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On 8/27/2014 at 1:33 PM, Kat From Jersey said:
It's amazing how many now-famous people guested back in the day on this show! Just this week I saw Chris Pine (Jim Kirk in the Star Trek reboot movies) as a Dead-Guy-Of-The-Week, and Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office) as one of Rico's short-term girlfriends (no pun intended!). Another DGOTW was Beth Grant, a character actress who many would recognize, who saw the helium-filled blow-up sex dolls, and ran in traffic thinking it was the Rapture. Josh Radner (Ted from HIMYM) was a DGOTW who disappeared years ago, and was found by hikers in his VW Beetle.
I'm not a huge fan of Brenda, but I do love Rachel Griffiths. Her best role was the first one I saw her in, as Rhonda in Muriel's Wedding. She delivered the best, bitchiest insult ever heard in a movie, "The truth? I tell the truth too. Nicole's having an affair with Chook. Muriel saw them fucking in the laundry on your wedding day. Stick your drink up your ass, Tania! I'd rather swallow razor blades than drink with you."
I didn't care for Brenda either, though she probably never had a chance with those parents, but I loved her in Muriel's Wedding too. One of my favorite films!
I also liked Patricia Clarkson, who played Ruth's sister. I don't remember whether The Green Mile or Pieces of April were before or after the series ran, but she is awesome in both films.
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I still have scrunchies ?
I don't remember too much about the clothes. Miranda's russet dress when she was sitting with Steve at Scout made her coloring look lovely. Carrie wore a lovely greenish (seafoam) dress when she was in Paris with Aleks. Samantha looked great in primary colors, like a royal blue jacket and skirt. And Charlotte was lovely in her black bridesmaid dress. But I loved all of Charlotte's outfits.
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I just wonder how Miranda ever made partner in a Manhattan law firm AND had a social life. That is almost like science fiction.
But she was always the funniest of the four. I yelped with joy when I later saw "Little Darlings" on VHS and recognized her!
I grew up in a neighborhood full of Steves (Queens, not Brooklyn), so he was my favorite guy on the series. He was exactly what Miranda needed.
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On 5/28/2018 at 10:50 PM, Melancholy said:
These posts are a mischaracterization of Harry. I don't see how one could conclude that Harry just got with Charlotte to bang her and drop her when he was the one who kept trying to have meaningful, romantic pillow talk, take her on dates, publicly double-date at the Hamptons wedding, get his back waxed to do that. Even when Charlotte just wanted only sex. Actually when Charlotte just wanted to bang Harry and drop him. There's a Pacific Ocean of commitment levels between "bang her and leave the woman" and "won't marry the woman." Actually, Harry and Charlotte both had their cultural-tradition-influenced ultimatums. Charlotte couldn't get serious about a man unless marriage was on the table. That's hardly universal. Plenty women could embark on romance without marriage in the offing. Meanwhile, Harry couldn't marry a non-Jew- another hardly universal, idiosyncratic requirement.
As a Jewish woman, I completely understand Harry's position. I don't take it myself- but that's partly because I'm a woman and I can rest assured that my children will be considered Jewish even if their father isn't because Judaism is passed on matrilineally.
Those posts were an interpretation of Harry's behavior, as was yours. No need to take it personally.
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3 minutes ago, MaryHedwig said:
My memory is that Charlotte figured it out beforehand. In fact, I remember her saying to Carrie "he can't get it up" right at the wedding in her wedding gown.
Anyone else out there have a memory of this?
I think you're right. Shortly before the wedding Charlotte tells the girls that she and Trey hasn't slept together yet and they gave her the "don't do that" look. So yeah, I remember before the wedding Charlotte was upset that Trey "couldn't get it up." Sorry! ?
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On 6/29/2014 at 5:03 PM, MaryHedwig said:
I loved getting to know the real Kim in this episode. I agree that Catrall brought more class to the role of Samantha than the writers deserved. My favorite line of hers is after Carrie reveals her affair with Big and asks Samantha if she is judging her. Samantha says, "Not my style" in a way that was so honest and believable. I think of her saying that line when I am trying to be non-judgmental about something someone I love is choosing to do (like a tattoo on your forehead?....don't get me started!)
