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Den of Geek attempts to explain the timey wimey-ness of The Big Bang. They do an incredible job, too. Anyone who hasn’t seen that episode or The Pandorica Opens should avoid it. Your head will explode either way.

Yesterday, I watched part of Syfy’s marathon (this gives me flashbacks to the days when the Sci-Fi Channel was good, and had reruns of old shows) of The Greatest American Hero, as I had never seen it before. All I can say is the theme song is stuck in my head right now. All I knew before was that the character flew around in what appeared to be long underwear, wearing a cape that resembled a child’s blanket. And that he crashed into things a lot. Now I know that aliens gave him the costume, and he lost the manual for it. Possibly more than once. And then I read the TV Tropes page for it. The entry for UnCanceled is bizarre.

And a couple of memes, the first of which I thought I had already posted last week. Apparently not.

Name a character you think I ought to play and I'll talk to you about why I would or wouldn't.

Oh, and if anyone didn't get the notifications for it, (if they're still down) I've answered a couple more for the AU meme. So it's Meggan in the Buffyverse, Meggan in Doctor Who, and Meggan in Jem.

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I think that would have to be Ghostbusters. Since the age of 3, I'm pretty sure I've watched it more than a million times. There was a period of time when I was little, when I watched it three times a day. When it was shown at a theater around Halloween a few years back, I went to see it. Whenever it's on any channel, I will watch it. Given all that time watching it, I'm probably not going to get sick of it.

This time, it seems to be official. Andrew Garfield has been cast as Spider-Man. For Doctor Who fans, he played Frank in the Daleks in Manhattan two parter. Now, the next order of business—who should play Mary Jane Watson? My ideas so far are Alicia Witt or Felicia Day. I would have said Molly C. Quinn, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Danielle Panabaker, or Saoirse Ronan with red hair, but they’re far too young, given how they have Peter Parker looking. Then again, Saoirse Ronan might have worked better as Gwen.

ds_fic_meme is an anonymous fic meme group, where people post Dark Shadows related prompts. The prompt post is here.

And a meme, taken from frito_kal:

Give me a character I play/have played and an alternate universe and I'll come up with a new backstory and PB for them. Example, Hermione Granger in Glee. If you're nice, I may even do the same for you.

I don’t believe the bookies that think the Eleventh Doctor’s regeneration would come soon. And if it did? My ideal Twelfth Doctor would be Peter Wingfield.

Another rumor making the rounds, highly likely to be false, is that Johnny Depp is going to be in an American version of Doctor Who as the Doctor. Besides, I think the actor has enough things on his plate, and wouldn’t have the time to do a tv show, too. Just check out his IMDB page—14 things in development, one filming, three in post-production, and one in production.

Since Jeph Loeb will oversee Marvel-related television shows, Io9 has posted a recap of what Marvel has made so far, in the live action department. Follow the links and remember (or discover) just how bad the Generation X tv movie was. I’m amused to say that I have this on DVD—I actually tracked it down through Ebay a few years back. I believe a New Mutants series would be interesting, and the whole Limbo storyline could be an ongoing arc. I don’t think it would ever happen, but it’s still an interesting idea.

blognewsarama has a clip from the live action Power Pack pilot that was never picked up.

The 10 Best Beat-‘Em-Ups (Arcade Games) of All Time. The X-Men arcade game (the one based on Pryde of the X-Men) is listed, as is the one for The Simpsons. I remember playing the latter when I stumbled across a Chuck E. Cheese in Memphis one year. 1991 is when it was released, so it was probably then.

And lastly, three RPG related memes that have been going around my friends list.

You give me any character or characters that I have played (past or present) and I will give you 1-3 links or images of alternate Played-Bys for the character. I might even explain the choice(s).

Give me two or more characters, and I will tell you what happens when they are trapped in a mountain cabin together.

Name one of my characters and one or more others, and I will tell you what happens when they are stranded on a desert island together. How did they get there? What is the island like? Do they get off? Etc.

With the last two, as I only play one character—Meggan—it’s her, plus whatever other character you choose to be trapped with her in those situations.

ETA: According to comments on my friends list, comment notifications seem to be down at the moment. So please be patient if I haven't replied to something, as I probably don't know about it yet.

