Thanks for the advice, Vortex.
Thanks, Amy. I'm feeling loads better for having vented!
Ooh, forgot about The Riches. I'm sure they'll do a thorough recap, I seem to recall the show had an annoying penchant for overdoing it on the "Previouslies".
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Natter 57 Varieties
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.
Juliebird - Mar 18, 2008 2:22:56 pm PDT #5785 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:26:26 pm PDT #5786 of 10001
Because books.
Oh dear. That sounds ... involved, Vortex. Maybe I'll wait and NetFlix. Jumping into Nip/Tuck late in the game was hard enough.
§ ita § - Mar 18, 2008 2:29:03 pm PDT #5787 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I cannot tell from watching the promos of The Riches how many lies they'll carry over from last season, and how many will be new. But I got irritated with it halfway in and ditched all the rest but the final episode.
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:31:09 pm PDT #5788 of 10001
Because books.
I don't know what it with F/X -- I can never remember that they have, like, shows now. So I'm always late catching on.
Maybe I should say I don't know what it is with me, really.
JZ - Mar 18, 2008 2:35:46 pm PDT #5789 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
No advice from here, Juliebird, just sympathy. Ginger, meara, ita and Vortex have good advice, and of course Vortex came through with the diplomatic language, as always. But, ugh, what a miserable situation. That sounds like a crazy-making workload and a recipe for sure disaster.
Stupid bosses with stupid crazy overexpectations. Also, Tuesdays in March are apparently job-toxic.
Burrell - Mar 18, 2008 2:36:56 pm PDT #5790 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I found the Riches fairly unwatchable myself, and I love Eddie Izzard.
lisah - Mar 18, 2008 2:44:58 pm PDT #5791 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I found the Riches fairly unwatchable myself, and I love Eddie Izzard.I really liked it when they weren't trying so hard to be funny. I wish that they had chosen to tell the story straight.
DavidS - Mar 18, 2008 2:47:07 pm PDT #5792 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He said, with his sweetest smile on his face, "It says, 'I love you, Mommy!'"
Bwah!
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:48:50 pm PDT #5793 of 10001
Because books.
I am not really familiar with Izzard (::waits for Buffista card to be revoked :: ) but I do like Minnie Driver. What I don't need is a show I can't follow that everyone doesn't love, I suppose.
§ ita § - Mar 18, 2008 3:03:02 pm PDT #5794 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I found the Riches fairly unwatchable myself, and I love Eddie Izzard.
Me too. I admit, I prefer him more in a dress, but aside from that, I didn't like the whole sword of Damocles vibe, and the characters weren't engaging enough to drag me in despite it.