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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Sweetbitter in Books

Apr 9, 2019

Sweetbitter

Stephanie Danler | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

5.0

(3 Ratings)

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Tess has just picked up her entire life in Ohio and decided to move to New York City. She has no plans, no job, but she knows she has to get away. When she arrives in New York, she already has a
place to live lined up, but she has to move quickly to find a job. She drops her resume at several coffee shops and restaurants and hopes for the best. When she come upon one of the best restaurants in the city. She's sure she won't have a shot with this place, but what is there to lose? She is pleasantly surprised when she is invited to train.

It took me a while to get through this book. Vacation was a big part of it and another part was that I just didn't find myself drawn to the story. I think those in the restaurant industry will appreciate this book. My husband, who isn't a reader, was intrigued by the story as I was listening to it once when he was in the car. The main reason I decided to pick up this book was because I was interested in the TV show on Starz after seeing the previews. I had to read the book first before I could watch the show.

So after a month, I finally got through the book. I'm not sure I would ever want to work at a restaurant after this. All the drinking, drugs and sex that goes on. It seems like everyone is sleeping with the everyone else and no one seems to care. I'm sure if I was younger this book would be more appealing to me.

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Jordan Binkerd (567 KP) rated The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) in Movies

Aug 15, 2019

April Scott as Daisy Duke was hot - which is half of the appeal (2 more)

The stunts were decent - which is the other half

Harland Williams is hilarious, and I'll watch basically anything with him in it

Most of the cast - not necessarily that they were bad, but some were a bad fit for the characters (2 more)

The writing sometimes felt like a parody of itself.

The stunts were only decent.... and this is Dukes of Hazzard, where the stunts are the key.

Inconsistent and dumb

Ugh. And I thought the first movie was bad. Basically, this movie wants to be The Dukes of Hazzard meets American Pie but winds up closer to a parody of the classic show crossed with one of American Pie's less competent knockoffs. At times it hits the mark, true, but other times its almost more like a parody of the Dukes than it is the real deal. April Scott was decent in her role as Daisy, and turned out not to be just a mannequin for the shorts and crop-top, but the two leads? Less than stellar. Harland Williams is hilarious, but he's not a good fit for Sherriff Coltrane, who is supposed to be at least a little menacing if memory serves. Chris McDonald has made his career playing the corrupt businessman/politician role, which means he does it well, but his turn as Boss Hogg was just a generic rehash of a dozen other roles. As a final nail in the coffin the TV budget hampered the stunts to the point of not being able to save it. Go watch the show instead.

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Cycles, Sequels, Spin-Offs, Remakes, and Reboots: Multiplicities in Film and Television

R. Barton Palmer and Amanda Ann Klein

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With sequels, prequels, remakes, spin-offs, or copies of successful films or franchises dominating...

97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You

Carol Kaufmann

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From the publisher of B. Kliban's Cat, All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, and Bad Cat, comes...

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan

Alan Partridge

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of...

Starkiller_Prime (39 KP) rated Star Wars: The Clone Wars in TV

Oct 18, 2022

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 | Animation, Sci-Fi

7.7

(36 Ratings)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(7 Seasons)
2008-2020

Star Wars: The Clone Wars the TV show first aired on Cartoon Network in 2008. The series aired following the release of a movie by the same title. The series bridges a gap from the prequel movies Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The amazing storytelling and digital animation reignited the imagination and love of thousands of Star Wars fans as well as newcomers. While the release of episodes wasn’t in chronological order later seasons; such as, Seasons 2 and 3, fill some of the story arcs already told.

The series expands on the conflict known as the Clone Wars towards the very stages of Revenge of the Sith. The series has been an all time favorite for much of the Star Wars fan base. The series was able to use multiple story arcs that answered long awaited questions from the prequel trilogy; such as, the identity of the Jedi who commissioned the clone army and the origins of Order 66.

The Clone Wars introduces new characters as well as established ones with a focus on further expanding the Star Wars Universe.
The series has major character developments for Anakin Skywalker, Asajj Ventress, Ahsoka Tano, and many more. One of the major criticisms of the prequels was the overall writing of the characters but this show further expands them and while the series is not a straight character study in most cases the characters grew with the audiences. The tone of the show shifted as the seasons progressed and as a enormous Star Wars fan I can safely say it was something that aged well. While the first few seasons where more childish once you get to season 4 a clear tone change begins to prevail.

I greatly recommend to anyone who is a Star Wars fan or new to the fan base to give the series a watch but to ensure you watch the original and prequel trilogies first to truly grasp the world building aspect and undertone.