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araminta18

Thank you PBS Programming!

Oct 15, 2011 21:39

So I'm sitting on the couch, mindlessly studying for my midterm on Tuesday and it's not going well (perhaps 'cause I'm doing it sans mind? anyways). Studying consists of vainly trying to memorize a bunch of irrelevant powerpoint slides. I'm rather fed up with studying. So I turn on the TV to see if there is anything good on, and what do I see ( Read more... )

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sarita29 November 6 2011, 19:03:40 UTC

Speaking of Music Man - did you know you can't get the DVD new anymore? Apparently there is some licensing disagreement between the Willson estate and WB, or something like that, and they are trying to hammer that out ( ... )

araminta18 November 7 2011, 02:01:16 UTC

Yea, I heard that about the DVD! Made me so grateful that I inadvertently already bought one (it was in a 3 pack with Seven Brides for SEven Brothers and Meet Me in St Louis--I bought it for SEven Brides, but was please to have Music Man too...and now I'm really pleased!). Sad though ( ... )

sarita29 November 7 2011, 03:18:48 UTC

I will definitely be posting some stuff about Iowa once I get settled into a normal routine again - been going back and forth to my father's (he lives about 40 minutes away and has power, so we've been staying there). Fortunately, I managed to get the house back in order and complete most of the laundry today, so I've had a great start ( ... )

araminta18 November 9 2011, 23:33:47 UTC

Thanks for the fic rec! I'd actually found it a couple months ago, before I knew that Pam was pregnant again...it's a lot better in light of the bizarre turn the characters have taken this season. And I like your Angela theory--hadn't thought of that! They've written her so unlikeable this season that I've pretty much written her off...

And I can't wait for your Iowa posts! :)

sarita29 November 10 2011, 02:01:09 UTC

Yes, Angela was always an infuriating hypocrite, but this season she is so unpleasant that I can only cringe when she shoots one of her barbs. But I am eager to see how her pregnancy plays out ( ... )

araminta18 November 11 2011, 04:50:54 UTC

Ok, I was worried about tonight's episode of "The Office", but can I say it's one of the ones I've enjoyed most this season? I can chalk the whole Pam using Dwight up to pregnancy hormones, and it was hilarious! And I love how it did bring them together, and while it ended on an unsettling note, it wasn't about their relationship. I really liked it--it felt a bit like a return to the old office. Pranks and awkward stuff, and cute Jim/Pam stuff. And the whole thing about the bands? Awesome. :)

sarita29 November 11 2011, 05:46:56 UTC

Unfortunately, this episode fell rather flat for me. Both plots were amusing, but they felt as trite as something out of a run-of-the-mill sitcom. By the time they got to the "lie detector" bit where Pam and Dwight had dragged poor Jim to a pharmacy blood pressure machine, I was throwing my hands up in disgust - the scenario just felt *too* absurd even for pregnancy-addled Pam to go along with. However, I suppose that because Michael is no longer there to drive the whackiness, the character(s) being featured in an episode are now forced to become more absurd and off-kilter to compensate for the lack ( ... )

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