Sh*t you not, I was just about to give up on tonight's Battlestar Galactica episode. This was the conversation in my head:
"Christ. Another effing SPEC episode. Who gives a rat's ass about all these new crew members? I could write a better spec episode. Maybe I should watch it. Hell, why am I the only one bitching about this season of BSG? Is there something wrong with me that I just can't get into it? What do I want? I mean, I'm not some shipper, but at this point the only thing that would make me watch would be Adama and Roslin having some dirty toaster....DID ADAMA JUST SAY "YOU'RE ALWAY WELCOME IN ONE OF MY BEDS??????"
Ufh. More pleasure out of that sentence and Madame President's priceless reaction than in the whole Oscar telecast. OMG that was good. Now I've got to stay up watch the rest of the episode.
How much you want to bet that line was Ms. Jane "effin" Espenson rocking the starship? I think it was.
Have I mentioned lately I want to be Roslin when I grow up? I think I will be. I'll make myself some Roslin/Mirren combo that all the boys want to take orders from. How fun would that would be?
"Go ahead. Take him away. That's it....I'm thinking of having a good-old-fashioned book burning."
Eff yeah, Roslin.
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR:
I had a moment during the "Woman King" episode where I wondered if the screenwriter read my blog.
FAMOUS PEOPLE'S DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR:
Do the people who win the Oscars think the people who lost don't have God on their side? Would they still thank God if they lost? Would that still be his will? Fully expected Jennifer Hudson to spout that elitist mumbo jumbo, but Forest? Sigh.
Roslin torturning Baltar right now. OMG. "I'm dying to read the ending...Gentleman proceed..." There's Six. "Perhaps you'll consider writing a blurb for my cover."
Beautiful. Nothing makes me happier than kick-ass storytelling.
"Extortion is not an acceptable form of protest...Chief. Uh-uh. We're done."
Beautiful.
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I never really got into the show. Watch the first one. It was good. Watched the episodes, but they lost me.
Oh, and I think the cable company taking away the free cable they were giving us, when all we ordered was basic, didn't help.
Here is the acceptance speech in my head: "I'd like to thank God who made all things possible. I'm humbled to realize He clearly loves me more than he does Peter O'Toole, Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, innocent little Abigail Breslin, and all you other losers going straight to Hell, not to mention all the millions suffering in horrible agony throughout the world whose prayers went unanswered while God was here for me tonight. Ditto for the Indianapolis Colts."
I see Ellen's getting bad reviews this morning. I thought she was fine, and asking Spielberg to take a picture of her with Eastwood--and then criticizing his framing--was priceless.
Yeah, I thought Ellen was fine, too. It's not her fault they should have cut the pointless film montages and 8 categories we don't care about from the telecast. And those silhouette dancers still beat the hell out of any Debbie Allen number, featuring Snow White or not.
Ellen's joke about Jack standing in a corner laughing at nothing was great, too.
Loved the John c Reilly song.
Who's the stupid-head who thought it was cute to mention Marl Walberg's 25 arrests during the Supporting Actor nominations?
Got the bad kind of chills when I saw what used to be the outsider wunderkinds of the 70s gathered together as The Man to give Marty his Oscar. That was downright sinister.
Frankly, my favorite moment of the evening was when Marty name-checked Ari Emmanuelle, and I put it together that THAT was how Marky Mark ended up in a Scorcese film. They share an agent. Not just any agent. Freakin' Ari from Entourage.
Fact is stranger than fiction.
Mark and C.C., since you were my Departed co-viewers, new thoughts to add to our discussion?
I still maintain it's an hour too long, Jack was miscast, it was just dumb to cut the sibling rivalry aspect, and that Infernal Affairs is embarrassingly better.
Not that I'm not happy for Mr. Scorcese. But I would prefer the Academy had just built a time machine and given him an Oscar for one of his good films.
But tell me Lis, what do you REALLY think?
Bri, THAT'S the speech I want to hear.
MIM, the BSG Moonlighting solution appears to be never showing Kara and Adama Jr. again.
