i'm tv's little whore

[chronovore]

...or "Naw, I'm Just Jossing You"

I caved and ordered the season three box set for Buffy Season 4 - it was only ¥5400 at Amazon.co.jp (including shipping, which triggers at ¥1500 purchases here!), and my dishwashing evenings were lacking something to look forward to, other than a load of clean dishes at the far end of that labor.

Last night though I watched the "Our Dear Mrs. Reynolds" episode of Firefly. I remain convinced that the series would have eclipsed BtVS if it had been given a 2nd season. There are so many lines and pauses and looks and otherwise insanely great moments in that story. I found myself laughing out loud at the show, which only happens rarely with BtVS.

In a similar vein, I finished Season 1 of Veronica Mars on the train ride home last night - it doesn't finish particularly strongly, but it's a damned good show. It's Twin Peaks -meets- Beverly Hills 90210; or at least I think so, having never seen more than 5 minutes of 90210. I liked Veronica Mars - not sure if I'm going to cough up the ¥7743 for it; that's a bit rich for me, considering Kristen Bell doesn't even get her kit off.
...
*checks ep guide for the first time*
Oh. Oh, crap. I only watched 13 episodes.. no wonder I thought it was a weak finale. It wasn't a finale. Hooo.

In other news, I can't FIND SHIT lately. I'm commonly unable to see things that are right in front of my nose, but if I'm looking on behalf of someone else, I find things immediately. The wife says, "Have you seen the back of my earring?" I run my hand through the carpet near where I'm already sitting, and PRESTO! "Is this it?" The daughter says, "Where's my DS?" I say, "It's upstairs, behind the bookshelf, underneath that English book." And it is. I remember where things are, or I stumble upon them with stoopid-crazy luck. But last night we had a mosquito in the room, and I couldn't find that thing - we got bit several times, and spent more than an hour looking for the damned thing. Then I wanted my anti-bugbite-itch roll-on; and it wasn't around (I forgot that I'd accidentally taken it to work, where I now have TWO of them), and even when looking for a key that my daughter had misplaced only moments prior, we all looked and looked, wasting about an hour of the precious, scarce, post-dinner why-the-heck-aren't-you-in-bed time that is so treasured by parents. I'm only able to locate two of the 8 or so rechargeable batteries I've been stockpiling, and those two are in my Xbox wireless controller, removable only under penalty of Very Harsh, Eyebrow-Slanted Stares from Daddy. Maybe it's less that I can't find stuff - maybe it's just that "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair."

Comments

[ferricide.livejournal.com]

that episode is boss.

firefly spoiler alert
i love how they bring back saffron later. that episode is also boss. i love how they do that in general -- also with niska. i think it's obvious that firefly would have been great. hell, if it even was allowed to have a WHOLE first season. sigh.

i am looking forward to the continuations, though the comic that bridges the gap between firefly and serenity is clunky and not worth getting excited about (it's still an OK read, though.)

[nattotastic.livejournal.com]

>Then I wanted my anti-bugbite-itch roll-on

キンカン? That shit is the BOMB.

[jjgalahad.livejournal.com]

Wow, between VM and Buffy Season 1, you FAIL at television watching. Yeesh, man, do the Japanese just not have comprehensive disc menus? :P

In any case, the GF just blew through Season 4 Buffy and I have a hankering to rewatch the season finale of said Season. Season 4 may not be as strong as some other Buffy seasons but I loves it. I still maintain that you should watch Angel Season 1 concurrently for maximum viewing pleasure.

The actual finale of VM will blow you away. Veronica Mars Season 1 remains my favorite single season of TV for a reason. And if you really want to see Kristen Bell scantily clad, I'm sure there's Maxim scans out there and she had a leather-themed dance number in the TNT musical version of Reefer Madness.

And as for your bug problems - this is what you get for living in Japan. :P

[jjgalahad.livejournal.com]

*facepalms* I FAIL at HTML.

A)I see, I see. Well, I rue anyone who would keep a man from watching all of VM at once like God intended. This P2P provider shall be RUED! I envy your TV/dishwashing skillz.
B)Fair enough. I'm actually curious to see how well my GF picks up on the interseries crossovers, both tiny and huge, when she goes back and watches Angel. There's a beautiful Angel two-parter that directly follows an awesome Buffy two-parter . . . and it killed me not to follow it all up properly, but oh, well. If you can, try and put up Angel Season 1 after Buffy Season 4, depending on your fancy.
(Sidebar: The reason for our mad dash is that the "Once More, With Feeling" Buffy Musical is coming to town on August 3rd and 4th, so we have to get her to Season Six post haste. I'm very, very enthused. There's going to be Buffy-oke in multiple senses of the word!)
C)I'm not usually for non-chesty blondes but Bell's a sweetheart. She gets sexy hair in Season 3; which is, sadly, about the only thing I can recommend it for. Well, that and a pitch-perfect Series Finale that frustrated the crap out of me by being so damn good that it reminded me why I fell in love in the first place.