Fanmusic Friday - Game On!

Newest obsession - 12 Monkeys

This show is so addictive! I don't really remember the movie. I saw it once, like, when it first came out on DVD or not long after, and I haven't seen it since, so I know the basic idea, but I also know it's not really like this. And I'm glad of that, because a closed-loop two hour movie is not really much like a twelve-hour ongoing series anyway, structurally.

There has been all of two episodes (three after tonight!), and in two days I watched both of them twice, and didn't even live blog, I was so engrossed. 

There's so many of the things I love in a show:

- Good, strong, complex characters that are being uncovered a little at a time

- Really good chemistry. Like, really good. Like, I was shipping hard after one episode.

- A complex, multilayered story full of twists and fun and mysteries

- Postapocalypse contrasted sharply with Preapocalypse in a way that feels sort of Terminator-at-it's-best (and I think some of the same people work on both, which is encouraging because TCC was good, and scary because it got cancelled). It also gives me Continuum vibes, which is also good because that show is great.

- Time travel! I love a time travel show, and this one is cool because a) Cole doesn't much give a shit about the fact that he's time traveling, he just has a job to do, b) he uses Time Traveler Tense like "keep track of that, it'll save out asses again two minutes ago" and I love it, c) it makes sense, and d) it is happening out of order! And best of all, the nonlinearity seems to be planned out, unlike a certain British children's show I adore but is sort of a mess.

And it basically feels like all the mysteries they're setting up have a purpose and a plan, and that they've worked up the whole plot ahead of time. I know that Lost and XFiles also felt like they had it sorted, but I'm sort of a sucker for that sort of plot anyway, and the fact that it's twelve episodes instead of 22 gives me hope, because there's way less space for filler and wheel spinning.

I love that SyFy seems to be course-correcting back to actual science fiction television, and that they're getting on the intentionally-good-tv-drama bus. I love that they're running with this crazy twice-adapted idea and making it something new again. I love that all the characters are interesting, strange, not entirely trustworthy, and all have goals. I love that everyone is being challenged in their goals, their beliefs, their status quo. I love the atmosphere and the pacing and the locations.

I'm so impressed.

And here's the questions I have so far:

- How long before Ramse goes evil, since Kirk Acevedo's characters tend to do that?

- How long before someone makes out with someone else, and how awesome or weird will it be?

- how long before Evil Leapers show up and start interfering?

- How long before Cole starts cracking up from the physical and mental strain of this job?

- How long before a timeline has to be totally remade / destroyed / altered in a way other than their original plan?

- How long before they start meeting the younger versions of the few survivors they know in the future?

- How long before Cassie jumps to the future for any reason at all?

- How long before it's revealed that Cassie becomes Jones and that Jones set it up to allow a second chance but she still loves Cole???

Have you guys watched it yet? What do you think of it? Let's discuss!

Fanmusic Friday - Do You Want To Date My Avatar

Did you guys see my latest geeky nailpolishes?

This update, we have:

- Polyjuice Potion, Veritaserum, and Levi-O-sa, the start of a Harry Potter line! Finally!

- Werewolf in the Streets, Vampire in the Sheets, and Fey By Neonlight, the Urban Fantasy Tropes.

- Garnet, Aquarius, and Wolf Moon, the January colors.

- And the 2014 Best Sellers!

So get thee to the shop and see these and everything else I have there! 

Www.etsy.com/shop/incidentaltwin

God I love NASA aka The Exoplanet Travel Poster Series - stuff I found on tumblr

I've got to stop just email-blogging from Tumblr, but my app is being dumb and my iPad isn't saving pictures, so here's another one. And it's so good.

samiholloway shared a photo with you Open Open in app archiemcphee NASA, in their inestimable awesomeness, created a stunning set of vintage-inspired posters, the Exoplanet Travel Series, inviting people to explore Kepler-186f, HD 40307 g, and Kepler-16b, three exoplanets located in the potentially habitable Goldilocks zone of their respective systems. A planet following this Goldilocks Principle is one that is neither too close nor too far from a star to rule out liquid water on its surface and thus life (as humans understand it) on the planet. However, planets within a habitable zone that are unlikely to host life (e.g., gas giants) may also be called Goldilocks planets. The best example of a Goldilocks planet is the Earth itself. Although little is known about each of these planets, the posters give an idea of what life could potentially be like there based on some of their distinctive characteristics. For example, Kepler-16b is pitched as "Where your shadow always has company," because it orbits a pair of stars, potentially causing visitors to cast two shadows. Click here to learn more about each of these exoplanets and download high-res versions of these inspiring posters. [via Design Taxi and Laughing Squid] #Art #Design #NASA #Space #Travel #Travel posters #Posters #Exoplanets #Exoplanet Travel Series #Exploration #Discovery #Kepler-186f #HD 40307 g #Kepler-16b #Goldilocks Zone #Science #Space travel ATTN: Tumblrbot  35 East 21st St, 10th Floor  New York, NY 10010

Sent from my iPad

The new Avengers trailer! - stuff I found on Tumblr

samiholloway shared a video with you Open Open in app nudityandnerdery marvelentertainment  Play marvelentertainment: Ultron returns to cause more trouble in another action-packed trailer for #Avengers #AgeOfUltron, in theaters May 1! 504 notes ATTN: Tumblrbot  35 East 21st St, 10th Floor  New York, NY 10010

