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― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
I like Megan a whole lot more, her charm is diminishing.
― *tera, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Kinsey is such a pathetic Krishna lol
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
i liked the joke about him working at A&P.
― tim machine (get bent), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
still cracking up every time I think of "there's an airplane here to see you."
― s.clover, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, laughed so hard at that
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
we need gif-age of that
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e1eus8581qbyqaao1_500.gif
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
HOORAY
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
with "666" in the background behind the blinds
― tim machine (get bent), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
wanted a longer one w text, but that's all the internet seemed willing to provide
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
spooky xp
weird - what is that doing there?
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
*meant I LIKED Megan a whole lot more....not so much now.
― *tera, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:24 (eleven years ago) link
tumblr comes through:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d6o8eoQW1rrq2fxo1_500.gif
― producer / dj / humanitarian (reddening), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
and another good one i found on my tumblr journey:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hatxZUsk1rntmico1_500.gif
― producer / dj / humanitarian (reddening), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
lol at the lamp gif, i'd forgotten about that
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
he played that very well, the lag between perception and comprehension
omg subtitled gif even greater than I hoped
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
hare krishnas was hilar
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
Weiner, Gilligan, and Milch talk about TV: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201206/roundtable-discussion-matthew-weiner-vince-gilligan-david-milch?currentPage=1
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
i hope that's a convincing interview!
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
hare krishnas was sort of dumb, but not out of character for this show to do something for the lols. it doesn't take itself very seriously at all, least of all this season. it is 100% soap opera now.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
lol what was it before
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
back to the soap opera thing zzzzzzzzzz
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
it's always been a soap opera. just with clothes and furniture that you covet.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
^^^
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
Gukbe otm
― raw feel vegan (silby), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:24 (eleven years ago) link
i think the better word is "melodrama"
― ryan, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
It's a famous building. DC Comics was there for a long tiem.
― seven league bootie (James Morrison), Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
that's what I was wondering, whether they were in the same building as DC comics!
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
a) the building would have to be several blocks long and turn a corner if so
b) DC didn't move there 'til the 80s
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 24 May 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
loved this episode! Christina Hendricks is a GREAT actress! Love her and Don!
Harry was ALMOST likeable. But not quite.
― homosexual II, Thursday, 24 May 2012 01:31 (eleven years ago) link
Ya know, Harry probably got some weird VD from that Krishna chick.
Also omg: he's fixing to be a dad AGAIN.
― Hare Kinsey (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 24 May 2012 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
I kind of loved that Harry actually got into the chanting, that made me happy - like hooray there's hope for him somewhere in his meek existence, lol
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:06 (eleven years ago) link
from that GQ piece, so good that I had to share somewhere:
GQ: Given all the time in the world, would you choose to work this way on your shows, or would you prefer to write everything yourself?David Milch: That's a good one. All the time in the world? The "B" answer is, I'd write it all myself. Which is to say that in my vanity and egoism, I would think that that would be the way to proceed. And I know deep down that the better answer is: Even having all the time in the world, it's better to collaborate with your brothers and sisters. It's ultimately the richest experience. But there's a kind of intolerant economy that happens: "Just let me do the fucking thing myself."
David Milch: That's a good one. All the time in the world? The "B" answer is, I'd write it all myself. Which is to say that in my vanity and egoism, I would think that that would be the way to proceed. And I know deep down that the better answer is: Even having all the time in the world, it's better to collaborate with your brothers and sisters. It's ultimately the richest experience. But there's a kind of intolerant economy that happens: "Just let me do the fucking thing myself."
― Mordy, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
this series *started* as soap opera. seriously ppl.
― s.clover, Thursday, 24 May 2012 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
i think people are operating with different definitions of "soap opera" and thus are talking past one another. what's your definition?
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:07 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think the guy from the Sopranos was trying to make the next Passions.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:09 (eleven years ago) link
we've already been through this several times.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:13 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah it always has been soap but definitely had more ongoing serial arch in past seasons. This season could go on forever, so sparse is the plot.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:14 (eleven years ago) link
Arc* not arch
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:15 (eleven years ago) link
I don't remember us actually discussing in this in depth even if I know people have said the show is a soap opera a lot.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:19 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe it was previous seasons. It's a *thing*.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:23 (eleven years ago) link
this season is def the least soap-opera-y it's been, which I'm not sure I like. But like, say in the first season, all that suburban housewife/cheating husband/peggy pregnant stuff, TOTALLY soap opera
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:25 (eleven years ago) link
hell the overall arc is STOLEN IDENTITY
classic soap opera
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:26 (eleven years ago) link
The general disagreements tend to be what is "soap opera" and what is just "plot".
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:26 (eleven years ago) link
soap opera: intriguing story arcs over many episodes iirc?
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:31 (eleven years ago) link
so basically every serial drama then
― polyphonic, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, but then The Wire, Deadwood, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Buffy, et al would be soap operas.
There's a pejorative connotation to the term that I don't think everyone is meaning, but it can sometimes be interpreted that way. Soap Operas are really any show with continuing threads, except the shows are never meant to end. It's become known (see the Passions reference above) as a string of Outlandish Plot Devices to keep people watching (and because of the amount of episodes that are produced, lack of constant innovation).
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:36 (eleven years ago) link