I'm always happy to see Chi McBride.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Vortex - Aug 26, 2010 9:55:50 pm PDT #6514 of 12003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Daisy Jane - Aug 27, 2010 7:47:01 am PDT #6515 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
If anyone is watching Memphis Beat, I'm watching episodes on-line and am on "One Night of Sin." Goodness Giovonni Ribisi is brilliant in this episode.
Vortex - Aug 27, 2010 7:52:00 am PDT #6516 of 12003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Memphis Beat is one of my favorite new shows. Alfre Woodard is terrific, and I am pleasantly surprised by Jason Lee. I liked him in "My Name Is Earl", so I gave it a shot.
I also would be very happy if they released a CD of the music on the show. Lee actually has a great voice.
Daisy Jane - Aug 27, 2010 7:55:30 am PDT #6517 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I've loved him since Mallrats. Also, Alfrie Woodard is consistently awesome.
Scrappy - Aug 27, 2010 7:59:58 am PDT #6518 of 12003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
DJ--I was blown away by him in that episode. Just great acting. I also love Celia Weston in it. She's the main character's mom, yeah, but she also has her own life and her own agenda and she feels nice and real to me.
Daisy Jane - Aug 27, 2010 8:02:17 am PDT #6519 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I love her in pretty much everything.
Beverly - Aug 27, 2010 9:28:20 am PDT #6520 of 12003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I took a second look at Memphis Beat and have been increasingly satisfied with it as it sort of settled into its stride. They seem to have found that atmosphere and attitude that reps "Memphis" onscreen, and either I'm acclimating or they've found their stride with pacing. The one consistent thing I love about the show is that not everybody is beautiful. There are a lot of ordinary-looking people, and some downright funny-looking ones who are supporting and guest cast, and they're kept around long enough for a viewer to get to know them and be interested and invested enough in them to not care or notice anymore how un-conventionally-pretty they are. It's lovely.
Woodard has always been a hero of mine, Lee is surprisingly subtle, Benrubin is used in the exact right amount, Weston is a jewel. I especially liked the guest casting of an Asian actor in the most recent ep where, even in Memphis, explanations were deemed unnecessary.
Daisy Jane - Aug 27, 2010 9:34:09 am PDT #6521 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Weston is a jewel.
Yes!
Stephanie - Aug 27, 2010 3:16:43 pm PDT #6522 of 12003
Trust my rage
I can't believe no one has mentioned the CI-off and the "falling in love with your CI" conversation on WC. There was another awesome moment, maybe with El? I forget now.
Daisy Jane - Aug 27, 2010 3:46:05 pm PDT #6523 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I haven't seen it yet because hulu is being a little bitch and refusing to believe that I do have the latest version of flash and my cache has been cleared.