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( 24 7.20 )
- I can't get over how much I love this sketch. It makes my life every time I watch it.
- God, Studio 60 is so good. It's absurd. It should be illegal for any show to be this excellent. It is literally just like...the West Wing, except on the set of a TV show, and it's more ideological. And more personal. I think I cry at the end of about 75% of the episodes. Not because of PMS, either.
- Man, I've had so many epic ships this year. Patty/Raymond, Patty/Frobisher, Patty/Daniel (remember when she told him to put his head between his legs? That was awesome), Ben/Locke, Allison/Karen, Allison/Ethan, Allison/Bill, Allison/Ethan/Henry, Ethan/Ben, Karen/Ethan...okay, the last few really just exhibit my desire for everyone on 24 to get it on, but regardless, it's been an absolutely fabulous time. And not one of these ships is an actual relationship. So I think that's pretty impressive.
- I really enjoy the love/hate relationship I have with Glenn Close. For example, whenever she sings or picks her own wardrobe, I really want to slap her. I know that sounds really cruel, and I would never act on it, but that's just how I feel. She acts like she just fucking discovered vibrato, and then she's like "pshh I'm Glenn Close; I can wear whatever I want and it'll be sexy" except that is SO FALSE. And then on the other hand, whenever she does that crazy Glenn Close bitch thing she does (mostly just when she bitches out Ellen on Damages, or when she yells at someone in a limo), I want to jump her. More than I generally want to jump anyone. I am so, so serious. I'm just wrapped up in this twisted web of hate and being really turned on, and just when I think I feel one way, the other way comes out of nowhere. But I've mostly learned to avoid this by just watching her on Damages and not watching clips of Sunset Boulevard on youtube. Although I accidentally do that all the time. I'm always like "nah, it can't be as horrifying as I remember" and IT ALWAYS IS. But I think hating her pretty often is good, because it makes it easier to be attracted to her. You know on that episode of Will & Grace, when Grace and Jeremy Piven would fight over some ridiculous, trivial thing, and then (and only then) do they feel the desire for sex? It's pretty much exactly like that. Man, do I have unresolved issues. It's okay. I love them.
- I am so terrible at going to bed. Okay, I mean it this time.
- Cherry Jones has captivated my attention over the last few days. To some degree, I don't see her as being particularly fangirl-worthy. I think I would enjoy being friends with her instead. And making out in the rain, maybe, but I want to do that with everyone. Not just the epic, gorgeous, amazing actress lesbians who play presidents on my shows. God, yes. She's really starting to grow on me, though. With every interview I read, I sort of realize all the ways she's different from me, so that makes it a little more exciting. I have a hard time being intrigued by people who remind me of me too much, and that was kind of the case at the beginning.
Last night I rewatched all the episodes I skipped/didn't really pay attention to. Looking back, there was definitely some excellent acting/occasional badassness on her part, and I guess it was really just the lack of plot-derived conflict coming from those emotions that bothered me, since that's always really been 24's thing. At least now there's more of a connection between the two, so I'm totally enjoying myself. And now I have another show to watch and squee about, so that's obviously a pleasant turn of events. It just happens to be a show I currently hate with a (pretentious writer) passion, but I guess I enjoy the weird conflict of interest. - So Michael totally did a new interview and answered a question I've been debating recently, albeit mostly in jest. Regardless, here is the eternal question:
Ben gets beaten to a bloody pulp a lot. What’s your take on that?
God, why is he so brilliant with his character? I didn't even think of that. But it is SO true. Because he literally seems to enjoy it, like he's getting something out of it. I went with the easy explanation and figured it was some kind of masochistic perversion, but this is even cooler.
I see that as a pressure release valve that the audience needs. If Ben gets away with too much for too long, I feel the audience might grow disgusted. So every so often, he has to pay down a penance for his sins. Also, I think the taking of a beating is a strategic tool that Ben employs. After all, he always comes out of the beating wounded but with an information advantage. - ( 24 - SUCH SPOILERS )
- Man, I can't decide what I'm comfortable calling her character. Right now I'm going with "la presidente" because I can't call her "Cherry Jones" every time (unfortunately). Obviously I will not be referring to her by her actual first name. It's just unique and groovy to the extent where it freaks me out just slightly. I may have to go for comic relief and refer to her by the name of another fruit for the time being.