Oh my God! That's the line that gets me too! It sounded so natural.
But I laugh when she says the most outrageous things with such panache: "No smoking in bars? Next thing, there'll be no fucking in bars!"
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On 6/13/2014 at 12:50 PM, izabella said:
I liked Harry a lot, but I was never with him on the Jewish thing. Ok, so he made a promise to his dying mother to marry a Jew. So, basically, he got with Charlotte just to bang her and eventually drop her because she wasn't Jewish. He never had any intention of having a serious relationship with her. And that's fine as long as Charlotte was on the same page, which she absolutely was in the beginning. But when that did change for her, he was all "*shrug*, you're not a Jew, never gonna happen, end of story."
Yes, that was horrible; suddenly the great guy was a prick. Was there a writers' strike or something during that season.
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On 7/9/2014 at 10:23 PM, MaryHedwig said:
I agree with you that this story line did not make a lot of sense and was not well-written; however, I always thought that the reason Trey felt Charlotte "deserved" the apartment was because she had to put up with a husband who could not hold up his end in the bedroom. On the other hand Charlotte did know this before she married him....
I thought they waited for the wedding night because idiot Charlotte thought it would be more romantic.
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On 7/24/2017 at 11:28 AM, Melancholy said:
I just rewatched that ep! Charlotte was really in the wrong on that fight. Out of nowhere, she attacked Samantha for just having no-strings consensual sex and discussing it. It was entirely Charlotte taking her marital unhappiness out on Sam. I used to think Samantha was then bitchy to retract her Samba invitation from Miranda and Carrie for refusing to get involved but on rewatch, I see her point. She was clearly in the right and she should have been supported.
It seems like Charlotte and Trey didn't try oral sex nearly as much they should have. If Trey can't get it up, that's no excuse on why Charlotte should lay there sexually frustrated, embarrassed and guilty about even taking care of herself. He should try eating her. And just because Trey couldn't get it up for intercourse, that doesn't convince me that he couldn't come from a blow job. That's much easier, performance wise. That could have eased them into a sexual relationship sooner, maybe without separating.
Sam is great.
Samantha: Hey, Trey almost got it up. You almost masturbated. Together, the two of you almost had sex.
I've been bingewatching SATC for the last few days. I think Sam is my favorite character. My husband loves her. Which makes sense, I guess.
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On 2/10/2018 at 12:06 PM, Sun-Bun said:
Ooof...even though I'm still Team Kim as well, I really wish she hadn't have put this out there and had just graciously stayed silent. Maybe discuss it on a less public forum even. This just makes her look every bit as petty and mean as SJP. It reeks of bitterness; I really hoped she could have risen above SJP's bait, not taken it and immediately wrestled down in the mud with her. I'm disappointed in both ladies now; hopefully this at least puts the third SaTC movie to rest finally.
No, I think she had had enough of SJP, and decided enough already. I'm #TeamKim too.
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On 4/18/2014 at 10:56 PM, ShellSeeker said:
Oh yes, so much word to this. That was by far one of the most ridiculous scenes of the entire series, and you're right -- it was presented as though we were supposed to be on Carrie's side, and think that Natasha was the huge bitch. Yeah, where did Natasha get off, being angry at Carrie for sleeping with her husband? Didn't she know that Carrie is fabulous and is never, ever wrong?
Another unfavorite Carrie moment is when she chose to tell Aidan she'd been cheating on him 2 minutes before Charlotte married Trey. Really? You couldn't keep your trap shut for one more hour and not crap your drama all over your friend's wedding?
Argh. I never detested Carrie more than when she keep braying "YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME!" at Aidan, so she could get back into his "nook." He should have pushed her out the window.
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2 hours ago, Granny58 said:
agree with everybody who says all 3 of them need mental help. I can understand that something happened in the sons' lives to screw them up, but what the hell is up with dad? When his son had his surgery and dad comes into the recovery room gloating "you can't eat food anymore," like a taunt. And he does stuff like that often. It appears that he enjoys demeaning them, then turns around and supports them. If you were his child you would never know which dad was going to show up either!!! Seriously, their history could make an entire series about mental dysfunction (I'm remembering the Sybil movie from the 1970s). It would be fascinating.
