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tinx_r has drawn me in, hook, line, and sinker.
Riptide was a typical eighties detective show, with two bikini-obsessed guys and an ubergeek living on a boat (a thirties cabin cruiser) and solving cases in King Harbor, CA. (There was also a big pink helicopter with a mouth painted on it called the Screaming Mimi, a classic convertible 'Vette, a Jimmy, a Scarab powerboat, and an orange robot called Roboz, but I digress.)
I watched Riptide when it was originally broadcast. It was eventually slaughtered in the ratings by Moonlighting, and disappeared after its third season. It popped up again on USA, and I became obsessed with it at the time (it was shown with Airwolf (later Miami Vice), and I started watching it again), and I ended up watching every episode at least once, if not twice, or thrice.
Because of a story I recently found bytinx_r, I wandered into the fanfic, and found (as I've babbled already) that not much was available. Still, I've consumed quite a bit. So then I decided to go ahead and buy the entire three seasons on DVD.
I was going to wait to watch the shows until I moved, because I don't think I'll have cable there (not available in that area) and I need something to pass the time while crafting. However, I just can't wait. And I've just (re)watched the pilot, and I have to say that there is no hope for me.
I can see that watching these again is going to be like watching them for the first time, in some ways. Because so much time has passed that I can't remember anything, except tiny bits here and there.
I wasn't expecting it to be good, honestly. My teen years were spent watching Airwolf, Hunter, Hardcastle & McCormick, Knight Rider, Stingray, Miami Vice (COULD NOT MISS AN EPISODE), Macgyver, A*Team, Riptide, you name it. And as an adult I've noticed that a lot of it wasn't that good. In fact, MV is the only one that seems to have really held its own, at least in my eyes; KR is nearly unwatchable. A*Team has the wonderful Dwight Schultz, and he makes it rock, even now. I never really noticed him in the eighties, but he really makes the show watchable now. Yeah, I'm suspicious of my high school self's taste, with good reason.
So I went into the pilot with dread. Would I like this? Would it be mildly entertaining, aside from shirtless men with awesome thighs? Have I just spent $60 on nothing but shirtless men with awesome thighs?
The answer is...yes and no. The yes is a resounding yes that I wish I could stand on the roof and shout. I actually laughed out loud at multiple points during the hour and a half pilot. I really did. And I don't LOL often at that sort of thing. But there were some really funny lines, and the delivery was often awesome. I forgot that Cody's voice was hard-wired into my brain at some point, and I got all swoony when I first heard it again.
The action was not as unbelievable as I had expected. Even better, there's actually real death and stuff. I mean, A*Team is a bit unsatisfying because it's so cartoony; I watch it now and think, wow, they really had to invent ways to not harm their opponents! Riptide has six people killed in the first five minutes.
Mimi (the helicopter), as I had suspected, was one of my favorite things. I have a few buttons (okay, more than a few), and one of them is devoted wholly to old gear, old analog gear, that is still quite serviceable and does what it's supposed to and is sturdy and efficient. To give you an example...my first car had an analog radio, and I still miss it. I know it was a pain to set the saved stations, and you had to tweak a bit, but after I had the car for awhile I could very easily get through my stations by feel alone. The digital radios I have had since are great and I wouldn't trade them in at all, but there is still something...of substance about big punch buttons that just can't be satisfied by wee little buttons. heh. Anyway, this helicopter is all of that and more. I have always liked draft horses as opposed to Arabians, too, and when Nick pointed out that Mimi had a 2,000 mile radius I squeed in joy. I love it when old stuff has some weird advantage over new stuff. I'm a bit obsessive about this. So Mimi punched so many buttons. I love the handholds on the side so you can get in through the window. I love the door. I love Nick with his aviators and his radio headset on. I'm seriously silly. I do not like the clouds of smoke and the pounding noises, though, as it really does grate after the first time (when it's kind of funny).
