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| I dinna even have my usual clever caption, just go read and watch. |
Those not in the know, who now have to catch up, we are talking about Outlander. The book, the rest of the books and the TV series (it's on Starz, go sign up for Starz right now. Go. We'll wait for you). The books are by Diana Gabaldon and they let her be a consultant on the show (we get lots of fun inside information/pictures as a result). I really cannot say enough good things about the books. Diana Gabaldon is a fabulous writer and storyteller. How she came to be a writer and her background is pretty interesting. Click here to check her out. Click here to check out the show.
It is hard to fit the story into a category/genre, so I won't even try. Just trust me, you want in. Have I led you astray yet? I even got The Party to start reading the books and watching the show (he's not a reader. I mean he can read, but he has a bad attitude). He is now mad at Diana (yes, that's right, we are on a first name basis) because he's sucked in. Ha Party! I told you reading was awesome.
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| Did I forget to mention that there is a lot of naked in the series? This isn't even the good scene. Wait until you get to the wedding episode. |
One final word on why should join in - Jamie Fraser. Let me put it in perspective for you. You know how Adam Levine is my secret boyfriend? Well, the Jamie Fraser from my imagination would beat him if he was real. BUT, the Jamie Fraser from the TV show, Sam Heughan, is real... Adam who? Enough said.
Okay, I assume anyone who needs to has left to go take care of business. Oh!! BTW, newbies, you need to occupy yourselves until April because that's when the second half of season One will start.
For the rest of us... here are some things to occupy you while you wait for April:
This period of time is apparently being called Draughtlander, but we are not calling it that here because it makes us seem like desperate groupies, which we are, but we don't have to seem like it, it's not dignified. Also, please do not ever use the term Heuligans because just no.
1. Reread all 8 Outlander books. At 800+ pages, that ought to keep you out of trouble for awhile. Ye can also try reading them using a Scottish accent in yer heid. Me personally, I canna keep from slipping back to Claire's English accent.
2. Re-watch the first 8 episodes of Outlander. That won't take verra much time, but every little bit helps, aye?
3. Read all other Diana Gabaldon books, which include a bunch about Lord John as well as some short stories about some side story lines.
4. Season 5 of Downton Abbey premieres January 4th. It'll probably be wrapping up just as Outlander starts. It's no Outlander, but it'll do.
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| It's like we were separated at birth. And she wears super cool/fun clothes. |
5. What I really recommend highly is watching The Mindy Project. I think Mindy and I could be friends. I think she would find me fun and we would be instant best friends. I also wish Diana and I could be friends. She seems to have a good sense of humor, but I am not 100% sure she would find me fun to hang out with. I think she would maybe be alarmed by me. Until she got to know me better. But anyway - The Mindy Project. Very silly, but too funny!!
6. Another fun series is New Girl. Zooey Deschanel appears to be real life friends with Mindy Kaling (see above), so the three of us could have loads of fun if either knew I existed. Regardless, you can download both this and Mindy's past seasons and kill a ton of time.
7. You could read other books not related to Outlander at all. I guess there are some good ones.
8. You could spend quality time with your children. I know, that will be just as non-quality as it was before Outlander, but every now and then they throw us a bone. You could look into that.
9. Speaking of throwing us a bone, you could hang out with your husband. Bahahahaha! The fun never stops around here. Anyhoo, see if you can't get your husband to work on his Scottish accent and then you keep your eyes closed. Don't tell him why; he won't find it sexy or charming if you come right out and tell him you are pretending he's someone else.
10. You could cook, clean, organize, volunteer, exercise... ha ha, just kidding. No one wants to that.
I am sure some people will be having Outlander parties like they did Twilight parties. I counsel against this. Outlander is of course way cooler than Twilight (I could not bring myself to read the books or see the movies) but still, we're back to the desperate thing. It's never becoming to seem desperate. A caveat to this... if you can get anyone from the cast of Outlander, or Diana Gabaldon, to attend your party, you can turn your whole house into Castle Leoch for all I care and I will not let a single soul make fun of you at all. But, you have to invite me.
Oh - I almost forgot. If your life is busy (I guess that's a thing) and you don't have time to catch up completely, you can read these recaps of the TV series. They are pretty entertaining and will get you up to speed (and fun even if you've watched the show). This one is the link to a series of recaps that includes captioned pictures. This one is the first of a series (you can link to the others from it) that is from the perspective of someone who hasn't read the books. Be prepared to snort and laugh out loud, so make sure you're not at work or on the train or something. Looking crazy isn't much better than looking desperate.
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| In the event you are not convinced that Outlander is for you; this is Claire and Frank. Claire is married to Jamie. But, she's also married to Frank. It. just. got. interesting! |
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