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Sunday, August 28, 2005
/pickme | I'm still here! Well, mostly. I've just had a very active week, I guess. The weekend was a great time to let my hair down, although I did end up working on Sunday morning. But I didn't mind, the hours weren't long and the weather today was amazingly perfect.
Other than work and the occasional party, not a great deal has been going on. I have found, however, that I've become addicted to The Sopranos. That is probably nothing new to most of you, but even when the show was on TV here, I never had an interest in it really.
It wasn't until my sister began watching the DVDs at home (borrowed from a friend) that I became interested. I watched all of season three first...and then I went back and watched the first two. I finished season four today. I've yet to see five.
I'm not entirely sure what it is about this show that's so addictive. Really, the story is nothing amazing or new. And sometimes there are aspects of the plot that somewhat annoy me - for example, Tony's psychiatrist makes some highly inane observations at times. Even so, I think what really draws me to the series is the characters themselves. I mostly find the supporting cast to be appealing - Carmela, Paulie, Silvio (I'm not sure how you spell his name), etc...
I like the fact that there's a meshing of serious subjects - even very grotesque things - with comedy and some very inane/everyday things. One thing that disappointed me as the series went on, though, is that Paulie seems to lose a lot of his humor. That really sucks. For the most part, he seemed to be the main character to make me laugh - his funny little observations about things were always thrown in at the right time.
It's funny how some of the characters can simultaneously annoy me and yet be so endearing. Carmela can be incredibly air-headed and ridiculously old-fashioned at times, to the point of seeming a little pointless. And yet, her character and the issues that she faces are very entertaining and they provide a good counterbalance to Tony. Although I could criticize her character for so many things, I still find that I ultimately care about the character. And surely that really counts.
It's funny how I can look at the series objectively and think that there's nothing particularly remarkable about it, while I'm simultaneously addicted, lol. I suppose it proves that strong acting and likeable characters can go a long way in terms of making up for any shortcomings in other areas.
That's about all I have to say for now. I will no doubt have something more interesting to discuss next time. But right now I'm very, very tired. Apologies if the post isn't terribly clear or anything.
SugarCone: Yeah, random gifts can be very nice. I haven't yet seen Zatoichi. The trailer really did not interest me very much at all. But I'll probably see it at some stage.
Sammy: Nothing like a J-UP, right? ~_^
Sesshomarufan: Cool, yeah, if I were more aware of the actual source material I'd probably appreciate the film a lot more. I think it's important to recognize that when looking at films of this nature.
Annie-kun: Ah yes, we've both been a bit scarce lately. I have to drop into Guild Wars again soon, too.
John: They have mushrooms, which are probably going to do a lot more for Mario than alcohol. Afterall, when he eats a mushroom he doubles in size. Or he thinks he does. Something very odd going on there.
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