Recent content by Graffikgal

Evening Steerpike, I mostly agree with everything you said, but I am not sure about people being jealous or envious of Meyer's success. They may or not be. In fact, I am sure _some_are, but I tend to believe that for many writers who have struggled to succeed it may be more of a sense of...

So, at one time Gilligan's Island and Baywatch were two of the most popular shows around the world. In comparison, PBS' Masterpiece Theater has and had at that time a minuscule audience. By your logic, both Gilligan's Island and Baywatch were great shows, and Masterpiece was not. Popularity...

Shadoe, I completely understand. My initial response to poor grammar, spelling and punctuation is to bristle. It takes me awhile to get over it. Sometimes I don't either. It can be extremely difficult to undo the perception. I know exactly what you mean. :)

I am of the opinion that when a mod or forum owner makes a request on a message board, politeness dictates you do your best to follow his/her rules. That being said I'm of two minds about people who don't use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. I am a tagger which, for those of you who...

Can you watch 'em online?

I have enjoyed the second season better than the first so far because the characters were a little blah to me first time around. Now that more characterization is being built and the story arcs are more involved, I find myself looking forward to the show each week. BTW, I had a feeling...

I watched the first episode. Not my thing. And I am a horror fan.

I don't think it's a great show, and there are several things wrong with it, but so far, I am enjoying it enough to keep watching it. Myrddin pretty much summed up how I feel about it.

Interesting read about the Twilight series: Official: Twilight's Bella & Edward Are In An Abusive Relationship And this except from a review at AVST Unified Communications for Business | Unified Messaging | Voicemail | Speech : "All of these would be hugely problematic anywhere else, but...

Charlie, I agree. It really makes the era come to life, doesn't it? You really get a feel for what it must have been like to live in those times. I am also watching Dexter and Homeland, and both are really good, too. I'm especially enjoying Homeland. The guy who plays Brody needs to get an...

Richard Harrow is my favorite character. He's so unique, and Jack Huston plays him so brilliantly.

So you're on a desert island, and you can only listen to 5 CDs until you're rescued. Which 5 do you pick? I pick: Peter Wolf - Midnight Souvenirs David Bowie - Heathen The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines John Legend & the Roots - Wake Up Tab Benoit - Night Train To Nashville

Meh. No offense to anyone here, but I think they're both hacks. Meyer's books are just stupid. Rice is a self-indulgent egomaniac who evidently has something in her contract about not allowing editors to touch her work, and IMO, it suffers for it. Page after page of drivel to describe a...

Hey, I realize you seem to be more of an SF/Fantasy person than a horror person, so feel free to ignore this list if it isn't for you. I'm a horror fan, so most of my recommendations fall within that genre. Zombieland Let the Right One In Shaun of the Dead How To Train Your Dragon 28 Days...

IMO, this has to be the best current show on TV right now. It's got great writing, directing, acting and story arcs. The characters are compelling as are their issues. Anybody watching? What do you think of season two thus far?