I really hoped you were going to launch into a Stefan-type thing after that first sentence. "This movie had everything. Friendships, bunnies wearing live people as shawls..."
Respectfully disagree, Aunt Martha! It just seemed to me that he really really liked her, and then was overeager and awkward and thought he was being nice or helpful with the baking stuff. It was clear he liked her the entire time, even when she was being a gigantic biatch, and I actually liked that they decided to have him hold out instead of immediately being like "It's cool!" when she made him the cake.
Can we talk about Jon Hamm's awful sexing? He was like the anti-Don Draper. Except equally hot. "Want to take a little lap nap?"
I love that cop. He was so awkwardly sweet. My favorite scene (maybe) was the car drivebys. "Who's driving that car?"
It's true! Also hilarious. Especially because Hoda is always like "Oh! We're drinking today? Maybe I shouldn't..." as if it's the first time and she didn't pound 4 pomegranate margaritas with lychee and lavender essence (trend recipe tasting!) on yesterday's show.
As an occasional viewer, it is important to note that I have never seen an episode of the 4th hour where they are NOT drinking something. They are seriously never not drinking.
I love chick flicks, but the fact that people are actually tricked into thinking things like this can happen to them is preposterous. Here is a cautionary tale.
I had a real life situation that started off sounding like a chick flick:
I had a massive crush on a guy for years - like from 6th grade until Senior Year of high school. We were good friends the whole time, but I never had the guts to do anything about it (in retrospect, he probably knew, but wasn't interested). Then, senior year, he started dating one of my very close friends (she didn't know how I felt), and I was crushed. There were a number of actual scenes in my life where I was probably watching them at a dance or at a partying we were at and you could see the smile plastered on my face and my heart breaking inside.
Here's where it stops sounding like a chick flick and sounds like real life:
Then this guy lied to my friend about being a virgin and convinced her that they should "be each others' first" even though he'd slept with his two previous girlfriends, cheated on her repeatedly basically in front of her face, and also had an issue with jock itch and gave her some sort of fungal infection on her crotch. He was possessive and mean to her, and though they broke up, he bothered her for at least 5 years thereafter.
So the real ending is this:
My friend took the bullet for me and I avoided dating a world class creep. I now hate this guy after guiding her through his 5 years of mind games, and she remains one of my closest friends.
Not too long! Did read!
I think you're right about all of this - Schneider's exit has made it all the more noticeable that Anne doesn't ever seem to do her job, and that she's weirdly obsessed with government employees. Except in the flu episode, which was the best, where she did her job.
When she was dating Chris, she still made sense, but now it's like "what are you doing?" for the reasons Gabe (and you) mention. They should really just have a plot point where she takes some sort of health-dept related government job so that she has a reason to be involved in the storylines that happen in the office.
Also Leslie and Adam Scott need to make out already, because I've been dying for that to happen since he asked the sheriff about her and Louis CK's relationship.
Best of luck to your mom in this contest. And I wish your family all the strength and good juju in dealing with the total asshole that is cancer. You're in our thoughts!
I don't know, Duck Phillips may have been involved in the negotiations as well. He threw them on the bed and gave them a go 'round like they've never had.
Also, Kim Cattrall's head/absent half-of-neck on that poster will never not make me laugh.
"We need her to fit onto the poster!" "Just remove half of her neck instead of making her smaller or showing less of her legs. PROBLEM SOLVED!"
I pitched this a few weeks ago (I'm sure others have before me, too) for the reasons you mention. I even heated it in high school! It was that obvious and hamfisted!
YES!
Man, this would make for a GREAT BNPG. Stars that try to parlay a role they played for a movie into a real-life career.
Tobey Maguire - Hoping to shoot strings from his wrists and save Manhattan from strange criminals.
Natalie Portman - Will try out for the New York City Ballet just as soon as that baby is out
Tom Hanks - hoping to become a plush cowboy at the next Furry convention.
Monster public service announcement:
This http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/feb/12/arrested-development-mitch-hurwitz-sitcom-cancelled is an amazing article.
"You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you go to the Sober Valley Lodge."
At my old job that I hated, I had a bookmark called "laughing babies" that I would watch when I was sad. Ethan (scroll down comment thread) was a constant, as was this baby! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk
It turns out I am a simple creature and freaking love laughing babies.
I logged in to direct people to this and accuse this baby of being a ridiculous plagiarist. Here's the long version for your viewing pleasure
http://www.youtube.com/user/gsager1234#p/a/u/0/LgMMQDFGE3k
Ethan even got to be on an advertisement on the teevee!
This baby is also cute. WE ALL WIN!
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