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kindkitFrom the question-a-day meme:
August 12: If you could implant one false memory in the minds of everyone in your country, what would that memory be?
At first I thought I would implant the memory of how Hilary Clinton won the Electoral College, as well as the popular vote (which, of course, she really did win) in 2016. But if it didn't actually change history, just our perception, it would only result in her getting the blame for the shambles the US is in.
So, I'm going to implant the vivid, clear, unmistakable memory of Donald Trump kicking an adorable puppy for no reason while on live TV. Even Trump fans love puppies, right? They've been able to excuse everything else he's done, but how could they excuse that?
August 13: If you could bring back any canceled TV series, which TV show would you choose to bring back?
The obvious answer is Hannibal, a show I adored that was canceled prematurely, but . . . no. By S3 it was strained to the breaking point, what with the queer love story/stories that Fuller wanted to tell, and the limits the network imposed on him, and Fuller's inexplicable attachment to retelling the events of Thomas Harris's novels even when they didn't fit into the story world he'd established. S3 was a hot mess with a few beautiful moments, and even giving Fuller complete creative control wouldn't fix the problem of him wanting to keep all of Harris's plots while telling an entirely different story. As a Hannibal fan, I think the show ended not a moment too soon.
Hmm. This is a hard question for me, because I have been disappointed, even heartbroken, too often by shows I started out loving. I would actually prefer that a show ends too soon, with lots of unfulfilled potential, rather than too late.
I'm going to go weird on this one and say: Cadfael. A show that I watched almost exclusively for some supporting characters, and that (except for those characters) was never as good as it could have been. It could be better now, with bolder scripts, deeper emotional arcs, and actual queer characters! Bring it back set twenty-five years in the future, with England finding peace again after the devastation of civil war, and some elderly monks of Shrewsbury Abbey still getting on each other's nerves. Let Cadfael take on some mysteries with fewer plot contrivances, less "dark ages of superstition" nonsense, and more genuine moral complexity. And let Brother Jerome and Prior Robert struggle through their feelings for one another.
August 14: Are you usually early, late, or on time? Why?
Usually a bit early. I hate being late. I also hate it when other people are late. I detest waiting; it makes me so tense that I can't relax and enjoy anything. (I've just spent all afternoon waiting for the pharmacy to deliver my meds, and it was awful even though I wasn't planning to go anywhere.) So I try not to make others wait for me, and hope they'll return the courtesy.
August 12: If you could implant one false memory in the minds of everyone in your country, what would that memory be?
At first I thought I would implant the memory of how Hilary Clinton won the Electoral College, as well as the popular vote (which, of course, she really did win) in 2016. But if it didn't actually change history, just our perception, it would only result in her getting the blame for the shambles the US is in.
So, I'm going to implant the vivid, clear, unmistakable memory of Donald Trump kicking an adorable puppy for no reason while on live TV. Even Trump fans love puppies, right? They've been able to excuse everything else he's done, but how could they excuse that?
August 13: If you could bring back any canceled TV series, which TV show would you choose to bring back?
The obvious answer is Hannibal, a show I adored that was canceled prematurely, but . . . no. By S3 it was strained to the breaking point, what with the queer love story/stories that Fuller wanted to tell, and the limits the network imposed on him, and Fuller's inexplicable attachment to retelling the events of Thomas Harris's novels even when they didn't fit into the story world he'd established. S3 was a hot mess with a few beautiful moments, and even giving Fuller complete creative control wouldn't fix the problem of him wanting to keep all of Harris's plots while telling an entirely different story. As a Hannibal fan, I think the show ended not a moment too soon.
Hmm. This is a hard question for me, because I have been disappointed, even heartbroken, too often by shows I started out loving. I would actually prefer that a show ends too soon, with lots of unfulfilled potential, rather than too late.
I'm going to go weird on this one and say: Cadfael. A show that I watched almost exclusively for some supporting characters, and that (except for those characters) was never as good as it could have been. It could be better now, with bolder scripts, deeper emotional arcs, and actual queer characters! Bring it back set twenty-five years in the future, with England finding peace again after the devastation of civil war, and some elderly monks of Shrewsbury Abbey still getting on each other's nerves. Let Cadfael take on some mysteries with fewer plot contrivances, less "dark ages of superstition" nonsense, and more genuine moral complexity. And let Brother Jerome and Prior Robert struggle through their feelings for one another.
August 14: Are you usually early, late, or on time? Why?
Usually a bit early. I hate being late. I also hate it when other people are late. I detest waiting; it makes me so tense that I can't relax and enjoy anything. (I've just spent all afternoon waiting for the pharmacy to deliver my meds, and it was awful even though I wasn't planning to go anywhere.) So I try not to make others wait for me, and hope they'll return the courtesy.
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:25 am (UTC)I enjoyed Season 3, but I agree about the ending and the timing. I still love Raúl Esparza predicting that by the final season of Hannibal, Chilton was just going to be a very pissy brain in a tank.
And let Brother Jerome and Prior Robert struggle through their feelings for one another.
I'm for it.
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:36 am (UTC)In a fit of synchronicity, I'm actually watching Cadfael right now. "The Devil's Novice."
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Date: 2020-08-15 03:49 am (UTC)With you on the last one too.
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Date: 2020-08-15 05:24 am (UTC)With Hannibal I think I would have to unmake S3 before making S4 if that makes sense. S3 was a terrible mix of too slow and too fast and needs to be unfurled properly before going onto S4 with Red Dragon. I want more of Chiyoh's backstory and motivation, and more Alana and Margot; just the same amount of Hannibal and Bedelia Take Italy; less Lecter Mansion and snails; more Will and Jack actually catching Hannibal. End with Hannibal in jail under Alana's watch, then move on to S4.
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Date: 2020-08-15 03:23 pm (UTC)