And thank you, Nilly, for that post. It's a thing of complete and total loveliness.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
Discussion of episodes currently airing in Un-American locations (anything that's aired in Australia is fair game), as well as anything else the Un-Americans feel like talking about or we feel like asking them. Please use the show discussion threads for any current-season discussion.
Add yourself to the Buffista map while you're here by updating your profile.
Daisy Jane - Jul 20, 2003 11:01:26 pm PDT #5791 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Jim - Jul 21, 2003 1:02:27 am PDT #5792 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Jamie Oliver's new series (starting in Australia tonight), where he opens his own restaurant and employs a bunch of long-term unemployed disadvantaged young people as the staff, is apparently brilliant and has cured everyone in the UK of chronic Jamie fatigue.
It is brilliant. It totally shows that his act is the product of being a very hardnosed professional at the top of one of the toughest businesses in the UK, and at the same time a thoroughly good bloke.
Theodosia - Jul 21, 2003 2:28:34 am PDT #5793 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It's only through talking to my cousin about his job (chef at a country club) that I've come to realize what a people-skills-intensive job it is, as well as having to know how to cook, plan ahead to make sure you have raw materials, et cetera.
One of the reasons I love Junkyard Wars -- at least the British version, Scrapheap Challenge is that the contestants have real i.e. non-showbiz accents, yet are bright and voluble nerds.
Theodosia - Jul 21, 2003 2:50:33 am PDT #5794 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Question for Brit-type Un-Americans: Are you scheduled to get one of the 'unaired' Firefly episodes today, and which one is it?
Fay - Jul 21, 2003 2:57:18 am PDT #5795 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
At 8pm we have War Stories, then at 9pm we have Trash.
Yay!!!
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jul 21, 2003 3:13:44 am PDT #5796 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Yay for Firefly! t does Happy Dance
Do any other Brits know if there are going to be any reruns of Smallville this summer, and if so, when and where? I've caught the end of season 2 on C4, and have stupidly got hooked, and now I want to catch up on all the Big Gay Bald Millionaire and Alien Farmboy I missed.
Theodosia - Jul 21, 2003 3:15:57 am PDT #5797 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Thank you, Fay. I have "Trash" on VCD, and I have a long plane ride today, so I may be able to semi-sort-of-simu-watch.
Fiona - Jul 21, 2003 3:40:50 am PDT #5798 of 9843
Fiona! I got the package! Thank you so much!
Nilly, I'm so glad to hear that it arrived! You and your friends have a great time watching the tapes, OK?
Jon B. - Jul 21, 2003 4:07:38 am PDT #5799 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Nilly - Your post was so sweet. Glad I could be a part of it. The notes you keep from the Post Office -- Those are the custom declaration forms, right? That is so cute that you keep them!
Emlah - Jul 21, 2003 5:37:45 am PDT #5800 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
I can't believe there are only three more Buffy episodes ever. I just can't believe it.
Thoughts on Empty Places.....
I liked it up until the end. I loveloveloved the scene between Willow and Xander in the hospital – it completely broke my heart. I liked when they were blowing off steam in the Bronze. I liked Wood/Faith interaction – I think they should get married and have appallingly attractive children. Also, the Andrew mini-lust? It’s growing, although I try to make it go away.
But I felt like the episode (and possible the season, depending where they go from here) completely fell apart in that final scene - I just didn’t buy it, especially Dawn kicking her out. It just felt so odd and forced and false, I could feel all my investment in the show weakening. By the time it went to credits I felt totally flat.
Somewhere along the line I went from adoring this season to feeling mildly disappointed in it and distanced from it, but I can’t pinpoint when it happened. This episode has made it much worse.