This was found via a few people on my Insanejournal friends list. A link to the chart’s coding should have been placed at the bottom of it automatically. I don’t have enough room in my icon space for a lot of the ones that could apply to this chart, since I don’t have a paid account with the journal in question. For evil, I’m using the icon I used when Meggan was possessed by Selene. There were two or three others I wanted to upload that looked equally odd and/or evil--but, again, no room, and so they stay on the external hard drive.

I’ve also realized I don’t really have any angry icons of Carey Mulligan to use for Meggan. Not unless I want to use the evil one--another one that I used when she was just starting to fall under Selene's control works for now. For the Flirty one—my only thought is “be afraid.” I don’t think I have one for either Flirty or In Love.

( I'm putting The Character Expression Meme beneath the cut, since the chart’s a bit long, and I’m not positive as to whether or not it would stretch the page for those on my friends list. )

Patrick Stewart was finally knighted.

Den of Geek has a DVD review of The Incredible Hulk cartoon from the early 80’s. Anyone else ever watch that? I was probably 2 when I watched it, but I loved it. Of course, I mainly remember the narration from Stan Lee, and the opening credits.

When I watched Vampires in Venice a few weeks ago, I kept thinking that one lady looked like Sigourney Weaver. Specifically, when Sigourney Weaver was in Snow White: A Tale of Terror. Here’s the trailer. Anyone else think so?

x_journal related: Meggan will be wearing either this or this to prom. Going by how Meggan is, though, I’m leaning toward the former—it’s her style and it’s cute. This one, on the other hand, would not be a good idea, would not suit her, and would just be terrifying—she might break a leg in those shoes, too. Only worn if Meggan has lost her mind. I stumbled across that photoshoot a few minutes ago, and had to throw it in.

Another meme: What does my fic reveal about my id? This one isn’t anonymous—you just tell people what their writing reveals about them/what you associate with them. My thread is here.

The Mind-Bending Cartography of the TARDIS.

Blogtor Who has a deleted scene from The Hungry Earth. I like that scene—if it hadn’t been over the running time already as they say in the explanation, then it should have been left in.

Some bad news for those that loved Thundercats back in the 80’s—Stephen Perry, one of the writers from the series, is missing. His van was found Sunday in a motel parking lot, with a severed arm nearby—as of the last I heard they couldn’t determine whether or not it was his. He had been battling bladder cancer and financial problems. However, his son was not with him when whatever happened took place. He was with his mother. Robot 6 is updating as they get more news on what’s going on. It gets stranger and stranger.

Thank you for the votes in the poll! Looking at the icons again when I’m not tired (from digging through my huge amount of IJ Memories, to weed out deleted journals) I have to agree with the votes. She does seem kind of off from how I write Meggan, along with possibly being mid-20’s. Although, at moments in Merlin she looked a lot younger than she did on Doctor Who, making it weirder.

The Fictional Love Meme. You post your username, and someone replies to your comment anonymously, pretending to be a fictional character from any fandom expressing love (platonic or otherwise) for you. It’s a strange meme, but I’m joining in. My thread is here.

ETA: And I just noticed that I have one response, from someone pretending to be Donna. Love it! *laughs*

Meanwhile, I just realized something—someone’s going to need to teach Meggan how to drive over at x_journal—probably before she turns 18. Something tells me she wouldn’t be the best driver in the world. Not bad to the extent of running over signs and mailboxes, though. I recently found a clip of Kitty Pryde driving in X-Men: Evolution—there’s no way Meggan would be that terrifying.

Still on the subject of Meggan: After recently rewatching the episode of Merlin (plus the episode of Doctor Who with her) where Georgia Moffett appears, and finding icons of her from there, I briefly started wondering if she would work as Meggan. Going by how expressive she is, and the personality in general. Does she work?

I can’t tell if she’s slightly too old to work for an 18 year old or not, so I’m doing a poll—also adding the option of nobody wanting a change at all. Here are some icon posts. She really looks like a completely different person if she has red hair, so ignore those icons. The blonde icons look more like what I’m talking about, with maybe a few of the brunette.

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This doesn’t mean I will be changing it, more wondering if she could work.

