Aw, they're a "little more than a team." This is one of those shows about The Family You Make for Yourself, isn't it? Yay!
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Polter-Cow - May 10, 2009 9:33:04 am PDT #2262 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2009 5:34:46 pm PDT #2263 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Aw, they're a "little more than a team." This is one of those shows about The Family You Make for Yourself, isn't it? Yay!
Hee. Fun watching the newcomers catch up. LEVERAGE was a hoot! And will be again!
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2009 11:31:07 am PDT #2264 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Meh. I am not a fan of the Nate-is-an-alcoholic storyline. That is less fun, and it sort of appeared out of nowhere. (I mean, not NOWHERE, I know the guy is grieving over his son, but there wasn't so much a slow decline as "Suddenly this week, Nate's drinking all the time and everyone's worried about him!")
Three more episodes! And then I have to wait for more like the rest of you.
Lee - May 11, 2009 12:13:40 pm PDT #2265 of 11998
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I thought that at first too, P-C, but going back and rewatching, there are signs of it in the pilot and first couple of eps as well.
Vortex - May 11, 2009 12:19:05 pm PDT #2266 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Frankly, that's often the way that you see alcoholism. You don't really notice how much someone is drinking for a while, and then you suddenly think. Wow, Nate's drinking a lot.
megan walker - May 11, 2009 12:21:51 pm PDT #2267 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, but given the whole vibe of the show, I wish it had been more "Nick & Nora" and less of a "thing".
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2009 12:25:59 pm PDT #2268 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I agree, megan. They played it a little for laughs (loved Parker's assertion that he was getting creepier), but when it got Very Serious, it didn't feel right.
Vortex - May 11, 2009 12:41:40 pm PDT #2269 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, but given the whole vibe of the show, I wish it had been more "Nick & Nora" and less of a "thing".
yeah, that would have been nice, but we don't allow that anymore.
§ ita § - May 11, 2009 1:29:14 pm PDT #2270 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nate drinks not just in a few episodes, but in every single one.
sj - May 11, 2009 1:32:13 pm PDT #2271 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I liked the way the alcoholism was done, and it made sense to me that every victory for the team might make his drinking just a little bit work. Nate can fix everyone else's life, but his son is still gone.