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Sep 25, 2009 21:46

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prunesquallormd September 27 2009, 18:40:53 UTC
I adore Sugar Rush, it's just fabulous. The first time I watched it, I got through all 20 or so episodes in a weekend. Who'd have thought that Julie Burchill could be involved with something that doesn'tt suck?

You're tempted to give Gossip Girl a go? I'm sort of surprised. I love it - it's all sorts of guilty fun and Blair and Chuck especially are so entertaining. Just hilarious. I suspect it might rather annoy you, but I'd be interested to hear what you think.

Oh, and I really want a nice shiny copy of Hellcats, so looking forward to the release (even if I really couldn't run it for either my groups up here) :)

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corone September 28 2009, 19:11:09 UTC
Yup, me too. Sugar Rush had me utterly addicted,
would have watched it in one go if I'd had the time!

Mind you, I found the second season a bit of a disapointment,
still very good, but not as good as the first.
Kim seems so confident even verging on arrogant and gets far more bitchy.
I prefered her being confused and frustrated.

I think mainly I prefered season 1 as it was about Kim trying to figure out who she was. Season 2 is about gay relationships rather than self discovery and so wasn't quite as good, but still excellent.

Hellcats due for December, all systems still looking good!

As to gossip girl, scroll down...

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alobear September 27 2009, 20:06:16 UTC
Yeah, I'm not sure you'll get on very well with Gossip Girl, but I'll be interested to hear if I'm wrong!

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corone September 28 2009, 19:17:10 UTC
Well, I watched episode 1.
I watched it and episode 1 of sugar rush.
Sugar Rush practically forced me to watch the next episode.
Found that I wanted to see more Gossip Girl but not 'must see now'.

I suspect what made Gossip Girl tricky was that I wanted to punch the self important, arrogant, over-privilaged, vile characters in the face repeatedly.
The two main ones gradually gained my empathy, but it took an episode.
If I started punching Blair or the rapist guy I don't think I could have stopped! Horrible, horrible people.

Still, we'll see what happens in episode 2!

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prunesquallormd September 29 2009, 20:13:29 UTC
By the two main characters, I assume you mean Dan and Serena? I like Serena a lot, she's radiantly nice without being annoying. Dan, on the other hand, I find self righteous and rather dull.
Of the others:-
Nate is pretty but boring.
Vanessa: yawn.
Eric doesn't get much screen time, but he's fun: nice but also funny and rather bitchy.
Chuck and Blair are horrible. And I love them so much. They're hilarious and hugely entertaining. Chuck's every line is comedy gold (I know he's not supposed to be funny, but he is) and, oh, Blair ♥. Shallow, bitchy, brittle, insecure, but so much fun. She, Chuck and Serena make the show for me. The rest are just window dressing.

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corone September 30 2009, 18:38:03 UTC
I'm up episode 4 now, but no sign of a Vanessa, not sure I've met Eric yet. Nate is just a dull muppet, but I'm warming to him in the same way I warmed to the idiocy of Jason Stackhouse in True Blood ( ... )

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