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Post by Michelle on Feb 23, 2010 12:11:38 GMT -5
For those who have been missing Glee. Except this is just one guy doing all the parts.
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Post by Squeemonster on Feb 23, 2010 12:11:39 GMT -5
Still a bit queasy, but no episodes of catastrophic effect thus far today. I made it into my office just to be able to get everything adjourned. Thankfully, once that has been completed I'll get to go home. *sigh* Recovery is slow. Don't push yourself!
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Post by Karen on Feb 23, 2010 12:11:41 GMT -5
I walked to the market. My feet are still thawing. Yes, I know, effete Californian whining about the weather... Oh, yes, now I remember - I think you did thank me for the calendars. I know you mentioned Franklin in that context. Whatever, don't worry about it. I am not very good with thank yous, getting little practice with getting things I haven't had to get for myself, or nag the heck out of people for. Julia, v. cranky, sorry, but the bad knee is not unconnected with the funny story. You know, you are giving the 'funny story' huge buildup.
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Post by Sue on Feb 23, 2010 12:12:03 GMT -5
Tomorrow I must go up to the UEA library, because I cannot renew my books online, because, and this is clever, after changing my password when I got these books out, I immediately forgot it. *sigh* When did you become middle-aged?
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Post by Karen on Feb 23, 2010 12:14:35 GMT -5
I thought Dance isn't about throws and jumps. That's what Pairs is about. Dance is about footwork and artistry. Lifts are not meant to be above waist height. There shouldn't be any real throws or jumps. I'm confused. You have it mostly right. There are no jumps and not really any "throws" in these routines (not like the throws in pairs routines.) It's all about the footwork and artistry. They have rules about how far apart they can be and for how long (which are maybe more important during the very structured short/obligatory routines.) The long original dance is certainly about footwork, artistry, choreography, dancing in unison with one another and the music. But it does look like they now allow lifts to be higher than waist high. Although, compare them to the lifts in the pairs routine below where her entire body gets above his waist (and head), whereas in the dancing at the very least her feet stay below the waist and the bodies remain primarily connected -- it's a move they do together, not a move where he holds her up in the air. Fine, line possibly. For comparison, here is a sample of the Pairs Free Skate In just the first few minutes you can see the jumps and how it's much more about 2 people doing individual routines side by side, but not dancing together. It's a "paired routine" but certainly not a dance of partners. I love watching Olympic ice skating. The American couple that grew up skating together from when they were little tots is so cute, too! I missed their actual competition.
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Post by Sue on Feb 23, 2010 12:17:42 GMT -5
You have it mostly right. There are no jumps and not really any "throws" in these routines (not like the throws in pairs routines.) It's all about the footwork and artistry. They have rules about how far apart they can be and for how long (which are maybe more important during the very structured short/obligatory routines.) The long original dance is certainly about footwork, artistry, choreography, dancing in unison with one another and the music. But it does look like they now allow lifts to be higher than waist high. Although, compare them to the lifts in the pairs routine below where her entire body gets above his waist (and head), whereas in the dancing at the very least her feet stay below the waist and the bodies remain primarily connected -- it's a move they do together, not a move where he holds her up in the air. Fine, line possibly. For comparison, here is a sample of the Pairs Free Skate In just the first few minutes you can see the jumps and how it's much more about 2 people doing individual routines side by side, but not dancing together. It's a "paired routine" but certainly not a dance of partners. I love watching Olympic ice skating. The American couple that grew up skating together from when they were little tots is so cute, too! I missed their actual competition. If you know their names you can go to the nbc olympics website and search for the video. I don't know how many they keep. I do know they have full competitions archived (like 4 hours of all the pairs doing their free skates) -- the trick is to get just what you want.
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Post by Squeemonster on Feb 23, 2010 12:18:22 GMT -5
Does anyone here watch Spartacus: Blood and Sand? Funny you should ask. . .. I think I posted this very same question a couple of weeks ago. I've watched a couple of eps. What do you think of it? I finally got caught up last night. It started out slow (as far as me liking it), but I loved the latest episode. Boy, they take graphic to a whole 'nother level, don't they? ;D I got more queasy over that ep "The Thing in the Pit" (I think that's what it was called) than I have over pretty much anything I've seen over the past several years. Also? They are taking slashy subtext and doing they're damnedest to make it text. ;D Except for where it is text--the relationship between that one macho guy (is he a gladiator or a bodyguard or trainer?) and the slave surprised and pleased me. Or actually, what really pleased me was how everyone else reacted to it, in that they didn't really even bat an eye. Also also?? Lucy Lawless is a freakin' goddess, and she rocks my world. What do you think of it?
