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- TV! Since it's been a while and I'm lazy, here are my six-word reviews of the shows from the last week:
- The Good Wife 1x05, "Crash": Dan Rydell, minor league pitcher? Yay!!!
- Glee 1x08, "Mash-Up": Puck and Rachel? Sign me up!
- Grey's Anatomy 6x06, "I Saw What I Saw": No Izzie; Chief smacked down. Outstanding.
- Smallville 9x05, "Roulette": Michael Douglas movie knock-off; Chloe's creepy.
- Ugly Betty 4x03, "Blue on Blue": The Daniel-and-Betty show's heartwarming.
- White Collar 1x01, "Pilot": Banter! Competence! Suits! Oh, BOYS. Smitten!
- Mad Men 3x11, "The Gypsy and the Hobo": Holy shit! Did that just happen?
- Gossip Girl 3x07, "How to Succeed in Bassness": Blair's full-on crazy again? Yawn.
Mad Men fic rec
Aug. 9th, 2009 08:40 pmClothes Make The Man, by
orangesparks (Father Gill, Peggy Olsen; PG-13)
Father Gill on Peggy; spare and lyrical, like the show itself.
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Summary: He prays for her because no one else does.
Father Gill on Peggy; spare and lyrical, like the show itself.
TV schedule 2008-9
Aug. 28th, 2008 02:58 amSo, my TV schedule allows me to have no life, basically. SIXTEEN HOURS, PEOPLE!
( Behold, the shiny, colourful grid of MADNESS! )
Red: must-see TV
Orange: second picks
Yellow: DVR/see later in the week
Blue: guilty pleasures
Mad Men: Disappointed me thus far in the season, but I've yet to see The New Girl, so we'll see.
Entourage: Needs to pick up the pace this year. Last season spent far too much time on Billy Walsh's shenanigans; don't they know that we watch for Eric and Vince mooning over each other, and the gang having fun? And Ari and Lloyd bickering, obviously. :D
Desperate Housewives: I think this is one of the only shows I know that has improved exponentially over time. I loved last season; the plot, while overblown as ever, was actually compelling, and the girls got to hang out with each other a lot more than previous seasons. The phenomenal Dana Delaney really added a lot to the show, and I think I enjoyed Season 4 the most of any season of Desperate Housewives. I'm totally on board for the coming season. Time jump, yay!
Gossip Girl: I haven't forgotten The O.C.'s spectacular meltdown in the second season, and Josh Schwartz is really on notice. I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic, though I would love to be surprised into having as much fun as I had last season.
Heroes: I actually dropped out halfway through the last season, so I might be a bit lost at the start of Season 3. The promos look awesome, though, and I'm going to give it three to four episodes to see if it's improved over Season 2's blahness.
One Tree Hill: Oh, teenage guilty pleasure of my heart! How did you secretly improve, or at least hit my bulletproof narrative kinks this year? Brooke/Peyton bonding, and Lucas supporting Brooke in a completely non-douchey way, Brooke's bitch-queen mother... It's all good.
House and Grey's Anatomy: After almost a season, I'm psyched for both of them again. All the main relationships in both are at the forefront again (or they will be for at least the beginning of the season): House and Wilson, House and Cuddy; Callie and Hahn. Yay for Cristina getting her mojo back!
Private Practice: This show really exerts the 'can't look away, even though it's heinous' fascination for me. So many good actors wasted! Even Kate Walsh is depressing to watch. Addison's to spineless and dithery on this show; pale shades of The Mistress of All That is Evil. I'm giving it two episodes to inprove.
Friday Night Lights: The recent casting shakeup's made me re-think this show a bit, because it affects two of my favourite characters. I'll wait and see. :|
I'm looking forward to the rest; most of the other shows were either new and stopped at a good cliffhanger (Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Terminator), so I want to see if they can keep the momentum going in their second seasons, or were already consistently funny (30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother). I actually think 90210 will really suck, but I want to try something new; might as well be something that will get cancelled quickly so I don't get too attached, right?
