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'Conversations with Dead People'


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Barb - Jul 25, 2008 3:40:28 pm PDT #1036 of 11998
“Not dead yet!”

Huh? I obviously haven't watched Love Actually nearly enough.

The relationship with the couple who were employed as body doubles on a film. They spent most of their scenes buck naked, having the most lovely get to know you conversations.


sj - Jul 25, 2008 3:52:25 pm PDT #1037 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The relationship with the couple who were employed as body doubles on a film. They spent most of their scenes buck naked, having the most lovely get to know you conversations.

Aww, but they're so sweet and not the least bit offensive that I completely forgot about them being naked. I love Love Actually.


le nubian - Jul 25, 2008 4:43:19 pm PDT #1038 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I get all of your posts about Peggy's denial (rest in WF):

but I am just not thrilled with that development. Both because of the "development" (and lack thereof) of the character. I mean is there no one on the show who is absolutely fucked up besides characters we likely won't ever see again?

And the whole time I'm just worried about the effect on the baby of all the BC pills and I just wish there was a different way to demonstrate denial than through pregnancy under those circumstances.

I put this in the category of things I wish had never happened.


Barb - Jul 25, 2008 4:49:23 pm PDT #1039 of 11998
“Not dead yet!”

But you know, I think it was sort of inevitable, because of

Pete's home situation and his wife wanting to get pregnant and his absolute belief that he wasn't ready for it. Mostly because he was a selfish git.

I'm thrilled they're starting this season fourteen months after the conclusion of last season's finale. It's going to make things very interesting, I think.


Java cat - Jul 25, 2008 5:10:42 pm PDT #1040 of 11998
Not javachik

Re Glen the neighbor's boy.

I think I've been halfway conditioned by my decade-long L&O habit for him to begin stalking her or do something sick to the Drapers' dog.

On the one hand, I had an equal but opposite thought, that the kid needed something desperately that he couldn't articulate. In reaching out for her hair, he's reaching out for connection and help, and because Betty responded so ... inappropriately, and now is dumping her crushing need on him... he's not only not getting anything of value from Betty, he's going to be disappointed or even shattered later. I'm worried about him. He needs art therapy, or something. I don't see that anything good for him can come from the relationship the way it is now.

The mother seemed pretty cool though. Is she too wrapped up in walking, working, and fending off would-be affairs with her neighbor's husband to see that Glen is needy?

Or perhaps I'm overthinking. On the other hand, as I said, I just don't know what they are doing with the kid, besides using him to show us Betty.


Barb - Jul 27, 2008 3:31:49 pm PDT #1041 of 11998
“Not dead yet!”

Just rewatched a bunch of Mad Men eps to prepare for tonight and was struck yet again by what a little weasel Pete is, but what a pathetic little weasel.

I mean, it's all of his own making, but everyone's just got him by the balls, don't they?


amych - Jul 27, 2008 3:33:17 pm PDT #1042 of 11998
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Oh, yes. He'd really like to be a big weasel, but he's a little weasel instead.

(Am also marathoning today. Yay!)


SailAweigh - Jul 27, 2008 6:43:05 pm PDT #1043 of 11998
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I've got two episodes left to watch. The suspense is killing me.


amych - Jul 27, 2008 6:47:13 pm PDT #1044 of 11998
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Is this your first time through, Sail?


SailAweigh - Jul 27, 2008 6:51:06 pm PDT #1045 of 11998
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Yes. I was a heathen last year. I started TiVoing it partway through when I heard about it, but then decided that I didn't want to watch only half the season. As soon as it was out on DVD I bumped it up to the top of my Netflix queue. I figure I'll watch the last two tomorrow and then I can watch the one that got TiVoed tonight.