Nick and Cody are as I remember them, but now, having readtinx_r's essay on their ship, I am quite intrigued by something she said, which is, Where some shows have sub-text, Riptide has text. In 12-foot high rainbow letters. Where does this subtext come from? They're two guys, almost always standing extremely close, who live on a boat, and share a bedroom. They're extremely protective of each other, and they rarely end up successful with the ladies, and they can just about read each other's minds, etc. Tinx says it a lot better than I do. The point is, I was wondering if I could watch it with slashy goggles. Because let me tell you--I missed all of that entirely when I was in high school. Even thinking along those lines would have been akin to visiting the moon on my bicycle, ie, nigh-impossible. I was pretty obtuse.
I have developed slashy reading goggles for HP, but I'm not always good at picking up on it in visual form. So it was interesting to see the pilot. Nick says, in a couple different places, that he would "drop" someone, ie, take them out. What's amusing to me is that he says that if the local cop starts getting after Cody, then Nick says he would drop him for Cody. There are a few other bits where it was a teensy bit slashy, but it does seem like (according to the other fandomers) some episodes are slashier than others, so I eagerly look forward to seeing more.
It does seem like the producers wanted to counteract the two-guys-sharing-a-bedroom thing with a whole boatload of eighties girls, and they do figure prominently in the first episode, though I hope they go by the wayside soon, because they bore me utterly.
I enjoyed the hell out of the pilot. I loved it. I can't wait to watch the other fifty or so shows, honestly. I feel like an archaeologist, in a way, going back in time to dig around. And it makes me remember a time before cell phones and eBay. I'm just so taken with this. I like the harbor and the sunshine. It also reminds me of the many many days I spent on a boat with my dad. Granted, a smaller boat, but when they're tying the boat off or when Cody's putting the engines in reverse it's almost like a tangible thrill in my veins, because I know exactly what they're doing.
I like the dialogue, and the actors' delivery, which I've mentioned. Cody kind of slurred some of his words together a couple times, which felt more realistic. The actors have chemistry, too. Cody and Nick really seem like two guys who have known each other forever. It's interesting to go back to the source material after reading a bunch of fanfic; I feel like I'm seeing something new, but something explored. I can't wait to plumb the depths of these guys, just like I did with the Mummy and HP. This has been envigorating. I love a challenge, such as trying to make consistent characters from a TV show, which is harder than it sounds--different writers means that different episodes emphasize or contradict things.
So what's the no? Well, the "no" would be for anyone who wasn't into this kind of show during the eighties. I think most modern viewers might be uninterested. Even though it is markedly less cheesy than most shows of the time that I remember, it's still cheesy by today's standards. And the music makes me cringe. Seriously cringe. Now, in the show's defence, there is the fact that the guys are hot, and they often wear ensembles designed to show off more hotness (like Cody wearing shorts and a hoodie, partially unzipped, to show off his chest). That much manly man--and both of them touching each other--is hard to find. Then again, I do think modern day viewers might be turned off by Cody's pr0n!stache (which I love because I have always liked facial hair on guys who can pull it off). Honestly, I'd love to hear the reaction of someone who hasn't seen it before. I asked a friend, and she assumed that Cody was gay just from what he looked like in the promo shot, lol.
All in all, I am incredibly glad that I bought these; this nostalgia trip is far better than I imagined it would be, and thank you to Tinx for luring me here.
(Also, I am not abandoning HP fandom. Not that anyone would notice at this point. I will still finish tLS. Yes. Damnit.)
ETA: Oh, and every time the screen goes to black for commercial, I am totally hard-wired, and I think, oh, I can get up now and get something to drink, I have a few minutes before it comes back on. lol! Thank goodness for DVDs...
tinx_r has drawn me in, hook, line, and sinker.Riptide was a typical eighties detective show, with two bikini-obsessed guys and an ubergeek living on a boat (a thirties cabin cruiser) and solving cases in King Harbor, CA. (There was also a big pink helicopter with a mouth painted on it called the Screaming Mimi, a classic convertible 'Vette, a Jimmy, a Scarab powerboat, and an orange robot called Roboz, but I digress.)
