I just read a book written by someone who lives in NYC, which was absolutely ridiculous wrt the city, and I don't understand it. It was stuff that had no real impact on the story, other than throwing me out of it.
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 10, 2007 5:43:00 pm PST #1783 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ginger - Nov 10, 2007 5:48:38 pm PST #1784 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You should hear me whenever there's anything about nuclear anything. It's physics, people, not voodoo. I like 24, but I had to stop watching it during the nuclear bomb plot. What with the yelling and the throwing things, my television was in danger.
§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 5:51:45 pm PST #1785 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This week's Numb3rs involved MMORPGs. Anyone here play one? I think it's kinda odd that the only people I know who do that are people I met offline. Given the size of my online social circle.
Had to explain online socialising to my therapist today, to make sure she didn't think I was a basement dweller. I might very well buy her a copy of Allyson's book. She says the only time the internet comes up for her professionally is when it's getting in the way of someone's life or relationships. I explained Allyson hosting me, and Random Acts of Paypal.
One day that shit will come up on TV.
As for things that bug--an episode of The Unit a few weeks ago had what looked like thematic consistency in a particular combat move, but the third time it was done differently than the first two--life and death differently. Irritating. Obviously not one of the shows where we have someone on set.
As for the ER stuff, well, I pretend I'm not obsessing about it. Which reminds me, I have most of an ep of that waiting to be watched...
Lee - Nov 10, 2007 6:07:44 pm PST #1786 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I was pretty close to giving up on this week's Chuck as I was watchig it last night, when they had a shot of a Stanford ID and then an aerial view of the Stanford campus, and they were both actually the real thing. It's such a small thing, but it was enough to keep me watching.
sumi - Nov 10, 2007 6:25:35 pm PST #1787 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I know a number of people who completely gave up on csi:NY when they did an episode involving a dog show where they just got it all wrong. (In fact, I only started watching the show again when I discovered I could watch it On Demand pretty painlessly.)
Kat - Nov 10, 2007 6:26:47 pm PST #1788 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
stop watching ER, ita.
I am going to miss tv in the near future.
§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 6:38:38 pm PST #1789 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
stop watching ER, ita.
I'd feel bad. I think I'm the only person still watching.
Hey, I wonder if the strike would be a good time to wander among the writers and suggest that they be more accurate in their representations of various communities and professions.
Laga - Nov 10, 2007 6:42:19 pm PST #1790 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Hey, I wonder if the strike would be a good time to wander among the writers and suggest that they be more accurate in their representations of various communities and professions.
yes we should totally do this. Does anybody know what shows are filmed at Sony studios in Culver City?
Hil R. - Nov 10, 2007 6:44:26 pm PST #1791 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It's physics, people, not voodoo.
I get the same way about math stuff on most TV. It's math, not magic! It can't solve everything, and it can't explain everything.
(My issue with most of the issues of Numb3rs that I've seen is that he's able to pull way too much information out of a tiny amount of data.)
§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 6:45:29 pm PST #1792 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We could get Allyson to slip notes in the goodie bags.
"Just a word about unconsciousness--it's not like a switch with a timer--if you choke someone out, you may have as little as a minute before they come to."
Stuff like that. I mean, while they're a captive audience, so to speak.