fanmix: we are torchwood [torchwood, alice/emily]

[vanitashaze]

1. So, last Saturday I saw the Shakespeare Free-For-All production of Hamlet with my cohorts. Despite the fact that - in typical Wash D.C. fashion - it poured most of the day and was disgustingly hot the rest of it, it was actually a rather pleasant experience. Most of the time was spent sniggering over the Hamlet/Horatio. It was an unusually energetic performance, really. Jeffrey Carlson (the actor playing Hamlet) was flopped around a LOT. And the first time he and Horatio were onstage together, he jumped on top of him.

Also, I discovered that there are Shakespeare graphic novels. How cool is that?

2. After reading cerebel's Chase The Higher Ground, I want to see Iron Man again. And Prince Caspian, even though it made me cry.

3. 3rd of the Turchwyd femslash mixes, completed even if it's a little late. (And yes, Alice and Emily are the infamous Torchwood Lesbians. You know the ones.)







Carbon [Tori Amos]
where the world bleeds white
just keep your eyes on her, keep
don't look away
keep your eyes on her horizon
bear claw free fall
a gunner's view black and blue
shred in ribbons of lithium
blow by bow, her mind cut in sheets
layers deep now unraveling
just keep your eyes on her
[Download]


Halcyon (Beautiful Days) [Mono]
[instrumental]
[Download]


Hands Clean [Alanis Morisette]
You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me
You're kind of my protege and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me
I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it
Ooh, this could get messy
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
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Shake The Sheets [Ted Leo & the Pharmacists]
She said, "Roll out and make your mark. Pull on your boots and march.
Then roll and meet me where you'll find me doing my own part.
Roll out your dented car. Maybe it won't roll far.
But if you do everything you can, well babe, that's more than a start."
...
So there's no end to work, so there's no end to the murk.
So everything else is dirt, but I am pure and steady.
So cut out the morbid verse. I know you'll make it work.
And how're you gonna save the world, when the world ain't ready?
[Download]


Step Into My Office, Baby [Belle & Sebastian]
I'm a slave to work
I'm only living when I walk amongst the office staff
And catch up with the office wag, I'll be in bed by nine
My curtains drawn, my thoughts composed
I get to work on time
...
We need to talk, so step into my office, baby
I want to give you the job, a chance of overtime
Say my place at nine?
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Die Young (Black Sabbath Cover) [Gerion]
Behind the smile, there's danger and a promise to be told,
You never get old. Life's fantasy - to be locked away
and still think you're free, you're free, we're free!
So live for today, tomorrow never comes
Can't you see the writing in the air?
Die young, gonna die young
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A Sound That Only You Can Hear [K's Choice]
I feel you and you feel me as I feel you
It's good, it's scary
The speed, the heat, it's deep and steep
It's light but hard to carry
...
Your hands, my mouth, your mouth, my hands
The weight of what we're thinking
No words, the air we breathe
It's not liquid, but we're drinking
[Download]


Coconut Skins [Damien Rice]
Oh, you can hold her eggs
But your basket has a hole
You can lie between her legs and go looking for
Tell her you're searching for her soul
You can wait for ages
Watch your compost turn to coal
...
No need to know what you're doing or looking for
[Download]


Metal Heart [Cat Power]
Losing the star without a sky, losing the reasons why
You're losing the calling you've been faking, and I'm not kidding
It's damned if you don't and it's damned if you do
...
Metal heart, you're not hiding
Metal heart, you're not worth a thing
[Download]


Bonus: Sweet Sangria [Tori Amos]
I know you know every desperado
and sharp shooter in the west
You say that I can't see behind the mask
of those who call themselves
the good guys in this
who take and take
"So are you with me or not," you say
"This time decide"
...
A no window I ask you, give me a bloodless road
Tell me why does someone have to lose?
[Download]


Zip.

Comments

Re: Reposted for typo

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

The writers were originally planning to kill him off, and really, it showed.

I didn't know that! Makes sense, and it clarifies a lot.

I hear Chibnall is leaving for good (and it really is for good; that is, I think it's worth celebrating). I'll probably wait for reviews of the first episode or so. If the new characters don't hit an Owen-style low, I may well tune in.

Re: Reposted for typo

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

Chibnall is leaving? This totally makes my day -

Nay, my year.

I know that no matter how bad it is, I'll end up watching the first episode hours after it's broadcasted and squealing and shouting and whatnot. Because, really - I was excited by Static Shock (and still am). It's hard for me to give up on shows I like, and I'm not that great a judge anyway.

Re: Reposted for typo

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

Static Shock looks like it might be better than Torchwood—at a glance, anyway. The Wikipedia entry's even illustrated with a character of color!

From the horse's mouth (http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/2008/02/hub-hubbub-ii.html): Chris Chibnall is definitely leaving Torchwood. He simply doesn't have the time to produce both "Law & Order" and "Torchwood". So, if series three does indeed go ahead, the show will have a new head writer next year.

Re: Reposted for typo

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

That's because the main character is a character of color - Virgil Hawkins, age 15, 'bang baby' and superhero known as "Static Shock". He's assisted on most of his (mis)adventures by his friends Frieda, an activist with bad fashion sense; Daisy, who's not only a cool character but a smart one; and his best friend, a geeky, Irish-American named Richie, who may or may not be gay but, thanks to a delayed reaction to the same chemicals that gave Static his power, is certainly a genius. The show diverts from the comic in a lot of aspects, but really, I prefer it better. On the surface it seems like a typical WB superhero show, but SS's cool in that it actually deals with a lot of issues like racism, the divide between the rich and poor, father-son relationships, homelessness, gun violence, etc...

Anyway.

Chibnall produces Law & Order? Figures.

Re: Reposted for typo

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

That actually does sound great! I noticed Frieda's only mentioned in passing at the Wikipedia entry and Daisy doesn't have a description, but from your summary Static Shock probably passes the Rule (http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule), unlike a number of shows I have known and loved.

Chibnall's joining Law & Order: London. I guess that's a new spinoff.

Re: Reposted for typo

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

The lack of Frieda-love mainly lies in the fact that originally, she was intended to be Static's love interest, but that idea was quickly scrapped, Daisy was brought in, and Frieda regressed to Daisy's "best friend". (Honestly, I think Daisy was a lot more interesting than Frieda, and that they made the right call.) It was one of those first season not-well-thought-out things, I suppose.

London? Before we know it, Law & Order: Cardiff edition. And how are they going to do the Tough American Cop Voice, while talking about biscuits and lifts?

Re: Reposted for typo

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

More focus on female friendship is always good, though!

Before we know it, Law & Order: Cardiff edition.

Bwahaha. That totally came to mind for me, too.

And how are they going to do the Tough American Cop Voice, while talking about biscuits and lifts?

I don't know, but then I'm almost totally unfamiliar with L&O. Hee!

Re: Reposted for typo

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

My familiarity with it mostly lies in that awful voiceover-theme that comes on after Monk - there's some sort of big clangy percussion instrument involved - and what little I've seen while stuck at home, sick.

(That, and the fact that their biggest hit is Law & Order: SVU. That's enough to make me cringe and walk away pretty fast.)

Re: Reposted for typo

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

I didn't know Monk was still on the air!

Oh, SVU. Ahaha.

Re: Reposted for typo

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it is. No new episodes, though, just repeats.

A lot of repeats.