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Am I the only one who's amused that Peter Krause's wife on Dirty Sexy Money is named Lisa? Probably.

My mom asked me if "that guy was the guy from the Geico commercials." I may have freaked out a little about how that was "CASEY MCCALL, NOT THE GUY FROM THE GEICO COMMERCIALS! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, WOMAN?"

It's possible I take my shows too seriously.


ETA: I want this webcam.

Does anyone else ever look at their friendsfriends page and read an entry that makes you go, "Thank god that douchebag isn't on my flist," then realize that said douchebag must be on one of your friend's flist and you're afraid to look to see who it is because you might think less of that person? I am the only one who does that? Move along, then.

In an unrelated note, I'm always sad that characters I love don't get the respect they deserve. Characters like the Seventh Doctor, Romana 1, Sally Sasser, and Jonas Quinn. Why aren't there more people who love them? What characters do you guys love who you think more people should be fans of?

Seven years ago today the last episode of Sports Night aired. I was going to do a long eloquent post about my love for the show and why you should love it too, but the 16th kind of snuck up on me, so you're getting the quick and dirty Sports Night love. I probably wouldn't have been eloquent anyway.

For those of you unfortunate enough to not know what Sports Night is, it's a show about a sports show, but it's not really about sports at all. It ran for two season on ABC. Two seasons of ups and downs, sickness and health, love and friendship, anger, angst, The Dating Plan, and That Thing Dan Does With His Mouth. And I love every minute of it. Well, maybe not The Dating Plan.

I said above that Sports Night isn't about sports, and it's not. It's about people. The wonderful, brilliant, funny, flawed people who run the show. They are all fantastic. There's Casey, who's anal and dorky and loves his son. My dear Danny. Broken, awesome, vaguely gay, needs to be cuddled Danny. And Dana. Dana who loves her job and it gives her such a rush that she doesn't come down till three in the morning. I love Dana. And Natalie and Jeremy and Kim and Elliot and Isaac. God, I love Isaac. They bicker and argue and get genuinely pissed at each other but you never doubt the love they have for each other and their show.

They're what drag you into the show. They're not perfect. Far from it. Their flaws are what makes them real. It's what makes you love them. You can love Dan and Casey because they're awesome sports dudes(technical term), but you probably don't. You love Casey because he's a dork and is horrible with women. You love Dan because of That Thing He Does With His Mouth his loyalty to Casey and his broken broken soul. Or maybe that last one is just me. You love Dana in spite of The Dating Plan. Natalie is kind of scary and Jeremy is a giant nerd, and these are the reasons you care about them. It's not always easy. Sometimes you want to punch Dan in the face or tell Natalie to shut up, but you always come back to them.

The show was funny, but it wasn't your typical half-hour comedy. It was fast paced and smart and dramatic. Maybe the dramatic moments were part of why it failed. The show refused to be button-holed as a comedy, and we all know that networks love shows that can be summed up simply. Every episode had moments that made me laugh but more than a few had moments that made me cry. I dare you to watch The Apology and not be moved by Dan's speech about his brother, or not laugh at the wonder that is Thespis (falling turkeys are never NOT funny).

I've watched a lot of television in my time. A lot. And Sports Night is still one of the best shows I have ever seen. I can't recommend it to you highly enough. It's out on DVD, you can probably get it Netflix. You won't regret it.

I feel like since I did this post about the wonders of Sports Night, I'd be shirking my duties if I didn't pimp out the awesomeness that is the SN fandom. The people involved are stellar writers and artists. They bring light into my otherwise dark existence. Here are some communities for you to check out should you want to experience the excellence yourself:

csc_memo - A noticeboard style community to announce your fic/icons/meta/whatever.
inthetallgrass - A general Sorkin fic community.
sn_playbook - A flashfic challenge community.
sn_updates - A weekly newsletter.
snarchive - A Sport Night specific fic community.
so_stick_around - A community that discusses a different episode of Sports Night each week.
sn100 - A drabble challenge community

According to slodwick, according to svmadelyn, according to wendy, it's love your flist Friday. You guys are totally awesome. Seriously. Whenever I have a bad day I know I can go to my flist and y'all will make me smile. *Kisses for everyone*

From fannish5: What 5 characters would you like to be stranded on a desert island with?

