the mountain goats

Did I promise you great vids, or did I promise you great vids?

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guilty pleasures… kind of

So I’m seeing this, I’m going to call it “sticker-peeling-off” effect (or the “SPO” effect), going on on one too many websites these days. I mean at first, as an original design element it was probably pretty cool, and the first time I saw it I definitely thought it was a neat touch, but it’s being thrown into things that don’t warrant it, and to me something with an SPO effect just thrown in there for show doesn’t look thought out. I feel like it’s time to let the SPO effect go.

Although, we all have our guilty pleasures.

There is one good thing about Mondays. By chance I discovered this show (I don’t have cable so I really only watch what different channels offer as free streaming episodes online), and having already been a fan of the musical, which I will defend in a minute, it is really interesting to me.

When I heard they were making Legally Blonde: The Musical, I said just what you’re probably saying now. PSH. That looks stupid. And I mean, it certainly isn’t deep, and doesn’t really give us anything the movie doesn’t, except some cute, catchy songs. Overall it’s fluff, but it’s enjoyable for what it is. There are some interesting duets/harmonies in it too… But I wouldn’t call it a “guilty” pleasure if I didn’t expect to be judged a little.

Anyway, the girls in the TV show are competing for the lead role in the musical. I guess the current lead is leaving. I suppose it’d be way more interesting if it was a competition for Wicked or The Little Mermaid or something with a bit more substance, but overall it’s cute and sometimes scandalous, and gives me my dose of TV girly-ness. The girls on it seem genuinely nice though, and most of them are very talented. It’s sad only one will win, because I like them all (now that Cassie S. is gone).