[Poll #1362796]
But I mean, seriously, in character? I'm not gonna refer to her by her last name because that's awkward and it makes me feel like I'm ignoring her femininity. But I can't call her Allison because she's like, the fucking president of the fake United States. And really convincingly so. I mean, I used to call Logan "Chaz" all the time just to be an asshole. I can't even do that with her, though. (I mean using her first name, not calling her Chaz.) It's like I actually sort of believe she's the president and I get completely sucked into that little universe. Probably because I enjoy it immensely right now.
Life, you are complicated
Nov. 29th, 2008 12:02 am( Mostly about season 6 of 24 )
Okay. My eyes are sore. Obviously my computer is not the place for a full day of anything, although you'd think I might have learned that from the carpet book. So, yeah. I'm going to bed.
Okay. My eyes are sore. Obviously my computer is not the place for a full day of anything, although you'd think I might have learned that from the carpet book. So, yeah. I'm going to bed.
Seriously, guys, I'm expecting questions about The Emperor's New Groove. :P
I got an 88 on my Physics quiz!!! I have a C+ now!!! HAPPY TIMES.
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jillkins did this. So I'm doing it. It is basically a very brief history of my movie/TV/person fandoms. I would go into more details, but I would bore myself to death, so this is just a circumstancial explanation of my semi-epic list of all the people I heart and when I liked them. You can find the list HERE.
( Fandom History )
Tomorrow = awesomest day of my life. Hollywood & History final, which is not a final at all, and then I get to go home. *happy dance*
I got an 88 on my Physics quiz!!! I have a C+ now!!! HAPPY TIMES.
Anyway,
jillkins did this. So I'm doing it. It is basically a very brief history of my movie/TV/person fandoms. I would go into more details, but I would bore myself to death, so this is just a circumstancial explanation of my semi-epic list of all the people I heart and when I liked them. You can find the list HERE.( Fandom History )
Tomorrow = awesomest day of my life. Hollywood & History final, which is not a final at all, and then I get to go home. *happy dance*
Tags:
- alberta watson,
- allison janney,
- anne bancroft,
- catherine zeta-jones,
- diane keaton,
- felicity huffman,
- glenn close,
- helen hunt,
- jacqueline mckenzie,
- jayne atkinson,
- jean smart,
- jennifer saunders,
- joanna gleason,
- joanne woodward,
- jobeth williams,
- jodie foster,
- kim cattrall,
- lena olin,
- lorraine bracco,
- mary lynn rajskub,
- mary mcdonnell,
- maryann plunkett,
- megan mullally,
- meryl streep,
- nora dunn,
- patricia wettig,
- reiko aylesworth,
- sally field,
- sarah clarke,
- sela ward,
- sharon lawrence,
- shohreh aghdashloo,
- stockard channing,
- vanessa redgrave,
- wendy crewson,
- william h. macy
Dude, Jayne Atkinson is on SVU right now! Awesome. How did I not know that? This is a new episode, right? wtf. *shrugs* Sweet.
ETA: She looks hot.
ETA: She looks hot.
Life is randomly like, a thing.
Jul. 14th, 2007 01:08 amWay to drop out of the play I already paid to see you in, Jayne Atkinson. Pshh whatever. The play still sounds awesome, and I'd rather have her working on a film/TV project than doing this, but I'm not really enthused about the seven hours of driving that awaits. It was kind of better when there was the promise of mesmerizing bliss in between. But whatever. It'll still be awesome. I'll just bring a pillow and something good to listen to in the car, because during our small road trip yesterday, my mom insisted on listening to the audiobook version of Tuesdays With Morrie. And that was like...a regrettable incident. "When you learn how to die, you learn how to live." I wanted that dude to shut up so much (oh man, and my grandmother is coming with us, so I can't sleep in the car). You know, life is not about the great possibilities for pwnage. It's about the small-scale pwnage that exists in the less impressive situations we get stuck in all the time. When you learn to love a mediocre life, you have truly achieved something.
