In Israel, I guess the topic that wins over all topics is politics. Everybody is a potential prime minister. Or at least a potential head-of-the-army.

Yeah. We don't get as much of that here.

Also, the promos for the local news tell me that the new trend is women having their husband's remains made into jewelry. That's kinda...ew.

10 to 1, it's a plot point on this season's CSI.

the new trend is women having their husband's remains made into jewelry.

Maybe that's what you can do with the dust once it's under your control?

Nope, still ew. Why would anyone want to walk with a part of a dead person on them? And how is that respectful to said dead person?

Maybe it's a conspiracy to give CSI plot points?

I guess they're trying to keep said dead person "close" to them. But still. Ewwwww.

Though you might be on to something with the conspiracy theory. I still can't believe local women went to a gynecologist working out of a self-storage facility and were surprised when it turned out he didn't have a license to practice medicine.

Here's a tip: If the office has a roll-up door, you might not want to put your feet in the stirrups.

ETA: Okay, I'm totally going to bed now. So I can live to fight dust another day.

Kristen, I have to run to TA. Have a good night and a good rest-of-the-weekend, and I hope you'll be asleep when I'm back, in two hours. [Edit: obviously an x-post]

For the record, I'm with each of your "eww"s and tips. People are strange, no matter what.

Bejesus, you people can yack.

Bejesus, you people can yack.

I KNOW! When I checked back, I was 340 posts behind.

246 new, here. I re-checked that number, rubbed my eyes, took another sip of coffee, and it was still there. I got butterflies in my tummy before I read the threadsuck. Then I nearly got coffee on my monitor, laughing at Tim's posts.

Strega, was the meta important to your theory. That is, can't you just point out the content of the scenes cut from Home, and how they echo the people-suck thesis from Reprise (or whichever that was)?

Radio is faboo, especially on long car trips. You'd think somebody could start a radio soap opera during commute hours. Every day, 5:30-6, characters get murdered, give birth, whatever, with just enough overlap that people stay oriented if they miss a day.

I bought this fabulous collection of CDs for my uncle, the Christmas or two before he died. It was a bunch of old radio serials. Ah shoot, I'm trying to remember where I got it. You were once in the area Betsy, so telling you I got it at the Burlington Mall might have a smidge of meaning, but won't help you find it, as I can't remember the store. It was either a PBS related shop, or a Museum related shop. I will check with my aunt and my mom, to see what, exactly the set was, and who put it out. I bought it five years ago or so, so I can only remember it exists, not the actual details, sadly.

Heh. 'Tis the shar-pei of lurvvve.

Aw eisssssh, Hec. I managed to not shudder at wrinkle beast, because I haven't read Moon, and because although I don't want to watch old people have sex (for that matter, I don't really want to watch anyone have sex) I'm personally glad it doesn't stop at 30 or 40, seeing how I'm 38 and all. But then you had to bring in the shar-pei image. *shaky fist*

Oh! Eagles puns. Or references, or whatever. Now I get why there were 246 new posts to read.

What was up with pastels in the 80s?

I miss pastels. I'm so tired of the earth and jewel tones. t /she's still preoccupied with 1985

Anyone who examines the plots of the 13 episodes of "Wonderfalls" will know this to be true. They're all basically the same plot.

You know, you can say the same about most other television shows. Good and bad.

"rather irritatingly"? Cheers Herc. Things I do for Buffistas. Whedonesque will return sometime, hopefully soon.

Poor Simon, fandom broke your website, and Herc's on you for it? Thank you for taking the heat for us. As excited as I was to read Tim's mention of his lunch, I didn't want to see buffistas.org break over it. I do hope you refer to your troubles as the Rosemary Chicken Incident, though. Just because.

I miss the days when MTV was deeply weird.

Ooh! Remember that filler bit of live-but-stop-motion film that had the professorly-looking guy surrounded by 5 electrified lizards? MTV gave me what I was missing out on by not doing drugs with my friends.

The truth is, gosh, I wish I wasn't just a terrible procrastinating hack who closes in on deadlines in 12 hour stretches and just grasps in desperation to make something track and fill the required page count and really had the focus to carefully plan out resonating narrative echoes.

You'll never convince me that all the echoes in "ReSurprise""Reprise" were unintentional.

I feel like I should have a tiara and sash and a loaded gun.

Bwah! But who's the "Johnny" that you're going to do it for?

I still can't believe local women went to a gynecologist working out of a self-storage facility and were surprised when it turned out he didn't have a license to practice medicine.

Did they not watch that C.S.I. with Lindsay Crouse? It was like the highest-rated television show since the M*A*S*H finale!

Simon, you irritated Herc? I couldn't possibly love you more than I do right now.

Hear, hear.

Anyone who examines the plots of the 13 episodes of "Wonderfalls" will know this to be true. They're all basically the same plot.

I figure, as long as it's one really good plot it doesn't matter.

You'll never convince me that all the echoes in "ReSurprise""Reprise" were unintentional.

Yeeeeeeeah. You don't get things that identical visually without planning. Of course, for some reason I'd be less surprised by Tim working carefully on a big "He's evil! Just kidding!" psych out than on a "Look how Connor's experience resonates with Angel's" moment.

I hearts Reprise and Epiphany, by the way. I actually said last night as I was watching, "Tim Minear writes all the best episodes."