Thoughts for: Saturday 20th May 2006
Supernaturally entertaining :: [21:23:14]I just watched the season finale of Supernatural. If you haven't seen any of this series then you are a tool. Assuming that you a tool I will give a brief rundown of the show so you can shake your tool status and join the rest of us. Supernatural is a show which is mostly about 2 brothers, Sam and Dean who spend their time dealing with supernatual occurances (hence the title of the show). They have been raised for this task as their mother was slaughtered by a demon when they were both small children and their father was consumed by a quest for vengeance. As it is now, their primary goal is to find the demon which killed their mother and exterminate it. Part of the series involves them attempting to find their father (Who went missing upon his crusade) and the rest is mostly taken up with a mixture of them encountering various supernatural entities (mostly as they tour the country looking for their father) and them actually fighting the demon they seek or it's minions (with a small side line involving the acquisition of a suitable weapon to combat the demon). This series is entertaining in the extreme, the music is shockingly good for a modern tv show, the action is exciting and definately worth watching, the various creatures encountered are different enough so that you don't get sick of them and a subplot in each episode pertaining to a particular event or series of events (anything from the brothers arguing, one-up-manship, romance, keeping innocents from knowing about supernaturals, etc.) which means the show does not fall into a 'monster of the week' category as most ventures into this genre do. The actors are well chosen and there is enough humour to make you laugh at points while the actors still retain the ability in their characters to portray very serious events and situations (unlike the poorly developed and scripted characters of other shows in this genre *cough*Buffy*cough*). The various portrayals of mythological beings are well thought out and seem to involve a depth of thought often lacking in American tv shows with similar themes (*cough*Charmed*cough*). In fact I am very fond of some of the portrayals of creatures in this series even when they differ substantially to what I would expect to have seen as they are pulled off in a sensible and imaginative way which is (usually) very close to the myths you will find if you ever research such entities. A final feature of this show I find ultimately satisfying is the refusal of the writers to make sweeping generalisations or take things from a single theological perspective (thankyou so much) which is a glaringly offensive weakness in other shows (*coughs*every other show in this genre*cough*). If you haven't seen this show you really should. If there isn't a season two (I have reliably heard there will be) then I will be a most angry Damo.
:: [12:16:23]This is incredibly fucking funny. Totally and utterly hilarious. It's a video about catching paedophiles.
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:: [00:42:25]1.Name someone with the same birthday as you? - Rebecca Smith.
2.Where was your first kiss? - The playground.
3.Have you ever seriously vandalised someone else's property? - Yep.
4.Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? - Not that I can recall.
5.Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people? - Indeed.
6.What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex? - Their presence? What kind of a question is this?
7.What really turns you on? - Too many things to list.
8.What do you order at Starbucks? - For them to die.
9.What is your biggest mistake? - So far, Vicki.
10.Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? - Who hasn't?
11.Say something totally random about yourself. - I'm actually God.
12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? - Yes.
13.Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows? - Not really.
14.Did you have braces? - No.
15.Are you comfortable with your height/weight? Kinda.
16.What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you? - Not suitable for repetition.
17.When do you know it's love? - I don't throw them away like garbage after a month.
18.Do you speak any other languages? German, Bullshit, Latin, 1337, Nomo (the way me and Nora communicate wordlessly in shops).
19.Have you ever been to a tanning salon? - No.
20.What magazines do you read? - Name one worth reading.
21.Have you ever ridden in a limo? - Yes.
22.Has anyone you were really close to passed away? - Yes.
23.Do you watch mtv? - Dear. God. No.
24.What's something that really annoys you? - Humans.
25.What's something you really like? - Myself.
26.Do you like Michael Jackson? - No.
27.Can you dance? - Like a God.
28.What's the latest you have ever stayed up? Sleep is for the weak.
30.Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? - Indeed.
31.Do you actually read these when other people fill them out? - Why would I care about other people?