Paul Ryan as Speaker: A Preview of the Fights He Will Face, in Plain English
I really enjoyed Supergirl - my post on it will be up at The Televixen today - and Alyssa Rosenberg's interview with the creators about the show's feminism is a must-read.
!!!! There's a new app to stream Broadway shows!
Ughhhhh. Ricky Gervais To Return As Golden Globes Host In 2016
Phoebe Tonkin has important things to say about the double standard to which female characters are held: “He killed Tyler’s mom on Christmas Eve!” she said. “And [Hayley] was the bad guy for giving birth to his child. Yet he was drowning people’s moms during the holidays.”
Fascinating: Jem and the Holograms Fails in a Way That I've Never Seen a Movie Fail Before
Belgian Scientologists go on trial for fraud and extortion
How Soviets Got Away with Stealing a Van Gogh
June Thomas has interesting things to say about TV's competence fetish, though I don't entirely agree - in certain types of shows, what I WANT is to watch super smart people being smart.
This is the greatest business idea ever.
Showing posts with label The Originals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Originals. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Morning Coffee (9/9/15)
Me elsewhere: I'm not sure how to feel about the Shannara trailer.
Today Queen Elizabeth II becomes England's longest reigning monarch, passing Queen Victoria. Let's look at some rarely seen pictures of the young Elizabeth. (You know you pay too much attention to these things when almost all the "rarely seen pictures" look familiar.)
Fascinating and important: Jihad and Girl Power: How ISIS Lured 3 London Girls
NOPE: "Trump said that his experience at the New York Military Academy, an expensive prep school where his parents had sent him to correct poor behavior, gave him 'more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.'"
Speaking of: Nixon sent Trump a letter in 1987 saying Pat Nixon thought he should run for office. SO. (Yes, Dad, this one was for you.)
Sam Smith is doing the new Bond song. I am . . . underwhelmed by the choice, but had to bring you an article that features someone called Barbara Broccoli who is apparently a real person and not a Sesame Street character.
I really feel like Julie Plec understands me on a deep level.
I'm excited about PBS's new Civil War drama Mercy Street, but it's going to take some time to see Josh Radnor as an old timey surgeon without just giggling. (In the video linked there he says his character is arrogant. That must have been SUCH A STRETCH for him.) (I mean, because of his HIMYM character. I have no reason to think Radnor himself is anything but delightful.)
"hi i’m so sorry to bother you
it’s me
Dante Alighieri
from life?
from being alive?"
Today Queen Elizabeth II becomes England's longest reigning monarch, passing Queen Victoria. Let's look at some rarely seen pictures of the young Elizabeth. (You know you pay too much attention to these things when almost all the "rarely seen pictures" look familiar.)
Fascinating and important: Jihad and Girl Power: How ISIS Lured 3 London Girls
NOPE: "Trump said that his experience at the New York Military Academy, an expensive prep school where his parents had sent him to correct poor behavior, gave him 'more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.'"
Speaking of: Nixon sent Trump a letter in 1987 saying Pat Nixon thought he should run for office. SO. (Yes, Dad, this one was for you.)
Sam Smith is doing the new Bond song. I am . . . underwhelmed by the choice, but had to bring you an article that features someone called Barbara Broccoli who is apparently a real person and not a Sesame Street character.
I really feel like Julie Plec understands me on a deep level.
I'm excited about PBS's new Civil War drama Mercy Street, but it's going to take some time to see Josh Radnor as an old timey surgeon without just giggling. (In the video linked there he says his character is arrogant. That must have been SUCH A STRETCH for him.) (I mean, because of his HIMYM character. I have no reason to think Radnor himself is anything but delightful.)
"hi i’m so sorry to bother you
it’s me
Dante Alighieri
from life?
from being alive?"
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Morning Coffee (10/7/14)
Eeee: Hugh Laurie & Tom Hiddleston to Star in Le Carre Miniseries
This is both true about Ello and has some interesting stuff about gender and tech that definitely matches my experiences: You’re Not Stupid; Ello Is Badly Designed
Speaking of: The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech
Interesting: A Day In The Life Of “The Vampire Diaries” And “The Originals” Executive Producer Julie Plec
How to Get a Knitter to Make You Stuff: A List
The secret history of Jews in baseball
My friend Christine has another great set of history links up on her blog.
“Well, you shouldn’t have eaten all that lady’s candy or whatever,” Aslan said.
This is both true about Ello and has some interesting stuff about gender and tech that definitely matches my experiences: You’re Not Stupid; Ello Is Badly Designed
Speaking of: The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech
Interesting: A Day In The Life Of “The Vampire Diaries” And “The Originals” Executive Producer Julie Plec
How to Get a Knitter to Make You Stuff: A List
The secret history of Jews in baseball
My friend Christine has another great set of history links up on her blog.
“Well, you shouldn’t have eaten all that lady’s candy or whatever,” Aslan said.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Morning Coffee (7/14/14)
Wait. What? Clueless Man Claims Territory in North Sudan to Make Daughter Princess
High Schooler Files Human Rights Complaint Over ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Education Class
The Princess Effect: How women's magazines demean powerful women—even when they're trying to celebrate them.