I watched Riptide when it was originally broadcast. It was eventually slaughtered in the ratings by Moonlighting, and disappeared after its third season. It popped up again on USA, and I became obsessed with it at the time (it was shown with Airwolf (later Miami Vice), and I started watching it again), and I ended up watching every episode at least once, if not twice, or thrice.
Because of a story I recently found by
tinx_r, I wandered into the fanfic, and found (as I've babbled already) that not much was available. Still, I've consumed quite a bit. So then I decided to go ahead and buy the entire three seasons on DVD.I was going to wait to watch the shows until I moved, because I don't think I'll have cable there (not available in that area) and I need something to pass the time while crafting. However, I just can't wait. And I've just (re)watched the pilot, and I have to say that there is no hope for me.
I can see that watching these again is going to be like watching them for the first time, in some ways. Because so much time has passed that I can't remember anything, except tiny bits here and there.
I wasn't expecting it to be good, honestly. My teen years were spent watching Airwolf, Hunter, Hardcastle & McCormick, Knight Rider, Stingray, Miami Vice (COULD NOT MISS AN EPISODE), Macgyver, A*Team, Riptide, you name it. And as an adult I've noticed that a lot of it wasn't that good. In fact, MV is the only one that seems to have really held its own, at least in my eyes; KR is nearly unwatchable. A*Team has the wonderful Dwight Schultz, and he makes it rock, even now. I never really noticed him in the eighties, but he really makes the show watchable now. Yeah, I'm suspicious of my high school self's taste, with good reason.
So I went into the pilot with dread. Would I like this? Would it be mildly entertaining, aside from shirtless men with awesome thighs? Have I just spent $60 on nothing but shirtless men with awesome thighs?
The answer is...yes and no. The yes is a resounding yes that I wish I could stand on the roof and shout. I actually laughed out loud at multiple points during the hour and a half pilot. I really did. And I don't LOL often at that sort of thing. But there were some really funny lines, and the delivery was often awesome. I forgot that Cody's voice was hard-wired into my brain at some point, and I got all swoony when I first heard it again.
The action was not as unbelievable as I had expected. Even better, there's actually real death and stuff. I mean, A*Team is a bit unsatisfying because it's so cartoony; I watch it now and think, wow, they really had to invent ways to not harm their opponents! Riptide has six people killed in the first five minutes.
Mimi (the helicopter), as I had suspected, was one of my favorite things. I have a few buttons (okay, more than a few), and one of them is devoted wholly to old gear, old analog gear, that is still quite serviceable and does what it's supposed to and is sturdy and efficient. To give you an example...my first car had an analog radio, and I still miss it. I know it was a pain to set the saved stations, and you had to tweak a bit, but after I had the car for awhile I could very easily get through my stations by feel alone. The digital radios I have had since are great and I wouldn't trade them in at all, but there is still something...of substance about big punch buttons that just can't be satisfied by wee little buttons. heh. Anyway, this helicopter is all of that and more. I have always liked draft horses as opposed to Arabians, too, and when Nick pointed out that Mimi had a 2,000 mile radius I squeed in joy. I love it when old stuff has some weird advantage over new stuff. I'm a bit obsessive about this. So Mimi punched so many buttons. I love the handholds on the side so you can get in through the window. I love the door. I love Nick with his aviators and his radio headset on. I'm seriously silly. I do not like the clouds of smoke and the pounding noises, though, as it really does grate after the first time (when it's kind of funny).
