I saw this and laughed. I thought I was having a hard time dealing with the wait XD. It's still Thursday and you've already made yet another "Is it Monday yet? " post.
But really, I'm not doing much better, I'm having issues concentrating on my schoolwork and this is really a bad time for that since we're hitting first quarter. I just gotta last a little over three more days....
I knew you'd empathize! Glad I made you laugh. :D It's completely ridiculous how impatient I'm getting. I really can't remember the last time I had this much trouble waiting for something to air.
I think it's because this episode has the potential to be one of my all-time favorites. Of course, I'm also worried that my expectations are too high, and I'm going to be horribly disappointed.
It really doesn't help that a plethora of promotional media for the episode just sort of exploded into the public this week.
I'm also worried that my expectations are too high, and I'm going to be horribly disappointed.
I've been worrying about that to, because I have a bad habit of always fearing the worst for something I like. It's causing me to run a bunch of "worst case scenarios" in my head. Hopefully this means I'm pleasantly surprised.
It's causing me to run a bunch of "worst case scenarios" in my head.
That's a smart strategy. I keep wanting to imagine what I would do with the episode if I was writing it, which is a terrible strategy for avoiding disappointment. Although I can still be pleasantly surprised by RTD being a far better writer than I am (which he is, of course).
I keep wanting to imagine what I would do with the episode if I was writing it,
Conversely, I do this too. I play both scenes that I would want to happen as well as worst case scenarios -_-' Usually I end up dismissing my hopes, but I can't stop thinking about them.
I'm actually a bit more optimistic than I normally would be in a situation like this though, I've heard reports from the advanced screening of the episodes were positive.
See, this is the good thing about not being so into the Whoniverse any more - I'm looking forward to the episodes, but I'm not over-excited about them. So I don't care that it's not Monday yet (not least when I've got Law & Order: UK, Fringe, Sanctuary, Single Father and Downton Abbey still to watch before SJA airs again!)
I wish we had Single Father over here -- I've been hearing good things about it. I don't know the other shows except for Law & Order:UK. I finally watched an episode of that, and it was interesting but didn't grab me -- which is pretty much my reaction to the parent series, too. I was amused at how much of the parent series format they kept, though, including flashing those date/place screens with that serious "da-dum" music in the background. And hey, what's up with Freema's accent in that show? She's using a different accent, right? She sounded different to me, anyway, and I actually had some trouble understanding her, possibly because my brain kept expecting her to sound like Martha.
Glad you have good television to keep you occupied! Unfortunately there are no shows that I'm excited about here except for SJA. It might be time to pull out some DVDs to tide me over.
Well that's the whole point of L&O: UK - that they kept everything the same. They're even using old scripts, but re-writing them for the UK legal system. It's not the sort of show I'd normally watch, but I started for the sake of seeing Freema in something else, and stayed for Freema, Ben (James) Daniels, Bill (George) Patterson, Bradley (Ronnie) Walsh, and Harriet (Natalie) Walter.
There's nothing wrong with Freema's accent! She's just using a slightly more formal diction, because she's playing a Crown Prosecutor, and playing Alesha nearer to her own age, instead of a few years younger like Martha.
I'm pleased as punch for Freema that the show's doing so well. They're currently filming a third set of 13 episodes, and ITV have ordered a fourth set - making the role of Alesha into Freema's longest TV role to date. She and Ben Daniels have got fantastic chemistry together - so much so that the writers are shipping them now (and this despite the fact that Ben's gay - but apparently he adores Freema 'cos she's as much of an L&O Nerd as he is! so he finds it easy to act like he fancies the pants off her! :P)
I believe Single Father's going to air in the US at some point - but no idea about anywhere else!
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that there's anything wrong with Freema's accent! I mean, of course there isn't. I just found it harder to understand what she's saying than I did when she was playing Martha. Or it could simply be that I got really used to Martha. It can take me awhile sometimes to understand a given British accent. I think the first time I heard David Tennant's real accent, I missed a good 25% of what he was saying. I'm much better at understanding him now, though!
Glad that Law & Order: UK is doing so well for Freema!
As for Single Father, it does seem like the kind of thing that will show up over here on PBS eventually. Which reminds me, Sherlock is premiering here on PBS on Sunday. I do have something else to look forward to besides SJA!
