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Jul. 2nd, 2010
Random TV commentary
Jul. 2nd, 2010 08:20 pmSaving Grace Series Finale
( Spoilers )
In Plain Sight Season Finale
( Spoilers )
And in other news, how much do I love Scarecrow & Mrs. King? I've been rewatching the first season on DVD, and it's got a certain casual 80s sexism and racism and classism (oh god, do not get me started on the casual racism of "I Have Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been ... A Spy"), and it's very Republican (in the 80s sense of the word - which has nothing to do with what Republican means today), but despite all of that, it can be incredibly charming. And it's such a fascinating show from a feminist point of view, because of the incredible mixed messages it sends about the virtues of domesticity and homemaking versus "career women," and how it doesn't seem to recognize that it's undermining its own message because Amanda is the most careerist woman of them all. And yet, at the same time, looking at it today, I also kind of appreciate a show that seems to genuinely place value on spheres that are traditionally feminine.
And of course, Amanda and Lee nail my buddy!kink so hard.
When's the second season coming out? When, when?? (Yes, I have really awful VHS-to-DVD copies of the rest of the show, but I want nice shiny professional DVDs!)
And, hey! I think you can stream the pilot episode here. It looks like most, if not all, of the episodes are available for streaming.
( Spoilers )
In Plain Sight Season Finale
( Spoilers )
And in other news, how much do I love Scarecrow & Mrs. King? I've been rewatching the first season on DVD, and it's got a certain casual 80s sexism and racism and classism (oh god, do not get me started on the casual racism of "I Have Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been ... A Spy"), and it's very Republican (in the 80s sense of the word - which has nothing to do with what Republican means today), but despite all of that, it can be incredibly charming. And it's such a fascinating show from a feminist point of view, because of the incredible mixed messages it sends about the virtues of domesticity and homemaking versus "career women," and how it doesn't seem to recognize that it's undermining its own message because Amanda is the most careerist woman of them all. And yet, at the same time, looking at it today, I also kind of appreciate a show that seems to genuinely place value on spheres that are traditionally feminine.
And of course, Amanda and Lee nail my buddy!kink so hard.
When's the second season coming out? When, when?? (Yes, I have really awful VHS-to-DVD copies of the rest of the show, but I want nice shiny professional DVDs!)
And, hey! I think you can stream the pilot episode here. It looks like most, if not all, of the episodes are available for streaming.
Is it wrong...
Jul. 2nd, 2010 11:12 pm...that I am finding myself endlessly entertained by the increasingly scathing reviews of The Last Airbender? I can't stop reading them; I'm utterly fascinated.
Here's a good one:
Also, there's this:
Here's a good one:
You can tell the Fire Nation people are evil, because they’re brown (played by actors that make me weep with pity for them, like Dev Patel and Cliff Curtis, and also by The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi, whom I kept expecting to be identified as “Senior Fire Nation Correspondent” and whom I kept expecting to end his every line of dialogue with “Jon...”)Do you know how much I would high-five my TV screen if Aasif Mandvi was identified on The Daily Show as "Senior Fire Nation Correspondent"?
Also, there's this: