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So jedicathy, fairy_bliss and myself came home yesterday after a bitchin' London weekend of win !


We saw the matinee performance of Design for Living on saturday and loved it. It started a bit slow but I really really got into it by the second half of act 2 (SERIOUSLY, the scene where Otto and Leo got drunk together ? I COULD HAVE WATCHED THREE HOURS OF THIS SCENE ALONE, I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END) and loved it to bits til the end. Andrew Scott's performance was incredible and hilarious. He was so... Flamboyant and cracky, bouncing everywhere and speaking in his fantastic high pitched voice of his. He was very impressive. Tom Burke, who played Otto was incredibly dashing and charmed the hell out of me. The interactions between the characters were full of quick-witted humor and the set design was absolutely gorgeous, we spent a really nice, entertaining afternoon. I'm even kinda bummed that it's a play and there's no fandom because I ship Leo/Otto so hard I want a fic fix now, damn them !

Trailer for the play with some unexpected!Cumberbitch in it :D



We spent the following evening/night wandering around Picadilly, Leceister Square and Regent Street to see the Christmass decorations. We stopped by a Starbucks to try the Eggnog Latte (an aquired taste but it was good) and we walked by the Odeon where they had the uk HP7 premiere a couple of days earlier. So all in all, a very nice day 1 !


On sunday, we spent the rainy morning shopping in Camden Town. OH CAMDEN, HOW I MISSED THEE. EVEN THE RAIN DIDN'T SPOIL YOUR AWESOMENESS. I found these which I wanted since I first saw them online and got them in like, the first shop I looked when I thought I wouldn't find them at all \o/

The day went by fast (we did our obligatory trip to Forbidden Planet) and then it was time for BENEDICT AND EDDIE. (Cathy and I were dying of squee on the tube to get there, it was epic).

I thought that the Children's Monologues would be quite hard to get through and maybe a bit too depressing but it really wasn't. The play was outstanding, the whole cast (who only did a rehearsal all together on the day of the performance) was very good and the variety of the stories picked, even if it was harrowing at times because some of those stories were still difficult to take in, made each of the performances from the actors interesting and riveting in very different ways.
I'm extremely biaised, I know, but Benedict's piece was my favorite ! It was both hilarious and quite moving. The way he acted against thin air and yet made me almost see the imaginary teenager who he was talking to was just brilliant. Eddie's bit about a boy excited for his birthday was extremely funny as well and he used the space on stage really well. Nathan (Misfits' Curtis) and the girl he was paired with did great too, Ben Kingsley's piece had me in tears and I loved the closing piece about the boy who loved oranges. Every single story was interesting one way or the other, we once again really enjoyed ourselves and had an amazing time.

video itw with Benedict, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton about the play.

The stage door afterwards was surprisingly way less crowded than we thought it would be. The actors came out quickly and Eddie Redmayne had even appeared before we got there so we caught him on our way and he was such a sweetheart ! Cathy died of course but mostly inside, which was of the good. He was in a rush but took the time to personalize our autographs and took a pic with Cathy, he was very VERY handsome irl and was all NO WAI when we said we came from Paris to see the play.
Nathan had the extremely good idea (not for us tho) to come out at the same time as Benedict so we couldn't stop him while he made a quick exit, which was a bit of a shame. Benedict was expectedly super sweet and kind with everybody, he signed and took pictures with everyone who wanted to and gave me goosebumps everytime he spoke with his soft velvety voice in my general direction, or looked at me with his blue blue blue eyes of blueness. I really really dig the blond now, I think it suits his features and it contrasted nicely with his tight black leather jacket (which I couldn't help but stroke when we took our picture /perv).

So, yes, GREATNESS AGAIN on day 2.

Yesterday we just had a full english breakfast at the Cillantro and did a bit of shopping before taking the train back

I don't have the pics in my possession since I didn't take them and can't have access to them right now but maybe I'll get to post them eventually.

In other news, I saw Misfits' series 2 premiere and OMG STILL SO GORGEOUS AND EPIC. What a great start ! I loved that it was kinda Simon centric and I realized how much I missed Nathan's twatishness from hell ! GAAAHHHH LOVE THAT SHOW. Next week looks rad !


I caught up on the intrawebz and was greeted by :

1. an EPIC Van interview where he is a total dork (I also want to see your big face, bb).

2. Jake Silb will play Jonathan Harker in an off broadway production of Dracula.

3. Benedict will play the monster and his creator every other night in Frankenstein (WHICH I WILL TRY TO SEE AND COMBINE WITH THIS).

(I love the timing of 2 and 3)

4.


YEAH. This will totally end up on a wp, or icons or a new header or ALL OF IT.

