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shadowkatMy tolerance for LJ's bizarre paragraph formatting is wearing thin. Last post is a paragraph formatting nightmare - but refuse to waste time fiddling with it.
Watched two of my favorite tv shows last night. Considering the amount Iwatch DVR, I only really have a handful that I care that much about. They are: Good Wife,
Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries, Doctor Who, Justified, and Game of Thrones. Really don't much care about the rest, one way or the other.
Although Parenthood and Grey's...fall somewhere in that group. I've cancelled House, finally. I'm thisclose to giving up on Glee. The Closer is starting to bore me - it's on its last legs, I think.
Should write up reviews/metas of Once and Good Wife...but...eh. Maybe later. When I've got the time. Both were fantastic - (at least I found them fantastic, don't much care if no one else did - do we really care if our friends hate what we love? No, we think they have weird taste and move on...), much to chew on, and neither went or did what I expected - in short I was pleasantly surprised. Very happy about that. Rare feat.
Reading a British romantic comedy now, which actually feels more like a satire of a romance novel...than anything else. It's very quippy. And the characters a bit...I want to say exaggerated? It's also a bit subversive. I think this is the first subversive romantic comedy I've come across. It's entitled The Hating Game - takes place in Britain, there's two central pov characters: 1) a dweeby wannabee network producer who pitches a reality series (Nate), and 2) the down-on-her-luck head of a talent agency (Mattie) that is slowly falling into bankruptcy due to a bad breakup with her partner/former lover. She's described as a man-eater, or man-hater, has had numerous boyfriends, but left them all in the lurch. The dweeb network producer wannabee pitches a reality series - that is basically a dating show. The heroine, Mattie, who I just described above, would be the lead or bachelorette, and she would choose a guy each week to date, the audience would rate her dates, the winner - that is chosen by the audience would get to go out on a final two week romantic get-a-way with Mattie, should she choose him. The prize money is $200,000. The catch? The contestants are all her exes or former boyfriends that she hates and who hate her. She doesn't know this of course. Nor does she know that there's a catch in her contract which states that the guy gets half her prize winnings as a consolation prize - for his mental health and well-being.
In short? It's a somewhat subversive romantic comedy that satirizes three things: 1) romance novels, 2) dating or our concept of dating and 3) reality shows (specifically dating shows like the Bachelor and Bachelorette and The Dating Game). Instead of the guy being the womanizer, she's the manizer (is that a word?). And instead of the gal being the eager beaver dweeb trying to get a reality show on the air, it's a guy who is the eager beaver doing it.
Lots of role reversals. And each chapter contains pithy statements or generalizations about the British dating scene. For instance, did you know that the average British woman has had 20 sexual partners, while the average British man has only had 10. (Okaaay. I think I need to move to Britain, because not having that sort of luck over here.) Also, on average women brush their teeth before dating, while men don't.
LOL!
I'm about a quarter of the way through..will let you know if it is any good. So far, haven't read any really good romance novels...but I keep looking!
Watched two of my favorite tv shows last night. Considering the amount I
Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries, Doctor Who, Justified, and Game of Thrones. Really don't much care about the rest, one way or the other.
Although Parenthood and Grey's...fall somewhere in that group. I've cancelled House, finally. I'm thisclose to giving up on Glee. The Closer is starting to bore me - it's on its last legs, I think.
Should write up reviews/metas of Once and Good Wife...but...eh. Maybe later. When I've got the time. Both were fantastic - (at least I found them fantastic, don't much care if no one else did - do we really care if our friends hate what we love? No, we think they have weird taste and move on...), much to chew on, and neither went or did what I expected - in short I was pleasantly surprised. Very happy about that. Rare feat.
Reading a British romantic comedy now, which actually feels more like a satire of a romance novel...than anything else. It's very quippy. And the characters a bit...I want to say exaggerated? It's also a bit subversive. I think this is the first subversive romantic comedy I've come across. It's entitled The Hating Game - takes place in Britain, there's two central pov characters: 1) a dweeby wannabee network producer who pitches a reality series (Nate), and 2) the down-on-her-luck head of a talent agency (Mattie) that is slowly falling into bankruptcy due to a bad breakup with her partner/former lover. She's described as a man-eater, or man-hater, has had numerous boyfriends, but left them all in the lurch. The dweeb network producer wannabee pitches a reality series - that is basically a dating show. The heroine, Mattie, who I just described above, would be the lead or bachelorette, and she would choose a guy each week to date, the audience would rate her dates, the winner - that is chosen by the audience would get to go out on a final two week romantic get-a-way with Mattie, should she choose him. The prize money is $200,000. The catch? The contestants are all her exes or former boyfriends that she hates and who hate her. She doesn't know this of course. Nor does she know that there's a catch in her contract which states that the guy gets half her prize winnings as a consolation prize - for his mental health and well-being.
In short? It's a somewhat subversive romantic comedy that satirizes three things: 1) romance novels, 2) dating or our concept of dating and 3) reality shows (specifically dating shows like the Bachelor and Bachelorette and The Dating Game). Instead of the guy being the womanizer, she's the manizer (is that a word?). And instead of the gal being the eager beaver dweeb trying to get a reality show on the air, it's a guy who is the eager beaver doing it.
Lots of role reversals. And each chapter contains pithy statements or generalizations about the British dating scene. For instance, did you know that the average British woman has had 20 sexual partners, while the average British man has only had 10. (Okaaay. I think I need to move to Britain, because not having that sort of luck over here.) Also, on average women brush their teeth before dating, while men don't.
LOL!
I'm about a quarter of the way through..will let you know if it is any good. So far, haven't read any really good romance novels...but I keep looking!