(from Season 2, disc 5) 1. Dreams “I just don’t want to mess this up!” -Johnny, the world’s most conscientious villain 2. The Good Samaritan “Every time Ralph gives me that garbage on the phone about how ‘I’ll give you all the details as soon as you get here’ that means he can’t tell me […]
Quote: “I’ve been listening; I heard all your questions, and there is an answer, one answer to all of them. The answer is, I don’t know — you’re gonna have to do the best you can.” -Bill (Greatest American Hero) Vid: TRON Is Too Sexy, by Aislynn (very fun original Tron vid) Fic: Magnetic, by […]
That’s the work-related question I’m pondering right now. Since it’s not really that important, it naturally led me to think of other things that aren’t really that important. (Funny how that works…) “You’ve only got seventeen DVDs?” -Blink, Doctor Who 3.10 I actually own somewhat less than 17 DVDs, although if we’re counting the *household* […]
Just in the nick of time! With 11 minutes to spare, here’s my July fic: Title: Everyday Hero Author: marcicat Fandom: Greatest American Hero Rating: PG-13 (for… I don’t know, non-G-Rated themes?) Warnings: Well, it was the ’80s. Wordcount:10,300 The point was, he’d finally ended up in a situation that he couldn’t blame (entirely) on […]
Things I did tonight: 1. “Worked” on my July fic. Wrote about 100 words, most of which ended up in the Author’s Note. Better luck tomorrow? 2. Watched “The Beast in Black” — the Greatest American Hero version of rageprufrock’s Bang. The look Holloway gives him is equal parts pity and frustration, and John gets […]
I was watching my latest Netflix dvd last night, cheerily lol-ing along, when all of a sudden I thought, “Wait… what?” Here was the sequence of events: Two guys are partners are close friends work together, and they’re driving somewhere together. The first guy (let’s call him Bill) has just been told he may lose […]
Interesting historical note, courtesy of wikipedia: As previously mentioned, the main character’s name was originally Ralph Hinkley, but after the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981 (only 12 days after the pilot episode aired), the character’s last name was amended to “Hanley” for the Season 1 episode “Reseda […]
Now this is a show that holds up astoundingly well. Originally aired in 1981, the special effects are *awful,* and yet the show is funny (on purpose as well as accidentally) and fun to watch. The question is: why? Here’s three good reasons. 1) The Cole Effect. From Power Rangers — Cole was the red […]