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Last Night's Dead Like Me
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sockkpuppett likes it and now thebratqueen is plugging it and this is on FX - so it isn't as if I have my "Wonderfalls" excuse not to watch - So is "Rescue Me" up on any newsgroups so far? Cause I will watch another show and I am willing to invest fully in a well done series, but I am not so certain about doing so on Wednesday nights. That is like taking the new dude to your dead husband's parents house for dinner. It isn't necessarily wrong, just extremely weird and uncomfortable.
And FX is Fox and they have cancelled stuff before - but I think they are more likely to give a show a complete run - or is this just wishful thinking on my part? They are pretty invested in "The Shield" if ad schedules are anything to go by...
I think I have cancellation-anxiety. Something must be done, though. My favorite continuing TV show until last week was "Reno 911!"
Thankfully "Dead Like Me" is back. Whew. Now I know I don't watch QaF anymore - and I'm not really sure why I stopped. I think it was when I found out Brian was gonna get cancer. See, I was all into Brian is a Superhero - Brian is Batman and I accepted the ridiculousness QaF threw at me because it was Fantasy to me. There is no such place as Babylon and there is no real and true Brian Kinney (don't telldrdawn I said that), but I have never had a problem with accepting fantastical plot twists and/or settings - my issues are usually more character based. In fact - I prefer a fantastical setting plot to something more mundane. And I was not watching QaF for gritty reality. I was watching for escapism - to a world where the fight to have sex in public was pure and just. I was so down with that. And dude - we go from Brian being Batman to Brian having testicular cancer. I'd rather watch Bruce Wayne go through chemo. *If* the show had the writing to support a reality-based Brian storyline or even an investment in the supporting cast... but it really did not. On average an episode of QaF is about on par with a pretty good episode of Smallville - writing wise. This is not high praise, but it is not condemnation. I don't *have* to have Whedon-esque writing, but it really helps, as long as I still care about the characters and story overall - and QaF - it just could not keep me interested. Which is really kinda sad cause I was all down with it for a long time.
Now all of this is just my opinion and mine alone. If you think the show has Emmy-Award winning everything - then good for you and what do I know? But, this is why I lost interest.
But - "Dead Like Me" - I still am down with that and I enjoyed last night's ep (even if I did miss last weeks ep due to vid farr). Cutting to talk.
So what is up with Mason and the drinking? Did I miss something? Wasn't he always pretty much a druggie? Is alcohol different for him? Is he depressed? I am torn between wanting to hug him and wanting to make him take a shower. Also - I hope we do not have to see a Reaper In Rehab story (See Brian's Cancer and why I fell outta love with QaF for why) although if there is one show that could pull off a rehab storyline and make it interesting, it would be this one.
Anyway - my current status on Mason is: Concerned.
Daisy - Daisy seems more subdued. I like it. She really grew on me last year and my one question now is: I want to see what her reaper!self looks like. Have they dropped that plotline, that the reapers are all kinda unattractive/plain? Cause I liked it - maybe Daisy is a plain girl who takes really good care of herself - proper use of cosmetics can brighten up anyone's face and she would know all about that...plus, blonde hair will get you really far in life if you are counting on getting far in life based on hair color. Or Death. Huh. What is up with Catholic thing? Is it her new hobby? Cause I can get that...
Roxie - Roxie is a cop. Oh wow. She will make the perfect cop. And she shot Mason! I love her and I fear her. Can she use her reaper-inside knowledge on homicides? Cause anyone dying violently in that city has a 1 in 5 shot at getting her as a reaper - right?
Delores is coming along nicely - they've toned her down a bit, which was good because she was a walking caricature. Now she is still a bit over the top but I swear to you all: This woman is real. I have worked with her in 2 different offices. She is also very very nice and - like on the show - the more you work with her the more you realize and appreciate this fact. Delores actually cares about the people in her office and will bend over backwards to help most of them. I loved her sending George to a meeting and I really like their interaction during the meeting.
Okay- an aside - I have been to that meeting - the one with the security dude and the warning about office supply theft. I have been to that meeting except my meeting did not include muffins. Or danishes.
::feels ripped off::
::steals office supplies to feel better::
Rube! I am so in love with Rube, I am so in love and unable to say anything about him other than OMIGODILOVEHIMSOMUCHIWANTTOMARRYHIMANDHAVEHISBABIESANDIDONTEVENLIKEBABIES!!!
