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whyareyoulikethisRemember Tom Welling's remarks last week about the end of Smallville's run after Season 10? Remember that? Remember when it seemed for a brief, glorious moment that someone would put the show and me out of our misery?
Unfortunately, as E! online reports, probably after getting the smackdown from the CW's PR department about spilling those beans, Tom has backpedaled:
You're just messing with me, aren't you, Tom Welling? YOU ARE, AREN'T YOU? WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? I SAY: NO TAKEBACKS! FURTHERMORE, IF I EVER SEE YOU IN THE STREET I AM CROSSING TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PRETENDING REALLY HARD LIKE YOU DON'T EXIST. SO THERE.
Unfortunately, as E! online reports, probably after getting the smackdown from the CW's PR department about spilling those beans, Tom has backpedaled:
In fact, Tom wants fans to be so fulfilled, he had some extra-encouraging, and truly surprising words on whether or not this is seriously Smallville's final season. "You never know," he told me with that million dollar grin of his. "If you don't know this already, as a fan you guys have all the power. The more people that watch, the more chance the show has to continue."
You're just messing with me, aren't you, Tom Welling? YOU ARE, AREN'T YOU? WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? I SAY: NO TAKEBACKS! FURTHERMORE, IF I EVER SEE YOU IN THE STREET I AM CROSSING TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PRETENDING REALLY HARD LIKE YOU DON'T EXIST. SO THERE.
I'M SO HAPPY I COULD SUPER PEE MY PANTS
May. 19th, 2010 02:32 pmwhyareyoulikethis
SMALLVILLE IS ENDING AFTER SEASON 10. FOR THOSE OF YOU STILL WATCHING: YOU'VE ALMOST MADE IT, HAVE A MASOCHISM GOLD STAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GAVE UP A LONG TIME AGO: JOIN ME IN THANKING LEX LUTHOR OR WHATEVER HIGHER POWER YOU BELIEVE IN AT THE PROSPECT OF NOT HAVING TO WATCH EVEN THE STUPID PROMOS FOR IT ON THE CW ANYMORE. MAYBE ON THE SERIES FINALE HE'LL FINALLY FUCKING FLY AFTER A SOLID DECADE OF CRAP POWERS LIKE SUPER BREATH. A DECADE, PEOPLE.
[_finders] My Shame, Let Me Show You It
Apr. 21st, 2010 10:03 amthatneedslubeI have an addiction. Not just my love of SCIENCE, or my obvious and painful relationship with Delicious Bookmarks, but something even more shameful. It's _finders coms. You know, when you get a shiny new fandom you immediately join the community for your favourite pairing, maybe the newsletter, and of course, the fic finding community.
( I make up all sorts of reasons for my membership in _finders coms, but they're all only partly true. )
( I make up all sorts of reasons for my membership in _finders coms, but they're all only partly true. )
whyareyoulikethisAccording to TVSquad, Michael Rosenbaum, along with Jonathan Silverman, has signed on to play a one of the leads in a SyFy sitcom about washed up science fiction stars. The premise of the show, dubiously titled Saved By Zeroes, is that the two has-beens, now broke, must turn to the scifi convention circuit in order to pay rent. We'll let you turn that one over in your heads for a moment.
Maybe all of his participation in Smallville was just an experiment in Michael Rosenbaum being a method actor!!! The world may never know.
We’re not sure if this is the best or worst idea ever, but we do have one burning question: Do you think there will be a scene where someone presents Michael Rosenbaum’s character with a box of sex toys? We can only hope. (Maybe. We’re not sure. Actually, we’re possibly still traumatized.)
We over here at Fanspastic are big fans of Mr. Rosenbaum, and have been waiting for him to dust off his visor and return back in front of the camera for a while. (No, PG Porn doesn’t count.) This seems like a perfect project for Rosenbaum to capitalize on the fannish goodwill he still has from being the best thing about Smallville, while not requiring him to do annoying things like shave his head or wear purple or, you know, work that much.
However, the success of the project will ultimately depend on how well the show strikes that delicate balance in tone and humor. Hard to say at this early stage, but it’s possible that Saved by Zeroes will hit too close to home for some fans- or worse, get it all wrong.
More importantly, too much mean-spirited mocking of the convention-going "zeroes" and it will turn off its core audience faster than you can say “smut box" or “what is wrong with you, Smallville fandom?" We suggest looking at Galaxy Quest or later episodes of The Big Bang Theory for a model of how to do geek humor that laughs with us, not at us.
Either way, however it turns out, welcome back to TV, Mike. We’ve missed you.
Maybe all of his participation in Smallville was just an experiment in Michael Rosenbaum being a method actor!!! The world may never know.
We’re not sure if this is the best or worst idea ever, but we do have one burning question: Do you think there will be a scene where someone presents Michael Rosenbaum’s character with a box of sex toys? We can only hope. (Maybe. We’re not sure. Actually, we’re possibly still traumatized.)
We over here at Fanspastic are big fans of Mr. Rosenbaum, and have been waiting for him to dust off his visor and return back in front of the camera for a while. (No, PG Porn doesn’t count.) This seems like a perfect project for Rosenbaum to capitalize on the fannish goodwill he still has from being the best thing about Smallville, while not requiring him to do annoying things like shave his head or wear purple or, you know, work that much.
However, the success of the project will ultimately depend on how well the show strikes that delicate balance in tone and humor. Hard to say at this early stage, but it’s possible that Saved by Zeroes will hit too close to home for some fans- or worse, get it all wrong.
