I'm making it a meme!

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semele has a post on her LJ to "lure out the lurkers" and I'd been thinking about doing the same sort of thing, so I declare this a meme! Or maybe Lure Out a Lurker Day, like an unofficial holiday or something.

I know, thanks to Google Analytics, that there are people reading my journal who never comment. Which is perfectly fine! Commenting is not a requirement, and no one comments on everything they read. However, I'm nothing if not curious. Just the other day, I noticed that there are a few folks who have been checking my journal almost every day for over a year, and yet I have no idea who you are. But I would love to! So I'm attempting to lure out the lurkers: if you wish, please come and say hello! I'm not trying to call out anyone or guilt-trip you into commenting more. I'm just curious who you are!

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[(Anonymous)]

Sorry for the delayed response. You'd be the first female WH Chief of Staff, and the first who wasn't an utter tool. lol

I should've explained: Security Studies is a subfield of International Relations that centers on counterterrorism, national security, covert action/counterintelligence, intelligence/foreign policy, et cetera. Not many people are familiar with it.

Well, I guess I prefer Carrie/Brody revolving around the spycraft plot, not the reverse. *shrugs* Perhaps I'm too infatuated with the issues of morality in geopolitics the show piled on in season one. After all, this definitely isn't Hatufim. But the longer Brody sojourns in the wilds of Canada, the more time this show has to regain perspective. So many characters seem to suffer some form of goal displacement at the moment... Estes is dead either way, so this show has earned my undivided attention next season regardless of "all this squishy bullshit."

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Ooooh, Security Studies sounds interesting - and explains your interest in Homeland. :)

On a semi-related note, have you been watching The Americans? It's kind of reminding me of all the things Homeland did well, without all the cuckoo-bananas stuff (yet). Also: 1980s spycraft!

[(Anonymous)]

The Americans is at the top of my 'must watch' list, whenever I can find the time. Everyone's raving about it, and my CSIS friends think it strange that someone with a background in Russian Studies isn't DVR-ing every episode already. I'm losing cred! lol Have you written a review for Americans yet? Might as well start watching Justified, too, while I'm on FX.

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I haven't done a full review, but I did write about the Elizabeth/Philip relationship.

I've been watching Justified, too. I'm somewhat underwhelmed, but I'm only midway through season 2.