Does this happen for anyone else?
Absolutely. I never understood why people called Blade Runner a dystopia - I totally wanted to live there.
Also wanted to live in the worlds of Northern Exposure, Pushing Daisies, Mad Men...
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
DavidS - Aug 02, 2016 9:12:28 pm PDT #11881 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Calli - Aug 04, 2016 1:58:41 am PDT #11882 of 11998
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yeah, me, too. This happens with books even more often. When I was a teenager I wanted to live in Charles de Lint's worlds.
Dana - Aug 04, 2016 5:44:32 am PDT #11883 of 11998
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I did, Dana. I really liked it--the visual style was incredibly appealing to me and the three leads were all great, I thought.
It was bugfuck crazy, usually in a very entertaining way. Not having read the comics, the finale episode was a huge Holy Shit.
msbelle - Sep 19, 2016 4:24:51 pm PDT #11884 of 11998
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I just started Mr. Robot today. I have not read anything, just heard so many people say how good it is and I could not resist Rami anymore.
I am 2 eps in and I feel like I am being Fight Clubbed. I hope not though.
DavidS - Sep 19, 2016 6:34:43 pm PDT #11885 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's funny, I also started Mr. Robot recently and am about two episodes in.
(Also just started Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.)
Calli - Sep 20, 2016 4:35:35 am PDT #11886 of 11998
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I started Mr. Robot with the current season. It's good at this point (although I definitely had to go online for backstory). Is it available on Hulu or suchlike? I'm not seeing it on Netflix.
Tom Scola - Sep 20, 2016 4:44:10 am PDT #11887 of 11998
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
It's exclusive on Amazon, which you might surmise from the product placements they have on the show.
Calli - Sep 20, 2016 9:17:21 am PDT #11888 of 11998
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sweet! I have Prime, so that works out perfectly. Thanks, Tom!
Java cat - Sep 21, 2016 9:29:39 pm PDT #11889 of 11998
Not javachik
I loved Diva and Mad Men and know what you mean about living in that world. Guess I won't delete Preacher after all.
I've watched all of Flesh and Bone over the week. It's a Starz show that I dvr'd while traveling this summer. I nearly threw the remote at the tv and considered deleting the rest of the eps around eps 4, 5; now I'm glad I kept watching, because, for one thing, *at last*, the full ballet is in the last episode. That info won't interfere with the story, help keep you going if you despair on the paucity of dance.
Now that I've geeked out on info about it, let me share that the show runner comes from Breaking Bad, and wrote Ozymandius, the one with the phone call to Skyler, and Jesse's under the car, etc. It's her dream project. All the dancers are professional ballet dancers who can act. I wish there was more dancing but at least we have the last episode. Oh, and Dewey Crow (Justified) is in it.
Java cat - Sep 30, 2016 12:46:44 pm PDT #11890 of 11998
Not javachik
The ballet is Dakini, the music by Adam Crystal is on you tube, as well as some clips from the show, and fan video compilations (some with just awful music). Sascha Radetsky from ABT is amazing, and he's a good writer; looks like that's his second act. Check out the pretty. [link] No spoilers, it's an account of what the filming was like for him.