Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

[I've only had this show for two months, but if anything happened to it I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.] 1.  It's Parks & Rec in a police precinct. Just a gaggle of ten or so police workers fightin' crime and being precious, radiant little nutcases.  Peak workplace comedy.  You get to know the interrogation room and the bull pen and the break room and Holt's office and the evidence room, and you love it all. ♡ 2.  Raymond Holt. Holt has joined Ben Wyatt and Sheldon Cooper at the top of my "favorite sitcom guys" list.  [Their snark, y'all.  Their snark.  They're all so sassy™ in such different ways and it gives me life.] Holt is such a mixture of deeply devoted father figure/mature, seasoned police officer and wILDLY pETTY college frat boy.  It is a Delight to watch. 3.  It will make you happy. We all need that always, but especially right now.  You'll roll your eyes at the nonsense pranks a...

I love Lord of the Rings , which basically everybody knows; and I also love parodies, which everyone may not know.  So when I watched the Veggie Tales spoof of LotR (titled Lord of the Beans ) for the first time a few years ago, I loved it instantly (and I'm not even a real Veggie Tales fan). Today I'm sharing some of the reasons I think it's absolutely hilarious, and basically, that's just going to mean quoting some of the best lines + a few of the best parody elements.  Hope you enjoy, and that it makes you want to try this if you've never seen it! :) Here's a rundown of the Veggie Tales characters and their LotR doppelgangers, to hopefully make things a bit clearer (the names are pretty self-explanatory, but still): Todo = Frodo Randalf = Gandalf Bilboy = Bilbo Ear-o-Corn = Aragorn Leg-o-Lamb = Legolas Grumpy = Gimli AND Boromir Ahem = Gollum ✾  ✾  ✾  ✾  ✾ - how Grumpy's first words are, "Oi, could we have parked any farther away?!...

DISCLAIMERS & CAVEATS & SUCH 1.   I'd like it known that I love Neal.  I love Neal a lot .  Just because I'm "Team Killian" instead of "Team Neal" doesn't mean that Neal doesn't have a spacious place in my Oncer heart. <3  Just so we're clear. 2.  Though I really love this couple (obvi), I'm not happy with some of the moral choices that they make, and I don't go into that in the post, so I just wanted to state it here in case anybody got confused.  I love them and I think they're wonderful, but obviously I do wish they'd made some different choices. 3.   There are what some people might consider a few spoilers in this post .   If you have a certain level of familiarity with the show and some of its twists and turns already (looking at you, Natalie ;-P), I feel like you'd be fine reading this, but I guess I'd have to say use your own discretion?  I suppose my last reason is kind of spoilery.   Depend...

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I am here today, as a friend, to issue a warning to my fellow humans.  Unfortunately, a great number of my fellow humans have already fallen victim to this menace, and -- I believe I may safely say I speak on behalf of them, too -- I felt it incumbent upon me to caution any unwary newcomers to the world of entertainment that there is a force out here that should be staunchly avoided. Have you heard of it?  It's called . . . *ominous music* . . .  The BBC. This is serious stuff, folks.  The BBC is a terrible corporation out to profit from the hearts-blood of innocent adolescent girls.  If you value your emotional stability, your sanity, your reputation, your ability to function in day-to-day life, and your independence,  STAY. AWAY. FROM. THE. BBC.   I'll even give you fifteen reasons why.   #1.  It takes a sick satisfaction in making sure that there's always at least one death, and rarely has it ever been content with ...