allfireburns: Torchwood team wandering through the countryside. (we crashed like waves into the stars)
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1. I've somehow managed to slice my finger open on something. It's very shallow, and not bleeding or anything, but it does sting a lot. I'm considering putting a band-aid on it, but I know I'd just get annoyed and tear it off three minutes later. Pfah.

2. I think I finally worked out that most of Ace's nail-clipping-related issues aren't so much about the actual clipping as being held down to do it. I mean, she doesn't like the clipping either, but without pinning her down, I actually got her to lie there quietly and put her head down and let me trip her damn nails. My life would have been just a little easier if I'd learned this, say, a year ago. *Eyeroll*

3. FOX, I swear to god, you fuck this up and I will hunt down every network exec you have and set them on fire. ...after I've dealt with Kripke, that is, so it might take a while. In other words, yes, I am sharing my thoughts on the Torchwood news.

My knee-jerk reaction, like I think everyone else's, was "OH JESUS FUCK WHY?" I'm particularly grumpy about the choice of networks - I have three well-loved shows that they killed well ahead of their time, and I don't understand why they keep buying sci-fi shows they don't know how to handle - but it's not like I'm particularly fond of any of the major networks right now. (And at least it is not ABC. If it were ABC, I would weep tears of blood, you guys. The mere thought of US LoM makes me giggle hysterically and then want to hit my head on things.)

The thing I'd most like to know, really, is what it is. If anyone happens to know this and can tell me, that'd be awesome, because I get annoyed reading a bunch of articles that don't tell me anything new except for the opinions of a bunch of people I don't know or care about, but... Nothing I've read actually says whether this is supposed to be a complete reboot, or a continuation that starts where CoE left off (or, you know, some point down the line, but you get my point).

If it's the former... I am more than a little dubious. Part of that's because I'm not sure of how it would work, and part of it is that I adore spinoffs, and I love having more people and stories to love and play with in a universe I'm already fond of. A complete restart would be frustrating and annoying, and if it's set in the US and doesn't retain some of the history, I feel like it's so likely to become just another Fringe or Warehouse 13. I am not thrilled about that.

If it is the latter, with Jack and a new team, somewhere other than Cardiff, then... yes, I am absolutely excited about it (though I will be annoyed if there's not also a S4 with Gwen and her own team - I don't care what anyone else says, Torchwood with Gwen in charge is AWESOME and I was always sad we didn't get to see more of it). Sure, there's a ton of backstory that most viewers won't be aware of, but... guys, it's not like RTD hasn't done this before. Twice. Nobody needed to know Classic Who to understand "Rose", and no one needed to know any DW to understand "Everything Changes". I can see it working, and I would be absolutely giddy about the prospect - how well they pull it off is another matter, but I would be so happy to give it a chance.

Not knowing any of that, I can't form an opinion on the matter, and all the "OMG it's gonna suck" pessimism I'm seeing is driving me up the wall, just about as much as all the "S4 is gonna suck" I've been seeing since CoE. I do not want to hear it. Fandom is the one place I am actually good at optimism, and I am not letting go of that for anything.

I absolutely have nothing against criticism, but Jesus Christ, wait until there's something to criticize, people. If this turns into another US LoM, I will gleefully light the person responsible on fire, but the fact that it's American does not make it automatically bad. Stop saying it. Just. Stop.

...wow, that got a lot longer than I expected. Okay then! ...it's probably a mixture of pent-up annoyance and too much caffeine. I've been sleeping through all the daylight lately, so I'm going to attempt to stay up until a reasonable hour before falling into bed. That'll be fun.

I should probably also clear the tags out of my inbox while I'm at it. I keep hitting a block every time I try to deal with the Doctor or Tosh. Not that I blame them, because I did kind of pitch them into the thread going "Here, have some trauma!", but it's problematic when there's plot I'd like to dive into. Damn it, Doctor. Drink your goddamn angst tea.