And we’ll see if any of the poll votes end up being sent to me. Last time I did a poll, they didn’t—so I’m hoping they’ve fixed the glitch by now.

ETA: It appears they haven't fixed the glitch. I'll recheck my settings tomorrow, and make sure it's not on my end. Last I checked, it wasn't.

X-Men: First Class has a release date of 2011.

The 10 Best Deaths of Spider-Man In The What If Comics. #’s 5, 4, and 1 are my favorites.

The RP Username Meme. Basically, you comment with your username and people will tell you what username they would use for your personality if you were an RPG character. My thread is here.

Arthur Darvill (Rory) introduces Vampires of Venice. And three new clips were just released—you can watch them here.

Without telling anyone, Nellie went down to check on her house near the flooding in Eddyville. She returned and said that since her house is pretty much at the top of a steep hill, it’s safe for the moment. All the water is further down the street, but her house is good, and her cows live.

According to the news, Dyersburg is completely underwater. That’s somewhere we use on the way to Memphis (since it’s around the 2 hour mark in the trip) for a pit stop and fries. I’m going to assume that’s not an option anymore just from the footage being shown.

At the end of the Support Stacie Auction, wiggiemomsi managed to win me for a grand total of $75. I think that’s around what was raised in my thread the last time around, back in September, so I’m thrilled. In addition to whatever (it can be a timestamp, or something else I listed that I was willing to write) you want me to write, wiggiemomsi, I also owe you two drabbles. You can get back to me on what you’d like those to be about.

If anyone’s interested in seeing the new interior of the TARDIS, Io9 has a few pictures here.

Prepare to feel slightly old: It’s the 20th anniversary of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. At the time, I was obsessed with them, and knew the theme song by heart...but for some strange reason the third movie is the only one I actually saw in the theater.

With Revenant, the log with Kurt comforting Meggan is finished. I’m thinking all that needs to be done with Meggan in the aftermath is just have her explaining things and apologizing to Catseye and Nick and anyone else she needs to, checking on Adrienne at some point, and talking to Amanda.

Captain America has been cast—Chris Evans will play the role. I gave it a few days before I posted it just in case it changed, due to all the rumors I’ve seen floating around. I’ve never seen him in anything, so I don’t know if this is good news or bad news. I avoided the Fantastic Four movies with him, because I don’t care for Jessica Alba. That, and I’m not really a Fantastic Four fan.

Matt Smith discusses how he sees the TARDIS.

The Support Stacie Auction is tomorrow--I’ll post a reminder and link to the thread then, as well as everything I’m willing to write.

On the subject of Revenant--I’m having a huge amount of fun when it comes to writing Selene possessed Meggan. I’ve also learned that the stranger ideas (little things, actually) apparently strike at midnight, while I’m sound asleep, during a thunderstorm. Nice way to set the mood, I guess. Hey, at least I can remember them until morning. *looks at icon I'm using* Never has my icon seemed quite so appropriate to the situation.

And now, an RPG related meme, taken from a few on my Insanejournal friends list:

What sort of character traits/types do you associate with me, and what sort of characters would you challenge me to play?

From Cracked.com: The Five Most Maddeningly Unresolved Plotlines. You can read the whedonesque comments about other plotlines that should have been listed, over here.

It would appear that someone else got to a hold of Stephanie Brown/Spoiler before I could—yesterday evening, by the look of it. It looks like a great game, so I’ll try to think of a few characters I like that they don’t already have, and then start a poll.

And now, a meme:

If you had me under your command and could make me write anything , regardless of whether or not I know the fandom or if anybody even writes fic in that fandom for Doctor Who/Torchwood, no matter how crack-addled it might be, what would you love to see me write?

And if it somehow manages to incorporate anything in my spook_me assignment, then I just might be able to work it in. You never know.

ETA: Good news! The LJ feeds are working again.
ETA 2: Ah, yes. Everything that was missed was thrown into the most recent part of my friends list. Just finished going through it as far back as skip=180. And I think it's still coming.

I’ve finally decided that I will sign up to write a story in the Doctor Who fandom for the Support Stacie ficathon. I’ll sign up in the next couple of days, once I think of the exact restrictions for what I will and won’t write. I’ll also try to come up with at least two other fandoms I’m willing to write for. Each offer will be a story at least 2500 words. Going by the fact that my last story (which I still need to write that sequel set between scenes) was 4153 words and the one before that was 3416 words, I can do that.

