I just found out that the past season of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" was the final season. I had no idea!
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sj - Jul 10, 2011 4:35:21 pm PDT #3863 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
tiggy - Jul 10, 2011 5:34:23 pm PDT #3864 of 7329
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I thought last season was! i was surprised we were getting more. bonus Iwan Rheon from Misfits.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 10, 2011 6:54:15 pm PDT #3865 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
TB: Polite, dazed, apologetic, yet still dangerous Eric is surprisingly endearing.
le nubian - Jul 10, 2011 8:10:24 pm PDT #3866 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I heard the final scene(s) are a departure from the books. Anyone care to elaborate for us non-book readers?
Fred Pete - Jul 11, 2011 5:43:26 am PDT #3867 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
Torchwood:
I also cannot imagine that the government would capitulate to his threats to sue (little concept called executive privilege, where the official is indemnified from personal liability for rightfully executed functions of office).
This. With whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry on top. That scene threw me out of the program completely. The most Danes would have any prayer of getting would be release and damages from the State government. And that would be a long, long, long shot requiring years of litigation. (Note: Under Federal law, an individual employee can be personally liable for violations of clealry defined Constitutional rights. I'm not familiar with Kentucky law, but I doubt it would make the governor that liable.)
A lesser issue that I could wave off a little more easily as "screw reality, just get the plot going" -- don't those CIA employees have supervisors? Or do ordinary CIA employees have authority over foreign governments?
I did enjoy the bazooka. And Rhys as Everyman.
Vortex - Jul 11, 2011 6:07:14 am PDT #3868 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fred, it was the 456 Directive. Apparently, that's magic.
And frankly, the British government was probably happy to get Torchwood out of the country.
Fred Pete - Jul 11, 2011 6:46:32 am PDT #3869 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
Vortex, I'm thinking more from the U.S. government end of things. The average government employee around here barely has authority to breathe without at least telling a supervisor what you're doing. So Reynolds renditions several foreign nationals entirely on his own initiative? Does not compute.
Vortex - Jul 11, 2011 6:47:31 am PDT #3870 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, I'm with ya, Fred. Especially since said employee is supposed to be in the hospital.
Stephanie - Jul 11, 2011 6:51:57 am PDT #3871 of 7329
Trust my rage
TB: Polite, dazed, apologetic, yet still dangerous Eric is surprisingly endearing.
I've been thinking how much the actor appears to be able to change his appearance based on how he carries himself. I've always thought he was very imposing - intentionally - based on how he's always looking down and holding his arms. But now he seems almost childlike. But still dangerous.
The Jason story is super boring and I'm now fastforwarding through each scene.
Fred Pete - Jul 11, 2011 6:54:19 am PDT #3872 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
Well, that's another issue -- he needs a crutch and a wheelchair to leave the hospital, but he's able to fly across the Atlantic and drive a couple of hours through the English countryside. Again, kind of forgivable in the interests of getting the plot going, but when the Oswald Danes story line already has my disbelief poorly suspended, not good.