#alittletune

[laquishaharris]

#repost @jayson_jvc | Here's the music, Mikey! You sounded great without the music, but the music gave it this "thing" tho! Anybody else get chills?! Sing, Mikey! Play, Jayson! #alittlediddy #alittletune #YouveGotAFriendInMe @lexis_son @lexitelevision

[juztart]

Work in progress. Needs some colour next! . . . . . . . . . . #music #trebleclef #notes #musicnotes #alittletune #mystudio #geelong #geelongart #painting #creativity #fineart #finearts #music #worldart #inspiration #artoftheday #artblog #modernart #homedecor #artistvart #artvsartist2018 #greatart #arty #happyplace #disabledartist #geelongstudio #colour #colourart #creativemess #blackandwhite (at JUZT art Studio and Gallery)

[these-staining-wounds]

An old video but I miss Rosalba(the guitar) right about now. This @kakigram song doesnt sound as good on my other baby. #guitar #lifebeingwhatitis )#music #musician #girlswhoplayguitar #alittletune #strummingsaturday

[alwayswritewithcoffee]

alittletune replied to your post “...oh, Conviction, you were so much better in script form.”

Oh noooo :( I had high hopes for this show!

Well, I don’t want to misrepresent it. It’s not the worst thing on television, but in a show with a premise that’s kind of interesting, the pilot had more misses than hits. For me it’s especially unfortunate because I had the opportunity to read the script and what I read on the page, which I enjoyed, had a very poor translation onto the screen. 

Now, that could be because I had kind of built it up in my mind as one thing and the studio/network/showrunners had a very different vision, but here’s what fell short for me. 

1) The leads have no chemistry. It is like watching paint dry when they are together. Forget a romantic relationship (which has been hinted at through the scene in Hayes’ office), I can barely buy that these two people have known one another for decades and are family friends. 

2) Hayley Atwell is a very talented actress, but I think she was drastically miscast for this role. As I said on Twitter last night, if ABC wanted to keep this show in their wheelhouse with a currently employed-by-the-studio actress (at least at the time the pilot was filmed), Stana Katic would have knocked it out of the park. She has the presence, the energy, spunk, and dash of defiance that the role needed. After viewing the pilot, I don’t find Atwell believable in this role. She was no more convincing as the bad-girl former-First Daughter as she is at wanting to turn over a new leaf and help the people involved in these cases. The lack of energy that she had when on screen just dragged the whole show down, when it needed to pop when she was present as its her character that drives the ship. (I also thought the choices made for her in terms of wardrobe were atrocious and made her look terrible, but that’s a minor issue). 

3) The pilot did too much in a short amount of time. The pacing was frantic, to the point that there was almost too much information and not enough time to let the more weighted emotional points really land. Success in television, and in writing, is often by pressing the highs and the lows, and because of so much so soon, it just felt like the whole hour kept grinding away in one very flat gear. 

The good news is that all of this is fixable. Atwell is talented enough to grow into the role and I think with time will be convincing in it, and you can always write out/recast characters who don’t mesh with the rest (looking at you, Connor Wallace). Pacing is another issue that will be resolved with time, and the more we get to know these characters, the more those emotional points I was missing will be taken and really find their marks. So, while I wasn’t enamored with the first outing, I think it’s a show that has potential. 

The question is, will that potential be realized. And only time will tell. 

[these-staining-wounds]

Here's a thing I''ve been repeatedly playing for the last several months. Dunno what it is. #guitar #girlswhoplayinstruments #strings #alittletune #random #strummingstrings

[bunysliper]

does anyone else read bunysliper as byoo-nee-sly-per? or just me 😑

Haha, not just you at all. These days I actually tell people that way. It’s a little easier than thinking “bunny slipper, without the space and only one n and one p” every time. :)

[bravevulnerability]

Once you get this you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly, then send this to 10 of your favorite followers (nonnegotiable) positivity is cool :D

Aww, thank you for this! :) 

1. I write decently.

2. I believe I’m good at seeing things from different perspectives and understanding others’ points of views. 

3. I’m a fiercely loyal person and equally protective of those I care about.

4. I’ve always been really independent, which I’ve learned can be both a blessing and a curse in certain ways, but ultimately, I find it to be a pretty valuable quality.

5. I tend to be quite strong-willed. Once I put my mind to something, I’m completely committed and refuse sometimes stubbornly to give up.

-Will be sending this to ten lovely followers, though feel free to ignore if you’ve already filled it out. :)

[bunysliper]

Once you get this you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly, then send this to 10 of your favorite followers (nonnegotiable) positivity is cool :D

I can pull off a bunch of different hair colors. I’ve been blonde, brunette, redhead; I’ve even had blue-black and black-brown hair, and I think the only one that didn’t work out very well was the blue-black.

I can do things with others and I can do things on my own. Navigating something new without others can be scary, but I make it happen.

I’m a slow runner, but I can run.

I remember little details about important things. (I also remember little details about unimportant things, too. But yay, memory.)

When I’m passionate about something, I am passionate.

Thanks, alittletune!