Sep 25, 2024
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Elliot and Olivia are my new best friends
Apr 3, 2024
Today is my birthday so I am thinking about my childhood, and how it shaped who I am today. If there was a trivia answer to the question "what show was on in the Buford household most frequently when Jayson Buford was growing up", then the answer would be Law and Order. Mind you, not the SVU stuff that all of you transplants watch (I understand how important Olivia Benson is, but original is the much better show), but rather original, homicide, Upper East/Upper West Side, Law and Order. It's been thirty years since it was at his peak but it's still aged excellently. First off, the fashion is excellent, especially A.D.A. Claire Kincad, played by the vibrant Jill Hennessy. I like the buttons ups that Claire has; and the jackets. She looks so beautiful, yet she is so ruthlessly competent. She was the best A.D.A. Plus, the dashiki-like button ups and sweaters that Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson, EXCELLENT and REGAL) wears. The working class detectives look good too: Jerry Orbach's Lennie Briscoe and Chris Noth's Mike Logan are the best detective pairing there is. I used to think that it was Briscoe and Green (Jesse L. Martin) but the episodes that Logan has with Lennie are just so chic, dense, and compelling. There's the episode where the jury was bribed by a mobster and McCoy has to prosecute his friend, the rival lawyer; there's the episode where the OJ-like stockbroker chokes the life out of his boss and his lawyers come up with this defense called "black rage" -- rage when you have to deal with a white man's world, even though the defendant was obviously content to be in that world. (Courtney B. Vance plays the murderer shiveringly well. The defense is bullshit, so much so that it is hilarious. The law is full of wonder and whimsy).
There isn't TV like this anymore. Everything has to be spelled out to viewers now -- from political commentary to race to gender to sexuality. It must be so odd watching shows that only want to appeal to our worst instincts and traits. Law and Order, at its peak, did such a fearsome job tackling these things without catering to everyone's weak minds. It made watching the show breezy but still provocative. Nor, was it a prestige show that you have to have HBO to watch, or have to wait until Sunday night to follow. It was both a great show and one that your entire family could watch. You don't get that anymore. Watch Law and Order original on Hulu. I honestly say start from Season 3 on --- that's the season that the legendary Jerry Orbach joins the show. I miss when TV was this good. I have great taste because I watched a show this good growing up.
Jan 8, 2025
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always have seasons 1-12 playing in the background
Nov 23, 2023
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Your poop cycle... Embrace it, it’s a gift.
When nature calls; yes, use that public restroom. Yes, use that stall with a DODGY lock.
Not only will you feel LIGHTER… you will also be WISER…
So just drop the shit, and just shit!
Oct 5, 2024
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Do it!
Today I called my sister then called her girlfirend and merged their calls; I got to hear their whole conversation and they forgot I was there
Is this creepy?
God are you real??
Answer me lord
Oct 14, 2024
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It just isn’t worth it
Sep 23, 2024