Go Ducks!

[rogueslayer452]

++ I've been trying to write up my review of season five of The Expanse, but figuring out how to articulate my thoughts and feelings has become a difficult task as it bounces around from becoming either far too long and repetitive or just me going "fifth season was amazing....the best season so far....phenomenal performances....", which is, y'know, all true, but I want to be more cohesive than that. Still working on it.

++ I know I've groused about the trend the entertainment industry has with banking on nostalgia, the more reboots/remakes/revivals that are announced the more my eyes roll further back into my head as I sigh in near defeat, and that hasn't changed. With that being said, however, when I heard that they were doing The Mighty Ducks television series on Disney+ with bringing back Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay, my childhood heart was like...."oh? tell me more please." Listen, Emilio Estevez was one of my first childhood celebrity crushes, right after Harrison Ford, and The Mighty Ducks was a huge part of the reason why (D2: The Mighty Ducks is a personal favorite, simply because his look in it was hot it was the hair okay). Is this another banking of nostalgia moment? Yeah, of course it is, and yeah I'm ashamed by looking forward to seeing it, but I don't care.

++ Since I've become a bit more interested in Asian dramas lately, one that I've come across that I've seen people I follow talking about has been Mr. Queen, a Kdrama that is an adaptation of a Chinese novel (which also had a Chinese web series adaptation, that was censored in China), and it just recently concluded. Once I learned of its premise, immediately I was like, oh yes this is my jam. Essentially, a modern guy is transported into the past in the body of a queen, and alongside the politics and plot stuff there is the concept of gender identity and bisexuality/questioning of sexuality. Needless to say, I became intrigued and sold on this alone. I have yet to see it, but I've seen gifsets and it looks hilarious (the "gay panic" moments and physical comedy) and also heartwarming (the tenderness and romantic angle). I'll eventually get to it, along with the other Asian dramas I have on my list to watch.

Comments

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I've finally started watching The Expanse. Only season 1 so far but I'm enjoying it.

With Nostalgia... I mean, it works. I love seeing new things get created because I think telling new stories is important but sometimes something hits my nostalgia buttons and it just works. My feeling currently has been if I'm interested in it then yay. If I'm not then I'll just ignore it, maybe it's doing the trick for someone else.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, that's awesome! I'm so glad that you're enjoying it so far. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it the further you go along. :D

I don't mind nostalgia here and there when it works, but I think we've been overloaded with nostalgia in recent years and not always in a good way, and not always with the best intentions. Sometimes, some things shouldn't be bothered with and just left alone. I would rather have that than a soulless resurrection of something I used to love for the sake of the industry making a quick buck.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

Fully agree on the nostalgia. There's a lot of cases where I think they're just trying to cash in on an idea and it looks like garbage to me. I do wish we'd see more new things, the new stuff can hit so big but studios have to be willing to back it.

As for The Expanse. So far I like it. It's not hooked me entirely the way the books did - I definitely have to get to reading the rest of the books so I can keep going with the show. I'm interested enough to keep going and see how they build out the universe. The sets and the scope of the show are amazing!