I think my reaction was, FUCKERS!
Heh, as I said in the Movies thread (in whitefont), I expelled a very loud "FUCK!!!!" at my TV when Ellsworth got shot. On rewatch, I wanted to reach in an pull him out of the way.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Premium Cable: The Cursing Costs Extra
[NAFDA] A thread for the discussion of all original programming on HBO, Showtime, Starz and other premium channels.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2006 7:39:27 am PDT #12 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Zenkitty - Aug 22, 2006 7:45:18 am PDT #13 of 7329
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't get the premium channels. Really I'm just here for the cursing.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2006 7:48:41 am PDT #14 of 7329
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I have premium cable, and I don't really watch the shows. I find most of them too bleak and/or the characters too unpleasant.
Volans - Aug 22, 2006 7:52:26 am PDT #15 of 7329
move out and draw fire
Shiny!
I ain't even NAFDA, but I like hearing about Deadwoood and tend to watch premium series on DVD.
Hayden - Aug 22, 2006 7:53:55 am PDT #16 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Despite its darkness, Deadwood is one of the most optimistic shows on television.
Kristen - Aug 22, 2006 7:56:32 am PDT #17 of 7329
Plus, oddly hilarious.
lisah - Aug 22, 2006 7:59:25 am PDT #18 of 7329
Punishingly Intricate
So hilarious! And there are so many moments of quiet grace and beauty. And celebrations of unlikely friendships, especially this season.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2006 8:06:43 am PDT #19 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
However, faint of heart take note that it can be hellaciously violent on occasion. The street fight between Dan and the Capt. has been much discussed already as extraordinarily painful to watch, even before the coup de grace moment(s).
Hayden - Aug 22, 2006 8:08:38 am PDT #20 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I agree with both the above statements, and love how the show juxtaposes the sublime with the profane. In fact, in trying to finish an article for the High Hat on Deadwood, I mention one of the greatest "moments of quiet grace and beauty": the image in S2 where Al and his closest confidantes collapse on the bed after the passage of the gleets. The arrangement is so beautiful that it belies the grotesque scene just preceding, like how birth is so astonishing and beautiful that it beautifies the accompanying blood and struggle.
X-post! I agree with Frank, too, though.
Narrator - Aug 22, 2006 8:48:24 am PDT #21 of 7329
The evil is this way?
"The Cursing Costs Extra"?
Good thing the nudity is included.
Also, could the theatre people just go away already? We don't have that much time left and they're wasting what little we have.
Yes. Really. I only care a little about Brian Cox and the rest of them not at all. I suppose they are there to provide a further illustration of family and community, but it's like adding the Potentials in Buffy Season 7 - they just take up screen time I'd rather spend with the other characters.