Playing TV catch-up...
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castaliaStill have not watched the last of the BSG episodes. Maybe soon. Just too distracted by the new job right now and trying to learn things. There's a chance I'll have to do a pre-K program by myself next week, plus Behind-the-Scenes tours and penguin shows. So, lots to read up on.
In the meantime, I'm trying to watch all of last week's TV that I missed.
Chuck
I swear, I fall in and out of love with Chuck, depending on how they treat Sarah and how much of the embarrassingly bad Buy More crew antics there are. However, once they started letting Chuck get smart and actively go after Orion and getting the intersect out of his head, I fell in love again.
How much do I love that they got Scott Bakula to be Chuck and Ellie's father? A hell of a lot. Sam Beckett is their dad!! How cool is that! I was hoping he'd be Orion, and then he was and it was awesome. Plus Chuck went all agent-y and even though it was still geeky and not perfect, it was of the good. The boy's learned some skills.
The biggest frustration of the show, however, is how much Ellie and Awesome and everyone else don't know, and how often that causes trouble during a mission. At this point, surely it would be easier to let at least Ellie know. Last week was completely indefensible, with the agents' actions nearly causing Awesome to get killed; the whole plan seemed like a dumbass thing to do, especially when the audience catches on right away that it could backfire completely and put the impersonated doctor in danger, but the agents don't even consider the idea that the terrorists would scan for tracking devices.
It was also a waste of Tricia Helfer. An amazing actress, and she mostly gets to be objectified and dressed in a stripper outfit. How fun.
Speaking of the bachelor party, I really want them to come clean about that whole thing to Devon and Ellie, b/c it's not right.
Kings
I'm really bummed to hear that they're yanking this show after only 4 eps and moving it to another night. Considering how quiet this show can be, I'm not surprised it's not drawing in a huge audience, and I can see how all the Biblical symbolism might alienate certain viewers. For those who like seeing new interpretations of Biblical stories, it's awesome. I really want to see where they'll go with all the characters and where things will be similar and where they will diverge from the original story of David. I love that Jonathan (famous mostly for loving David so much), is canonically gay here. So far there hasn't been enough between him and David on the series, and I want to see that developed. However, I can see how more fundamental Christians might not like the new spin and airing this on Sunday nights would prevent many of them from watching anyway. And those who aren't Christian or Jewish may just not care about this story.
The visuals and imagery are gorgeous, even though the pacing is a little slow at times. I think Kings would have been better on HBO or another cable network, to be honest. It would have more time to grow and develop the story there. I'm also not big on generic one-word titles, and "Kings" seems a bit generic, considering the wealth of phrases they could have pulled from Scripture.
None of this may matter in the end, b/c a scheduling change so soon means this will likely get the ax. *sigh* There isn't much else that's new right now that has hooked me at all.
BBC Robin Hood
I want to like this show again, I really do. But after last season's finale, they took out most of my favorite characters in one fell swoop. We lost both female characters, with Marian's death and Djaq staying behind with Will. We lost Will and Allan's interaction. And Robin has turned into emo boy again, which is tiresome.
I want to like Guy's new crazypants persona, but while I do like that he hears "demons" and is no longer afraid to stand up to the Sheriff, so far the actor isn't quite making it work for me. The stringy hair and random face pulling made me laugh at one point and it's not supposed to. Just, damn, where'd the sexy go?Oh yeah, it died when he killed Marian in a fit of "If I can't have you, no one will".
I do like Tuck. He's a breath of fresh air and although his hair weirds me out a little, the actor is good and I like that he'll play anyone to get the results he wants. Robin needs someone who will stand up to him and argue, now that Marian isn't there to do it.
As for Kate...*sigh* As it stands, she's mostly just annoying, though I do like that she isn't in awe of Robin or anything. But I wish they hadn't made her so impulsively foolhardy, as IMO they do that far too often with the women on this show. Any time they show initiative and do something on their own, it fails spectacularly and Robin has to "save" them. They did it with Marian as The Night Watchman, and already they're doing it with Kate. Damn it. I miss Djaq.
*misses Marian lots*
NCIS
Hm, not much to say about this one, other than it's still my easy, don't-have-to-think-about-it-much show. I like Vance as the new director this season, although I'm not a fan of their attempts to "soften" Ziva so much. Everyone else is much the same. The highlight of the season for me so far was Tony taking the lead on a case and how Palmer stepped up to be the Ducky to his Gibbs. ♥
So, dear flist, what are you watching? What's new that I should put on my list of things to try?
