Why did I not hear more people squealing about The Magic Bullet when it aired in the US?
Whoops, whitefonted for Angus: People didn't like it. I thought it was great, though, so we can have a Magic Bullet fandom of two. So creepy!
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Katie M - Jul 08, 2003 6:27:09 am PDT #5519 of 9843
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2003 6:46:20 am PDT #5520 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I disliked it because nothing happened, but I was so mesmerised by GT that I didn't realise until the end that it had all been covered in the preview.
Emlah - Jul 08, 2003 7:00:05 am PDT #5521 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
I enjoyed it, but more for the humour than the creep factor. Angel and Connor singing "Oh Jasmine..."? There are no words. Too funny. And I'm glad the plot is moving along faster.
I need to rewatch before I form a proper opinion. I watched it with a friend who loves Buffy but thinks Angel is stupid and hasn't watched it since early Season 3, so she was making sarcastic comments the whole time. They were accurate and funny sarcastic comments, but it got me in a critical, silly mood and made me watch in that kind of ironic, distanced way instead of getting absorbed in the story.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 08, 2003 7:08:11 am PDT #5522 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I really wigged with Lorne signing "Freddy's Dead" because it was both humorously appropriate, but creepy to see Lorne celebrating that they were going to kill someone who was a friend.
Edited for whitefonting.
Angus G - Jul 08, 2003 7:15:23 am PDT #5523 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Um...I think you're discussing an episode we haven't seen in Melbourne and Adelaide yet (we get it on Thursday this week), so do you mind white-fonting?
Katie M - Jul 08, 2003 7:25:18 am PDT #5524 of 9843
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Done. Sorry, Angus.
Angus G - Jul 08, 2003 7:28:30 am PDT #5525 of 9843
Roguish Laird
No problems Katie, I don't expect you guys to keep up with the vagaries of Aussie TV programming!
Emlah - Jul 08, 2003 7:30:27 am PDT #5526 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
Yes, sorry Angus. Got a little trigger happy with the posting!
meara - Jul 08, 2003 8:56:17 am PDT #5527 of 9843
Ooh--a terribly stereotypical question for the NZ/Australia types here:
How do you eat a kiwi?
Because TWICE now, I've run into someone where the subject came up (which is not terribly common, thus the "twice!") and they said "Oh, I don't eat kiwis very often, they're good, but they're such a pain to peel". And I goggled at them, because, well, most people I know just slice the thing in half and spoon it out...how are kiwis eaten where they originate?
(And we just started getting yellow kiwis here in the store--I can't decide if I like them more or less than the green kind)
Betsy HP - Jul 08, 2003 9:01:01 am PDT #5528 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
When they first became chic, I used to peel them with a paring knife and slice them sideways.