There are several things I should probably be doing right now. Instead, I feel like writing a ‘five things’ post.
Word.
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1. Parks and Recreation
I hated the first season of this show. There were funny moments, but I just couldn’t make myself like it. I wanted to like it, because I adore the cast, but it just wasn’t happening.
Season two on the other hand, I loved. It was everything I expected from season one. I started watching it yesterday because I hadn’t slept the night before and wasn’t capable of getting anything done. I finished the season this morning. Less than 24 hours, and I watched all of season two.
The video below has horrible graphics over the scenes, along with terrible voice over and editing. However, it is still an ode to my favorite character, so I posted it anyway.
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2. The Antlers – Burst Apart
A ways back, my friend Luke put a link in his gchat status message telling everyone to buy Hospice by The Antlers. I’d never listened to The Antlers before, but at the time the album was only 3.99 on ‘Amazon mp3’ and Luke has good taste in music. What began was a love affair to rival Romeo and Juliet. The CD is an amazing concept album telling a story of the death of a loved one from cancer. If you don’t own it, go buy it right now here.
Anyway, they had a new album come out about a week ago. It’s called Burst Apart. It’s so different from Hospice. They go in a very different creative direction. Where it isn’t different is that the album is awesome. You can buy Burst Apart here.
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3. Bridesmaids
Loved it. Hilarious and smart, but with its share of broad, low brow humor as well. I don’t think it would be possible for me to keep from falling in love with Kristen Wiig, the performance and character were great! This is not the girl version of The Hangover. It’s a story about growing into ourselves, as well as loving and being loved by our friends.
The performances were all hilarious, and Chris O’Dowd was as easy to fall in love with as Kristen Wiig.
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4. “The Doctor’s Wife”: Neil Gaiman’s Episode of Doctor Who
Yeah, like there was any way I wasn’t going to mention this.
It was amazing. Easily slid in as one of my favorite episodes yet. Why can’t he just be a staff writer for a season or something?
The episode had everything I could want, and offered a wonderful twist on the history of how the Doctor came to steal the TARDIS. Woot!
I wish Emily was caught up so I could show it to her this week.
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5. “A Fistful of Paintballs” and “For a Few Paintballs More”
Topping the original paintball episode in scope and fun was impossible. They did it anyway. With awesome homages to spaghetti westerns and Star Wars, these episodes were legiiiiiit!
The only down side, what the hell am I going to do without new episodes of Community for the next 4-6 months.
Have I ever mentioned how in love I am with Alison Brie?
Rebecca
I’m in love with 3/5 of these things!! And for all the same reasons. You have good taste. I too am in love with Kristin Wiig, Alison Brie, Chris O’Dowd and Ron Swanson. I’d add to my list the current love affair between Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt On P&R – they’re freakin’ adorable together. Have you ever seen the show Party Down? It had Adam Scott (Ben Wyatt), the actress who plays Sue Sylvester on Glee, and the girl who plays the greasy but awesome girl in Mean Girls, along with other hilarious people. Worth checking out.
Scott
Great minds think alike!
I actually have seen Party Down, and it’s funny that you mention it, because falling in love with Adam Scott in that role had a big part to play in my decision to give Parks and Rec another try.