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Post by Sue on Feb 23, 2010 12:24:20 GMT -5
If I were a exec-producer, or producer, or director, or writer, or show-runner or .... (you get the picture) of a TV series (comedy, drama, dramady, soap opera ... you get the picture), I would hire, beg, do whatever it took to get Joss or write or consult on my season/series ending.
Joss has much genius but nowhere is it more evident than in his season/series finales.
Having watched Graduation Part II today. Ten years on and it is C*L*A*S*S*I*C -- I mean, series finale of MASH classic. Film schools should teach classes based on nothing the season/series finales of Joss Whedon's.
Seriously.
SNYDER: Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so: sit still and be quiet. (Surveys the students) Spit out that gum. - Please welcome our distinguished guest speaker: Richard Wilkins the 3rd. (to one of the students) I saw that gesture. You see me after graduation.
***
MAYOR: Well. What a day this is! - Special day. Today is our centennial the one hundreds anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that means to all you kids: not - a darn thing. Because today something much more important happens: today you all graduate from high school. Today all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over. And what's a hundred years of history compared to that? You know what kids? -
BUFFY: Oh my God. He's going to do the entire speech.
WILLOW: Man, just ascend already.
BUFFY: Evil!
MAYOR: - for all of you it may be that there is a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here. For you- for Sunnydale. There has been achievement, joy, good times,- and there has been grief. There's been loss. Some people who should be here today- aren't. But we are. - Journey's end. And what is a journey? Is it just- distance traveled? Time spent? No. It's what happens on the way, it the things that happen to you. At the end of the journey you're not the same. Today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change, it means you do. You ascend- to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same. Nothing.
So many little details that I did not remember. Like the parents sitting at the back all getting up and fleeing before the fighting starts. Like the vampires coming up the stairs and the entire class attacking.
Larry, Harmony, Jonathan, Percy.
And it isn't the least bit dated.
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Post by Onjel on Feb 23, 2010 12:25:45 GMT -5
Funny you should ask. . .. I think I posted this very same question a couple of weeks ago. I've watched a couple of eps. What do you think of it? I finally got caught up last night. It started out slow (as far as me liking it), but I loved the latest episode. Boy, they take graphic to a whole 'nother level, don't they? ;D I got more queasy over that ep "The Thing in the Pit" (I think that's what it was called) than I have over pretty much anything I've seen over the past several years. Also? They are taking slashy subtext and doing they're damnedest to make it text. ;D Except for where it is text--the relationship between that one macho guy (is he a gladiator or a bodyguard or trainer?) and the slave surprised and pleased me. Or actually, what really pleased me was how everyone else reacted to it, in that they didn't really even bat an eye. Also also?? Lucy Lawless is a freakin' goddess, and she rocks my world. What do you think of it? Gotta agree completely with the graphic quality of the show. Pretty darn bloody. ;D But, I am looooooooooooving Lucy Lawless in her role. I haven't seen the sub become text yet, but I admit I haven't caught up on it. I should have yesterday when I was home all day. So far, I like it. It's caught my interest and I think the acting has been spot on. In the original movie, Spartacus there was a whole dialogue of slashy context what with Spartacus being asked if he preferred fish or oysters. Good to see that they haven't ignored that whole aspect of the story.
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Post by Onjel on Feb 23, 2010 12:29:12 GMT -5
If I were a exec-producer, or producer, or director, or writer, or show-runner or .... (you get the picture) of a TV series (comedy, drama, dramady, soap opera ... you get the picture), I would hire, beg, do whatever it took to get Joss or write or consult on my season/series ending. Joss has much genius but nowhere is it more evident than in his season/series finales. Having watched Graduation Part II today. Ten years on and it is C*L*A*S*S*I*C -- I mean, series finale of MASH classic. Film schools should teach classes based on nothing the season/series finales of Joss Whedon's. Seriously. SNYDER: Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so: sit still and be quiet. (Surveys the students) Spit out that gum. - Please welcome our distinguished guest speaker: Richard Wilkins the 3rd. (to one of the students) I saw that gesture. You see me after graduation.
***
MAYOR: Well. What a day this is! - Special day. Today is our centennial the one hundreds anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that means to all you kids: not - a darn thing. Because today something much more important happens: today you all graduate from high school. Today all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over. And what's a hundred years of history compared to that? You know what kids? -
BUFFY: Oh my God. He's going to do the entire speech.