Whatever, I have to go to bed. Work at 12 tomorrow, meh. Speaking of loving a mediocre life, guess who spontaneously decided to not quit working at CVS next month and will, instead, be working there for at least another year? Yeah, that would be me. Um...yeah. That was weird. Clearly I'm developing multiple personalities, and I don't know who to blame. I'm thinking either Sybil's mom or Stockard Channing.
Whatever, I have to go to bed. Work at 12 tomorrow, meh. Speaking of loving a mediocre life, guess who spontaneously decided to not quit working at CVS next month and will, instead, be working there for at least another year? Yeah, that would be me. Um...yeah. That was weird. Clearly I'm developing multiple personalities, and I don't know who to blame. I'm thinking either Sybil's mom or Stockard Channing.
Jayne Atkinson/TWW/pillows
Apr. 20th, 2007 02:34 amCan I just say that Jayne Atkinson is the CUTEST THING EVER?
You know in that clip that's going around (*heartsim_a_yogi for posting it on here*)...when she's asked to reveal spoilers, etc? There's one slightly adorable part in there, and then there's a part that kills me. The slightly adorable part is when she says "You're going to see me battling. For my president." <-- SO CUTEEE. The part that kills me is "...and I can't reveal Kiefer's story...because I'm not allowed." OMG. There are no words. I have to stop watching for a minute after that part. I'm totally serious. It's not even conceivable how adorable that is. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? How does she do that? She's Karen. She's always being strong and stoic and responsible and powerful, and THAT just came out of her. If you haven't seen it, you have to. It's just the way she says it.
I just...don't understand it. It's amazing. I love her. I love how she clears her throat twice in a row. How does she even know the second time is necessary? It's like she's just special.
*sigh* The West Wing makes me feel really warm and fuzzy. It's so nice to watch it and just absorb the brilliance. The other night I decided to watch The Stackhouse Filibuster so I could see Josh with his new shoes/awkward moment, and I just kept going. Well, one of the discs was on the opposite side, so I missed I&I and Manchester and whatever else was on there, and I also skipped B4A because I felt it was too much for my emo Friday afternoon. But other than that, I've been watching it all the way through since then. I just finished Night Five.This is such a quality disc. I think I tend to overlook some of these episodes because they're between all the scandal and everything, but they're actually pretty damn awesome.
I just had a really profound feeling and forgot it almost immediately, and I was just like "Oh my god, I have to remember what it was, I think it was the secret to making my life better." A minute later, I realized it was just the thought that maybe it would be easier to get into bed if I moved all the pillows from the side that isn't blocked by my desk. *sigh* I'm brilliant sometimes. I think I'm legitimately in love with myself.
You know in that clip that's going around (*hearts
im_a_yogi for posting it on here*)...when she's asked to reveal spoilers, etc? There's one slightly adorable part in there, and then there's a part that kills me. The slightly adorable part is when she says "You're going to see me battling. For my president." <-- SO CUTEEE. The part that kills me is "...and I can't reveal Kiefer's story...because I'm not allowed." OMG. There are no words. I have to stop watching for a minute after that part. I'm totally serious. It's not even conceivable how adorable that is. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? How does she do that? She's Karen. She's always being strong and stoic and responsible and powerful, and THAT just came out of her. If you haven't seen it, you have to. It's just the way she says it.I just...don't understand it. It's amazing. I love her. I love how she clears her throat twice in a row. How does she even know the second time is necessary? It's like she's just special.
*sigh* The West Wing makes me feel really warm and fuzzy. It's so nice to watch it and just absorb the brilliance. The other night I decided to watch The Stackhouse Filibuster so I could see Josh with his new shoes/awkward moment, and I just kept going. Well, one of the discs was on the opposite side, so I missed I&I and Manchester and whatever else was on there, and I also skipped B4A because I felt it was too much for my emo Friday afternoon. But other than that, I've been watching it all the way through since then. I just finished Night Five.This is such a quality disc. I think I tend to overlook some of these episodes because they're between all the scandal and everything, but they're actually pretty damn awesome.
I just had a really profound feeling and forgot it almost immediately, and I was just like "Oh my god, I have to remember what it was, I think it was the secret to making my life better." A minute later, I realized it was just the thought that maybe it would be easier to get into bed if I moved all the pillows from the side that isn't blocked by my desk. *sigh* I'm brilliant sometimes. I think I'm legitimately in love with myself.
