tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post9031678377596524714..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Last Week In TV #36Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-17922978409828503012011-06-09T15:48:47.470-05:002011-06-09T15:48:47.470-05:00@Sarah: I just wish Glee would make up it's mi...@Sarah: <i>I just wish Glee would make up it's mind about how stuck in reality it is. I don't care which side they come down on as long as they stick to it. </i><br /><br />Agreed. <br /><br />@Anne: <i>the only show i've seen advertised that looks exciting is Terra Nova and that isn't until this fall.</i><br /><br />I have a bad feeling that show is going to be awful, but time travel? Dinosaurs? I can't NOT watch it! <br /><br />Sometime this summer there's going to be a show on TNT starring Noah Wylie about the human resistance fighting back after Earth is conquered by aliens. You guys might want to check it out. I'm cautiously excited about it.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-33111676719601796432011-06-08T07:44:45.217-05:002011-06-08T07:44:45.217-05:00exactly. i mean, the show has me working towards ...exactly. i mean, the show has me working towards a rage lather slowly but surely with this crap that they pull.<br /><br />i'd probably watch a Rachel/Kurt in NYC show- especially if Finn wasn't there to add stupid love triangle tension bullshit<br /><br />@Hannah- sarah's right about Dexter season 4<br /><br />i'm not sure what the heck we'll be watching this summer- the only show i've seen advertised that looks exciting is Terra Nova and that isn't until this fall. Hopefully this means we can do some catching up on other shows and movies this summerAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-10194071709957888902011-06-07T10:09:43.449-05:002011-06-07T10:09:43.449-05:00I'd watch SUper Powered Music U. Straight up.
...I'd watch SUper Powered Music U. Straight up.<br /><br />Hannah, you should at least watch seaon 4 of Dexter, just based on your love for john lithgow. It's only like 12 episodes.<br /><br />I just wish Glee would make up it's mind about how stuck in reality it is. I don't care which side they come down on as long as they stick to it. It's the crossing the line regaridng reality (only one grade of kids in glee, parents not showing for contests, no chaperone's in new york except for Will) that pisses me offSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-48638553022354206342011-06-06T12:56:13.586-05:002011-06-06T12:56:13.586-05:00@Dr. Bitz: I think there's some lack of forsig...@Dr. Bitz: <i>I think there's some lack of forsight by Glee for not introducing underclassmen earlier. And the core group should be varying grades. </i><br /><br />Agreed. Then again, considering sometimes it seems like the producers don't know what's going to happen in the next episode, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised by it.<br /><br /><i>Assuming the show doesn't follow the shenanigans of the Glee kids in college...and somehow Will becomes a college professor.</i><br /><br />Given the show's already tenuous relationship with reality as we know it, I wouldn't put it past them. <br /><br />And frankly, I don't know that I'd mind it. I mean, if you're going to exist in a totally fictional reality anyway, why not go for broke? Send them all to some magical music academy where celebrity musicians could guest star as professors. Also, the glee kids would get super powers for some reason, and there may or may not be time travel involved. <br /><br />Or, (slightly) more realistically, I'd be okay with a good chunk of the kids going to the same college but without Will, simply because it would mean Will gets left behind and off the show.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-60922308596975251172011-06-06T12:41:11.219-05:002011-06-06T12:41:11.219-05:00I think there's some lack of forsight by Glee ...I think there's some lack of forsight by Glee for not introducing underclassmen earlier. And the core group should be varying grades. That way, the cast leaving is gradual and the audience gains the ability to get attached to the new class that's left behind. (Assuming the show doesn't follow the shenanigans of the Glee kids in college...and somehow Will becomes a college professor.)Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-18143893634898184482011-06-06T12:34:43.814-05:002011-06-06T12:34:43.814-05:00@Anne: any other club would have students leaving ...@Anne: <i>any other club would have students leaving and freshmen coming in the next year. Why aren't there any freshmen kids that want to join? in 2 years is the show done because everyone graduates and there's literally no more club?</i><br /><br />I believe this group of characters are all supposed to be in the same grade (Seniors next year). I had thought at first that they might pull a 90210 and have them be in the same grade for two seasons, but they seem pretty committed to the "one season=one year" mentality, and this finale definitely set up the idea that next year is their last year. <br /><br />In that vein, there has been some talk that, after next season, we might see this cast graduate and that the following season there would be an entirely new cast of kids along with Will, Emma and Sue. <br /><br />There's also been talk that the discussions between Kurt and Rachel in the finale are setting up either a possible spin-off featuring their adventures trying to make it big in NY or else a re-tooling of the show for after the cast graduates. <br /><br />Either way (and that's all just idle internet speculation at this point, AFAIK), I wouldn't be surprised if next season saw the introduction of some new freshman or sophomore members of the club, to start building a possible new core of characters for season four. <br /><br />As for why no freshman have joined yet, maybe the club's reputation for being a haven of socially maligned misfits has reached whatever schools feed students into the High School, such that no one wants to risk joining? It took them a bit to convince Sam to join, and he was a transfer student who learned about the club's rep pretty quick.