I am in love with this show, heart and soul.
One problem. It is on at the same time as Bing's favorite show: Breaking Bad. So, one of us gets to compromise, it seems, and watch it later.
It will be me. Because even though I know I come across as the strident, pushy, bitchy one in this twosome? I tend to compromise more than she does. There is always one person in the relationship who does and it's me.
That's Bing you hear laughing.
The truth is that we both compromise on different things.
She compromises on messes. Honest to shit...if she lived alone, she would be eligible to be on the show Hoarders. Yes, she is THAT bad. She saves everything from old mail to her mother's collection of shot glasses that now sit in our basement on a folding table. There are HUNDREDS of them and she won't give them to Goodwill. I really don't know what she plans to do with shot glasses that have names of all fifty states on them and various vacation spots too. And she saves EVERY piece of mail that she receives, even ads for Rogaine. ("Maybe one of the guys at school would like it. It's a totally FREE SAMPLE!) But, when I start making comments about how nice it would be to be able to actually EAT on our dining room table sometime, she takes the hint. Usually.
But, truthfully...I compromise more than she does. And if she is honest, she will admit that.
And...I don't care when I get to see this show...I am just so excited that I get to see it.
It's brilliant. I am a big Aaron Sorkin fan from the first episode of The West Wing and on to The Social Network. And when I heard he was taking on the news room, I was all up in that business.
And it is wonderful, truly great. Jeff Daniels is a perfect anchor. John Gallagher, Jr. and Dev Patel are incredible. I am slowly warming to Emily Mortimer and still not sure about Jane Fonda. But...I am watching and nodding and throwing my fist up in the air and shouting, "YES!" over and over.
It's like I finally have good dialogue to shriek at family dinners when my stoutly Republican family begins talking to me about how The Tea Party is a "grassroots" group when everyone knows that is just plain bullshit. Or when my sister goes on about how much she wishes that Michele Bachmann would have stayed in the presidential race. It's like Aaron Sorkin provides me with the perfect one liner comeback line: "Michele Bachmann is a hairdo." (Instead, I just looked at her, bewildered, and managed to squeak out, "Can you say Joe McCarthy?"....I wish I had rolled my eyes and said, "Michele Bachmann is a hairdo!")
And Liv likes it too, it gives us a lot to talk about politically. Unfortunately, even though I love Breaking Bad, I can't think of how exactly to talk with Liv about it. It's hard to admit that I like the meth cooking head character, sort of how I like the serial killer, Dexter.
It's on Sunday nights on HBO. Right after another one of my favorites: True Blood. Watch it and get back to me. I guarantee that you will fall in love with Jim Harper too.
Pretty please? Give it a try. It's already been renewed for a second season but ratings analytics show that it has a very small audience. I'd like to see it be a big hit.
Ok...if you watch this for me, I promise to watch a show that you think I need to watch. Any suggestions?
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The Newsroom.....
humm disappointing so far!!
I am on tenterhooks waiting for The walking dead...in te fall... so tv's a bit dflat for me at the mo
I'm a Canuck visiting my g/f in the U.S. and caught the third? episode this past Sunday. I was mesmerized by Jeff Daniels' performance. And the writing - wow! Too bad these issues aren't being raised in real life in the U.S. I hope the show finds a wider audience, especially among Republicans, but I know that is just a pipe dream.
We still don't have HBO or Showtime, and it's beginning to kill me. We'll get them in the late fall. I just don't watch enough television in the summer to even care. I've heard GREAT things about this show, though, so I know I'll love it.
Your dinner scenario is truly scary. I'd just walk over and "earmuff" Liv and say, "Don't say such scary, stupid things in front of the children!"
Looks great - sort of show I like and looking forward to it eventually reaching us.
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As a former reporter, I love it!! I will have to start following this show. It looks great. As for shows you should watch - Army Wives. I love it. It's the only show I watch consistently and it's the only one that makes me cry every time. In a good way. :)
I really wish we had HBO. I read the Song of Ice and Fire series long before they adapted it to Game of Thrones, so I have conned a friend into DVR-ing it for me. But beyond that, I'm lost. Just can't justify spending the money on cable, let alone the HBO package, at the moment, unfortunately. Enjoy it for me!
I was able to watch the first episode due to it being shown (for free) on the website, but haven't seen subsequent episodes. I enjoyed the first enough to consider signing up for the premium channel. But alas, I am on a mission to reduce my dependence on tv in general and paid (overpriced) tv specifically.
I've read mixed reviews, the more negative being aimed at the treatment of the female characters.
I am such a huge breaking bad fan. my husband got me addicted (hahahah) to it halfway through the second season. we watched a marathon and i couldn't live without it.
I personally love Game of Thrones because i am a fantasy/scifi/kings and queens and schemes fan. Peter Dinklege is the most amazing actor ever. and i hear great things about Downtown Abbey...
we are already watching!
so far we both like it - love Arron Sorkin.
clever, intelligent, witty and fast paced
(yes, one can argue that clever and witty are the same ... )
Haven't checked this one out yet, but I plan to...eventually. We really do enjoy a good TV show, but we're bad about making the time to sit down and watch one. We also LOVE Dexter and you know what a True Blood fan I am. We always make time for those. We've gotten into Game of Thrones and are slowly making our way through the first season of that one. We started the first season of Breaking Bad, watched 3 episodes, but that's gone by the wayside lately. I guess NOT watching TV isn't the worse thing we could do (not do?) as a couple! I really do want to check this one out though, you're not the first person to recommend it.
No(haven't had a TV in many, many years & never miss it), but I can discern a bit of the emotional climate of it from your post.
~Mary
Looks like a good show. I'll take a look at it. Don't have much time to watch tv in the summer though.
My recommendation for you is "The Big C".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfcceO-U2wk
OK. Haven't seen it here yet. But I promise when I do I will make Jerry watch it too. We LOVE "Breaking Bad"!
I feel the need to tell you I could not tolerate one single meal with that extended family of yours (siblings and spouses). Tea Party is grassroots?!? Michele Bachmann should have stayed in the race?!? My head would explode.
I'm with you all the way regarding "The Newsroom." I love it. Like you, I'm a BIG fan of Aaron Sorkin. Brilliant screenwriter. I note that he's a stutterer (don't know enough about the man to know if he's learned to compensate or if his is just a mild case), no matter. His characters always speak freely, in torrents, offering thoughts, observations, opinions and truisms in vast quantity. His intelligence, perspicacity and humanity shine throughout.
It's my favorite program.
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