Procrastination
Apr. 11th, 2007 08:26 pm1. I wish Karen was my mom. I'm pretty sure she'd kick my ass for not working on this lame paper. And get Chloe to lock me out of LJ and Gmail in a really Chloe way so I wouldn't be able to access them no matter how hard I tried. And then she'd make her periodically monitor my system.
2. But then I wouldn't be capable of being obsessed with her, so screw that.
3. Also, just for the record, Vanessa Redgrave and I are not speaking. I'm mad at her for making it like five times harder to focus on this because I keep wandering off looking for websites with Nip/Tuck screencaps and recaps. We're also not speaking because we don't know each other, like, at all. Which is pretty much logical. But I mean, if she were to be randomly driving in Massachusetts and she got lost in my tiny dead-end street, I'd be like "Umm, sorry, I'm giving you the silent treatment." And then she'd be like "k, you're on crack and I'm British." And...yeah.
Okay, I'm cutting myself off from LJ right now. NOWWWW gahhhhh.
Page count: 10/10 at 11:45 *gasp*
2. But then I wouldn't be capable of being obsessed with her, so screw that.
3. Also, just for the record, Vanessa Redgrave and I are not speaking. I'm mad at her for making it like five times harder to focus on this because I keep wandering off looking for websites with Nip/Tuck screencaps and recaps. We're also not speaking because we don't know each other, like, at all. Which is pretty much logical. But I mean, if she were to be randomly driving in Massachusetts and she got lost in my tiny dead-end street, I'd be like "Umm, sorry, I'm giving you the silent treatment." And then she'd be like "k, you're on crack and I'm British." And...yeah.
Okay, I'm cutting myself off from LJ right now. NOWWWW gahhhhh.
Page count: 10/10 at 11:45 *gasp*
Let me just say this in defense of procrastination - Jayne Atkinson in the last episode of 24? SO. HOT.
( more on the subject )
( more on the subject )
( 24 6x05 )
I didn't watch the preview, just a heads-up. I heart spoilerlessness. <3
(*sigh* I'm gonna go to bed. Sorry to anyone who wanted to squee about it with me, but I'm exhausted. And evidently getting sick again, gahh.)
Also - watched Syriana. Okay, Jayne Atkinson, BLOWING SMOKE? So hot. And she did another tongue thing. I think she just has a gift. I'm gonna watch that part again. And then go to bed. Because clearly her tongue > staying awake during French tomorrow. Okay. Night.
I didn't watch the preview, just a heads-up. I heart spoilerlessness. <3
(*sigh* I'm gonna go to bed. Sorry to anyone who wanted to squee about it with me, but I'm exhausted. And evidently getting sick again, gahh.)
Also - watched Syriana. Okay, Jayne Atkinson, BLOWING SMOKE? So hot. And she did another tongue thing. I think she just has a gift. I'm gonna watch that part again. And then go to bed. Because clearly her tongue > staying awake during French tomorrow. Okay. Night.
Fandom-related list
Sep. 1st, 2006 07:09 pmTags:
- alberta watson,
- alice ripley,
- anne bancroft,
- bob gunton,
- catherine zeta-jones,
- cherry jones,
- dana delany,
- diane keaton,
- elizabeth edwards,
- elizabeth mitchell,
- felicity huffman,
- gilda radner,
- glenn close,
- helen hunt,
- helen mirren,
- jacqueline mckenzie,
- jane curtin,
- jayne atkinson,
- jean smart,
- jennifer saunders,
- jill biden,
- joanna gleason,
- joanne woodward,
- jobeth williams,
- jodie foster,
- kim cattrall,
- lena olin,
- lisa edelstein,
- lorraine bracco,
- madeline kahn,
- mary mcdonnell,
- maryann plunkett,
- megan mullally,
- meryl streep,
- michael emerson,
- michelle pfeiffer,
- natasha richardson,
- nora dunn,
- patricia heaton,
- patricia wettig,
- rachel dratch,
- reiko aylesworth,
- renee fleming,
- sally field,
- sarah clarke,
- sela ward,
- sharon lawrence,
- shohreh aghdashloo,
- stockard channing,
- tina fey,
- vanessa redgrave,
- wendy crewson,
- william h. macy,
- željko ivanek
