tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7705394608648547838..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Angel, Mr. Hyde and VampiresAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66705042709461363482013-10-28T11:58:51.978-07:002013-10-28T11:58:51.978-07:00Lexa: I have not seen 30 Days, although I think I ...Lexa: I have not seen 30 Days, although I think I wanted to. I'll have to look at it again. I mostly did not like Underworld.<br /><br />TAS: Well, how far in are you? Because the farther you get, the clearer it becomes that they never had any sort of plan.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62737294708541078142013-10-27T20:18:07.972-07:002013-10-27T20:18:07.972-07:00Totally disagree re: BSG. We'll definitely gi...Totally disagree re: BSG. We'll definitely give Buffy a try before long.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55837658107196701352013-10-27T20:09:36.873-07:002013-10-27T20:09:36.873-07:00Thank you very much for your goo wishes on L.G....Thank you very much for your goo wishes on L.G.'s blog about my cover reveal!<br /><br />I completely agree about vamps. Except for Angel and that girl from Underworld, the only good vamp is an evil vamp. My faves are the ones from 30 Days of Night. Those were scary! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22074187297164975152013-10-27T13:37:16.933-07:002013-10-27T13:37:16.933-07:00Lorena: Yeah, the leading men vamps are all so &qu...Lorena: Yeah, the leading men vamps are all so "oh, it sucks to be a vampire" and all the other ones are all "humans are for sucking!" Until they fall in love, and they all seem to fall in love these days.<br /><br />S.L.: Spike is the one that I like for complications. Angel was too straightforward for complications.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-87158221180275062762013-10-27T10:11:31.258-07:002013-10-27T10:11:31.258-07:00I like my vampires evil. Unless they're Angel ...I like my vampires evil. Unless they're Angel or Spike, in which case I like them complicated. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3405639293555510612013-10-26T18:40:40.902-07:002013-10-26T18:40:40.902-07:00I agree with you in your annoyance with turning va...I agree with you in your annoyance with turning vampires into romantic heroes. The part that intrigued me the most about Edward Cullen in Twilight was his inner struggle (monster vs. man), but there was so little of that. I always wished there would have been more flashbacks about his past. There was room for so much (this is why, too, I was disappointed when Meyer stopped writing Midnight Sun. By then I believe she'd grown more as a writer and his POV was way more interesting that Bella's). On the same token (and previously written) we had Rice's Louis de Pointe du Lac, who was the epitome of the melancholic vampire who struggled with his (new) nature. I loved that. Too bad vampires have become so common and stereotyped.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3171855860042647142013-10-26T12:38:35.129-07:002013-10-26T12:38:35.129-07:00TAS: I'm assuming you mean the new BsG? Just s...TAS: I'm assuming you mean the new BsG? Just stop watching it now. It's so bad and only gets worse the farther along you get. Buffy, on the other hand, only gets better the deeper in you go.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6344684191840765282013-10-26T12:32:48.761-07:002013-10-26T12:32:48.761-07:00I don't know either show. I've seen the B...I don't know either show. I've seen the Buffy movie but not the show. My teaching partner's a huge fan. Once we're through with Battlestar Galactica at our house, I'm going to lobby for Buffy.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61572630959064716642013-10-25T20:45:45.412-07:002013-10-25T20:45:45.412-07:00J.R.: What happened to Firefly wasn't Whedon&#...J.R.: What happened to Firefly wasn't Whedon's fault. He was so committed to it, though, that he got a movie deal out of it and wrote some comics set in the world after the series got cancelled.<br /><br />Alex: Sort of, yeah. You thinking you need to be a vampire ninja?<br /><br />Jess: I am hoping so.<br /><br />Elsie: I'm not into zombies, either. The current iteration of them just doesn't work for me.<br /><br />Rusty: As long as you're not the BBQ, it's probably okay.<br /><br />Lee: LOL You've got me beat on the puns. I think my bat flew away.<br /><br />I'd kind of like to read that book, but the movie didn't quite do it for me.<br /><br />Briane: Vampire parsing... that sounds like it should be a thing.<br /><br />RG: I think he actually wrote the 6th season of Angel as a comic series. I might be mis-remembering, but I don't think so.<br /><br />L.G.: I think I made it through about 4 episodes of that before I couldn't take it anymore. It just made me groan too much.