On Hustle, I'd love to compare the scenes of Danny showing up at Mickey's door with the new guy showing up -- cute!
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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).
Jesse - Apr 28, 2007 4:27:52 pm PDT #71 of 129
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Liese S. - Apr 28, 2007 6:40:14 pm PDT #72 of 129
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hustle: Just from memory it was awfully close, I think. I'm pretty sure Mickey shut the door on Danny, and Danny definitely horned in on the con they were doing. I love the parallel, and I know that Danny won't react as well as Mickey did, eventually. Danny hasn't had enough time to be confident as leader, and you know Not!Mickey is going to be all up in his business in order to prove his own worth for a while.
sumi - Apr 29, 2007 6:28:55 am PDT #73 of 129
Art Crawl!!!
An IGN interview with Lennie James. Nothing spoilery on the first page, vaguely spoilery on the second.
Jesse - Apr 29, 2007 7:00:31 am PDT #74 of 129
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure Mickey shut the door on Danny, and Danny definitely horned in on the con they were doing.
Yeah, the setup was definitely the same -- and with the new guy saying how he's the best short con man around, etc., etc.
Jessica - Apr 29, 2007 7:03:56 am PDT #75 of 129
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The speech was either an exact quote, or really damn close. I liked.
sumi - Apr 29, 2007 7:13:42 am PDT #76 of 129
Art Crawl!!!
Robin Hood: Is it actually getting better? Or am I just adapting to the cheesiness? Because I really enjoyed this week's episode, in particular: Much as a new noble and that bit where Robin shoots the fire arrow past Guisborn's head and explodes the Greek Fire.
DavidS - May 01, 2007 4:15:28 am PDT #77 of 129
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Minnie Driver's acting on The Riches is just blowing me away. On the one hand, playing a character that's a con artist is pure acting class stuff. You're playing characters acting like other characters and showing your chops. On the other hand, she's got the chops. Incredible range and a ton of emotional depth.
Sean K - May 01, 2007 8:26:55 am PDT #78 of 129
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I have not seen last night's Riches yet. I'll have to catch it on rerun.
But last week's episode, with the return to the Traveller camp for Earl's funeral? Wow. That one brought the pain like Joss and Tim can.
Minnie's "How Can I Keep From Singing" broke. Me. Ded.
All the little subplots -- Wayne and Mick, Delilah and Dale, and Didi and Ken all kept me on the edge of my seat, and kept breaking me with how they played out.
Ken in particular broke me. I thought for sure he was going to be a one-note character, and in that episode he showed tremendous depth. I think I [heart] woobie Ken now. And then his encounter with Dale at the very end. Oh, Ken. Such a sweet soul, and I have no doubt that Dale would happily torture you for the rest of eternity just for fun, let alone to get information on where they live out of you.
I absolutely adore Cael's relationship with Wayne. It's such a weird, but loving dynamic. It's very best friend/older brother in tone, rather than father son. And plenty of times, particularly Cael's "save your breath, I'm coming with you," as Wayne went to meet with Dale, it seems like Cael's in the older brother position.
They've developed Didi and Cael so much, I wish they'd do a little more with Sam eventually.
Daisy Jane - May 01, 2007 8:37:02 am PDT #79 of 129
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
This week's had more Sam. Such a useful baby con man.
Theodosia - May 01, 2007 9:26:39 am PDT #80 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"
Oh yeah. Forgot I had the latest episode lurking on my TiVo! Very much looking forward to it.
Dahlia's accusation to Dale's mother last week really got to me, and dramatically it felt so right, much more satisfying (and realistic) in its way than if she'd just shot Dale.
(Given the trouble he's bound to cause in the future, she might rue not doing it anyway.)