An oddly pop-culture centered post...

[olde_fashioned]

...in which I briefly join the 21st century like a normal human being, and act like a dork. LOL.

(I don't even have an icon for this kind of thing...)



First: I'm not usually the type to discuss television shows in actual blog entries let alone bewail their fate when the networks do something stupid (I don't even HAVE a TV tag, ha!), but this time I am really not happy most seriously displeased.

CBS has cancelled Without a Trace, the one show I actually like. *pouts* As if that's not bad enough, they seem determined to refuse releasing them on DVD beyond Season 3. *grumbles* I won't even bore you all with my complaints about how they wrapped up the relationships! (If you are a fellow fan however I'd be happy to commiserate with you!) LOL.


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Two: Terminator Salvation. Let me preface this with a disclaimer that I really do not like the whole Terminator thing, I've never been "into" it and I'm certainly not about to start, but have you seen the trailers for this thing? Two words come to mind (and I rarely even use them): awesome and cool. LOL. I don't care if it is Terminator (I really wish it wasn't), it just looks like something fun to watch, so my brother and I are going to try and see it a day or two after it comes out.

In case you live in a cave, or haven't made up your own mind yet (or perhaps in defense of my own lack of taste, ha ha ha), take a look at this trailer. THIS ONE has the cleverest smartest neatest incorporation of the Terminator theme which is pretty much THE best marketing/commercial idea I've seen in a really long time, but maybe that's just me. ;-P Whoever is making the ads for this thing needs to win some kind of award, LOL!

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Three: Paramore's song Decode. From the soundtrack of Twilight (another fandom I most certainly do not plan on joining and a by group I'm not certain I should even be mentioning, since I know little about them), no matter how much it may embarrass me to admit it, there's no denying the "catch-y" nature of this song. Plus it's moody, and I like moody, melancholy songs.

The one drawback (for me, anyway) was associating it with Twilight (which, quite frankly, bugs the heck out of me. Sorry fans!). But this (fantastic) video remakes the theme to center it around The Dark Knight and all but fixed that problem, hee hee! ;-)

Partially inspired by the above, I also had a devilishly good time improving the original album cover that came with the iTunes download, though.

*wicked grin*



Much better.

Okay, so shoot me! Both those two annoy me. No malice was intended, just a bit of innocent (silly) fun and creativity. ;-D

Now despise me if you dare. ;-P

Comments

[ladyneferankh.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'd already listened to decode a while back....

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*gasps in utter shock* Seriously? Oh wait - because Spencer blogged it, right?

[ladyneferankh.livejournal.com]

Drats, how did you guess? And yes, that's how :P

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL, maybe because he's the one to blame for my exposure to it, as well? ;-P

[winterlillies.livejournal.com]

LOVE the Twilight inspired Joker cover!

Sorry about your show being cancelled. I don't watch it, but I do know how it feels. Hopefully they'll release the DVD's.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-D I confess I had a blast doing it, hee hee. ;-P

It's always the ones you get into that get tanked!! I don't think they'll release the DVDs; I think they would have done it already. And they seem to be ignoring emails about it. :/

[carmiana.livejournal.com]

Part 1: I am NOT happy about Without A Trace being canceled, it is one of very few shows that I actually like and will record (my fav is 24). I felt cheated last night by not seeing Elena and Danny being married, just a brief mention of it at the end as the others are leaving work and hope they can get there in time. sheesh!

I felt the season...now series...finale, was really weak and predictable. They could have done so much better. Maybe it will be picked up by another network as Law and Order: Criminal Intent was, we watch that now on the USA network.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you watched it too!! :-D

I wish they'd shown Danny and Elena, too (they are sooooo adorable together), but it was mostly exasperating how they ended the Jack/Sam relationship. I mean, she's been pining over him (and he her!) for the ENTIRE show, and in the last episode they decide to part ways???? What the heck??? That's totally out of character, IMVHO, and just a cop-out for the writers to wrap up the loose ends.

I couldn't stand Brian at all.

I never could warm up to L&O: CI. I'll watch it (I prefer cop shows in general) but L&O and sometimes L&O: SVU I'll watch as well and those are way better. (I like Mike & Connie and Olivia & Elliot.) Those two aren't in any danger of being killed off, though, lol.

[sabrinafair2.livejournal.com]

Yay another person who also shares my dislike of Twilight! All of my otherwise intelligent friends adore the series. It just amazes me to no end how many people like it.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL! I just don't get it...I"m no expert on vampires, but from what I've heard, SM doesn't even get the mythology right! What's up with that?