Joy and Reggie are a team - awwww. I get that it is wrong to try to influence Reggie against her father (except Clancy, for all his likeableness is a bit of an ass) but it is also nice that Reggie is not an idiot and knows what is going on and is reaching out (in a very Reggie way) to Joy. Thank god - cause Joy just can't do it on her own and I really really want Joy - well - to be not miserable. How cute was Reggie's balancing act "Miserable with a house or miserable in a cheesy apartment?" It is funny cause it is true. Also, I don't hate Clancy - Joy is a difficult woman... but he is acting like an ass.
I am so glad they are still dealing in small ways with George's death. Because it is about these little things - there is no huge cathartic crying and wailing and waving your fists at God and/or Khan and then everything is all better. I mean - there can be a big ole crying scene if you want - it is just not the end of it all. No, it is a day to day thing and you go about your day just like anyone else but you also have this thing - this grief - and it becomes normal and you live with it. And it probably is normal, cause everyone has their own grief. The pain of wondering what someone would have become, though, as opposed to just missing someone who was given the opportunity to grow up - to be who they were going to be, that pain is different. This show gets that. The death of a child -or the death of a young person is just different. It is not natural and it throws a family all out of whack.
And then George herself and she is still grieving for her life and still trying to come to terms with what she has lost and figure out what she still has and part of me wants her to move away and part of me wants her to cling tight to her family. I could not wait for her to find out about her parent's divorce and man - that is pretty mean of me. But the drama - the pain. George!!! Although I thought it was odd that she now seems to blame Rube and still be on this "her name was on a post-it" kick. I thought she decided last year that there really wasn't anything they could do when it was someone's time - when they made it to a post-it? But today - in thinking about it, there really didn't seem to be anything rational in her lashing out at Rube. She was hurt and she was in pain and Rube is a safe place for her to vent.
Can I help it if I wanted that venting to continue in his apartment with less clothing? Cause man, I need help. I am down with a het pairing and it will probably not ever happen. What is up with that?
sockkpuppett likes it and now thebratqueen is plugging it and this is on FX - so it isn't as if I have my "Wonderfalls" excuse not to watch - So is "Rescue Me" up on any newsgroups so far? Cause I will watch another show and I am willing to invest fully in a well done series, but I am not so certain about doing so on Wednesday nights. That is like taking the new dude to your dead husband's parents house for dinner. It isn't necessarily wrong, just extremely weird and uncomfortable. And FX is Fox and they have cancelled stuff before - but I think they are more likely to give a show a complete run - or is this just wishful thinking on my part? They are pretty invested in "The Shield" if ad schedules are anything to go by...
I think I have cancellation-anxiety. Something must be done, though. My favorite continuing TV show until last week was "Reno 911!"
Thankfully "Dead Like Me" is back. Whew. Now I know I don't watch QaF anymore - and I'm not really sure why I stopped. I think it was when I found out Brian was gonna get cancer. See, I was all into Brian is a Superhero - Brian is Batman and I accepted the ridiculousness QaF threw at me because it was Fantasy to me. There is no such place as Babylon and there is no real and true Brian Kinney (don't tell
drdawn I said that), but I have never had a problem with accepting fantastical plot twists and/or settings - my issues are usually more character based. In fact - I prefer a fantastical setting plot to something more mundane. And I was not watching QaF for gritty reality. I was watching for escapism - to a world where the fight to have sex in public was pure and just. I was so down with that. And dude - we go from Brian being Batman to Brian having testicular cancer. I'd rather watch Bruce Wayne go through chemo. *If* the show had the writing to support a reality-based Brian storyline or even an investment in the supporting cast... but it really did not. On average an episode of QaF is about on par with a pretty good episode of Smallville - writing wise. This is not high praise, but it is not condemnation. I don't *have* to have Whedon-esque writing, but it really helps, as long as I still care about the characters and story overall - and QaF - it just could not keep me interested. Which is really kinda sad cause I was all down with it for a long time. Now all of this is just my opinion and mine alone. If you think the show has Emmy-Award winning everything - then good for you and what do I know? But, this is why I lost interest.
