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"OT is late to the party."
Posted by Estee on 08-12-09 at 01:20 PM
What have you gotten into well after the rest of the crowd arrived?

Reason: just watched my first episode of Mad Men. (Excuse: don't have AMC in my cable package.)

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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by samboohoo on 08-12-09 at 01:24 PM
Jeremy Piven. I was ashamed the hamsters knew something I didn't. Although I'm not convinced Jordan knows yet.

I am still waiting to join the Dexter and True Blood party.


Samboobree, brought to life by Arkie


"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Estee on 08-12-09 at 01:31 PM
I'm considering True Blood, but very lightly: my DVD queue is way backed up, there's some books I want to get to, and I've always been one vampire away from giving up on what's left of humanity anyway. No matter how well-written the story, it usually comes down to romanticizing tapeworms.

Dex will show up on my doorstep around August 19th with an automatic claim on twelve hours of my time. You could even say 'deathlock'...

As for Jeremy Piven -- the original Cupid made an impression, but I haven't seen him in much else. Heard -- I keep running into his voicework -- but most of his projects are things I don't have access to.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Snidget on 08-12-09 at 01:43 PM
Your search - "romanticizing tapeworms" - did not match any documents.

Yes I wanted to know what google would do with that phrase.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by kingfish on 08-12-09 at 01:49 PM
Obviously your search engine doesn't search RTVW.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by thndrkttn on 08-12-09 at 02:02 PM
Dex will show up on my doorstep around August 19th with an automatic claim on twelve hours of my time. You could even say 'deathlock'...

DH and I are on episode 8 of the 3rd season. We had to force ourselves not to gobble it up all at once because it's just too good and it's entirely too long of a wait until the 4th season starts. We needed to savor the excellence that is Dexter.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by zombiebaby on 08-12-09 at 03:07 PM
Jimmy Smits knocks it out of the park in that season.

I discovered Dexter when they ran it on CBS. Then we Netflixed Season 2, then we had 3 free months of Showtime for SEason 3, when it ran out we watched the last 4 epsiodes on YouTube.

This year? We just were given 12 months free of Showtime from DirectTV!



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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by thndrkttn on 08-12-09 at 03:11 PM
We're just about to hit that 8th episode downward spiral into absolute mayhem that always seems to happen with this series.

It's like you been on a roller coaster ride and the first 7 episodes are climbing to the top of that first big hill. Right around episode 8, you've reached the crest and start the exhilirating downhill rush. Gives me the shivers, I can't wait!

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by weltek on 08-12-09 at 02:16 PM
I've been a Piven fan since Swingers and PCU (and he was on the Larry Sanders show the first time I saw him). He is great in Entourage and did a great "finding himself" type documentary Journey of a Lifetime few years ago that was interesting.

So, he was on BB last night? Too bad, I could have tuned in.


-A Tribetastic Creation

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Breezy on 08-12-09 at 01:50 PM
True Blood is Sookie Stackhouse, right? Couldn't finish the first book. I found her and her vampire annoying.
"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Glow on 08-12-09 at 02:55 PM
her vampire is a real vampire who burns in the sun.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Breezy on 08-12-09 at 04:56 PM
I ♥ boys that sparkle.
"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Ahtumbreez on 08-13-09 at 12:24 PM
I'm there with you, that was one series I couldn't get into and was amazed that was the one that was picked for a series.
"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by grit on 08-12-09 at 01:26 PM
LAST EDITED ON 08-12-09 AT 03:22 PM (EST)

My family got into Firefly well after the crowd both arrived and then left and then made it into a movie.

We own the series and have watched it from start to finish more than a few times. I want to add the movie to our collection, as well. Good stuff.

ETA: Zombie's post reminded me that we resisted 24 for a while. We saw the first season, about 1/3 of the 2nd season, and then we watched this past season. I've got to get my hands on season 2. Last I knew George was dying.


I got sliced!

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Snidget on 08-12-09 at 01:30 PM
The happy dance at work.

They finally replaced the high tech motion sensor light switch in the copy room with one of the old fashioned it is on or it is off kinds.

The motion detector would turn the light on when you walked in the room, but would not acknowledge that your warmth stayed in the room and would shut off every 20 seconds. You would then have to bum rush the switch to get it to turn back on. This generally was disruptive to whatever task you were in that room for.

