a bevy of topics
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wishfulclickingI still haven't settled into this Fall's TV schedule. Right now Glee, Mad Men, It's Always Sunny, Community are definite. Criminal Minds is on my maybe list because of the cast shakeups and how poor the spinoff episode was; also there's the issue that I think the show has given me everything it can now and I'm not feeling as attached. I'm definitely giving Undercovers a chance too but I'd be very surprised if I became fic fannish about it.
What are some thoughts on the new Fox show 'Lone Star'? When I first saw the clip, I was impressed but I mentioned how it felt more like a movie than a show that would have seasons behind it. So the show looks good but I wonder how many people are going to stay committed to a show about a con man. I'm going to give it a shot though unless it interferes with the other shows.
I just wrapped up Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and I enjoyed it. Nice YA steampunk with strong male and female characters. I'll talk more about it later but Alek did seem younger than his age. But later, I have a host of books to mention and I'm too tired to go into detail.
Have I mentioned that I've been keeping up with soccer (more on those exploits later) but I've fallen for Arsenal with a soft spot for Liverpool. This happened after watching a number of last season's matches and just reading different blogs and watching the current season. It was not a quick decision. After some time watching games, I'm ready to make predictions--
Arsenal v Sunderland - I think they can pull out a win here, hopefully they can keep a clean sheet too but I won't exactly bank on it. //crossing fingers// (Yes, I'm still riding a 6-0 high. Let me swim in that for a bit)
Liverpool v Manchester United - Hmmm, last week I was distressed about this b/c I didn't want to see a massacre on the field but after the Europa match (4-1 !) now I have hope for more of a fight. Still, I think United may win this one but I hope Liverpool prove me wrong.
Those are the ones I've thought about but I do like Blackpool--every time they play they make me smile, maybe it's the tangerine.
Hopefully I can catch some Serie A and La Liga this weekend.
What are some thoughts on the new Fox show 'Lone Star'? When I first saw the clip, I was impressed but I mentioned how it felt more like a movie than a show that would have seasons behind it. So the show looks good but I wonder how many people are going to stay committed to a show about a con man. I'm going to give it a shot though unless it interferes with the other shows.
I just wrapped up Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and I enjoyed it. Nice YA steampunk with strong male and female characters. I'll talk more about it later but Alek did seem younger than his age. But later, I have a host of books to mention and I'm too tired to go into detail.
Have I mentioned that I've been keeping up with soccer (more on those exploits later) but I've fallen for Arsenal with a soft spot for Liverpool. This happened after watching a number of last season's matches and just reading different blogs and watching the current season. It was not a quick decision. After some time watching games, I'm ready to make predictions--
Arsenal v Sunderland - I think they can pull out a win here, hopefully they can keep a clean sheet too but I won't exactly bank on it. //crossing fingers// (Yes, I'm still riding a 6-0 high. Let me swim in that for a bit)
Liverpool v Manchester United - Hmmm, last week I was distressed about this b/c I didn't want to see a massacre on the field but after the Europa match (4-1 !) now I have hope for more of a fight. Still, I think United may win this one but I hope Liverpool prove me wrong.
Those are the ones I've thought about but I do like Blackpool--every time they play they make me smile, maybe it's the tangerine.
Hopefully I can catch some Serie A and La Liga this weekend.
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Date: 2010-09-20 01:18 pm (UTC)I hate Berbatov now, by the way.
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Date: 2010-09-20 05:34 pm (UTC)I woke up extra early to catch the match, and even with the result, I'm not sad about it. The second Berbatov goal made me go 'holy crap!' and I was rather certain it would end up a draw, but I never saw the third coming.
I still have faith that Liverpool will improve over the season.
(Are you putting up a discussion post after Glee tomorrow, or do I need to do it? I'll be lurking the comm either way to comment.)
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Date: 2010-09-20 05:44 pm (UTC)Liverpool v. Manchester United derbies are always really heated and carry a lot of history so I never accept a loss or even a draw against them. I have faith too and their opening 5 in the EPL were really rough so there's that, but scoreless draws against teams like Birmingham etc. are just never acceptable.
I wasn't really sure what your availability/interest is so I already recruited a friend of mine to handle it, since I won't be able to watch it live. If it works out this week let's just have her keep doing it but if not I may need to ask you to do it.