April 5th one day sale on House and Monk box sets

[raincitygirl]

starwatcher307 notes that Amazon.com (so the US site only, no luck for us Canadians) is having a one-day sale on box sets of House ($63 USD) and Monk ($53 USD). Personally I've never taken much interest in either show, but I know there are people on my f-list/dwircle who have, so I come bearing links just in case. Thank you, Starwatcher!

musesfool has very interesting thoughts on the relationship between Anakin and Palpatine and the differences between Anakin and Kylo Ren. SPOILERS for all Star Wars movies abound. Spoiler cutting for a spoiler from The Phantom Menace, even though I don't think it REALLY counts as a spoiler. Personally, I didn't recognize Ian McDiarmid as Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace as opposed to Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor in the original trilogy. I took the senator for a kindly politician until about halfway through the movie, at which point one of the friends I was seeing it with leaned over and hissed, "That's the Emperor! It's the same actor as in Return of the Jedi, just without the fright make-up!" Um, I was a little slow. And must have not paid much attention to the build-up for TPM, because I assume the fact that Ian McDiarmid was in the cast was not a secret.

My working life is insane at the moment, and will remain thus until close of business Friday. I frelling HATE fiscal year-end.

I have come to the realization that all my icons are at least 4 years old. I think it's been that long since I bothered updating my icons. I'm just lazy.

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[out_there]

I took the senator for a kindly politician until about halfway through the movie, at which point one of the friends I was seeing it with leaned over and hissed, "That's the Emperor! It's the same actor as in Return of the Jedi, just without the fright make-up!

Huh. I remember the voice -- the voice reminded me of the Emperor, but I figured it was just a coincidence until the senator became a more obvious baddie.

[raincitygirl]

Well, you're better on voices than I am, then.

[out_there]

Which I shouldn't be surprised by, I guess. Trying to write a story, it's always the dialogue I hear in head first, long before I can picture the scene or figure out plot or themes (heh, let's be honest, those last two get figured out on the fly, there is no planning).

[raincitygirl]

LOL!