*lolz at your icon*

[elea24.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Decode! I listen to that song on my iPod all the time! It has some brilliant lyrics. But, then, Paramore songs usually do... :)
That genre of music is not usually my thing, but this band is brilliant, with really catchy music and inspiring lyrics.

I too am not a particular fan of Twilight. My sister loves it, and I've seen her DVD, but it's a bit overrated imo. It's not even that original a storyline. But it does get me 'in' with the older kids I teach when I tell them I've seen the film ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Whoohoooo, another Decode fan! :-D I really like that song; like you said, it's so well-written and brilliant. Emotional, too, IMO, especially if you think of TDK rather than Twilight. ;-P We've iTunes'd a couple other of other Paramore songs as well, and Crushcrushcrush is tons of fun to crank up loud in the morning, lol.

It just bugs me, maybe because it's so trendy now. I'm less inclined to like something if everyone else on the planet is crazy about it. *rolls eyes*

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

This type of music isn't my thing, either, but Hayley Williams and her hair-of-many-colors cracks me up. :-D

[elea24.livejournal.com]

It may not be my usual thing, but I'm quite happy to LOVE it! :D:D:D

My sister is jealous of Hayley's hair! She loved the 'yellow at the top, red at the bottom' look in particular. I just admire her guts to pull it off ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, me too! My brother Spencer likes Fences and Misery Business, but they're a bit too obnoxious, even for me, lol.

LOL! You're right, it takes a lot of guts! I like how she wears her eyeshadow.

How old is your sister?

Part of me has always liked the "punk" look, if it's done a certain way. I think it's cute. I don't know if you've ever watched NCIS, but Abby on that show is funny, too, IMO. ;-)

[elea24.livejournal.com]

My 'little' sister is 20 now. *cries* She's in the fun university student phase. I'm the older working sister ;)

Awww, Abby the preppy Goth! She's adorable :D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Awww...*pats you sympathetically* My "little" brother is 20 as well, and at 6'4", he's little no longer!

Gosh, what's this, yet another point on which we agree? ;-P Abby's great, and absolutely adorable. She's even more adorable when Gibbs is in the room, ha ha ha.

[elea24.livejournal.com]

The list just keeps getting longer! :D

I don't get to watch NCIS as much as I would like (it's on at an unsociable time here) but it's great! Abby and Gibbs are so cute <3

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL, I'm famous for that. ;-P

I don't watch it much, either, but they are indeed cute together!

Do you like watching westerns?

[elea24.livejournal.com]

Crushcrushcrush is great! But my absolute favourite is 'When It Rains'. Just something about the pathos and anguish in the song really touches me.

I sat watching it going, What? This woman is messing with clearly set (from a mythological/historical//folklore POV) Vampire...rules? I mean, they go out in the daytime!!! Pfft! And it's not as if the Vampire-gone-good-loves-a-mortal storyline hasn't been done to death.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I haven't heard that one yet! I'll have to go listen to it, because I like the sounds of it. :-D

What other kinds of music do you like, or even songs that are "abberations"? I can't help but love You and Me by Lifehouse, it's so romantic, sigh...

LOL, yes! And quite frankly the whole villain-falls-in-love-with-good-person-and-is-subsequently-redeemed type thing really turns me off. It's unrealistic.

[elea24.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness, my collection of music is so ecletic it's unbelievable! LOL! So much cheese!! My general rule for liking is if it has a catchy melody and a good storyline to it/great lyrics. I hate songs that just have nonsensical or just a few constantly reapeated lyrics

But I do love certain British/Irish folk music. I cannot praise Cara Dillon highly enough. She is just amazing! I think (given you are a Hayley Westenra and Celtic Woman fan) that you would really like her, too. Kate Rusby and Seth Lakeman are also favourites of mine.You can listen to two Cara songs here & here to see what I'm on about :)

Oh, and speaking of Hayley Westenra, in November she was on TV here for memorial service (attended by the Queen no less) and she sung a specially written song with Jonathan Ansell called 'Today Won't Come Again' and it's just gorgeous!!! It's now on YouTube (here), if you feel up to waiting for the upload time (I know it's a trial on your comp). I think it's worth it ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha!!! Cheese, LOL! My playlist is rather cheesy, in the sappy-and-romantic sense, LOL. Plus I have some country on there, and my brother hates that stuff with a passion. ;-)

Lyrics are a big thing for me! They have to be good, even a catchy song with lame lyrics isn't the same as a well-written, heart-felt song, IMO.

