love/hate media bicycles

[glass_icarus]

1. Tonight's Nikita: most interesting plotline thus far? It's up there in my book, but then again that's not exactly saying much (and also, I'm rather easy to please when there is Maggie Q with a gun to distract me. In case you hadn't noticed. >.>). Spy vs. spy interactions! Non-Division scheming! Okay, it's still trending a bit heavy on the whitebread sources of manpain for my preferences, and I am still giving the writers the side-eye on Jaden (DON'T THINK I HAVEN'T NOTICED THE UTTER LACK OF HER IN THE LAST FEW EPS. BECAUSE I HAVE. BRING HER BACK AND GIVE HER SOME GODDAMN ASS TO KICK ALREADY, JFC.), but still. That was slightly more solid entertainment than I was expecting!

2. NBC's canceling Undercovers?!?! It's not like I wasn't half-expecting/half-dreading this since I first heard it was going to air but FUCK YOUUUUUUUU NBC, SO MUCH NO. This may be a fluffy capery show, okay, but I notice White Collar and Leverage are both still alive and kicking. Obviously fluffy capery shows with TWO POC LEADS and ZERO WHITE MANPAIN have to get the boot before the first season's even finished airing, eh? Make all the excuses you want; they all sound like "know your place" to me. >:||||||

3. effex has made JANELLE MONAE ICONS OF WIN! &hearts &hearts All that joyful gorgeousness is guaranteed to make you feel better; go have a look.

Comments

[bridgetmkennitt]

Re: 2. I knoooow! I kept thinking about White Collar when I thought about Undercovers. A fun, lighthearted show was what I wanted out of Undercovers and I got that. I got excited when NBC ordered more episodes, but then they go ahead and cancel it anyway? wtf.

[glass_icarus]

SERIOUSLY. I think I'll see if anyone at undercovers has ideas about things we can do, but augh.

[bridgetmkennitt]

I remember seeing some discussion about how the fan campaigns that worked were the ones that dealt with money, like Chuck fans buying Subway ads or sandwiches or something (I can't quite remember) instead of writing letters. But yeah, this is a show from JJ who has had very recent success with his shows before and what else does NBC has? Why cancel it so soon?

[glass_icarus]

... point, heh. But seriously, right, a JJ Abrams show?! I don't think the guy's perfect, but he knows how to write a goddamn popular show, okay.