More importantly, too much mean-spirited mocking of the convention-going "zeroes" and it will turn off its core audience faster than you can say “smut box" or “what is wrong with you, Smallville fandom?" We suggest looking at Galaxy Quest or later episodes of The Big Bang Theory for a model of how to do geek humor that laughs with us, not at us.
Either way, however it turns out, welcome back to TV, Mike. We’ve missed you.
thatneedslubeIt's that time again! Time for a fresh instalment of delicious not-recs. Maybe fresh is the wrong word. I get the impression a lot of these stories could use a bit of a wash down there. And maybe some prescription cream or something.
But uh, never mind that. More importantly, it is 8pm. Do you know where your favourite characters are? ( Because I guarantee they are having a terrible time. )
You have no idea, guys.
But uh, never mind that. More importantly, it is 8pm. Do you know where your favourite characters are? ( Because I guarantee they are having a terrible time. )
You have no idea, guys.
stopitsomemorestopitsomemore: God, Smallville is turning 10
innocent bystander: wow, that's still on?!
stopitsomemore: I KNOW. it just got renewed for a 10th season
innocent bystander: really?! WHY?!
stopitsomemore: I DON'T KNOW
I wasn't always this bitter about Smallville, in fact, most fans I know weren't always this bitter about Smallville, but somewhere in the last decade -- think about that, gentle readers, that the original, brilliant, fantastically funny and sharp-witted Cupid staring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall was given 15 episodes (one unaired) and Smallville has been on for a decade -- the series went from an earnest re-imagining of the origin myth of Superman to Seriously, What The Ever Loving Fuck Is Happening? Who Are All These Dudes? Did This Show Seriously Just Bust Out Some AquaMan On My Face? I Feel Like I Am Going Blind.
I grew up watching Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and the Superman: The Animated Series, and I checked out the one battered copy of The Death and Life of Superman from our local library enough that I think the woman at the desk decided when I was like, nine, that I was going to die a virgin. As such, I went into Smallville fully prepared to like Clark Kent better, especially since they'd hired a hunky dreamboat to play him. Let's all look at Tom Welling:
Basically, all he had to do was be moderately smart, halfway funny, and to show the beginnings of his greatness and I would have bought that like old people and Jewish charities into Bernie Madoff. (Too soon?) Instead, we got this action:
To be fair, I'm pretty sure this was a terrible day for everybody, Tom Welling included.
Anyway, despite the agonizingly primary-color palette and the dubious script and the eventual shitshow the series spiraled into, Smallville gave us Michael Rosenbaum, who redefined the way we view Lex Luthor, broke women's gay, give voice to our carnal desire to blow fucktonnes of money, and make an entire universe of chicks go,"Wait, I sort of want to watch Lex nail Clark. Is that wrong? I think it might be wro -- oh, look at his hips." It also gave us the Glorious Bastard of John Glover as Lionel Luthor, Annette O'Toole as Ma Kent, and became a popular hangout for a lot of glorious young twinks and queens like for example Michael Shanks and Jensen Ackles and motherfucking Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman -- why was Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman on this fucking show?
And in honor of those things -- we at Fanspastic HQ will be rewatching the first season. May God have mercy on our souls.
innocent bystander: wow, that's still on?!
stopitsomemore: I KNOW. it just got renewed for a 10th season
innocent bystander: really?! WHY?!
stopitsomemore: I DON'T KNOW
I wasn't always this bitter about Smallville, in fact, most fans I know weren't always this bitter about Smallville, but somewhere in the last decade -- think about that, gentle readers, that the original, brilliant, fantastically funny and sharp-witted Cupid staring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall was given 15 episodes (one unaired) and Smallville has been on for a decade -- the series went from an earnest re-imagining of the origin myth of Superman to Seriously, What The Ever Loving Fuck Is Happening? Who Are All These Dudes? Did This Show Seriously Just Bust Out Some AquaMan On My Face? I Feel Like I Am Going Blind.
I grew up watching Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and the Superman: The Animated Series, and I checked out the one battered copy of The Death and Life of Superman from our local library enough that I think the woman at the desk decided when I was like, nine, that I was going to die a virgin. As such, I went into Smallville fully prepared to like Clark Kent better, especially since they'd hired a hunky dreamboat to play him. Let's all look at Tom Welling:
Basically, all he had to do was be moderately smart, halfway funny, and to show the beginnings of his greatness and I would have bought that like old people and Jewish charities into Bernie Madoff. (Too soon?) Instead, we got this action:
To be fair, I'm pretty sure this was a terrible day for everybody, Tom Welling included.
Anyway, despite the agonizingly primary-color palette and the dubious script and the eventual shitshow the series spiraled into, Smallville gave us Michael Rosenbaum, who redefined the way we view Lex Luthor, broke women's gay, give voice to our carnal desire to blow fucktonnes of money, and make an entire universe of chicks go,"Wait, I sort of want to watch Lex nail Clark. Is that wrong? I think it might be wro -- oh, look at his hips." It also gave us the Glorious Bastard of John Glover as Lionel Luthor, Annette O'Toole as Ma Kent, and became a popular hangout for a lot of glorious young twinks and queens like for example Michael Shanks and Jensen Ackles and motherfucking Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman -- why was Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman on this fucking show?
And in honor of those things -- we at Fanspastic HQ will be rewatching the first season. May God have mercy on our souls.