Amanda Ann Klein
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so, was he good or not?
After so much build up, I'm dying to know, Kelli: how WAS Cruise in this film? What was his singing like? Was he worth the investment? Also, despite his extratextual craziness (TomKat, Scientology), I am a huge Tom Cruise fan. Like Nilanjana, I thoug ... -
Marianne is a good sport!
I was kidding about proving you wrong, Marianne. I just wanted you to share your thoughts over here. Success! And I do agree with Christine and Marianne--Jerry does fit with the show's overall positive attitude and Leslie Knope's tireless optimi ... -
Lovely post, Chris! You make
Lovely post, Chris! You make a great point here about the overall tone of P & R: a lot of comedies have an underlying cruelty to them that forms the basis of their humor. But P & R, like MY NAME IS EARL and RAISING HOPE, manages to mine humor from ... -
VEEP?
I have wondered why a lot of the more recent "nice" comedies are situated in the midwest or rural locations and feature blue collar characters. This wasn't always the case: MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE and ROSEANNE could both get pretty nasty (in ... -
huzzah for leslie!
This is a wonderful tribute to Leslie Knope, Faye. As I read this I wondered if you (and me) would feel the same way about this character if she were played by a different actress? Could Tina Fey pull off the optimism of a Leslie Knope? Since being cast i ... -
Cato
Great post Anna--I think you captured the film's triumphs and failures--and in such a small space! One of the biggest disappointments of the film, for me, was the depiction of Cato's death. In the books, Collins is careful in her descriptions of ... -
A "pure" occupation?
That's a great question, Raechel, one which I could not address in the limited space of 350 words! By "pure occupation," I am referring to taking over a public space for an extended period of time, night and day. The movement in Greenville ... -
Great take on local movements
Hi Raechel Thanks for this thoughtful post. I also find it interesting that this rally, which had so many participants that some people had to set up tents outside, did not get much press coverage. Has there been any coverage of other local events? I re ... -
Re: THATCamp SCMS
Count me in!
Melanie, I agree! Most people I've talked to at SCMS have said that they wished there were more workshops, to allow for the free exchange of ideas that is not always possible with the traditional panel format. Even when panelists diligently try to st ... -
Dual CVs
Great post Suzanne! I'm also enjoying this comment thread. Working in an English department that still has a fairly traditional approach to what counts as scholarship (print publications and *some* online publications, if they are well established or ...