Reading: Just finished The Fourth Bear…brief comments over at the places i go
Watching: Went to see Little Miss Sunshine last night. Despite what Entertainment Weekly had to say (they didn’t like it much), I thought it was great. Steve Carell was fantastic in an understated (but still very funny) role. The scenes at the end, at the pageant, were horrifying, as I suspect they were meant to be. My two favorite moments involved Olive and her brother Dwayne: “Go hug mom” and “Okay. Let’s go.”
Watched the first episode of Deadwood, from Netflix. Not sure I’m completely sold yet…anyone want to talk me into it?
Working through season five of The West Wing. I finally got to see The Supremes in its entirety, which was a fantastic episode. It was definitely rocky without Sorkin, but there are a few moments of greatness in this season.
Also watched the pilot for Kidnapped. Great cast, interesting premise, but I’m not sure I want to invest the time.
Listening: Hmm…what am I listening to these days? I’ve gotten a taste of The Raconteurs (read jennimi’s post about them) and I’ve been enjoying that, despite never having been a fan of the White Stripes.
Hope everyone’s having a good weekend!
I’ve found that most people don’t think the first episode of Deadwood is the best. However, Deadwood is one of those shows that you have to give four episodes or so to really get a feel if you like it or not. Even with the incredible vugarity, there’s a magic in the dialogue that’s poetic and beautiful, and I’m dazzled by some of the phrases that come out of it. As far as characters go, the heroes are flawed and the villains are truly dangerous, but even that gets turned around after a while. There’s also a commentary on society itself, as you begin to see how a community starts building itself through law, economy and culture, which people tend to miss between the many c-suckers the show uses.
Shoot me an e-mail if you’re interested in S4 of the Wire, as I can record it for you.