Think women have achieved equality? Think again

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I'm just going to leave this here, as it's a brilliant read, written by someone who actually knows what they're talking about:

We Can't be Equal While...

Speaking of females, I've just watched Winters Bone with Jennifer Lawrence: I can definitely recommend it!

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Hey, yeah, that's right! I'd forgotten about those :D (shame on me). I have always had so much Monty Python in my life that for me British = quality, but it is mainly American shows being broadcasted over here (though DA S2 is currently airing over here!... just when I finished it), so it wasn't until I discovered the wonders of downloading and amazon.co.uk (international shipping, ilu) that I managed to get properly into it!

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I'd forgotten about the comedy stuff! And I always watched stuff like Poirot, Marple, Morse, Midsomer Murders etc, but I only got in the recent shows like Spooks, RH or DW when we took the cable channels. I was more into British films than TV shows at first, though there were British shows I watched not knowing they were British (French dubbed *grumbles*). Now 'British' is my filter for 'potentially good'. :P

Lucky you, they've only just aired S1 over here. They were pretty quick on Sherlock though, we got S2 about a month ago, and in English. :D

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Ooohh me too! Midsomer Murder is like family-tradition. We have to watch it whenever its on :) and the old Granade Sherlock Holmes series as well!

Now 'British' is my filter for 'potentially good'.
Sometimes I get a bit worried about this; for example with Doctor Who - I don't put it to the same standards that I might put other shows. Maybe it's because its aimed for kids, but British television in general... I just have a much easier time forgiving them being lame, than I do American (and Danish for that matter).

They haven't aired Sherlock here yet at all (as far as I know) :/ but I got my dvd a couple of weeks ago, so yay! :D

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Your family is like my family set in Denmark! :P

I just have a much easier time forgiving them being lame, than I do American (and Danish for that matter).
Hmm, I don't know. I went on and on with the rants about Spooks S9 and 10 or Doctor Who S6 etc. so I don't think I'm more forgiving. The big difference is, in spite of all the flaws, these shows have vibes that make them all unique, and I get to really care about some characters. There are some American shows I watch and like, but they can feel 'generic' in comparison.

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Your family is like my family set in Denmark! :P
Lol! Time to search for our American counterpart?? :D

It does vary with the show, I think: like Buffy I tend to forgive almost everything, because I grew up with it, but I am extremely critical of Moffat's run of DW. I think it's because of the sometimes very limited view American shows seems to have + everyone on US television is pretty (well, nearly everyone). It bugs me; there is much more variety in British; you have main-characters that actually look like people, and not barbies and ken dolls. It's easier for me to enjoy, because it's easier to relate (does that make any sense?)

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Haha, I actually have distant family in America (immigration and all that). Let's put an add somewhere 'family of minds looking for its estranged members' or something. :P

Yeah, sentimental attachement counts. I know I'm perhaps not entirely objective when it comes to RTD/Moffat, for example.
you have main-characters that actually look like people
Oh, exactly. I love Brit TV for that. Ruth and Ros in Spooks, or Catherine Tate and Louise Brealey are easy to identify with because I could be them, they don't come straight for Pretty Dolls Land, even if they're pretty ladies!

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'family of minds looking for its estranged members' or something.
Haha, we should come up with a cool new last name. Like Crawley. Or Alonzo. or Dumbledore!

Honestly, the more I watch the show, the more beautiful these people become: because they're interesting, and not flat, and their personalities sort of shine on their face in the end.

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I second Crawley and Dumbledore. ;)

Oh, exactly. I've stopped counting the times where I've discovered a new actor, thought 'he's not very attractive, but he can bloody well act' and three months later I have this massive crush and I can't remember why I ever found him/her not handsome. But that's because of their personalities, voices etc.

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'he's not very attractive, but he can bloody well act'
When I saw Benedict Cumberbatch on television for the first time, the first words out of my mouth were; 'his face looks weird'. His face looks weird!!!! Today I'd die from joy if I was ever in the same room as him!

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Same happened to me with David Tennant (and many other actors). It's a bit weird with Cumberbatch, because I always found him very attractive, just not when he's in character as Sherlock. :P

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Oh, I find him attractive either way tbh xD and I always thought DT was the most gorgeous man on the planet (and... the first time I saw him was in Harry Potter. Clearly there is something very wrong with me)

It's the same with Mark Gatiss. He is absolutely stunning, because his personality is so perfect

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Oh, DT is gorgeous, and v. attractive in HP, nothing wrong with you. ;) I guess I was just too mesmerized by his acting to notice at first. Now I think he's one of the sexiest men alive. It's like I focus on the acting first, and then I notice the looks. I did the same thing with RA in Spooks!

Gatiss is on that list too now. It's funny, because I saw him in so many things and didn't realise it was the same guy until I looked at his filmography. Had the shock of my life when I saw he was the alien in DW 6.13. :P At first I thought he wasn't good-looking, but now I think he's got a lot of charm and a lovely voice. Funny how perception changes!

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Bwah, I'll have to admit to incredible shallowness here and say that I notice the looks first xD but it doesn't stop me from wanting to learn more if I at first don't find them physically attractive: on the contrary. I hated Brad Pitt with a burning passion for years because I only saw him in 'Golden Boy' roles, but then I saw him in Twelve Monkeys and found out that he really could act!

Gatiss is a chameleon. It's scary!

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Gosh, same about Brad Pitt. I've hated him for years. I think better of him now I've seen him in recent films, I think he's gotten a lot better lately!

True, I saw him in tons of things, and he always looked so different. From period drama to Midsomer Murders to Being Human... I've yet to see him in purely comic stuff. :)

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I think he's in Spaced which I really have to watch as well! :)

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I've vaguely heard of it. I was going to watch The League of Gentlemen, but fueschgast told me it was sort of creepy so idk. :P

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Is that the one with Christopher Eccleston as well?

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Er, yeah. I didn't know that actually, had to go through the whole list of characters on Wikipedia looking for CE's name. Apparently he guest-starred in it. :)

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Oh, okay :) I haven't actually seen it, but I think it was mentioned in an interview about DW or something

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Eek, I sounded harsh in the last comment, sorry about that. :/ *little voice* I'm tired...
That gives me another reason to watch it other than stalking Mark Gatiss's work... :P

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No worries (: I'm very deadbeat myself - what else has our great Overlord been in that sounds interesting? (anything where he's ginger???)

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*hugs*
He's ginger in Being Human!! Apparently he insisted because he wanted to be a ginger vampire. ;) And besides the ginger-ness, he sort of played the villain of my dreams, so...
Hmm, things I saw him in: Midsomer Murders, Sense and Sensibility, Jekyll, Poirot, something about the Spanish Flu I don't remember the title of... But these were all before my 'Omg it's the same guy in all these things' epiphany. I need to find new things.

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It'll probably be a while before I watch Being Human, as it's been demoted to under Game of Thrones on my to-watch list :/ boooh. At least Torchwood is a finished show, GoT, DA, DW and Supernatural are all still on-going xD NO TIME TO SLEEP

Whaaat?? He's in Midsomer Murders? Which episode???? How come I never noticed him!

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You'll watch GoT in no time, it's so addictive. ;) Hmm, not sure TW is finished, we don't know if there will be a fifth series, but Myles and Barrowman said they were up for it if they decided to make one. 'Miracle Day' wasn't exactly a proper conclusion, so I hope we'll get that final series.

He plays a priest in an episode, he has a couple of scenes in which he plays drunk and he's hilarious! =P

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Oooh, there'll be more? Ah well :) dammit xD BH is still on-going too, right?