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owlbeerSo, I just finished watching S1 of Sports Night. Technically, I'd seen a lot of it before, but this is the first time I'd watched it in its entirety.
I mean seriosuly. I watched from 'Rebecca' through 'What Kind of Day Has it Been' and just, wow. So much love.
There's never really a bad episode but it does start maybe a little slow, but then it hits 'Eli's Coming' and just never stops. 'Eli's Coming' is just such a great ep too; everything falling apart but they're holding it together on screen.
Dan/Rebecca: See, I'm still not really sure. I don't dislike Rebecca all that much (she's SN's Amy but without being quite so annoying) but I think I like their relationship more because of the fact that it makes Dan happy than anything else.
Dana/Casey: I must admit, I've always been more of a Dan/Casey shipper but there is definitely something about these two that I love. Casey's look off to the side at the end of I think it was 'Dana and the Deep Blue Sea' but I might be wrong when he's obviosuly thinking about Dana and then the whole comment about her being funny at the end. It's cute.
Dan: Do I have to say it again? LOVE. Honestly, he gets a little annoying when he's trying to get Rebecca to go out with him and I can see why someone would find it irritating if it happened to them but then after it all, he's just so damn endearing. With the smiles and the long speeches. Love him. So much.
Casey: I love him too, just not quite so much, because Casey can be a bit of an ass sometimes. Not that Dan is perfect and that any character should be perfect but Casey annoys me a little. Although, like I said, I still love him. His speech to Charlie was just gorgeous.
Casey and Dan's relationship is just a beautiful thing to watch on screen. It's like Jed and Leo's on TWW, it's just gorgeous to see friendships like that portrayed on screen and yes, I'm prone to slashing them every so often, but in the end, I just love seeing their relationship in anyway I can. House and Wilson also fit into this category.
Natalie: She gets involved when she really shouldn't sometimes, but yeah, you can't help but love her really.
Jeremy: You're insane but impossible not to love.
Dana: Just plain crazy but in such a wonderful way. Felicity Huffman <3
When I first saw this show I watched it off and on, and I can't remember if I saw 'Napoleon's Battle Plan.' Anyway, that conversation between Dana and Sally was just so well done. I mean, you walk away feeling sorry for Sally, which is interesting. In fact, the whole way they resolved the Sally/Casey/Dana/Gordon thing was very well done.
What Kind of Day Has it Been: It made me cry twice. Once when Casey was talking to Charlie and then also when Isaac showed up, because, how could you not? *sniffs*
Is it crazy to see Chris/Will? Because I really do. They are SN's Ed and Larry, thought maybe minus all the vaguely frigtening following thing, because I don't know if I can think of a scene when Ed and Larry weren't together.
One small thing that does get a little annoying is the conversation style. It's funny, don't get me wrong but when you watch 10 eps straight, it starts to grate a little on you.
However, in conclusion: So much love. Aaron Sorkin, even though you really re-use material, you're wonderful.
And because I caved in and watched it last night.
Disclaimer: I’ve watched maybe one and a half episodes of Season Five.
Archie! He never stops being cute.
Grissom and Sara … damn it, still kind of affect me. One day I’ll rationalise how I loved this pairing and yet dislike House/Cameron so very much. I know there are some big differences but there are some real similarities too. It might come down to one thing: Wilson. Hmm. Anyway, G/S does still affect me. It was a random moment in his office, but it was also kinda nice.
Ecklie was trying to be human. I was shocked.
Greg? He’s wearing a suit jacket and his hair Wha? It’s not bad, just different.
It just feels … weird. I’m not saying it’s not good tv, it’s right up there on the suspense scale, it just … feels a little strange. Not quite like CSI. It might be the length and it might be something else.
Blew himself up. o.O
Oh fuck, and just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse. Ants. Quentin, you do suspense well and you have a thing for burying people alive.
