Saturn nominations

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Saturn nominations are listed here. It's nice to see some of my favorite shows. Brilliant Husband and I have been arguing Kevin McKidd versus Lee Pace. BH said, "Why isn't John Barrowman here?", but I think the acting noms are for North American shows only. If John Barrowman was on that list, we wouldn't be arguing anything. (I saw John Barrowman quoted as saying he didn't want people to like Jack. Gee, I'm sorry: that's the one way in which you've failed. I like Jack in spite of you, in spite of myself--how can we not like Jack? He can be cold, vicious, callous--but he can also care deeply, and try really hard to do the right thing, and suffer greatly to help others. And, well, he's the most gorgeous man on television, which doesn't hurt, but I swear that's not my main consideration here.)

I have one whopping big complaint: why the frell does Beowulf get nominations, and Avary and Gaiman for screenplay? That was dreadful! The screenplay was awful! The Thirteenth Warrior did more interesting things with the story, for heaven's sake! (My review of the movie is here, if you haven't read it.)

If you want a better version of Beowulf, go here. It looks like Old English, but really, it's not. Don't be intimidated. Read it out loud. Enjoy it. Share it with your friends.

Comments

[or-mabinogi.livejournal.com]

I had absolutely no desire to see that Beowulf. But The Thirteenth Warrior I liked. I was impressed with Antonio Banderas' performance in that role, but still not really a fan of his. And the book (Eaters of the Dead, not the rewrite for the movie release -- and just why do they do that anyway?) was oh so much kick ass better.

[redbyrd-sgfic.livejournal.com]

This is something I have absolutely no understanding of. A person writes something good. People become fans. Then they completely lose any fracking sense of proportion or critical judgment and indiscriminately love absolutely everything that person ever does for the rest of time. Makes no sense to me. If I thought a prior book was good, it makes it more likely that I'll read a subsequent work, but if I think the new thing is crap, I'll call it like I see it.