At least the Cibo Matto-thing meant something to the characters there and then, and that justified it. The kareoke cameos? They bring nothing to the show besides making me feel like I'm still watching the commercials.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.
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Nicklas - Oct 15, 2005 5:48:33 am PDT #754 of 5730
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
Steph L. - Oct 15, 2005 5:59:59 am PDT #755 of 5730
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I hated the karaoke in S1 -- it seemed gratuitous and watch-from-the-hall-ish, AND it was the moment I almost stopped watching, b/c how much more of a Mary Sue could Veronica be? (I kept watching, obviously, and her Mary Sue-ishness lessened over the rest of the season.)
So the idea of more karaoke this season is really annoying to me.
DXMachina - Oct 15, 2005 6:26:01 am PDT #756 of 5730
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
But DX, they're not really "plugging" the artist.
Sure they are. The cameos are set up to make you wonder "who is that guy?" in a meta way. The cameos do nothing to advance either plot or characterization. In fact, they work against both because when you do start to wonder who the guy is in his day job, it takes you right out of the story.
Or, what everyone else said.
bon bon - Oct 15, 2005 7:26:16 am PDT #757 of 5730
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The cameos are set up to make you wonder "who is that guy?" in a meta way. The cameos do nothing to advance either plot or characterization. In fact, they work against both because when you do start to wonder who the guy is in his day job, it takes you right out of the story
Yeah, exactly. Bands would of course play at the Bronze, and it's not unlikely that the characters would go out to see Cibo Matto play there. But C T-T would not have been singing karaoke in Neptune, and there is something irritating about implying meaning for his appearance without spelling it out until you go online. If it's a little more in the background-- where someone who is singing karaoke during a scene would normally be-- that's acceptable, because it's not interrupting the flow of the story.
Jon B. - Oct 15, 2005 8:33:27 am PDT #758 of 5730
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Uhh... What DX & Bon Bon said.
I got nothin else to add.
Sassy - Oct 15, 2005 8:41:55 am PDT #759 of 5730
'Til we dance away...
I thought I'd changed to the wrong channel during the ad.
P.M. Marc - Oct 15, 2005 5:44:43 pm PDT #760 of 5730
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah, the karaoke was just clumsy and took me out of the story. It was very songfic in feel. "Look! We shall punctuate the angst with LYRICS! That our characters are listening to! So we know that they know just how Alanic it all is!"
Or, what DX and Bon said.
Lee - Oct 16, 2005 5:26:38 pm PDT #761 of 5730
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think the Logan-Duncan fight in last week's show is just about the lamest one I've seen on TV.
bon bon - Oct 16, 2005 6:16:50 pm PDT #762 of 5730
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
How so? IIRC I liked how realistic it seemed. It's not like either of them know how to fight.
Lee - Oct 16, 2005 6:20:02 pm PDT #763 of 5730
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think Logan probably does, actually, between his father abusing him, watching the bum fights, and his own scuffles.
It looked like it was staged very badly somehow. I will have to go back and pinpoint it more than that.
Okay, on slomo, at first they were just pushing each other, even after it would have been natural to start throwing punches. Logan finally throws a punch that should have connected to Duncan's face, but suddenly, and somewhat awkwardly, becomes an semi open handed swat to the mid torso.
Given at the end of last season Logan was able to take out Weevil with a kick, I would expect him at least to be a better fighter.