Maria, I don't know. I don't know that there ever WAS significance. In Alias, it works for things to go boom. You know in that universe it works. When they have an arc (like Rimbaldi) it's too ambitious and it deflates quickly.

With Lost I read people speculating about what Watership Downs means or the nature of the monster. And you know what, I'd bet money (and win it) that the writers and possibly JJ had no clue what the monster would be 6 weeks ago, let alone when they wrote the pilot.

JJ writes stuff that is fun for the ride. It pulls you along and it's pretty and it's fun. But honestly, the OC has more of an arc (cause soap opera) than Alias.

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JJ's storytelling is like a full on Monet. From far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess.

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Without having read any whitefont or seen the new ep yet, my two cents on the Alias topicy:

I imagine the only real 'plan' that JJ has is the Rambalid stuff. I do thing he knows where that is going, but much of everything else, yeah, he's making it up as he goes along. I imagine Season Three (and subsequent) would have been very different if Lena Olin had agreed to return, and he probably only brought in Isabella Rosselini to fill that gap, but I do get the feeling that he knows what he's doing with some of it.

So is the S4 premiere gonna make me change my mind, or squee?

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This just in: The Daily Show? Still got it.

Wrod. I wish there was some way to tag a visual joke. If you could, Barack Obama with a giant halo of radiance would be my new tagline.

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Poking head to post that, since I probably won't be here until after the weekend, according to the Buffista Calendar, tomorrow, Friday the 7th, will be Miracleman's birthday. So lots of early wishes for daddy MM!

And great Thursdays, Fridays, weekends and all the other "timelies", capitalized or not, for everybody. One day I'll be able to properly post again, not just skip-post-run.

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Hi, Nilly. Did I miss you? What's keeping you so busy?

I feel like a little kid. I'm so happy that school has been canceled on account of snow. Well actually, perhaps I should say I feel like a teenager. When we had snow days when I was little, there was true joy. Now, as in my teens, the overwhelming feeling is more akin to relief.

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So is the S4 premiere gonna make me change my mind, or squee?

Okay, quoting myself here, but I've just watched it and:

It made me squee in places, and scratch my head in others.

The new opening credits are incredibly lame.

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The rumors are true. LiveJournal has been bought out: [link]

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I read that somewhere else DX. Bought out by the Movable Type people, right?

From far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess.

And, that's okay if you are willing to go with it for what it is. If you just sit back and enjoy the ride, it's great. But if you are looking for the deeper metaphor, the bigger meaning and the neat way it all hangs together, you're screwed.

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The rumors are true. LiveJournal has been bought out: [link]

Yep. Favorite bizarre comment exchange in that thread so far?

[mysticskunk] Sellout. I guess us free journal users are screwed now. Makes no sense to a real business to keep it free.

[bradfitz (the LJ guy)] That's why they bought us ... They WANTED a free site.

[mysticskunk] Then I apologize. I'm more than just a bit jaded by corporate monsters and almost nothing is ever free or fair in life anymore. If what you say is true, then I have nothing to complain about and I wish you all the best.

[gurl4sale] God, do you furries even READ ANYTHING? God, you're all so stupid.

[mysticskunk] We all look alike too! =)

[arfuni] I was actually just thinking how absurd it was that a man likely to now be a millionare [that'd be bradfitz --me] was posting replies to a furry on the internet.

It's funnier, 'cause it's true.

I read that somewhere else DX. Bought out by the Movable Type people, right?

Those are the ones, Kat.

From far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess.

And, that's okay if you are willing to go with it for what it is. If you just sit back and enjoy the ride, it's great. But if you are looking for the deeper metaphor, the bigger meaning and the neat way it all hangs together, you're screwed.

I haven't watched regularly enough to be certain, but this kept running through my head last night, wrt Lost.

Also, yesterday, I noticed a new-ish salon in my town with the name "Le Monet" (or possibly "La..." I disremember) and I thought, sheesh, I hope that's intentionally ironic, but suspect they just picked something French sounding, to appear sophisticated.

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