my attention wanes geometrically
Dear people who've watched Primeval: I got stuck (like a year ago) a couple episodes into series two, and stopped watching. I think I was mostly not excited about the last episode of series one and the first of series two. It is possible that I just don't like shows that are willing to make surprise! changes like that to characters I've gotten attached to (see also: Angel, which I gave up on halfway through season one, and probably Torchwood now). However, it is also possible that there were just a few dud episodes, and I'll be much happier if I keep going.
So, opinions? Should I pick it back up on the assumption that I might want to watch series four-and-maybe-five?Some guy from Fandango say 100 movies in 100 days, travelling around the country to different theaters, while working full-time, apparently. He's got a round-up at Day 100: The Expendables which includes the information that he gained 25 pounds. This was presumably from the nachos, hot-dogs, candy, and soda that he also lists his stats for. Maybe he was so busy working and movie-watching that he didn't have time to eat outside theaters? Because I have never had a movie-theater hotdog or nachos in my life. That's a pound every 4 days, which seems like a lot to me, particularly if that is in fact his picture on the blog, because he doesn't look like a big guy. If I were slightly less lazy, I would go google Super Size Me for some perspective, because it is entirely possible that me and my frailty have no useful point of reference for average people's weight fluctuations.Still catching up on SYTYCD Canada, and I have reached audition fatigue amazingly early. By the time they got to Halifax, I was watching about ten seconds of most routines, skipping to the judging, and skipping ahead about ten seconds into that.
I have decided that my issues with the Canada auditions follow from my nature as a crass, capitalist citizen of the US, because I am evaluating every ticket to the finals as an investment, and it really bothers me that they're sending people through to what is going to be a very, very stressful week for everyone involved without any proof of a reasonable expectation that they're going to be able to pick up routines at a pace needed for the show.
In other words, I am not appreciating the dancers for the special flowers they are. Seriously, I think I would run auditions like The Gong Show. Is that what [Wherever]'s Got Talent does, with the Xs? I've never watched an audition that someone didn't make it through.
For instance: they sent the belly-dancing chick through to finals? see my earlier objections to b-boys not doing choreo. Was she amazing in her style? Yes. Does that mean she's going to be able to do Latin ballroom, contemporary, or hip-hop? Uh...
Again, mostly for my own reference, people I'm excited to see more of: hip-hop dude Edgar; Danielle Gardner, the contemporary chick with the screwed-up lungs; Janaye Uphshaw, tapping to Ani Difranco ftw!; Sarah Steben, who I have forgiven for dressing from Tabitha's closet; Jeff Mortensen, because he's really, really nice. Was it SYTYCD US or Canada that had that guy they compared to a tree? Chris something, maybe? There were probably some other good people from Montreal, but I was done writing down names by that point.
I think Hani Abaza is my favorite so far, and from the clip it looked like he made it past all the choreo rounds in the finals for season one, so *fingers crossed*.
So, opinions? Should I pick it back up on the assumption that I might want to watch series four-and-maybe-five?Some guy from Fandango say 100 movies in 100 days, travelling around the country to different theaters, while working full-time, apparently. He's got a round-up at Day 100: The Expendables which includes the information that he gained 25 pounds. This was presumably from the nachos, hot-dogs, candy, and soda that he also lists his stats for. Maybe he was so busy working and movie-watching that he didn't have time to eat outside theaters? Because I have never had a movie-theater hotdog or nachos in my life. That's a pound every 4 days, which seems like a lot to me, particularly if that is in fact his picture on the blog, because he doesn't look like a big guy. If I were slightly less lazy, I would go google Super Size Me for some perspective, because it is entirely possible that me and my frailty have no useful point of reference for average people's weight fluctuations.Still catching up on SYTYCD Canada, and I have reached audition fatigue amazingly early. By the time they got to Halifax, I was watching about ten seconds of most routines, skipping to the judging, and skipping ahead about ten seconds into that.
I have decided that my issues with the Canada auditions follow from my nature as a crass, capitalist citizen of the US, because I am evaluating every ticket to the finals as an investment, and it really bothers me that they're sending people through to what is going to be a very, very stressful week for everyone involved without any proof of a reasonable expectation that they're going to be able to pick up routines at a pace needed for the show.
In other words, I am not appreciating the dancers for the special flowers they are. Seriously, I think I would run auditions like The Gong Show. Is that what [Wherever]'s Got Talent does, with the Xs? I've never watched an audition that someone didn't make it through.
For instance: they sent the belly-dancing chick through to finals? see my earlier objections to b-boys not doing choreo. Was she amazing in her style? Yes. Does that mean she's going to be able to do Latin ballroom, contemporary, or hip-hop? Uh...
Again, mostly for my own reference, people I'm excited to see more of: hip-hop dude Edgar; Danielle Gardner, the contemporary chick with the screwed-up lungs; Janaye Uphshaw, tapping to Ani Difranco ftw!; Sarah Steben, who I have forgiven for dressing from Tabitha's closet; Jeff Mortensen, because he's really, really nice. Was it SYTYCD US or Canada that had that guy they compared to a tree? Chris something, maybe? There were probably some other good people from Montreal, but I was done writing down names by that point.
I think Hani Abaza is my favorite so far, and from the clip it looked like he made it past all the choreo rounds in the finals for season one, so *fingers crossed*.