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

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

I agree. Do you know if RTD is working on anything right now besides the last 2 Dr. Who specials(beyond his claim to be able to write new stories in a nanosecond)?

I can't help but wondering if the BBC finally got smart and told him to STFU about TW if they want any chance of reviving it.

But like you, I'm not interested where the story would go. Benn there, done that.

[eandh99.livejournal.com]

The two specials are done and dusted, months ago. They're well into filming series 5. So yeah, RTD hasn't got anything on his plate unless he and Julie persuade the BBC to let them carry on with TW from California.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

I know that this isn't very nice, but nothing would please me more than for RTD to have to return to the UK with his proverbial tail between his legs.

[jo02]

I'm not a very nice person either, I would dearly love to see RTD fail, but having said that, do we want him to go back to the UK where he can do more damage ... if there IS more damage to do?

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Good point. We could always send him to Somalia.

He actually reminds me a bit of Bret Easton Ellis, the author of American Psycho. He too rode on a high of critical acclaim...that is until people actually read the book. It too was a nihilistic piece of crap.

He's written several books since then, but none have had much critical success. He has however, optioned most of them into totally forgettable films that again receive no critical recognition. He's making millions, but at least he's not shooting off his mouth about how great he is anymore.

So here's to RTD's new career as forgettable filmmaker, he can make all the dark, poorly plotted sci fi he wants and make lots of money as long as he doesn't crap on my fandom.