cdrama: The Little Fairy: the end

Ok, seriously, does this production company just like to make it's characters suffer? Do they think Hu Ge angsts well?  Ok, he does, but...

Really, not quite the great ball of angst that was Chinese Paladin, but pretty close(and really, a much happier, sweeter ending than what I'd expected, given that it was a romance between a goddess and a mortal with every other god opposed to it)

( but really, lets observe their evilness... )

Also, I found a 46 page gallery of Chinese Paladin pics...expect a picspam soon.

cdrama: The Little Fairy: the end

Ok, seriously, does this production company just like to make it's characters suffer? Do they think Hu Ge angsts well?  Ok, he does, but...

Really, not quite the great ball of angst that was Chinese Paladin, but pretty close(and really, a much happier, sweeter ending than what I'd expected, given that it was a romance between a goddess and a mortal with every other god opposed to it)

( but really, lets observe their evilness... )

Also, I found a 46 page gallery of Chinese Paladin pics...expect a picspam soon.

Rob Thurman almost owns me

So, one of the reasons I like Rob Thurman's books so much is that she's not afraid to mock her characters for the extreme level of angst she puts them through, and they aren't afraid to mock themselves.  I mean, really, in a sane world, Cal would have killed himself just to escape his angst, and if he didn't, Nico would have done it just to put them both out of their misery.

Today and yesterday, at her lj(robgoodfella) she's posted list for why this HASN'T happened, and I'm shamelessly crossposting the lists.  Because they're great.

Cal's List

Cal's list of reasons not to brood and/or kill self: 

1. find out where Robin gets all the Prozac he keeps sprinkling in my morning cereal

2. write to Dr. Phil and find out if they take moody, genetic freak monster half breeds with mommy issues on the show...and if so, does it pay anything?

3.decide once and all between boxers and briefs

4. ask Delilah to please let you wear underwear again as its beginning to chafe.

5. keep dosing Niko's soy milk with pure cane sugar and ground coffee. It seems to make him less homicidal

6. when Robin knocks at the door and says Orgy-to-Go, believe him and lock the door. Then climb out the window, down the fire escape and run for your life.

7. figure out how I can be Greek, Rom, and Auphe and still can't understand a single cab driver in this city.

8. find out if Goodfellow perms or that's natural, because if that's a perm...shit he's got a good stylist.

9. would I look  more brooding with a streak of silver in my hair ? (note to self: ask Robin's stylist)

10. get some sort of pepper spray to keep the goth/emo kids from following me down the street 24/7. It's starting to freak me out.  

11. Get Niko to stop calling my underwear underoos when it's his turn to do the laundry.

12. Start cleaning old food out of the refrigerator before the mold gets a chokehold on you (like last time.)

13. Never ask your brother's vampire girlfriend if she's glad to see you or that's just an overbite.

14. never leave explosive rounds on top of the stove while cooking a pizza...

15, SHIT! 

Nico's List of Daily Mantras:

1. Do not kill Cal

2. Do not kill Cal humanely

3. Do not kill Cal inhumanely

4. Do not kill Cal for writing Super Sexy Boogeyman Slayer on your carrying case for class

5. Find out where this new brand of soy milk comes from. it's quite flavorful.

6. Stop doing Cal's underwear on laundry day. The wolf fur is clogging up the dryer

7. Do not, repeat, do not ask Cal why he has a box of silver tinted hair dye under the sink in the bathroom

8. Tell Dr. Phil to stop calling

9. Tell Cal to please start wearing underwear again as he is becoming increasingly bowlegged.

10. Find out why Goodfellow smells like a perm.

11. Also find out why Cal is so frequently running down the street chased by teenagers dressed all in black.

12. Remind Cal not to leave his explosive rounds on the stove. It is ridiculously dangerous and...

Also?  I adore this icon:

Rob Thurman almost owns me

So, one of the reasons I like Rob Thurman's books so much is that she's not afraid to mock her characters for the extreme level of angst she puts them through, and they aren't afraid to mock themselves.  I mean, really, in a sane world, Cal would have killed himself just to escape his angst, and if he didn't, Nico would have done it just to put them both out of their misery.

Today and yesterday, at her lj(robgoodfella) she's posted list for why this HASN'T happened, and I'm shamelessly crossposting the lists.  Because they're great.