Would anyone be interested in bidding on fanfic in The Librarian, Sherlock Holmes, or Merlin fandoms? In addition to Doctor Who/Torchwood. If so, I’ll likely add them to the mix.

Still accepting votes for which person works best for Rahne or Illyana, in the poll over here. As of a few minutes ago, there hadn’t been any votes. Oh, and since the icons for Karen Gillan appear to be locked, and I can’t find any other icons of her, just go here—it’s an image gallery I found for her. Best I could find at the moment.

There’s an interview with Anthony Stewart Head about Merlin and Buffy, over here. Slight spoiler for season 2 of Merlin, but it’s not much. On a related note, promo pics for season 2 of Merlin can be found here.

Over at ghostbusters, there’s a discussion of the idea of Ghostbusters III. In the comments, someone linked to the opening scenes of the video game, if anyone is interested.

Saturn 3 is reportedly getting a remake, and so is Yellow Submarine…and Dirty Dancing. I was about to ask whether or not they had already made a sequel, but the article I’m linking to confirms they did. And nobody watched it, either.

Here’s something interesting. A shrine to a certain Torchwood character has been set up outside a door that’s used for Torchwood. If you haven’t already seen Children of Earth, you will be spoiled.

Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome. The Daleks are #10 on the list. #2 happens to be the 456 from Torchwood.

Warehouse 13 has apparently been picked up for another season by the Syfy Channel, with the potential for later seasons to be longer. I haven’t tried this one yet—is it worth watching? And on that note, is Eureka good? I’ve just recently watched the last two episodes of the current season, and wondered if it was worth watching earlier ones.

And, lastly, the Rahne and Illyana PB poll will be closing at the beginning of next week. Probably Monday evening or Tuesday morning. If you haven’t already (and last I looked, nobody had) voted, please do so here.

Fright Night is going to be remade. I’ve only seen the first movie, and I loved that one—I don’t think it needs a remake. By the way, anyone know if the second movie is worth tracking down?

BBC News has a video interview with Matt Smith.

Anyone that hasn’t voted in the Rahne poll, please go here and do so. It closes Friday afternoon. Currently, I believe that Emma Taylor-Isherwood is in the lead with 5 votes, and a redheaded Georgia Moffett in second place with 3 votes. Oh, and keep in mind that if anyone feels like Erin Chambers would work, then vote for Other, as I mentioned yesterday. I don’t think I mentioned it in the poll post--I only linked to some icons of hers.

For those interested, it looks the second season of the BBC series Survivors will be delayed—BBC executives think it’s too close to reality because of swine flu. I’ve never watched the show, but I know that some on my friends list did.

BBC America has confirmed that they will air Torchwood’s special (Children of Earth) in July.

slipjig is taking nominations for the worst movie ever.

Stumbled across someone else (Erin Chambers—ignore the extra smiley icons and look at when she’s upset, and looking younger) who could possibly work for Rahne--so rather than starting the poll over again, I’ve edited in links to those icons--and if you think she could work, head for the poll and vote Other. I’ll extend the poll’s deadline to Friday morning. I also found a couple more links to icons of a redheaded Georgia Moffett, so I’ve added those over there, too.

And, lastly, something I just told seandc about and had to share, because it’s just insane.

A while back, Borders said they didn’t want people doing special orders to have their orders come to the store around here--just to the house? Well, because Mom stopped doing special orders, apparently profits plummeted drastically. So this morning a head manager came to the store, and asked why--I assume he was thinking nobody showed up anymore, so the store needed to close.

They explained that Mom stopped getting special orders, since she didn’t need to come as much anymore. And they said they had told him that would happen, but nobody listened. So because of such a drastic drop, they said they will now make an exception to the rule. Mom can call in orders, and they will arrive at the store. She doesn’t need to use some sort of special card to get it mailed to her anymore. This will only be done for our family, since we apparently kept them (just this store, presumably) afloat single-handedly for over 20 years, and they didn’t realize it (except for the day-to-day workers) until now. *laughs*

Mom’s getting out her six-page list of books she needs, as we speak.