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[selenak]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Battlestar Galactica share the same composer (all hail Bear McCreary), and an occupation with artificial life/humanity interaction, both lethal and not, apocalypse, dreams, and various takes on religion. They're still quite different shows. charmax, one of the best vidders around, has now posted a vid taking on both shows, their similarities and differences, and Charles Darwin. It's awesome. (And not spoilery beyond basic premises for both shows.):

Unnatural Selection

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She's usually associated with Four in the fannish consciousness, but Sarah Jane Smith started her stint as a companion in Three's era, and I really enjoyed this absolutely adorable Three and Sarah Jane pic spam . (Also, those photos of baby!Sarah Jane remind me again that Elisabeth Sladen is one of these enviable women who look even better when older; as a young woman, she's cute, but today, she's gorgeous.)

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Another trailer/featurette for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, which reminds me that it can be very relaxing to be fond of something without being actually in the fandom. I enjoyed the books. Very occasionally, I read fanfic (and also enjoy it). I like the movies in varying degrees. But I've never been compelled to participate in fannish wars, and each time I stumble across yet another reference about shipping feuds, Marauders versus Snape, JKR stole my cookies, and what not, I feel relieved. As for HBP, it's probably the weakest book of the seven, but it had a lot I enjoyed, for example, both the opening chapters, the one with the Muggle PM, and the one with the Mitford Black sisters and Snape; Horace Slughorn (together with Phineas Nigellus the example of non-evil adult Slytherins who have never been Death Eaters - they do exist!); all the Harry and Dumbledore interaction; Harry fanboying the Prince of the title as long as he doesn't know who it is (bad pun, JKR, bad pun, which makes it fun); Draco Malfoy, after five books as a one-note none too successful bully, finally becoming interesting and more dimensional; and the big showdown from the moment Dumbledore starts talking to Draco. I can't wait to see Alan Rickman act out THE scene. Bring it on!

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[selenak.livejournal.com]

And I adored Kenneth Branagh's turn as Gilderoy Lockhart and Emma Thompson as Trelawney.

Oh, me too! They both have such unabashed fun with their characters. But that's what I mean about the British acting scene meeting in these films. You have all these great actors sinking their teeth in these roles. Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge, too, simply fantastic. (And I maintain Umbridge was JKR's most effective villain, in all her pink horribleness. The scene where she makes Harry write "I must not tell lies" in his own skin chillls me to this day in a way most Voldemort scenes, except for "Kill the spare", do not.) And yes, Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter, see icon.