Huh, I thought Travellers were Irish Rom. Off to Wikipedia, I guess!
Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
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Experimental TV: Cable Drama
This thread is an experiment to discern the Buffistas' interests in television discussion. It will be closed on June 1st, 2007, after which our community will engage in creative discourse about the future direction of our boards. This is the thread for cable aired drama. All discussion must be in whitefont, with the name of the show upfront, for 24 hours after the show airs, presumably in the US. No future spoilers in thread (take those to the spoiler thread for serious ones or spoilers light for casting type info).
Theodosia - Apr 18, 2007 3:32:08 pm PDT #16 of 129
'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"
Sean K - Apr 18, 2007 3:37:45 pm PDT #17 of 129
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm LOVING this show. THere were distractions last monday, so I missed some big chunks of the last ep, though I caught enough that there were some laugh until I cried bits.
This show is remarkable. It's very clearly about the web of lies that so often seems to make up the world, and what it actually true among that. I think what the writers are setting up is a situation where even though the Malloys are the ones most actively fabricating their existence in Eden Falls, everyone else but them is hiding much more expansive lies.
Also, in re: Theo's question about Wayne -- he's half traveller. They have not (that I've caught) explained which of Wayne's parents were legit, and what his full back story is, nor have they explained how Wayne managed to get permission to marry Dahlia (except by implication that Dahlia's dad liked Wayne more than even his own son, and wanted somebody compotent to run the family after he was gone).
esse - Apr 18, 2007 3:44:37 pm PDT #18 of 129
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
They have not (that I've caught) explained which of Wayne's parents were legit, and what his full back story is, nor have they explained how Wayne managed to get permission to marry Dahlia (except by implication that Dahlia's dad liked Wayne more than even his own son, and wanted somebody compotent to run the family after he was gone).
Thanks, Sean, that's what I was thinking of.
Irish Travellers distinguish themselves from the settled communities of the countries in which they live by their own language and customs. Shelta (also known as the Cant) is the traditional language of Travellers but they also speak English with a distinct accent and mannerisms. The historical origins of Travellers as a group has been a subject of dispute. Some argue that the Irish Travellers are descended from another nomadic people called the Tarish. It was once widely believed that Travellers were descended from landowners who were made homeless in Oliver Cromwell's military campaign in Ireland and in the 1840s famine, but evidence shows that they have dwelt in Ireland since at least the Middle Ages. >[link]And Slate explained it nicely here: [link]
sj - Apr 19, 2007 6:35:06 am PDT #19 of 129
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JZ. I think you summed up everything I love about The Riches.
sumi - Apr 22, 2007 4:04:06 pm PDT #20 of 129
Art Crawl!!!
Robin Hood: I really thought based on the previews that showed Sir Guy all strung up that this was going to be an episode that would really grow from the excellent 2nd to last scene last week but sadly, it fell flat for me. I'm not sure why.
Daisy Jane - Apr 23, 2007 5:54:04 pm PDT #21 of 129
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Nobody's watching The Riches tonight? I'm loving this episode!
sj - Apr 23, 2007 6:00:20 pm PDT #22 of 129
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My stoopid DVR didn't catch it, so I am taping the second airing.
JZ - Apr 23, 2007 6:04:51 pm PDT #23 of 129
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
As soon as it happens here, I'm watching.
Daisy Jane - Apr 23, 2007 6:06:09 pm PDT #24 of 129
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yay! I'll wait till y'all are done to gush.
sumi - Apr 23, 2007 7:22:36 pm PDT #25 of 129
Art Crawl!!!
I had it on but I was paying attention to other things. Meanwhile, the premiere of Waking the Dead is repeating now and not only does it now have Tara Fitzgerald (who I saw in the promos) but it's also about Travellers tonight.