MIM,
I KNOW!. I'm really happy Thelma won for her body of work, and to have another woman win for Chrissakes, but again, embarrassing that this will be the piece representative of her work. Trim an hour, and tie up those lose ends we argued about afterwards. Totally think your brown envelope idea is still brilliant.
I was shocked the one producer was standing alone onstage...don't know if the rest of the Departed crowd was gobsmacked or what, but traditionally one producer speaks while the whole cast and production team stands behind hugging and making asses of themselves.
This was somewhat less festive.
MIM, totally underwhelmed by Babel.
If you go on IMDB, there's theories floating around that the point of the goatherder brother/sister incest thing proves that the Asian storyline was about the father raping the daughter, and that the rifle proves that one of of them actually killed the mom and that that's why deaf girl's note to the investigating officer was so long and disturbing to him.
Dunno.
Personally, I think any movie that is that unclear is not a well-crafted movie. There's a big difference between not knowing what Bill Murray whispered into Scarlett's ear, and not understanding what was intended with the above plot points and the entire Tokyo story.
IMHO.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449467/board/thread/67777811
Loved the BSG episode, myself. We get the East Coast feed at my friend's, so we watched it first and Tivo'd the Oscars (I know, we are sad).
I thought Ellen was fine, too, and my favorite moments had to be Will Smith's kid destroying the award he announced, and the Valium guy. I don't remember who he was, but man...messed up and happy.
And re: Constant Gardener. I still think it's a rip it didn't win last year.
Much as I loved Little Miss Sunshine, not so sure about Alan Alda getting best supporting actor for this particular role. While you and I didn't really care for Blood Diamond, I did think Djimon Hounsou played his role quite well...although how'd you like to be that poor guy? "Hi, I'm the oppressed African in Amistad. And Blood Diamond. Is anyone out there aware that I also play other characters? Hello??"
Oh yeah, and the "you're always welcome in one of my beds" line???
KICK.ASS.
I, too, love the prez. She was phenomenal tonight. Why did it take me until this season to get hooked on the show?
Mark, I get that. Babel was utlimtately a dark, incoherent bitchfest about privileged Americans. Not our responsibility to lob an American award at it.
Totally agree about Constant Gardner. If you want a well-crafted film that was really about something and could have changed the world, it's CG. The Crash win is embarrassing.
Meg, dearheart!
Check out these two links:
Jane Espenson
Televsion Without Pity
Better late to the BSG party than never! I'm proud you Tivo'd the Oscars to watch BSG...sounds like the right priority to me!
Yeah, what do you really think?
I'll tell ya what I think: the Departed actually shows, yet again, how good the Hong Kong studios are. Just like A Better Tomorrow, City on Fire and Prison on Fire are completely brilliant, I'm betting Infternal Affairs is as well. At least someone had the balls to mention it on the podium. When I saw that in the credits i went, "D'oh! No WONDER its so about family and honor!"
This was, by the way, the first Jack Nicholson performance I've enjoyed in almost 20 years. Editing didn't really impress me at all, although I didn't notice the envelope thing that you're talking about. Was that at the end on the rooftop?
I was rather shocked that they had leo and matt involved with the same woman and never connected the dots more than they did. Nor did thet work Leo's "father" back story as a counter point to jack and matt. Silly rabbits.
Oh yeah - best oscar dress - did they pour cate blanchett into that dress or what? Wow.
and, yes, like a clown, without the big floppy shoes.
C, check out the Fug Girls' Haiku to Cate Blancett.
Thanking God for winning an Oscar in no way insinuates that God prefers you over the other nominees. When people thank God, they are thanking him for strength and inspiration. The people who complain about this every year really need to get over themselves and let someone who has just won the highest honor they can achieve in their career say whatever it is they'd like to say with their 45 seconds.
Hi Grace! You exemplify the courage and inspiration of God. Everyone read Grace/BNG's brave, honest blog. She has so much to contribute.
I'm sorry I disagreed with you. I'll make sure it never happens again.
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