But - "Dead Like Me" - I still am down with that and I enjoyed last night's ep (even if I did miss last weeks ep due to vid farr). Cutting to talk.
So what is up with Mason and the drinking? Did I miss something? Wasn't he always pretty much a druggie? Is alcohol different for him? Is he depressed? I am torn between wanting to hug him and wanting to make him take a shower. Also - I hope we do not have to see a Reaper In Rehab story (See Brian's Cancer and why I fell outta love with QaF for why) although if there is one show that could pull off a rehab storyline and make it interesting, it would be this one.
Anyway - my current status on Mason is: Concerned.
Daisy - Daisy seems more subdued. I like it. She really grew on me last year and my one question now is: I want to see what her reaper!self looks like. Have they dropped that plotline, that the reapers are all kinda unattractive/plain? Cause I liked it - maybe Daisy is a plain girl who takes really good care of herself - proper use of cosmetics can brighten up anyone's face and she would know all about that...plus, blonde hair will get you really far in life if you are counting on getting far in life based on hair color. Or Death. Huh. What is up with Catholic thing? Is it her new hobby? Cause I can get that...
Roxie - Roxie is a cop. Oh wow. She will make the perfect cop. And she shot Mason! I love her and I fear her. Can she use her reaper-inside knowledge on homicides? Cause anyone dying violently in that city has a 1 in 5 shot at getting her as a reaper - right?
Delores is coming along nicely - they've toned her down a bit, which was good because she was a walking caricature. Now she is still a bit over the top but I swear to you all: This woman is real. I have worked with her in 2 different offices. She is also very very nice and - like on the show - the more you work with her the more you realize and appreciate this fact. Delores actually cares about the people in her office and will bend over backwards to help most of them. I loved her sending George to a meeting and I really like their interaction during the meeting.
Okay- an aside - I have been to that meeting - the one with the security dude and the warning about office supply theft. I have been to that meeting except my meeting did not include muffins. Or danishes.
::feels ripped off::
::steals office supplies to feel better::
Rube! I am so in love with Rube, I am so in love and unable to say anything about him other than OMIGODILOVEHIMSOMUCHIWANTTOMARRYHIMANDHAVEHISBABIESANDIDONTEVENLIKEBABIES!!!
Joy and Reggie are a team - awwww. I get that it is wrong to try to influence Reggie against her father (except Clancy, for all his likeableness is a bit of an ass) but it is also nice that Reggie is not an idiot and knows what is going on and is reaching out (in a very Reggie way) to Joy. Thank god - cause Joy just can't do it on her own and I really really want Joy - well - to be not miserable. How cute was Reggie's balancing act "Miserable with a house or miserable in a cheesy apartment?" It is funny cause it is true. Also, I don't hate Clancy - Joy is a difficult woman... but he is acting like an ass.
I am so glad they are still dealing in small ways with George's death. Because it is about these little things - there is no huge cathartic crying and wailing and waving your fists at God and/or Khan and then everything is all better. I mean - there can be a big ole crying scene if you want - it is just not the end of it all. No, it is a day to day thing and you go about your day just like anyone else but you also have this thing - this grief - and it becomes normal and you live with it. And it probably is normal, cause everyone has their own grief. The pain of wondering what someone would have become, though, as opposed to just missing someone who was given the opportunity to grow up - to be who they were going to be, that pain is different. This show gets that. The death of a child -or the death of a young person is just different. It is not natural and it throws a family all out of whack.
And then George herself and she is still grieving for her life and still trying to come to terms with what she has lost and figure out what she still has and part of me wants her to move away and part of me wants her to cling tight to her family. I could not wait for her to find out about her parent's divorce and man - that is pretty mean of me. But the drama - the pain. George!!! Although I thought it was odd that she now seems to blame Rube and still be on this "her name was on a post-it" kick. I thought she decided last year that there really wasn't anything they could do when it was someone's time - when they made it to a post-it? But today - in thinking about it, there really didn't seem to be anything rational in her lashing out at Rube. She was hurt and she was in pain and Rube is a safe place for her to vent.
Can I help it if I wanted that venting to continue in his apartment with less clothing? Cause man, I need help. I am down with a het pairing and it will probably not ever happen. What is up with that?