<br /><br />Jeanne: Oh, it is. It is.<br /><br />MP: Oh, man, how did you know that? Actually, I did love The Lost Boys. Probably still do. I've been wanting to watch it again, recently. But, still, the vampires are bad in that.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-91050785118691849672013-10-25T20:27:18.376-07:002013-10-25T20:27:18.376-07:00Don't tell me you didn't love "Lost B...Don't tell me you didn't love "Lost Boys"!Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-14736166425066076392013-10-25T19:02:21.913-07:002013-10-25T19:02:21.913-07:00Vampire week, huh? Sounds interesting. I'd lik...Vampire week, huh? Sounds interesting. I'd like to see what kind of vampire story you like. It should be a good one.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69658558520826633602013-10-25T17:01:12.018-07:002013-10-25T17:01:12.018-07:00I'm not a vampire fan either. Haven't seen...I'm not a vampire fan either. Haven't seen any of those shows you mentioned. But, surprisingly, I did watch the UK version of Being Human, and I loved it. It's very campy and funny sometimes, but also really intriguing to see a vampire, werewolf, and ghost try to hold onto the last remnants of their humanity while being tugged deeper into their new identities. <br /><br />Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61873567740124034462013-10-25T13:30:45.452-07:002013-10-25T13:30:45.452-07:00I so loved Angel. I loved Buffy, too, but Angel wa...I so loved Angel. I loved Buffy, too, but Angel was so much darker, and better. No happy endings for anyone on that show. :)Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-73750182420329389392013-10-25T13:15:26.820-07:002013-10-25T13:15:26.820-07:00A new vampire story, you say? It's good? WELL,...A new vampire story, you say? It's good? WELL, I WILL CERTAINLY BE WAITING FOR THAT.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to you parsing out vampires. I think this'll be fun.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89625349108995264632013-10-25T09:53:19.702-07:002013-10-25T09:53:19.702-07:00Halloween is almost here! I'm coming up with ...Halloween is almost here! I'm coming up with my own theme for the week. It won't be about respect and numbers though--that one sucked me dry.<br /><br />Then again, I might get rejuvenated over the week-end with a fresh infusion of new blogging blood.<br /><br />I liked Abraham Lincoln as a vampire hunter. That one was kind of fun. The TV shows about vampires are beginning to disturb me. I haven't seen any of them, but the commercials are hard to miss.<br /><br />Lee<br /><i>Check out my interview with viral blogger Liza Long</i><br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68065003683349432272013-10-25T08:16:29.009-07:002013-10-25T08:16:29.009-07:00Vampire Week! Yeah, they hold very little interest...Vampire Week! Yeah, they hold very little interest for me too. Although I did like the first three Anne Rice Vampire books quite a bit. And I do like Buffy and Angel. BUT... I think of it like BBQ. I never, ever crave BBQ, or want it... but whenever I visit someone, and they've made some, I'm like, 'OMG, this is amazing!'<br /><br />So, that's me with Vamps I guess. There's probably some holes in that analogy somewhere. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-922742217257867442013-10-25T07:05:16.911-07:002013-10-25T07:05:16.911-07:00I wasn't a fan of vampires until True Blood ca...I wasn't a fan of vampires until True Blood came along. Now, I'm a bit tired of them. Even True Blood has run it's course. I'm much more into zombies!Elsie Amatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531633490964827363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68997605808051209252013-10-25T05:07:37.029-07:002013-10-25T05:07:37.029-07:00I never got into Buffy or Angel, but I know lots o...I never got into Buffy or Angel, but I know lots of people are die-hard fans. Sounds like you've got some fun posts coming up!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31973184117170331152013-10-25T04:22:19.277-07:002013-10-25T04:22:19.277-07:00We get vampire training? Nice.We get vampire training? Nice.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62561648561491394292013-10-24T22:39:59.460-07:002013-10-24T22:39:59.460-07:00I also love Angel! I love most of Joss Whedon'...I also love Angel! I love most of Joss Whedon's work. Have you watched Firefly? That's my major regret about Whedon's career -- he wasn't committed enough to that story. It's AWESOME. I wanted much more.<br /><br />Intrigued about the vampire tale that's drawn your attention. :)J.R. Pearse Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163199989017556255noreply@blogger.com