All Roads Lead To Rantville

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I finally saw a play, & one that wasn't being produced by my high school at that - Hamlet by the Soulpepper Theatre at the Harbourfront Centre. It was awesome, really - the acting was note-perfect; intriguing, rivetting and immensely entertaining. The only weak link, if there was one, was the actress playing Ophelia, Patricia Fagan - and it wasn't so much that she was bad as the fact she seemed noticeably less intense than the other actors. Still, it was a hugely edifying experience, and it did afford me the opportunity to swan about the house and proclaim my immense cultured-ness -

Me: Look! I'm all cultured-like!
Family: Sadly, you didn't get all gramatical-like at the same time.

Oh, and the fencing was soooo cool, I was totally fan-girling. :D

So, rerun-hell has mostly ended & we have been granted fresh episodes of all the TV I'm woefully addicted to - so far House, CSI, ER. Let me just say that "Bros before hos, man!" is ample proof that the secret to a great line is not in the writing, but in the delivery.

Anyway, the thing about medical dramas and science-oriented shows that really bugs me is the exposition. You know, when two doctors discuss and explain the patient's condition in easy-to-understand terms for all the laymen watching? Granted, it's necessary, but it's just so clunky! I mean, here are two science professionals who should know all these details, so why are they even talking about it? I mean, every time I watch one of these shows, the exposition jars me out of the moment. *mutter grumble mutter* Anyhow, while I'm on the subject of TV-peeves, I may as well take the opportunity to bitch about how bloody annoying laugh-tracks on sitcoms are. I mean, it's like the show is telling you, "okay honey, this is the part where you're supposed to laugh - just in case you didn't notice how funny that line was." Okay, you know what? I'm not laughing cause your show ain't funny, jackasses!

So yeah, the problem with laugh-tracks is that they're incredibly patronizing, and there is nothing that annoys me more than people who patronize me, or tell me what I should or should not be doing, or talk down to me. I mean, it's the ultimate sign of lack of respect, isn't it? Gah. You know what? I respect other people, for the most part, and people who don't accord me the same respect - y'all can just fuck off.

Whoa. I have no idea where that rant came from, but I'm feeling a lot better now. Ze steam, she has left ze building!

Oh, and Hem is back! Again! :D

Off now. Ta!