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1. Tomorrow is March 2, 2010. It is not just a day. It is THE DAY. It is the premiere of Season 2 of Southland on TNT. Now I know everybody's like, oh, well, I'll watch the repeat after White Collar or I'll catch a download later this week. NO! Not okay!

When TNT bought Southland from NBC last year (tl;da - too long; don't ask) they did so to see how the series performs on cable and they will make their decision about future episodes based, in par, on tomorrow's premiere. That means that if Southland doesn't jump out the gate, they are going to be less inclined to order more episodes. And I want more episodes. You want more episodes. Southland is the only series I enjoyed in all of last year* and if you've enjoyed anything I've written in the last year -- Southland gets partial credit for that.

So, I am asking. No, I am begging. Please. If you've thought about it, if you've been curious, if you've ever thought, I'll get around to it eventually -- tomorrow is eventually.

Tuesday night at 10 p.m. Watch Southland on TNT

ETA: TNT is running a marathon of S1 before the premiere, it starts at at 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Please watch my show. PLEASE.

*GK was 2008, doesn't count


2. I am looking for stories to read. I need some entertainment. Things wot I am eyeballing currently: Southland, Iron Man (IM2 in May baby, I iz gonna write it. Believe that.) Terminator Salvation (Marcus/Kyle - wot?), James Bond - the Daniel Craig iteration, Jason Bourne (Is it time for the Green Zone or what), or anything else you think might catch my fancy.


3. You people don't know what kind of crack sparky77 is capable of. Last week we gave Lady Gaga and Johnny Weir a baby named Spectacular Magenta Sparkle Weir, or Steve for short. Two days ago she had me outlining hockey RPS. I don't even like hockey!


4. Someone on my reading list posted the other day about the spate of Christina Hendricks love, wondering if perhaps all this attention to body might smack of fetishization. I cannot speak for anybody else or what they're into, but I will summarize what I said, which is this:

I have been watching Mad Men since the pilot. I love the show whole-heartedly, except for most of the Don/Betty foolishness. I would recommend it without hesitation. My adoration for Christina has to do with her character, the way she portrays her character and the fact that finally, fucking FINALLY, there is a woman on TV who looks like a woman and not a 13 year old boy masquerading as a pneumatic girl. I love CH's style and I love the way she carries herself. She wears dresses and skirts and headscarves. She plays the accordion (or else that was awesome faking). She is unbelievably awesome and she makes me happy.

I am crazy about CH's portrayal of Joan Holloway (I refuse to acknowledge that she married that asshole). But what I like about Christina Hendricks *the woman* is that she's happy to be herself. That she is happy in her life and doesn't feel the need to apologize for being real and not wearing a size 00. In a time when even my beloved Michelle Obama is talking about her children's BMI (no, man, just no) it's nice to see some acceptance of self.

The fact that CH is in magazines *finally* and they are putting her in corsets and dresses with cleavage is fine with me, because she is getting attention. She doesn't choose what she wears, that's the stylist's job, but she wears it well. No, wears it better than well. And she's just as hot in a denim shirt and boots. The fact that a lot of the press (both print and internet) is basically, "Look, she has tits and ass and isn't ashamed! Shocking!" That I have issues with.

To my mind, she is not the same as Beyonce and J. Lo and Mariah Carey. They have curves it's true, but they have Hollywood curves where you're practically zaftig at size 6. I also find them tacky as hell. If I were to mention someone equally classy then I'd think of, like, Jennifer Hudson, who is damn awesome. And also, talented.

So, I say all this to say, everybody's got their own reasoning, I just want mine to be clear. I call Christina Hendricks damn hot, because she is, but I enjoy her and talk about her because I respect her as an actress and because she makes me happy to have a hips and ass, but I do not fetishize her body. I respect it. Now my interest in her red hair may be another story...

Comments

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

You might also want to mention that TNT is doing a marathon of the other episodes before the premiere that night too. Because they are. So that is AWESOME.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Spectacular Magenta Sparkle Weir is the best fun ever!!!!!

[lunatics-word.livejournal.com]

Southland has been recently recommended to me and I have first episode, but I haven't seen it yet. So, I suppose, I should do it asap.

english is hard.

[alethialia.livejournal.com]

YAY SOUTHLAND!

You know what's funny about your list of things you want to read? They're all badass, blow-shit-up fandoms. Except for the lack of GK. I assume that's 'cause you've read everything anyway.

In conclusion, CH is awesomesauce and people should stop projecting/harshing on the squee, jfc.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

Southland Hockey AU!

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

THIRTY-ONE HOURS, BB. I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL MAKE IT WITHOUT EXPLODING.

[redheadaholic.livejournal.com]

Now my interest in her red hair may be another story...

Word. Her awesome body is just a bonus. However, I loved Christina Hendricks way back when she was on Firefly, so my love is long-lasting. Does that neutralize the accusation of fetishizing?

[verselle.livejournal.com]

(random person randomly commenting)

For Marcus/Kyle you may want to check out hollycomb, there's a masterlist link on her profile. :)

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

While I don't disagree with the sentiment about watching Southland live, the thing is, unless you're a Nielsen family, your live TV watching isn't really measurable by the networks. However, DVR viewing and online (on the network site/hulu/etc) is measurable. So while watching live is quite cool, it's worth noting that those who want to up Southland's chances for survival should absolutely DVR it and rewatch within a couple days *and* view the episode online at legit sources. (note, if you've already seen the ep enough times, it's easy enough to load up the viewer and mute it/set it in the background to up their numbers.) That way your eyeballs get counted. Watching live (unless you're a Nielsen family) not so much.

[slashfairy.livejournal.com]

i'll get the family i work for to dvr it (don't have that capacity here) AND will write to the site/hulu/network etc it as often as i can.

[romancandles.livejournal.com]

Dude, when you said "I refuse to acknowledge she married that asshole," I definitely thought that you were referring to CH's husband, of Super Troopers snozzberry fame and I was like "Whaaaaaaaat he seems like to a totally cool dude!" I really like Christina Hendricks and I think it is awesome to see some body-acceptance going on. She seems like a genuinely cool woman, too. It just irks me that most people can't talk about her without talking about her body, too. I suppose that's the price one pays for being an anomaly though.

I've been catching up on Southland very slowly (behind the times as usual!).

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

WHOOOOOOO SOUTHLAND! SO EXCITED! :D

[snowybaby.livejournal.com]

so, lil story: i watched gk for a number of reasons - - for one, who wouldn't want to watch beautiful guys (i mean, really, reeally gorgeous guys), teach a master class is subtle, emotional acting? - - and eventually stumbled upon the gk fandom. then i found your fic. amidst my flailing, and swooning and much jaw-agaping at the sheer hotness of brad/nate, i started reading your livejournal comments. consequently, i started watching southland. like any self-respecting person would, i became quite the fan. in conclusion: your fic is so great, i became obsessed with a tv show. your powers are vast and stealthy; wield them wisely :)

getting to the reason i started this post: i came across some info. it's not that spoilerific, just something cool concerning a fav character's storyline. in case you're totally against scoop, i put it in white; just highlight the area between the colons. thanks for leading me to great reads & nifty viewing. you rock! ::The March 16 episode is a big one for Ben McKenzie and his alter ego, Ben Sherman. The former gets to sink his teeth into some meaty material when the latter goes out on patrol alone for the first time and gets a little too invested in a domestic violence case. - Ausiello (EW.com)::