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1. TV shows collide...
On General Hospital today there was the following conversation between Derek Wells (aka Julian Jerome, a nefarious mobster posing as a publishing magnate) and Franco (an alleged serial killer and street artist). They are arguing over Carly, whom Franco has a thing for and wants Derek to stay the heck away from.
I burst out laughing. Classic. Although it was actually exhausted in S5-S7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, because apparently the writer's hadn't made up their minds on the topic.
(Also, considering the number of times Whedon reference General Hospital in interviews and the series, it's about bloody time.)
As a side note? I've come to the realization that my difficulty with Joss Whedon's work post S1 Dollhouse (Man on the Street), although I saw signs of it there too but was too distracted by the cool urban legend references (hello! cultural anthropology minor!) to think too much about it, is...( Read more... ) (Yes, I know your mileage may vary on this, yaddah, yadda, yadda. I'd be more interested to see if anyone out there agrees with me. I already know who doesn't.)
2. The co-worker (who is also a frustrated television/screen scribe and who'd convinced me to give Breaking Bad a try in the first place) - sent me an email today on what he thought of the season finale and last eight episodes. The skinny? He thought it was a huge mess and was incredibly disappointed.
( Breaking Bad Finale Season Spoilers )
On General Hospital today there was the following conversation between Derek Wells (aka Julian Jerome, a nefarious mobster posing as a publishing magnate) and Franco (an alleged serial killer and street artist). They are arguing over Carly, whom Franco has a thing for and wants Derek to stay the heck away from.
Derek:So you see yourself as Carly's protector? Isn't that a tad hypocritical considering you have a criminal record? Unless you plan on selling her on the idea that she can redeem you.
Franco : We're sort of in the middle of a disagreement on that..
Derek: Which brings up an interesting philosophical question - can something or someone as evil as you are experience love and if they can experience love are they still evil?
Franco: A query completely exhausted during the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I will leave you to ponder that.
I burst out laughing. Classic. Although it was actually exhausted in S5-S7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, because apparently the writer's hadn't made up their minds on the topic.
(Also, considering the number of times Whedon reference General Hospital in interviews and the series, it's about bloody time.)
As a side note? I've come to the realization that my difficulty with Joss Whedon's work post S1 Dollhouse (Man on the Street), although I saw signs of it there too but was too distracted by the cool urban legend references (hello! cultural anthropology minor!) to think too much about it, is...( Read more... ) (Yes, I know your mileage may vary on this, yaddah, yadda, yadda. I'd be more interested to see if anyone out there agrees with me. I already know who doesn't.)
2. The co-worker (who is also a frustrated television/screen scribe and who'd convinced me to give Breaking Bad a try in the first place) - sent me an email today on what he thought of the season finale and last eight episodes. The skinny? He thought it was a huge mess and was incredibly disappointed.
( Breaking Bad Finale Season Spoilers )