30 Days of TV: Day 8 - Show everyone should watch / Day 9 - Best scene ever
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Leverage!
Mad capers! Great characters! Interesting dynamics, fun plots, and a bit of an Ocean's 11 feel at times. This show is great, great fun and I continue to love every minute of it.
Also, The Mentalist deserves mention since it's been on my brain lately and I find that it's tied with Leverage and The Closer for the best shows I know, currently airing. Intelligent drama with lots of wit and plenty of humor. The characters have a great dynamic and balance each other out. The stories are interesting, the episodic characters usually intriguing, and the mythos/long-running plot is captivatingly grim.
Day 09 - Best scene ever
The West Wing 2x03 "Midterms"
Putting a bigot in her place
BARTLET: I'm sorry, um... you're Dr. Jenna Jacobs, right?
JENNA JACOBS: Yes, sir.
BARTLET: It's good to have you here.
JENNA JACOBS: Thank you.
BARTLET: The awesome impact of the airwaves and how that translates into the furthering of our national discussions but obviously also how it can... how it can...
He sighs, and addresses Jenna Jacobs again.
BARTLET: Forgive me, Dr. Jacobs. Are you an M.D.?
JENNA JACOBS: Ph.D.
BARTLET: A Ph.D.?
JENNA JACOBS: Yes, sir.
BARTLET: In Psychology?
JENNA JACOBS: No sir.
BARTLET: Theology?
JENNA JACOBS: No.
BARTLET: Social work?
JENNA JACOBS: I have a Ph.D. in English Literature.
BARTLET: I'm asking, 'cause on your show, people call in for advice and you go by the name of Dr. Jacobs on your show. And I didn't know if maybe your listeners were confused by that, and assumed you had advanced training in Psychology, Theology, or health care.
JENNA JACOBS: I don't believe they are confused, no sir.
BARTLET: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.
JENNA JACOBS: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.
BARTLET: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
JENNA JACOBS: 18:22
BARTLET: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. (small chuckles from the guests) She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, and always clears the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff, LeoO McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath, Exodus 35:2, clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important, 'cause we've got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes us unclean, Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother, John, for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads?
Jenna Jacobs fidgets uncomfortably.
BARTLET: Think about those questions, would you? One last thing, while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tightass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
Do I need to explain why this scene still gets to me? Each and every time. This is a scene I will never multitask during. If this is on, I stop what I'm doing and watch.
Glee 1x20 "Theatricality"
No hate
First a note: I don't watch Glee, actually, but I have seen the NPH and Lady Gaga episodes since I was with friends while they were catching up. When I saw this scene, I went a little slack-jawed and applauded aloud.
(subtitled in French, just how it went)
Seriously this scene floors me. Not only was a rather surprised that they rolled with saying "fag," but they went there. You hear the name-calling all the time, especially while still in school settings. Unless you had a very different experience than me, I bet you can count on one hand the number of times an authority figure cut someone off for name-calling "fag" or "faggot."
Don't put up with shit, man. Call out on the BS.
Leverage!
Mad capers! Great characters! Interesting dynamics, fun plots, and a bit of an Ocean's 11 feel at times. This show is great, great fun and I continue to love every minute of it.
Also, The Mentalist deserves mention since it's been on my brain lately and I find that it's tied with Leverage and The Closer for the best shows I know, currently airing. Intelligent drama with lots of wit and plenty of humor. The characters have a great dynamic and balance each other out. The stories are interesting, the episodic characters usually intriguing, and the mythos/long-running plot is captivatingly grim.
Day 09 - Best scene ever
The West Wing 2x03 "Midterms"
Putting a bigot in her place
Click to viewBARTLET: I'm sorry, um... you're Dr. Jenna Jacobs, right?
JENNA JACOBS: Yes, sir.
BARTLET: It's good to have you here.
JENNA JACOBS: Thank you.
BARTLET: The awesome impact of the airwaves and how that translates into the furthering of our national discussions but obviously also how it can... how it can...
He sighs, and addresses Jenna Jacobs again.
BARTLET: Forgive me, Dr. Jacobs. Are you an M.D.?
JENNA JACOBS: Ph.D.
BARTLET: A Ph.D.?
JENNA JACOBS: Yes, sir.
BARTLET: In Psychology?
JENNA JACOBS: No sir.
BARTLET: Theology?
JENNA JACOBS: No.
BARTLET: Social work?
JENNA JACOBS: I have a Ph.D. in English Literature.
BARTLET: I'm asking, 'cause on your show, people call in for advice and you go by the name of Dr. Jacobs on your show. And I didn't know if maybe your listeners were confused by that, and assumed you had advanced training in Psychology, Theology, or health care.
JENNA JACOBS: I don't believe they are confused, no sir.
BARTLET: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.
JENNA JACOBS: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.
BARTLET: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
JENNA JACOBS: 18:22
BARTLET: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. (small chuckles from the guests) She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, and always clears the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff, LeoO McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath, Exodus 35:2, clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important, 'cause we've got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes us unclean, Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother, John, for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads?
Jenna Jacobs fidgets uncomfortably.
BARTLET: Think about those questions, would you? One last thing, while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tightass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
Do I need to explain why this scene still gets to me? Each and every time. This is a scene I will never multitask during. If this is on, I stop what I'm doing and watch.
Glee 1x20 "Theatricality"
No hate
First a note: I don't watch Glee, actually, but I have seen the NPH and Lady Gaga episodes since I was with friends while they were catching up. When I saw this scene, I went a little slack-jawed and applauded aloud.
(subtitled in French, just how it went)
Seriously this scene floors me. Not only was a rather surprised that they rolled with saying "fag," but they went there. You hear the name-calling all the time, especially while still in school settings. Unless you had a very different experience than me, I bet you can count on one hand the number of times an authority figure cut someone off for name-calling "fag" or "faggot."
Don't put up with shit, man. Call out on the BS.