Nick and Cody are as I remember them, but now, having read
tinx_r's essay on their ship, I am quite intrigued by something she said, which is, Where some shows have sub-text, Riptide has text. In 12-foot high rainbow letters. Where does this subtext come from? They're two guys, almost always standing extremely close, who live on a boat, and share a bedroom. They're extremely protective of each other, and they rarely end up successful with the ladies, and they can just about read each other's minds, etc. Tinx says it a lot better than I do. The point is, I was wondering if I could watch it with slashy goggles. Because let me tell you--I missed all of that entirely when I was in high school. Even thinking along those lines would have been akin to visiting the moon on my bicycle, ie, nigh-impossible. I was pretty obtuse.I have developed slashy reading goggles for HP, but I'm not always good at picking up on it in visual form. So it was interesting to see the pilot. Nick says, in a couple different places, that he would "drop" someone, ie, take them out. What's amusing to me is that he says that if the local cop starts getting after Cody, then Nick says he would drop him for Cody. There are a few other bits where it was a teensy bit slashy, but it does seem like (according to the other fandomers) some episodes are slashier than others, so I eagerly look forward to seeing more.
It does seem like the producers wanted to counteract the two-guys-sharing-a-bedroom thing with a whole boatload of eighties girls, and they do figure prominently in the first episode, though I hope they go by the wayside soon, because they bore me utterly.
I enjoyed the hell out of the pilot. I loved it. I can't wait to watch the other fifty or so shows, honestly. I feel like an archaeologist, in a way, going back in time to dig around. And it makes me remember a time before cell phones and eBay. I'm just so taken with this. I like the harbor and the sunshine. It also reminds me of the many many days I spent on a boat with my dad. Granted, a smaller boat, but when they're tying the boat off or when Cody's putting the engines in reverse it's almost like a tangible thrill in my veins, because I know exactly what they're doing.
I like the dialogue, and the actors' delivery, which I've mentioned. Cody kind of slurred some of his words together a couple times, which felt more realistic. The actors have chemistry, too. Cody and Nick really seem like two guys who have known each other forever. It's interesting to go back to the source material after reading a bunch of fanfic; I feel like I'm seeing something new, but something explored. I can't wait to plumb the depths of these guys, just like I did with the Mummy and HP. This has been envigorating. I love a challenge, such as trying to make consistent characters from a TV show, which is harder than it sounds--different writers means that different episodes emphasize or contradict things.
So what's the no? Well, the "no" would be for anyone who wasn't into this kind of show during the eighties. I think most modern viewers might be uninterested. Even though it is markedly less cheesy than most shows of the time that I remember, it's still cheesy by today's standards. And the music makes me cringe. Seriously cringe. Now, in the show's defence, there is the fact that the guys are hot, and they often wear ensembles designed to show off more hotness (like Cody wearing shorts and a hoodie, partially unzipped, to show off his chest). That much manly man--and both of them touching each other--is hard to find. Then again, I do think modern day viewers might be turned off by Cody's pr0n!stache (which I love because I have always liked facial hair on guys who can pull it off). Honestly, I'd love to hear the reaction of someone who hasn't seen it before. I asked a friend, and she assumed that Cody was gay just from what he looked like in the promo shot, lol.
All in all, I am incredibly glad that I bought these; this nostalgia trip is far better than I imagined it would be, and thank you to Tinx for luring me here.
(Also, I am not abandoning HP fandom. Not that anyone would notice at this point. I will still finish tLS. Yes. Damnit.)
ETA: Oh, and every time the screen goes to black for commercial, I am totally hard-wired, and I think, oh, I can get up now and get something to drink, I have a few minutes before it comes back on. lol! Thank goodness for DVDs...
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:07 am (UTC):: high-fives
We're very glad to have you join us, and I look forward to reading future posts from you as you see more episodes!
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:15 am (UTC)Am now watching #2, and I love it already. Nick saying he's a "good boy" and was only defending his virtue...lol!!
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:32 am (UTC)I haven't! I've finished with s2 now, and I'm going to start with s3 soon, probably next weekend. I've seen Airwolf, A-Team and Knight Rider, but never Riptide. I have to say though that I put the slash goggles on before I'd ever seen one single episode - Tinx said something along the lines of "this 80s show is about two gay detectives and their geeky sidekick living on a boat and it is extremely slashy and you should watch it. Now." And I thought "Gay detectives on a boat? Bring it on." (Besides, I have the slash goggles on permanently; I don't think I've watched or read anything in the last ten years without looking through rainbow-coloured lenses...)
