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chronovore) wrote2007-07-19 12:08 pm
chronovore) wrote2007-07-19 12:08 pm
i'm tv's little whore
...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."
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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
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Seriously, though:
(a) My Veronica Mars failure is because that's all that particular P2P download included in the package. Looks like i get what i didn't pay for. My Buffy failure was just a lack of time; the kitchen in the new house is /in/ the living room, so watching TV while doing dishes is do-able.
(b) Thought about getting Angel S1 at the same time; then realized I've got way too many unwatched DVDs, and nearly didn't buy Buffy S4. I quit thinking about it and just hit "PROCEED TO CHECKOUT, BEYOTCH."
(c) Thanks for the heads-up on Reefer Madness. Crazy giant teeth aside, Bell is a total hottie. And I don't normally go for blondes.