Whoa, the whale on the floor effect was impressive.
Society of Spectacle, meet Vancouver.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 12, 2010 8:35:39 pm PST #8273 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - Feb 12, 2010 8:38:20 pm PST #8274 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. I couldn't help but make the Buffy connections when they went from Donald Sutherland to Sarah McLachlan.
DavidS - Feb 12, 2010 8:54:12 pm PST #8275 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(Still on West Coast delay.)
The punk rock fiddling tap dancing thing is just so very very Emma Bull. Oh those Bordertown stories - I never thought your aesthetic would turn up as an Olympic opening ceremony.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2010 9:13:45 pm PST #8276 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Slam poetry dude reminds me of my former housemate.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2010 9:36:24 pm PST #8277 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
At least for once they are not talking or translating over the French.
ETA: Note to NBC, if we have to suffer tape delay, can't you at least edit so it doesn't run late? Thnx.
erin_obscure - Feb 13, 2010 2:35:09 am PST #8278 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I don't get it. i'm watching the re-showing of the opening ceremonies that started around 3am. I know it wasn't broadcast live to begin with, yet after every commercial break they have to "catch up" with "the countries we missed". Um, really? All the cameramen took a break? At the same time? Those short quilted skirts look cold.
eta: Dear Canada: thank you for Sarah McLachlan. Really.
erin_obscure - Feb 13, 2010 3:38:56 am PST #8279 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I'm seeing a lot of fake snow around the dancers' feet. *squirm* someone please tell me that those professional dancers are performing on a smooth, solid surface with no loose debris on which to slip? Please? *twitch*
Theodosia - Feb 13, 2010 3:51:39 am PST #8280 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I only caught about 90 seconds of the opening ceremonies, on my way to bed, but I wouldn't be surprised if I enjoyed them more vicariously here. I'm running around with Boskone, the local SFF convention this weekend, so I'm not going to catch much anyway...
Sue - Feb 13, 2010 4:14:29 am PST #8281 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Which makes Kiefer the Nephew of universal health care!
Grandson.
His mother is a great advocate of her father's legacy, and she and Keifer have done cmapaigns and speeches to support universal health care when there's been talk of moving to a two-level system.
Ginger - Feb 13, 2010 4:24:12 am PST #8282 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Anthem's not totally inappropriate.
I thought about Anthem, but
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.
seemed to disqualify it, at least for the people who pay attention to the words. Anthem would have been a way better choice for many of Hallelujah montages I've seen.
The spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Transportation just described the interstates as a version of bumper cars.