i stressed story structure from an early age
fleurdeleo and I went to see Secretariat today. I like a good horse movie as much as the next former twelve-year-old girl (I did, in fact, have a horse phase around age 10-12), but I wondered how they could wring any drama out of it. I mean, not only did Secretariat win the Triple Crown, he won the Belmont going away. I don't remember the races - I wasn't even 3 yet (Affirmed is the Triple Crown winner I remember - and won money on! I was 8) - but I do recall seeing images of Secretariat all alone on the homestretch. But I did like how they made the film about her - Penny Chenery Tweedy - rather than John Malkovich's trainer character or any of the other men in her life.
Otoh, on line to get popcorn, someone was like, "Secretariat, what's that about?" which made me want to facepalm.
Then we had a late lunch/early dinner at a local bar that was terrible the last time I ate there, but which she said had improved. I had chicken fingers (oh, excuse me, panko-crusted chicken tenders; I guess they're for grownups when they're on the bar menu *snerk*). It was decent, but not as good as the place with the amazing nachos or the other place with the awesome quesadillas.
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Chuck totally hit my embarrassment squick tonight when Armand Assante did his video, and then sucked on Ellie's fingers (this show's creeptasticness regarding men's responses to her pregnancy continues), and then he sang "Besame Mucho". I cringed through that whole thing, omg. Though I do love his mancrushes on Casey and Awesome (the statue! I wonder if they made up a song about Awesome being the hero of Costa Gavras, the man they call Dr. Woodcomb!). And the marriage counseling thing was pretty funny, though I'm not sure it was worth the awfulness of the continued Chuck/Sarah relationship conversations. They made me as uncomfortable as they made Sarah.
I'm glad Chuck told Ellie about searching for their mother, but I wish he'd come clean about still being a spy. Sigh.
Castle
Can I just say, 82nd between 3rd and Lex DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT! Nor do the NRQW stop there! They did get the construction right, though, as that is always going on somewhere but especially now with the Second Ave. Subway project, and there is a fruit cart on the corner of 3rd sometimes.
Sorry, I had to get that out.
The time travel thing was pretty funny - a Delorean! "That's a flux capacitor." "And that's the core reactor." *dies* Ryan and Esposito, so dorky! ♥
I called duel before they figured it out, but I enjoyed how Castle got it. The extensions on Yosemite Sam's mustache where terrible, and I was sad that the gun Castle brought home didn't look like Mal's gun. Also, if Alexis had to be caught making out with someone named Ashley, I kinda sorta wish Ashley were a girl. She was very cute, though. Alexis, I mean. I don't care about the boy. Aw, and then she gives him - Castle, I mean - a pity date. And Becket's hot motorcycle riding boyfriend! Hello, nurse!
Castle would totally be into a steampunk club, but again THAT IS NOT 82nd between THIRD AND LEX JESUS THAT IS DISTRACTING TO ME!
Aw, and the tribute to Stephen J. Cannell. Lovely.
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Man, I don't want to go back to work tomorrow. Sigh.
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Otoh, on line to get popcorn, someone was like, "Secretariat, what's that about?" which made me want to facepalm.
Then we had a late lunch/early dinner at a local bar that was terrible the last time I ate there, but which she said had improved. I had chicken fingers (oh, excuse me, panko-crusted chicken tenders; I guess they're for grownups when they're on the bar menu *snerk*). It was decent, but not as good as the place with the amazing nachos or the other place with the awesome quesadillas.
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Chuck totally hit my embarrassment squick tonight when Armand Assante did his video, and then sucked on Ellie's fingers (this show's creeptasticness regarding men's responses to her pregnancy continues), and then he sang "Besame Mucho". I cringed through that whole thing, omg. Though I do love his mancrushes on Casey and Awesome (the statue! I wonder if they made up a song about Awesome being the hero of Costa Gavras, the man they call Dr. Woodcomb!). And the marriage counseling thing was pretty funny, though I'm not sure it was worth the awfulness of the continued Chuck/Sarah relationship conversations. They made me as uncomfortable as they made Sarah.
I'm glad Chuck told Ellie about searching for their mother, but I wish he'd come clean about still being a spy. Sigh.
Castle
Can I just say, 82nd between 3rd and Lex DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT! Nor do the NRQW stop there! They did get the construction right, though, as that is always going on somewhere but especially now with the Second Ave. Subway project, and there is a fruit cart on the corner of 3rd sometimes.
Sorry, I had to get that out.
The time travel thing was pretty funny - a Delorean! "That's a flux capacitor." "And that's the core reactor." *dies* Ryan and Esposito, so dorky! ♥
I called duel before they figured it out, but I enjoyed how Castle got it. The extensions on Yosemite Sam's mustache where terrible, and I was sad that the gun Castle brought home didn't look like Mal's gun. Also, if Alexis had to be caught making out with someone named Ashley, I kinda sorta wish Ashley were a girl. She was very cute, though. Alexis, I mean. I don't care about the boy. Aw, and then she gives him - Castle, I mean - a pity date. And Becket's hot motorcycle riding boyfriend! Hello, nurse!
Castle would totally be into a steampunk club, but again THAT IS NOT 82nd between THIRD AND LEX JESUS THAT IS DISTRACTING TO ME!
Aw, and the tribute to Stephen J. Cannell. Lovely.
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Man, I don't want to go back to work tomorrow. Sigh.
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