'Dirty Girls'
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I wish they'd do the storyline from the comix. That sounded kinda cool and a lot easier on the suspension-of-disbelief muscles.
Heh. Pete has a whole rant about that, partially fueled by him once trying to get an artwork gig on the Aliens comic title.
Just finished Slings and Arrows Season 3, which I loved, and was the perfect end to the series. I was worried that there wouldn't be any real hopefulness in the ending, but I didn't think this was that kind of show. We didn't actually need the last scene, IMO, and I'd have liked to end on the chair. Such a statement on the state of theatre: the whole series, really. And the ending, especially with New Burbage and Richard.
Oh, I loved Ellen's speech on the tv show, which would have been quite nice, apart from having been followed by gunfire and a caveman (for +5 wtf). Oh, socio-artistic commentary, how I love thee.
Did all the DVD sets have extended scenes from the plays? Because, if so, I may actually be able to justify buying them...educational and all that.
Oh, yay! The third season! Must make sure to bump Slings & Arrows to the top of my queue! Glad to hear it ended the show well. I must thank whomever recc'd this series (Thank you!) when I was looking for good Paul Gross material (Men with Brooms turned me off from picking them at random myself).
Aw, Men with Brooms was fun.
But, yeah, S&A is actually good. Great, even.
Must make sure to bump Slings & Arrows to the top of my queue!
And be patient. I've had season three at the top of my queue since a week before the release date and it still says "very long wait".
MwB was not only too much of a shock to see my Benton Frasier (and Leslie Nielson) talking like that, but I think the movie was too crass for my tastes period. Everytime he swore it sounded like he was saying "See?! I'm NOT a f***ing sweet Mountie who helps old ladies cross the f***ing street. F***ing got it? F***ing right."
(fuzzy memory may lead to hyperboles)
Slings & Arrows and Rome are both eyeing me with their teasing "very long wait". Might break down and check out Blockbuster.
Slings and Arrows is worth buying because (a) relatively cheap; and (b) rewards multiple instances of rewatching.
I'm pretty sure I've seen Season 1 at least 8 or 9 times now.
S3 really did have a great, dark, tart, smart, funny, heartbreaking arc.
Well, Geoffrey's very not Ben, as well, although less heavy with the swearing, I believe. I'd agree with the notion that he's more himself and less Not!Frasier
Another movie I would recommend with both Paul Gross and Callum Keith Rennie (and Sandra Oh, and other Canadians) is Wilby Wonderful.
Oh, yes, that one's lovely. I might not have watched it if not for the cast, but I think I'd have liked it if I had (which is, what, triple subjunctive?)