Timewaster's Guide Archive

I kind of think that is to say that The Sopranos has a stereotyped view of Italians, because most of them are not in the mob.  Sure, most of the characters are chefs or musicians, and then the teacher and the lawyer, but that's because thats the section of the population the story is about.  <shrug>

Also, you're right about that show Boardwalk Empire.  I'm quite interested in checking that out.

I feel like I've been posting a lot of these different topics about things I've been watching... is it bugging you guys?

Actually on topic:

I just caught the first episode of this show today, shortly after learning of its existence.  It's from David Simon, the mastermind behind The Wire of which I have only seen the first season, but quite loved it.  Set in New Orleans three months after Hurricane Katrina, it follows a number of different characters, ranging from Jazz musicians to lawyers, through their lives in the city.  Like The Wire it is deeply complex, and each character is multi-faceted, but it never feels like too much.  It feels like watching actual people living through the tragic events.

I know that it is green-lit for a second season, thank goodness, and I fully intend to finish this season, and watch the next.  HBO always seems to deliver on its content.  I'm interested in a couple of shows that they are producing right now... Boardwalk Empire, set during prohibition, and written by writers from The Sopranos, and Game of Thrones, which I am sure most of you are familiar with.

Anyway, anyone else seen Treme?  If not, I fully recommend that you check it out if you get the chance.  Make the chance if you can. 

Hmm... there should be an edit button - I have heard of her, I just didn't recognize her name.  I recognize the name of her book, though.  I thought it sounded quite interesting.

Okay. 

I picked this book up off of my friend's book shelf on a whim, intending to scan through the first few pages to get an idea of the style.  Instead I ended up sitting there, reading it for the rest of the day until I was finished, basically.  I don't usually read this kind of book, but it was fantastic.  Anybody else?

Oh yes, I know that.  I've loved my fair share of old, campy sci-fi. 

I....

I'm sure there is something to be said about that video, but the words aren't coming... I just... just... huh.

A few spoilers ahead - nothing too bad, in my opinion, but I thought I should warn anyway.

To be honest, I have only seen the new series', starting with 2005, and I'm not really sure how to rank the three doctor's I've seen.  I loved them all for different reasons.

And I agree about the writing having suffered ( The Vampire's of Venice? ), but I feel like they handled the Pandorica pretty well.  They built to it subtly - not as subtly as Bad Wolf, and it wasn't handled quite as well, but still.  I was glad to see how they incorporated some of the seemingly random episodes into the overall arch, like the Van Gogh one.

One of my problems with the newest season is how they threw some ideas around, but seem to have abandoned them.  Like Amy not remembering the invasion of the Daleks.  They hadn't been erased from existence, yet, so she SHOULD remember them, right?  Unless I just misinterpreted something there...

And if you mean, by "female clone", the Doctor's daughter, I'm reasonably sure that they are not one in the same.  It has been heavily implied that she is the Doctor's wife, and so that would be kind of creepy... to each their own, though, I guess....