first youtube. now attention-whore memes!

[quigonejinn]

But what can I say? I found this after looking at a related thing from ataniell93, and not only is it a Golden Compass tie-in -- AND A WEBSITE WITH DANIEL CRAIG, OKAY, EXPLAINING THINGS -- but my favorite part of the Golden Compass aside from the gay angels.

OMG, GUYZ, WHAT FORM DOES MY TOTEM ANIMAL HAVE???

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On a only slightly less plebey note,

John Barrowman's new and improved American accent is Torchwood's #1 present to me this season. I swear. It's pretty fucking good, man. He doesn't have all of the enunciation -- you know, the way his voice goes up and down within a sentence? -- completely right, but it's pretty darn close. It's the best American accent I've heard on British TV in a long time.

Present #2 has to be the new and improved plots that don't become immediately clear within about 35 seconds. Alas, though, after the total awesomepants fanservice of the first episode, I suspect that I'm going to spend most of every episode from now on being like I CAN HAZ IANTO NOW? HOW ABOUT NOW? HOW ABOUT NOW? I mean, I'm a little disappointed at how everything he's done so far has tended toward either the gay or the humor, but at this point, I don't even mind this whole Regis Philbin Casual Coordinates shit he's got going on.

Also: could that intro scene have been more profoundly YOU ARE NOT WATCHING AMERICAN TV? Interracial couple in bed! Cricket bat under bed! Burglars without guns! And then the endless Abu Ghirab/torture airline reference with the non-white prisoner sitting in the interrogation with indefinite detention and Gappy's references to "We're just doing our jobs!" The torture chairs! The determined American interrogator!

And then they wussed out and made the girl all heroic and self-sacrificing and believing them. Excuse me while I roll around on the floor in laughter.

Comments

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

It's the best American accent I've heard on British TV

Well, that's because Barrowman was raised in Illinois.

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love the design of the Web site (and the music!) but they need more choices, both for questions and daemons! Picking out daemons for any future characters who show up in my story is both going to be fun and beat-my-head-against-the-keyboard frustrating.

[imadra-blue.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, I have that exact same little deamon thing, though originally I had a raven and people voted me into a lynx. XD At least it wasn't a ladybug. I'd have killed myself if I was a ladybug.

I have yet to see the new TW yet, but I'm leery. I'll wait to the season is over and you guys let me know how it was. Because if Ianto gets shafted in favor of Gwen, I might have to throw up. Not because of any homosexual solidarity (though I admit there might be a little of that), but more because Gwen annoys the shit out of me. Though if Ianto's consolation prize is Tosh, that might not be so bad. Because they're both way smarter and more competent than Jack will ever be. XD

[karabou.livejournal.com]

OMG, GUYZ, WHAT FORM DOES MY TOTEM ANIMAL HAVE???

OMG you are so behind the times. XD

[randomalia.livejournal.com]

You'd have to post ten times that many memes before your journal reaches the level of pointless rambling mine has. :> And I got a spider twice.

I feel like they're setting Ianto up for a fall, because of the "I know everything!" thing. But seriously, he's so much more stable and relaxed now.

[iansmomesq.livejournal.com]

I think if Barrowman says eeeeeestrogen again I'll have to kill. :) What American says, eeeeeestrogen?

:)