Well if you've only seen one ep of L&O:UK with Freema compared to 18 episodes of DW with Freema (not counting 3 eps of Torchwood too) then I should think you had got used to Freema's accent when playing Martha, but not yet got used to her accent when she's playing Alesha.
As for Sherlock, the first episode (written by Teh Moff) is far and away the best of the three.
It's released Monday but my copy is already winging its way to me thanks to the wonders of pre-ordering! Used to mean you'd get it a day or two early but alas that seems to be no more.
And yes. "Death of the Doctor". Well... it's always nice to have a new SJA story. Sure it'll pass the time quite nicely...
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Date: 2010-10-22 12:40 am (UTC)Nope.
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Date: 2010-10-22 12:45 am (UTC)*pause*
How about now?
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Date: 2010-10-22 04:42 am (UTC)But really, I'm not doing much better, I'm having issues concentrating on my schoolwork and this is really a bad time for that since we're hitting first quarter. I just gotta last a little over three more days....
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:27 am (UTC)I think it's because this episode has the potential to be one of my all-time favorites. Of course, I'm also worried that my expectations are too high, and I'm going to be horribly disappointed.
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:36 am (UTC)I'm also worried that my expectations are too high, and I'm going to be horribly disappointed.
I've been worrying about that to, because I have a bad habit of always fearing the worst for something I like. It's causing me to run a bunch of "worst case scenarios" in my head. Hopefully this means I'm pleasantly surprised.
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:49 am (UTC)That's a smart strategy. I keep wanting to imagine what I would do with the episode if I was writing it, which is a terrible strategy for avoiding disappointment. Although I can still be pleasantly surprised by RTD being a far better writer than I am (which he is, of course).
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:07 pm (UTC)Conversely, I do this too. I play both scenes that I would want to happen as well as worst case scenarios -_-' Usually I end up dismissing my hopes, but I can't stop thinking about them.
I'm actually a bit more optimistic than I normally would be in a situation like this though, I've heard reports from the advanced screening of the episodes were positive.
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Date: 2010-10-22 09:08 pm (UTC)Yeah, me too.
Arrgh, still not Monday yet! This is going to be the first weekend in a long time that I've wanted to go by quickly!
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Date: 2010-10-22 05:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-10-22 07:36 am (UTC)Glad you have good television to keep you occupied! Unfortunately there are no shows that I'm excited about here except for SJA. It might be time to pull out some DVDs to tide me over.
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:43 am (UTC)There's nothing wrong with Freema's accent! She's just using a slightly more formal diction, because she's playing a Crown Prosecutor, and playing Alesha nearer to her own age, instead of a few years younger like Martha.
I'm pleased as punch for Freema that the show's doing so well. They're currently filming a third set of 13 episodes, and ITV have ordered a fourth set - making the role of Alesha into Freema's longest TV role to date. She and Ben Daniels have got fantastic chemistry together - so much so that the writers are shipping them now (and this despite the fact that Ben's gay - but apparently he adores Freema 'cos she's as much of an L&O Nerd as he is! so he finds it easy to act like he fancies the pants off her! :P)
I believe Single Father's going to air in the US at some point - but no idea about anywhere else!
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:04 am (UTC)Glad that Law & Order: UK is doing so well for Freema!
As for Single Father, it does seem like the kind of thing that will show up over here on PBS eventually. Which reminds me, Sherlock is premiering here on PBS on Sunday. I do have something else to look forward to besides SJA!
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:15 am (UTC)It IS? Okay, now THAT I need to see *makes note*
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:20 am (UTC)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/index.html
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:32 am (UTC)As for Sherlock, the first episode (written by Teh Moff) is far and away the best of the three.
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Date: 2010-10-22 05:44 am (UTC)~ first day of Half Term
~ payday
~ my "Seeds of Doom" DVD arriving
~ "Death of the Doctor" airing
IT IS FLIPPIN' MONDAY YET?
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:40 am (UTC)And why yes, I believe "Death of the Doctor" is indeed airing on Monday. Funny you should mention that. ; )
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Date: 2010-10-22 10:50 am (UTC)And yes. "Death of the Doctor". Well... it's always nice to have a new SJA story. Sure it'll pass the time quite nicely...