midnightsjane

I just watched the TV movie that introduced the Eighth Doctor. I've never seen it before, and only had heard mention of him in various discussions about the Doctors, so I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this iteration of the Doctor. It felt very much like the new Doctors Who, from Nine to Eleven, in the whole atmosphere and world view. I find myself wishing there were more episodes featuring Eight.

I'm getting excited about the new special Day of the Doctor coming up on November 23. I checked my calendar to make sure I'm not working that day so I can watch it. I'm going to miss Eleven, I've gotten quite fond of him.

New shows appear on my TV screen, old familiars return, and I'm a bit underwhelmed by it all, I fear. I long for a show that I can feel that old "OMG! it's time for Buffy!" feeling again. I just haven't found it yet, and I think it might be possible that those days are gone, not to be found again. I watched Agents of SHIELD, and was entertained enough, but not carried away by the awesomeness. Maybe that's because I don't know anything about that particular universe, so I don't know the characters. Still has potential, so I'll keep watching.
I watched Glee last night, and I'm afraid I've lost the love I had for it the first two seasons. The singing was fine, and there were a few moments I found heartwarming, but overall I just don't care. One of the things that bothers me most is the just plain nastiness of Sue. It gives an ugliness to the show that I can't get past. So, bye-bye, Glee. You had your moment in the sun..and it's gone.
I enjoyed the season opener of Castle, but it's not exactly a new storyline. Still like the characters, so it's still on my list.
Elementary was good, and I was happy to see Holmes and Watson on my TV screen again. It's a smart, well written show, with characters who care about each other and it doesn't insult my intelligence, so that's a good thing.
I'm impressed by the quality of the dancing on Dancing with the Stars this season, so it's something I'll watch for the enjoyment of seeing all these people dancing their hearts out.
I like a couple of cop/detective shows that are on Showcase: Rizzoli and Isles, a cop show with two tough, smart women stars, and a new detective series which kind of reminds me of the old shows like Hart to Hart and Scarecrow and Mrs. King: King and Maxwell.
The shows I was really enthusiastic about won't be back til next spring: Orphan Black and Continuum.

And the new season of Once Upon A Time starts Sunday! Of all the shows, this one comes closest to hitting that spot that Buffy did for me. I'm excited to see where we're going to go this year. :)

This is pretty cool.
Star Trek Continues

A web series created by fans of the original show. The cast includes James Doohan's son Chris in his father's role as Mr. Scott, and Grant Imahura from Mythbusters as Sulu. I watched the premier episode just now, and find my Trekkie heart to be quite satisfied.

I had no idea this sort of thing was out there. It's the internet being awesome.

The new season is upon us, and I hope that it brings some decent shows to watch. Other than Doctor Who, the Food Network and HGTV, summer viewing has been something of a vast wasteland.
I'm looking forward to the return of Nikita and Dancing With the Stars and one or two other shows, like Bones.

Tonight I watched Sarah Michelle Gellar's new show Ringer. The verdict? I think it has some promise of twisty turny plotlines, although it is a bit on the soapy side, at least from the pilot episode. I like SMG, and it took me only about 1/4 of the show to stop seeing Buffy and start seeing her as this new character. I'll keep watching for now.

After Ringer The Secret Circle came on, and I started watching just because it was on, and soon found myself drawn into the story. I had heard of it through an article in the paper, because the pilot was filmed in Steveston, a fishing and tourist community just outside Vancouver. I recognized it, and it's kind of fun to see a familiar place transformed into another world. The show seems aimed at a younger audience than me (well, so is most of the stuff on TV I think, LOL) and I kept thinking I should see what else was on, but kept on watching, and in the end I found it intriguing and interesting enough that I'll tune in again.

Then there's my favourite Monday night guilty pleasure, Dancing with the Stars; I am eagerly waiting for the first show to see just who has potential and who has two left feet.

I read that Bones won't start until November, and then there will only be 13 episodes this season because of Emily Deschanel's pregancy.

Be nice to have more than reruns and food shows to watch.

I stumbled across an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer tonight while I was channel surfing. It was one of my favourite episodes from season three, The Wish. I haven't watched Buffy for quite a long time, but this drew me in again and made me miss the show all over again. I miss the characters, the stories and most of all I miss the sense of excitement I felt when I saw a new episode and rushed over to the ATPO board to find out what everyone else thought about it. Those were heady days for fandom, for me at least. Sad to say that a lot of the thrill has gone out of it, and so many have drifted away from ATPO and other fan sites since Buffy and Angel went off the air. There are shows that I really love, that I look forward to seeing, shows that I will rewatch on DVD, but none of them bring that sense of involvement and connection that Buffy did. I miss the wonderful conversations, the arguments, the philosophizing..and if I had a wish, it would be that somehow we could find that again. Oh, well, life moves on, stories end, and we have to find new ones to follow.

Still, I miss my show something fierce tonight.

Buffy was the show that brought me into the wide world of the internet, and introduced me to so many fine people, many of whom are here on LJ still. For that, I will always be grateful, and Buffy will always have that special place in my fannish heart.

There are other shows and fandoms I appreciate and love: off the top of my head I would name these as being closest to what I felt for Buffy, but they never quite have that something else that makes Buffy "my" show. Shows like Farscape, Babylon 5, Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica, wonderful as they were, and are, never generated that kind of intense conversation. They were more shows I watched on my own, occasionally finding others to talk to about them, but never on the level that happened with Buffy, and Angel.

Oh, Show. I miss you.