Yeah, it's cheesy. But it's also funny and the actors are great and the cases are memorable (which is good for a show that's based on a fairly rigid concept that they follow virtually every episode), even if the plots are sometimes a little far-fetched (but then again, what movie/tv show plot isn't? I mean, I highly doubt that all the crap on NCIS or CSI would ever happen to one single investigative team...)
The 80s technology on Riptide always makes me laugh. I know, it was supposed to show off all the newest gadgets and make Murray the technologically savvy computer expert, but I can't help it. I have the same reaction to mobile phones in 90s shows. Hilarious.
In general terms the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Riptide is "entertaining". And that's really all I want from a tv show I watch (unless it's a documentary). I want to be entertained, and Riptide is doing a fantastic job doing just that. All the man touching is just a bonus. ;D
And now it's two thirty in the morning. I'm going to bed. *yawn*
~ sera
PS: Murdock totally rocks.
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Date: 2008-10-16 01:06 am (UTC)Oh, wow! How totally fascinating.
I've seen Airwolf, A-Team and Knight Rider, but never Riptide. I have to say though that I put the slash goggles on before I'd ever seen one single episode...(Besides, I have the slash goggles on permanently; I don't think I've watched or read anything in the last ten years without looking through rainbow-coloured lenses...)
hee! I still forget about putting my slashy goggles on quite often.
Yeah, it's cheesy. But it's also funny and the actors are great and the cases are memorable (which is good for a show that's based on a fairly rigid concept that they follow virtually every episode), even if the plots are sometimes a little far-fetched (but then again, what movie/tv show plot isn't? I mean, I highly doubt that all the crap on NCIS or CSI would ever happen to one single investigative team...)
I am really surprised that it's not as cheesy as I remembered. I do think that it's a bit farfetched here and there, but overall, I'm surprised at how well the plots fit together. And as far as CSI--yeah, I really laugh at that show every so often because they break the believability barrier...so no one is free from that particular problem!
The 80s technology on Riptide always makes me laugh. I know, it was supposed to show off all the newest gadgets and make Murray the technologically savvy computer expert, but I can't help it. I have the same reaction to mobile phones in 90s shows. Hilarious.
It's so cute--and when Murray says he's going online using ASCII, I nearly died!
And the phones! omg, the phones. We had a phone exactly like Tony Brazil's...haha!
In general terms the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Riptide is "entertaining". And that's really all I want from a tv show I watch (unless it's a documentary). I want to be entertained, and Riptide is doing a fantastic job doing just that. All the man touching is just a bonus. ;D
Yes, exactly, which is why I'm so glad that I was pointed in their direction again. What a terrific, energetic, funny show. Even with its low points it's still entertaining as hell.
And now it's two thirty in the morning. I'm going to bed. *yawn*
Sleep well!!
PS: Murdock totally rocks.
OMG HE MAKES THE SHOW. Seriously. I used to watch it because I had SUCH a crush on Face. Still do, but now I find that the cheesiness of the show is so overpowering that it's almost hard to watch--except for Murdock, who makes it fun and interesting and who really is an amazing talent. How the hell did he do all of those different voices and characters? He is made of win. Here in Detroit they replay A*Team episodes on a local station and if I remember to I tune in--just for the Murdock. Okay, fine, and a little Face. ;)
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Date: 2008-10-16 08:59 am (UTC)There are a few inconsistencies, but that's normal when you've got several writers writing different episodes.
What a terrific, energetic, funny show. Even with its low points it's still entertaining as hell.
Exactly. Most of the stuff I didn't like got trumped by something that made me squee.
OMG HE MAKES THE SHOW. Seriously.
I know! Murdock = ♥!
~ sera
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:55 pm (UTC)Yeah, I imagine that they'll have some situation where someone needs to know how to speak Italian, and they'll think, Nick! Or someone needs to have judged a potato-chip competition and it's Murray. Or whatever. Each week will bring weird talents to the mix, I'm certain.
