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I'm having troubles with my laptop at the moment. Need-to-get-parts-from-the-eastern-states-shipped-in-troubles.

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1. I really, really enjoyed the latest episode of Veronica Mars. How could I not when it proved that I have amazing psychic powers.

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2. Studio 60 was canceled, Friday Night Lights got a second season. I'm pretty happy about both of those decisions. I really wanted Studio 60 to be great and it wasn't so I'm more sad about the wasted potential.

3. I've been watching the new season of Doctor Who and it is fabulous. I miss Rose a lot but Martha has been pretty decent so far. David Tennant just gets more and more attractive. Picspam coming when I don't have a 2,500 word essay due.

4. Sunday was Mother's Day so my best wishes to all the fantastic mums on my flist. I had to work on that day and spent more time with other people's mums than my own, but I made up for it last night by cooking dinner and making a Chocolate Honeycomb Cheesecake.

I got my own brilliant mum seasons 1 of SeaChange, an Australian TV show that we all adore. I had forgotten just how wonderful it is - unassuming and unpretentious and full of great characters and actors (including David Wenham before he went on to play Faramir in Lord of the Rings).

5. Sunday also so the airing of the Eurovision Song Contest and it was completely insane in a fantastic way. I just love Eurovision because it is just so silly and yet all the performers are so committed; besides, we must stay on the lookout for the next ABBA. My favourite countries from this year's were France, Spain, Ukraine, Georgia, Sweden and Russia. I was really disappointed by both Ireland and the UK.

Apparently, Working Title is going to make a film about Eurovision which is very cool, but I'd rather see a documentary as the reality is far more awesome than any fiction could be. Either way, I hope they get Terry Wogan involved somehow as his commentary always amuses me.

VM 3x12

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Heroes 1x14

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Studio 60 1x14

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Studio 60 was damn good this week. Loved it a lot.

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Studio 60 was really excellent this week. It's developing a good rhythm and I think it's just going to get better and better.

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Today I bought a new laptop! I wanted to go Mac but they are way expensive and for $200 less than the cheapest MacBook I got twice the hard drive so I'm satisfied. Just need to get the wireless sorted out and then I'll be a happy camper. I'm going from a 6 GB hard drive to 120 GB - I don't know what I'm going to do with all that space.

Ok, that's a lie. I know exactly what I'm going to do with it.

1. Finally have all my music in one place.
2. Finally have all my programs in one place.
3. Finally be able to keep my TV shows for ever and ever instead of having to delete them.
4. Have a really big party in the rest.

Ish.

2 1/2 hours before Veronica Mars finishes downloading. I'm going to go and work on the new and exciting thing we'll be doing with neptune_online, of which the latest issue is up! Go read, it's aaaawesome.

Just watched the aired version of the pilot for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and I am as giddy as a school girl who loves Aaron Sorkin. For those who haven't heard of Studio 60 here's what you need to know.

1. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, the guy who created The West Wing  and Sports Night.

This means it is going to be really well written.

2. The executive producers are Sorkin, and his long time collaborator, Thomas Schlamme.

This means it is going to be really well directed and produced.

3. It stars Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, D.L. Hughley, Nathan Corddry and Timothy Busfield.

This means it is going to be really well acted.

The TWoP forum for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is open. Already there are some very cool Sorkin-loving people there. Be wary of spoilers though if you haven't yet seen the pilot.

Joe R will be recapping.

I never thought I'd like a show created by David E. Kelly and certainly never imagined that I'd like a spin off from his The Practice, but I do love Boston Legal.

It's well written, intelligent, hilariously funny and features some fascinating characters played by brilliant actors. James Spader is superb as the duplicitous but oh so charming Alan Shore, Candice Bergen is great as Shirley Schmidt and each week I'm surprised and delighted at the layers William Shatner gives his gun toting egomaniac Republican, Denny Crane.

Of all the things I love about this show, the real and genuine friendship between Denny and Alan is probably my favourite. Despite (or more likely because of) their differences in age, character and politics, their friendship works incredibly well. They need each other - Denny needs someone to reign him in and care for him without being patronising and Alan needs this contact with humanity else he goes to far into his own darkness. At times they act as a mentor to the other but mostly they are equals. At the end of each episode they drink scotch and smoke cigars on the balcony, counseling each other; a moment which reminds me of the way Kevin and his son used to sit on the beach at the end of early episodes of Sea Change.

I really enjoy male friendships on TV. The camaraderie between House and Wilson on House, Jed and Leo on The West Wing, Jack and Daniel on Stargate SG-1. Even the boys of Coupling, Steve, Patrick and Jeff get along so well despite the fact that Steve is dating Patrick's ex - it's like all the issues and grudges that could bog them down are forgotten and they just focus on being good mates (the girls of Coupling get along well too but there is always a catty edge, especially between Susan and Jane). I was so disappointed with the way Logan and Duncan's relationship was handled on Veronica Mars - it was such a waste of potential and a disservice to the characters.

One of the reasons I am so looking  forward to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, is that the relationship between Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) and Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford) is going to be so central to the show and I can't wait to see how it is developed. More platonic man love to enjoy!

In conclusion, boys being BFF is awesome and Boston Legal is sadly under-appreciated by the masses.