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Re: Free-Falling in Milwaukee: A Close-Up on One City's Middle-Class Decline - Atlantic Mobile

kslane — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:20:40 -0000

Could you please provide some links to any of your claims? All your comments just sound really angry and use the word "liberal" like an obscenity. While Thomas Watson cites actual sources to prove his point, you just take his cited claims and say things like "grow up" and "stop lying to yourself." I'm not saying your points aren't valid, but I can't tell when you don't provide any evidence to back your claims up and resort to name-calling to try to further your agenda.

Re: Betty White to join NBC's 'Community' premiere

kslane — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:32:58 -0000

I'm growing a bit weary of the Betty White reemergence, but if she'll boost Community's ratings, I'm all for it. Anything to keep it off the chopping block.

Re: PAX Eastward Bound

kslane — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:01:02 -0000

Hahaaha, I did not notice that before.

Re: http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/380655833

kslane — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:27:41 -0000

First!

Re: http://www.jakeandamir.com/post/380535390

kslane — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:38:22 -0000

Phurst non-homoexual

Re: Apocalyptic Reverie :: My “Beating up a hipster” story: Part 2

kslane — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:39:43 -0000

Dude riding his bike home from a concert/bar? Classic hipster!

My friend got a concussion doing the same thing when he biked directly into a cement wall. And he may not like it, but he's a hipster too, albeit a less douchey one.

Re: POLL: Last.fm Squeeks By Pandora in Reader Vote

kslane — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:27:24 -0000

Sucks to be you Shane Davis... if that really is your name.

Re: http://welcometothisblogbitch.tumblr.com/post/199240934

kslane — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:53:15 -0000

Sorry, I fired off that comment in the middle of class as my professor walked around the room, not giving me enough time to craft an appropriate response.

Yes, all of those things are important, but how many of them are explicitly stated? For the average tv viewer, picking up these things requires, as Gilbert says, active viewing. Don Draper is a perfect example of why there is more in the silences and stares of Mad Men than there is in the dialogue. He doesn't say shit, but you can pick up so much from his character just by watching him.

I'd agree that Gilbert's article is oddly timed, given the relative activity of the last two weeks, but put Mad Men's pacing in perspective with almost any other show: shows like Heroes, Lost, Dexter, Entourage, or nearly any other serial drama have a dramatic opening, building of conflict/issues during the episode, and a killer finale that leaves viewers wanting more.

Last night's episode was rare in that it actually gave one of those emphatic finishes, with Don angrily telling Betty he signed the contract, leaving the weak Victorian beauty to sit on her ugly-as-sin couch and ruminate. But most episodes of Mad Men finish with little aplomb.

The point is, you would have to be carefully watching Mad Men to understand each of the aforementioned conflicts (Don vs. Peggy, Don vs. Roger, Don vs. commitment), with the exception of the last one. I hope everyone gets that one by now. But still. It's stuff that is happening, but not in the traditional tv serial style of stuff. It's subversive stuff. And that's what makes it great.

Also, Sean from Northeastern would be proud. I'm 15 days past my last CH comment, and still the mini-meme lives on.

Re: http://welcometothisblogbitch.tumblr.com/post/199240934

kslane — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:36:17 -0000

Yes, last week's (not last night's) episode was an obvious exception. But in the end, everything set up by the episode was torn down again, leaving little to build on other than throwing Sterling's instability within the company into the spotlight. I guess Peggy's recent dilemma/sluttiness is something, but still, it's nothing compared to most shows.

Re: JUST FIGURED OUT OUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, YOU GUYS

kslane — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:15:58 -0000

So... what is it?

Re: Sans Latin

kslane — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:14:44 -0000

Somebody posted a link to Lamebook in the Digg comments, everybody went there, and now it's down. Curse you Digg/Collegehumor!!!

Re: Dilemma.

kslane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:38:21 -0000

Double post, my bad

Re: Dilemma.

kslane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:37:56 -0000

http://www.ninjavideo.net

Re: The Menstrom Cycle- Eagles activate Vick, release Baskett

kslane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:08:37 -0000

*Hank

Re: An Internet Website

kslane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:54:11 -0000

It's true, this list wasn't great. Plus they kinda started saying the same thing for every movie, i.e. "_______ was not a big hit when it was first released, but it soon became a cult hit among fans."

Re: Hail to the 'King,' baby

kslane — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:22:36 -0000

I'm watching it right now too. But you're right, I don't appreciate it. In fact, my roommates and I had a discussion a few days ago about the fact that it should have ended after 2, maybe 3 seasons.

Re: 25 Places to Watch the Fall TV Season Online

kslane — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:37:47 -0000

1. Ninjavideo.net

2. ...

3. Profit!

Re: Seriously?

kslane — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:19:07 -0000

Yup, I'm an idiot

Re: Tom Philip presents: Embarrassing Secrets - kevinslane: This is what happens when you leave...

kslane — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:55:05 -0000

Haha, sounds good man. Be sure to blog the results when you do!

Re: ashley.rose

kslane — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:06:54 -0000

This post is on the upcoming part of the "popular" tab!

Re: ONION-TRAINER™

kslane — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:29:18 -0000

Now all you have to do is get a mechanically-inclined friend to rig up an Onion Trainer, and this will truly be an epic Craigslisting

Re: The Menstrom Cycle

kslane — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:19:03 -0000

Agreed, the Devil got robbed.

Re: Did you know that there is no fuckyeahpixar?

kslane — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:40:48 -0000

Uh... http://fuckyeahpixar.tumblr...

look again?

Re: Matt's Blog: Home of Tumblr's Largest Frying Pan, I’m trying to decide whether to submit this to...

kslane — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:29:44 -0000

Why not both?

Re: notes about nothing

kslane — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:32:35 -0000

Wow, you beat me by what, a second? haha oh well