In the meantime, I'm trying to watch all of last week's TV that I missed.
Chuck
I swear, I fall in and out of love with Chuck, depending on how they treat Sarah and how much of the embarrassingly bad Buy More crew antics there are. However, once they started letting Chuck get smart and actively go after Orion and getting the intersect out of his head, I fell in love again.
How much do I love that they got Scott Bakula to be Chuck and Ellie's father? A hell of a lot. Sam Beckett is their dad!! How cool is that! I was hoping he'd be Orion, and then he was and it was awesome. Plus Chuck went all agent-y and even though it was still geeky and not perfect, it was of the good. The boy's learned some skills.
The biggest frustration of the show, however, is how much Ellie and Awesome and everyone else don't know, and how often that causes trouble during a mission. At this point, surely it would be easier to let at least Ellie know. Last week was completely indefensible, with the agents' actions nearly causing Awesome to get killed; the whole plan seemed like a dumbass thing to do, especially when the audience catches on right away that it could backfire completely and put the impersonated doctor in danger, but the agents don't even consider the idea that the terrorists would scan for tracking devices.
It was also a waste of Tricia Helfer. An amazing actress, and she mostly gets to be objectified and dressed in a stripper outfit. How fun.
Speaking of the bachelor party, I really want them to come clean about that whole thing to Devon and Ellie, b/c it's not right.
Kings
I'm really bummed to hear that they're yanking this show after only 4 eps and moving it to another night. Considering how quiet this show can be, I'm not surprised it's not drawing in a huge audience, and I can see how all the Biblical symbolism might alienate certain viewers. For those who like seeing new interpretations of Biblical stories, it's awesome. I really want to see where they'll go with all the characters and where things will be similar and where they will diverge from the original story of David. I love that Jonathan (famous mostly for loving David so much), is canonically gay here. So far there hasn't been enough between him and David on the series, and I want to see that developed. However, I can see how more fundamental Christians might not like the new spin and airing this on Sunday nights would prevent many of them from watching anyway. And those who aren't Christian or Jewish may just not care about this story.
The visuals and imagery are gorgeous, even though the pacing is a little slow at times. I think Kings would have been better on HBO or another cable network, to be honest. It would have more time to grow and develop the story there. I'm also not big on generic one-word titles, and "Kings" seems a bit generic, considering the wealth of phrases they could have pulled from Scripture.
None of this may matter in the end, b/c a scheduling change so soon means this will likely get the ax. *sigh* There isn't much else that's new right now that has hooked me at all.
BBC Robin Hood
I want to like this show again, I really do. But after last season's finale, they took out most of my favorite characters in one fell swoop. We lost both female characters, with Marian's death and Djaq staying behind with Will. We lost Will and Allan's interaction. And Robin has turned into emo boy again, which is tiresome.
I want to like Guy's new crazypants persona, but while I do like that he hears "demons" and is no longer afraid to stand up to the Sheriff, so far the actor isn't quite making it work for me. The stringy hair and random face pulling made me laugh at one point and it's not supposed to. Just, damn, where'd the sexy go?
I do like Tuck. He's a breath of fresh air and although his hair weirds me out a little, the actor is good and I like that he'll play anyone to get the results he wants. Robin needs someone who will stand up to him and argue, now that Marian isn't there to do it.
As for Kate...*sigh* As it stands, she's mostly just annoying, though I do like that she isn't in awe of Robin or anything. But I wish they hadn't made her so impulsively foolhardy, as IMO they do that far too often with the women on this show. Any time they show initiative and do something on their own, it fails spectacularly and Robin has to "save" them. They did it with Marian as The Night Watchman, and already they're doing it with Kate. Damn it. I miss Djaq.
*misses Marian lots*
NCIS
Hm, not much to say about this one, other than it's still my easy, don't-have-to-think-about-it-much show. I like Vance as the new director this season, although I'm not a fan of their attempts to "soften" Ziva so much. Everyone else is much the same. The highlight of the season for me so far was Tony taking the lead on a case and how Palmer stepped up to be the Ducky to his Gibbs. ♥
So, dear flist, what are you watching? What's new that I should put on my list of things to try?
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Date: 2009-04-11 11:40 pm (UTC)Heh, I'm not a horror fan so I know SPN isn't for me, but I'm glad to hear it's not just mindless hunting things all the time.