I don’t watch Downton, but I read about this last episode on the AVClub, and I didn’t think it was possible for anything to top the death of Gary on thirtysomething in terms of stupid, manipulative TV show deaths .
Look, Angel, I know you've been out of the loop for a while, but I'm still evil. I don't do errands...unless they're evil errands.
Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Tom Scola - Feb 18, 2013 8:48:47 am PST #11786 of 30001
hwæt
msbelle - Feb 18, 2013 8:58:27 am PST #11787 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Gah Tom, that old reference was something I watched in re-runs the summer I nannied in NY. I was hormonal and surrounded by pregnant women for most of my days. Those episodes made me a mess.
-t - Feb 18, 2013 8:59:38 am PST #11788 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I really liked season 1 of Downton, and then season 2 was pretty meh but the Christmas special was great, and this season has had its ups and downs but I haven't watched the finale yet.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 18, 2013 9:00:10 am PST #11789 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh Gary!
That was awful.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2013 9:06:51 am PST #11790 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can someone please tell me what the Downton Abbey foofurrah is about?
I really liked S1, watched S2 but with less caring, and then deleted S3 from my machine thinking it was S2 reruns, and didn't feel sad about it, so....just curious.
Tom Scola - Feb 18, 2013 9:08:21 am PST #11791 of 30001
hwæt
ita: [link]
Connie Neil - Feb 18, 2013 9:10:02 am PST #11792 of 30001
brillig
Hubby is oddly into Downton, but he likes foreign soap operas. I have no patience for soap operas or soap opera elements in other shows. People have problems, I know, and they interfere with daily stuff, but problems for the sake of doing something with a character are annoying.
Ginger - Feb 18, 2013 9:13:53 am PST #11793 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm editing several pieces about hydraulic fracturing. My brain went numb 500 words ago.
See, I'd enjoy that.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2013 9:19:52 am PST #11794 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, Tom. That article seems to put a weird amount of responsibility for the plot onto actors and not writers for a bit, but I think this is an interesting criticism of a narrative:
puts the responsibility of [...] processing [...] on the viewers, not on the show, which is where it belongs.
And that's an interesting thing to keep in mind, from a meta, analysis point of view.
Amy - Feb 18, 2013 9:31:06 am PST #11795 of 30001
Because books.
See, I'd enjoy that.
It actually got better as he started to explain the process and the terms, but first thing on a Monday I could use something like celebrity gossip to wake me up.
I'm editing a writer now who includes sentences like this:
But besides aiming to heighten enrollment rates, schools are often required to urge and encourage current students to complete their programs of study. In this way, a sufficient number of conferred graduates could make for better reputations and augment the tradition of competition among all universities and colleges positively.
I want to strangle him. Or possibly beat him to death with Strunk and White.