( Behold, the shiny, colourful grid of MADNESS! )
Red: must-see TV
Orange: second picks
Yellow: DVR/see later in the week
Blue: guilty pleasures
Mad Men: Disappointed me thus far in the season, but I've yet to see The New Girl, so we'll see.
Entourage: Needs to pick up the pace this year. Last season spent far too much time on Billy Walsh's shenanigans; don't they know that we watch for Eric and Vince mooning over each other, and the gang having fun? And Ari and Lloyd bickering, obviously. :D
Desperate Housewives: I think this is one of the only shows I know that has improved exponentially over time. I loved last season; the plot, while overblown as ever, was actually compelling, and the girls got to hang out with each other a lot more than previous seasons. The phenomenal Dana Delaney really added a lot to the show, and I think I enjoyed Season 4 the most of any season of Desperate Housewives. I'm totally on board for the coming season. Time jump, yay!
Gossip Girl: I haven't forgotten The O.C.'s spectacular meltdown in the second season, and Josh Schwartz is really on notice. I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic, though I would love to be surprised into having as much fun as I had last season.
Heroes: I actually dropped out halfway through the last season, so I might be a bit lost at the start of Season 3. The promos look awesome, though, and I'm going to give it three to four episodes to see if it's improved over Season 2's blahness.
One Tree Hill: Oh, teenage guilty pleasure of my heart! How did you secretly improve, or at least hit my bulletproof narrative kinks this year? Brooke/Peyton bonding, and Lucas supporting Brooke in a completely non-douchey way, Brooke's bitch-queen mother... It's all good.
House and Grey's Anatomy: After almost a season, I'm psyched for both of them again. All the main relationships in both are at the forefront again (or they will be for at least the beginning of the season): House and Wilson, House and Cuddy; Callie and Hahn. Yay for Cristina getting her mojo back!
Private Practice: This show really exerts the 'can't look away, even though it's heinous' fascination for me. So many good actors wasted! Even Kate Walsh is depressing to watch. Addison's to spineless and dithery on this show; pale shades of The Mistress of All That is Evil. I'm giving it two episodes to inprove.
Friday Night Lights: The recent casting shakeup's made me re-think this show a bit, because it affects two of my favourite characters. I'll wait and see. :|
I'm looking forward to the rest; most of the other shows were either new and stopped at a good cliffhanger (Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Terminator), so I want to see if they can keep the momentum going in their second seasons, or were already consistently funny (30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother). I actually think 90210 will really suck, but I want to try something new; might as well be something that will get cancelled quickly so I don't get too attached, right?
Mad Men rec
Aug. 7th, 2008 02:22 amMad Men: Click of the Latch, by
romanyg (Pete/Don, Pete/Trudy; R)
YOU GUYS. Yesterday, when I asked where all the Don/Pete porn was hiding, the utterly wonderful
romanyg took up the cause. "Click of the Latch" is a brilliant look at Pete's state of mind and his relationship with Don. It's sparingly written, like the show itself, and half the pleasure of reading it is in decoding all the information that she gives you.
I could go on and on, but to do that would be to spoil it, so go, read it now, and when you're done, don't forget to give her feedback!
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Pete doesn't believe in hero worship. Except when he does.
YOU GUYS. Yesterday, when I asked where all the Don/Pete porn was hiding, the utterly wonderful
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I could go on and on, but to do that would be to spoil it, so go, read it now, and when you're done, don't forget to give her feedback!
Mad Men query
Aug. 6th, 2008 02:53 amGuys,
scribblinlenore makes a good point: where's all the Don/Pete porn, huh? If you know of any, links please! Or if you feel like writing any, please do, and I will pimp it far and wide...
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Mad Men 2x02: "Flight 1"
Aug. 5th, 2008 03:59 amHi, all! I hope all of you are having a fantastic summer. I've been away from this journal for far too long, so here, have some Mad Men commentary/meta.
( Flight 1 )
( Flight 1 )