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Mason was sober in the premiere, and apparently had been for quite a while. There's a spectacular moment in the episode where we discover, at the same time Mason does, really, why he drank in the first place. And then he falls back into it. It was stark and angsty and lovely.
Cause anyone dying violently in that city has a 1 in 5 shot at getting her as a reaper - right?
No - they aren't so much the 'violent' deaths crew as they are the 'bizarre accidents' crew. We've met reapers who deal with violent crime before, in the one where Daisy is holding a seance to scam money.
Replying to myself to add
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No - they aren't so much the 'violent' deaths crew as they are the 'bizarre accidents' crew. We've met reapers who deal with violent crime before, in the one where Daisy is holding a seance to scam money.
See, I thought those guys were a specialty team and George and Co. are the Murder, Suicide, Violent Deaths team...except other than the Premiere (there were a lot of gunshot victims in the premiere) and the suicide guy Mason gets - we only see the bizarre accidents -- maybe there has been a retcon?
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I have no idea what Serta Sheep have to do with the television series, but I feel compelled to use them.
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I need to watch DLM!! I have some VCDs here. I need to catch up. That'll be my goal for the next week or so--when I'm not breathing computer.
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He was sober in the season premiere last week, to my surprise. And he did look more fresh.
Roxie - Roxie is a cop. Oh wow.
The change from parking enforcement also happened last week.
And Delores has grown on me too! I love her now. And the front desk assistant person who I can't remember the name of cracks me up.
Oh man, I am with you on the George/Rube thing. I was listening to a song in the car and had visuals of them. Creepy OMG.
I also loved that Joy and Reggie are connecting. That's so wonderful. I am drawn to Reggie from day 1. I need a song...
I am so glad they are still dealing in small ways with George's death.
Yes, with George's story I am most attracted to her dealing with her own death. So much is there. Would love to vid this.
Ooh I think it's time I get DLM icons.
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Am sharing your Rube love.
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Rescue Me kicks ass. So far I've been very pleased with the writing. And hey! Denis Leary humor. Can't beat that.
My boyfriend's roommate has been Netflixing Dead Like Me on DVD. Hopefully I'll be able to stay on top of that show, though I may have to resort to downloading. (If I asked, could you help me with that? I'm so not on board with the downloading thing.)
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I am having a he's-pathetic-but-in-a-sweet-way crush on Mason and his accent. I am not crushing on Rube at all, but I do love his dialogue. I have an intellectual crush on him, you could say, where an orgasmic experience would be getting to hang around him all the time and just talk about random crap.
This show has actually made me consider that maybe a frog wouldn't be as weird a pet as I had always thought. Not that I was ever against frogs (I used to play with the little ones that snuck into the girls bathroom at day-care as a kid), but I never really considered having them as a pet, because I thought it would be weird if they got out and hopped around you at night. But her orange frog seems pretty cool.
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But I think the distinction is that George realized there's nothing she can do once she gets a post-it, but Rube is farther up the chain. At least a notch :)
Clancy is very much being the ass. And whatever happened to... well, that was a guy he hugged at George's funeral. I'm just sayin'. *whistles*
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Hee! It was kind of weird reading this because I *just* finished submitting a Brian vid to VividCon called "Superman." (shameless self-plug, I know) I'm kind of the opposite, I think. I always sort of saw Brian as a real person. Certainly not average, but not complete fantasy either. And his pain is so pretty.
I've only seen a few episodes of Dead Like Me, but I want to see more. I really like the premise of the show and the characters are so interesting. I managed to catch yesterday's episode, and I agree with you. I like how they're still dealing with George's death -- it's a nice change from QaF, which loves to bring up heavy issues, but tends to forget about them and move on too quickly.
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I don't suppose I could get you to watch Nip/Tuck? Seeing as you are in the market for a new show to watch. Nip/Tuck is great. Of course, there is a good portion of the show I haven't seen because I don't deal well with blood. So that's a problem. But still... it's a great show.
I'm taking this moment to point out that I will *not* be commenting on what you said about QaF. I will say that I'm sad that you don't watch anymore. The only reason I found that show was because I saw your videos to it. I decided I needed to see the show after that and now it's my all time favorite show ever. ::sigh:: Ah well.. we can't all love everything now can we. I'll never like SV, so I guess we're even. ;)
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