I am starting a S1 rewatch of Veronica Mars. So much I had forgotten.

I learned so much new stuff in my recent rewatch, and, just last night got lent the movie dvd. Looking forward to that as an end of day treat.

I am all about the Weevil. AAAANNND, this go round, I really notice the darkness in him more than I did the first couple of go-rounds. Dude has layers.

Having so recently rewatched, it is making it hard for me to take Tessa Thompson's Ragnarok character entirely seriously.

Thanks for the tip about Go Pirates!, Sophia. With West Wing Weekly and Still Pretty, I'm really enjoying these show-based deep dives.

Sophia, I am not, but that sounds like a great thing to listen to today at work.

I am all about Logan and more Logan and then even more Logan. I do not hate Duncan as much this time around, but maybe I will after more than 4 EPA. I remember I found him so boring with zero chemistry.

I had also forgotten that Paris Hilton was in more than one ep, no memory of that whole thing at all.

I had totally blocked out Paris myself...and can see why. Wooden is not an adequate adjective for those performances and I now remember thinking that stunt casting really cheapened the brand right out of the gate. On the other, hypocritical hand, I was totally there for Joss and Kevin Smith.

Zero-0-Zero chemistry. Which is a wonder, considering the otherwise excellent casting.

I could never figure out why they were trying to make Duncan a thing. But, in the most recent rewatch, it made more sense because Veronica's starting point was great, but she matured so much, so quickly. I felt the nature of her relationship with Duncan was important to provide contrast to her much more conflicted, and nuanced relationship with Logan.

I always feel like I Should Be Doing More. Other people need to and should relax and take it easy, but I shouldn't.

I'm kind of the opposite of that first. Rationally, I know I should be doing more, being more proactive about housework, exercise, and long-delayed side tasks at work. But I don't feel like most of that is urgent and I apply an "I'll deal with that when I HAVE to" attitude to most stuff.

Sophia, I am not, but that sounds like a great thing to listen to today at work.

Ah ha! You both are the (kind of) people who are glad Previously.tv has turned from a recap site to a podcast network. I don't want to listen to more podcasts!

I love podcasts that are people I like, chatting about things I like- so my favorites are Pulp Culture Happy Hour, Previously.tv, Slate Double X gabfest when June Thomas is on, and one called the Shipping Room.

I also listen to podcasts about 8 hours a day because they somehow help me concentrate?

I like podcasts for housework. I can't think and listen at the same time, but if I don't really need to think, excellent.

I feel like my mind always has several channels going on at once, so the podcast takes the channel that is always asking questions and distracting me and keeps it busy. But I grew up reading and doing homework in front of the tv.

I can see that. Actually, that works for me if I can listen to something that I don't care whether I follow it, but those are kind of hard to come by. Mostly I find myself thinking "wait, what was I trying to do?" a lot when I get caught up in what I'm listening to and "wait, what did they just say?" when I get caught up in what I'm doing and I just get frustrated with everything.

It works for me too. I especially like having Discworld novels in the background. I know them so well that I don't have to pay too close attention. At the same time, each new re-listen uncovers something new.