Did you know that the story of "Sybil" was debunked? As far as I can remember, the therapist fed the stories to Sybil (I forget the patient's real name). The therapist became rich and famous and the patient ended up going into hiding. There was a book about it. But the Sally Field/Joanne Woodward miniseries was great!
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2 hours ago, Granny58 said:
agree with everybody who says all 3 of them need mental help. I can understand that something happened in the sons' lives to screw them up, but what the hell is up with dad? When his son had his surgery and dad comes into the recovery room gloating "you can't eat food anymore," like a taunt. And he does stuff like that often. It appears that he enjoys demeaning them, then turns around and supports them. If you were his child you would never know which dad was going to show up either!!! Seriously, their history could make an entire series about mental dysfunction (I'm remembering the Sybil movie from the 1970s). It would be fascinating.
Yeah, I don't like that dad at all, but he is probably in the habit of thinking everything turns to ****. Most of the families on that show seem to have unhealthy dynamics. That could just be editing, but they don't come off as likable people.
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On 1/4/2018 at 0:18 AM, Mollysmom said:
LOL! I have often wondered how guys go to the bathroom when they are that huge. Plus, I would think the weight of the fat would be really painful to that "area".
I think he would be in a lot of pain all over, with all the stress on his connective tissue/fascia. But yeah, God knows how his testicles have adapted to his weight.
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On 7/27/2017 at 0:57 PM, MadyGirl1987 said:
Poster for season 7 posted on their Facebook page. They are really going all in on the bee theme, huh? Also, does anyone else find this less creepy and more gross?
Omg, I am creeped out by the texture of honeycomb! I have no idea why the pattern made by all the little cells grosses me out.
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I first saw the show while Coven was being aired, and I didn't care for the Southern Gothic cliches and the superhormonal female-dominated storyline. Freakshow was the first season I saw that I liked (I'm sorry, I know it doesn't get much love), probably because of Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock. Hotel was a bloody mess, except for Dennis O'Hare (he's great in all of them! How could I not have noticed him before AHS?) and Sarah Paulsen. I didn't bother watching past the first episode of Roanoke. I finally bought the first and second seasons on Amazon, and I enjoyed them immensely. But I guess my first love, Freakshow, stayed with me.
I don't think I will persevere with this season. I spend too much time on Twitter and I'm all "politicsed" out. But happy viewing, everyone!
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On 09/10/2014 at 9:21 PM, BluishGreen said:
I am not a regular viewer and a first time poster on this thread, so forgive me if this is subject has been done and done. Having seen this show now and then, it seems quite clear that every time Nia gets any sort of featured performance, the music and theme is always, for lack of a better word, "ethnic." The most recent examples were the Native American dance, an acro number that had some sort of "urban" vocal behind it and the "Maya Angelou number" Abby took away to punish NIa's mom for speaking up (yeah, she did that to her own student.) Is Abby such a dolt that she can't see that dance isn't race-specific? For heaven sake, one of the most beautiful, accomplished and talented dancers ever is Misty Copeland, who is African American and dances classical ballets. Am I wrong to find Abby, along with her other horrible traits, to be a narrow-minded idiot or, perhaps, a racist?
Abby is the Queen of Inappropriateness, so I wouldn't put anything past her. And yeah, she sees Nia as an "ethnic" dancer. I remember when Nia was still a little kid. Of all the dancers in a routine, she dressed Nia in an animal-skin costume with a HUGE Afro wig. Holly's face said it all.
Misty is beautiful. I haven't seen ABT in years, so I never saw her in person, but there is always YouTube. The ads she does make her look muscular, but I saw her as a guest judge on SYTYCD, and I was struck by how petite she really is. Lovely dancer. I don't know if Abby is racist or not, but she should give Nia some different solos.
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On 10/04/2014 at 11:56 PM, KaveDweller said:
I had never heard of her before either, but lately I have been hearing that song on the radio all the time.
Cathy is annoying, but I had to laugh at her doing a dance to Chandelier. Abby keeps acting like she's somehow responsible for the success of it, instead of that Maddie was lucky to get a spot in the video. And I'm not saying Maddie wasn't good in the video, just that she didn't make it successful.
