don't know how much of it you watched, but frex, if you saw a scene where Lisa Kudrow tells off the self-absorbed MC and motivates her to start living again, that scene should have been JM's). You can probably tell I'm bitter.
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Yay for other Buffy cast projects, though! I plan on following
And James Marsters remains the only man I get blushy by just looking at pictures of him. Can't imagine ever meeting him in person!
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I've stayed out of SPN fandom cause I'm only in S2, but from fandom osmosis, I have gotten the impression that the writers and producers take fans seriously, which is a breath of fresh air compared to some of the other dramas I watch. Are these articles you're finding for your independent study work?
I'm glad I'm not alone. Sometimes I feel embarrassed by my fangirling 'cause he's getting up there in years (compared to us) and has changed a lot in looks, but he can still make me swoon. I would love so much to meet him, but I would probably act like a complete moron if I did. I've seen one of his concerts, and that in itself made for one of the best days of my life.
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Lol! That photo with James and Charisma is mad of win!
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