I've discovered another reason I can't get into Ashes to Ashes. Every time I read meta with lines like "As heart-stopping as Philip Glenister is,"* I throw up a little bit in my mouth.

If the entire premise of the show is the female lead discovering that she really wants a Manly Man like Gene Hunt, and the whole thing is centered around their sexual tension... well, even aside from the inherent sexism of that story, no wonder the show grosses me out. Philip Glenister = The Anti!Hot.

(The sexism would still upset me even if he was attractive, but I might watch the show anyway as a guilty pleasure. Like how I love Sergio Leone's Westerns even though, um, sexism galore.**)


* Obviously hotness is subjective and I intend no criticism toward those who do find him attractive.

** Leone's films are also way more artistically brilliant.

These macros make me very happy. Maybe for DragonCon I'll dress up as a "Vote Saxon" campaign worker? I could have a sign. And pins. And pro-Saxon literature. Don't laugh; it'd be an easy costume. :P

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I rewatched the first season of Life on Mars this weekend. I was worried that the crappiness of Ashes to Ashes would negatively effect my opinion of it, but nope; I love it more than ever. If anything, the failures of Ashes to Ashes just make the awesomeness of Life on Mars stand out even more.

( why does Life on Mars handle sexism better than Ashes to Ashes? (spoilery for all) )

Best Valentine's Day cards ever.

jaydk came over yesterday for an evening of very bad TV:

( Torchwood 2x05 - Which harkens back to the good old days of S1, by which I mean that I can't stop laughing at the stupid. )

( Torchwood 2x06 - The Triumphant Return of Martha Sue! )

( Ashes to Ashes 1x01 - Wow, they just completely sucked the soul out of Life on Mars. )