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Date: 2008-10-16 01:54 am (UTC)Oh no. The man touching's a large part of why I show up.
Murdock totally rocks.
Word, sister.
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Date: 2008-10-16 09:04 am (UTC)Heh. The man touching is why I started watching, but I would keep watching even if Nick and Cody suddenly decided to stand more than three feet apart at all times. Well, at least I think I would.
And um... did I just see on my flist that you wrote the SPACE PIRATES AU?! *squeeeee*
~ sera
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:05 pm (UTC)(I know, but dude, I would *so* miss the man-touching. That icon of yours? Reason 412 Murray gets the girl? Woof.)
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Date: 2008-10-16 01:47 am (UTC)--I'm so glad someone besides me gets wibbly at Cody's voice. It's distinctive, and it makes me feel funny.
--I watched this pilot with some friends of mine, and right at the point where Cody says "You know, Nick? Life's real funny:" and then goes off on girls' names. One of my friends at that point said "Oh. Life *is* real funny, Cody. He's the pretty one, right?"
--I had never seen this show until I got dragged in by tinx_r (which is a whole other story unto itself), and yes, I looked at Cody and thought "Missing Village Person". Because omg, he's more than half the reason everyone in King Harbor knows they're sleeping together.
--I feel like the pilot is beauty unto itself. It is. It is! It's so slashy, and they're so in love. I rented that DVD one weekend, and I think I watched it four times. I fell from a very high place for this show, on the strength of the pilot alone.
--I'd love to hear which of your eps is your favorite---or yours,
--The actors have amazing chemistry. It melts the screen.
--EEEEEeeee!!!! I don't know if I mentioned that. Did I mention that, earlier?
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:05 am (UTC)hee! Y'know, for me, Murdock was the frosting on the cake. Now Murdock is the cake. I love watching him on that show.
I'm so glad someone besides me gets wibbly at Cody's voice. It's distinctive, and it makes me feel funny.
Hearing it again after...what, a decade and a half?...made me remember some things...I love his voice. I am now remembering that I had a massive crush on him. I mean, I liked Nick, but I think Cody was The One on that show. And his voice is just delicious. And you're right. It makes me feel funny, too.
I had never seen this show until I got dragged in by tinx_r (which is a whole other story unto itself), and yes, I looked at Cody and thought "Missing Village Person". Because omg, he's more than half the reason everyone in King Harbor knows they're sleeping together.
His wardrobe--holy cow. And when Quinlan starts making nasty remarks about his skin-tight clothes and stuff (episode #2), I started laughing so hard...watching this stuff now, I realize that he totally does look gay. So funny, huh? I never guessed that at all at the time I first watched them. Ever. I totally thought it was the California look.
I feel like the pilot is beauty unto itself. It is. It is! It's so slashy, and they're so in love. I rented that DVD one weekend, and I think I watched it four times. I fell from a very high place for this show, on the strength of the pilot alone.
When Nick is talking about how Cody is his best friend ever, I just went, awwwwww. And I do have this feeling that I will watch the episodes more than once. Especially the episodes you guys mention, like Mean Green blah blah Machine or whatever it is. I'm really excited. Must stop myself from watching it all tonight, actually.
And the pilot is so much better than expected--often there's a lot still to work out. I watched it and found that their banter was already fully in place.
I am absolutely loving Nick and his hardball image with the soft gooey interior. Damn.
I'd love to hear which of your eps is your favorite---or yours, catyah, or seraphina_snape. I just want to bang on talking about this show for some time.
Sounds like a great discussion for
The actors have amazing chemistry. It melts the screen.
SRSLY. I keep looking at the caps and thinking that. And based on the pilot and #2, I'd say that N&C have the timing thing down. So much of acting is in the timing, and they really do mesh their lines well. I really wonder--they do seem like they're totally at ease with each other. I wonder if they were super-good friends at the time or not.
