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liptonrm_backupIt's been a weekend. Not too terribly much happened but I feel obligated to discuss, nonetheless.
Made a mistake and saw The Exorcism of Emily Rose on Friday with the Big Lug and some of his friends. The movie freaked me out so badly that I slept on my couch on Friday and Saturday nights with all of the lights in my apartment on and the tv providing some background noise. Thankfully, last night I was able to sleep in my own bed and even turned the bedside lamp off.
LSAT class was fun on Saturday and by fun I mean dull because we were going over the two things that I kick ass at. However, the instructor flirted with me which was entertaining. Shame the course isn't graded. Just goes to show, the one time I get hit on by an instructor it's when I'll get absolutely nothing else out of it. Though it does nicely bolster le ego.
Now for some weekend TV talk:
Big news is that Lost won for Best Dramatic Series which is wonderful and shiny. It was weird, though, because I didn't expect them to win and yet a part of me totally did so that the actual win was a surprise but not really. It's hard to explain. It was fun to see the cast up on stage.
I was disappointed that neither Naveen or Terry O'Quinn won for Best Supporting Actor, especially when the award went to Bill Shatner. Don't get me wrong, I love Bill (who doesn't?) but I just don't think he deserved to win the award. Not that I've watched all that much Boston Legal but I've seen enough to get a feel for it.
Seriously, though, how much fellatio did the producers of Boston Legal have to provide to get them the big dramatic actor wins? James Spader over Hugh Laurie and Ian McShane. It's just bizarre. And as much as I love Tony Shaloub I think the Best Comedy Actor award should've gone to Jason Bateman or Zack Braff. Three consecutive wins is a bit much.
But YAY! LOST!!!!! I'm so happy for our boys and girls. They all looked so pretty in their formals and so happy on the stage.
Speaking of Lost, I'm finally half way through my re-viewing of season one. I won't make it all the way through by Wednesday's premiere but that's okay, I have plenty of fun thoughts to chew on. Got through 1.12 'Whatever the Case May Be' [Kate ep.] on Saturday (or was it Sunday? *shrug*) The episode was much better in fast forward. I am reminded of why I had such Kate dislike by the end of the season. The problem with Kate is that she takes all of her problems so seriously. Yeah, her life sucks and people have died because of her and she was on the run (but why she was on the run is still a mystery). It's the fact that she's so damn emo about it all that drives me crazy. In some ways she seems purposefully self-destructive, as illustrated by her refusal to tell Jack exactly why she wanted to open the Marshal's brief case. When seen through other people's eyes she's not nearly as aggravating. She's so stereotypically LotR Mary Sue that it's hillarious. Oh Kate Sue, your life is so tragic and nobody understands your pain and yet everybody loves you. Poor, poor Kate Sue. *snerk*
I've said it before, but it's so fascinating to have a new understanding of certain character's actions now that I know more about their stories then I did on first viewing. Of course Locke takes Walt into his training because Locke thinks that Michael is just some absentee father who wants to manipulate Walt, just as Locke's father did to him. I also see a very strong desire in Locke to mentor younger people, be it Boone or Walt or Charlie or even Jack, to be the guiding force in another's life that he didn't have in his own.
This second viewing strengthens my faith in the fact that the writers have a strong idea of where they want the series to go. Even the lesser episodes don't have a single mis-step, character wise.
And, yes, I might have cried when Charlie was found hanging in the tree, even though I knew he wasn't dead. That scene is extremely powerful. I can't believe I didn't die on the spot the first time it aired.
So, Rick Warden finally showed up and he was great. Quintus Pompey is a demented little fuck and it's wonderful. The show is taking a turn towards focusing more on the characters rather then the overwhelming plot which is all for the good. I didn't get a thorough viewing of last night's episode as I was flipping back and forth from the Emmys but what I saw was wonderful with the intrigue and the interesting character work and I can't wait to see more.
I taped this on Tuesday because I heard it was good but it's on concurrent to House and I already have a standing date with my favorite sarcastic doctor. It was better then I expected. There was a definite X-Files feel to the lighting and direction but seeing as David Nutter is one of the producers I'm not surprised. The relationship between the brothers, Sam and Dean, is very nice. They feel like real brothers with the jokes and the issues and the family language. Not terribly spooky but the boys are pretty and the stories are interesting enough. I think I'll keep on taping it.
And, just so you know, I adore Justice League and Saturday's new episode was great for many reasons, including the fact that it reminded me of this story by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hackthis.
It might just be a decent week, all things told.
