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1. Anybody else getting a lot of spam comments to their LJ posts from foreign entities, namely Russian and oddly, Spainish and Italian? I've been deleting three a week now.
2. Good Wife rocked this week.
Okay, the comedian bit was a tad on the lame side and the case of the week hardly involving. But the whole bit on jobs and networking? Right on the money.
It really is all about who you know in the legal field or any field. I loved Alicia's comment to Amanda Peet's ex-Captain Hallenderberg. "I got my job because I knew someone in the firm. People like to hire people they know. It's not necessarily fair, it just is what it is." So True. And Cary Argos discussion with his DAD, been there, done that. "My father didn't help me, why should I help you?" I love my Dad, but he sucked at networking for me. I didn't get jobs through family connections and completely understand Cary's initial resentment of Alicia for being able to get jobs through either family or school connections. Even getting a job in this world is about politics. It's not really about skill or talent, although that helps. It's about who you know. People help their friends, people they know. Not strangers.
Another bit I loved...was the little wink wink nudge nudge on network and Parental Guidance Council hypocrisy. Sure we can't show a woman's breasts or nudity. But we can show a woman's naked body being bruised, covered with blood, ripped apart, or raped. That we have no problem with. I always want to ask Parents why. Why do you have issues with sex, two people making love, and your kids seeing that. But no issues with your kids seeing someone being brutally killed on screen? If your kid can watch Supernatural? Why can't they watch a movie with explicit sex? Or see a nude body?
We also got more development of Carey - those three brief scenes with his Dad, played by the wonderful John Shea, explained a lot about Carey. That's good writing. The writers told us a lot quickly. Along with the brief scenes with Carey and Alicia - commenting on how both had changed over the last four years - another reason I love this show - the characters actually evolve and change, we don't just see the actors age.
And the clever way that Diane and Will outmaneuvered Nathan Lane's trustee, who was attempting to sell their company right from under them to F. Murray Abraham. The casts on this show are wonderful. Last week we had Amanda Peet, Brian Dennehey, Maura Tierney, and Denis O'Hare. This week John Shea, Christina Ricci, Amanda Peet, and F. Murray Abraham...and of course, Nathan Lane. No other series on network tv has casts of this calibre each week, except maybe Modern Family and 30 Rock.
Oh I love this show.
3. Once Upon a Time - not as good as last week.
But we are beginning to see who the two villians are for this season - Cora (Regina's Mother) and King Dick (Charming's adopted Dad) - both created and empowered by Rumplestilskin. And both responsible for what Regina and Charming became in Storybrook. They are blocking Charming and Henry from Emma and Snow.
The wolf storyline didn't move me. Maybe because I've seen it too many times? Or I'm just not into werewolves. I'm not. I find that particular trope boring. The only werewolf films I've enjoyed are An American Werewolf in London and the Jack Nicholson/Michelle Pfieffer/James Spader Wolf. They were interesting and different. Everything else is sort of...eh. Although Michael J Fox's Teen Wolf was hilarious, in part because of Michael J. Fox.
Here, we find out how Red Riding Hood tamed her inner wolf and bonded with Snow and Charming. Also we see her bonding with Belle in a similar matter. Also, Red giving up on Mommy and Granny, and embracing her buds instead. Just as Charming gives up on Daddy and embraces his buds instead. This show really does focus on friendship and parental issues, doesn't it?
The other interesting bond forming is between Rumplestilskin and Henry - who Rumple aides without requesting anything in return. A first. Rumple tells the boy that he won't fear his dreams once he can control them - explaining why Rumple likes power - with power there's no fear. He has power over his fear, he can control it.
Regina's relationship with Charming and Henry is also deepening. Both characters are gradually redeeming themselves or trying to at least. They are definitely more interesting than last year. The series is building on itself and becoming increasingly interesting as it moves forward.
Will state this - is it just me or are tv series in the mid 21st Century a lot faster paced than they were in the 1990s and early 21st Century? On OUAT - Emma and Snow go to the Enchanted Forest, within the space of two episodes, they meet Cora and Captain Hook, they also figure out potential paths home. Same deal in Storybrook. Also we get the back stories on Whale and find out who Henry's Dad is. It took three full seasons to get that far on LOST. On Buffy? Maybe 5?
Maybe today's audiences are just more fickle? We have so much to choose from...they have to keep us entertained?