1. Rodney McKay - If anyone could find a way to get us off a desert island it would be Rodney.

2. Jeremy Goodwin - He's geeky enough to be helpful in some way. I bet he knows like twelve ways to make a nice sturdy shelter.

3. Dean Winchester - If he hunts demons he can hunt us some food. Plus there's always a chance he'll throw me to the ground and have his way with me.

4. Martha Jones - You can always use a doctor and she wouldn't panic. She'd keep a level head.

5. Ace - All that time on the island is bound to get boring. Blowing things up seems like a good way to spend my time, and there's nothing Ace loves more than blowing shit up.

I avoided using people like the Doctor or Superman or MacGyver. You wouldn't want it to be too easy to get off the island.

STARGATE!!!!!

ihasatardis! A Doctor Who cat macro community! Excellent! Probably not as good as pundit macros, but what is?

Easter/Birthday was excellent. I went to my aunt's house and saw my family. We had good food and laughed lots and one of my aunts wore bunny ears and hopped around. My brother hid easter eggs for the kids and since we were in Oregon, looked for them in the rain. It wouldn't be the Pacific Northwest without rain on holidays that have outdoor participation. For all those concered I did get the Sports Night DVDs. And was thrilled. I watched the first eight episodes when I got home. I didn't mean to watch that many, I was just going to watch a couple, but once you start you can't stop.

So, yes, I had a good day. I hope you all had good days as well. *smooches flist*

I think most of the Sports Night people on my flist already know about this, but in case you missed it, here are a few new FUN communities.

1. sn_playbook is a flashfic community. Like sga_flashfic challenges will be issued every two weeks, people will write, and it will be awesome.

2. csc_memo is a noticeboard community like sga_noticeboard. (Yes I do relate everything back to SGA. Why do you ask?) Pimp yourself out. Fic, icon, etc.

GO AND JOIN. SHARE THE SPORTS NIGHT LOVE

Anybody who can't make money off Sports Night should get out of the money-making business.

thefridayfive
1. What's your favorite line from a movie, and why?
INCONCEIVABLE from The Princess Bride. Ok, I don't know if it's my favorite, but it's the first thing I thought of when I read this question, so that's got to mean something.

2. Who's your favorite villain from a movie, and why?
Vizzini because he's just so cute and kind of reminds me of Rodney McKay.

3. Name one movie everyone else loves that you hate.
The Cable Guy. Well if Everyone = My Family. I hate that movie, but they all love it. I'll never understand why.

4. Name one movie everyone else hates that you love.
Grease 2. There are a few people on my flist who like this movie, and I lovet them for it, but for the most part, people don't really like this one. I can't figure out why. If you can find a better song than "Cool Rider" let me know.

5. What's your favorite Pixar film, and why?
Toy Story will always have a special place in my heart. It's so cute and warm and fuzzy.



fannish5
Name five times in canon when everything would have changed if a character had made a different choice.

1. If John hadn't gone to Atlantis and Carson was the strongest gene, I imagine things would have gone a little bit differently. Like, they'd all be dead, differently

2. If Vala hadn't stuck that bracelet on Daniel's wrist they never would have found the ancient treasure which wouldn't have lead them to the Ori. Daniel would have ended up on Atlantis and Cam would never have gotten the band back together.

3. If Casey had left Dan for the Late Night job, his marriage probably still would have ended, but there would have been no Sports Night, and he probably wouldn't be having sex with Dan.

4. If Stacy had picked House over Mark, House still would have been miserable, Stacey would have been miserable, they would have broken up again, and Wilson would have had to pick up all the pieces again. Sometime people just shouldn't be together. Especially if one of them is annoying and can't move her face anymore.

5. If Teh Sisko hadn't lied to get the Romulan's into the war, the Alpha quadrant would have eventually fallen to the Dominion.