WILLOW: Man, just ascend already.
BUFFY: Evil!
MAYOR: - for all of you it may be that there is a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here. For you- for Sunnydale. There has been achievement, joy, good times,- and there has been grief. There's been loss. Some people who should be here today- aren't. But we are. - Journey's end. And what is a journey? Is it just- distance traveled? Time spent? No. It's what happens on the way, it the things that happen to you. At the end of the journey you're not the same. Today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change, it means you do. You ascend- to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same. Nothing. So many little details that I did not remember. Like the parents sitting at the back all getting up and fleeing before the fighting starts. Like the vampires coming up the stairs and the entire class attacking. Larry, Harmony, Jonathan, Percy. And it isn't the least bit dated. Yep. That will never get old for me. I love Joss' finales. Of course, I love Joss, so. . .. ;D My mother almost fell off the couch when I told her about the shuttle and space station guys taking Serenity with them and waking up to the theme from Firefly. (It was Firefly, right? ) She is amazed. Ha!
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Post by Squeemonster on Feb 23, 2010 12:37:30 GMT -5
I finally got caught up last night. It started out slow (as far as me liking it), but I loved the latest episode. Boy, they take graphic to a whole 'nother level, don't they? ;D I got more queasy over that ep "The Thing in the Pit" (I think that's what it was called) than I have over pretty much anything I've seen over the past several years. Also? They are taking slashy subtext and doing they're damnedest to make it text. ;D Except for where it is text--the relationship between that one macho guy (is he a gladiator or a bodyguard or trainer?) and the slave surprised and pleased me. Or actually, what really pleased me was how everyone else reacted to it, in that they didn't really even bat an eye. Also also?? Lucy Lawless is a freakin' goddess, and she rocks my world. What do you think of it? Gotta agree completely with the graphic quality of the show. Pretty darn bloody. ;D But, I am looooooooooooving Lucy Lawless in her role. I haven't seen the sub become text yet, but I admit I haven't caught up on it. I should have yesterday when I was home all day. So far, I like it. It's caught my interest and I think the acting has been spot on. In the original movie, Spartacus there was a whole dialogue of slashy context what with Spartacus being asked if he preferred fish or oysters. Good to see that they haven't ignored that whole aspect of the story. Oh damn! I didn't know you weren't caught up yet. I've been spoiling people on stuff left and right lately. The last two eps were REALLY gory. As far as the subtext . . . I 'ship Spartacus and his BFF so freakin' hard. I can't help it, between Lola and SPN I am a slashing fiend. ;D I'm ashamed to say I never saw the original movie.
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Post by Onjel on Feb 23, 2010 12:45:08 GMT -5
Gotta agree completely with the graphic quality of the show. Pretty darn bloody. ;D But, I am looooooooooooving Lucy Lawless in her role. I haven't seen the sub become text yet, but I admit I haven't caught up on it. I should have yesterday when I was home all day. So far, I like it. It's caught my interest and I think the acting has been spot on. In the original movie, Spartacus there was a whole dialogue of slashy context what with Spartacus being asked if he preferred fish or oysters. Good to see that they haven't ignored that whole aspect of the story. Oh damn! I didn't know you weren't caught up yet. I've been spoiling people on stuff left and right lately. The last two eps were REALLY gory. As far as the subtext . . . I 'ship Spartacus and his BFF so freakin' hard. I can't help it, between Lola and SPN I am a slashing fiend. ;D I'm ashamed to say I never saw the original movie. Not to worry. I'm not spoiled since I don't have the character names all down yet. Aside from Spartacus' name. I recommend viewing the original movie. It's a hoot.
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Post by Onjel on Feb 23, 2010 12:48:13 GMT -5
The original movie was from 1960 and it stars Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Lawrence Olivier as Crassus and Charles Laughton as Gracchus. There's this whole bathhouse scene with Olivier, IIRC, asking Spartacus whether he preferred fish or oysters, I think while being attended to by young men. It's pretty blatant "subtext".
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Post by Onjel on Feb 23, 2010 12:49:10 GMT -5
Oh, and it was directed by Stanley Kubrick. ;D
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Post by Squeemonster on Feb 23, 2010 12:52:21 GMT -5
Oh, and it was directed by Stanley Kubrick. ;D I'll add it to my Netflix queue. ;D
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