So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?

Wesley ,'Chosen'


What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cashmere - May 24, 2005 4:07:54 pm PDT #6637 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

That writer is the editor-in-chief. He's got to be in his 70's by now. DH used to work at a gas & sip across the street from the newspaper's office. Around 4 a.m., the editor would wander across the street to get an ice cream bar. He's sit down at one of the booths and fall asleep with the ice cream melting down his hand.

He's also fond of the semi-colon in his four column headlines. They read like 19th century headlines.

This particular article starts off as just kind of small town. Then it crescendos into phenomenally bad.


Tom Scola - May 24, 2005 4:28:48 pm PDT #6638 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Middle-schoolers from the special class...

In a foreign country....

It's so neat that Cashmere's reality is much more interesting than anything we could come up with.


Anne W. - May 24, 2005 5:34:15 pm PDT #6639 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Forgot to record NCIS, dammit. I wanted to see who got killed off.


sarameg - May 24, 2005 5:39:16 pm PDT #6640 of 10001

Anne, I could tell you, if you want. I'm sorry, but I didn't tape.

I will tell you (not who) that it pissed me right off. I could be permanently soured.

Edited in case it was spoiling! Didn't think.


Anne W. - May 24, 2005 5:44:43 pm PDT #6641 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Oh, I don't mind being spoiled. Is the possible permanent souring related to the who was killed or how it was portrayed?


aurelia - May 24, 2005 5:46:23 pm PDT #6642 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That self-referential quiz is kicking my butt. I keep getting down to 2 wrong, but never the same 2.


sarameg - May 24, 2005 5:54:02 pm PDT #6643 of 10001

Who was killed off. A character I felt was a balancing factor. Still wanna know?

If so, they killed Kate. Or rather, Ari the sexy terrorist did.

I'm sorta over the whole "in the season finale! Who will die!" thing. It's become such a gimmick, without the kind of emotional payoff that it could be. It seems like just a hook, not a devastating blow. Oh sure, still repercussions, but it seems to be less for character development and more for ratings. Of course, the shows I see it in aren't necessarily as invested in the character thing. Anyway. I'm annoyed.


Lee - May 24, 2005 5:56:20 pm PDT #6644 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Grr. Amazon shipped my NewsRadio DVDs, and used the address that was on record when I place the order over a year ago, which means it's somewhere in LA.


aurelia - May 24, 2005 5:57:07 pm PDT #6645 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I had to laugh at SVU when Novak tried to subpoena Rumsfield.


dcp - May 24, 2005 6:02:08 pm PDT #6646 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

NCIS:

It seems like just a hook, not a devastating blow.

Yep. Especially since they had five misleads. The HSQ of the actual event was pretty high, but since it happened in the last 30 seconds of the ep. there wasn't any dealing with the immediate aftermath, and I really wonder whether the next season will take up at the same point where they left off.