EEEEEeeee!!!! I don't know if I mentioned that. Did I mention that, earlier?
I agree with you 100%!!!
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:10 am (UTC)You have buttons for analog gear, I have a button for distinctive voices. Woof.
And when Quinlan starts making nasty remarks about his skin-tight clothes and stuff (episode #2), I started laughing so hard...watching this stuff now, I realize that he totally does look gay.
Hold tight, kitten. There are Barbara Streisand jokes coming. I am not kidding.
Especially the episodes you guys mention, like Mean Green blah blah Machine or whatever it is.
Okay um, I don't know how you just did that, but if we're going to be talking about Mean Green? I will need to be doused with cold water at intervals. Because that episode is so slashy it knocks me flat.
I am absolutely loving Nick and his hardball image with the soft gooey interior. Damn.
Yeah, Cody sort of seconds that feeling, I'm guessing....
Sounds like a great discussion for [Bad username: pier 56]!
Wouldn't that be awesome? Add it to the to-do list.
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:14 am (UTC)And Cody's is really really delicious. I don't know what it is about his voice, but it really had me weak in the knees when I first heard it again.
Hold tight, kitten. There are Barbara Streisand jokes coming. I am not kidding.
You are SERIOUS?!! AHAHAHAH!! OMG, I can't wait.
Okay um, I don't know how you just did that, but if we're going to be talking about Mean Green? I will need to be doused with cold water at intervals. Because that episode is so slashy it knocks me flat.
eeee! I am so excited to see that--I can't wait. Seriously, this is like showing up at a video buffet that shows All Thigh/Chest/Delicious Lips, All the Time.
Wouldn't that be awesome? Add it to the to-do list.
Or maybe tomorrow I'll just pop an entry in there...could be fun! Oh, what am I saying? With this crew, of course it will be fun.
I got such wibbles when I saw the Pier 56 sign...*sighs happily* I really am done for.
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:28 am (UTC)And Cody's is really really delicious. I don't know what it is about his voice, but it really had me weak in the knees when I first heard it again.
Yeah, it's just. Yeah. I'll be in my bunk.
Hold tight, kitten. There are Barbara Streisand jokes coming. I am not kidding.
You are SERIOUS?!! AHAHAHAH!! OMG, I can't wait.
And Cher. There's a Cher moment too. Surely they were straight. Surely these weren't SIGNS.
eeee! I am so excited to see that--I can't wait. Seriously, this is like showing up at a video buffet that shows All Thigh/Chest/Delicious Lips, All the Time.
Mean Green isn't even that so much as it is cuddling, and jealous wobblers, and more cuddling, and the cuddle that makes my heart go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Srsly.
I got such wibbles when I saw the Pier 56 sign...*sighs happily* I really am done for.
Don't get me started. I was supposed to be clinging to rocks right now.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:24 am (UTC)bwahahaha! I can't wait.
Mean Green isn't even that so much as it is cuddling, and jealous wobblers, and more cuddling, and the cuddle that makes my heart go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
You're making me want to put it in RIGHT NOW OMG.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:30 am (UTC)And I cannot get enough of Mimi. And Nick in the Mimi. And Nick getting in and out of the Mimi. I could watch a looped tape of nothing but Mimi moments for hours. I had no idea that would punch such a huge button for me.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:34 am (UTC)The Mimi's a great element in the series, and I love to watch Cody flinging himself out of it during various episodes.
He's the pretty one.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:38 am (UTC)Oh, and I got so delighted when I watched the pilot because I was thinking, oh! that's oddmonster's icon!!
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:51 am (UTC)which icon?
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:53 am (UTC)Mimi does rock. In many ways. In fact, i suspect Nick and Cody rock her. :)
Now that's a lovely thought.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:55 am (UTC)You've read tinx_r's Island Time, right?
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Date: 2008-10-16 10:03 pm (UTC)Seriously, yes. Joe Penny & Perry King AND Thom Bray were all good friends on the set -- considering the long hours they worked together, they knew early on that they would be good friends or at each other's throats, so they decided to be friends.