I'm not familiar with Cara Dillon, but I'll have to look into her if she's comparable to Hayley and Celtic Woman! ;-P I need some new music, anyway. And thank you for the links, I'll try to get a song of hers to load! (I just watched a vid of When It Rains, and it wasn't bad at all, even though it was a poorer-quality concert thingie. I think I need to find a ripped track or offical music video to appreciate it properly.)

Ooohoohooh, say no more! Hayley? I'm goin', I'm goin'!! ;-P I only hope iTunes has it, because it's so frustrating when you fall in love with a song only to find out it's not available there, like Listen to the Wind, sigh...:-/ *runs to load your link*

[elea24.livejournal.com]

I think I need to find a ripped track or offical music video to appreciate it properly

Here you go! :)

Ahh, country! Brad Paisley = <3

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

I stopped listening to country radio years ago, and that was before Brad Paisley got "big" so I'm not familiar with most of his songs.

Have you ever heard the LeAnn Rimes renditions of the old Patsy Clines songs? I have that album and really like it. :-)

[lilly71.livejournal.com]

Oh wow - when the Terminator trailer ended I had the craziest chills! I did not expect that. Actually I've really liked the Terminator movies, but I've been fearing for this next one to come out so many years later - afraid it might disappoint. But the trailer certainly looks promising :)

About Twilight... I just read the first book, and actually, I'm reading it again already, which is something I usually -NEVER- do - and I've read a lot of books in my lifetime. I read it in two days, I just couldn't put it away - and a couple of hours after I couldn't help but opening it again, which, as mentioned, is very unusual for me.
The next night I ordered the two next books in the series.
However, I often find myself really reluctant about mentioning to friends that I'm even reading it - solely because of the fuss and fan-craze there has been about Twilight after the movie came out. It should never have been made in my opinion - it will never be able to live up to the expectations of a fan of the books, just like The Golden Compass or what have you.
I guess I'm just trying to say that you should give the books a chance - it would be a shame to miss out on them, just because of the taboo the fan-craze has brought to them.

Also: Hi. Goodness, I'm sorry my first ever comment to you ended up being that long!
*embarrassed*

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Did you watch the one I didn't embed, that I just linked in the body of my post? That's nothing short of fantastic, IMVHO. (mostly just the way they handled the theme!!)

Twilight - honestly, my reading list is so long, that I could want to read the books and I wouldn't ever get around to it, lol. I've got a lot of Brit Lit that I've been dying to read and some that I need to finish; at the moment Wuthering Heights. ;-)

Welcome to my blog, then! And don't worry about the long comment in the slightest - I quite like them. ;-)

[summer-breeze01.livejournal.com]

Okay, first, I absolutely must comment on the Joker-themed Twilight poster because it is hilarious! I haven't heard Decode yet (because I don't think it's available by song on iTunes or something like that) but I sort-of listen to Paramore. I do agree with the other person who said When It Rains is a good song, as it is also my favorite by that band. :)

Two, you're not missing anything by not reading/watching/hearing about Twilight. It's not just the fact that Stephenie Meyer doesn't know what she's talking about with her mythology (as well as... everything else. The woman can barely string a sentence together...) but there are some seriously questionable things about the series in my opinion (and this is coming from a teen) like the fact that Edward is really, when you get down to the heart of it, a stalker. And I don't like the fact that so many teens and young adults read the books and think that they are promoting healthy relationships. It's all "OMG its twu wuv 4eva!" Sorry, touchy subject.

Third, I'm sorry your show got cancelled. It hasn't happened to me in a few years, but it sucks when it does. :(

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Hehheheh, thank you! I'm glad it's amusing to others as it is to me. ;-D

Decode is available on iTunes, or rather, it was when we bought it, because that's where it came from. It was the only song on the Twilight soundtrack that you could buy separately, IIRC.

I'm trying to load a When It Rains YouTube vid right now! ;-D

That's pretty much what I've heard about Twilight. I agree about the whole stalker-thing being creepy as heck, and not a good role model for anyone, especially young, impressionable kids.

Thank you for your sympathy! It does suck. It happened to me when I was watching Alias, but that had gotten so lame in the last two or three seasons that I didn't even care anymore. They'd played that out long past it's natural life, but WaT still had potential, IMO. Plus I like the cast.

