Traders songvid: Still the Same

[sholio]

Yay for micro-fandoms! (or: yet another reason why my NaNo novel isn't getting done)

Fandom: Traders
Title: Still the Same
Artist: Bob Seger
Size/format: 37 Mb, WMV

I've wanted to use this song for a Traders vid ever since seeing the first few episodes; it just seemed like the perfect song for their lifestyle. Since I know most people on my flist don't watch this show, I've made it as spoiler-free as possible -- basically an introduction to the series. It really is a good show; unsurprisingly, I started watching for David Hewlett (and, seriously, if you think Rodney is adorable, his character in this one is like Rodney with his prickly outer shell stripped away) but it's really quite a good show -- fast-paced, smart and fascinating. No clips beyond early season 3 (since that's as far as we've seen yet).

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Comments

[miscellanny.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay!

I'm still at the beginning of season 3 but I love this show. :D

[sholio]

Awwwwww, Grant! I need to make myself a Grant icon. I can't figure out if he's the anti-Rodney or if he's what Rodney might be like if he didn't have all those layers of sarcasm and cynicism surrounding his inner marshmallow center. *g*

[miscellanny.livejournal.com]

*ponders*

I suspect that Rodney would be more like Grant - if a little less tangential - if he didn't expect to be hurt so much. I think they both get hurt relatively easily, but much of Rodney's personality is a result of his defense system. Bless their little socially inept hearts. :D

Have you read Instruction Set (http://spike21.livejournal.com/286916.html) by spike21? It has amazing Grant-voice.

[naye]

Oh, nice vid! ...I admit for watching it only for the Hewlett, but the rest of it was fun, too! (Though he really is adorable with that beard.) Plus, I scored on my Canadian Actor Bingo, since main guy who's borderline manic in a lot of shots is the same person who played Felger (the SG-1 fanboy in "The Other Guys" & "Avenger 2.0") over on SG-1. ^_^

[sholio]

He's adorable x100! If you want to see more of him, back when I was trying to find information on the series I discovered that there are a whole lot of clips on youtube (look up "hewlett traders"). I don't know if the ones I found are still there, but surely someone's uploaded something.

... and that's hilarious about the ongoing mingling of Canadian actors! I'm having a whole lot of trouble imagining him as anything other than a hyperactive stock trader now, though...

[aelfgyfu_mead]

I've never heard of it, though it does have a US release date. Is it on cable, or must one get DVDs?

[sholio]

The DVDs of the first season are available on amazon.ca, and I've relied on friends to supply me with the rest. I don't know if it's on cable or not.

[crusoe89.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! I *love* Traders and I'm always looking out for new Traders vids. I have seen every episode (seasons 2-5 thanks to the generosity of others). Pity they don't seem inclined to release further episodes to DVD.

[sholio]

Glad you liked it! :) We've been cranking our way through it to the tune of a couple episodes a night.

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

Yay Traders! Speaking of that, I got a little thrill over seeing Bruce Gray in Evan Almightly this past weekend. WHEE!

[sholio]

Hee! I didn't know he was in that. After mainlining Traders for the last couple of weeks, I think it would be downright WEIRD for me right now to see any of the actors playing in something else.

[ldyanne.livejournal.com]

I love Traders! And Grant Jansky is just adorable ;-)

[sholio]

Isn't he? I love how even the other characters on the show, ruthless as they all are, can't seem to bring themselves to mistreat Grant. He's just too sweet for it.

[ldyanne.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can be human and be mean to Grant! It would be like kicking a puppy. He just wants people to like him!!

Hm... You know, I have season 4 & 5. Would you like to borrow them?

[sholio]

I appreciate the offer, but I've got them. It's just taken me awhile to get there. *g*

[derry667.livejournal.com]

Neat! Traders is a great show and this vid is a nice showcase of their "day to day" moments. Liked it lots.

BTW - in some ways, I've always kinda thought the character Marty (the guy who played Felger in SG-1) was in many ways the equivalent of Rodney in Traders. Y'know, shamelessly abrasive but great at what he does and most of his co-workers love him despite his difficult personality (underneath their snarking at him). Grant is David Hewlett's gentler but even more socially inept version of a geek, but I don't see the parallels to Rodney in him because I see them in Marty instead.

[sholio]

Oh, how interesting! I'd never really seen a Marty < -- > Rodney parallel, but now that you mention it ...

Might explain why Marty's my favorite character on the show. *g* I can't seem to help myself; I just seem to be a sucker for sarcastic jerks.