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May. 27th, 2009 11:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fishpatrolArchie Andrews pops the question to Veronica Lodge? More importantly, the Archie gang are graduating?? I totally grew up on Archie comics and read them regularly from grade three until high school. In grade six, in computer class, I created my first (and, er, only, come to think of it) website ever and it was on Archie and the gang. My laptop is named Juggie, after good ol' Jughead. I haven't read new issues of Archie comics in ages, but I'd always thought that they'd remain, y'know, sixteen and in high school forever. Some stories shouldn't have sequels (Cinderella II? Little Mermaid II? Pretty crappy idea there, Disney) and some characters should never grow up (ahem, I'm looking at you, All-Grown-Up!Rugrats). It always makes me sad when seemingly ageless characters are touched by time -- and the next thing you know, they're settling in domesticity and popping out new generations that most likely pale in comparison to their parents. And of course, it reminds me that time is passing for me and I can no longer say things like, "When I grow up, I..." without garnering funny looks and the standard response, "You're already grown up."
Nostalgia aside, I have no comment on the Archie-Betty-Veronica love-triangle. ;) This comment cracked me up though:
Leah, a commenter on the Neatorama.com blog, expressed surprise that Archie's best friend Jughead was left out in the cold.
“If he doesn't marry Jughead I will NEVER read an Archie comic again. Honestly those two have the most chemistry.”
On a completely different note, I didn't want to listen to the renovators ripping up our carpet, so I dragged my mom to go see Star Trek. The storyline was kind of flimsy, but the special effects were awesome on big screen (which was the main reason I wanted to see the movie before it went out of theatres). I've never seen the original series and everything I know about Star Trek I learnt from friends or from the internet (fics from other fandoms included XD Hey, fanfiction is educational!). All I have to say are the following things: 1. lots of shiny! I like! 2. Chekov: such a cutie, 3. too much popcorn: not good D:
I don't watch movies a lot (sitting still for 2+ hours is tough!) -- my restlessness aside, ~2 hours really isn't a lot of time for plot or character development, for the viewer to feel connected to the characters. Movies based on TV series or books are kind of nice in the way that the characters already have backstory and if you were a follower of the original source, you can easily fill in the blanks left by the movie.
Anyway, I've lost my train of thought. I think that's a sign for me to go sleep and hope the renovators don't wake me up at the crack of dawn.
Nostalgia aside, I have no comment on the Archie-Betty-Veronica love-triangle. ;) This comment cracked me up though:
Leah, a commenter on the Neatorama.com blog, expressed surprise that Archie's best friend Jughead was left out in the cold.
“If he doesn't marry Jughead I will NEVER read an Archie comic again. Honestly those two have the most chemistry.”
On a completely different note, I didn't want to listen to the renovators ripping up our carpet, so I dragged my mom to go see Star Trek. The storyline was kind of flimsy, but the special effects were awesome on big screen (which was the main reason I wanted to see the movie before it went out of theatres). I've never seen the original series and everything I know about Star Trek I learnt from friends or from the internet (fics from other fandoms included XD Hey, fanfiction is educational!). All I have to say are the following things: 1. lots of shiny! I like! 2. Chekov: such a cutie, 3. too much popcorn: not good D:
I don't watch movies a lot (sitting still for 2+ hours is tough!) -- my restlessness aside, ~2 hours really isn't a lot of time for plot or character development, for the viewer to feel connected to the characters. Movies based on TV series or books are kind of nice in the way that the characters already have backstory and if you were a follower of the original source, you can easily fill in the blanks left by the movie.
Anyway, I've lost my train of thought. I think that's a sign for me to go sleep and hope the renovators don't wake me up at the crack of dawn.
