Ah, fannish ennui, how I've missed you...

[tencrush]

Apart from various and assorted personal happenings keeping me off the internets, there's other stuff, too. I'm not feeling the love no more. This, I'm sure, will pass eventually. (And when I say "not feeling the love," what I actually mean is it seems that people are spitting bile at each other again. Maybe I'm having perceptual difficulties.)

I've seen a few people bidding their goodbyes to Torchwood fandom recently and it saddens me in a way, but it does feel like to many people there's a chapter that's ended for good. That's not down to Ianto, specifically, I think there's a general feeling going around that this show died in July and it's not coming back. Incidentally, I really think we'd have heard about renewal by now, dudes. I am somewhat relieved that we haven't, I have no interest in a continuation of Torchwood, I really do think the story's been told and I wouldn't have watched it. As things have settled down I've come to realise that that's not simply because I find Barrowman and Myles to be two of the most tedious people on television, but also simply because I really don't think there's any story left to tell. I don't think I'm the only one.

Anyway, I think I might perform a friendslist cull in a week or two. I've connected with a lot of people through TW, but some our interests seem to be diversifying, guys. Big time. Having said that, I find a lot of your interests interesting. Unless they involve that show with the Wincest, I just don't care about that show in any way, shape or form. I'll be doing some picspams soon (LOL, I say that every week, and it never happens! That's because I'm lazy and easily distracted by life.) and in the meantime I'll just stick with The Big Bang Theory and Glee, two shows that will never fuck me in the arse in quite the way that Torchwood managed to. They make me feel pleasant and safe, and that makes a refreshing change.

I just saw Barrowman playing a banjo and shouting about pigs on CBBC. I have no desire to work out what the hell I was watching, but it was unpleasant.

Comments

[travellingone.livejournal.com]

Oh god, was he playing at being a farmer? Ew.

[tencrush]

I don't know, the credits were rolling, he was sitting on a bale of hay shouting a song about a pig in a blanket. I don't actually WANT to know, though Beckett wanted to know why Captain Jack was shouting with what Beckett innocently calls a "cuntar."

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

oh god, B'man, what now?

GLEE! i am loving it so much

[tencrush]

I googled it. It's a kids show called Animals at Work. Which he presents. It apparently involves him also doing bad singing.

[bandgeek01.livejournal.com]

I need to start watching Glee again. I saw it at Comic-Con and there are other shows on that I watch when it's on, lol.

But yes Glee is good.

You know I agree part of me hopes that TW is done, but a teeny tiny part of me wants to see what bull shit they can pull out of their asses for a new season.

I'm not sure if there would have been a renewal announced yet just b/c I'm sure they are waiting to capitalize on some big moments in DW to announce it.


Nicole

[tencrush]

The reason I don't think there's a big Torchwood announcement on the cards is because I get the feeling that any big moments to come in Who will from now on be Moffat moments, I think the Beeb will actively start to sideline Russell when it comes to Who, they've already announced a new logo and all the rest of it, I don't think they'll be wanting to pull the attention back towards RTD in any way. That's just a gut feeling I have.

[mellacita.livejournal.com]

LOL. Yeah, SPN not my thing either. I have been meaning to start on Glee.

As for TW, I wouldn't say I'm divorcing myself, but, well, the enthusiasm is a bit...well, you know.

Glad M is doing better, btw.

[tencrush]

Glee's fun. It's stupid as fuck, but fun and I've missed TW-S1-style fun on my telly. I don't really want that much else from a show.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

I've seen some of that with Torchwood, but on the other hand, I just came into the fandom less than a year ago, and I'm not finished, dammit. :D

Are you excited about the new Doctor Who series, tencrush? Or just... "eh, whatever" about it?

[tencrush]

I'm excited about Moffat's series, yes, I think it'll be great. But I have to endure Rusty's grand finale first and the idea of that makes me want to puke.

Animals at Work

[caledonius72.livejournal.com]

Barrowman - Banjo - Pigs

His kids show: either a fearless expose showing how animals are enslaved to the human race to work for their petty needs or a cute show about how cute animals are when they do what they do (being cute).

Take your pick.

