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I have written these things because it is my responsibility, as manager of this branch, to profiligate great ideas.
— Michael Scott, The Office, Season 5, Episode 17 - Golden Ticket. The episode was written by Mindy Kaling.
Pete Campbell: You ever been hunting, Peggy?
Peggy Olsen: No, I don’t think so.
Pete Campbell: You either have or you haven’t. I went a couple of times. With my uncle. New Hampshire.
Peggy Olsen: I saw my cousin shoot a rabbit by Coney Island.
Pete Campbell: It’s an incredible sensation. You have to be very quiet. Take it down with the first shot or you scare it away. Then sometimes you have to go up and finish it off. Then you tie it to the bumper and go home. But do you know what I’ve always wanted to do? I would pick it up, throw its back legs over my shoulder, and I would drag it through the snow to this little cabin. And there, I’d hang it up between a couple of trees, cut it open, and drain it, dress it. Then I’d take my big hunting knife and I’d cut this loin right out the side. And I’d go into the cabin and there’d be this woman waiting for me. Standing by one of those old stoves with a big black pipe. And I’d hand it to her and she’d put it in a cast iron skillet and then I’d sit at the table. And she’d bring it to me. And I’d wipe my knife on my knee. And then I would eat it. While she watches.
Peggy Olsen: That would be wonderful.
— Mad Men, Season 1, Episode 7. The freakishness of Pete is lost in this transcript. The actor playing him really knows how to put crazy into the eyes.
Images from Mad Men, Season 1, Episode 8.
It’s a shame that people don’t dress this fantastically any more. I wonder if people put more effort into their appearance in those days (although I’m sure the wardrobe department of Mad Men put more effort into appearance than just about anyone - probably the best job they’ll ever have). As the character who plays the head of the art department at Sterling Cooper says “you don’t need money to dress better than you do”.
On the show itself, I’m not completely convinced. I totally love the style, but much of the drama seems comical rather than serious. I appreciate that Don is portrayed neither as a hero or anti-hero - he’s flawed but not in a likable way. He’s not the ruffian that you learn to love as the story progresses (Sawyer), or the hero who goes through tragedy to build another character (Jason Street). Instead, he starts off “perfect” and slowly disintegrates.
But amazing style and good acting still doesn’t have me hooked emotionally. Still, that dress and hat are really amazing.
11 March 2009 - 06:41 | Tags: tv, madmen, fashionI believe it’s called exculpatory evidence. I love Damages.
— Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl, Season 2 Episode 17, Carnal Knowledge. According to Wikipedia, exculpatory evidence is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt. According to me, this was awesome.
I can already feel people’s stress starting to melt. I think they’re very excited about paying their respects this way. I have got to make sure that YouTube comes down to tape this.
— Michael Scott - The Office - S05E13 - Stress Relief
I found time to catch up on Gossip Girl and really enjoyed the most recent episode. I have not read the official-un-official recap yet, but let’s list my highlights and see how close I get.
- death by Dorota
- “it’s the event of the season” (this phrase must be uttered every 1.75 GG episodes minimum)
- “refresh, refresh, refresh!” as Blair is waiting for her Yale acceptance.
- “Jack is blood. He thinks too much like me” as Chuck complains that his attempts to frame his uncle are unsuccessful (underage hookers, planting coke in his gym bag, two transexuals)
- “Dan Humphrey!?! He’s like a cafeteria lady who won the lottery. You couldn’t pry that acceptance from his hands with the jaws of life” - Blair lets it be known.
- “Witch hunts are my valium” - more Blair
- “2nd semester seniors get a free pass, like pregnant ladies and 14 year-old chinese gymnasts” - Blair explaining the rules to the new hot teacher.
- “Cancel the Nelly Yuki project, now!”
- When gay Eric teaches Rufus “opera for dummies”
- The way the witches (Blair, Penelope, etc) cackle after setting up the teacher
- Chuck Bass, extremely famous underage heir to the Bass fortune, being served alcohol at the opera.
- “Maybe we can get a headstart on your veganism?” - Blair to Serena after Serena says she is going to Brown.
- Rufus and Lilly planning to hit the Newport Creamery.
But, it is all topped by:
Dorota: Uh oh, is it war?
Blair: Yes, but this one will be different. I need to wait for my moment and then i’m going black ops. off the radar, no accountability. This war I’m gonna win.
Meanwhile, I predict the recap will make a big deal about Serena’s appearance (I thought she looked better than usual this episode).
1 February 2009 - 08:56 | Tags: tv, gossipgirl30 January 2009 - 17:26 | Tags: tv, lostThe only advantage of 2009 is that Driveshaft’s greatest guitar player has been memorialized by the demon spawn of Desmond and Penny Hume.
Locke: What is it?
Richard: It’s a compass.
Locke: What does it do?
Richard: It points north, John.
— Lost, S05E01, “Because you left”
My philosophy is basically this. And this is something that I live by. And I always have. And I always will. Don’t ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what. No matter… where. Or who, or who you are with, or, or where you are going, or… or where you’ve been… ever. For any reason, whatsoever.
— Michael Scott, The Office, S05E11 “The Duel”