I don't use that room all that often, but even with my minimal usage of that room I am completely overjoyed with the new light switch. Even if I'm a bit late finding out about it.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by mrc on 08-12-09 at 01:49 PM
I have a classroom with one of those motion sensors. Works great when I'm teaching, but exams are a nightmare.

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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Snidget on 08-12-09 at 02:00 PM
Oh dear. That would be annoying.
"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Dizwiz on 08-12-09 at 02:07 PM
I have one in my classroom, too. I teach second grade, so it's almost never a problem (they never stop moving!) but on the rare occasion it happens, it's pretty funny.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by kingfish on 08-12-09 at 01:47 PM
Several series, "Dead like Me" comes to mind. I really wish this series was still being made. Hilarious, great actors, and some emotional depth.

"Corner Gas" also. Hilarious.

I think it's mostly Canadian shows that I'm late for. I was also late for Firefly, and I consider that very high quality.

I have to give a lot of credit to Canadian entertainment talent. But they need to stick it out with the good stuff a little longer.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by frodis on 08-12-09 at 01:54 PM
OT



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"Land of the Giants (1968-1970)"
Posted by IceCat on 08-12-09 at 01:57 PM
LAST EDITED ON 08-12-09 AT 02:52 PM (EST)

I saw maybe five episodes of this show as a kid and never lived in a town where it appeared in syndication.

I just downloaded the whole 2 seasons and have started watching them.

My next project is an old British (ITV via Thames Television) kids sci-fi series called The Tomorrow People (the 1970s version).

Ooh ooh! It just occured to me that I should try and find the Captain Scarlet series (1967-1968).

Its one of those Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Super-Marionation productions. Think Thunderbirds but really dark and twisted. The title character is murdered in every episode.

"RE: Land of the Giants (1968-1970)"
Posted by Starshine on 08-12-09 at 02:42 PM
Noooooooooooooo!

Captain Scarlet is indestructible!

Ah Destiny Angel


They remade Captain Scarlett in 2005 and completely missed the point.

Didn't watch the tomorrow people as it was on ITV and we only watched the BBC

Arrrr Cap'n!


Just another Sleeperbloke

Something or Other


"RE: Land of the Giants (1968-1970)"
Posted by rasslinmomma on 08-12-09 at 06:09 PM
Ohhhh....I always wanted to "break out." I loved The Tomorrow People when I first saw it on early Nickelodeon. I ordered the boxed sets and watched them again about 6 months ago. The commentary with the DVDs is hillarious at times as the actors look back at how "campy" alot of the story lines were. Watching the DVDs once is probably enough for me, so let me know if you need them, and I'd be glad to pass them along.


"She's dating who?"
Posted by Snidget on 08-12-09 at 02:05 PM
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-american-idol-finalist-jennifer-hudson-gives-birth-son-9358.php

Congrats to Jennifer for her baby, but I did not realize who she was dating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York_2

Punk aka David Otunga is the Dad.

I figured that much concentrated exposure to Ms New York would render men sterile. Who knew?

"RE: She's dating who?"
Posted by Estee on 08-12-09 at 02:32 PM
As said a while back in the relevant forum, some people don't mind 'nearly perfect'.

They're both better off. (Especially him.)

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by weltek on 08-12-09 at 02:11 PM
Mad Men and Dexter are both in my January Netflix plan.

I was very late to the DVR party and Hulu party.

Oh, and might I suggest the show Three Sheets to anyone with the FLN? http://www.mojohd.com/mojoseries/threesheets/ Heeeeelarious and informative. Thank you, Canada, for Zane and The Shopping Bags.


-A Tribetastic Creation

"Harry Potter"
Posted by Brownroach on 08-12-09 at 02:25 PM
I just watched Sorcerer's Stone and will now get the next four movies in succession from Netflix, and then go see Half-Blood Prince in the theater. Probably I will get the books as well.


For some reason I was resistant to the whole Potter phenomenon for a very long time.

"RE: Harry Potter"
Posted by grit on 08-12-09 at 02:37 PM
You sound a lot like my brother-in-law. We kept telling him how well-written the books are and that he should read them but he kept pooh-poohing us. I think he was determined NOT to jump onto the HP bandwagon.

He finally caved because the movies were a little confusing for him - they're missing a lot of smaller details that you'll only find in the books. He adored all of the books.