5. TONYA <3 POSTED THE FIC I WON FOR THE LEMONADE PROJECT WHICH I WILL READ RIGHT NOW \o/

6. MR ALEX DAY DOING A COVER OF GRANGER DANGER. FTW.

7. Darren confirmed as a regular on Glee !

Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled
Day 02 - A show you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episodeof your favorite TV show

Day 08 - A show everyone should watch









ETA : INORITE the lj-cut is gone, don't hurt me. It's fairy_bliss's fault.

So last week I went 4 times to the movies and wanted to post about it because I loved every single one of them but I have postponed this post for the last week or so because of my epic laziness.


Sherlock Holmes has finally been out over here for 2 weeks and now that I've seen it (twice last week, eh) I'd say that the hype surrounding it is well deserved. It was hot, fast paced and terribly endearing. Robert was completely Ace, not that it was unexpected and I was pleasantly surprised by Jude Law's Watson, especially since I'm usually not the biggest Law fan. They had wicked chemistry and worked really well together. I was also pleased by the supporting cast since I always love me some Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams.

I Love You, Phillip Morris really didn't disappoint. Both Carrey and McGregor played their part brilliantly and the story was in turn hilarious, sweet and yet incredibly sad. It was hard to believe that it was indeed a true story because some of the con Steven Russell pulled off were just completely unbelievable. I've read a very good interview with the real Russell and not only what is in the film is as close to the truth as it gets, but he really is a fascinating man. It breaks my heart a little to think that he is now in solitary 23 hours a day for the rest of his life. Couldn't they make him work for the FBI or something ? He's like a super Neal Caffrey ! I've ordered the book and can't wait to read it. I really loved their story.

Brothers was mainly worth it for the stunning acting performances of Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film felt so intimate to me that I had the impression that I was intruding sometimes. The trailer was also misleading and the story was not quite what I expected, which is a good thing since it turned out way more interesting and challenging than what I thought it would be. It also had quite a strong anti-army, anti-war message at its heart that I did not expect and found really well handled and moving.

I'm seing Valentine's Day tomorrow (and going to a Cobra Starship gig afterwards, eeehh). Shush. I love me some stupid romcom once in a while and it doesn't make me a girly girl that girls kthx.


In other news, I have started a That 70's Show marathon because I have acquired all 8 seasons, thanks to my dear fairy_bliss. I will watch it properly for the first time (meaning all of it, in order and not dubbed) since I never had the chance before. I've almost finished the first season already and OH THE NOSTALGIA IT BROUGHT. I was surprised by how well I remembered some of it.
The episode where Joseph Gordon-Levitt guests as Eric's new BFF-who-really-wants-to-get-in-his-pants was so cute ! He looked so very young and his voice hadn't finished to break yet. I remembered JGL was in it before I got my hands on the show and it certainly helped me to watch the first part of the season faster. So yes, I'm enjoying the hell out of it, especially the 70's pop culture references, the retardedness of Kelso and the eerieness of Fez <3


As for soapland, sorry for exploding all over your flist but FUCK NOES I HAVE STILL NOT RECOVERED FROM THE FACT THAT JAKE AND VAN WILL BE IN MY COUNTRY IN JULY. I spent the week making up slightly batshit scenarios with fairy_bliss because nobody really knows the extent of our batshit behind closed doors but I will just say that it's quite epic and I often mortify myself.

I've discovered that I have a real problem with soaps. I apparently can't stop getting into them since I've discovered that they have the Best Gays. I clearly need an intervention.
So after a failed first attempt, I stubbornly tried Verbotene Liebe again and WHADAYAKNOW I fell in love with Christian and Oliver.
I was caught up with it in 4 days which seems ridiculously fast but since the show is often ignoring them and only write actual stories for them only once in a while (they're just standing there, giving advice to other characters the rest of the time and it's really offensive !) it was easy peasy.
I have some issues with the actual pairing because they are absolutely adorkable, but sometimes it's just all there is to them. Their drama is always short lived (when there is drama, which is not often) and they're not struggling enough.
With Nuke and Deniz/Roman, the struggles and the soul-crushing pain they go through is what make the fluffytiems so fucking rewarding. It's backwards with Ollian because I don't get excited by the long periods of fluff, I'm just bouncing madly everytime ANGSTIEM rears its awesome head (or simply when it focuses on them after a long period of 'let's just hang around and give advice', eh).
But despite this, I've grown attached to them because they really make a cute pairing.

Case in point in fanvid format (by rhiannonhero)

I'm also ridiculously infatuated with Christian and have nicknamed him 'ptit poussin' (lil' chick) BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHAT HE IS. He acts all tough and manly but really ? Schatz is a spectacular angsty woobie and his vulnerability makes me flail into oblivion.

Also I am shallow and I'D HIT THAT SO HARD I WOULD PASS OUT.






The actors are also awesomely dorky which of course helped. Watch them running around London like the fierce dorks they are.

