That was really lovely. I'm going to miss the Chances.
I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.
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Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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-t - Apr 05, 2014 8:57:12 am PDT #7124 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Apr 09, 2014 8:51:45 am PDT #7125 of 8624
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, my god, this week's Glee is a Sondheim episode.
Rick - Apr 10, 2014 2:25:32 pm PDT #7126 of 8624
The reference to Ben Wyatt's time at Carleton College(in my hometown)in a recent Parks & Rec made me wonder whether the character was based, in part, on a guy I went to high school with.
We turned 18 the year that the voting age dropped to 18, and there was quite a bit of excitement about all of these newly enfranchised young people. My classmate was from an even smaller town nearby and decided to run for mayor of his town as a lark. He won, and was famous for about 15 minutes as America's first 18-year-old mayor.
With very little for the mayor to do in this little bedroom community, his administration was a much quieter disaster than Ben's, and he was politely allowed to serve out his one disappointing term and fade into obscurity.
I wonder if any of the writers actually went to Carleton or lived in the area and happened to read a "Where are they now?" style follow-up?
lisah - Apr 10, 2014 4:40:38 pm PDT #7127 of 8624
Punishingly Intricate
I remember that guy, Rick, and thought that's who they based Ben's past on when the character was first introduced.
Speaking of Parks and Rec, it was pretty flippin' funny tonight!
Rick - Apr 11, 2014 9:39:37 am PDT #7128 of 8624
I did some digging in my hometown newspaper and found that some 40 years later now "that guy" was given an award for civic service, not by the village where he was elected mayor, but by my little college town. For many years he spearheaded the annual town festival ("Defeat of Jesse James Days"), served on boards, presided over the local historical society, and did everything that needed to be done. He was a regular Leslie Knope, except that he never again worked for the government. Yet the first thing that is ever mentioned about him, including at his award ceremony, is "Weren't you once the teenage mayor?"
Speaking of Leslie Knope and crossing TV-real-life boundaries, the Indiana University alumni magazine continues to slip in the occasional entry about her in the class-notes section for her year of graduation. It seems that she was recently elected to the city council of Pawnee.
-t - Apr 11, 2014 3:22:58 pm PDT #7129 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Speaking of Parks and Rec, it was pretty flippin' funny tonight!
Yup.
That's so interesting, Rick, I had no idea.
-t - Apr 17, 2014 7:02:23 pm PDT #7130 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I miss Troy. And I hope an asteroid doesn't destroy all of civilization.
§ ita § - Apr 18, 2014 7:10:33 am PDT #7131 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Community shirts are currently on 25% off sale at the NBC store (I think they promote it more in sale email than on the air), and the messenger bag is back in stock, for those what are interested: [link] (code=GCC25).
Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2014 8:25:26 pm PDT #7132 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So how about that Parks and Rec finale? I love this show.
§ ita § - Apr 25, 2014 5:29:16 am PDT #7133 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Man, I could never get traction with that show. I've watched five or so episodes, and despite liking individual characters and relationships, I don't feel an urge to come back and watch more.
Does marathoning help? Is it worth it?