"RE: Harry Potter"
Posted by Brownroach on 08-12-09 at 03:40 PM
I wasn't being a snob, I just didn't get into them. I started the first book at one point but it didn't take hold. Then when book #6 came out I had another surge of interest, so I bought that one, but I didn't get far into it either.


A tribe glows in Brooklyn

"RE: Harry Potter"
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-12-09 at 03:20 PM
LAST EDITED ON 08-12-09 AT 03:26 PM (EST)

I've watched every Harry Potter movie at the theater, but have avoided reading the books. At one point I read the first two chapters of "Prisoner of Azkaban", and that was enough for me.

Edit: Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite HP movie, by far

But I have enjoyed the movies (well, except for the latest one, which was a dud).


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"RE: Harry Potter"
Posted by Brownroach on 08-12-09 at 03:43 PM
At one point I read the first two chapters of "Prisoner of Azkaban", and that was enough for me.

What didn't you like about it? I'm curious. Some friends of mine who've read, and like, all the books also say that they aren't in fact that well written.


A tribe glows in Brooklyn

"RE: Harry Potter"
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-12-09 at 04:32 PM
LAST EDITED ON 08-12-09 AT 04:33 PM (EST)

I didn't think the writing was that good, there was a lot of incomprehensible insider stuff (at least to me, since I started with book 3, not book 1), and the story just wasn't compelling. In retrospect, I didn't give it a fair shot, since the first few chapters of the earlier books always seemed to focus on Harry's horrible life with the Dursleys, and nothing of interest ever happened until Harry got to Hogwarts. IMO, JK Rowling could've shortened the "Harry's time with the Dursleys" sections of each book to a couple of pages each and made a more enjoyable book.


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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Bar Belle on 08-12-09 at 02:26 PM
I, sadly, only started watching SYTYCD as of Season 4, so I miss that and it's not as if I can find it on DVD to watch the seasons I've missed.

Trend wise I'm debating Twitter.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Starshine on 08-12-09 at 02:48 PM
Got into Chuck and OT a little late.

Still not into Dexter or Mad men.

Entyrely Cappy.


Just another Sleeperbloke

Something or Other


"Dark Tower"
Posted by zombiebaby on 08-12-09 at 03:11 PM
I'm a huge Stephen King fan but have never read the DT series. I've heard so many similarities in it to Lost. So many that there are rumours that SK might actually be involved in Lost.

Several times I have tried to read it but could not get past the first 3-5 pages. Really. I finally made myself buckle down. I'm reporting that I have made it to Chapter 3 yeasterday and yes it is getting a little more interesting. Oh and I have counted numerous Lost similarites already.

I need to watch Mad Men, Rescue Me and 24. I also wish I had watched the new Battlestar Galactica.


You've been hotpocketed!

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-12-09 at 03:22 PM
That's an excellent series. The writing in the first book is a little choppy in the beginning, since Stephen King wrote it in fits and starts. If you make it through a few chapters in the first book, I bet you'll be hooked and want to read the entire series.


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"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by weltek on 08-12-09 at 03:36 PM
I didn't realize that about The Gunslinger. I bought it and wasn't as enraptured as I thought I'd be (as I'm a King fan), thus never read the rest. Maybe that's why.


-A Tribetastic Creation

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by kingfish on 08-12-09 at 04:16 PM
Late comer to DT myself, I've read the first two books. I have them all and save them for airplane reading.

I got the latest revision. In the forward he stated that he (Stephen Kingfish) had to revise the earlier books in the series after he finished the series so as to conform with the later books.

Apparently he didn't really have it all mapped out when he began, he was just winging it from book to book so that by the time he got to the end, and finally had figured out how the story ended, that there were details in the earlier books that had to be sync-ed up. So getting the revised versions might help.

Ok, for me, imagining beginning a series that takes decades to finish, winging it from book to book without knowing the ultimate ending or even where the next book is going to go, is astonishing, and really sounds like fun. If you happen to be a genius.

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-12-09 at 04:35 PM
And Stephen King did an excellent job with the ending of "The Dark Tower", the last book in the series.

Don't worry, I won't spoil it.

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by rasslinmomma on 08-12-09 at 06:14 PM
DH and I both read "The Dark Tower" books. I got ahold of the last one before he did. He still claims he thought I was hurt as I read the last page and screamed "NOOOOOO!!!" loud enough to bring him in from the garage.


