New Profit community!

[scribblinlenore]

Calling all Profit and Adrian Pasdar fans! At brunch this weekend, linaerys and I agreed that there really should be a community for this show, and thanks to her initiative, now it exists:

boxofwrong

It's for all things Profit. So come post stories, icons, talk about eps, or simply drool over the badass hotness that is Jim Profit. And please pimp!

Comments

[isagel]

It was probably the perfect community name that did it, but I've now been inspired to finally download the show. It's finding its way to me through the interweb in this very moment. I haven't seen it since it was brand new, but a girl does not forget Adrian Pasdar naked in a box. And the nakedness aside, the sheer, amazing level of disturbingness (did I just make that word up?) left a lasting impression with me. I remember Profit as exactly the kind of show I love; hopefully I remember correctly.

Thought I might make use of the community to post some episode commentaries as I watch. If my brain can get past the "OMG! Adrian Pasdar naked in a box!" stage, that is. ;)

(Though really, apart from how visually stunning the naked-in-a-box shots are, there is so much content contained in that one detail of the show, and it places the viewer at such a vertiginous psychological precipice, that the naked hotness actually has very little to do with why it stays with you. It's just...such a box of wrong!)

[scribblinlenore]

...a girl does not forget Adrian Pasdar naked in a box.

Hee! That is one of the great universal truths!

There's some seriously out-of-date technology and ugly clothes that make a person giggle when rewatching the show, but the story itself? Oh, my! Jim Profit has to be one of the most fascinating characters ever to make it onto television. I watched the DVDs and then rewatched all the eps with some friends, and the second time around, I was sad all over again that there wasn't going to be any more. It's just a shame it didn't come out ten years later, because it would most certainly be the darling of Showtime or HBO.

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the eps!

[scribblinlenore]

Oh, I forgot to ask, where did you find the eps to download? A few people have asked me, and I'd like to hook them up!

[isagel]

I downloaded this torrent that I found via www.mininova.org. There are very few people seeding it, though, so I think it's a question of luck whether it's available at any given time.

You know, now that I have the eps on my computer, I could actually upload them to somewhere and post the download links in the community. That should be a safer, more reliable way for people to get them. I'll get on to doing that.

[romancandles]

How, uh, would one find Profit to watch it? Is it available for download or renting?

No seriously, I'm embarrassed!

[scribblinlenore]

I bought the DVDs from Amazon, and I know they're available from Netflix, and I think Blockbuster. isagel said she's downloading it, and I've asked her for her sources.

Out-dated technology and ugly 90s clothes not withstanding, I highly recommend the show!