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Ray is frustrated when an unsatisfied client asks for a do-over of her "damsel in distress" roadside fantasy. With times tight for Ronnie and Jessica, Ray hopes to one-up his ex by promising to buy a car for the twins. Tanya goes on a pity date with Floyd and is surprised by the outcome.
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 17, 2009 12:37 PM
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It was so much harder back then. Had to get all info from real books at the library...
Am I dating myself here or what!
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 15, 2009 9:41 PM
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well sometimes I would pay like $2 a page and have it typed,
and luckily I had mostly science and math so not many papers
and I think we could use the 'word processors' on campus
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 15, 2009 11:37 AM
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Oh yeah, and college papers done on a *gasp* typewriter! Remember having to measure the inches for borders, and counting all of the characters in a line and dividing to get a line centered...
How did we survive???
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 14, 2009 6:12 PM
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> You know, I seriusly doubt that ANY kid today could
> survive when alot of us were kids! Dating myself
> here, but like in the '80s....no cell phones, no
> iPods, no XBox360....they would just disintegrate!
> LOLOL
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in my dorm in the 80s, 20 rooms 40+ girls, one pay phone,
if you walk by the phone you pick it up and get the girl it's for or leave her a note on her marker board,
party's happened through the grape vine
and people actually had conversations!!!
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 14, 2009 12:48 PM
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You know, I seriusly doubt that ANY kid today could survive when alot of us were kids! Dating myself here, but like in the '80s....no cell phones, no iPods, no XBox360....they would just disintegrate! LOLOL
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 8, 2009 12:06 PM
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In the days of computers, internet, texting, and video games, yes, these kids are more 'normal' today than others portrayed on TV.
And yeah, the do-over was a trip!
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 6, 2009 7:23 PM
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yes but the whole point is .... a lot of teens are on their fat asses HELLO are you listening??? that is why this show is so brilliant
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Re: "I, I'm...loving...you too." -Ray
Aug 6, 2009 11:41 AM
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This episode was great! I just loved the "do over". In the end he really wanted to get it right and make her happy. Of course there seemed to be no way to please her LOL.
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"I, I'm...loving...you too." -Ray
Aug 6, 2009 5:09 AM
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You are all wrong.
Jane Adams is brilliantly frumpy and lonely and heart-breaking as Tanya. A real sweetheart too. She KILLS me. And the kids are great, especially Darby; she's managed to leave a big impression on me with only a few scenes. I love her facial expressions. Damon is funny too. I'm surprised this board is such a ghost town, 'cause there's so many things to talk about. Natalie Zea was awesome! I can kinda see where this is goin' - Ray cuts Tanya outta the process until it backfires and his "damsel in distress" gets possessive, then he'll need Tanya to reestablish the boundaries - but I'm stoked to watch it play out (a rarity for me). This episode was so goddamn clever and sad and just weird. I liked watching the line get blurred between Ray and Gemma. And I loved his half-hearted, poorly-worded attempt(s) at chivalry. So hilarious, but affecting - and deftly nuanced. Tom Jane is giving the best dramatic performance in a comedy(?) ever. And Anne Heche's character is actually lovable. Didn't see that coming. Mostly I'm loving the chemistry between Ray and Tanya. That must be an incredibly fun and rewarding relationship to write; I'm jealous. You can tell that Tanya already is pretty smitten with Ray, but I like that he's a little dismissive of her in general. I like the idea of him realizing he's in love with Tanya someday. I think they need each other (down the road).
I don't get the "too slow" complaint. I've been wholly (and increasingly) entertained by each successive episode - And I've seen everything you have and MORE. True Blood is pure fun - I love it - but this show is a lot more resonant to me. I'm way too swamped right now to spend very much time writing about it, but I wanted to reaffirm that this is an exceptional show, and it's awesome that HBO's bringing it back next summer. There is so much story here.
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 3, 2009 12:14 AM
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> how about the kids get off their fat asses and get
> jobs, and get their own cars? Wouldn't that be a sight
Yeah the kids to me are just losers not so much of them trying to look different but they bring nothing to the show they are to over the top for me IMO
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Aug 2, 2009 11:21 PM
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how about the kids get off their fat asses and get jobs, and get their own cars? Wouldn't that be a sight
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Jul 31, 2009 12:11 PM
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> He's hot, she's not... ditch the bitch and be your
> own hitch! (ooh yeah, i'm a rhyming machine!)
Now that would look interesting on a t-shirt!  lolol
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Re: Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Jul 31, 2009 6:08 AM
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The idea of Tanya going on a pity date is laughable at best. She's so damn pitiful herself. Seriously, what the fuck is up with her? I know she is supposed to look artsy and what not but it just comes off as pathetic and unattractive! Ray has had sex with her the most times in the show as if he cannot do much better for himself.
He's hot, she's not... ditch the bitch and be your own hitch! (ooh yeah, i'm a rhyming machine!)
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Episode 05: Do It, Monkey!
Jul 30, 2009 2:50 PM
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Ray is frustrated when an unsatisfied client asks for a do-over of her "damsel in distress" roadside fantasy. With times tight for Ronnie and Jessica, Ray hopes to one-up his ex by promising to buy a car for the twins. Tanya goes on a pity date with Floyd and is surprised by the outcome.
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