At any rate, becoming increasingly convinced of three things: 1) Henry's Dad will pop up in Storybrook and is most likely Baelfire. 2) Emma and Snow may or may not show up back in Storybrook before he does. 3) Captain Hook may or may not make it back to Storybrook before they do. Or at the same time. At any rate - betting 2 and 3 will happen at the halfway mark. If this series aired in the 1990s or early 21st Century, the halfway mark would have either been the breaking of the curse or the loss of Emma and Snow to the Enchanted Land, with them returning, maybe, at the end of the season. But tv moves a lot faster nowadays. Don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing? For some odd reason - I was more emotionally invested in series airing in the 1990s and early 21st Century than I am in series airing now.
4. Revenge - Fun. But I hated the Niemen Marcus Ad which was distracting. Clever. But distracting and sort of silly. Did make me watch the ads though...didn't have much choice, watched it live.
Liked the twist. Emily cleverly trapping Mason. He has to confess to killing Gordon and being behind all of it. In return, she'll free him when she's ready and he can write her story. But first he must do penance. She is also doing penance for her sins and choices - allowing Amanda-Emily to have Jack and her Mom and the happy life. She protects Amanda, stopping her from killing Mason.
Worried about Nolan. Although loved his response to Aiden - "Make sure you DON't hurt Emily again".
Nolan and Emily are like siblings. Big Bro and Little Sis. Love it. I don't ship romantic relationships that often, just family ones and friendships. Love the Nolan/Em friendship and the Nolan/Jack friendship.
Stop teasing me show about the Grayson's getting it. Although I guess in a way they are.
Kara didn't do all that much did she?
Still think Aiden is a dead duck by the end of the season.
5. Edgy. And eating wrong things again. Ugh. Also flipping between three books - Emperor of All Maladies : A biography of Cancer (by far the best written of the bunch - small wonder, it did win the Pulitizer), The Book Thief (oddly written book), and The Kill Artist (a pulpy spy thriller, that is better written than David Baldacci's novels, but not by much, and also has an odd narrative structure - it's told in this weird third person distant pov, which I'm not overly fond of, since it's well, distancing).
6. Work is insanely busy. Today I played lawyer and financial analyst, with a lot of technical writing thrown in. Not sure how I'll get everything done - that I need to get done at work by Thanksgiving and Xmas. I need more time, dang it. May start staying late or emailing work home to myself and doing bits at home. I won't be paid for either (we're paid hourly - it sucks), but what the heck.
2. Good Wife rocked this week.
Okay, the comedian bit was a tad on the lame side and the case of the week hardly involving. But the whole bit on jobs and networking? Right on the money.
It really is all about who you know in the legal field or any field. I loved Alicia's comment to Amanda Peet's ex-Captain Hallenderberg. "I got my job because I knew someone in the firm. People like to hire people they know. It's not necessarily fair, it just is what it is." So True. And Cary Argos discussion with his DAD, been there, done that. "My father didn't help me, why should I help you?" I love my Dad, but he sucked at networking for me. I didn't get jobs through family connections and completely understand Cary's initial resentment of Alicia for being able to get jobs through either family or school connections. Even getting a job in this world is about politics. It's not really about skill or talent, although that helps. It's about who you know. People help their friends, people they know. Not strangers.
Another bit I loved...was the little wink wink nudge nudge on network and Parental Guidance Council hypocrisy. Sure we can't show a woman's breasts or nudity. But we can show a woman's naked body being bruised, covered with blood, ripped apart, or raped. That we have no problem with. I always want to ask Parents why. Why do you have issues with sex, two people making love, and your kids seeing that. But no issues with your kids seeing someone being brutally killed on screen? If your kid can watch Supernatural? Why can't they watch a movie with explicit sex? Or see a nude body?
We also got more development of Carey - those three brief scenes with his Dad, played by the wonderful John Shea, explained a lot about Carey. That's good writing. The writers told us a lot quickly. Along with the brief scenes with Carey and Alicia - commenting on how both had changed over the last four years - another reason I love this show - the characters actually evolve and change, we don't just see the actors age.
And the clever way that Diane and Will outmaneuvered Nathan Lane's trustee, who was attempting to sell their company right from under them to F. Murray Abraham. The casts on this show are wonderful. Last week we had Amanda Peet, Brian Dennehey, Maura Tierney, and Denis O'Hare. This week John Shea, Christina Ricci, Amanda Peet, and F. Murray Abraham...and of course, Nathan Lane. No other series on network tv has casts of this calibre each week, except maybe Modern Family and 30 Rock.
Oh I love this show.
3. Once Upon a Time - not as good as last week.
But we are beginning to see who the two villians are for this season - Cora (Regina's Mother) and King Dick (Charming's adopted Dad) - both created and empowered by Rumplestilskin. And both responsible for what Regina and Charming became in Storybrook. They are blocking Charming and Henry from Emma and Snow.
