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Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.

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Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.

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amyparker - Jul 10, 2021 9:19:41 am PDT #7693 of 30000

You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Jessica, you are not wrong! I've been doing a rewatch and WOW.

Today is our last day of vacation. Yesterday was spent with Bev and her good spouse (there was Leverage watching); today we will see my goddaughter and her family for the first time in four years. This was also a scouting mission for our next (and possibly last) home, since Bainbridge is doing its utmost to turn into Mercer Island West. I scored a first edition of Le Guin's Always Coming Home, with the cassette, for $12 at a bookstore in Anacortes, so it's currently my favorite.

DavidS - Jul 10, 2021 9:25:18 am PDT #7694 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

but WOW the early 2000s had A Look, didn't they.

Ooh, I'm curious. What is the Look of the Early '00s?

Jessica - Jul 10, 2021 9:25:24 am PDT #7695 of 30000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The hair and the camera angles and the lighting and the pacing, all of it. This is a show Of Its Time.

askye - Jul 10, 2021 9:31:32 am PDT #7696 of 30000

Thrive to spite them

If anyone is interested in Leverage you need to watch the original before watching the new series. They aren't spending anytime catching people up.. even within the show.

Laura - Jul 10, 2021 9:41:53 am PDT #7697 of 30000

Our wings are not tired.

I agree. The history is important. I haven't watched in a while, but can't wait to dive into the new so I didn't re-watch.

Jessica - Jul 10, 2021 9:54:33 am PDT #7698 of 30000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

What is the Look of the Early '00s?

I don't know if I can describe it but it was instantly recognizable. Muted lighting/color palette. Men's hair was in a weird transitional phase. There's a focus on cutting edge technology in the exposition scenes that just screams "WE HAVE NO IDEA THE FIRST IPHONE WILL BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK." And the makeup of the team - exactly one Weird Girl, one Sexy Girl, one Black Guy - is either cringeingly or charmingly retro, depending on the scene.

Calli - Jul 10, 2021 10:01:24 am PDT #7699 of 30000

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Happy birthday, hippocampus!

Sorry about the mice, msbelle.

One of my coworkers was a bit of a grump. Turns out it was because she constantly felt poorly due to celiac (which took an unreasonable amount of time to diagnose). And we’re a super-bake-y department. Well, gluten free flour makes great shortbread. So when we were in the office, I made a fair bit of it, and the coworker is pretty smiley these days. Probably not just due to the shortbread, but I like to think it doesn’t hurt.

-t - Jul 10, 2021 11:03:50 am PDT #7700 of 30000

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That’s so interesting, Jess! I haven’t gone back and watched Leverage since it was on and wouldn’t have guessed that there was A Look. That’s barely the past, much less retro!

msbelle - Jul 10, 2021 11:07:33 am PDT #7701 of 30000

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

20! Years! Counts as vintage.

-t - Jul 10, 2021 11:22:02 am PDT #7702 of 30000

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Lalalala I can’t hear you

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