The current storyline is very promising in the angst department though. Well I do know it will deliver since I've spoiled myself rotten ha ha ha. I can't wait !

So I did want to update for several days about my beloved shows's (sometimes spectacular) comeback but I'm in a fierce procrastinating mood.

Mood definitely not helped by the fact in the last week or so, fairy_bliss and I have fallen for *yet* another gay pairing in a soap.

It's a german one called Alles Was Zählt (All That Matters) and just like ATWT their gay boys have issues and angst a lot. There's also figure skating involved which is clearly of the Win.

Here, have a gorgeous songvid which has about everything I love love love about these two.




If you want to get to know them better, my lovely fairy_bliss did a fantastic pimping post HERE.

I'm already almost caught up with their story and it's not even been two weeks, eh. Soaps are addictive.


I was also mostly pleased with the double dose of Nuke this week. You can never have too much Nuke (I hope we'll get them twice next week as well *fingers crossed*).
Mind you not all of it was satisfying but I dig their SL and we had Noah being incredibly sweet and adorable (with awesome hair *g*) on tuesday and a 51st kiss on friday, they couldn't manage to have it all both at the same time but hey, that's the limit of those writers for you.
Next week does look like we're back to the Epic Angst again and while I can't wait because I'm still not used to have to *wait* for nuke parts, I'm a bit anxious too. I think Dr Reid is presh so far and I'm curious to see where it goes with Luke (and hoping that Noah will finally stop taking Luke for granted anf get jealous a bit).

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As for proper telly, overall I'm also very satisfied with post hiatus episodes so far. In shortness :

Dollhouse is just jawdroppingly brilliant. Some episodes from the second half of the current season are some of the best work Whedon has ever done. That may be the most unfair and saddest cancellation ever. I am dead excited by the finale episode and hope that the ending will be satisfying enough to get over the bitterness.

Chuck season 3 is rocking my socks off ! I can't wait for some things to happen and some characters to return but all in all it's good fun with an underlying sense that all could and probably will go wrong very very fast. I love it.

Being Human series 2 is also doing it for me so far. I liked the premiere but 102 was just heatbreaking and awesome. I really like each character's storyline and the creepiness of the general series arc.

House is. Yeah. You know which scene. *grins stupidly at House and Wilson*

White Collar delivered perfectly ! I am still madly in love with Neal, Peter and Elizabeth but mostly, Neal rocked the episode with his mad skills of UNFNESS.

Legend of the Seeker, well. I kinda want to say Richard who (although his abs of steel & doe eyes would be missed) ? BECAUSE I AM BLINDED BY KAHLAN AND CARA'S FIERCENESS AND THEIR EPIC LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.




Which reminds me that I'm off to watch last night's Seekah ♥

That is all.

DUDE.

THIS WEEK'S TELLY IS KILLING ME. KILLING ME DEDEDED.

HOUSE *WILD HAND GESTURES* I MEAN HOUSE THIS WEEK OMFG. I CANNOT EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR THE EPISODE EXCEPT THAT GETTING MARRIED IS THE LAST THING I WOULD WANT BUT I WOULD SO DO IT JUST TO HAVE HOUSE THROW ME A BACHELOR PARTY, ( I MEAN ESPECIALLY... )

THE BIG BANG THEORY WAS MORE AVERAGE GOOD BUT I TOTALLY HAVE TO MENTION ( THIS )

AND FINALLY, THIS WEEK'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, SERIOUSLY, I MEAN SERIOUSLY DID I IMAGINE THAT EPISODE OR WHAT ?

BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST EPISODE EVER. I WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE SLASH, IT WAS SO VERY SLASHY AND 100% LEGENDARY.

Phfew.

That's a lot of capslock but it was necessary to get that of my chest. I may squeal some more with my weekly dose of Guv Luv in a moment.

As for SF Sunday with just a tiny bit more of details, fairy_bliss posted some delicious pics of James Callis and Jamie Bamber in her lj here.
She only saw them from the outside since she hadn't caught up with the show yet but I can tell you that the talk on stage with the three of them was made of 57 flavours of win. They were all completely sweet and had some great things to say about their fellow cast members (especially Edward James Olmos who really seemed like their surrogate father on and off set) and gave great insights on their respective characters on the show. Jamie surprised the hell out of us because he did the whole talk in french ! He apparently learned to read and write in Paris and he spoke almost flawlessly during the whole thing (yes, it was teh Hawt, Mary also thought so and said so XD).
James Callis'voice continues to melt my panties. His smooth posh brit accent is exactly the same than when he played Gaius and, OH BOY. Hilariously enough, it was melting my brother's panties too (he didn't phrase it like that, no, but I could tell that's what he meant) James was absolutely charming and funny in a complete debonaire fashion. Exactly how I'd imagined he would be except even more gorgeous *___*
They kept restraining themselves from talking about the finale because supposedly the room had not seen it (except that 99.9% of it had, the 0.1% being jedicathy) but Jamie had the sense at one point to say 'what the hell we've all seen it' because they were trying to talk about the most powerful moments they kept from the shooting and they all had to hint at their last scenes.
Finally they received a Jules Vernes Award each and we were shown the opening episode of season 4 on the gigantic screen of the Rex theater. Let's just say that I had stars in my eyes because the show translates beautifully on the big screen. The bro and I exchanged glances and melancholic whispers when certain characters appeared on screen. Gaius and his harem killed me with lulz all over again. It sure gave me the urge to watch the show all over again from the very beginning. I'll probably end up doing that this summer.

