This is my "two glasses of wine" night. One for Breaking Bad and another to help me enjoy Newsroom.
I come from a long and proud line of raging alcoholics, however I am only an occasional drinker, so by the time we are half way through Newsroom I will be half in the bag.
Then, if the past is any indication, I will go to sleep with my glasses still on. Wake up at 3:15 AM to pee. Face the wrong direction while doing so, leaving a puddle next to my toilet. Stagger back to bed, stubbing my toe on the bed frame in the process. And then wake up in the morning trying to remember if I watched Newsroom or not last night.
In other words it is going to be awesome.
P.S. By they way some of you will have already watched this episode by the time this posts. If you post any spoilers in the comment section this will be the result,"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you (avoid ruining my show), that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you (do ruin my show), I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
(Extra points if you can identify where this, somewhat modified, quote is taken from.)
(Oops I left a hint.)
Sorry, O/T here. I snoozed on this one last week, but Charles Johnson has a great video up from The Daily Show from a week ago. If you don't watch the video, you're gonna miss a funny piece--- so check it out.
ReplyDeletehttp://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/42520_Hilarious-_Daily_Show_Apologizes_to_Egypt_for_Bachmann_King_and_Gohmert
Big weekend coming to a close, so finish it off with a good laugh, fellow IMers.
Boney Boo Boo
Taken
ReplyDeleteThe 2008 movie, "Taken," is the quote.
ReplyDeleteI believe the quote was from Taken. Liam Neeson has gotta be the hottest 60 year old guy in existence. Enjoy your shows!!!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, one of my favorite scenes from "Taken"!
ReplyDeleteI knew you would figure it out. Hard to stump you guys.
ReplyDeleteMust be all that critical thinking we do concerning Palin and her mountain of lies.
Ugh, "Taken." Good girl gets led into trouble by irresponsible slut friend; good girl eventually gets rescued and learns a lesson about not following the advice of sluts, but before that happens slut friend of course must die for her horrible crime of sluttiness. Of course, if one refuses to put up with anything offensive, it becomes impossible to enjoy any modern entertainment, but for me that is one of the tropes that is just too offensive for me to be able to enjoy anything it appears in.
ReplyDeleteMan you must have hated all of the horror films of the eighties.
DeleteJamie Lee Curtis was hot in Halloween. I mean Hawt!!!
DeleteThen, in True Lies ( her best role IMO) she was funny and incredibly sexy. I loved her haircut so much that I convinced my wife (to be at the time) to think about getting her cut short like that because I could tell she'd look great with it cut very short. She trusted me and I introduced her to one of the top stylists in the city. He didn't do it that day. Because it was such a major change and she had just moved here, he wanted her to settle in and be comfortable and "ready", so he cut a little the first time and styled it and changed her color to a little more reddish brown and it looked great.
She had just relocated to the city where I was living so we could date and spend time together, and was just temping at large companies, but she soon found a full-time position in her field and was pretty confident, but still just wanted to wait a little while. I had to go out of town for a few days, and when I stepped out of the plane and walked up the ramp to the concourse, she was standing there with her new "Jamie Lee" 'do, and omigosh, she went from a cute, sweet , wonderful best friend that I trusted with my heart to an absolute knockout on the outside, but the same humble, hard-working gal through and through. Her hair had never been shorter than 3 or 4 inches past her shoulders, but I loved it when she put it up because her neck and back and shoulders were so toned and pretty. She passed away a few years back, well actually going on 11.5 years ago, but it didn't seem nearly that long. I think of her often, especially when I see or hear something about one of Jamie Lee Curtis'movies or see an activia commercial. We watched a Fish called Wanda last weekend again. Still funny. I can't help but smile when I thing of that petite youg woman with gorgeous eves and such a loving disposition. My son and I both miss her so much. We have to move forward, but we always carry something from the past with us. And we carry her in our hearts, because she as simply the best. No exaggeration. And she made me better, too.
I think I went way off topic here. Sorry. Sometimes I just type what I think or feel and I stray.
I can't stomach Liam Neeson. Truly, I try.--my husband is a huge fan--but he makes my skin crawl and my hoo-ha turn into a shriveled prune.
ReplyDeletegryphen I seriously hope that two glasses of wine doesn't make you miss the toilet. I mean damn, a bottle and a half maybe...
ReplyDeleteI have big manly sized wine glasses.
DeleteCheers, Gryph!
DeleteTonight's Newsroom was absolutely wonderful, especially when.... oh wait I don't need a stalker. Enjoy your wine and the show.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/14/jumping-patriot-shark-sarah-palin-sued-911-image-fundraise.html, seen this on facebook, if you haven't seen it already..
ReplyDeleteLiam Neeson in Taken. Bad-ass daddy. I don't know if he blogs or has a directional disability like you, G. But when you're a bad-ass and have a specific target to hit in the bathroom, you chunk your manly ego and sit down to do the job. If that doesn't improve your aim, skip the 2nd glass next Sunday note, huh?
ReplyDeleteGryphen's don't sit down.
DeleteSecond glass almost empty.
OT Here's another non-event for unpatriotic wankers that you might wish to report on.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.facebook.com/truckerstoshutdownamerica
Truckers To Shut Down America: "This strike is against corruption, Amnesty, Obamacare, Benghazi, Seal Team 6, IRS, Non Americans in government office like Homeland Security, fuel, and anything else you can think of. This country will soon be torn apart terrorism so you won't have to worry about going to work."
DeleteGee, where do you think they get their news? And Benghazi, also, too.
Dumb fucks!
I'm just sad that, at the close of this episode, the season's over. I love "The Newsroom." It's intelligent television for people who like to think as well as be entertained. The series is so good that the weeks simply fly by. I sure hope there will be a season three.
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One of my cable stations is re-running The West Wing. Am totally enjoying Aaron Sorkin's teleplays (missed many of them first time around) but boy, is it depressing to note that the issues 10 years ago are virtually identical to the issues of today.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, none of my cable stations saw fit to run The Newsroom so I'm having to purchase the Seasons when they are released. Season One was fabulous!