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Yesterday's giddiness over the Rosencrantz & Guildenstern announcement hasn't even had time to wear off yet, and I'm hit with this: the complete Reilly, Ace of Spies on DVD in February! I'm torn between another round of gleeful shrieking and some preemptive grieving over the state of my wallet. Argh, I've run out of spare organs I can sell. But it's Reilly... As a wise woman once said, "What is it about Sam Neill that's just so yummy?" I can't resist this particular temptation.
I wish I had some way to post scans from this "Young Romance" comic from 1974 I've just acquired; it's really quite something. At least I can show you the cover, since Mike at Progressive Ruin posted it months ago- check it out (you might have to scroll down a smidge). I have a fatal weakness for romance comics anyway- the more dated and appalling, the more irresistible- but this one looks like it might be the new jewel of my collection. Liz isn't interested in boys? Oh yes, we know what that means. Ow, I'm wincing already. If it's good (which is to say, if it's bad), I'll share. Assuming I'm still able to type after jamming icepicks into my eyes, of course.
I'm not quite clear on why Martin Landau's wasted, hammy guest appearance on Without a Trace last year was nominated for an Emmy, but Jerry O'Connell didn't even get a "What to Watch" nod from TV Guide. I assume it was a matter of one being Martin Landau and the other Jerry O'Connell. What a shame, because he's just so good in this episode. Poor Jerry. It's also a shame to see how good Season Two, itself a pale shadow of Season One, looks in comparison to the current episodes. As frustrating as Joan of Arcadia has been this year, it's not even close to the disappointment of Without a Trace. No wonder NCIS has been steadily winning me away.
I wish I had some way to post scans from this "Young Romance" comic from 1974 I've just acquired; it's really quite something. At least I can show you the cover, since Mike at Progressive Ruin posted it months ago- check it out (you might have to scroll down a smidge). I have a fatal weakness for romance comics anyway- the more dated and appalling, the more irresistible- but this one looks like it might be the new jewel of my collection. Liz isn't interested in boys? Oh yes, we know what that means. Ow, I'm wincing already. If it's good (which is to say, if it's bad), I'll share. Assuming I'm still able to type after jamming icepicks into my eyes, of course.
I'm not quite clear on why Martin Landau's wasted, hammy guest appearance on Without a Trace last year was nominated for an Emmy, but Jerry O'Connell didn't even get a "What to Watch" nod from TV Guide. I assume it was a matter of one being Martin Landau and the other Jerry O'Connell. What a shame, because he's just so good in this episode. Poor Jerry. It's also a shame to see how good Season Two, itself a pale shadow of Season One, looks in comparison to the current episodes. As frustrating as Joan of Arcadia has been this year, it's not even close to the disappointment of Without a Trace. No wonder NCIS has been steadily winning me away.
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Date: 2004-12-12 05:43 am (UTC)Very much with you re: WaT; JO'C's performance was amazing, and ML was completely wasted and the role was amazingly boring. :( I'm about three weeks behind on WaT right now 'cuz I just can't seem to make myself care about it any more. *sigh* I hate it when good shows not only go bad, but crash and burn and take out the whole planet along with them.
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Date: 2004-12-14 06:48 am (UTC)JO'C's performance was amazing, and ML was completely wasted and the role was amazingly boring.
ITA and ITA. There was so much build up for ML's appearance that I was expecting something interesting and dramatic and touching... and what we got was so disappointing. Drab writing, drab acting, nothing that couldn't have been done by any hack actor on any generic show. And more Jack-angst, because that's always such a good thing. rolls eyes. It just seemed wasteful. And then there's Jerry, who acts his little heart out (and kept making me think, oh no, Woody's snapped! Poor baby! Well, now he'll have a chance at Lily, if not so much Jordan *bg*), and who gets no glory. If I do buy S2, this episode will be one of the few reasons why. Poor, poor Jerry.
I'm about three weeks behind on WaT right now 'cuz I just can't seem to make myself care about it any more. *sigh* I hate it when good shows not only go bad, but crash and burn and take out the whole planet along with them.
Dude, no kidding. It's moved from "watched with bated breath" to "have on in the background while reading LJ, because finding a CD to put in seems like work." All that brilliant S1 potential, Etch-A-Sketched away in favor of boring cases and soap opera melodrama. It's practically criminal! And yet the ratings are great, because people's tastes are very odd, so TPTB pat themselves on the back. Tragic. So tragic.
(yay, Yuletide! Must finish watching episodes... *g*)
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Date: 2004-12-12 08:40 am (UTC)NCIS is just so much more fun than WaT, now. And it has Ducky! Hard to compete with that, really.
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Date: 2004-12-14 07:00 am (UTC)NCIS is just so much more fun than WaT, now. And it has Ducky! Hard to compete with that, really.
Exactly! Nothing can defeat Ducky's dimples. And I'm perfectly happy to listen to his stories, even if Gibbs isn't. WaT is painful these days, and CSI is frustrating, so no wonder NCIS is taking over the crime show part of my brain. At least that show's still fun!
Oh, I wanted to mention- I taped the WaT with Jerry O'C and David Hewlett (finally, after forgetting the first ten times it was repeated), if you want to see it. I'm planning to tape tomorrow's NCIS on the same tape (Tony in peril! Oh no! Tony with stubble! Oh yes!), but after that, I could toss it in the mail whenever. Which reminds me, I need to do Christmas cards. sigh. Well, at least it's still December, right? *g*
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Date: 2004-12-14 11:41 pm (UTC)Oooh, you taped it? I would definitely like to see it. *gloms* Thank you! Let me know if there's anything I can send you :)