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James Cameron is making a movie for Battle Angel?

Oh gods. If I weren't kind of a James Cameron fan (The Abyss!) I'd be terrified. Still, the idea slightly squicks me.

I tried to watch that anime several years ago. I couldn't take it; it was too gross, to depressing, and too nihilistic. I don't even remember if the story itself was any good; it just ended up being a waste of my viewing time with a strong aftertaste of "blegh".


This after learning that M. Night Shyamalan may have signed on the to write, direct, and produce a live-action trilogy of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

What am I supposed to say to such an idea? I'm stumped.

I'd rather not see a live-action version, but if necesarry my ideal director would be some inhuman cyborg combination of the directors of The Brotherhood of the Wolf, Hero, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

On the other hand, at least we know Shyamalan wouldn't be afraid to make it weird and dark. The cartoon/anime itself has turned pretty dark lately for a tween show, so dark would be good. Especially in a live action film, which would inevitably be advertised to a slightly older audience. More like the Harry Potter crowd than the Spongebob crowd.

And who knows; maybe if he's working with someone else's source material he'd be able to reign his sophomore tricks and bring out the talent we know is buried somehwere in there.

My relationships with television shows.

Avatar: The Last Airbender - I've basically dumped everyone for you. (except Scrubs) Are you happy? Cause I am.

Battlestar Galactica - I feel we're growing apart. It could have to do with the fact that I haven't seen you since you picked up the crazy pilot and tried to kill Adama. Again. AGAIN! Why does that man not have a bodyguard?

Veronica Mars - You're like my t.v. fuckbuddy. I tend to wait and see you in large bursts, but I will always come back in the end. Please don't kill off my ship!

Naruto - I've started reading you again, I've heard your animated twin will be laying off the filler someday soon, and my new non-canon ship is all I read of your fanfic now. Basically it's just like last year, except the guilty new ship.

House M.D.: I've sort of informally dumped you though you might not know it yet. How sad is it that right now one of my favorite shows on tv is a cable kids-to-teen fantasy series, and that said show has a better understanding of archetypes, parallels, symbolism, cross-season story arcs, character development, philosophy, and continuity than a big-budget, star-driven, hour-long network drama? It's a sick sad world.

Grey's Anatomy: I've seen most of season 2 and most of the current season, and for some reason I'm still watching you even though I never really liked you all that much, and even though Derek Sheppard still hasn't been eaten by a bear. Why is that? Oh well-- as soon as I'm not living with my parents anymore I won't be sucked into your twisted universe of irresponsible co-dependent whiners. P.S. Christina should go postal on the entire rest of the cast.

Scrubs: I'm working my way through your fourth season reruns, and you continue to be a joy in my life. You are weird and wacky and funny and I love you.

Doctor Who: I haven't seen your Christmas Special, but I'll probably watch it in the next two weeks. I'm still in mourning over how you lovingly reaffirmed my OTP, left dialogue clues for enough babyfics and alternate universe fics to fill a cookie jar, and then cruelly tore my OTP apart. I've forgiven you, but I'm still not sure if I've healed yet.

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip: You and me were kinda killing time together because we're both madly crushing on Bradley Whitford. This doesn't make for a lasting relationship, but for now it's decent enough.

Lost: I'm like a season and a half behind, and I'm perfectly okay with that. Maybe I'll watch it four years from now when it ends. And after the entire audience bitches that it never made any sense or went anywhere, I will laugh at you. I will laugh loudly.

Heroes: The first half of season 1 didn't thrill me, but you're the kind of show that I think could be really good if only someone else were writing it. Your pacing sucks and you have no dramatic tension. But you have POTENTIAL. I wish you would use it! If only they'd invite Joss Whedon to pen a few episodes. Then it could be love.

The Office: You're that boyfriend whose socially embarassing but has the brilliance and charm of a warm, shiny, sparkly thing. I love you though sometimes I can't look directly at you.