Oh dear. That sounds ... involved, Vortex. Maybe I'll wait and NetFlix. Jumping into Nip/Tuck late in the game was hard enough.
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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.
Amy - Mar 18, 2008 2:26:26 pm PDT #5786 of 10001
Because books.
§ 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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2008 3:35:52 pm PDT #5795 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I feel almost guilty about my workday, given the bad one others are having. I turned in a big multi-option presentation proposal I've been working on for days, my boss picked the easiest and least convoluted option, and I got to sit back and watch the fireworks as a couple of people I report to at our sister company informed an outside consultant that I do not report to her, and requests for changes should not cut them out of the approval process. (Cue what read to me as a very passive-aggressive "Yes, Massuh!" response—whoo boy, hope I'm carbon-copied on the reply to that one!)