I saw him as Spock before I ever watched Heroes, and developed a deep love. Then I watched Heroes and had nightmares about scary, scary Sylar for the whole 2 weeks I watched the first 2.5 seasons. I want Nice Future Sylar to come but, but halfway through the third season the show got too bad to keep watching.
Does it get better? Should I return to watching it?
@Cimorene: I absoluteley hate season 3, especially when they kill off SPOILER Adam (David Anders' character).
However, season 4 is fine. They added some nice villains, lesbian romance and pretty reasonable character developments. It's worth watching.
@eos: Hmm. I am a sucker for mainstream depictions of gay relationships. (That sounds weird.) Can I skip season three, and move on to four, or will I be confused about how now it's the year 1776 or 2390 or something?
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So far, I would'nt call it a gay relationship between Claire and her fellow student, but there's some heavy flirting going on and they do seem to have a real connection. I keep my fingers crossed for a nice, steady relationship.
Season 3 gets slightly better with episode 20, because it marks Bryan Fuller's brief return to the series as writer/ consulting producer. And you need the finale to understand what's going on with Sylar in season 4. Maybe Wikipedia summaries will suffice.
@Cimorene: You could skip most of season three because they retconned almost everything that happened. I don't know that you need the finale, though, as the Sylar thing is explained pretty explicitly in season 4.
So no one in Hollywood knows what a tomboy actually is, right? I'm not saying there's a set definition, but when Paris Hilton is convinced she's a tomboy then the word has lost all meaning.
Cate Blanchett and I have something in common! Actually, that's why I only vacuum every once in a while -- so there's more of the satisfying noise of things being sucked up.
Also, I want to know which song(s) specifically Carrie Fisher is talking about.
@happymisanthrope: Yeah, you have to take Wikipedia as Wikipedia. But the "Graceland" entry says "The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage to actress and author Carrie Fisher." I'm guessing it's the lyric, "She comes back to tell me she's gone / As if I didn't know that / As if I didn't know my own bed / As if I never noticed the way she brushed her hair from her forehead", etc.
@sangmo: Eh, the stats on cheating really aren't anywhere near that bad. The more scientific studies generally have pretty low numbers (20ish%). Men aren't animals.
@sangmo: Like clevernamehere said, not all guys cheat. They're not barbarians. I don't care if you want to sleep around, that's fine, but I don't like when people cheat on their unsuspecting spouses (men or women). It's just not fair, and it puts the faithful spouse at risk for things like STDs. I just don't see the point in getting married (assuming your spouse expects you to remain monogamous) if you want to sleep around, since you can always opt to not get married.
As an army brat who spent the first fifteen years of her life on military bases, I am somewhat suspicious of Megan Fox's statement. She's clearly never met a pack of squaddies, at least.
@Lachaise: I've found that on an individual level, military personnel are (for the most part) in line with her statement. In groups though, with some alcohol, military men can be just as big of assholes as civilians. If you were an ass before putting on a uniform, the uniform probably didn't change much.
@curiousgeorgiana: My husband was a military fire fighter, and since there were few if any women in the station, things could get quite awful at times. You're right, though, individuall they were extraordinarily polite. I do get a kick out of a man in uniform.
I'm not quite sure what I am trying to say here, but I am interested in the fact that the athlete involved in this story is a golfer.
Most athletes are thought of as extremely masculine and strong and these qualities allow them to excel at hard-hitting, competitive sports. Golf is not only unlike these other sports but in many ways it rests on tradition, formality and seriousness.
So, when athletes are involved in what may be domestic issues, we are [unfortunately] unsurprised. A golfer though, much more difficult for the media/us to wrap their heads around.
If Tiger Woods played football or basketball would most people not automatically assume this was a domestic fight; rather than some freak accident?
I know this is a weird angle but I'm a sports nerd and this is really the first golf-related interesting story that I can remember, and I wonder if they do not get the benefit of the media's doubt?
@foregoneconclusion, battles the pink robots: To an extent I see what you're saying, but it seems like about 99% ARE assuming this is a domestic angle, despite what the cover up story was... so where does that leave us?
Per Patrick Swayze: AWESOME. And Arabians are such amazing horses for children, too. They're usually pretty small (many not much bigger than large ponies) and their dispositions are incredible.
I don't believe the "smashed the back window to drag him out" story. How the heck do you drag out a 200+ pound, unconscious athlete from the driver's seat, across 3 rows, and through a broken-in window with jaggedy glass edges and shattered bits? That last part is the hardest for me to believe.
@Pandorasvoicebox: It just seems like a weird story altogether. Why was he driving away, right by his house, at 2am, without his wife in the car? There could very well be a plausible explanation, but it just seems kind of off, I guess.
@Pandorasvoicebox: maybe she smashed the window so she could unlock the back door and pull him out? oh please oh please. i don't want my image of tiger and his wife ruined!
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Me either - just once I want to admire an athlete/star and his/her family and not be let down. I've been admiring Tiger for years...
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: It's pretty well documented that he cheats on her. A lot. I knew a waitress who slept with him several times (after his marriage and the birth of his first child). I didn't want to believe it, either, but there's just too much (solid) evidence at this point for me to deny it. Sorry.
@jigglyball: And I kind of feel like a jerk, now. I thought this was common knowledge. I live by a big famous golf course where he's played in several tournaments, and the reports after he leaves are always nasty.
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However, season 4 is fine. They added some nice villains, lesbian romance and pretty reasonable character developments. It's worth watching.
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So far, I would'nt call it a gay relationship between Claire and her fellow student, but there's some heavy flirting going on and they do seem to have a real connection. I keep my fingers crossed for a nice, steady relationship.
Season 3 gets slightly better with episode 20, because it marks Bryan Fuller's brief return to the series as writer/ consulting producer. And you need the finale to understand what's going on with Sylar in season 4. Maybe Wikipedia summaries will suffice.
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That was sarcasm, but seriously. Don't commit to a marriage if you wanna stick your bits in the bits of one who is not married to you.
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Men have always wanted to stick their bits in *and* have someone back home taking care of their them and their kids.
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It was shattered before he ever took off, because she took an iron to it and probably also tried smashing some other windows.
If this story is true, he got off easily.
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There is a window right next to the steering wheel...
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Most athletes are thought of as extremely masculine and strong and these qualities allow them to excel at hard-hitting, competitive sports. Golf is not only unlike these other sports but in many ways it rests on tradition, formality and seriousness.
So, when athletes are involved in what may be domestic issues, we are [unfortunately] unsurprised. A golfer though, much more difficult for the media/us to wrap their heads around.
If Tiger Woods played football or basketball would most people not automatically assume this was a domestic fight; rather than some freak accident?
I know this is a weird angle but I'm a sports nerd and this is really the first golf-related interesting story that I can remember, and I wonder if they do not get the benefit of the media's doubt?
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Mr. LaComtesse (who went to HS with her for a bit): Yeah, you played hockey. You were terrible at it. It was a joke.
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