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rosa_acicularis) wrote2010-07-22 07:28 pm
rosa_acicularis) wrote2010-07-22 07:28 pm
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television, my love.
I just finished the second series of Being Human last night, and I am completely, hopelessly in love. I've watched so much amazing television lately, and been surprised and impressed by a number of shows I was sure I wouldn't like: Vampire Diaries and True Blood being two perfect examples. I know a lot of people are frustrated or otherwise generally unimpressed by the recent vampire pop culture resurgence, but aside from the obvious example (*cough*Edward Assface Cullen*cough*) the various mythologies of werewolves and vampires make for some awesome television.
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Being Human is by far the best of the bunch. Part of what I love about British television is how deliberate the storytelling can be - partly, I think, due to the length of the seasons/series. The average American show has 22 episodes in one season; for even very good shows, that usually makes for an awful lot of filler. The first series of Being Human has six episodes, the second eight, and every single one of them forwards the story of these three remarkable characters and their struggle with - appropriately enough - being human. It has an episode-to-episode focus and intensity you would almost never find in an American series, and while I'm elated that there's going to be a third series, I also have confidence that the show will end well, when the story demands it.
Blather blather blather. The real point of this post is, of course: BUT WHERE IS THE DECENT FAN FICTION, HUH? Annie/George/Mitchell OT3 practically writes itself, I should think, and I can imagine any number of fascinating pairings: Mitchell/George, Annie/Tea, Nina/Ten, Mitchell/the universe, Mitchell/Annie, and maybe even Annie/any dude who won't try to kill or sexually assault her.
Oh, all-knowing flist. Where is the fic?
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Being Human is by far the best of the bunch. Part of what I love about British television is how deliberate the storytelling can be - partly, I think, due to the length of the seasons/series. The average American show has 22 episodes in one season; for even very good shows, that usually makes for an awful lot of filler. The first series of Being Human has six episodes, the second eight, and every single one of them forwards the story of these three remarkable characters and their struggle with - appropriately enough - being human. It has an episode-to-episode focus and intensity you would almost never find in an American series, and while I'm elated that there's going to be a third series, I also have confidence that the show will end well, when the story demands it.
Blather blather blather. The real point of this post is, of course: BUT WHERE IS THE DECENT FAN FICTION, HUH? Annie/George/Mitchell OT3 practically writes itself, I should think, and I can imagine any number of fascinating pairings: Mitchell/George, Annie/Tea, Nina/Ten, Mitchell/the universe, Mitchell/Annie, and maybe even Annie/any dude who won't try to kill or sexually assault her.
Oh, all-knowing flist. Where is the fic?