Weird Leverage clip help question

[gwyn]

I watch Leverage regularly, but I can't say it's a hardcore fandom, and so I'm not super well-versed in my clip knowledge of the show, and need some help for a Hardison-centric vid I'm clipping for.

Are there any episodes that would feature anything related to a: 1)hair salon, or haircutting; 2) pets -- a pet store, someone with a pet; and 3)sushi, either eating sushi, a sushi restaurant, or something of that ilk (I know Elliott cooks in that one episode, and I could possible use that as a last resort, but something sushi specific would be outstanding).

Many thanks for any ideas!

In other news today... I had a brief respite in terms of work but that has come to a close. I should have gotten on the stick faster on this vid while I had the time. Before, I had two books and a bunch of other smaller jobs, now I have two books and smaller jobs and I have to prepare for a workshop I'll be running sooner than I would like to. OMG. This wouldn't be so unmanageable if the author of the nonfiction book I was working on had any decent sense of timelines and wasn't so cavalier and rude about not meeting any of the deadlines. It means I can't bill till it's finished, which keeps getting pushed back because he won't communicate or meet deadlines. And then I found out the fiction publisher pays on a freaking 120 day timeframe. After agreeing to another book. Man, I wanted to get a foot in the door for more fiction, but that's simply untenable for a freelancer.

The only silver lining is that the new book is by a friend! I am so excited to read it.

On the TV front, I have had a love-hate relationship this summer with my shows. I'm... not enjoying True Blood much at all. There are a few moments where I do, but then it goes right back to making me hate Tara, loathe Jason (I am so sick of him), and feel queasy whenever most of the newer characters and stories are on. I had to sit and listen to a group of people bang on about how much they didn't like Burn Notice, sitting there feeling like a schmuck because I still love it, but I admit that Jessie bores and irritates me in alternate moments. But I love Fi more this year than ever, I love her saving herself and relying on herself and learning to accept things about Michael she doesn't understand, and Sam has been even more awesome of late than he has been for a while. And I love that Michael is questioning his own needs and identity.

The jury's out on Mad Men since there have been only a couple of episodes. But I think I like what they're doing with Don -- he's still the most loathsome and alluring character on TV at the same time, which is pretty amazing. And Joan is just... sexier than ever, and I love her more each episode. But my god, I hate Betty. I started to hate her last year, and the sympathy I had for her being trapped in that horrible life has completely vanished now. I read someone saying about the first ep this season that Sally was one year closer to a raging eating disorder, and that is so true. The thing about Mad Men has always been that no matter how much you hated a character, you hated them with understanding. But I can't say that about Betty anymore; she's so far off the rails as a human being that I can't stand to watch her anymore.

Project Runway... what can you even say? I believe at this point they have gone out of their way to actually find contestants who will ignore and argue with Tim, as if they believe that creates good drama. But it's the nature of the contestants meeting the challenges and designing that creates good drama. We don't need all the rest of that crap, but Lifetime is making it much worse. And sorry, the instant you argue with Tim or dismiss his opinion, you should just go and die out in the alley -- Tim is a god! He's the only reason I really even watch the show, especially since I find Heidi detestable and more often that not am bored by the designers. I think I should just stop watching and instead visit Tim's video blog. I do like that Lifetime has finally stopped editing the runway walks so short. The past two seasons, you couldn't even see the clothing with their overly stylized editing and picosecond delivery.

ETA: I can't even watch Top Chef this season. It just makes me crazy, crazier even than PR. The couple episodes I watched, I heard Psycho theme music in my head, I wanted to stab everyone so bad.

Comments

[klia]

I had to sit and listen to a group of people bang on about how much they didn't like Burn Notice, sitting there feeling like a schmuck because I still love it, but I admit that Jessie bores and irritates me in alternate moments.

Srsly? I'm enjoying this season a lot. I'm still not crazy about Jesse, but think he's okay (the other week when he was seriously freaked out about Fi's kidnapping made me like him more). I'm still crazy about Sam, Michael, and Fi, and Jesse joining the team has made for some really cool Fi/Sam and Sam/Michael stuff. Oh, and Maddie has been more awesome than usual. \o/

I wish I could help with the Hardison clips, but I'd literally have to sit down and rewatch eps just to jog my crappy memory.

[gwyn]

Yeah, I know, wtf? I dunno, maybe I'm just stupid that I like one-note things. In the past few weeks, I've been told repeatedly that I am, apparently, stupid for feeling like I do and liking what I like, so w'evs.

I loved Maddie and Fi this week. That stuff in the graveyard was golden.

