Last night we went to see Cheri which I thought was uneven and minor and at it's best when it was amusing. Good performances, though. Then we had a nice dinner and headed home. Less of an exciting night than we had hoped (we'd had tickets for a party on a boat that got canceled) and I've been just exhausted lately as I recover from this cold, but it was still very nice.
TORCHWOOD HAS (we think) BEEN RENEWED FOR S4 (this is possibly confirmed; this is possibly unconfirmed (see comments). I think it's unconfirmed officially, I think I now have it from a source other than that article (which is unconfirmed) most of us first got it from, so kinda, sorta, maybe, but not quite? ANYWAY). This is scary if we move immediately forward in the timeline, as the show will have to be emotionally responsible in a way it hasn't always been in the past. Ianto and Stephen are both things that have to get acknowledged, probably more than a little, no matter how much Jack compartimentalizes stuff. And I hope the powers that be understand how even something very small and not explored, such as a moment of seeing Jack at Ianto's grave or something, would go a long way to appeasing folks all over the spectrum of reactions to Ianto's death. If S4 takes place further down the timeline -- even if it's still 2010 for the setting -- if it's 5 years or a 100 years later for Jack (an idea which makes a lot of sense to deal with the fact that Barrowman is aging), even if he's done processing those events in an immediate way... the audience is still going to need something there. So who knows what's going to happen. But I for one, who could really use seeing Jack allow himself a moment of grace, am glad it's happening.
From the department of funny, but not okay: I just caught myself in 3/4 profile in the bathroom mirror at work and my hair is all shaggy and grown out and curling right now and I was like "woah, I could totally cosplay Alice." And I could. And it would be eerie. But talk about things from the department of no way on earth. More incentive to get my hair cut before WriterCon. Christ, that was weird.
Am not enjoying the current fluxiness of Dragon*Con schedule, both in terms of where I am needed when and whether it will conflict with stuff I really want to see. And I need to set up some actual meetings this year. It's like everyone has 50% of their schedule and has been told that it's probably wrong -- so it's like trying to read tea leaves to figure out if it's a good schedule or a bad schedule.
I don't believe Jack would view being involved with another man as a betrayal of Ianto.
No, I'm sure Jack wouldn't, once his grieving is done. But the audience would if they didn't get to see that grieving process played out in all its painful detail.
I do agree that Jack is such a queer icon, that eventhough he's omnisexual and that's part of what's awesome about the character, it would be better in a lot of different ways if his next significant relationship in the series was with a man. Ideally, this gets navigated by him having a fling or a flirt with a female character and then very, very, very hesitantly, trying to have a thing with a guy (or vice versa).
Yes, that would work. They do need to give some play to his heterosexual side as well, otherwise the bisexuals are going to feel cold-shouldered. Mind you, I'm not sure how much respect RTD will have for the feelings of the various groups of fans. Knowing him he will just do whatever he personally fancies doing with Jack, which will presumably mean another man.
I've never actually read any of the novelizations. Do you recommend them?
The most recent three are great (as are the most recent two audio books, which are very well read and pretty funny) and have some character relationship development that you know, actually makes sense. The earlier books are hit or miss, but they have their moments and together really fill in a lot of Jack's back catalog. There are three more coming in October that are pre CoE, so there's still some new Ianto material coming too.
I've been wanting to get the last 3 that supposively came out, including Into the Silence, but I can't seem to order them. I'm in Canada, and everywhere I try to track them down says they're not available to order at this time. Where did you manage to find them?
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Date: 2009-07-26 05:37 pm (UTC)No, I'm sure Jack wouldn't, once his grieving is done. But the audience would if they didn't get to see that grieving process played out in all its painful detail.
Yes, that would work. They do need to give some play to his heterosexual side as well, otherwise the bisexuals are going to feel cold-shouldered. Mind you, I'm not sure how much respect RTD will have for the feelings of the various groups of fans. Knowing him he will just do whatever he personally fancies doing with Jack, which will presumably mean another man.
I've never actually read any of the novelizations. Do you recommend them?
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