Well, actually, they almost lost me too, and I am part of Joss' built in audience. I knew that it was all a set up, but watching people be abused over and over each week while he built the mythos and set up his story arch was still a very painful and anger-provoking thing. I would have bailed, too, had I not been willing to believe that it was the payoff was going to be mindblowing. It's the antithesis of modern television, really. Exactly. That's exactly where I was at.

Lucky with the TiVoing! As soon as I get a real job with a regular paycheck, I need to start saving for one of those...

a big place, with the stress of today's world, but does that have to be all that there is? Can we aspire to more, too? You're right--I do totally agree, and I also can sympathize with the moaning. I often do it myself.

Yay!