The wolf storyline didn't move me. Maybe because I've seen it too many times? Or I'm just not into werewolves. I'm not. I find that particular trope boring. The only werewolf films I've enjoyed are An American Werewolf in London and the Jack Nicholson/Michelle Pfieffer/James Spader Wolf. They were interesting and different. Everything else is sort of...eh. Although Michael J Fox's Teen Wolf was hilarious, in part because of Michael J. Fox.
Here, we find out how Red Riding Hood tamed her inner wolf and bonded with Snow and Charming. Also we see her bonding with Belle in a similar matter. Also, Red giving up on Mommy and Granny, and embracing her buds instead. Just as Charming gives up on Daddy and embraces his buds instead. This show really does focus on friendship and parental issues, doesn't it?
The other interesting bond forming is between Rumplestilskin and Henry - who Rumple aides without requesting anything in return. A first. Rumple tells the boy that he won't fear his dreams once he can control them - explaining why Rumple likes power - with power there's no fear. He has power over his fear, he can control it.
Regina's relationship with Charming and Henry is also deepening. Both characters are gradually redeeming themselves or trying to at least. They are definitely more interesting than last year. The series is building on itself and becoming increasingly interesting as it moves forward.
Will state this - is it just me or are tv series in the mid 21st Century a lot faster paced than they were in the 1990s and early 21st Century? On OUAT - Emma and Snow go to the Enchanted Forest, within the space of two episodes, they meet Cora and Captain Hook, they also figure out potential paths home. Same deal in Storybrook. Also we get the back stories on Whale and find out who Henry's Dad is. It took three full seasons to get that far on LOST. On Buffy? Maybe 5?
Maybe today's audiences are just more fickle? We have so much to choose from...they have to keep us entertained?
At any rate, becoming increasingly convinced of three things: 1) Henry's Dad will pop up in Storybrook and is most likely Baelfire. 2) Emma and Snow may or may not show up back in Storybrook before he does. 3) Captain Hook may or may not make it back to Storybrook before they do. Or at the same time. At any rate - betting 2 and 3 will happen at the halfway mark. If this series aired in the 1990s or early 21st Century, the halfway mark would have either been the breaking of the curse or the loss of Emma and Snow to the Enchanted Land, with them returning, maybe, at the end of the season. But tv moves a lot faster nowadays. Don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing? For some odd reason - I was more emotionally invested in series airing in the 1990s and early 21st Century than I am in series airing now.
4. Revenge - Fun. But I hated the Niemen Marcus Ad which was distracting. Clever. But distracting and sort of silly. Did make me watch the ads though...didn't have much choice, watched it live.
Liked the twist. Emily cleverly trapping Mason. He has to confess to killing Gordon and being behind all of it. In return, she'll free him when she's ready and he can write her story. But first he must do penance. She is also doing penance for her sins and choices - allowing Amanda-Emily to have Jack and her Mom and the happy life. She protects Amanda, stopping her from killing Mason.
Worried about Nolan. Although loved his response to Aiden - "Make sure you DON't hurt Emily again".
Nolan and Emily are like siblings. Big Bro and Little Sis. Love it. I don't ship romantic relationships that often, just family ones and friendships. Love the Nolan/Em friendship and the Nolan/Jack friendship.
Stop teasing me show about the Grayson's getting it. Although I guess in a way they are.
Kara didn't do all that much did she?
Still think Aiden is a dead duck by the end of the season.
5. Edgy. And eating wrong things again. Ugh. Also flipping between three books - Emperor of All Maladies : A biography of Cancer (by far the best written of the bunch - small wonder, it did win the Pulitizer), The Book Thief (oddly written book), and The Kill Artist (a pulpy spy thriller, that is better written than David Baldacci's novels, but not by much, and also has an odd narrative structure - it's told in this weird third person distant pov, which I'm not overly fond of, since it's well, distancing).
6. Work is insanely busy. Today I played lawyer and financial analyst, with a lot of technical writing thrown in. Not sure how I'll get everything done - that I need to get done at work by Thanksgiving and Xmas. I need more time, dang it. May start staying late or emailing work home to myself and doing bits at home. I won't be paid for either (we're paid hourly - it sucks), but what the heck.
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Note to creep: stalking, not a big turn-on for girls.
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It's not consistent. And seems to happen on old posts...which is odd.
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Unfortunately.
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What community do you host?
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And they did ask me to change the password which I ignored.
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Hmm...maybe I should change my password. Would rather not. It's a good password and if I change it, that means yet another password to keep track of. Memory can only hold so much data.