[klia]

You're not stupid, nor do you like one-note things, and neither am I/do I. Something is NOT deep and complex just because it's full of assholish people doing horrible stuff. Btw, what ARE the things other people say are supposedly complex, anyway? I'm asking seriously, because I'd really like to know.

I loved Maddie and Fi, too; those two have such a cool bond. In any other show, Maddie would HATE Fi.

[raine]

Are there any episodes that would feature anything related to a: 1)hair salon, or haircutting; 2) pets -- a pet store, someone with a pet; and 3)sushi, either eating sushi, a sushi restaurant, or something of that ilk (I know Elliott cooks in that one episode, and I could possible use that as a last resort, but something sushi specific would be outstanding).

RE: Pets: well, Parker is seen as a young child holding Mr. Bunny, her beloved stuffed toy, in two flashbacks. There's an entire episode (The Two-Horse Job) involving horse racing (Sophie pets the horse at one point, IIRC.)
RE: Food:
- Juror #6 Job: jury is shown eating sandwiches
- The Wedding Job: Eliot is chef at a wedding (I think sushi is involved, but I'd have to go back and watch.)
- The Top Hat Job (season 2) involves bad frozen food, but I can't remember if anything was shown in the ep.
- I think in one of the casual scenes Sophie is eating sushi but I can't remember the ep; it may have been the first episode of the current season.
- Eliot tries to serve a corrupt politician appetizers.

RE: Hair: no hair cutting. (Though that line always reminds me of Blair Sandburg from The Sentinel....)

[gwyn]

Yeah, I think I'll have to get creative to interpret the lyrics in this case. Thanks for the help!

[raine]

:-) You're welcome! Looking forward to the end result! :-)

[raine]

I just rewatched The Studio Job (which is a recent ep.) Although there's no hair cutting, Parker has a great slow-mo while she's pick-pocketing in the bar with her hair flying around her; later, she dons a wig to portray a Lady Gaga-meets-Bjork character, and she's playing with her wig hair in the scene. May or may not work for the interpretation you need, but I thought I'd mention it.

[par_avion]

I can't even watch Top Chef this season.

OMG I know. I quit after 2 or 3. Where did they even find these people? So disappointing, especially after last year's supernova level of talent.

[gwyn]

Isn't it awful? I feel like Padma's also becoming a cliche of herself, and I hate that, because I always liked her so much. But the amped up drama and the slavish fawning over her being a mom are making me gag.

And let's face it, it's hard for anyone to be as likable as Kevin was last year.

[sakana17]

I saw The Wedding Job not too long ago, and the scene with Eliot cooking involves stuffed mushrooms and other appetizers, fwiw.

I'm still with the Burn Notice love this season, esp. last Thursday's ep. I'm not crazy about Jesse, but I can deal with him for the time being. Fiona this season is even more wonderful than ever, and they've had so much good Sam stuff (Michael is always awesome) -- I'm happy.

Yep, gave up early on Top Chef this season, and now I'm glad I forgot about Project Runway, because I couldn't handle people dissing Tim. Tim is a god!

[gwyn]

I think I'll have to make the cooking scene work, but that's okay. I've been creative at interpreting lyrics before!

I'm glad you're in the BN camp with me. I am just in love with Fi all over again this year. And that stuff in the cemetery this week was priceless.

Srsly, I do not understand these children who argue with TIm and dismiss his opinion. He tries to help them and they smack talk him behind his back. Do they never learn? Crikey, even Jeffrey listened to Tim.

summer tv

[talking_sock]

I'm having a really hard time with summer tv too. If I hadn't decided to rewatch SPN dvd's, I'm not sure what I'd be jonesing on... apart from WC, anyway, the best of the lot. I'm not feeling fannish about anything else, basically. I guess I like TB more than you are, but I'm doing it in bursts. Haven't started on Mad Men yet. Haven't watch Sherlock yet. About 6 behind on Burn Notice. Etc.

Re: summer tv

[gwyn]

Every few minutes, TB will do something I love, but then we're immediately back to Jason, who is just so tiresome to me now. I liked him last year, but I am at a point where I just wish he were gone, and his new love interest makes me queasy. I think it's just that the sleaze has been amped up so far this year, and I really don't watch it for the sleaze. I don't watch it for trash being trashy, either, and it seems like they are trying to get trashier each week. I like Southern gothic horror with fun, and that's what it used to be... if it was the Eric and Pam and Lafayette and Jesus show, though, I would be happy.

Sherlock isn't my cuppa. But it seems to be the kool-aid for a lot of people, and I think it'll be a breakout for Yuletide this year. Mad Men is veeeeerrrry interesting this year.