[summer-breeze01.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess I haven't checked iTunes in a while for that song. I'm currently out of gift cards and don't have a ton of money to spend on music, so I'm trying to limit how much time I spend racking up a wish list! ;)

And how was the song? :)

I shudder every time I hear someone go on about how Bella (or Edward) is a good role model. It just makes me want to scream and jump around and hit things and ask people if they're crazy. It's actually kind of scary how crazy those books make me. I'll stop now because this is not the appropriate place for a rant.

I didn't watch WaT, but I still remember when they cancelled 4400 on USA. The plot had gotten so crazy that there were loose ends everywhere you looked... and then they cancelled it. A couple of seasons later and I probably wouldn't have minded because it would have been purely ridiculous at that point, but still.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I've only got one song left on my giftcard, LOL! ;-)

How was the song? Decode, you mean? Listen to the vid if you want to hear! :-P (I like it a lot)

I'm just sick of seeing their two faces emblazoned on everything. *scowls*

What's 4400? I don't think I've heard of that one. Is it on cable?

[airehen.livejournal.com]

Don't know enough to comment on the other stuff, but...

aww, Without a Trace is to be without a trace?! :( I haven't watched the whole thing by any means, but I do occasionally watch it in (syndication?) late night. And I do/did like watching it. (Partly just because of Eric Close) :) But, alas...

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Yes, it got axed! Sniff, sniff. I haven't watched the whole thing, either, but only because I got into it late and CBS hasn't released the DVDs, so I can't catch up past Season 3.

Eric Close is nice, or rather, his character is. He kinda got a raw deal this season, though, poor guy. So did Jack, for that matter!

[makinhistory.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's so good to hear I'm not the only one crazy enough to hate Twilight. :P

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha!!! ;-D

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Twilight, but I've watched the film multiple times because it's so stinking funny. I mean, like, unintentionally funny. Have you at least seen the film? You have to admit that it's a very very funny movie. And I mean funny in a way that it's not supposed to be. I remember going to see it with my friend Amanda and we were in this theatre full of junior high/high school girls who were (clearly) Twilight-obsessed and we kept laughing at this parts that we thought were funny, and we'd laugh really hard until we realised that nobody else was laughing . . .

That aside, the scenery is really beautiful. It was filmed along the Columbia River Gorge. Which I suppose sorta looks like the Olympic Peninsula. Except for the big waterfall and really big river.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Nope, and I don't plan on it, either.

When I found out it was set in Forks, WA it made me think of you. I guess it's helped the tourism industry?

I'm sure the scenery is beautiful, but if I was only interested in that, I'd've watched LotR. ;-P

[madame-faust.livejournal.com]

Oh, Twilight. Enemy of all who appreciate good literature.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*snort*

[epea-pteroenta.livejournal.com]

Anything that involves bashing Twilight makes me happy!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[sommertiara.livejournal.com]

You and user had this long conversation so it was very hard to reply in it.
but It just bugs me, maybe because it's so trendy now. I'm less inclined to like something if everyone else on the planet is crazy about it. *rolls eyes* that's just how I have always been and that's the reason I will never read those books, because every single girl in school does, it might not be a good thing but I have always been weird.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Sorry 'bout that!

Weird is good, IMO. ;-)

[dragonclouds.livejournal.com]

Motion sickness mousetrap? Hahah, I like it ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

It was hard to come up with ways of changing the original meaning of the words without erasing them entirely, LOL. It was all I could come up with!

[visionsbeyond.livejournal.com]

OMG! How come you posted this post the very same day I post this http://visionsbeyond.livejournal.com/14634.html
*shock* !!!!!!

But wow agree with everything you`ve just said !
#1 - I`m actually quite excited about Terminator as well .... ;) The nolanverse batman series has really restored my faith in these kind of films! If it releases here then I`m so going! lol ! I know! Those trailers for the movie are freaking amazing!

#2 - I`ve never been a Twilight fan either! My sister LOVES it to death! but I can`t seem to get into it :-p

#3 Paramore`s Decode ----- embarrased to say too but BRILLIANT! And that particular video inspired me so much! Its association with TDK just blew me away! I think I went and commented on yt like 3 -4 times when I first watched it coz I couldn`t stop ! lol!

Once again - superb post! ;D

[visionsbeyond.livejournal.com]

btw nice job with the twilight poster!!!!!! *evil laugh* ;D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, thank you! (I had a blast doing that, mwahahaaaaaa....)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Whoa, what are the odds of that?! ;-D

1 - same here. I heard Christopher Nolan's brother worked on the T4 script per CB's request.

2 - I just don't get it.

3 - LOL, at least we're on the same boat, hee hee! ;-)

Thank you m'dear. :-D