Aw, c’mon, we want Israel to go bankrupt like the EU is going to! Tent cities in Israel are being replicated in Times Square (kinda sorta), where, apparently, Israelis and Jews alike are ignoring the warning signs in the U.S. (S&P downgrade, anyone?). Say, people? You’re going to eventually run out of other people’s money to spend. It’s the debt, stupid. The debt. Five years ago, I had more outgo than income, and a debt up to my ears. I worked my ass off and reversed the situation. Today’s debt total: $700, the remains of my interest-free credit card debt for my Lasik surgery, which will be paid off in a few weeks. If only the U.S. government were as financially stable as I.
The marvelous equality of women under sharia law: Yep, women are so equal under sharia law, that Iran is arresting teenagers for having waterfights. Because boys and girls are playing doing it together. Now that’s equality!
Um, what? The Arab League is actually calling on Syria to stop killing its own. Of course, the laughable excuse is that there is still a chance for “reform.” Sure. That’s what Assad is doing, “reforming” Hama. Well, if you consider in the verb “to form again,” he is. Turkey’s on his case, too. If only the Obama administration would, you know, do something. Anything. Except issue the strong-worded statement. In the meantime, Syrian deaths are in the thousands, and we have yet to see the worldwide condemnation like we saw of Israel during the last Gaza war. Amazing, that. I just can’t figure out why it’s okay for the Arab world to murder thousands of its unarmed civilians, but when Israel fights back against terrorists and kills them by the hundreds, it’s a war crime. Go figure.
Noooooooooooooo! Desperate Housewives is going into its last season? Where will I get my guilty pleasure fun show to watch on Sunday night now? I love that show! It’s sheer fluff and amusement, no thinkers need apply. Gabby’s my favorite. She’s never been the shallow, selfish, self-absorbed beauty queen she pretends to be. Oh, well. Some other show will be developed that I’ll find instead. And I’ll enjoy my last season.
didn’t the end of last season bother you just a little? But I agree it’s too bad. My wife and I will miss it.
It’s just as outlandish as Brothers and Sisters, but Brothers and Sisters doesn’t have the same self-awareness.
Yes, last season had some episodes that were a bit much, but there were the usual fun ones as well. Almost anything that stars Gabby is wonderful. I am so tired, though, of Lynette and Tom’s marital woes.
You know, I never even saw the pilot or the first couple of episodes. I missed them and never caught them on reruns. One of these days I’ll have to watch them.
It was just sharing a meal around a corpse. Kind of disturbing. And you know it will all come out over the course of the season. If Bree had just told her boyfriend that it was self-defense …
I’m not bored of Tom and Lynette’s problems; it’s more frightening how so many little things can snowball into a major crisis.
Given how things were a few years ago, it’s amazing that Carlos and Gabby are now the stable couple. Carlos is a great character too.
What’s the surprise, Meryl? The world is always very sensitive and delicate about the sins of Jews. As Eric hoffer commented years ago, Jews are the only people expected to act like Christians.
Ah, that one. Yes, it was a bit creepy. But I was caught up in the just desserts (no pun intended) for the old man, who totally deserved it. Yeah, it’ll come out next season. I wonder if they’re going to bring in a new character or if they’ll just go with the ones they have. It’s rather formulaic: New character has a secret, we get to find it out and decide to hate or love the character. I do miss Dana Delaney, but she got her own show, so good for her.
I know the guy deserved it, like you wrote: just desserts!
And yes it’s formulaic, but it’s done tongue in cheek so you can forgive that (and the shark jumping, because they know that they’re jumping).
But the characters, no matter how unreal the situation are consistent. They grow on you (or at least on me.) Anyway, one more year to enjoy and not analyze too much. :-)