Tuesday, November 26, 2002|
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TUESDAY NIGHT TANGO Buffy rocked. Totally. I'm not one to be impressed by Hellraiser-ish CGI and Nosferatu/Gary Oldman wannabes but by that point I was already totally sucked in. The Big Queen Bad Guy (or should I say one of the BQBGs) got his share as well and his character remains Disturbingly Familiar. If you're wondering why, he's every Young Twinkie Mall Rat that ever existed. Two words: Beauty School. Apparently the Magic Institute (or whatever they call it) has declared War against the Bad Guys (referred in Big Bold Letters as "The First"). Uh, ok. Then there was some morphing and Big Metal Boxy Tomb Things moving around until we finally got to see the Big Bad Honcho. Long fingernails are Hollywood Slang for Major Freaky-Deaky so my guess is He's a recurring Thing now. The First. Cool. The Ones, the Damned, the First. I'm diggin. A little clichéd but cool. 24 is chugging along. Sara Gilbert in her dramatic return as The OverEager Office Ingenue kicked the bucket. Thank god, she was really a bummer and I actually like her. Bad enough she had to be so Unfunny but then they gave her this excrutiating death scene that even Merryl Streep would've thought twice about. "The Secret Code is... is... eight.. eight... WHAT? SAY IT ALREADY! JEEZ, we got around ten zillion cops here and the Boss is dying of radioactivity! Hello! Tout suite, baby! The one Bright Spot in the show was the return of Nina or "Natasha Dahlink'" as she's called here at the SRO Coral. She's supposedly been in jail for killing Jack's wife last season. We can tell cause she's wearing lots of Matte Make-up and Pale lips, De Rigeaur for Prison Treason Bitchs. Grrrrrrr...
Nina demanded a Full Pardon from the President just like she was asking for a Size 9 Jimmy Choo at Barney's. Again, Disturbingly Familiar in so many ways. She made it abundantly clear there's room for only One Queen on 24 and it ain't gonna be some Pussy College Kid. C'mon, I wanna see some Thigh-High Suede Motorcycle Boots right now! Tout suite, baby! Way way way toot sweet. |
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FIVE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT SALON BLOGS 1. THE RANKING LIST IS MEANINGLESS The "Rankings List" provided has no pertinance to content. It is no more relevant to a Blog's merit anymore than your place in line at the bank reflects your wealth. Many Blogs on Salon Blogs are listed high on the list because their creators fix their hits. If you look at a Blog's Referrer's List, you can see who has scammed and who is actually getting interest from other Blogs and Bloggers. This is not brain surgury. 2.SALON BLOGS HAS LITTLE, IF ANYTHING, TO DO WITH SALON:THE WEBZINE Salon:The Webzine is a varied, if often slightly dated, listing of stories chosen by SomeOne Somewhere. Salon Blogs is open to anyone willing to cough up forty bucks. There is no editorial or selective process involved and don't think because a Blog is listed on Salon Blogs there is any Quality Control or that Salon only harbors Interesting and Well-written Blogs. There isn't and for the most part it doesn't. 3.MOST SALON BLOGS ARE NOT WRITTEN BY WRITERS Writers, perhaps, in the "Graffiti on the wall" way or maybe the "I like to hear myself rant about anything" way. As far as "pushing the boundaries, exploring the process of writing, trying to create something new" way: Fuggedaboutit. 4.SALON BLOGS DISCOURAGES ANYTHING NEW Blogging is a comparatively New Trend and as such has little guidelines or rules about what constitutes a Blog. Being a New Frontier, however, allows for an unlimited variety of approaches. The chronological order of the posts, the ability to post pictures and links, the immediacy of the process are all features waiting to be explored. A very small number of Salon Blogs take advantage of these New Methods but most read like Post-Its or Office Memos. Fine and dandy, just don't expect any Ground Breaking. In my experience, Salon itself encourages this staid form of writing and seems intent on promoting More of the Same. 5.CRITICISM NOT ALLOWED Feel free to criticize the President or any number of Distant Targets but when it gets closer to home, the rule is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". It seems odd, this two-faced approach to opinions, and is certainly one reason why Salon Blogs will never form a Community of Any Standing. Maybe I have the advantage, having attended Art School where one is regularly exposed to critiques. The Golden Rule however is if you take it all personally instead of using the Input to expand your horizon, you're sunk. I've posted some of my takes on some Salon Blogs (specifically making sure to convey it was based on my Personal tastes and what I thought SRO readers might enjoy or not) and was generally berated. I received a number of Private E-Mails agreeing with my Opinions but apparently noone is interested in calling Blogger's Bluffs. As a result, the quality of Salon Blogs overall is spotty . There's been some supposed interest in "Creating a Community" but zero interest in maintaining any Community Standards. I can only speak for myself but I personally don't walk into a Group and say "Hey! Ok! Whatever!" and just tote the line. I have little patience for Juvenile Antics like Name-calling Profanity or Creepy Shenanigans. Others obviously do and they can deal with it but not me.
For the time being, I'm staying here at Salon Blogs. It's already set up, it's convenient and I can do what I want. I obviously don't have to deal with anyone else here if I choose not to. If you're coming here via a route outside of Salon, thanks for bearing with me. There are some great writers here and the ones I think are particularly note-worthy I've mentioned or are listed in my People list to the right. If you're seeking Excitement, Change, Something New and Different or Something Ahead of the Curve from trolling Salon Blogs, I'm sad to say "Elvis has left the building." |
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