"Not for kicks. For history."

[eldritchhobbit]

Happy Wednesday! I have a few quick notes today...

* In Television News:
Tomorrow at 7pm EST the SciFi Channel begins showing the outstanding second season of Jeremiah, which introduces one of my very favorite TV characters, Mister Smith. If you missed the first season (which was good, but not in the same category as the second, in my opinion), you can catch up with this quick and handy summary from belleferret. I highly recommend catching this season!

* In Music News:
Thanks to a friend's recommendation, I've discovered the band Nuclear Bubble Wrap (former neighbors of mine from Germantown, Tennessee). Their music is quite fun. Check out the free downloads for "Dumbledore Died" and the wicked Harry Potter-centric parody of "Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang, "Bad Spell."

* In Personal, X-Files, and Podcasting News:
My tribute to The X-Files is featured today on the main page of StarShipSofa. The latest episode of the podcast features my "whirlwind tour" of the genre ancestors of Agents Mulder and Scully of The X-Files -- in other words, a discussion of the history of science fiction investigators in literature and television. It begins about 13 minutes into the podcast. You can download it here, listen to it streaming here, or get it via iTunes under "StarShipSofa."

* In Personal and Convention News:
I now have confirmed my appearance as a guest at two cons in 2009: ConCarolinas and RavenCon.

* In Lovecraftian News:
I adore this new Miskatonic University class ring. Badali Jewelry rules!


Kurdy: What's it all for, Smith? You one of those guys likes to spy on people for kicks?
Mister Smith: Not for kicks. For history.
- "The Mysterious Mister Smith," Jeremiah

Comments

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

I think my expectations were quite low, as I really didn't like the first film, so this one seemed a happy surprise. I do admit that the primary mystery was not exactly spine-chilling, edge-of-your-seat stuff. I did like the fact the characters seemed to have aged and grown, while some of the big issues of the show remained right under the surface. I agree about Duchovny, though. He did look like he was suffering from either a massive insomnia attack or a terrible hangover in every single scene. But didn't Mitch Pileggi look fantastic? (You can see where my tastes lie.) I wish he'd had more than a cameo appearance. He's aging beautifully. While I'm being shallow, I should admit that Gillian Anderson's messy ponytail with its trailing, falling locks drove me crazy and seemed very out of character for anal, precise, polished Dana Scully. I know it was meant to convey her preoccupation with her patient, but I still didn't buy it.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

PS. I was never a huge Scully/Mulder 'shipper (I rather thought Scully with Skinner - or even, later, Doggett - and Mulder with Krycek were more interesting pairings), but I did like the realism of how their post-FBI lives had developed: Scully as a successful professional and Mulder as the eccentric guy in the back room, saving newspaper clippings and flipping pencils to the ceiling. ;)