True Blood pilot and a trip to the fair.

[tenaya]

I finally watched True Blood. I liked it for the most part. I'm hoping it will calm down a bit; pilots are usually pretty amped up. I like the supporting characters better than the leads. The two black characters are great. Tara's instant anger? That's what Brindle was like for years but he's better now. I don't find the main vamp that sexy; when he first walked in the bar, I thought he reminded me of a dead Keith Richards. And Anna Paquin's acting reminds me of a Blue Jay looking at a bug--she gets in the vamps face and cocks her head one way then another. Oh, oh! Kind of like those naked aliens from "One Small Step." *g* Anyway, I totally don't get the instant vibe between Bill and Sookie. I do like that Sookie can hear other people's thoughts.

If you like vampire shows, it's worth a look.

I forgot to tivo Fringe. And how could I after the intense promotion it was gotten? It repeats on Sunday so I'll pick it up then.

Oh, and we went to the fair today. I had a corn dog, lemonade and a scoop of ice cream. I bought a few things. Made Mom rent a scooter (I paid for it.) She was buzzing all around. The trouble was her eye would catch something and she'd go for it, sometimes doing a bumper car thing. Oops. And at the end of the day, the scooter was running out of power so I had to push it up that last underpass ramp. One lady offered to help but I passed because there wasn't enough space for two to push. And when I got to the top, the thing buzzed away from me. I told these two guys that had commented on it that I think she had the brake on and they about busted a gut laughing. Maybe a little drunk, are we???? *g*

And because she had the scooter we were able to get to the craft stuff under the grandstands. The quilts, the needle work, the cake decorations and table decorations were fabulous. There are some very talented people out there. One table was a Charlie Brown themed and they had a huge metal dog water bowl for a fruit bowl. *g* And there was a mermaid themed table that Bunny would have really liked.

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[sheepsclothing.livejournal.com]

True Blood started already...crap! I missed it, so I suppose I will have to switch back to HBO from Showtime again. I'm reading the books, but I still don't like Bill much; none of the characters really interest me that much. Tanya Huff's books are much better IMO.
Bones was excellent however, both the season pilot with "I hate London!" from Seeley, and then chugging beer at the end, having completely changed his mind. It wasn't a Guiness though.
I miss Zack, and now we have a new lab guy a week, until one sticks, but the two they've had so far have been pretty funny in an awful way, especially the girl this last week.
I've never been to the fair, but I may go this year, just to see the craft stuff. On a cooler day of course!

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

There was a Brit on my flist that took great umbrage about how the Brits were protrayed on opener of Bones. I didn't think it any worse than how Yanks are protrayed on British shows. TV always goes for the sterotypes and the jokes so it's always going to be embarrassing. I'm glad to hear Bones wasn't offense to all British.

I haven't read the True Blood books yet. Too bad the characters aren't likeable even there! Which series was the Tanya Huff books called?

All the crafty things are under the Grandstand.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

>>>True Blood started already...crap!

I thought I'd recorded it but apparently not. I'll have to check the listings to see when it's one again.

>>>Tanya Huff's books are much better IMO.

I just started reading those last month - they're fun! Do you have a favorite?

>>>Bones was excellent however, both the season pilot with "I hate London!" from Seeley, and then chugging beer at the end, having completely changed his mind. It wasn't a Guiness though.

Yes!! Great opening.

>>>I miss Zack

Ditto - what they did to his character just sucked.

>>>and now we have a new lab guy a week, until one sticks, but the two they've had so far have been pretty funny in an awful way

LOL, yes.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Personally, I didn't find you missed much re: Fringe. The concept could be intriguing, but...there was a bit of a flat delivery in some of the lines (understandable in a pilot, while writers/cast/crew are feeling each other out), and it dragged in a lot of spots too (unusual for a JJ pilot).

It wasn't "bad", per se. But I walked away feeling kinda meh about it. I'll probably give it a couple more goes before I decide yes or no.

BTW, do you know if the female lead is the actress who played the VP aide/MS's girlfriend in "24" last season?

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Fringe yet but the actress on 24 was Kari Matchett; this is her IMDB page. It doesn't list Fringe in her credits.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558182/

The starts of series are usually pretty rough and I also usually give them a few more eps to hit their stride. I have to say my flist is not a buzz with chatter about it.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Huh. She just looks familiar to me for some reason.

I was going to rewatch MS's 24 episode I still have on tape somewhere to see if it was her...and I may do it anyway, despite your prima facie evidence. ;-)

A friend of a friend on my flist gave a LOLspeak recap of the ep...which was surprisingly apt (and I can't stand LOLspeak normally).

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I don't get the LOLspeak either. It's just not that funny.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

The fair sounds fun! I haven't been in awhile. What's involved in renting a scooter? I'm still having repercussions from that ankle injury and the podiatrist told me to avoid a lot of walking/standing, so that cuts out a lot of fun stuff. I have done Disney a couple of times now with a scooter, which was great.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

They want $50 cash or charge, and you have to leave them your driver's license or a major credit card. I believe they scooters are available at all entrances. A wheelchair can be rented for $15.

There are lots of people motoring about on them. Mom had a great time.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info - they're more expensive than Disney! Still, I'm tempted...!

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

I want to do the Fair, but it's too hot! I'm tempted to just go in the late afternoon/evening. Glad you had a good time. LOL, I usually think back on what I ate, too.

LOL, your description of True Blood. I don't get the pay movie channels, so.... I'm looking forward to The Mentalist, which starts in two weeks - and I was watching Eli Stone before it ended for the summer.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping not to forget that one. It's too early to tivo it.

ETA: They had all sorts of fried things--oreos, twinkies, avocados, White Castle burgers.... I resisted them all.

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

I almost went for the avocado last year....