Catherine, Greg, Warrick all had to be doing something, while Grissom and Sara watched Nick and observed. I wonder if that was a conscious thing (and it wasn’t like Grissom and Sara didn’t do things as well) or just something that happened, or it’s just something I’m reading too much into.
By their powers combined. They all helped. And wow, is that some library Grissom has. I’m jealous even though I have no interest in entomology whatsoever.
o.o! O.o! That whole scene with Robbins and David and wow, that was creepy.
Warrick <3 Although the conversation he had with Nick at the very start of ep when they were in the locker room was a little random. However, Warrick nearly losing it at Nick's locker and him being so worried about him was, gah. This ep no doubt made some Nick/Warrick shippers happy.
Grissom calling Nick ‘Pancho’ made me go, ‘hmm.’ I’m sure it made some Grissom/Nick bounce but it had a very father-figure feel to me. Still, it felt a little weird for Grissom, but then Nick had spent that much time in a box, being eaten by ants. He needed to be shocked out of it.
Would you ever, ever, in a million years go back to work after that?
Also, I liked how they showed the division at the end. Greg, Sara and Grissom staying outside the ambulance, while Catherine and Warrick rode with him.
Aw, Grissom wants them all back together. That surprised me because it added something more to the episode. It wasn’t just drama; there were feelings there, and they were Grissom’s which makes it even weirder really.
That last scene was a little WTF? Because … yeah. Why focus on her? Why not the reaction of everyone else? I mean sure, it was all done because of her … I just thought it felt a little strange.
It still felt a little weird, and not quite like CSI but it was some good TV.
Of course, if I can be cynical, there will likely be very little emotional fall-out from this next season.
However, I kind of want to know what I’ve missed this season now. Damnit.
I'm so easy.
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I had my first driving lesson today and it actually went pretty well. The guys who took me (two friends) were so patient and wonderful and I actually didn't go too badly. Changing gears isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be but then I wasn't exactly driving where there were many other cars on the road, so we'll see. It was quite fun though.
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I mean seriosuly. I watched from 'Rebecca' through 'What Kind of Day Has it Been' and just, wow. So much love.
There's never really a bad episode but it does start maybe a little slow, but then it hits 'Eli's Coming' and just never stops. 'Eli's Coming' is just such a great ep too; everything falling apart but they're holding it together on screen.
Dan/Rebecca: See, I'm still not really sure. I don't dislike Rebecca all that much (she's SN's Amy but without being quite so annoying) but I think I like their relationship more because of the fact that it makes Dan happy than anything else.
Dana/Casey: I must admit, I've always been more of a Dan/Casey shipper but there is definitely something about these two that I love. Casey's look off to the side at the end of I think it was 'Dana and the Deep Blue Sea' but I might be wrong when he's obviosuly thinking about Dana and then the whole comment about her being funny at the end. It's cute.
Dan: Do I have to say it again? LOVE. Honestly, he gets a little annoying when he's trying to get Rebecca to go out with him and I can see why someone would find it irritating if it happened to them but then after it all, he's just so damn endearing. With the smiles and the long speeches. Love him. So much.
Casey: I love him too, just not quite so much, because Casey can be a bit of an ass sometimes. Not that Dan is perfect and that any character should be perfect but Casey annoys me a little. Although, like I said, I still love him. His speech to Charlie was just gorgeous.
Casey and Dan's relationship is just a beautiful thing to watch on screen. It's like Jed and Leo's on TWW, it's just gorgeous to see friendships like that portrayed on screen and yes, I'm prone to slashing them every so often, but in the end, I just love seeing their relationship in anyway I can. House and Wilson also fit into this category.
Natalie: She gets involved when she really shouldn't sometimes, but yeah, you can't help but love her really.
Jeremy: You're insane but impossible not to love.
