I have been doing nothing but watching TV for way too long now

So. I obeyed ava_leigh_fitz's demands and watched the show 10 Things I Hate About You. And yes, I enjoyed it very much. And not just because Ethan Peck is made of sex. I didn't watch it before because my reaction was pretty much that of the rest of the world--why did they need to make a TV show out of one of the few really, really good teen movies? WHY?

But! I trust Izi! And so I watched it! And it's actually really good! It's not the greatest show ever, but that is because it is a sitcom, and with the possible exception of Community and Designing Women, it's notoriously hard for sitcoms to become GREAT. But this is a sitcom that is funny and--best of all--doesn't offend my intelligence. YAY!

But it got canceled. Boo.

So here are some facts about it in case you want to check it out. Which you should.

Some things that are awesome:
1. Kat is feminist activist hilarious awesome. Yes, that's right: an avowed feminist on a TV show who isn't a cliche! Of course, she is something of a stock character (literally every character on this show is a stock character). But! There's enough layers to her that she isn't just a stock character but becomes really interesting and relatable. She's great.
2. ETHAN PECK IS GORGEOUS. And has the greatest voice ever. Literally my favorite thing about this show is the constant jokes the dad makes about "that disturbingly deep-voiced man-boy." YES.
3. Speaking of which, the dad is played by Larry Miller. WIN. He's one of those actors who makes everything more fun because he's involved.
4. The Kat&Bianca relationship reminds me so much of my relationship with my little sister. Except that I'm far less aggressive and my sister's far less shallow. But that sort of "we are so different that we pick at each other all the time, but we love each other more than anything and come through for each other when it counts" dynamic is so me and the little sis, and it's handled ridiculously well here.
5. JOEY IS THE FUNNIEST PERSON EVER. I adore him, and I want fic (suggested by someone in ava_leigh_fitz's journal) of him being BFFs with Jason Stackhouse and convincing Jason that he needs to be a model, too.
6. Chastity is hilarious and awesomely selfish and looks disturbingly like a younger Gabrielle Union. Which means she's adorable.
7. It's funny and doesn't insult my intelligence!
( for spoilers, if you care )

Some things that aren't so great:
1. Um, this Cameron kid is so not good enough to inherit baby!Joseph Gordon-Levitt's role. I mean, I feel bad for anyone who would try to live up to that, but he fails quite a lot. He's not a bad character, but....Eh. Bored.
( spoilers again )

3. IT GOT CANCELED. FOR DIRTY LITTLE LIARS. NOT SINCE VERONICA MARS GOT REPLACED FOR THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS HAS THERE BEEN SUCH SEXIST FAIL SHENANIGANS RE: TV SCHEDULING.
4. Ethan Peck hasn't gotten cast in a different show since then. FIX THIS, CASTING DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSE.

Some things that are neutral:
1. The girl who plays Bianca reminds me so much of Adair Tishler. So much.
2. You can watch it very, very quickly. I think it was something like three days for me.

So yeah. I'm gonna go be sad that it got canceled. And I'm downloading Sherlock right now, so I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about! I'm pretty much on a love!Moffat kick right now, and I think this'll kick it into overdrive (I just used the word kick twice in a row for no good reason. Weird).

I have been doing nothing but watching TV for way too long now

So. I obeyed ava_leigh_fitz's demands and watched the show 10 Things I Hate About You. And yes, I enjoyed it very much. And not just because Ethan Peck is made of sex. I didn't watch it before because my reaction was pretty much that of the rest of the world--why did they need to make a TV show out of one of the few really, really good teen movies? WHY?

But! I trust Izi! And so I watched it! And it's actually really good! It's not the greatest show ever, but that is because it is a sitcom, and with the possible exception of Community and Designing Women, it's notoriously hard for sitcoms to become GREAT. But this is a sitcom that is funny and--best of all--doesn't offend my intelligence. YAY!

But it got canceled. Boo.

So here are some facts about it in case you want to check it out. Which you should.

Some things that are awesome:
1. Kat is feminist activist hilarious awesome. Yes, that's right: an avowed feminist on a TV show who isn't a cliche! Of course, she is something of a stock character (literally every character on this show is a stock character). But! There's enough layers to her that she isn't just a stock character but becomes really interesting and relatable. She's great.
2. ETHAN PECK IS GORGEOUS. And has the greatest voice ever. Literally my favorite thing about this show is the constant jokes the dad makes about "that disturbingly deep-voiced man-boy." YES.
3. Speaking of which, the dad is played by Larry Miller. WIN. He's one of those actors who makes everything more fun because he's involved.
4. The Kat&Bianca relationship reminds me so much of my relationship with my little sister. Except that I'm far less aggressive and my sister's far less shallow. But that sort of "we are so different that we pick at each other all the time, but we love each other more than anything and come through for each other when it counts" dynamic is so me and the little sis, and it's handled ridiculously well here.
5. JOEY IS THE FUNNIEST PERSON EVER. I adore him, and I want fic (suggested by someone in ava_leigh_fitz's journal) of him being BFFs with Jason Stackhouse and convincing Jason that he needs to be a model, too.
6. Chastity is hilarious and awesomely selfish and looks disturbingly like a younger Gabrielle Union. Which means she's adorable.
7. It's funny and doesn't insult my intelligence!
( for spoilers, if you care )

Some things that aren't so great:
1. Um, this Cameron kid is so not good enough to inherit baby!Joseph Gordon-Levitt's role. I mean, I feel bad for anyone who would try to live up to that, but he fails quite a lot. He's not a bad character, but....Eh. Bored.
( spoilers again )

3. IT GOT CANCELED. FOR DIRTY LITTLE LIARS. NOT SINCE VERONICA MARS GOT REPLACED FOR THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS HAS THERE BEEN SUCH SEXIST FAIL SHENANIGANS RE: TV SCHEDULING.
4. Ethan Peck hasn't gotten cast in a different show since then. FIX THIS, CASTING DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSE.

Some things that are neutral:
1. The girl who plays Bianca reminds me so much of Adair Tishler. So much.
2. You can watch it very, very quickly. I think it was something like three days for me.

So yeah. I'm gonna go be sad that it got canceled. And I'm downloading Sherlock right now, so I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about! I'm pretty much on a love!Moffat kick right now, and I think this'll kick it into overdrive (I just used the word kick twice in a row for no good reason. Weird).