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wisteria_

Sexpionage.

Sep 22, 2010 22:35

1. This week I've rediscovered the pleasure of curling up in bed with a book. Now, I read near-constantly, though I'll admit my reading is usually in the realm of magazines, online articles, and fic. I don't read nearly enough books. But just this month I've finished four -- quite a feat for me! I read In the Woods, the first in Tana French's ( Read more... )

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scratchingpost1 September 23 2010, 03:29:41 UTC

Three possible reasons for the sluggish computer:

1. The hard drive needs defragged.

2. The temp files haven't been properly cleared out. Windows is notorious for leaving bits and pieces of temporary files and folders littered all around.

3. You could have a virus and/or spyware.

thisficklemob September 23 2010, 03:41:33 UTC

I think part of it is, if they make a smart, well-executed, well-acted, and entertaining show about a two-timing asshole, and that's supposed to be the hook... I'm not going to watch it. (I googled it to see if that was the one, and yep.) I found the promos completely unappealing for that reason.

Of course, I was repelled by Big Love for a very similar reason, so I can't say that I'm in any way representative. In fact, I know I'm not. But don't get on my case about it.

And I think the YAWG theory (Yet Another White Guy) proposed in the comments, with shows being about YAWG with the women only there to be attracted to him and nothing else, has some merit too.

Know what the most successful cable series are? Rizzoli & Isles and The Closer. Know who they star? People who aren't Yet Another White Guy. And the female leads are not there to be objects of sexual desire, as evidenced by the female leads being the protagonists instead of the protagonist's romantic interests.

Here, here.

thisficklemob September 23 2010, 03:54:35 UTC

* In fact, I know I'm not. But don't get on my case about it.

The tv reviewer, I mean. Not you.

chocotaku September 23 2010, 03:59:47 UTC

If Fox wasn't showing Fringe, House, and Bones, I'd vote on boycotting all their TV outright.

cosetteferaud September 23 2010, 09:25:46 UTC

You finished In the Woods! What do you think of the whole thing? :D

(I received The Likeness today at last. I can’t wait to come back home and dive into it!)

deaver September 23 2010, 15:26:35 UTC

Aaaahhhh, book reading for pleasure. It's one of the many, many reasons I'm incredibly thankful for the Hunger Games trilogy. It had been a fairly long while since I last carried a book to bed with me because I could NOT put it down and actually woke up early to read a few extra minutes before starting my day. Those books were a nice reminder of how powerfully addictive books can be.

I read the MonkeySee article too about Lone Star, which was overall excellent but I think she also missed a few points: 1) the promotion of that show by Fox was atrocious - they actually managed to make the show look like it had a truly dull plot/premise and like it was acted by blocks of wood (pretty wood, but wood none the less). 2) it was, as many have pointed out, another show with another all-white cast (with another male lead) trying to do Oceans 11 style cons that even Oceans 11 wasn't great at (the double con as a plot device is wearing thin for me). Frankly, I'm not surprised at all that Lone Star didn't do well, despite critical appeal ( ... )