Word Origin of the Day: Recipe - "Receive," "receipt," and "recipe" have a similar background, all variations of the Latin verb recipere, meaning "to take" or "to receive." "Recipe" arrived in English in the 1300s but in its original use, meant about the same as "receive." In the 1500s, this use evolved, now referring to instructions about or formulas for medicine. The current meaning pertaining to food arose in the 1700s.
Made a mistake and saw The Exorcism of Emily Rose on Friday with the Big Lug and some of his friends. The movie freaked me out so badly that I slept on my couch on Friday and Saturday nights with all of the lights in my apartment on and the tv providing some background noise. Thankfully, last night I was able to sleep in my own bed and even turned the bedside lamp off.
LSAT class was fun on Saturday and by fun I mean dull because we were going over the two things that I kick ass at. However, the instructor flirted with me which was entertaining. Shame the course isn't graded. Just goes to show, the one time I get hit on by an instructor it's when I'll get absolutely nothing else out of it. Though it does nicely bolster le ego.
Now for some weekend TV talk:
Big news is that Lost won for Best Dramatic Series which is wonderful and shiny. It was weird, though, because I didn't expect them to win and yet a part of me totally did so that the actual win was a surprise but not really. It's hard to explain. It was fun to see the cast up on stage.
I was disappointed that neither Naveen or Terry O'Quinn won for Best Supporting Actor, especially when the award went to Bill Shatner. Don't get me wrong, I love Bill (who doesn't?) but I just don't think he deserved to win the award. Not that I've watched all that much Boston Legal but I've seen enough to get a feel for it.
Seriously, though, how much fellatio did the producers of Boston Legal have to provide to get them the big dramatic actor wins? James Spader over Hugh Laurie and Ian McShane. It's just bizarre. And as much as I love Tony Shaloub I think the Best Comedy Actor award should've gone to Jason Bateman or Zack Braff. Three consecutive wins is a bit much.
But YAY! LOST!!!!! I'm so happy for our boys and girls. They all looked so pretty in their formals and so happy on the stage.
Speaking of Lost, I'm finally half way through my re-viewing of season one. I won't make it all the way through by Wednesday's premiere but that's okay, I have plenty of fun thoughts to chew on. Got through 1.12 'Whatever the Case May Be' [Kate ep.] on Saturday (or was it Sunday? *shrug*) The episode was much better in fast forward. I am reminded of why I had such Kate dislike by the end of the season. The problem with Kate is that she takes all of her problems so seriously. Yeah, her life sucks and people have died because of her and she was on the run (but why she was on the run is still a mystery). It's the fact that she's so damn emo about it all that drives me crazy. In some ways she seems purposefully self-destructive, as illustrated by her refusal to tell Jack exactly why she wanted to open the Marshal's brief case. When seen through other people's eyes she's not nearly as aggravating. She's so stereotypically LotR Mary Sue that it's hillarious. Oh Kate Sue, your life is so tragic and nobody understands your pain and yet everybody loves you. Poor, poor Kate Sue. *snerk*
I've said it before, but it's so fascinating to have a new understanding of certain character's actions now that I know more about their stories then I did on first viewing. Of course Locke takes Walt into his training because Locke thinks that Michael is just some absentee father who wants to manipulate Walt, just as Locke's father did to him. I also see a very strong desire in Locke to mentor younger people, be it Boone or Walt or Charlie or even Jack, to be the guiding force in another's life that he didn't have in his own.
This second viewing strengthens my faith in the fact that the writers have a strong idea of where they want the series to go. Even the lesser episodes don't have a single mis-step, character wise.
And, yes, I might have cried when Charlie was found hanging in the tree, even though I knew he wasn't dead. That scene is extremely powerful. I can't believe I didn't die on the spot the first time it aired.
So, Rick Warden finally showed up and he was great. Quintus Pompey is a demented little fuck and it's wonderful. The show is taking a turn towards focusing more on the characters rather then the overwhelming plot which is all for the good. I didn't get a thorough viewing of last night's episode as I was flipping back and forth from the Emmys but what I saw was wonderful with the intrigue and the interesting character work and I can't wait to see more.
I taped this on Tuesday because I heard it was good but it's on concurrent to House and I already have a standing date with my favorite sarcastic doctor. It was better then I expected. There was a definite X-Files feel to the lighting and direction but seeing as David Nutter is one of the producers I'm not surprised. The relationship between the brothers, Sam and Dean, is very nice. They feel like real brothers with the jokes and the issues and the family language. Not terribly spooky but the boys are pretty and the stories are interesting enough. I think I'll keep on taping it.
