You guessed it: more Due South
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icepixieI have nothing really interesting to say about it, but I watched "All the Queen's Horses" the other day, and...dude, it's an episode involving Mounties running around on top of moving trains, and then the bad guys are captured by more Mounties on horses, riding in formation, carrying battle lances. I have to at least comment.
And so I will say three things: First and foremost: Uh, Fraser? Meg? Have you heard the phrase "There's a time and a place"? You might look into it at some point. (I think I would have less rolling of eyes at the cheesy dialogue and the kiss on top of the train car that follows it if I'd seen any of the previous episodes involving Meg. Which I will, once my DVDs get here! Woo!)
Second, no way did Vecchio actually make that jump onto the train. But it was pretty funny.
Third, this is the third thing I've seen that was written by Paul Gross. There appear to be two unifying themes to his work: Wild 'n' crazy Canadians doing wild 'n' crazy Canadian things (Mounties to the rescue on boats, Mounties to the rescue on horses, lots of time and effort into winning a curling match), and Paul Gross getting to kiss a pretty girl(s).
Of course, I only have a limited sample size I'm drawing from. Still, I think these are reasonable conclusions. ;)
I also watched "Spy vs. Spy." Hee! Martha Burns makes a good Natashaesque villain, down to the laughably/intentionally bad Russian accent. (You could hear all her Canadian vowels the entire time she was speaking. *g*) And a special guest-starring Mountie in the ballet! Heh. I think I'll need to screencap some of that sequence.
And so I will say three things: First and foremost: Uh, Fraser? Meg? Have you heard the phrase "There's a time and a place"? You might look into it at some point. (I think I would have less rolling of eyes at the cheesy dialogue and the kiss on top of the train car that follows it if I'd seen any of the previous episodes involving Meg. Which I will, once my DVDs get here! Woo!)
Second, no way did Vecchio actually make that jump onto the train. But it was pretty funny.
Third, this is the third thing I've seen that was written by Paul Gross. There appear to be two unifying themes to his work: Wild 'n' crazy Canadians doing wild 'n' crazy Canadian things (Mounties to the rescue on boats, Mounties to the rescue on horses, lots of time and effort into winning a curling match), and Paul Gross getting to kiss a pretty girl(s).
Of course, I only have a limited sample size I'm drawing from. Still, I think these are reasonable conclusions. ;)
I also watched "Spy vs. Spy." Hee! Martha Burns makes a good Natashaesque villain, down to the laughably/intentionally bad Russian accent. (You could hear all her Canadian vowels the entire time she was speaking. *g*) And a special guest-starring Mountie in the ballet! Heh. I think I'll need to screencap some of that sequence.
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Date: 2007-02-13 07:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-13 07:29 am (UTC)...Because I like Canadian things?
And I can't help but laugh every time I see your icon, because he just has such a jaunty little Canadian expression. Tee hee!
He does indeed. Although I'm not sure I'd characterize it as "jaunty"; perhaps "dubious" is more the word I'm looking for.
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Date: 2007-02-13 08:01 am (UTC)Because you are ODing on Canadian things like woah. : )
He does indeed. Although I'm not sure I'd characterize it as "jaunty"; perhaps "dubious" is more the word I'm looking for.
Well, I don't know the context, but if you squint....? Perhaps a jaunty sort of dubiousness...dubiety? That can't be a word... time to go to sleep....
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Date: 2007-02-13 06:55 pm (UTC)Oh-ho. You think I'm bad? You haven't seen anything yet. This person is bad. Significant portions of my flist are bad. I know people who fangirl the country itself. It scares me a bit.
Well, I don't know the context, but if you squint....?
I don't know the context either. It's from the opening credits.
Perhaps a jaunty sort of dubiousness...dubiety? That can't be a word...
Merriam-Webster claims that both can be used. And I suppose that that hat makes just about any expression Fraser cares to wear jaunty to some extent.
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Date: 2007-02-14 09:12 am (UTC)...
A river in Egypt, dude. River. In Egypt.
And I suppose that that hat makes just about any expression Fraser cares to wear jaunty to some extent.
Aw, everybody needs a jaunty hat.
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Date: 2007-02-14 06:09 pm (UTC)I deny nothing.
Aw, everybody needs a jaunty hat.
I'm looking forward to spring, when I can wear my jaunty fuzzy purple hat.