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...and Today's.
So. I just finished watching the season finale of The West Wing. I have said time and time again that it is the best show on American television. Tonight, I am proud to say that I didn't know that they did that on American television, and am very very glad indeed that they do.
Look. Stories. Good ones. Three of them. A man who does something that he thinks is wrong because for once what is wrong might be right. Or not. A play based in the time of Henry III. And a shattering thing happening to two characters we've come to know and love. All beautifully interleaved with each other. Seamless.
And. Did I mention imagery? I've seen anime (yes, anime) where the imagery was used worse than this. Look! Roses!
The thing was so good that when they started playing Leonard Cohen's "Hallejuah", I got up and went "argh!" and walked out of the room, then walked back in and sat through it, and was glad I did so.
Yay, producers and actors and scriptwriters and guys who work the lights! Thank you for putting something worth watching back on American televison.
Look. Stories. Good ones. Three of them. A man who does something that he thinks is wrong because for once what is wrong might be right. Or not. A play based in the time of Henry III. And a shattering thing happening to two characters we've come to know and love. All beautifully interleaved with each other. Seamless.
And. Did I mention imagery? I've seen anime (yes, anime) where the imagery was used worse than this. Look! Roses!
The thing was so good that when they started playing Leonard Cohen's "Hallejuah", I got up and went "argh!" and walked out of the room, then walked back in and sat through it, and was glad I did so.
Yay, producers and actors and scriptwriters and guys who work the lights! Thank you for putting something worth watching back on American televison.