Sent from my iPad

Golden Globe nominee list! - stuff I found on tumblr

samiholloway shared a post with you Open Open in app angentcarter Major Golden Globe Nominee Categories Best Motion Picture – Drama Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Steve Carell – Foxcatcher Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler David Oyelowo – Selma Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama Jennifer Aniston – Cake Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore – Still Alice Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon – Wild Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel Into the Woods Pride St. Vincent Best Actor in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical Ralph Fiennes – Grand Budapest Hotel Michael Keaton – Birdman Bill Murray – St. Vincent Joaquin Phoenix – Inherent Vice Christoph Waltz – Big Eyes Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical Amy Adams – Big Eyes Emily Blunt – Into the Woods Helen Mirren – The Hundred Foot Journey Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie Best Director Wes Anderson – Grand Budapest Hotel David Fincher – Gone Girl Ava DuVernay – Selma Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – Birdman Richard Linklater – Boyhood Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Robert Duvall – The Judge Ethan Hawke – Boyhood Edward Norton – Birdman Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher J.K. Simmons – Whiplash Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Patricia Arquette – Boyhood Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game Emma Stone – Birdman Meryl Streep – Into the Woods Best Screenplay Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo – Birdman Richard Linklater – Boyhood Graham Moore – The Imitation Game Best Animated Feature Big Hero 6 The Book of Life Boxtrolls How to Train Your Dragon 2 The Lego Movie Best Foreign Film Force Majeure (Turist), Sweden Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett, Israel Ida, Poland/Denmark Leviathan, Russia Tangerines (Mandariinid), Estonia Best Original Song – Motion Picture Big Eyes – Big Eyes (Lana Del Ray) Glory – Selma (John Legend, Common) Mercy Is – Noah (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye) Opportunity – Annie (Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck) Yellow Flicker Beat – Hunger Games, Mockingjay Part 1 (Lorde) Best Original Score – Motion Picture Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – Gone Girl Antonio Sanchez – Birdman Hans Zimmer – Interstellar Best TV Drama The Affair Downton Abbey Game of Thrones The Good Wife House of Cards Best Actor – TV Drama Clive Owen – The Knick Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan Kevin Spacey – House of Cards James Spader – The Blacklist Dominic West – The Affair Best Actress – TV Drama Claire Danes – Homeland Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife Ruth Wilson – The Affair Robin Wright – House of Cards Best TV Miniseries or Movie Fargo The Missing True Detective The Normal Heart Olive Kitteridge Best Actor – TV Miniseries or Movie Martin Freeman – Fargo Woody Harrelson – True Detective Matthew McConaughey – True Detective Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart Billy Bob Thornton – Fargo Best Actress – TV Miniseries or Movie Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honorable Woman Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge Frances O'Connor – The Missing Alison Tolman – Fargo Best TV Comedy Girls Jane the Virgin Orange Is the New Black Silicon Valley Transparent Best Actor – TV Comedy Don Cheadle – House of Lies Ricky Gervais – Derek Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent Louis C.K. – Louie William H. Macy – Shameless Best Actress – TV Comedy Lena Dunham – Girls Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin Julia Louis Dreyfus – Veep Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or TV movie Matt Bomer – The Normal Heart Alan Cumming – The Good Wife Colin Hanks – Fargo Bill Murray – Olive Kitteridge Jon Voight – Ray Donovan Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or TV movie Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Freak Show Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey Allison Janney – Mom Michelle Monaghan – True Detective This has been my contribution you are welcome #actually did better seeing them than last year #golden globes #goldenglobes2015 #goldenglobes2k15 #txt ATTN: Tumblrbot  35 East 21st St, 10th Floor  New York, NY 10010

Sent from my iPhone

The most feminist moments in scifi - stuff I found on Tumblr

samiholloway shared a photo with you Open Open in app kgwriter concentratedridiculousness profeminist: The Most Feminist Moments in Sci-fi History "While mainstream science fiction excels at imagining far-out futures, exploring the far reaches of the imagination, and scaring the bejesus out of us, it's generally accepted that historically, the genre has been pretty terrible at populating its brave new worlds with anyone other than straight, cisgender white dudes. (Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and many of the other "greats" wrote almost exclusively about their demographic, and onscreen science fiction, from Star Wars and Back to the Future to adaptations like War of the Worlds and Blade Runner, has long shared similar representation issues.) But sci-fi history actually has featured ahead-of-its-time, female-identifying authors and creators who have challenged conventional notions of race, gender, and sexuality head-on for centuries. Their contributions are so essential (some are by far the most out-there in the canon) that without them, the genre could not possibly have grown into the blockbuster behemoth it is today. Like many sci-fi creators, this radical group's explorations weren't limited to faroff planets; they dove into the sticky, difficult, often ugly realities of their own worlds, many of which are still with us today. They tackled misogyny, homophobia, racism, and the dangers of conventional gender roles — concepts often foreign to the world they inhabited. While their efforts were not always celebrated in the mainstream, they opened the possibility of a better future and pushed the conversation forward." Read the full piece and see the list here  <- Nerds don't miss this, it's a GREAT list!! From characters like Ellen Ripley, Dana Sculley and Nyota Uhura to authors like Octavia Butler and Ursula K. LeGuin, you'll find your favorites plus some new writers and characters to discover. 15 notes ATTN: Tumblrbot  35 East 21st St, 10th Floor  New York, NY 10010

Sent from my iPhone