PoI works for me because the dynamic between the two dudes is familiar in that way you'd find in other buddy cop series. I truly believe that Jim Caviezel's acting against the guy who plays Harold is totes unintentional as far as it being shippy. BUT IT IS. Their queerness by episode 3 is what made me go "OK, let's see how far down the rabbit hole I can go." OTOH, my awareness of slash began in the 90s so there's room for the argument that my slash goggles make me biased af.
Yes, the whole "there's no such thing as absolute privacy unless you're ridiculously off the grid" thing is unsettling at times. Considering that the two dudes and the rest of his team are using the surveillance to help and/or save people is what keeps me from being too creeped out. From what I know, there's an evil counterpart to the good guys, but I haven't gotten that far into the series yet.
For whatever reason, I managed to avoid the hype about PoI. As a matter of fact, I didn't hear much about it until the way a specific episode went down in S3.
I have an extreme case of hype backlash. Like, the WORST way to make me check out a fandom or media is by telling me it's the BEST THING EVER AND THAT I'M MISSING OUT, ZOMG! Mainly because, just like you, my instinct is to shut it down.
It's funny, I never heard about GoT or the books. The first 'cause I don't have HBO and the latter 'cause I don't read much (if any) fantasy.
My intro to GoT was during the middle of its first season and it happened because my A/C broke down. I was trying to cool off one afternoon, eager to wath something while eating an ice pop when I saw a link for a GoT episode. By this time, I knew the BIG SPOILER about the first season. Not having much to do, I downloaded it and then I watched the next 4 episodes and was super into it by the end of the season. A lot of the first season took place on a winter-like atmosphere so I drank in all the snow-covered settings and fell for the show right then and there.
TBH, the first 3 seasons are good in that morally complex way. S4 was ~just OK~ and S5 was almost unwatchable. This season, however, the show's bounced back in a way that's made me happy to be watching it again. *hands*
Moving on. I first watched Magic Mike XXL at the movies during a matinee show. There were several things I liked: the dudes not being assholes, lots of focus on female sexuality (done in a way that was slightly OTT, but still), and the most random plot ever. Personally, I like Channing Tatum a lot (he's that kind of guy who's super charming without being swarthy?) and everyone seemed to be having a great time in the movie.
Sadly, there really aren't that many fics for this movie. I'm not sure if it's because people don't feel the need to write about the characters or something else I haven't been able to figure out yet. I do recommend it. There's a lot of eye candy. ;)
I knew Mr. Robot was solid when they had that one episode where they were talking about Raspberry Pi and did it in a way that wasn't cheesy. Even though I'm very *____* about the show (and, somewhat shamefully, I ship Elliott/Tyrell), I've only watched the first 4 episodes. LOL!
FTR, I do have the entire first season on iTunes. Since I didn't start watching it until close to the end of S1 airing, I chose to stop until S2 was closer to airing. I'd already known that USA network had renewed it by, like the third episode or so.
Mainly because I knew I was going to get even more obsessed than I already was. Having to wait a whole new year for new episodes was going to feel like torture to me. I'm rarin' to finish S1 before the new season begins on July 13. :)
Have you watched Sense8? 'cause I think that show would really be up your alley. I finally got around watching it and deffo ended up rolling in feels.
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Yes, the whole "there's no such thing as absolute privacy unless you're ridiculously off the grid" thing is unsettling at times. Considering that the two dudes and the rest of his team are using the surveillance to help and/or save people is what keeps me from being too creeped out. From what I know, there's an evil counterpart to the good guys, but I haven't gotten that far into the series yet.
For whatever reason, I managed to avoid the hype about PoI. As a matter of fact, I didn't hear much about it until the way a specific episode went down in S3.
I have an extreme case of hype backlash. Like, the WORST way to make me check out a fandom or media is by telling me it's the BEST THING EVER AND THAT I'M MISSING OUT, ZOMG! Mainly because, just like you, my instinct is to shut it down.
It's funny, I never heard about GoT or the books. The first 'cause I don't have HBO and the latter 'cause I don't read much (if any) fantasy.
My intro to GoT was during the middle of its first season and it happened because my A/C broke down. I was trying to cool off one afternoon, eager to wath something while eating an ice pop when I saw a link for a GoT episode. By this time, I knew the BIG SPOILER about the first season. Not having much to do, I downloaded it and then I watched the next 4 episodes and was super into it by the end of the season. A lot of the first season took place on a winter-like atmosphere so I drank in all the snow-covered settings and fell for the show right then and there.
TBH, the first 3 seasons are good in that morally complex way. S4 was ~just OK~ and S5 was almost unwatchable. This season, however, the show's bounced back in a way that's made me happy to be watching it again. *hands*
Moving on. I first watched Magic Mike XXL at the movies during a matinee show. There were several things I liked: the dudes not being assholes, lots of focus on female sexuality (done in a way that was slightly OTT, but still), and the most random plot ever. Personally, I like Channing Tatum a lot (he's that kind of guy who's super charming without being swarthy?) and everyone seemed to be having a great time in the movie.
Sadly, there really aren't that many fics for this movie. I'm not sure if it's because people don't feel the need to write about the characters or something else I haven't been able to figure out yet. I do recommend it. There's a lot of eye candy. ;)
I knew Mr. Robot was solid when they had that one episode where they were talking about Raspberry Pi and did it in a way that wasn't cheesy. Even though I'm very *____* about the show (and, somewhat shamefully, I ship Elliott/Tyrell), I've only watched the first 4 episodes. LOL!
FTR, I do have the entire first season on iTunes. Since I didn't start watching it until close to the end of S1 airing, I chose to stop until S2 was closer to airing. I'd already known that USA network had renewed it by, like the third episode or so.
Mainly because I knew I was going to get even more obsessed than I already was. Having to wait a whole new year for new episodes was going to feel like torture to me. I'm rarin' to finish S1 before the new season begins on July 13. :)
Have you watched Sense8? 'cause I think that show would really be up your alley. I finally got around watching it and deffo ended up rolling in feels.