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-36936224524637716282011-06-06T12:25:58.362-05:002011-06-06T12:25:58.362-05:00this is another problem i have with Glee (and the ...this is another problem i have with Glee (and the universe therein)<br />Are all these kids in the same grade? They seem to be as they have the same classes (not that that for sure means anything)<br />But seriously- any other club would have students leaving and freshmen coming in the next year. Why aren't there any freshmen kids that want to join? in 2 years is the show done because everyone graduates and there's literally no more club?Anne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-90313489490880976802011-06-06T12:07:44.070-05:002011-06-06T12:07:44.070-05:00@Dr. Bitz: Shouldn't Rachel, of all people, kn...@Dr. Bitz: <i>Shouldn't Rachel, of all people, know that Cats is no longer running on Broadway?</i><br /><br />Ha, true. I meant to point that out, and totally forgot, even though I included the butt crack line...<br /><br /><i>Also, speaking of TV, did you catch the MTV Movie Awards?</i><br /><br />Well, I watched the Twilight Awards, if that's what you mean. And by "watched" I mean we let it get about an hour and a half of lead time on the DVR then watched it all in about 40 minutes via liberal fast forwarding.<br /><br />It made me very, very sad for the generation behind us, which of course, made me feel very, very old at the same time... <br /><br />And look, no one really cares about the MTV movie awards, but it is fun to see some of those summer blockbusters that wouldn't get awards anywhere else win things, or some of the goofy categories MTV does like Best Fight scene. <br /><br />You know what sucks all the fun right out of that? When you know every god damned nomination for a dumb ass Twilight movie is going to win. <br /><br /><i>It occurred to me that if the MTV Movie Awards were around in the 1950s communism would have won because the MTV Movie Awards are definitive proof that Democracy doesn't work. </i><br /><br />Also good evidence for why we need a representative form of government, or else Dead Eyed Robert Pattinson and Irritatingly-Aloof Kristen Stewart would apparently be elected King and Queen of America for life...Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-50060746507531397672011-06-06T11:00:31.636-05:002011-06-06T11:00:31.636-05:00As far as Glee goes, I'm going to steal a line...As far as Glee goes, I'm going to steal a line from Television Without Pity. Shouldn't Rachel, of all people, know that Cats is no longer running on Broadway?<br /><br />Also, speaking of TV, did you catch the MTV Movie Awards? I saw about 5 minutes, but the reason I bring it up is because these are the results:<br /><br />http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2011/winners.jhtml<br /><br />It occurred to me that if the MTV Movie Awards were around in the 1950s communism would have won because the MTV Movie Awards are definitive proof that Democracy doesn't work.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-66652977514027877892011-06-06T10:56:43.747-05:002011-06-06T10:56:43.747-05:00@Falen: ESPECIALLy because of all the trailers hin...@Falen: <i>ESPECIALLy because of all the trailers hinting at Quinn doing somehtign terrible and then nothing happened. </i><br /><br />Yeah, I just pretty much assumed the promos were being manipulative and tempered my expectations accordingly (but then again, I tend to like <i>Glee</i> more when less crazy shit goes down). <br /><br /><i>WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING DEXTER YET??!</i><br /><br />Because I don't have the money to buy the DVDs, the inclination to watch it online, and shit tons of other stuff I'd rather watch first. <br /><br />@shadzane: <i>but there is a big red stairway (to nowhere) in the middle of Times Square.</i><br /><br />Huh. I'll be damned. You win this round, <i>Glee</i>. <br /><br />Thanks for the heads-up!Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-34956120659992800762011-06-06T10:53:53.962-05:002011-06-06T10:53:53.962-05:00I don't like Dexter.
There. I said it.I don't like Dexter.<br /><br />There. I said it.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-12995066660580331622011-06-06T10:43:17.984-05:002011-06-06T10:43:17.984-05:00I haven't seen the Glee episode yet, but there...I haven't seen the Glee episode yet, but there is a big red stairway (to nowhere) in the middle of Times Square. It's part of the TKTS booth: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/nyregion/17tkts.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-73899322276282789992011-06-06T10:21:53.172-05:002011-06-06T10:21:53.172-05:00actually, i'm not sure i enjoyed the season fi...actually, i'm not sure i enjoyed the season finale of glee. I mean, i was so excited to see what kind of crazy shit was going to happen, ESPECIALLy because of all the trailers hinting at Quinn doing somehtign terrible and then nothing happened. So, yeah. Also, Will makes me gag so there's that. I was just reminded again that most of the main characters are really unlikeable.<br /><br />Also, i think it's a mistake, watching Burn Notice ;-)<br /><br />I have no idea what we're watching this summer. Something, I'm sure. And we'll probably watch Dexter season 5 when it's out.<br /><br />WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING DEXTER YET??!Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-65363482481227762822011-06-06T09:47:08.819-05:002011-06-06T09:47:08.819-05:00@Hannah: part of me still wants that happy ending....@Hannah: <i>part of me still wants that happy ending. </i><br /><br />Yeah, me too. I want the happy ending, but I know it doesn't always make for the best ending. <br /><br /><i>Or when Robin Williams still embarrasses himself as Mrs. Doubtfire. There's no happy ending there.</i><br /><br />Or really, most any Robin William movie. Except for the fact that its over. Zing!Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-50852051034215510892011-06-06T09:29:22.321-05:002011-06-06T09:29:22.321-05:00I enjoyed the Glee finale for all of your reasons....I enjoyed the Glee finale for all of your reasons. And though, I'm glad the kiss resulted in a real reaction, part of me still wants that happy ending. It's like when I watch Cool Runnings for the millionth time...and they always crash. SMH. Or when Robin Williams still embarrasses himself as Mrs. Doubtfire. There's no happy ending there.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.com