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[skygiants]

Some things that make a post:

1. For anyone who was curious about the conclusion to the saga of Summer and the Pig-Dragon Boyfriend of Doom, rachelmanija has generously and hilariously read and reviewed the sequel. THIS IS A SERVICE TO US ALL, or at least to me, since now I don't have to read it.

2. I can't believe it has taken me this long to discover that the apparently thriving French tradition of musical rock operas about various historical events includes theatrical MUSIC VIDEOS.

"1789 Ca ira mon amour - Rod Janois (clip officiel)" (Watch on YouTube)

For the record: research into this musical, titled 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille, reveals that the little girl is Charlotte Corday, the angsty rock singer is Camille Desmoulins, and the lady who looks like Marie Antoinette is Marie Antoinette. The frenziedly breakdancing Bastille prisoner is an OC who I think leads the revolution. Presumably because of his breakdancing skills.

There are a bunch of other amazing music videos from the production (my other favorite is Je veux le monde, in which a girl group of militant musket-wielding Lovely Ladies sing about the Fronde, but Pour la peine features some amazing stripping-and-table-dancing and a sad chorus singing about the rights of man.)

Then of course there is Mozart: l'Opera Rock. I have only watched one of these videos yet, but all you need to know that it is called L'ASSASSYMPHONIE and features Salieri being tormented by ballerinas, corsets, and a dude in a Mozart wig with an electric guitar.

France: you have clearly stepped up your game. America! WHY DO WE NOT DO THIS. Why is Phantom of the Opera not being promoted on YouTube by music videos of the Christine banging an electric guitar while Raoul and the Phantom breakdance in the background?! I am now retroactively disappointed in every Broadway show I have ever seen.

3. Yuletide! After much deliberation (and plea-bargaining with genarti to nominate stuff I didn't have space for), I think I have decided on my nominations:

7 Seeds (but which characters???)
20th Century Boys (KANNA AND KOIZUMI KYOKO and maybe Setsuko)
The Summer Prince (June and Bebel!)
Goddess of Fire (this is the epic pottery kdrama I am currently watching, I hope nominating it will get me to finish it before Yuletide! Anyway I want lady pottery mafia boss fic.)

Comments

[troisroyaumes]

I bailed on Goddess of Fire because the writing was so terrible...this was in spite of the sheer prettiness of Moon Geun Young and Kim Bum on screen. Did the series improve at all?

[skygiants]

I think you may have gotten further than I did -- right now I'm only like one or two episodes after we get Moon Geun Young -- but I am enjoying it based on several key id components:

1. CROSSDRESSING
2. LADY POTTERY MAFIA BOSSES

[troisroyaumes]

I was watching for those two things as well! Hee. If you keep watching, please post about you thoughts? I really wanted to like this series and am willing to pick it up again if there's promise of epic pottery-based intrigue.

[skygiants]

I totally will! I am currently fifty percent less employed than I was a week ago, so until that changes I anticipate a lot more time for kdrama in my future. What episode did you get up to before you dropped?

[troisroyaumes]

Up to episode 13. So not that much further from where you're now, IIRC?

[skygiants]

Six episodes after! I just finished seven. GOT A LOT OF CROSS-DRESSING AND POTTERY HIJINKS TO GET THROUGH.

[shati]

Noooo I want it to be good! I haven't even gotten to Moon Geun Young yet.

[thewickedlady]

And I have added Goddess of Fire to my Viki queue!

[skygiants]

It's full of VERY EPIC POTTERY!

[ceitfianna]

I have no idea what I'm going to do for Yuletide. *eyes nominations warily*

[skygiants]

I didn't have any idea until I finally started seriously thinking about it last week. There's still time!

[jinian]

I think Mozart: l'Opera Rock is very good and used to listen to it a lot!

epic pottery kdrama

THERE IS A WHAT NOW

[skygiants]

I super super enjoy "L'Assassymphonie!" I keep meaning to watch the other videos except every time I go to YouTube I see "L'ASSASSYMPHONIE," fall over laughing, and then click it again.

Premise: PLUCKY GIRL becomes FIRST LADY POTTER IN HISTORICAL KOREA! Crossdressing is involved. >:D

[luzula]

THANK YOU for the link to those French revolution music videos! That was exactly what I needed today. They were awesome--like, when you thought it couldn't get more over the top, rose petals start falling and something turns into a flock of white birds flying to freedom. *g*

[skygiants]

I KNOW RIGHT??? They are things of such glorious, over-the-top, earnest, table-dancing beauty! A GUARANTEED DELIGHT.