From what I've read (and I have a friend who is in the know about this), Perry suggested that (that they be friends) on their first day working together on Riptide.
They apparently still keep in touch to some extent.
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Date: 2008-10-16 10:11 pm (UTC)Yeah, I've read that about other shows, too. Hooray for the boys--they really come across as genuine friends.
They apparently still keep in touch to some extent.
Aw, that's so sweet!
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Date: 2008-10-16 02:45 am (UTC)Time for bed now, but I will leave you with two words.
Boz Busters.
OMG.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:26 am (UTC)And Murray is so much more charming and fun than I had been thinking. I really like him a lot...it's so funny how time changes things. Because I know I loved the Roboz, and right now? based on two episodes? I'm kind of sick of the silly contrived Roboz scenes. I don't mind when he's aiding some of the action, but the corny comic relief is starting to get to me...
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Date: 2008-10-16 09:50 pm (UTC)My heart sped up as soon as I heard the theme music, though -- and then Nick and Cody's voices. But the second I heard MURRAY's voice again, my heart was going like a hummingbird!
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Date: 2008-10-16 10:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-16 03:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-16 09:55 pm (UTC)a) Poor sad Murray, wanting more out of life, but so heartbroken over leaving the guys.
b) Nick & Cody trying to talk him out of going.
c) Murray leaving the Roboz for the guys, to *remember him by* (as if they could ever forget him)!
d) The guys arguing and then ...
Nick: Do you miss Murray as much as I do?
Cody: Yeah, I do...
e) Their worry when they realize he's not there...
God, I could go on and on... but I'll save some squee in case we do discuss our favorites sometime.
*grin*
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Date: 2008-10-17 03:22 pm (UTC)Yeah, this is a fun topic!
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Date: 2008-10-16 04:39 am (UTC)And if I've got to pick just one...... Where the Girls Are? Maybe? Or... or... or....
*VBG*
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:07 pm (UTC)Can I have Mean Green now and then maybe more later?
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Date: 2008-10-16 04:37 am (UTC)And I totally can't wait for the posts about everyone's favourite episodes!
I am SO glad i pimped you so well and good miss!
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:00 pm (UTC)We'll definitely have to have a long entry about favorite episodes!!
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Date: 2008-10-16 01:01 pm (UTC)I should start investing in modern cheesy show merchandise and make a killing when today's teens hit the nostalgia age. What cheesy shows will they remember, I wonder? The CSIs are too slick, the Law & Orders are too serious... maybe something like Bones?
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:02 pm (UTC)it's funny to see what the 80s idea of 'the future' was: travel to another planet in just a few hours, yes; mobile phones, no.
ahahhaa! Yes, exactly!
I should start investing in modern cheesy show merchandise and make a killing when today's teens hit the nostalgia age.
Honestly, the people who held onto Star Wars merch and then sold it just before Phantom Menace came out probably made a killing.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:44 pm (UTC)That sentence made me smile.
*clings to HP fandom*
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-16 04:21 pm (UTC)That's just the reason why I don't want to quit. I guess I will never dive so deep into another fandom.
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Date: 2008-10-16 11:52 pm (UTC)But I think I saw just enough of these shows to get them all mixed up...A-Team, Riptide, Magnum P.I., Barnaby Jones...they all sorta blended for me.
I like though that you are enjoying your ride through memory lane! And I really like that you aren't going to abondon your HP peeps! It would be an interesting study on the different fandoms that people wonder into...
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Date: 2008-10-17 12:02 am (UTC)heh. Well, I just completely got sucked in by TV, and I'm not certain that I'm a better person for it, lol...
I like though that you are enjoying your ride through memory lane! And I really like that you aren't going to abondon your HP peeps!
Yeah, I'm really loving this. I constantly jump into new things with both feet, but I do always keep an elbow in HP, hee!!
I can't believe how giddy I've become over this show, lol.