I think Cliff is a tribute to Dan Fielding. Or a riff on Dan Fielding.
Fieldingesque, he seems to me.
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.
Anya ,'Potential'
Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.
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Beverly - Apr 04, 2006 1:28:07 pm PDT #2105 of 5730
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 1:53:07 pm PDT #2106 of 5730
What is even happening?
That was the cliffhanger for last week's episode. Which they didn't literally follow up on this week, but it's implied that he was talking about the whole "using Hannah has leverage to get her dad to drop the charges" thing.
I think that was a poor choice. I think it wasted the tension. It's sort of like the "Who's at the door," cliff hanger at the end of season one. I think it would be a mistake to go all Logan and Veronica forever, but when it's all set up, and no satisfaction, it might as well not be used. People learn. If people are tuning in to get the conclusion to the tense cliff hanger, and everything happened off screen, and is only alluded to at best, after a while, they're not going to care about the cliff hangers, because they'll learn nothing comes of them.
Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2006 2:03:48 pm PDT #2107 of 5730
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, yeah, I wasn't a big fan of the way they did that either, but, bygones.
Laura - Apr 04, 2006 4:27:01 pm PDT #2108 of 5730
Our wings are not tired.
I think Cliff is a tribute to Dan Fielding.
Indeed. I have Night Court on DVD and was surprised in rewatching just how crude and lewd Dan was in that series. Good times.
DCJensen - Apr 04, 2006 4:57:37 pm PDT #2109 of 5730
All is well that ends in pizza.
I always get a kick out of the pilot/first episode of Night Court, with Dan all stuffy and proper.
One thing I liked about Dan Fielding, is that they evolved his character, and didn't keep him consistantly a one-note joke.
meara - Apr 04, 2006 6:07:37 pm PDT #2110 of 5730
Wednesday this week. It moves to Tuesday next week.
Whew!! I was afraid my tivo messed up!!! Saw a bunch of messages in here and was like "Noooo!"
Jars - Apr 04, 2006 11:28:17 pm PDT #2111 of 5730
I had a dream last night that I had an affair with Dick Casablancas.
I fear my subconscious.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2006 4:12:27 am PDT #2112 of 5730
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I had a dream last night that I had an affair with Dick Casablancas.
Big or Little? Either is pretty scary, I guess.
Ginger - Apr 05, 2006 4:20:11 am PDT #2113 of 5730
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I had a dream last night that I had an affair with Dick Casablancas.
I'm backing away slowly.
Jars - Apr 05, 2006 4:24:42 am PDT #2114 of 5730
Big or Little?
Little Dick.
...
I'll wash, but I'll never be clean.