The library just got AbFab, so I just saw the first 3 episodes. I don't know if I will watch much more. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I can't understand the Britishisms. Plus, its a little too frenetic and physical-comedy oriented for me. I don't find Patsy's character very amusing (which is ironic, since the only thing I knew about the series is that it starred Joanna Lumley), and the daughter is too perfect. I do like Edy's character, probably more then the writers intended. Even when she is horribly self-indulgent, I find her very sympathetic. I think her essence is summarized in a fabulous line she delivers in the 3rd episode, "France". Eddy and Patsy are mistakenly vacationing in a little cottage in a small village in France. Edy's daughter, Saffron, says that she likes the cottage, it is so quiet and pretty and peaceful. Edy agrees, "I should enjoy it, but I can't. It's like some great cosmic secret that no one let me in on." So I guess I want her to "win", and it is disappointing that every week, she just misses.
So I put in some "Friends" collection that I was given. I generally enjoy "Friends", especially Matt LaBlanc and Matthew Perry. There are so many great lines, it is a shame that the writers put in so many cheap sex jokes. SO MANY, EVERY SINGLE STORY. But in between are some really clever lines. I saw some episodes I never watched before, and it crystallized: I hate Rachel. Why in the world would fans want Ross to get back together with this nasty, selfish, shallow baby? Am I missing some amazing transformation somewhere, where Rachel realizes "Hey, I'm to blame for all the problems with Ross. And I have cost him so much lost happiness. What can I do to make it up to him?"
Okay, well I'm just at work to gather some boxes - life is moving on. Imagine how fast things could move if I would stop watching so much TV.
Oh, a little post scrip to the No Recognition post a few days back: I went and watched that Seinfeld episode, "Butter Shave", and it is amazing how in-sync I really was with it - George actually says that he gets "no recognition". And even better - just as I started the blog by saying I wanted to take a break from "Sweet Pro's" world, "Butter Shave" opens with Jerry and George sporting mustaches because they had spent that summer "taking a vaction from ourselves." Ironic, funny.
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