And, just so you know, I adore Justice League and Saturday's new episode was great for many reasons, including the fact that it reminded me of this story by
hackthis.It might just be a decent week, all things told.
Word Origin of the Day: Recipe - "Receive," "receipt," and "recipe" have a similar background, all variations of the Latin verb recipere, meaning "to take" or "to receive." "Recipe" arrived in English in the 1300s but in its original use, meant about the same as "receive." In the 1500s, this use evolved, now referring to instructions about or formulas for medicine. The current meaning pertaining to food arose in the 1700s.
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Date: 2005-09-19 06:51 pm (UTC):) I know the feeling. After seeing The Sixth Sense I slept with a night light for a month.
You're almost making me consider re-considering Lost. I started watching halfway through the season - actually Hung!Charlie was the first scene I saw and I spent it yelling at Jack for doing CPR wrong - and never got fully hooked. I think largely because Jack and Kate do not interest me at all and liking Hurley and Charlie and sometimes Michael and Locke just haven't been enough to hook me - or relieve my frustration at having them never ever answer any questions.
So, Rick Warden finally showed up and he was great. Quintus Pompey is a demented little fuck and it's wonderful
*wants*
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:39 pm (UTC)I think seeing Lost from the beginning was very helpful for me. The first few episodes are a great hook and make you care about a lot of the characters. You had the great 'luck' of catching some of the most boring episodes which unfortunately aired right in the middle of the season.
You know, I've never really needed answers to my TV questions. This is probably due to the fact that The X-Files was the major TV show of my adolescence, my first internet fandom. If I care about the characters I'll continue on the journey, no matter how few answers I'm given. Of course, if they deign to provide answers they should at least make sense which is why I refuse to admit that the last two seasons of The X-Files even exist. =D
Which is all by way of saying that I think you should watch Lost but I would understand if you didn't.
I'm taping Rome for you, don't worry. I'll send you the tape as soon as it's full. By the way, that probably means that I need your new address. ;-)
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:48 pm (UTC)I don't need ALL the answers, but I want some. And I'm also the only geek I know who pretty much has never seen The X-Files so I haven't been conditioned like you.
I will probably watch Lost if I'm at home when it's on, out of habit.
I'm taping Rome for you, don't worry. I'll send you the tape as soon as it's full. By the way, that probably means that I need your new address. ;-)
oh wow! Are you serious???? wow wow wow
has anyone ever told you that you are awesome???
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:10 pm (UTC)Not a problem! To be honest, I love taping things for people. It's easy, just set the VCR and go, and it makes me happy. =D
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:45 pm (UTC)I finished my DVDjunkie run though of Lost this weekend. Again, you are much better about verbalizing why it's good (and what's wrong with it in places). I also cried over Hanged!Charlie and then again over Poor Dead Boone and the launching of the raft. *is a sap*
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:13 pm (UTC)Just you wait, Naveen and Terry will be back next year and will show the Emmys what for.
*sniffle* I'm coming up on Poor Dead Boone awfully fast. I'm going to be a mess by the time it's all over.
You know, we need a Poor, Dead Boone icon. But not one of his corpse, one of him being all pretty and stuff.
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Date: 2005-09-20 03:29 am (UTC)I had trouble picking, so I just made a bunch.
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:18 pm (UTC)I was just thinking that. I will work on it. Because yeah. Yum.
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:44 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-09-20 01:34 am (UTC)I just watched that episode yesterday, with my sister and her husband, neither of whom had watched the show until I got my DVDs. Neither of them knows or cares who Dom Monaghan is, but by the time he and Claire were abducted they were both freaking out. "They can't kill Charlie, he's too cute!" I had to bite back the impulse to laugh, but I still did nearly cry at the actual scene. It really is such a powerfully moving moment.
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Date: 2005-09-20 02:41 pm (UTC)I am so excited that Lost starts up again tomorrow night. I can't freaking wait.
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Date: 2005-09-20 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-20 08:07 pm (UTC)This is the version of Batman/Bruce Wayne that I first fell in love with, way back in the day when the animated series was on the air. Christian Bale was wonderful and I'm sure the comics are great but this is my Batman.
I share your Bruce/Diana shame. They're just so ... guh. no words.
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Date: 2005-09-21 01:39 pm (UTC)i love justice league -- WHEN I CAN FIND IT. argh. who knows what episode will show when? I don't. Cartoon Network is run by a sponge.