I bumped into my ex-girlfriend while at the store with my wife the other day. My wife is pregnant and we were shopping for baby toys. As the three of us conversed awkwardly, I recalled telling my ex that I was not the marrying kind. I had hoped she had forgotten that I said that, since it had been quite a while since the breakup. The conversation was full of awkward pauses and the feeling that some or all of us were dancing on the edge of bringing up the past. The standard cordialities were put forward: "Hi, how have things been?", "You look good.", "Glad to see life has worked out alright for you." As we went to part ways, she called out over her shoulder "So much for you not being the marrying type." She stopped and turned around, then spoke again. "And now look at you, married to a knocked up broad."
It was good to see that she held onto things from the past just as much as I did. After all, she was the one who eventually left me for one of my best friends and then acted like nothing happened. But at least I had the decency not to call her on it all these years later.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Smash episode paragraphs
Introductory
Smash is a television drama about a group of Broadway stage actors. It is largely musical in theme. The episode viewed, titled "Bombshell", featured believable characters and very good musical elements. It was balanced in content; not too mature yet not too watered down and juvenile. It also had great songs and audio. The setting and costumes were also excellent. Lastly, the ending of the episode was very well-written. While the show did a decent job at maintaining the attention of the audience, it was also slowly paced. It took a while for the show to get interesting and even then may not hold the interest of people who dislike musicals or theater productions. It also tended to rely too heavily on the drama element but was not always able to deliver. This was occasionally due to the characters not being entirely believable.
Conclusion
While Bombshell was interesting and fairly well-written, it failed to stun and leave amazed. The good setting and costume design as well as the great use of songs could not pull it out of its niche demographic. Though it had a good balance and a strong ending, it suffered from slow pacing and not entirely-believable characters.
Smash is a television drama about a group of Broadway stage actors. It is largely musical in theme. The episode viewed, titled "Bombshell", featured believable characters and very good musical elements. It was balanced in content; not too mature yet not too watered down and juvenile. It also had great songs and audio. The setting and costumes were also excellent. Lastly, the ending of the episode was very well-written. While the show did a decent job at maintaining the attention of the audience, it was also slowly paced. It took a while for the show to get interesting and even then may not hold the interest of people who dislike musicals or theater productions. It also tended to rely too heavily on the drama element but was not always able to deliver. This was occasionally due to the characters not being entirely believable.
Conclusion
While Bombshell was interesting and fairly well-written, it failed to stun and leave amazed. The good setting and costume design as well as the great use of songs could not pull it out of its niche demographic. Though it had a good balance and a strong ending, it suffered from slow pacing and not entirely-believable characters.
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