God Only Knows
When I'm bored at night and wide awake, but still too tired to accomplish anything worth accomplishing, I like to watch movies. I did this tonight. "The Girl Next Door" was on one of the HBOs and it captivated me. The premise of the movie is that an ex-porn star moves next door to a dorky high school senior. After an awkward scene of him getting caught watching her change, they fall in love. Spoiler Alert -- There are a few bumps in the road, but he eventually gets the girl.
It took me a week, but I think that I am really digging HBO's new series "Big Love". The show follows a polygamist family trying to live a normal yet secretive life in subarban Utah. The characters are great, especially Chloe Sevigny's role as the conflicted compound-raised, yet raging materialist Nicolette. I had only previously seen her in "Kids" so this character is a bit of a deviation. In reality, I have no idea what her character would really be like, but she seems to be doing one heck of a job.
I also ruined things for myself by watching the third episode before it was released on television. For some reason, ComCast had put the episode on OnDemand a week early, and I was too greedy to just let it be. I am now officially hooked.
Plus, the opening sequence uses the Beach Boys "God Only Knows". And it incorporates ice skating. That's so good.
I hope A.J. goes after Uncle Junior.
It took me a week, but I think that I am really digging HBO's new series "Big Love". The show follows a polygamist family trying to live a normal yet secretive life in subarban Utah. The characters are great, especially Chloe Sevigny's role as the conflicted compound-raised, yet raging materialist Nicolette. I had only previously seen her in "Kids" so this character is a bit of a deviation. In reality, I have no idea what her character would really be like, but she seems to be doing one heck of a job.
I also ruined things for myself by watching the third episode before it was released on television. For some reason, ComCast had put the episode on OnDemand a week early, and I was too greedy to just let it be. I am now officially hooked.
Plus, the opening sequence uses the Beach Boys "God Only Knows". And it incorporates ice skating. That's so good.
I hope A.J. goes after Uncle Junior.
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