Sunday, October 08, 2006
And for the Rest of the TV Schedule
Tuesdays 8pm - Veronica Mars (CW) - Thumb in the mouth. The CW ordered only 13 episodes of this critical darling/ratings disaster with the obvious message: "Retain the Gilmore Girls audience and you get a full order. To be honest, I wish I had started watching this show in its first year; but eventhough this season they are doing more "contained" episodes, it still feels like you need some sort of refresher (think Alias, Season 5). Kristen Ball, by far, has to be one of the best young actresses on TV today. Get her a show that is going to SWIM!
Wednesdays 9pm - LOST (ABC) - Thumb in the air, WAY UP! This was the premiere I was really waiting for, and like last year's premiere, it started with a scene I could have never dreamed up - and quickly tied it into the deep show mythology without cluttering it. One thing this show has over any other serialized drama is that it never tries to fit all of the main characters in. Wednesday night was about only Jack, Sawyer and Kate. This is an example of a show who has writers that believe in the strength of the story they have to tell. I will ask for a few more "bigger picture" answers by May this time around.
Wednesdays 10pm - The Nine (ABC) - Thumb in the mouth. There are a LOT of LOST wannabees out there. The acting is good, the plotline both believable and interesting enough. However, can they really engage the viewer in the mystery of "what happend in there" through a full season of episodes and beyond? The show is based in reality, plus the robbery happened over 52 hours, so one can only think of so many things that could have really happend in such a short period of time....unless they jump the shark.
Overall this season is intriguing. There are some GREAT new shows and great starts to returning shows. My final say? I'll be glued to Desperate Housewives, Studio 60, Heroes, Jericho (its gotten really good over the past three weeks), LOST and Nip/Tuck. I'll also be hitting the guilty pleasure button hard over on MTV for this season's The Challenge. OOOOOOHHHH Tina's going to hit Beth! Stay tuned.
Wednesdays 9pm - LOST (ABC) - Thumb in the air, WAY UP! This was the premiere I was really waiting for, and like last year's premiere, it started with a scene I could have never dreamed up - and quickly tied it into the deep show mythology without cluttering it. One thing this show has over any other serialized drama is that it never tries to fit all of the main characters in. Wednesday night was about only Jack, Sawyer and Kate. This is an example of a show who has writers that believe in the strength of the story they have to tell. I will ask for a few more "bigger picture" answers by May this time around.
Wednesdays 10pm - The Nine (ABC) - Thumb in the mouth. There are a LOT of LOST wannabees out there. The acting is good, the plotline both believable and interesting enough. However, can they really engage the viewer in the mystery of "what happend in there" through a full season of episodes and beyond? The show is based in reality, plus the robbery happened over 52 hours, so one can only think of so many things that could have really happend in such a short period of time....unless they jump the shark.
Overall this season is intriguing. There are some GREAT new shows and great starts to returning shows. My final say? I'll be glued to Desperate Housewives, Studio 60, Heroes, Jericho (its gotten really good over the past three weeks), LOST and Nip/Tuck. I'll also be hitting the guilty pleasure button hard over on MTV for this season's The Challenge. OOOOOOHHHH Tina's going to hit Beth! Stay tuned.
// posted by ProudJock Matt @ 6:53 AM 
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