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Wilber: I started rewatching already. I'm that

Wilber@idkfa.com (Wilber) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:57:31 -0900

I started rewatching already. I'm that hooked. I feel like this show will enter the pantheon of things I'm willing to rewatch over and over again as comfort food, like ST and Arrested Development. I still go back and forth, depending on the day and how well my auditions for the day went, over whether season one finale opening "I think I'm finally figuring this out: crappy job, girl I like, getting by" Henry or season 2 finale tag "trying another audition for the thing I love but will probably get rejected from" Henry is the right person to be.

kaiden: Spoiler Alert: . . . I got the

kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:21:07 -0800

Spoiler Alert: . . . I got the impression Kyle had sort of ruined his career by sleeping with J.K. Simmons' character's wife. This, after an early episode where he shows some maturity by hanging out with Constance rather than going out to party with Hollywood-types. As for whether the end was fulfilling, I think it is from Henry's point of view. Being that the show got canned, at least for all of his suffering and character development, at least we're left with a positive outlook on where his character might go.

Wilber: Ahhhhhh I just finished the series. Out of 20

Wilber@idkfa.com (Wilber) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:57:03 -0800

Ahhhhhh I just finished the series. Out of 20 episodes, there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. Every time I was like "this premise is kind of wearing thin" they would do another ep EVEN BETTER than the last. But can we talk a little about the finale? This is probs big so if you haven't watched the series go watch the whole ten hours RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE LAUGHING. From the premiere, the protagonist, which is Henry (although he shares top billing in the credits with Ron it bears noting), is sort of post-dream. What I mean is, the premise of the show is that you can reach for the stars, fail totally, and then go on living and sometimes, sometimes, it is still worth it. I liked the series a lot, and found Henry's character particularly compelling and intriguing because he was so over and done with acting. We even get a tip of his hand, as it were, in the Steve Gutenberg ep (perhaps my personal favorite) to find that he was actually good, and that he's still over it anyway. So I can't decide if the end of his arc was fulfilling in that he came around and realized that "following your heart" is worth the risk, just like Ron (and I guess Roman and Constance and Lydia) did, or if he is a tragic figure in that he is returning to something he'd already moved through. While the sentimentalist in me wants to think that this whole two season journey for his character was to get him back in that audition room, I can't help but call to mind Casey, crying behind a couch. One other point: of the principle characters, they all get an end to their story: Ron gets the girl and the promotion, Lydia gets a man, Roman writes his masterpiece, Constance marries for love and gets the money too, Casey loses her big break (and I think it is implied that she keeps trying anyway?). Kyle doesn't really get an apotheosis though. Last we hear of him is his band's unintentionally

kaiden: Glad you're enjoying them so far. I've

kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:28:19 -0800

Glad you're enjoying them so far. I've got the episode, talk to me offline.

Wilber: So I thank Josh for getting me into Party

Wilber@idkfa.com (Wilber) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:00:28 -0800

So I thank Josh for getting me into Party Down, and now I'm at the end of the first season and nearly weeping. Man, what a great show. It's like everything I like about Glee (soul crushing real world scenarios, Jane Lynch) without the bubblegum. Two things worth noting: 1) I can't find Season 2, Ep 1 on the interwebs. I can get all the others. Is this a weird broadcasting numbering aberration, or, if not, can someone make S2Ep1 magically appear on my computer box? 2) The guy who plays Henry left Party Down to be on Parks and Rec (another great show), which I recognized him from as soon as I saw him. But did you also know HE WAS ON STAR TREK? He was in First Contact, on the Defiant, as they are fighting the Borg near the beginning. He has a few lines about "the ship is exploding. Hey look, it's the Enterprise!"