If it feels right, do it

[caledonius72.livejournal.com]

If a fandom is getting you down - either from the originating source or the fans themself - then leave with dignity, your time is done ;-)

Me, I'm in two minds about TW Series 4, there were rumours that it was commissioned but heard nowt since. I actually like Barrowman (it's the Gay mafia at work - lol) but freely admit he's not the best actor in the world. But given the way Children of Arse ended, I doubt he'll have more than a few cameos. Depends if it's a reset to S2 with diff. characters, or more of this EPIC and BRAVE "across five nights" malarkey.

I avoid the ugliness of the disintegration of the fandom as much as possible... Gwack v Janto, ad infinitum and the sheer bile/spew/vitriol that sickens me.

I stick my head in the sand and read lovely fics where all the team are together, and nothing too bad happens.

GDL seems to have gotten over TW, why can't we <-- ooo, provocative!

Re: If it feels right, do it

[tigercheetah.livejournal.com]

""GDL seems to have gotten over TW, why can't we <-- ooo, provocative!""

I'm starting to look forward to Girl Number 9 almost as much as the last series of Torchwood, if only because I feel that Gareth is going to be used better in this 30 minute drama than he was in an entire episode of Torchwood.

And I now fangirl James Moran for saying that he'd cast Gareth in everything that he did if he could :) and for saying that Gareth will really surprise people in GN9.

[stargazer60.livejournal.com]

Seems as if a lot of people are bidding adieu to TW. I'm gonna hang for for a bit longer... It does seem as if an announcement should have been made by now...but maybe they are 'strategically' waiting until after the final DW with 10 (like yeah, is or isn't Captain Jack in it?? **grins**)

I missed Glee last week, but I think I will watch this week...it is a show where you don't have to think a whole lot, there isn't a whole lot to read into it, just watch and enjoy.

I never got into SPN, either.

Oh, Animals at Work...what a silly show!

[meleth.livejournal.com]

I fairly strongly adore Big Bang Theory. And Sheldon's mannerisms are distressingly contagious.

[tencrush]

Sheldon is my new tv boyfriend. I'm fickle like that.

[alba17.livejournal.com]

I'm in a similar place. I still read a few TW fics, but I haven't explored any COE stuff at all and I feel my emotional involvement with TW is really dissipating. I'm kind of in love with Merlin now, actually. Often these days I'll start reading a TW fic and then just stop a few paragraphs in - just can't get into it. *le giant sigh*

[descrime.livejournal.com]

If you like TBBT and Glee, I would check out Modern Family and Community. I usually don't like half hour comedies, but they are my two favorite shows this season.

[off_coloratura]

I differ with you. I find Modern Family unwatchably flaily.

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

'I've seen a few people bidding their goodbyes to Torchwood fandom recently and it saddens me in a way, but it does feel like to many people there's a chapter that's ended for good.'
I've seen that too. It's sad that Torchwood as a fandom is dieing, but I knew it would probably happen after CoE; RTD didn't just kill Ianto, he killed what made Torchwood Torchwood and put a Quatermass remake in it's place. Right now I'm so much more excited about the actors new projects than I am about new Torchwood.

By the way, I love The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon is awesome. One lab accident away from being a Super Villain, indeed.

[santousha.livejournal.com]

everybody's leaving? But I just got here, weeeh!

[alba17.livejournal.com]

I'm not feeling the love either. COE may have killed it for me. I really have a sense that TW fandom is shrinking, based on the size of the TW3 newsletter at least. It's not surprising at all. The extreme nihilism of COE, repeatedly killing off major and beloved characters, and no new series on the horizon makes it all rather depressing. I still have some things I want to do re: TW, but I feel my attention being drawn elsewhere (yeah, somewhere without angst - oh, hello, Merlin). If there's an S4 I will watch it though. I have to see what they do with it and I still love Jack. I totally LOL'd at your description of JB on that animal show.

Glee: I loved the pilot in the summer, but I'm having trouble getting into it, honestly. Not sure why.

[dick-grayson.livejournal.com]

Yay, picspams! Yay, Glee! Yay, Millie! Glad things are looking up on the homefront, and I feel you on the Twood thing. I keep saying I'm going to stop following the few comms I still friend, but I still haven't gotten around to it. I hope the Christmas Who is decent.