[brynnmck.livejournal.com]

I still digging Burn Notice! Especially Fi--I LOVED that she got to kick so much ass a couple of weeks back. And I don't even mind Jesse, though I think the degree of drama they're milking from the whole DARK SECRET situation is probably excessive. But anyway. I'm still enjoying it! And Maddie just keeps getting more awesome all the time.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Yay -- I knew you would have my back. ;-) Hey, we still need to get together sometime and appreciate Hugh. Although I guess it's getting closer to Puyallup Fair time, isn't it? I'd still love to meet up with you guys and do fair things before you hie off to the concert. I miss you!

[destina.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you want to say out loud that you hate Betty? I mean, I hate her too, but you know what could happen next. *g*

Meanwhile: see icon for my feelings about one Don Draper. Sometimes I want to punch him in the face! But I always love him.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

No! What could happen next? ;-)

I didn't used to hate her -- I felt incredible sympathy for her up till mid-last year. Her parenting, at that point, came to a head for me, and as bad as I feel for her being trapped in that life, having to be a mom, I hate her for what she's done to those kids. I saw that all around me as a kid (Sally is basically just about two years older than me), and knowing what will happen to those kids makes me ill.

Don is so fascinating -- I'm not sure I've ever loved a character who's so utterly loathsome and disgusting, and yet so sexy and compelling. When he treated Allison like dirt and gave her money like she was one of his hos, I just about flipped. Don, you ass. And then he goes and gets all heroic and loving with Anna! What can you do with him?

[hypertwink.livejournal.com]

I think PR & TC has a lot to live up to since PR had a great season last year and a wonderful winner and TC had one of the greatest seasons ever and the Final Five were awesome (I am fond of Bryan, Eli & Jennifer, adore Kevin and I have the hots for Michael).

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's pretty hard to beat Seth Aaron in the talent + human being area. But wow, do they have some doinks in there this year.

[hypertwink.livejournal.com]

I want to punch Gretchen in the face. And I also want what the judges are smoking this year, because that jumpsuit in ep 2 shouldn't have won.

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

I don't believe they've had an episode with scenes and/or mentions of hair salons, haircutting, pets, a pet store, someone with a pet or sushi, no.

But on the S2 gag real, there's a bit where Hardison tells Eliot to go get a perm.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Dangit! Well, clever interpretation of vid lyrics is a skill.

[mackiemesser.livejournal.com]

Well, in "The Three Days of the Hunter Job" here's a scene where Hardison uses a pick comb on the Conspiracy Crackpot!wig he's wearing. And in "The Juror #6 Job" Sophie pulls her hair back and attaches a fake hair piece. Oh, and Elliot totally does a hair model thing at the end of the fight scene in "The Mile-High Job," there's the joke about him putting his hair back in "The Second David Job," and some more Elliot hair stuff in "The Runway Job." then there's the atrocity of Nate's hair in "The Fairy Godparents Job." That's as close as I think it gets.

Pets...There's the flashback to kid!Parker hugging her stuffed bunny. There's the whole "The Two-Horse Job," if you want to count racehorses as pets. Um...Oh! There's the white rabbit in "The Top Hat Job" and the bird/bird cage in "The Two Live Crew Job."

Elliot cooks throughout "The Wedding Job," there's the oranges/apples scene and a lunch eating scene in "The Juror #6 Job," Elliot cooking again at the end of "The Three Days of the Hunter Job," and a very important Toblerone package in "The Snow Job" (it gets a big mention in the episode commentary). There's a few food things in "The Tap Out Job," a significant sandwich eating in "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job," and a UST-y food scene with Nate and Sophie at the beginning of "The Inside Job." No sushi, tho.
ETA: there's Hardison eating a Hit Pocket in "Mile High," I just remembered.

Yeah, it would be nice if I could use this ability to remember important things.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this is INCREDIBLY helpful, thank you. I may actually pester you for more information as I start trying to put this thing together. I think I'm going to have to be very creative in interpreting the song lyrics. The hair thing, though, that could actually be a little fun.

[mackiemesser.livejournal.com]

And, of course, I remembered a few more food things: Hardison is eating some cookies (or at least has them next to his computer) in "The Stork Job," and he eats a gummi frog while using another one to spoof a fingerprint detector in "The Top Hat Job."

See? I can't stop doing it, so you would not be pestering me at all if you need various bits of Leverage info. I tend to listen to the episode commentaries as a stress antidote, which means I've seen the eps a frightening number of times.