"And that's the way it is...."

[tabaqui]

Oh, Mr. Cronkite. The first non-family voice of my childhood, who calmly told me the news of the day, explained the horrors and the wonders of the world, and assured me by his measured and gentle tones, that all would be well, in the end. You, sir, were one of a kind, and you shall be missed. Rest in peace.
*sniffle*

Seems silly, but his news broadcasts really *were* a huge part of my childhood. The news was *always* on during dinner, and it was always Walter Cronkite, and he reminded me of a my dad a bit, and it just makes me...nostalgic, i guess, for those days.


Anyway. In other news - Cat is currently in Kansas City at the Tattoo Rendezvous, dispensing art and chatting up people. So if you're in the area, drop by! That leaves me and the Monstrous 'home alone' as it were, but we're just hanging out, watching tv and eating mac'n'cheese. :)
*miss you, mignon*

I'm working on my spnsummergen fic, and enjoying where it's taking me. Two more weeks until it's due! Two more weeks to Writercon!!

And in television news, i just this week watched the newest mini-season of Torchwood.


I freakin' loved it. OMFG. I loved Gwen coming in and giving her picture of Tosh and Owen a little kiss and 'good morning', i loved Ianto fretting about being a couple, i loved Jack kind of being all avoidy over it.

And then the young doctor seemed so promising. And then he freaking *shot Jack*, and then and then and then...... Gods. It was so damn *miserable*. And so ugly. And we really got to see that Jack is *not* all sweetness and light, that he makes damn hard choices and he suffers for them. That he really is not quite *human*, because he's going to live forever, and he can't die. It was terrifying, horrifying, heartbreaking. And i loved every damn minute of it.


And that's the way it is in *my* world tonight. I'll probably toddle off to bed soon...in my woolly socks, as it's suddenly gotten *very* chilly here, for June in Misery.
*hugs you all*


*sorry if i disappeared for a moment - i thought i'd flubbed the cut tag. :)*

Comments

[shakatany.livejournal.com]

TW: CoE was an incredible mini-series. I caught it on the internet as I wasn't going to wait for next week when the first ep will probably be opposite "MoonShot" with James Marsters. My thoughts on TW: CoE are here (http://shakatany.livejournal.com/264921.html)

Shakatany

[katbcoll.livejournal.com]

*quickly scrolls past spoilers* I will watch Torchwood next week. I had to respond to something you said.

Seems silly, but his news broadcasts really *were* a huge part of my childhood. The news was *always* on during dinner, and it was always Walter Cronkite, and he reminded me of a my dad a bit, and it just makes me...nostalgic, i guess, for those days.
It's not silly! I absolutely get where you're coming from. I almost started crying because when my dad was in town (he travelled a LOT) and before my parents split, he and I would watch the news together. He was not only a part of my childhood, but he was a tie to my father.

[bendtothesun.livejournal.com]

*sniffle* Cronkite will certainly be missed.

TW:CoE is still such a mixed bag for me because as amazing as it was, and it really really was it was one of the best pieces of television on the air in quite awhile, it still hurt. And I'm still not really over it. :( I dunno, I'll probably do a reflection post on it when it's less raw.

And dude, yeah on the chilly. It was in the 50s all day today and chilly. I want some summer!

[umbralillium.livejournal.com]

I'm with bendtothesun, in my more logical moments (few and far between as they are), I can appreciate CoE as a damn good, really BRILLIANT, television, but more often than not, my heart is still broken. I kinda want to watch it all over again, but I'm afraid it will make me cry again. Which, while not always a bad thing, is not what I need right now. Maybe in a few weeks when it's not as fresh, you know?

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[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed CoE! Yeah, it was harsh and uncompromising, and yeah, I hated what happened to Ianto, but it was necessary to help drive Jack to a point where he'd make the ultimate sacrifice. It was unmissable TV, beautifully written, directed and acted. Grown-up sci-fi deals well with the Big Themes, and this was no exception. It also worked on the level of a political thriller. Quite amazing, and will stay in the mind for a very long time.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed with TW, because it had some really great and realistic moments of drama, but the plot failed to convince me.
The whole TW involvement hinged on Lois Habiba, who in no way would have got near the secret negotiations on her first day in a job.
The rest of the world (represented only by one US general) came to an agreement to hand over 10 % of their children far too easily. The logistics of such an operation would have been impossible.
And finally, I don't understand how a virus gets through bullet-proof glass to kill Ianto. I really believe RTD sacrficed Ianto on the altar of Joss Whedon.
Jack would totally have sacrificed his grandson, whether Ianto had died or not. We've seen him make really tough choices before, not because he doesn't care, but because he cares about everyone - all the mothers and sons, not just his own daughter and grandson.
So while I was whooping with delight at the cabinet discussion about which children to send - that was totally realistic - but I found the whole construction ultimately disappointing because it could have been so much better.
If they'd confined it to British children, and had Jack have to go through Ianto to sacrifice his grandson for example.

[txrabbit.livejournal.com]

So did you go back and read my posts?

I loved it, too. I was horrified by the storyline, but after processing time, I am very pleased with everything.

*smootches*

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I was surprised how effective the mini-series was.

[chase820.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's really not a good time to be a celebrity, is it? I'm worried we'll lose Patrick Swayze next. He's not looking well.

[realtsunamigirl.livejournal.com]

Wow. Kronkite down.

*tips her hat respectfully*

Don't feel silly about mourning him. It's hard to lose the voice of one's youth. I felt very similar when Peter Gzowski died, as I know a lot of Canadians did. He was the host of CBC's "Morningside" for over 20 years. Someone once estimated that 1/3 of Canadians tuned into the show regularly; not a third of the radio listening population, a third of the *nation's* population.

Broke my heart when he died.

Sniffle away, dear.

*hands you a tissue and borrows the mink mitt to offer a pet*

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[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I feel a lot more interest in COE.

It's driving me nuts because I know what happens sort of, and I can't let Mr. Roxy know or he'd be mighty annoyed, not being a spoiler ho like moi. ;)

[essenceofmeanin.livejournal.com]

torchwood. DUDE. did you cry? i cried buckets.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_beetle_/]

For me, it was Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Dan Rather--to a lesser extent Babs Walters (who always gave me the wiggins) and Diane Sawyer.

The Tattoo Rendezvous looks awesome. It's Cat's version of WriterCon :)

FIC SOON!

Dude, I fell out of Torchwood and Doctor Who. I prefer the latter, but wanna get back into both. Though . . . Ten looks too young and doofy--basically all the shit I used to think about Nine when he took over the role from Eight, lol.

Also, it's what the new kid signifies that I'm not too overjoyed about. This incarnation's gonna be the last. Baby Who bites it, ta-ta, last of the Time Lords--unless someone, oh, doofy, young, and Ten-ish were to use a swanky, TARDIS-like device to rescue ancient Gallifrey. . . .

Which would be cheating. And cheating is bad. At least if you get caught.
::broods::