Showing posts with label Fringe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fringe. Show all posts

Friday, May 21, 2010

Obscenely Delayed Update



Well it's only been five months since the last post but whatever.

The Shield
  • After blasting through all seven seasons, I can tell you that this is one of the most morally gray shows you'll ever watch.
  • Highlights include season 4 with Glenn Close and season 5 with Forest Whitaker. Both of these actors brought a huge change to the show that put our Strike Team through some tough ordeals.
  • Vic Mackey would eat Jack Bauer alive.

The Pacific
  • I've watched the first seven parts of this mini-series but still have yet to really attach to these characters.
  • It's hard not to compare this with Band of Brothers. Many described that The Pacific would really focus on a small number of main characters rather than an entire company, but they have yet to flesh out the characters aside from being melodramatic about the horrors of war.
  • Maybe it's just because it's the Pacific theater...
Fringe
  • This was a surprising delight. As an X-Files veteran, I wasn't surprised how quickly this show grew on me.
  • Unlike The X-Files, Fringe managed to create an overlaying connection ("the Pattern") through the mysterious happenings of the show. While the SCIENCE! is often far fetched, it still has it's "Hey, why not?" charm to it.
  • John Noble as Walter Bishop is an absolute delight.

Dexter
  • Season 4 sure got off to a slow start. It really wasn't until half-way through did a little twist come in and put the show back in high gear.

Spartacus
  • Just started watching this 300-inspired series. Lots of blood, violence, and gratuitous sex!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Fall 2009 TV Lineup

I'll just say it: the Fall 2009 lineup kinda sucks.

NBC's Heroes went so sharply downhill after season one I just stopped watching it completely.

Showtime's Dexter will probably be alright. I haven't seen season three yet for some reason. It's sitting there waiting to be watched but something's turning me off from it. Maybe I'm just tired of the premise. With season two investigating himself, I don't know where else the show can go.

Fox's Sons of Anarchy sounds interesting. I may look into this over time. Fringe has also been on my scopes but, being an X-Files veteran, I don't know if I want to venture on another government conspiracy universe.

ABC has something called Flash Forward, some sci-fi about people on Earth getting visions.... That sounds a bit tired even for me. I give it one season before it gets axed.

Then of course we have the classic comedies like The Office and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. When does 30 Rock and South Park come back? :(