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Mar. 9th, 2010 11:58 pmArgh. I've been trying to write this scene for FOUR FUCKING MONTHS. I'm going to finish it tonight if it kills me.
I just finished season two of The Tudors and have been very entertained by it all. I'm especially enjoying their take on the rise of Protestantism. Most Anglo-American entertainment, in my experience, takes a very pro-Protestantism stance but The Tudors isn't afraid to show what ginormous dicks the Protestants could be. They're also doing a great job of showing how the world was splitting in two and the awful stands that people felt they had to make in an extremist environment.
Plus, I approve of their handling, so far, of all of the female characters. They're strong and sympathetic and interesting. This is their show, perhaps even more than it is the men's show, even though the world, at the time, was overwhelmingly male dominated.
Also, Henry VIII didn't deserve any of his wives. But we all already knew that.
And, of course, I've spent hours upon hours at Wikipedia getting a crash course in all of the ways that they got the history wrong. Because handwaving reality in favor of storytelling is what everyone does. And, frankly, it doesn't bother me. That way I get the benefit of hearing a good story and then digging up all of the history behind it. It's a win-win from my side of the screen.
I've also been catching up on all of the DC animated movies. I gotta say, I've really enjoyed them. No matter what the live action people do, it's comforting to know that the animation people get it right more often than not.
Which reminds me, apparently Smallville's been picked up for another season. I don't think that show is ever going to go off the air. Oh SmallvilleWTF, how your existence amuses me.
I just finished season two of The Tudors and have been very entertained by it all. I'm especially enjoying their take on the rise of Protestantism. Most Anglo-American entertainment, in my experience, takes a very pro-Protestantism stance but The Tudors isn't afraid to show what ginormous dicks the Protestants could be. They're also doing a great job of showing how the world was splitting in two and the awful stands that people felt they had to make in an extremist environment.
Plus, I approve of their handling, so far, of all of the female characters. They're strong and sympathetic and interesting. This is their show, perhaps even more than it is the men's show, even though the world, at the time, was overwhelmingly male dominated.
Also, Henry VIII didn't deserve any of his wives. But we all already knew that.
And, of course, I've spent hours upon hours at Wikipedia getting a crash course in all of the ways that they got the history wrong. Because handwaving reality in favor of storytelling is what everyone does. And, frankly, it doesn't bother me. That way I get the benefit of hearing a good story and then digging up all of the history behind it. It's a win-win from my side of the screen.
I've also been catching up on all of the DC animated movies. I gotta say, I've really enjoyed them. No matter what the live action people do, it's comforting to know that the animation people get it right more often than not.
Which reminds me, apparently Smallville's been picked up for another season. I don't think that show is ever going to go off the air. Oh SmallvilleWTF, how your existence amuses me.