while I'm at it

[xparrot]

All slashers on my flist, y'all are watching NCIS: LA, right? Seriously. You ought to be getting on that. I expect output, in a reasonable time *taps foot* (Sam/G is obvious*, but I will accept Sam/Nate or Sam/G/Nate in a pinch.)

* By obvious, I mean "I complete you," "You know your ears wiggle when you're trying to avoid a conversation - it's kind of adorable." and the opening sequence, which easily can be mistaken for either a buddy-cop flick or a gay beach movie. You see those looks? That's the way they look at each other all the time. Only stopping when one of them has to leave.

Also see Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J proving that their flirting is apparently not acting. The bicep-grabbing! (not that you can blame him. My god, what a body.)(and his smile. Man, LL Cool J must save a lot on electricity: he doesn't need a lamp to light up a room.)

I also have started watching Criminal Minds at gnine's insistence. I have a problem in that I find smart sexy, and find psychological Sherlock Holmesian reading of people super-smart, so yes, they are all SO SMART *_* (Also Mandy Patinkin is awesome, wish they'd make an excuse for him to sing. Plus, teaminess! so weak to teaminess.)

ETA: Also I ♥ Garcia. She's got such a wicked tongue. Also wicked glasses!

Comments

[jadesfire.livejournal.com]

I can't speak to NCIS:LA, but Criminal Minds is the only show that I'm trying to keep up with at the moment. It gets pretty dark in lots of places, but the teaminess is just wonderful, and the smartness is incredibly sexy. Also, Garcia rules :D

Enjoy!

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

Garcia is so awesome, she makes me ridiculously happy to watch the show :)

Also, so far in S5 there has been mucho adorable Reid and Garcia interaction. It makes for one very happy fangirl.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I admit to being a bit emotionally exhausted by all the shows I'm watching which feature murder regularly...but o, team~! I am weak. They keep being smart! Even Hotch, he was too square-jawed-leader-type for me at first, but then he shows off the brains. And Morgan just does it so matter-of-factly, and Reid is just genius (and I like Elle, too, but am trying not to get attached as I know she leaves...) And Garcia is just awesome! So, yes, enjoying it ^_^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Garcia is just marvelous. Garcia & Reid, mmm? They've been hilarious the few times I've seen them together. And Garcia and Morgan are sweet-sweet, not sure if I'm 'shipping them but gosh are they cute...!

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

I can't ship Garcia and Morgan either, not quite sure why. The teasing and obvious affection is there, but for some reason I can't ever picture them beyond good friends.

:)

[jadesfire.livejournal.com]

This piece by Synecdochic delves a bit deeper into the character relations and is very interesting. It does have some specific spoilers, though, so you might want to get a bit further before having a look.

For me, it's the brains and heart of the show that really makes it gripping - they're people, not superheroes. They screw up as much as they get it right, but they don't stop trying. The characters are much better rounded than in your average 'procedural' and while the overall show can become harrowing (mainlining it definitely makes it feel that way), week by week, it's powerful stuff.

[hyoutan.livejournal.com]

I'm a big sucker for Sam/G, but then, it's text, so...

I'm also getting vibes from Erik(c?), but I think I may like him and Kensi better (?) The teaminess is phenomenal, and the dialogue is everything I've come to love from NCIS: Proper, so high hopes!

Also, Criminal Minds remains one of my favorite fandoms. Especially Reid. I loved Garcia, but Abby has sort of "replaced" her as my favorite on-air computer-geek, weirdo. And the teaminess is very similar to NCIS, so I hope you like it!

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I'm absolutely loving NCIS:LA canon so much, I haven't felt a need to search out for fic yet. Sam and G are just... *happy sigh* And team is just... *happy sigh* And I want to be Hetty when I grow up. Trufax.

Criminal Minds is also big on the team love and the smart people. While I love the first season, it gets even better as time goes on. To my great surprise, I fell for Hotch hard, because I rarely fall for the square, or someone that close to being a leading man. Garcia rocks my socks off. *nods*

[naye]

OMG how are they so adorable IRL too?! They are. Wow. It's amazing!

NCIS is adorable. It makes me happy that there are two of them now!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I've almost started to look for NCSI L.A fic, even had a muse whisper in my ears and I yell at it and about my two giant SGA WIPS :-P

I heart Sam and G :D

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

NCIS is my happy place and the fact I get a double dose makes it even better. I love, love NCIS, but the Sam and G show really makes me grin...thus far their chemistry is what has been interested, although I enjoy Nate and Ms. Hunt's spunk...I'm still waiting for the rest of the cast to gel, but for now I'm along for the ride and not complaining.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I do like thinky stuff about chars...*bookmarks for reading once I've seen more*

The only true "procedurals" I watch regularly are Numb3rs (which has a strong char focus) and NCIS (which is more of a comedy pretending to be a procedural anyway!) so CM feels more like a "real" procedural to me, but the characters are strong - makes sense; given how much thought the writers have to put into the motivations of the criminals, it's only reasonable that the protagonists get the same attention.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Sam/G might be so obvious fans ignore it...but I hope not!!

Garcia and Abby so are chat buddies, always with an IM window open to one another, and go out for lunch once a week ^^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I don't have enough of a handle on N:LA to go for fic yet, but am hoping it's out there eventually - they deserve it!

Hotch has hidden depths, I'm realizing already, but then all the chars hit buttons...my favorite hasn't shaken out yet, and I might just not get one in favor of TEAM!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I know! The grabbing of each other! the teasing! awww! Definitely a happy place ^^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yup, yup, yup, to all of this - including needing to see the rest of the cast gel; I like them, just don't feel I know them well yet. But I have no qualms about giving them time as I keep watching ^^

[snarkydame.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes it is. So obvious, I think that's the very first thing I noticed about the show -- and my slash goggles generally don't come into use until at least the second episode. *g*

I ♥ Criminal Minds -- some of the episodes make me shudder, they're so horrible (in a serial killer kind of way, not in a writing/acting kind of way) but I keep watching because the team is so very much a family. They all care for each other THIS(_______________________________________________________)Much.!

[ariadne83]

I just want someone to write me a Batman/NCIS:LA crossover, is that so much to ask? (G *so* stands for Grayson)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

AHAHAH LOVE IT!!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've seen more than one usual-genner who is all OMG SLASH? about N:LA...it's undeniable!

And yes, the one thing that gets me about watching Criminal Minds is that I feel like I'm watching too much murder these days...but the team stuff is wonderful, all the same...

[ariadne83]

It could so work! He's still an orphan...

[parisntripfan.livejournal.com]

One of the things I love about Hotch (he's not my favorite, but I still love him) is that he somehow manages to be both everything you think of when you think of a FBI agent and yet not be a stereotype of the same. I don't how they do it, but the writers and TG manage to do it.

I think my favorite reaction to Hotch was the guy from The Tribe. I think you know who I mean.

[parisntripfan.livejournal.com]

I love CM. Right now it one of my favorite shows. There are a lot of reasons I love it. The characters, the writing, the way they humanize the victims and even sometimes the killers.

Garcia rocks. I love how they use her and her relationships with the other characters - flirty with Morgan, big sisterly with Reid, girl friends with JJ, and little more serious with Hotch (and in later episodes we see just how important Hotch's opinion of Garcia is).

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Really need to see more CM - have liked what I've seen, and everyone is saying it just gets better!