yep, definitely five things

[aria]

Closing ye olde tabs, which means it is time for linkspam with commentary!

+ Series 6 Doctor Who to be split in two, which I'm sure everyone and their grandmother already knows. I am totally fine with a halfway cliffhanger, because it means More Plot, and, god help me, I actually trust Moffat with plot. (I should probably learn from the past, though; I mean, RTD's s1 finale was great, and then ... well.) Mostly, though, I love that from this article I have discovered that Karen Gillan is taller than Moffat. But I suspect that Karen Gillan is taller than everyone.

+ David Tennant is in a thing called Fright Night! I know absolutely nothing about it, but I am digging it regardless, because [a] David Tennant looks like Jack Sparrow's pale spindly cousin, [b] Colin Farrel is an evil vampire or something? BWAHAHA and [c] ANTON YELCHIN! As a high schooler who battles vampire Colin Farrell with weirdly bearded David Tennant! I am cheerfully resigned to the fact that I now base my choice of entertainment by how much the very concept makes me laugh like a hyena in public spaces.

+ Peter Wingfield answers Highlander questions, and man, I'm pretty happy that he's still willing to talk about Methos' stupid face twelve years later. I wish the questions were numbered, because then I could shriek about my favourite answers in shorthand. In any case, I am a bit in love with him talking about Methos the optimist and how he desperately wants to believe in love, oh my god; I also love what he said about whether Methos was forced to join the Horsemen. Basically, I am kind of thrilled when Peter Wingfield talks about Methos, because I inevitably end up sitting there feeling smug and fuzzily justified in how I read Methos. YAY.

+ Gaiman's 'Sandman' to be adapted as a TV show. It sounds pretty preliminary at this point, so mostly I am just going to sit here and hope that [a] they get Neil involved in the project and [b] holy god they don't bring Kripke on as showrunner -- or, if they do, that he sticks to the goddamn script and does not kill all the ladies. (To be honest, though, I am mostly just wedded to the idea of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dream and Ashley Greene as Death. Don't look at me like that, it'd be great.)

+ String quartet cover of Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro', which I have been listening to pretty much on loop for two days straight. Which is funny, because I like a lot of Lady Gaga songs more, but believe you me, Paparazzi and Poker Face sound freaking weird in string quartet, and Bad Romance just makes me want to sing along to it. I don't care that much for the actual version of Alejandro, but damn, this one is gorgeous.

Comments

[feverbeats]

ANTON YELCHIN! As a high schooler who battles vampire Colin Farrell
. . . is the hottest thing I have heard recently. Really, just end the sentence with "vampire" and I would even be fine. Oh man.

[aria]

ANTON YELCHIN, VAMPIRE HUNTER. God, is that not the awesomest thing ever.

[skywaterblue]

Okay, new casting: Candis Cayne is Desire.

[aria]

Oh my god, that casting is so stunningly perfect I don't even know what to do.

[skywaterblue]

The version of the show you and I would make is going to be way better than what we'll get.

[aria]

That is very likely true. *sigh*

[yasaman]

My actual face upon hearing that Kripke was in consideration as Sandman showrunner: D:< However, a giant YES to Benedict Bandersnatch as Dream. And Ashley Greene would make a decent Death of the Endless!

Omg I love all of Peter Wingfield's answers *_____* I am also very vindicated that he wanted the Methos and Joe show too. And I am so in love with him talking about Methos the optimist, because it is SO TRUE. Peter Wingfield, you're the best.

[aria]

Yeeeah. I am just crossing my fingers that for whatever reason, Kripke falls through.

I pretty much flailed with joy when he started going on about the Methos and Joe show! I would so watch that. And ... well, pretty much everything he said made me flail with joy, really.

[yasaman]

I totally had the ridiculous fangirly thought of omg he actually understands Methos! ;____; I'm always wary of listening to actors' thoughts on their characters, because actors aren't always very smart, y'know? But I'm so glad Peter Wingfield clearly is smart, and did put thought into Methos's character!

[aria]

Yes, this! And not only does he clearly know what he's doing, but he's actually helpful -- I came across an different interview about Methos a while ago, in which he said something along the lines of "You can't actually play five thousand years, so I didn't try. I mostly played it very surface, so that if something important happened, I could do more and you'd get a sense of his depth." And that is just as helpful to keep in mind when writing him! So, y'know, yay. :D

[bientot]

It's amazing, isn't it? I still haven't gotten over my disappointment when Paul Darrow published Avon, a Terrible Novel and revealed that he had absolutely no clue about the character.

It also makes me so sad that Peter Wingfield hasn't had another chance at a character with that kind of depth - he keeps showing up as Villain of the Week in one show or another; his character in Caprica seemed to have potential, but it doesn't look like that willl be back for another season. :(

[anekdot]

[a] David Tennant looks like Jack Sparrow's pale spindly cousin, [b] Colin Farrel is an evil vampire or something? BWAHAHA and [c] ANTON YELCHIN! As a high schooler who battles vampire Colin Farrell with weirdly bearded David Tennant!

...

what did this sentence say I can't tell because I think my brain just liquified and poured out of my ears. is that what you wanted.

Also, fffff, there is NO WAY a Sandman TV show isn't going to be a hot mess. GDI PEOPLE I AM SO SCARED NOW.

[aria]

Anton Yelchin and David Tennant battle vampire Colin Farrell, Sares!! By which I mean, yes, of course I was trying to liquefy your brain. :D

Maybe -- maybe the Sandman TV show will at least look cool? fdl;dfsldf.

[anekdot]

The most hilarious part is that what is actually causing my brain to blue screen of death is vampire Colin Farrell, mostly because I'm just picturing, like, very confused vampire!Ray.

Well, I-- I guess that's one thing you could say about what happened when they tried to adapt Hellblazer.

[aria]

I'm just picturing, like, very confused vampire!Ray.

*crying with laughter* I AM JUST GOING TO PRETEND THAT THIS IS TOTALLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE, OKAY.

[anekdot]

"I guess if I'd grown up in a castle, and had no taste, then Hot Topic might impress me. But... I didn't, so it... doesn't."

[aria]

Fffff don't do that, I'm in a coffee shop, people will think it is a bit odd when I start SCREAMING WITH LAUGHTER.

[maevele]

omg, a fright night remake with tennant. wtf wtf wtf wtf wtf. I am old enough to fondly remember the original fright night. it was my introduction to camp horror. yay

[tei]

...I just got back from a chat with my wind quintet-to-be, in which we discussed the bassoon quartet versions of Lady Gaga songs! And now I discover there are string quartet versions too? *fist pump*

[bientot]

Bassoon ensembles are of the awesome. I once heard a bassoon ensemble play 'Peter and the Wolf', and every part was bassoon (the bird was a bassute, the duck a bassoboe and the cat was a bassinet!) except the grandfather, played by a piccolo!!

All those reeds....swoon! (basswoon?)

[spuffyduds]

Thanks for the intro to that Lady Gaga cover, that is GORGEOUS.

[aria]

Sure thing! :D I can't stop listening to it, omg.