Moonlight is coming back tonight. Love it or hate it or be indifferent to it, the show is definitely causing some buzz, and the boys have been visible, un-vampire like in bright day- and spot-light.

While it’s still very much on the bubble, I feel at peace with the show no matter what happens, and I am grateful to it for giving JD the exposure he’s too damn shy to seek himself. And for giving him, it looks like, finally!, a working atmosphere where he is having fun and feeling hell of a lot happier.

A lot of interviews, articles, videos, photos, etc. have cropped up in the past week. Due to the New York City Comic Con and the Paley Center Moonlight Panel taking place one after another. For Jason fan, it’s a good time!

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In conclusion, for some AMAZING close-ups, go to the Moonlightline forum:

The person who took the photos (Missy?) did a wonderful job and deserves credit!
Not stealing or using for anything, just putting this in as a preview:




forums.moonlightline.com

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Whatever happens to the show, Jason has made a real impression and gained some amazing new fans (who had never even seen him in VM prior to this). And THAT is the real positive outcome of the year that followed the cancellation of VM. As a huge fan, I am very glad for him.

So I must be in a wrong fandom. Or simply living under a rock. Or both. There's a big bad brewing with the LJ, and I have yet to figure out why. But enough of my LJ friends spoke up for me to peek cautiously into the cattle, and ... oy.

I can't add anything more substantial to what leucocrystal has already said here. Except to mention that, as a recovering Soviet, I have a huge problem with censorship. It makes me uncomfortable. I especially take issue with the idea that sweeping measures across the board are a good way to rid it of some, admittedly, real offenders. Words "baby" and "bathwater" come to mind.

Lifted the below from juls_chuls. Thank you for the funny!(And the scary!) :)



I call a foul! As much as I would love to discover fresh air, real life, and true love (in that order? why?), I contest the notion that it's the LJ that keeps me from such discoveries! LOL.

And, oh, I can't believe that sweet earth2mars would do such a thing! Let alone for some lame-ass spoilers about Luke's father! I mean, who doesn't know who Luke's father is! And who still cares? LOL.

( And since I'm posting anyway, might as well share some random thoughts and news circulating in my brain for a while now. )

Yes, I need help. Is there a support group I might join? :)

I forgot how much fun Veronica Mars can be, once it's out of Rob Thomas's hands. :)

( This way to the voting booth: )

So, once again, instead of working I’m playing “rewrite Veronica Mars” with pictures. Yes, I amuse myself any way I can.

And yes, I finally saw 3.19 (urgh!) and I felt it was in thundering need of massive re-writes. I didn’t accomplish all I wanted yet, but below is the picspam of at least one scene as it was meant to be played:

( Here be mini picspam #2: )

So embellished_me started it! Blame her! :) And secrets_and_lie for picking up the trend. And my love for Logan that drives me to do this, instead of, say, actual work.

But come on! "LOL cats!" and VM-caps make for an irresistible combination. :) (And thank you to both sites for providing inspiration and raw material respectively).

( So, here be mini picspam: )

As the dust settles on the last (for some of us thankfully) episodes of "Veronica Mars," and I am pondering a post of what went wrong and who's responsible, the reel of Rob Thomas's "VM: FBI" finally makes it to the net. Or, rather, it's synopsis does. And I can't stop laughing.

Here's the link to the "TV Squad" article:

Oh, dear Lord!

And here are the highlights:

We start out with Veronica on her first day of work at the Los Angeles FBI offices. She has just graduated from the Academy, already with her snappy little suit.

And right off the bat, I have a bad taste in my mouth. This can only get worse. It does:

There's also lots of sexism for her to overcome.

Of course there is. I bet someone'll assume she is dumb! And, gasp!, call her "Barbie" or something!

We're introduced to another hot-shot female rookie and a guy named Sean, who Veronica either slept with at some point or embarrassed at the FBI Academy through her superior sleuthing skills.

Now we are talking! It wouldn't be "Veronica Mars" if she hasn't embarrassed someone with her alleged skills or just because, and we certainly can't have her show up somewhere without someone already pining. 'Cause once you go Veronica, you never go back! Just ask Duncan. Or Logan. Or Leo. Or Piss. I think Troy escaped lightly, but then he was just bluffing.

Veronica goes into a staff briefing where she's essentially given the option of going undercover as a pole dancer or a high school student. Much to her dismay, she ends up with the high school assignment.

