Subj : Re: Rescue Me To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 05:17:13 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote in news:Xns96CAD702C9503v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > weirdwolf wrote: > >> Jim Larson wrote in >> news:Xns96CAD67E344D63v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >> >>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>> >>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>>>> news:Xns96CAD42C7D7443v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>>>> >>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>>>>>> news:Xns96CACA6FEBEB13v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chaya wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> God DAMN this show is depressing. Good stuff, but dark, dark, >>>>>>>>>>> dark, lately. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I guess that episode was supposed to balance out the >>>>>>>>>> ultra-happy one. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> But.. damn. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On a related note: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Did they just sit around and make a list of every non-PC topic >>>>>>>>> imaginable, and then proceed to check it off one by one? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've seen what about 4/5 episodes now and have not really enjoyed >>>>>>>> them in the least. Weeds however rocks and rocks mightily. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 4/5 episodes of which? Rescue Me or Philadelphia? And what are >>>>>>> Weeds? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Well I was talking about Philly, but the same could be true of >>>>>> Rescue >>>>>> me. Weeds is a comedy, sort of, about a woman who's husband dies >>>>>> leaving her with two young boys and a lot of bills. In order to >>>>>> survive she starts selling pot to the people in her very nice >>>>>> obviously rich and definitely screwed up suburb. Really well worth >>>>>> a look. >>>>> >>>>> Is this a Brit thing? Never heard of it. >>>> >>>> It's a Showtime thing. >>> >>> Ah...I don't think I've watched any Showtime series since DLM. >>> >> >> I was watching wonderfalls today, I finally managed to get my hands on >> the whole series, well 13 episodes. > > Whoohoo! > > Effin' Fox bastards... > > (How do you like it?) > I saw the 4 they actually shoed before it was cancelled and loved it. Having seen them in the order on the dvd it A: Improves the ongoing story B: Is a wonderful little show never given a chance C: Makes me want to buy a gun and start cancelling a few TV execs. Done by the same guy as DLM I believe, I wonder what he is up to now? I wouldn't blame the poor sod if he was sitting in a shack in the middle of nowhere having given up on TV altogether, rocking gently and repeating the phrase "pearls before swine!" over and over again. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .