Comments | amberdulen: Neil and Novels and Nathan, o my

amberdulen

Neil and Novels and Nathan, o my

Jan 31, 2007 14:35

Well. It's been a very exciting day in the BPAL fandom, with the lunar update and the introduction of Neil Gaiman-themed perfume oils. Smell godly! And they're in support of the CBLDF as well ( Read more... )

bpal, heroes, lost

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in_the_blue January 31 2007, 21:05:36 UTC

Speaking of comic books, Y: The Last Man is just the best thing ever.

Did you just notice? It really is the best book out there these days. You know Brian K. Vaughan is writing for Lost now, right?

amberdulen January 31 2007, 21:16:29 UTC

My library's graphic novel section is pathetic; I only got hold of Y through your link to the first issue...and liked it so much that I bought the first four volumes. With sights on the next four. I'm absolutely invested in the story, I'm so impressed.

You might be interested in picking up "The First Century After Beatrice" if you haven't already; it's a literary novel in a near-future with a deficit of girls. It's a neat compare/contrast.

in_the_blue February 1 2007, 01:41:25 UTC

Thanks for the rec. I just ordered it. I'll let you know what I think of it when I have a chance to read.

You know Y ends with issue 60, right?

highwing January 31 2007, 22:13:28 UTC

So, you've been bit by the "Heroes" bug too? What I think makes that show different from "Lost" (which I've never really watched) is that it's so character-driven, it doesn't really matter from one episode to the next whether all the mysteries are explained or if the background mythos is filled in more - these folks are just so much FUN to watch going through their various trials and tribulations that you get caught up in the moment without having to strain your brain constantly keeping the Big Picture in mind and puzzling over how it all fits together.

In other words, "Heroes" is quintessential television. Not "Masterpiece Theater" by any means, but about as good as pure escapism is gonna get on the networks these days.

amberdulen February 1 2007, 14:00:52 UTC

I think I'd put it another way--that Heroes is capable of long story arcs without relying on their mystery for interest, while Lost, being in a relatively small, consistent setting, is mostly just mystery. And also that Lost has no hope of resolving itself without serious internal consistency, and that's become obvious.

roadkillroy January 31 2007, 22:30:21 UTC

Yeah I hooked your sis on the Graphic novels a while back...

Wonder if she knows Vol 7 is out...

irked_indeed January 31 2007, 23:16:34 UTC

I was on the edge of my seat when Sawyer JUMPED for the raft without even realising that below THE waves was a Dharma-branded SHARK!

*snickers*

SNL agrees, albeit with spoilers for the movie Se7en.

engelhardtlm1 February 1 2007, 04:30:23 UTC

Absolutey hilarious. I loved it... and I even like Lost. I mean, it's amazing how a show can create so much theorizing just to show that all theorizing is totally pointless because no one... and I mean NO ONE... has any clue what's going on at all. So, now we just sit idly in front of the TV waiting for it to tell us what is really going on. And, in the end, we are surprised... but in the totally NOT exciting sense, since we didn't have any expectations to be fulfilled or violated in the first place. Except, of course, for the blatantly obvious things.

What? The Others are on a different island? No way! Never saw THAT coming.

*sigh*