I know Abby is always saying she makes stars, but have we ever heard of or met one actual real example of someone she trained that is successful? I don't get her attitude at all. No one would know her name if not for the show, so I don't follow her logic about people knowing the girls because of her.
I'm not surprised she's opening an LA studio now that her mom's gone. She obviously is fame hungry. Hopefully this will allow the girls to escape from her drama.
I think they work on cruise ships, Disneyland, and local theater productions. I'm sure some ended up going to better schools and landing gigs here and there, but she didn't make them stars. Sia made Maddie famous. From what I've seen of "Sister, " Sia may be the unmaking of Maddie.
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On 06/27/2017 at 7:54 PM, Fex said:
I would never in a million years use Kraft Dinner as a general term for mac and cheese, unless it was Kraft brand boxed mac and cheese. Must be specific to where you are! Or, the lack of that is specific to where I am, lol!
Nutmeg, were you taught in school that America is all one continent, from Canada down to Argentina? I've met people who learned that before. We consider this to be two continents: North America and South America, but it is definitely taught as all one in some schools. That may be the source of your confusion! We Canadians aren't part of America because that's not the name of our continent! It's just a nickname for the USA. We are part of North America, and would be perfectly happy to be referred to as North American.
I thought maybe the Handmaid's would stone Aunt Lydia, or the soldiers. But not participating in this backwards society's gross violence at all is a pretty good choice, too.
Now I know what the Canadian characters Terrance and Phillip are talking about when they say "Kraft Dinner. " Apparently someone in Canada calls it that!
If it helps anyone, I think the story takes place in what used to be Maine. Close enough to Canada.
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On 5/19/2017 at 6:13 PM, FozzyBear said:I really wonder if they would have made the same choice regarding race if the filming had started right after or during Trumo's campaign. This has been in post production for a while and I feel like it might have been easier to talk themselves into this sort of colorblind story telling as being a good thing. Post Trump?
Whatever faults Trump has, I doubt he has any interest in creating a state religion. He doesn't seem all that religious to me. I think he panders to Christians, but that is different. I think Hulu made Gilead racially diverse because that is what TV casts look like these days. It would have looked the same in 2012.
I may be cynical, but I think Hulu wanted to scare as many women as possible. But I've lived too long and have too much faith in American institutions (as well as in her people) to buy into the hype surrounding this show.
The book was better, but the book is almost always better, IMO.
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I think they are either reassigned or they get to become Econowives or Aunts or Martha's. I think their reward is not getting shipped off to the Colonies where, depending on the luck of the draw, you could end up picking tomatoes or cleaning up toxic waste.
I didn't read this entire thread, but when Atwood was writing there was no Internet as we know it. Not sure whether I had to specify my gender when I signed up for it.
Is it only me, or is Serena Joy beautiful in the Hulu series? Reminds me of Sharon Stone a bit.
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I'm catching up, so I haven't gotten through all the episodes. I think I'm on Season 5. I don't mind spoilers because I've already read a bunch elsewhere. But here goes:
My favorite episodes are both parts of "Stress Relief" and "Andy's Play."
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On 4/26/2017 at 11:33 AM, ElectricBoogaloo said:
I'm only two episodes in but I can see that hypocrisy is going to be a recurring theme. These wives have the nerve to refer to the handmaidens as whores when they have no choice in being raped, forced to carry babies to term, and then give them up. These wives seem to have no gratitude for the fact that if not for these "whores," they wouldn't be holding any babies.
I don't know what the commander is up to. How far into the future is this supposed to be? Meaning did he choose his wife before or after the war began? Did he marry her for love or for some other reason? From the little we've seen, they don't seem to have a very warm relationship so does playing Scrabble with Offred satisfy his minimal need for female companionship? Or is he just testing her to see if she will break the rules? Or trying to figure out if half of his kid's genes will be halfway smart?
They refer to the handmaids as whores because they are never-married mothers, or moms in marriages in which one or both parents had previously been divorced. They all were considered to be adulteresses under the state religion, and therefore "whores." Their demonstrated ability to have children made them Handmaid material. Better than being sent off to The Colonies, I guess.
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I can't remember how many hours I've seen of him. Seems like 30.
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I'm catching up with Seasons 5 and 6 on Netflix. I love this show!