[furius.livejournal.com]

It saddens me to leave the Torchwood fandom when I was once so enthused about it, but I think it's rather inevitable after S3. I started watching because of Jack Harkness and I think his "character development" killed whatever original fondness I had for the character and the show in which he features sotoo prominently.

I won't mind if you culled me from your flist, though I enjoy reading your thoughts on TV and life, since they're so different from my own and everyone else I know. I blame my new interest in the show with the Wincest(or, preferably, the Angel/Human) on the lack of DW. There's a need for apocalyptic musings at this time of the year....

Merlin's quite wonderful though.

[rallyemadartep.livejournal.com]

can I just say, I absolutely love love love your icon?

I'm so much in love with Glee....!

[jo02]

Please don't cut me out - you're the only other non-SPN-er that I know!

[takenatwork.livejournal.com]

You know I don't post and as TW is my only fandom, don't worry about removing me from your friendslist. Thank you for letting me in for the Torchwood.

I think I realised the other day that I had treated CoE as a 'special' and nothing much is supposed to happen in specials, which is why I'm so angry at what did happen. But it does feel a bit like the BBC, RTD & Co are also looking at CoE and thinking that wasn't supposed to happen, what do we do now, have we got a S4?

[kuroi-hemlock.livejournal.com]

I live in Canada, so I don't get the special torture of seeing Barrowman sing about pigs, while playing a banjo.

I've been getting into Glee as well! Seeing a show on TV that doesn't take itself seriously is a breath of fresh air to me.

Sorry if I don't post much, but I just prefer to be quiet sometimes (maybe a bit too much). I still enjoy reading your posts; but I'm kind of trying to move on from Torchwood, since I don't expect a fourth season and wouldn't really care to watch it. I've been avoiding the DW specials until Moffat takes over and I don't watch SPN.

[radiant-pip.livejournal.com]

I'm expecting a fourth season (although, what's the point now??) and I'm dreading it. They HAD a lot of story potential, but tossed it all for this "wonderful" and "brilliant" and "epic" mini-series. And apparently they don't need a fanbase to have millions tuning in. So, yeah, couldn't care less if I ever see it continued with Jack, Gwen, Rhys, and the mini Cooper-Williams with comic relief by Andy.

I heart Sheldon, too. What does Penny see in Leonard?? I mean, really... ;)

I'm trying to get into Glee. I've been recording it. It's not must-see, but it is amusing what I've seen so far.

(Just back from a week in the UK and somehow I managed to dodge the Barrowman-on-tele-24/7 bullet!)

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

A lot of people on my flist have a lot of love for Glee, should I check it out?

[coffee-kris.livejournal.com]

I have been largely absent online because of my continuing grief and PTSD post CoE, as well as just real-life insanity. Who knew kindergarten was so much more work than all day daycare? I wish I had been warned. And to those in a similar position - if you thought your guilt about leaving little Suzie at the daycare for 10 hours a day was bad, wait until you leave her for 10 hours a day at school whilst all the other "good" mommies pick their lovely kids up after 3 hours 15 minutes of kindergarten and then "stay at home" with them, or worse yet, actually spend all their time volunteering to do activities at said school. Activities, by the way, which are only held during school lunch hour, which you will never be able to make, so forget popping in to see that play your daughter's been practicing, or the "hopscotch" routine or the "mommy and me tea." Sigh.

But I digress. I have missed people spitting vile at each other (phew, get enough of that other places, thank you so much) but I too am so ambivalent about the whole TW fandom. I adored it pre-Reset, loved it pre-Exit Wounds, and I think they showed some eps after that but I've blocked them (and their results out). I do hope to get back into fandom - in a positive way - soon, though, so perhaps we can banish fannish ennui around TW together.

AND, I have to say, hurray for GLEE!!!! I literally injure my cheek muscles from grinning during that show, and I cannot wait for each episode. Although I don't know that they won't do something that I hate, I also know that they'll FIX it, in character, in plot (if there is such a thing) and in a way that makes sense. Not just to satisfy someone's god-complex about forcing a character to make a decision that he is otherwise clearly equipped to make. Er, sorry, don't know where that came from...

So yay to Glee, and yay to it making Tencrush happy. I am drooling over Finn and loving Sue, and I even liked the pregnant girl last week. Excellent, brilliant, innovative, funny, painfully moving (without being decimating RTD) TV.