First is Castle, starred by Mal from Firefly (which was somehow better than Buffy and Angel, though canceled early on by an incompetent network).

Castle is funny and awesome and even made me cry.  The starring actor is just as good here as he was in Firefly (though the shows themselves don’t compare well).  It’s not really a cop show, it’s more like a mystery show.  And aside from the main character being funny, he has an adorable teenage daughter.  :)  They have the best father-daughter chemistry I’ve seen on TV in a long time.  So cute.

The sad part is that there are only 10 episodes so far.  (Cry!  Sob!  Whine!)  But you can catch up on the first season with free episodes on ABC’s website.

The other thing I’m happy but sad about is Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer.  It was supposed to be Twilight from Edward’s point of view, but a “trusted individual” leaked the unfinished draft and it spread like wildfire.  Meyer doesn’t have the heart to continue the project and posted her draft officially on her website so fans can read it without feeling guilty.

If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn’t dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.

Indefinitely means forever.  Which is a waste of a good book, if you ask me, and it makes me grumpy at Ms or Mr Leaker.

Meyer knows who did it, and (if I read between the lines correctly) she seems to think they didn’t intend this sort of leakage, and I think she’s a nicer person than most if she doesn’t sue.  For a lot.  Because that’s how much money she’s losing out on, as a bestselling author with a companion to a bestselling book that a friend of mine says is actually better than Twilight even in its rough draft stage.  She’s losing a lot of money.

Perhaps one day she’ll take it back up at the urging of fans (and let me add my voice to the chorus that we’ll still buy it if she does), but I perfectly understand her current depression and hope she can find comfort in her other projects.