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Nov. 5th, 2010 12:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
glass_icarus1. 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.
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. >:||||||
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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.
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Date: 2010-11-05 10:58 pm (UTC)I am really trying not to predict the worst about Undercovers but I can't help but think about how it could be used against other proposed shows. Will there ever be an all POC lead with this much happiness and non-stereotyping again? My gut tells me that we'll have to wait a few decades for that to happen again.
Damn.
Ummm...Nikita. I tune in for Maggie Q.
I should just be glad that Nikita's characterization has some dimension. They'll (evil powers that be) probably say that Jaden was pulled because she just wasn't "working" but that was a matter of bad writing. A character with massive potential, ruined. And now, apparently missing. Are we to assume she was canceled? I guess. But they could have at least acknowledged that they did have her canceled instead of pulling her out like she never existed, the assholes. And enough with the manpain already. I'm in this show for the kickass women with guns and skills and all they keep serving me is potential love interests and Percy. Urgh.
Mhhmm...as you can see, I have thoughts about Nikita.
ETA: Lurking through your comments, and I'd totally encourage you to make a post to
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Date: 2010-11-07 08:03 pm (UTC)I watch Nikita pretty much primarily for Maggie Q, but yes to all the issues you mentioned. Also (I've said this before and I'll say it again) Shane West != sexy beast; Shane West = EPIC LULZ. He can't even pull off manpain, ffs!