Cal's List

Cal's list of reasons not to brood and/or kill self: 

1. find out where Robin gets all the Prozac he keeps sprinkling in my morning cereal

2. write to Dr. Phil and find out if they take moody, genetic freak monster half breeds with mommy issues on the show...and if so, does it pay anything?

3.decide once and all between boxers and briefs

4. ask Delilah to please let you wear underwear again as its beginning to chafe.

5. keep dosing Niko's soy milk with pure cane sugar and ground coffee. It seems to make him less homicidal

6. when Robin knocks at the door and says Orgy-to-Go, believe him and lock the door. Then climb out the window, down the fire escape and run for your life.

7. figure out how I can be Greek, Rom, and Auphe and still can't understand a single cab driver in this city.

8. find out if Goodfellow perms or that's natural, because if that's a perm...shit he's got a good stylist.

9. would I look  more brooding with a streak of silver in my hair ? (note to self: ask Robin's stylist)

10. get some sort of pepper spray to keep the goth/emo kids from following me down the street 24/7. It's starting to freak me out.  

11. Get Niko to stop calling my underwear underoos when it's his turn to do the laundry.

12. Start cleaning old food out of the refrigerator before the mold gets a chokehold on you (like last time.)

13. Never ask your brother's vampire girlfriend if she's glad to see you or that's just an overbite.

14. never leave explosive rounds on top of the stove while cooking a pizza...

15, SHIT! 

Nico's List of Daily Mantras:

1. Do not kill Cal

2. Do not kill Cal humanely

3. Do not kill Cal inhumanely

4. Do not kill Cal for writing Super Sexy Boogeyman Slayer on your carrying case for class

5. Find out where this new brand of soy milk comes from. it's quite flavorful.

6. Stop doing Cal's underwear on laundry day. The wolf fur is clogging up the dryer

7. Do not, repeat, do not ask Cal why he has a box of silver tinted hair dye under the sink in the bathroom

8. Tell Dr. Phil to stop calling

9. Tell Cal to please start wearing underwear again as he is becoming increasingly bowlegged.

10. Find out why Goodfellow smells like a perm.

11. Also find out why Cal is so frequently running down the street chased by teenagers dressed all in black.

12. Remind Cal not to leave his explosive rounds on the stove. It is ridiculously dangerous and...

Also?  I adore this icon:

Love Guaranteed, eps 1-2

*hem*

The cdrama Love Guaranteed is pure crack and and the heroine is now my personal hero(and that of calixa, who recced it to me, and forgottenpolish, who has almost been getting a play by play as I've been watching)

LG is a romantic comedy about two insurance agents, Kwok and Hazel, who, frankly, hate each other's guts.  Unfortunately, she's engaged to his best friend, so they're stuck with each other.  At least until she learns her fiance is cheating on her and dumps his sorry butt in a scene of pure awesomeness.  Unfortunately for them, Kwok and some of his coworkers got demoted at work for planning to leave for another company, and his boss brought in Hazel and her team to take up the slack(and punish them)  At some point soon, Hazel and Kwok are going to end up having to pretend they're in love and happy to sell something called "love insurance" and I can't wait.

The crack part?

First thing that happens in the show is that Kwok gets a call on his cell that a client wants to commit suicide.  When he gets there, he finds out that it's because the client wants his wife(who of course, is begging him not to do it) to be able to collect the insurance money and pay off their debts.  Not wanting to lie about company policy, Kwok tells him that yes, suicide is covered in his life insurance, but it'd make things worse, as all the bystanders below could sue her for emotional damages, not to mention it'd bring property values down and the other flat owners in the building could sue her for losses.  Yes, the man GUILTS him out of killing himself.  Then, when the client turns to thank him, Kwok is busy handing out his business card to everyone in sight.

But the best parts so far(aside from Kwok and Hazel's scenes) are Hazel dealing with her scum fiance.  When he tries the "all men cheat but I still love you" line she tells him off and accidentally knocks his money tray(he works in a bank) off his desk.  He throws a fit and implies that she should be ashamed of herself and pick it up, to which she replies that he should get his new girlfriend to clean it up for him and storms off.  Later, he tries to win her back by singing and playing the guitar, and she pulls a pair of clippers out of her purse and snips the guitar string while he's playing.  Then when he begs her to take him back(I should mention he's still seeing the other woman) and says he'll let her do anything she wants if she'll reconsider, she starts grabbing everything breakable in sight and starts breaking it over his head.