Dana: Just plain crazy but in such a wonderful way. Felicity Huffman <3
When I first saw this show I watched it off and on, and I can't remember if I saw 'Napoleon's Battle Plan.' Anyway, that conversation between Dana and Sally was just so well done. I mean, you walk away feeling sorry for Sally, which is interesting. In fact, the whole way they resolved the Sally/Casey/Dana/Gordon thing was very well done.
What Kind of Day Has it Been: It made me cry twice. Once when Casey was talking to Charlie and then also when Isaac showed up, because, how could you not? *sniffs*
Is it crazy to see Chris/Will? Because I really do. They are SN's Ed and Larry, thought maybe minus all the vaguely frigtening following thing, because I don't know if I can think of a scene when Ed and Larry weren't together.
One small thing that does get a little annoying is the conversation style. It's funny, don't get me wrong but when you watch 10 eps straight, it starts to grate a little on you.
However, in conclusion: So much love. Aaron Sorkin, even though you really re-use material, you're wonderful.
And because I caved in and watched it last night.
Disclaimer: I’ve watched maybe one and a half episodes of Season Five.
Archie! He never stops being cute.
Grissom and Sara … damn it, still kind of affect me. One day I’ll rationalise how I loved this pairing and yet dislike House/Cameron so very much. I know there are some big differences but there are some real similarities too. It might come down to one thing: Wilson. Hmm. Anyway, G/S does still affect me. It was a random moment in his office, but it was also kinda nice.
Ecklie was trying to be human. I was shocked.
Greg? He’s wearing a suit jacket and his hair Wha? It’s not bad, just different.
It just feels … weird. I’m not saying it’s not good tv, it’s right up there on the suspense scale, it just … feels a little strange. Not quite like CSI. It might be the length and it might be something else.
Blew himself up. o.O
Oh fuck, and just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse. Ants. Quentin, you do suspense well and you have a thing for burying people alive.
Catherine, Greg, Warrick all had to be doing something, while Grissom and Sara watched Nick and observed. I wonder if that was a conscious thing (and it wasn’t like Grissom and Sara didn’t do things as well) or just something that happened, or it’s just something I’m reading too much into.
By their powers combined. They all helped. And wow, is that some library Grissom has. I’m jealous even though I have no interest in entomology whatsoever.
o.o! O.o! That whole scene with Robbins and David and wow, that was creepy.
Warrick <3 Although the conversation he had with Nick at the very start of ep when they were in the locker room was a little random. However, Warrick nearly losing it at Nick's locker and him being so worried about him was, gah. This ep no doubt made some Nick/Warrick shippers happy.
Grissom calling Nick ‘Pancho’ made me go, ‘hmm.’ I’m sure it made some Grissom/Nick bounce but it had a very father-figure feel to me. Still, it felt a little weird for Grissom, but then Nick had spent that much time in a box, being eaten by ants. He needed to be shocked out of it.
Would you ever, ever, in a million years go back to work after that?
Also, I liked how they showed the division at the end. Greg, Sara and Grissom staying outside the ambulance, while Catherine and Warrick rode with him.
Aw, Grissom wants them all back together. That surprised me because it added something more to the episode. It wasn’t just drama; there were feelings there, and they were Grissom’s which makes it even weirder really.
That last scene was a little WTF? Because … yeah. Why focus on her? Why not the reaction of everyone else? I mean sure, it was all done because of her … I just thought it felt a little strange.
It still felt a little weird, and not quite like CSI but it was some good TV.
Of course, if I can be cynical, there will likely be very little emotional fall-out from this next season.
However, I kind of want to know what I’ve missed this season now. Damnit.
I'm so easy.
--
I had my first driving lesson today and it actually went pretty well. The guys who took me (two friends) were so patient and wonderful and I actually didn't go too badly. Changing gears isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be but then I wasn't exactly driving where there were many other cars on the road, so we'll see. It was quite fun though.
--
Because I'm a sheep and it's a lovely idea. I'm trying to comment on everyone on my flist that does it.
Snaps Cup! Meme: I posted here.