Then fairy_bliss, angeliksmall, tya_rc and castalie joined us for the Star Trek french premiere and it also was ORSUM. Part of my brain was with the other half forced to stay at home because of a bad cold (that would be the lovely ephyse), but my heart was 100% PWNED by the film.

( some ramblings about the film )

HILARIOUS PIC OF MASSIVE GHEYNESS ? 100% APPROVAL.

YOU GUYS, MATT SMITH IS ABSO-FUCKINGLY-LY BRILLIANT AS DANNY FOSTER IN PARTY ANIMALS ! ♥

I'm up to 106 and I had to get that out of my chest ^^


So Party Animals is GREAT. It's more of a glorified soap set in a political context than a real drama about politics but the cast and the stories are really good and you can't stop watching it !
OF COURSE, it doesn't hurt that the series' real focus is about the lives of two brothers (Danny and Scott Foster) living together and being incredibly suspiciously close cute and domestic <33333

Danny is an idealistic, borderline naive but extremely clever researcher working for Labour Home Office Junior Minister Jo Porter. He is completely devoted to his work, socially challenged and very awkward. In other words he is ADORKABLE.
Scott is a lobbyist who works for a firm keen on making friends with the Tory party. He is a gorgeous prick but has sweet sweet moments of vulnerability. Still a prick, though. He cares deeply about his little brother.
When I say care, I mean glomping, hair ruffling, guilty crisis and occasional cry in each other's arms. Oh yes.

We follow two teams of young researchers, Danny and Kristy (Andrea Riseborough from Being Human and the Devil's Whore ♥) from the Labour HQ and Matt and Ashika who work for Shadow Minister James Northcote (Patrick Baladi aka Excelsior from No Heroics !). It's quite interesting to have a critical view on both sides.

Apart from Danny, the characters aren't nice and they all have personal agendas, which is perfect to depict people in politics.

I love pretty much all of them, even if I mainly watch to have Matt making me flail like mad. HE IS SO GOOD.
There's something definitely doctorish about him in the way he moves. He's quite... Fidgety. He has great charisma too and he proved me that he can easily be leading man material.
I can't unsee it now.

I am 600% convinced that he will do great things in DW and just, yes let it be 2010 already (sorry Dave !).

EDIT : if *that* doesn't finish to convince you to watch then, er, you are bloody weird !

( brotherly love ) /end EDIT.


I did cap the hell out of it and made some textless icons, mostly for myself but I thought I'd share teh love :

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Give Party Animals a try, for it is FTW.
I had the chance to convert tya_rc yesterday and we had a good squee over the pilot together. Twas lovely ♥

SDOACG was made of awesome ! I had forgotten how much I loved Belle/Hannah.
Billie Piper was definitely born to play that role, she's so funny and touching as Belle. And of course hot like burning, which doesn't hurt :p

( minor spoilers for 201 & 202 )

Since I caved in because of the Fnac sale on TV Shows and bought the last 3 seasons of Alias yesterday, I kinda started to rewatch everything from the beginning and O.M.G ALIAS!!!!11!!1 FORGOT ALL ABOUT YOUR GREATNESS, SHOW.

SYDNEY BRISTOW I CRUSH ON YOU V. HARD. She still gives me an adrenaline rush every time she's kicking ass and taking names. Which happens A LOT.

The Spy!Daddy/Spy!Daughter relationship ! Definitely the greatest Father/Daughter relationship before Veronica and Keith Mars graced US TV.

WILL TIPPIN AND HIS CUTE HAIR.

THE ADORKABLE MARSHALL FLINKMAN.

THE EPIC WIN OF ERIC WEISS. As much as I love him on Heroes, Greg Grunberg will forever be Weiss for me <3

But most of all : SYDNEY AND HER INFINITY OF SEXY OUTFITS. UNF !


And as far as crushing on girls go, Lisa Edelstein also made me question my sexuality drool today. But the House boys weren't doing too bad either.


I forgot to add something about Get Smart : This film has random!Bill Murray in a tree and extremely gratuitous boykissing. It can't get better than that.