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By: pharoahe_monch

pharoahe_monch — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:53:59 +0000

watched the first episode of Tell Me You Love Me, mostly for the slogan (relationship drama by HBO, these guys are mostly good, right?!) and that girl from Sleeper Cell. and it wasn’t bad! not sure if i’d stay with them for the whole run, but even the sex scenes were nice stuff. there is rarely a good movie with sex scenes in it, so HBO has exceeded my hopes, even if it is not technically a movie.

By: Steve W

Steve W — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:50:28 +0000

I'm glad that happens for you, and so I can see how the scene might resonate. Maybe I'm not doing it right, but all I get in thanks on the numerous occasions I speak up in a cinema is angry glances and tutting from the idiots I'm trying to make the experience better for. Even one time when I saved someone's life in the auditorium (best first date ever), upon the return to my seat I was met by embarrassed shuffling of feet, deliberate lack of eye contact, and downright hostility from those who'd failed to shift their eyes away from The Mummy sodding Returns while an old woman choked to death before them. I want my applause. I deserve my applause! Duchovny, give it back. And back to the point: yeah, so the scene certainly didn't resonate for me and came across as a minor wish fulfilment fantasy. But I trust you enough when it comes to the telly that when Californication appears on Channel Five in a couple of weeks, I'll give it one more go.

By: John

John — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:06:38 +0000

That cinema scene is interesting. It’s fanciful, but I think realistic. I was at a live show recently, and these two morons were chatting loudly. Eventually I got up from my seat and went over to them, to ask/tell them to shut up as they were spoiling it. On the way back a number of people complimented me, or thanked me. (All of them nearer the idiots, but too lazy to do anything themselves). The same happened at a gig a couple of years back, when some awful girls were shouting over the performance at the side. Eventually I waded through the crowd to have a word with them, and on the way back through was patted on the shoulder and back by everyone I passed, them all thanking me. (Them all nearer to the girls, and shockingly, too lazy to do it themselves).

So I can see exactly that scene happening.

However, any problems you could have are surely removed by a line in episode two or three, when Hank (Duchovny) is explaining how his ex and her new fiance got together at a dinner party.

“They fell head over heels for each other. Well, in Laura’s case it was heels over head.”

By: Steve W

Steve W — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:17:15 +0000

Addition: I’ll strongly second the “someone new” comment about Pushing Daisies. Entertainment vampires indeed.

By: Steve W

Steve W — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:14:32 +0000

Admittedly, I only watched the pilot of Californication. But the only reason I watched to the end was Duchonvy, who seemed to be in a much better production than everyone else. It was a while ago I saw it, but a scene which sticks in the mind was the one in the cinema, where his character destroys the mobile phone of a persistent nuisance, resulting in a round of applause from the patrons. It made no sense to me, and was a horribly unsubtle indulgence on the part of the writers. As was most of the episode. This may be the point, and I’m just not “getting it.” With smarter, sharper dialogue it might have worked. This isn’t a slur, but I can see why you liked it. He probably burns someone’s umbrella in the second episode or something.

However, we’ve (my g/f and I) seen the Pushing Daisies pilot twice – and will be subjecting ourselves to it again before the series starts proper. Oh, what hardship!

By: John

John — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:57:48 +0000

Wait until you see it.

And of course each time is to show it to someone new.

By: pharoahe_monch

pharoahe_monch — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:47:29 +0000

John: I’m surprised that you have the time and energy to watch some pilot so many times, even if you really like the show.

By: John

John — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:55:39 +0000

Steve, that’s such nonsense! Californication has the best writing I’ve heard in FOREVER. It’s so deflty scripted.

I’m concerned that as it goes on the cliches are creeping in, but the first three or so were so refreshingly free from trite dialogue. I’ve been adoring it.

Pushing Daisies is wonderful, and I haven’t found the energy to write about it yet, despite watching the pilot three or four times.

By: Steve W

Steve W — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:45:06 +0000

pharoahe: Californication and Journeyman are abominably-written, which is a shame, because I like the actors; Pushing Daisies is almost everything you’ve heard it is. I think John’s already done Reaper.