but WOW the early 2000s had A Look, didn't they.
Ooh, I'm curious. What is the Look of the Early '00s?
Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!
'War Stories'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
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."
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
-t - Jul 10, 2021 11:25:06 am PDT #7703 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
2008-12, though, according to IMDB
Which is well into that puzzling time that I have no idea, subjectively, how long ago it was. Just happened, right, a couple of years ago maybe?