A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Sep 24, 2010 4:07:41 pm PDT #25913 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, why do I watch the show?

I feel the same way. And about House, too. We'll see how things stack up when I'm out less during the week, but working every day.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 24, 2010 4:09:50 pm PDT #25914 of 30001
"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

When did networks start getting so impatient that they cancelled series after one or two aired eps?

Viva Laughlin taught them that sometimes, dead is better.


-t - Sep 24, 2010 4:16:02 pm PDT #25915 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Get the duck curry! How can that be boring?

I decided not to watch Lone Star because the write ups kept referring to Dallas and downplaying the con man angle. And yet, I am still catching up on stuff recorded on Wednesday. Too much TV.


Jesse - Sep 24, 2010 4:23:22 pm PDT #25916 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't understand why the Dallas comparison. I mean, sure, Texas, oil, family, but still.


-t - Sep 24, 2010 4:24:39 pm PDT #25917 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Is it not a soapy drama? That was the implication. I may rethink my watching though that would mean more tv, so I probably shouldn't, regardless.


Jesse - Sep 24, 2010 4:30:09 pm PDT #25918 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't know -- I think the conman angle looms pretty large. I feel like it's played more straight than a soap? Or something? Keep in mind, I watched it in the middle of an orgy of tv yesterday, so who knows what it's really like. It was less sudsy than Undercovers?


Scrappy - Sep 24, 2010 4:38:05 pm PDT #25919 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Good news: After 45 minutes of firm negotiation by my husband, Direct TV is going to upgrade our DVR to HD for free instead for the $200 they originally quoted. (Sample line: "If you truly value my loyalty, then why won't you give me the same deal you give brand new customers?")

Bad news: They are doing it on Sunday and we have 48 hours to watch all the stuff piled up on our present DVR, which is, well, more than 48 hours.


Jesse - Sep 24, 2010 4:39:09 pm PDT #25920 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

(Sample line: "If you truly value my loyalty, then why won't you give me the same deal you give brand new customers?")

NICE.


§ ita § - Sep 24, 2010 4:39:22 pm PDT #25921 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I went with the duck curry. Just not pineapple. Fancy switchup, me. Also, potstickers instead of bao.

Hmm. I'm not sure I like The Mentalist anymore.


Typo Boy - Sep 24, 2010 4:48:01 pm PDT #25922 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Nothing wrong with having a Friday night ritual. If you want the same thing every Friday, plenty of nights the other days of the week to try something new. Or, you know, not.

What I don't like is when they try to accelerate the process. Went into a new Pho place. "Oh let me seat you at your usual table."

Dude, I have eaten here ONCE before. The table you happen to seat me at the first time I come in is NOT my "usual table" the second time I come in. Starting a new place in this economy is hard, especially a new Pho place in town already filled with Pho places. I understand you want to build customer loyalty. But that is trying way too hard.