Studio 60 and Heroes...
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shadowkatAnyone have any Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip icons I can steal? Tonight's episode? Just..ROFL! OMG.
ROFL!!!
The show had me laughing so hard at the end of it, my ribs hurt. Still giggling. That has got to be the best plagirism/copyright law joke I've heard in my life. And it was completely unpredictable.
Did not see the punch-line coming. And see that's my problem with most situational comedies - I see the punch line way ahead of time. This one, did not see. And the writer built it up so well, showed how it happened, the insanity of trying to fix it, only to discover absurdly that fixing it was unnecessary. Quite impressed. A smart comedy, rare feat.
Heroes...getting good. Course always liked Jeff Loeb as a writer, old school comic book writer. And I like how the stories are set up as part of a comic book - literally. Interesting meta on the art form. The infrastructure of this series is impressive and clearly thought out. First time seen a tv show use "chapters" - and the first time I've seen one reference comics as an "art" form.
Also like Studio 60, have no idea where it is going at the moment, thought I did. Now? Not so certain.
Oh the female FBI agent who looks so familar? She was Joan's female friend in Joan of Arcadia. Finally figured it out.
Studio 60 and Heroes may be my two favorite new shows this season, and next to BSG, my favorite on at the moment.
Yes, it is pathetic that a tv show can cheer you up. ;-)
ROFL!!!
The show had me laughing so hard at the end of it, my ribs hurt. Still giggling. That has got to be the best plagirism/copyright law joke I've heard in my life. And it was completely unpredictable.
Did not see the punch-line coming. And see that's my problem with most situational comedies - I see the punch line way ahead of time. This one, did not see. And the writer built it up so well, showed how it happened, the insanity of trying to fix it, only to discover absurdly that fixing it was unnecessary. Quite impressed. A smart comedy, rare feat.
Heroes...getting good. Course always liked Jeff Loeb as a writer, old school comic book writer. And I like how the stories are set up as part of a comic book - literally. Interesting meta on the art form. The infrastructure of this series is impressive and clearly thought out. First time seen a tv show use "chapters" - and the first time I've seen one reference comics as an "art" form.
Also like Studio 60, have no idea where it is going at the moment, thought I did. Now? Not so certain.
Oh the female FBI agent who looks so familar? She was Joan's female friend in Joan of Arcadia. Finally figured it out.
Studio 60 and Heroes may be my two favorite new shows this season, and next to BSG, my favorite on at the moment.
Yes, it is pathetic that a tv show can cheer you up. ;-)
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:42 am (UTC)here is a site (scroll down to some icons):
http://community.livejournal.com/studio_60/
and they have a link to here:
http://community.livejournal.com/magique_icon/4880.html#cutid1
where there are 10 Studio 60 icons to choose from....
enjoy
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-10 04:00 am (UTC)http://studio60.dailyfun.org/icons.html
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:46 am (UTC)Heroes, also great. That final image was fantastically creepy. And I'm fascinated by the structure. It really feels very intricately plotted-out and I can't wait to see how the threads converge.
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:53 am (UTC)Female FBI agent
Date: 2006-10-10 03:58 am (UTC)Rufus
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Date: 2006-10-10 04:33 am (UTC)I don't remember her being on Joan of Arcadia, but she was the invisible girl on Buffy (and one of the leads on Carnivale).
The infrastructure of this series is impressive and clearly thought out.
I'm encouraged by the fact that things look to be moving forward at a pretty rapid pace. That's a good indication that they actually know where they're going, at least in the short term.
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Date: 2006-10-10 01:32 pm (UTC)She played Joan's jewish friend, the tom-boy, who was getting the bat mitzah and dating Joan's twin brother.
Heroes
Date: 2006-10-10 06:05 am (UTC)I am madly in love with Hiro, and a growing crush on the cop, and I always liked Rory's old boyfriend Jess (our Peter who occassionally flies).
I think I'm going to need some new icons my own self.
Re: Heroes
Date: 2006-10-10 01:28 pm (UTC)Was she cut open in the chest cavity as well? Wasn't sure.
LOL! I think everyone is madly in love with Hiro. I honestly think the reason this show is hitting its marks and got return viewers after the first week - was Hiro. From what I've read, the actor playing Hiro may be the break-out performance this year. He's made more than one TV entertainment mag.
From what I've read, Peter's ability (and he does have one) may lead him towards evil. Peter may be the anti-Hiro. In fact I think Peter and Nathan's relationship may be the counter to Hiro and his friend's relationship (which I adore). So far the show is doing a great job of parrelling the two. Hiro wants to be a "hero" and is working to save others. Peter is interested in being a "hero" for recognition - he's not satisified with saving one person at a time or the sick man who needs his help.
Can't say I share your love for Peter though...sort of gets on my nerves, so the above may be wishful thinking on my part. ;-)
Re: Heroes
Date: 2006-10-10 05:08 pm (UTC)I always like the 'bad boyfriend' Jess on Gilmore Girls, so I would have no problem with Peter becoming evil.... And it seems like the stripper is already headed in the evil direction.
Re: Heroes
Date: 2006-10-17 05:49 am (UTC)You don't remember Marcie? That's...all too appropriate, considering. @>)
And "anti-Hiro"??? Luvvit!!
There's a lot I like about this show, but so far I think my favorite moment, at least when it comes to the acting, is Ando's expression when he realizes the implications of Hiro's demonstration of his power. "So you believe me? You'll come with me?" And suddenly it's for real, & it affects his life.
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:32 pm (UTC)I don't like the Simone character at all, and every scene with her (whether attached to Isaac or Peter) was a black hole on my TV screen. The "love triangle" reveal made me groan. (Romantic subplots could be the downfall of this series, because Tim Kring and his staff haven't handled them well so far.)
I sincerely hope Kring doesn't want us to "root" for Peter and Simone. I'd feel much better if he was setting up Peter to be like somebody who was just "turned" on BUFFY--much more confident and powerful, but loses his soul. It would be a kick if both Petrelli brothers were assholes, but in different ways.
Still not sold on Niki and her plotline, because most of what we see of her character is looking beautiful and acting confused. I think I'm more interested in meeting her husband at this point.
Mohinder's neighbor HAS to be a plant. Why doesn't he see it? Isn't he supposed to be smart?
Fortunately, everything else works. I'm not going to blather on about Masi Oka's Hiro, because I've done that enough already. I want to give some credit to Hiro's sidekick, Ando, because the actor's hangdog expressions and snaky delivery are PERFECT. And in Japanese, yet. He's the ideal contrast to Hiro's geeky enthusiasm.
I think I like Greg Grunberg here more than any place I've ever seen the guy, including ALIAS. He's got Matt's defeatist attitude but general decency down; you can see why he's a screw up in his marriage and his job, but you can also see him turning it around if he catches a break. (Whether his new ability is a break or a curse is obviously the question.)
I completely agree about the touches of ghoulish horror in the series, especially with Claire; most other comic book-style series would never touch the stuff. It's the flip side of Hiro's flashy, all-in-the-head time-bending power; the grotesque distortion of a human body stretched beyond its natural limits.
I like how Kring and Co. aren't rushing to bring the heroes together; they're slowing weaving the threads, drawing us into the story. It's like a comic book novel for television, and an excellent example of how serialized TV is supposed to work.
Picked up for a full season, and I'll be there the whole way.