I do, though, question her wisdom in deciding to get rid of everything in her apartment connected to him(they were together for 4 years) I mean...that's her microwave and DVD player there...and I think she mentioned the refrigerator has to go, too.

But I love how she hasn't yet even considered the possibility that it was her fault that he cheated or that she wasn't good enough...she knows EXACTLY who's at fault and what is and isn't forgivable, and she's not about to give him a chance to try to pretend otherwise.

And the secondary OTP?  He's Kwok's younger brother who thinks  commitment and responsibility are bad words.  I haven't caught the character's name yet, but he's played by Kenneth Ma, who I loved in Lost in the Chamber of Love but...well...the period look works best for some actors, and the modern for others...and it's most definately the modern look for Kenneth.  She's Hazel's cousin, Maggie, whose parents are former triad leaders.  Her mother's idea of determining whether or not a man is suitable to date her daughter is to send a henchman to mug them on a date and see if the guy has a spine.  Clearly, this shall not be a smooth and easy road.

Of yes, I am very much in love already.  

*goes to start ep 3*

ETA:  AIEEEE!!!! Disc 2 isn't working...*sobs*

Love Guaranteed, eps 1-2

*hem*

The cdrama Love Guaranteed is pure crack and and the heroine is now my personal hero(and that of calixa, who recced it to me, and forgottenpolish, who has almost been getting a play by play as I've been watching)

LG is a romantic comedy about two insurance agents, Kwok and Hazel, who, frankly, hate each other's guts.  Unfortunately, she's engaged to his best friend, so they're stuck with each other.  At least until she learns her fiance is cheating on her and dumps his sorry butt in a scene of pure awesomeness.  Unfortunately for them, Kwok and some of his coworkers got demoted at work for planning to leave for another company, and his boss brought in Hazel and her team to take up the slack(and punish them)  At some point soon, Hazel and Kwok are going to end up having to pretend they're in love and happy to sell something called "love insurance" and I can't wait.

The crack part?

First thing that happens in the show is that Kwok gets a call on his cell that a client wants to commit suicide.  When he gets there, he finds out that it's because the client wants his wife(who of course, is begging him not to do it) to be able to collect the insurance money and pay off their debts.  Not wanting to lie about company policy, Kwok tells him that yes, suicide is covered in his life insurance, but it'd make things worse, as all the bystanders below could sue her for emotional damages, not to mention it'd bring property values down and the other flat owners in the building could sue her for losses.  Yes, the man GUILTS him out of killing himself.  Then, when the client turns to thank him, Kwok is busy handing out his business card to everyone in sight.

But the best parts so far(aside from Kwok and Hazel's scenes) are Hazel dealing with her scum fiance.  When he tries the "all men cheat but I still love you" line she tells him off and accidentally knocks his money tray(he works in a bank) off his desk.  He throws a fit and implies that she should be ashamed of herself and pick it up, to which she replies that he should get his new girlfriend to clean it up for him and storms off.  Later, he tries to win her back by singing and playing the guitar, and she pulls a pair of clippers out of her purse and snips the guitar string while he's playing.  Then when he begs her to take him back(I should mention he's still seeing the other woman) and says he'll let her do anything she wants if she'll reconsider, she starts grabbing everything breakable in sight and starts breaking it over his head.

I do, though, question her wisdom in deciding to get rid of everything in her apartment connected to him(they were together for 4 years) I mean...that's her microwave and DVD player there...and I think she mentioned the refrigerator has to go, too.

But I love how she hasn't yet even considered the possibility that it was her fault that he cheated or that she wasn't good enough...she knows EXACTLY who's at fault and what is and isn't forgivable, and she's not about to give him a chance to try to pretend otherwise.

And the secondary OTP?  He's Kwok's younger brother who thinks  commitment and responsibility are bad words.  I haven't caught the character's name yet, but he's played by Kenneth Ma, who I loved in Lost in the Chamber of Love but...well...the period look works best for some actors, and the modern for others...and it's most definately the modern look for Kenneth.  She's Hazel's cousin, Maggie, whose parents are former triad leaders.  Her mother's idea of determining whether or not a man is suitable to date her daughter is to send a henchman to mug them on a date and see if the guy has a spine.  Clearly, this shall not be a smooth and easy road.

Of yes, I am very much in love already.  

*goes to start ep 3*

ETA:  AIEEEE!!!! Disc 2 isn't working...*sobs*