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"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Ahtumbreez on 08-13-09 at 12:29 PM
After reading all your comments I may have to give DT another shot. I think I have a grudge against the series because of all the stupid Quiz questions.
"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by jbug on 08-13-09 at 12:42 PM
Super SK fan here.
I encourage everyone who hasn't read the DT series to try it.
I couldn't wait till each book came out; would snatch it off the shelf as soon as it did.

Also, read The Green Mile, if you haven't already.

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Dizwiz on 08-13-09 at 12:56 PM
Also a super SK fan here, and I just read the DT series this summer. I had a hard time getting into it at first, but ended up loving it. Just finished "From a Buick 8," which was meh, and I started "Blaze" yesterday. It's good so far.

My fave is "The Eyes of the Dragon", and I also love "It".


"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by jbug on 08-13-09 at 01:06 PM
Check out some of his writings under Richard Bachman.
Thinner was the first I read - and that was before it was known that he was SK.
I'd read only a couple of chapters when I told DH that it was so strange. This Bachman guy writes just like Stephen King!


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"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Dizwiz on 08-13-09 at 01:13 PM
"Blaze" is a Bachman book, and "Thinner" is on my must-read list. I don't know waht I'll do when I run out of SK books!


"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-13-09 at 01:11 PM
The Stand is my favorite, but I've liked most of the books Stephen King wrote. The guy writes them so quickly, I can't keep up-- I seldom have time to read.


"Play expert, you noob." - Max's DS

"RE: Dark Tower"
Posted by rasslinmomma on 08-13-09 at 06:16 PM
I'm with ya on The Stand. I've got both the inital release and the unabridged versions.

What did you think of the movie? Not bad, but now I've got Molly Ringwald stuck in my head every time I think of Frannie.



Slice & Dice Chop Shop 2004

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Max Headroom on 08-12-09 at 03:24 PM
Facebook.

Everyone else on the planet uses Facebook, even my Luddite wife, and I'm gradually convincing myself that I need to start using it too. If I get over the hump and actually do it, I plan on looking at LinkedIn too.


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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 08-13-09 at 02:35 AM
*raises paw*

I haven't gotten involved with Facebook, either. Nor did I get into Myspace or Twitter or any of the other fad-du-jour stuff.

"Burn Notice"
Posted by Breezy on 08-12-09 at 03:50 PM
Not me, I've watched since the start. But I want to make sure others are watching it. Are you watching it?


We remain free to dislike anyone we please, but the Constitution continues to demand that we respect their civil rights.- MO

"RE: Burn Notice"
Posted by weltek on 08-12-09 at 03:53 PM
Mmm, he's yummy. Wait, I think I recall this conversation.


-A Tribetastic Creation

"RE: Burn Notice"
Posted by Ahtumbreez on 08-13-09 at 12:31 PM
Just finished watching this years episodes. And did I hear right? Back this winter? I love Fiona.
"RE: Burn Notice"
Posted by Breezy on 08-13-09 at 12:44 PM
They do like mini series, it seems. Half the episodes in the summer, half in the winter. I love Fiona too.
"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by moonbaby on 08-12-09 at 04:07 PM
Flight of the Conchords. And now? I think it's gone. Wah.
The Office-missed the entire first season.
LOST-an episode or 2 behind at the beginning but caught up pretty quick.


"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by weltek on 08-12-09 at 04:33 PM
Not sure I'll ever realistically get around to watching Flight of the Conchords, but it sounded good.


-A Tribetastic Creation

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Karchita on 08-12-09 at 05:30 PM
I am late for everything. It's a way of life.

For example, threads.



"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Denalio on 08-12-09 at 08:36 PM
me too.

And texting. I M L8 4 tht. I have decided to actually spell every thing out anyway much to the displeasure of my younger friends/relatives.



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"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by kidflash212 on 08-12-09 at 07:12 PM
I've yet to see Scrubs - everyone tells me I'd like it.

"RE: OT is late to the party."
Posted by Bar Belle on 08-13-09 at 12:43 PM
The first seasons are really great.

The last couple of seasons depend on how much you like Zach Braff (sp?) But I find Dr. Cox really steals the show, it's quite well done with a mix of drama and comedy though.