And a perfect example (though there's some fascinating stuff here): Meet Google's Security Princess
The Emmy nomination process is completely insane
Important, from a lit agent friend: Spamvertisements Are Not Your Friend
Whoa, Harlequin is doing The Originals books.
Speaking of books, David Duchovny's sounds crazy.
High Schooler Files Human Rights Complaint Over ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Education Class
The Princess Effect: How women's magazines demean powerful women—even when they're trying to celebrate them.
And a perfect example (though there's some fascinating stuff here): Meet Google's Security Princess
The Emmy nomination process is completely insane
Important, from a lit agent friend: Spamvertisements Are Not Your Friend
Whoa, Harlequin is doing The Originals books.
Speaking of books, David Duchovny's sounds crazy.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Morning Coffee (11/12/13)
This Ariel Levy essay is beautiful and devastating.
Ooh: Literary hotels
The CW has given full seasons to all its new show. I am thrilled about one, happy about another, and the third made me make a lot of faces. You figure it out! (It's not hard.)
Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA uniforms for 2014 Winter Olympics
I am all in favor of the dry cider renaissance.
21 Reasons to Be Thrilled It's Finally Almost Winter
Richard Curtis's appreciation of White Christmas is spot on.
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
Ooh: Literary hotels
The CW has given full seasons to all its new show. I am thrilled about one, happy about another, and the third made me make a lot of faces. You figure it out! (It's not hard.)
Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA uniforms for 2014 Winter Olympics
I am all in favor of the dry cider renaissance.
21 Reasons to Be Thrilled It's Finally Almost Winter
Richard Curtis's appreciation of White Christmas is spot on.
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
Friday, September 13, 2013
Where I'm Writing About TV This Fall
Well, this sort of crept up on me. The first fall season show that I write about comes back tonight. So I figured it was time for a little roundup of where and about what I'll be writing this year!
At The Televixen, I will again be recapping each episode of Haven and Castle. I'll be aiming to have the recaps up either the night the show airs or early the next day, so by Saturday morning for Haven and Tuesday morning for Castle. I'll also be reviewing the first episode of almost every new show there, to help you get an idea of whether you should try it, and my Sunday morning TV news column and other occasional features will continue as well.
At Read the Screen, I'll be reviewing (though not recapping) each episode of Sleepy Hollow and Dracula. The Sleepy Hollow posts will probably be the first post on Tuesdays (so at about 11 Eastern), and Dracula posts will go up at some point over the weekend, depending on my schedule. I'll also be covering news about and occasionally checking in on other shows based on books or comics, including Elementary, Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and more.
At Vampire-Diaries.net, my colleagues and I will be continuing to cover all things Vampire Diaries, along with new spinoff The Originals. (We have awesome recaps there. I don't write them. That's part of why they're so awesome.)
And here? I'm thinking of writing about Beauty and the Beast, because I thought season one was really problematic in ways I didn't see anyone writing about much. I'm not committing to weekly posts on anything else, because I need to sleep sometime, but I'll probably write about whatever else strikes my fancy. But are there any specific shows you want my thoughts on? I'd rather write things people want to read.
And my other question: Do you want me to post links here to my reviews and recaps elsewhere? I don't want to be obnoxiously self-promoting, but I also don't want to expect people to check three or four different sites if they want to find my writing. So. Opinions? If I do post links here, should I give them their own posts or just throw them in the next day's Morning Coffee? Tell me in the comments!
At The Televixen, I will again be recapping each episode of Haven and Castle. I'll be aiming to have the recaps up either the night the show airs or early the next day, so by Saturday morning for Haven and Tuesday morning for Castle. I'll also be reviewing the first episode of almost every new show there, to help you get an idea of whether you should try it, and my Sunday morning TV news column and other occasional features will continue as well.
At Read the Screen, I'll be reviewing (though not recapping) each episode of Sleepy Hollow and Dracula. The Sleepy Hollow posts will probably be the first post on Tuesdays (so at about 11 Eastern), and Dracula posts will go up at some point over the weekend, depending on my schedule. I'll also be covering news about and occasionally checking in on other shows based on books or comics, including Elementary, Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and more.
At Vampire-Diaries.net, my colleagues and I will be continuing to cover all things Vampire Diaries, along with new spinoff The Originals. (We have awesome recaps there. I don't write them. That's part of why they're so awesome.)
And here? I'm thinking of writing about Beauty and the Beast, because I thought season one was really problematic in ways I didn't see anyone writing about much. I'm not committing to weekly posts on anything else, because I need to sleep sometime, but I'll probably write about whatever else strikes my fancy. But are there any specific shows you want my thoughts on? I'd rather write things people want to read.
And my other question: Do you want me to post links here to my reviews and recaps elsewhere? I don't want to be obnoxiously self-promoting, but I also don't want to expect people to check three or four different sites if they want to find my writing. So. Opinions? If I do post links here, should I give them their own posts or just throw them in the next day's Morning Coffee? Tell me in the comments!
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