What I choose to watch depends as much, if not more, on "how much fun I have while watching" as "artistic merits."

Absofrickinglutely. I don't have the patience for spinach TV.

Just back off my Doctor, okay? I'm in love. :)

Sara, I FFed through the

OK, so it wasn't just me. I love the parts where they are kicking ass and taking names or even being confused and trying to figure it out. I just don't see the need for the Drama. Their story is compelling in its simplicity.

I watch tv that I find fun. The rest..well, ok, sometimes I want to know where the plot went (see, my requests for plot points on shows I won't watch anymore, like , oh OC. Or me ff through the last ep of Alias. I NEED to know how it ends.) Also, damn, (don't wf unless...um, you watch shows that air on fridays) Christian Kane can't catch a career break.

I understand Prison Break's massive lack of realism, but I don't care. House, on the other hand, pushes my buttons, and I can't watch more than five minutes of it without becoming irritated.

Just speculation: but is it because you grew up with your Mom, the brilliant medical researcher? Could that be why medical asspulls bother you more than other types? Or it could be something simpler: prison break may more effectively establish an alternate world for you where different rules apply, while House feels like real world rules should control reality - but they don't.

I retain hope that I'll like season 2 more when it comes around. It reminds me of my reaction to Buffy season 1. Everything just feels... off. I sit there feeling like a jerk as everyone around me enthuses about how great it is. It could be that I just need to get over whatever weird subconscious expectations I have.

For cephalopod fans, here is a thought- (and maybe wince-) provoking comic about squid.

I think it's the simpler one, Typo Boy. Plus, I find all the House characters emotionally inaccessible or uninterestingly perplexing. And a little of the former, I guess. I mean, I never got how being brilliant was supposed to be an excuse for being a jackass (thanks for calling my mother brilliant--I do think she is). It's not the sort of flaw I find compelling. I see how it works for palpable charisma or BBoC, but that's what they're about, right?

I was just looking around YouTube. I found Aldo Freaking Nova.

Aldo Nova [link]

Band Aid [link]

Boomtown Rats [link]

Bowie [link]

Elvis Costello (Alison; the first 1:45 is talk) [link]

Someone [link] has taken the time to catalogue the 80s videos on YouTube. t hearts

I'd like to state for the record that a bowl of mashed potatoes, topped with corn, topped with fried chicken bits, topped with gravy, topped with cheese sounds really fucking gross.

The thing is, it sounds ok except for the gravy. One of my comfort foods is a mashed potatoes, sour cream, butter, cream, peas and bacon mix.

Oh! I saw that on TV last night, sara. Who's selling that, again? Cheese and gravy seems...ill advised.

Cheese and gravy seems...

like poutine.

I think it must be KFC. And you KNOW I'll eventually end up there and tell them to leave off the gravy. It's...sick!