Ahahahahahahahaha!!!! Forgive me while I wipe my tears. First of, a rookie on her first day given an undercover assignment? Oh, Rob! Come on! I know you don't give a flying buttress about reality, procedure, law, common sense, or Earth logic, but seriously! Not to mention, who would buy Kristen Bell as a high school student? She could pull it off 3 years ago, with little makeup and short hair. These days, what with the ton of eye-shadow and plastic curls of doom, she looks about 30. Also, wasn't the point of the whole FBI fiasco to get away from the school setting?

And "much to her dismay"? Really? She wanted the poll-dancing assignment? Now I get why the network nixed this. They already have "The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll." Why order another one, only costlier and less professional?

She goes undercover as a juvenile delinquent to catch the principal who's a sex predator. It's a funny but kinda gross scene, where the guy unzips his pants and tells her to give him a blowjob to get ahead.

Ah, here we go. I was wondering when we get to sexual humiliation. I missed it so! But why is FBI dealing with this? A local sexual predator is now a federal crime? Oh, wait, it's a Rob "I Don't Know Anything About Legalities And Jurisdictions And I Don't Care" Thomas show!

Cut to Veronica and the hot guy on a stake-out later that night where we find out that he didn't want to be paired with Veronica, who he refers to as "Barbie."

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!!! Oh, and the "hot guy." I smell triangle. I smell antagonism and passion. I smell a ... actually, I smell decay of Rob Thomas's creative drive mixed with desperation.

Veronica confronts hot-shot girl rookie about not relaying the "drinks with the boss" information to her.

And there's an obligatory confrontation with another "hot-shot girl rookie." Naturally. Veronica needs someone to bitch at, accuse, and put down. And then they'll become fast friends.

It turns out it wasn't her. Sean - the guy who told Veronica that they're "professional adults" now - neglected to tell her; apparently he's still hurting.

As we already know, no one ever gets over Veronica. But not to worry, apparently Sean the one-unmemorable-night-stand-possibly-embarrassed professional adult is also a mail bomber. So, I'm guessing, he wasn't long for this bizarro world. And really, who needs him, when there's "hot guy" new partner?

Here's a comment by the person summarizing the clip:

"It was clear that the show's emotional center was gone - replaced by an "episodic" engine that would require Veronica to go undercover in a different hot outfit every week."

Seriously, the network "loved" this? Then again, the network thinks "Gossip Girl" is gold, so ...

Sigh. I was pretty "meh" after last night. But this is actually spurring me on to continue on that fic I started. If for no other reason, these characters deserve a future that doesn't negate the last vestiges of what was so good about them once upon a time.

Yesterday I received a copy of my TV Guide and, sure enough, there's a glowing review article on Veronica Mars by Matt Roush. Complete with kudos to Kristen Bell, praise for the shows "humor," a positive reaction to the FBI idea and the assertion that the show is as good as ever.

Normally I ignore these things, but suddenly I felt compelled to respond. It could have been the fact that TV Guide is a widely circulated publication, not a local paper or a blog. Could have been the last straw on the pile of critical praise that refuses to look below the glossy surface. Whatever the reason, I sent Matt Roush an e-mail, basically listing all the problems with the show that I could think of, fueled by 3 cups of coffee and adrenalin surge.

I tried to be reasonable and stayed away from anything personal. I didn't expect any kind of a reaction. All I wanted was to let him know that there are other opinions and some serious concerns.

I got a reply, short but to the point, and I shared it with a few people. Several asked to see the letter, so here it is. Edited a bit, because coffee and adrenalin wore off. All the incoherence and mistakes still present I apologize for.

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Title: There is a War (Part 5/5)
Author: hiddeneloise
Character/Pairings: Logan/Veronica (there’s a bit of Veronica/Piz, Logan/other; mentions of Wallace, Keith, Mac, Dick, and some others).
Word Count: 4849
Rating: This part NC-17
Warning: Adult language and adult content.
Spoilers: Up to 3.09 “Spit and Eggs.” Pretty much AU after that.
Summary: Merry-go-round that is LoVe. And enjoying the ride all the way!
Disclaimer: I don’t own them. I just love them.
A/N: My two excellent, patient, long-suffering betas, lady_eonen and arabian! There just aren’t enough words in my vocabulary to express my gratitude! I promise not to torture you with long gaps between the updates.
A/N2: Title and chapter starter lines come from Leonard Cohen’s song “There is a War.”
A/N3: Ack, forgot to post the ending! This is for storage, pretty much, but still, apologies.


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