So I was on a plane heading to Hawaii when the season finale of Revolution aired, so I only just got to watch it Saturday night when I got back.
Firstly...I have to say I am not sure I like the direction this show has taken in the 2nd half of the season. I loved the original concept with flashbacks and stories about how people survived and what happened after the blackout. I liked the old timey feel, with swords and crossbows. Then they got some power and found a whole heap of guns and ammo, and the swords were gone. They used a lot less flashbacks, and jumped a lot of things that could have played out on screen. It was all about turning the power on and less about answering the relationship questions and the whole concept of Monroe got where he is.
Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE the show. Rachel is an awesome character. But sometimes the others can be annoying. Charlie grew on me, but now she doesn't DO anything. I think the writing needs to be better for the second season. They need to flesh out the stories better, and not skip over things or rewrite history so much. Moving the story faster leads to less emotion and suspense...they need to work on this.
Now onto the final episode...
The montage of the 1st seasons moments...was odd, and made me miss Ben and the old stories and unresolved questions.
Monroe and Miles confuse the heck out of me. What is their drama?! Does Monroe just have a big old crush on Miles...or is he crazy?! The working together thing didn't work for me.
Rachel Rachel Rachel...if she's not trying to kill somebody, she's trying to get revenge for Danny and doing anything to get it done. To be fair...its not like Nora had a chance anyways. But I did like Charlie's speech to her mother about how Danny is not coming back and that she's still here.
I felt bad for Nora dying...and all, but once they decided to make a history for Rachel and Miles, she was kinda doomed. Oh and where did Nora get all the tools to build her bomb?! This is the kind of thing I'm talking about, we need to see these things so that the result make sense. Showing this could also build the drama....learn from Alias people.
Again I am bored with Neville. But I wonder if his taking control of the Republic will be a good thing or a bad thing. Especially with this mysterious President getting back into the loop.
Poor Aaron...they steal his code and use it to control the tower. Oh and like Rachel didn't know?! Puhlease.
Oh yeah...and they turned the power on. Yay?! I am not sure how things are going to work out now that its back on...and if it wasn't too early. I guess its not necessarily permanent. Time will only tell.
Not sure where we are headed next season. But I hope they take things slower. I hope they work on the relationships and go back to explaining the history through flashbacks. Especially as I would like to see more with Ben.
Sidenotes -
Can someone explain why Kim Raver's character is always dressed so fancy?! What do these Militia wives do?! Surely
Rachel is the only character that seems consistant....mostly because she can pretty much do anything to get what she wants!
Charlie's naievitay about the virtual back door to Aaron's code was hilarious. The show needs more moments like these from Charlie and Jason...who have grown up in a world without power and pop culture. The best line is still "What's a Boy Band?"
The people on this show need to watch Lost...and learn how people tend to look after living in the wild for years and years...can someone remind Charlie and Rachel that they don't have hairdryers!
Looking forward to season 2. Hope they get things right, because otherwise I doubt the show will make it to season 3.
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Carlie
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Monday, 24 June 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
LOST Finale Relived & Other TV
So Ness and I finished rewatching LOST on Saturday night. The ending was bad...probably worse than I remembered. But for me it was still worth all of it for the scene with Sawyer and Juliet! They got points for bringing back Boon and Shannon and Charlie. But the whole ending was crazy. They should have just left it on the island and let them go home. Oh well...it was still a great show on a whole.
In other more recent tv news...
Revolution has not been as good the last two weeks on a whole. They have split up the group into Aaron and Rachel, and Miles, Charlie and Nora...and occasionally we see the Nevilles and Monroe.
Last week Rachel went to find yet another old friend that is involved in this power outage mess. -Wish they'd stop doing the...oh Rachel happens to know another random person that knows how to turn the lights back on...thing. Its getting old.
I agree with people complaining about these 2 bit characters they keep bringing in...we don't care. If its not about the main group/s, or involving them a lot it doesn't matter to me.
I don't care about Aaron's wife....sorry, but I don't. But maybe now that Aaron has run into her again, he can get over it and stop being such a whinger.
Speaking of Aaron...Elizabeth Mitchell was pretty much a glorified extra this week. Seriously...more flashbacks please...explaining what the heck was going on with Rachel back in the day, and Ben and Miles...Its a mess! Plus I want to know more about why Bass kept her hostage.
Didn't care about the Miles/Bass/Emma storyline much....maybe the fact that Monroe has a son will have some impact on the rest of the season...but the rest was kinda boring. Miles went alone as ordered...the others turned up of course and saved his hide...
Notes for this week - where did Rachel and Charlie find the hairbrushes and shampoo...and hairdryers?! -why the heck do the people in Georgia dress like they are going to the office/church after all this time with no power and how do they keep them clean and pressed?! - Hurry up with the backstories!
The Good Wife wrapped up for the season this week. In a great twist Alicia made out with Will then agreed to team up with Cary to open a new firm. Its gonna be sooooo good next season! I was also cool that they brought back Martha Plimpton. Her character is great fun. It was also great to have Mamie Gummer in the show the other week. The Good Wife has THE BEST and the most guest stars!
Smash has been really good lately too. Which sucks cause it is probably not getting another season...but I would be sooooo happy if it did!
I love Jeremy Jordan, but Jimmy is really annoying. He doesn't really seem to have any good qualities..and I find myself not caring about him at all.
The Big C is back. Its good that they are doing double length episodes. But there are only going to be 4 eps to wrap it all up. The first one was sad, but great. Can't wait to see how it all fits together in the last 3.
I finished off Parenthood season 3 this week too. I love the show, but on a whole its not the kind that I watch episodes over and over. However it was fun to rewatch it all, and will fill the void till its back later in the year. - thank goodness its been picked up for another season!
I also borrowed Significant Others from Vanessa and watched all 6 episodes this week....just for a little more Elizabeth Mitchell overdose. Jennifer Garner was sooo little...I forgot that it was that old, 1998 is a million years ago! I thought it was around 2000. Anyways...good cast, and had good moments, but overall was slow and the stories didn't connect that well. I had a few notes that I thought of while I was watching: 1) With Jennifer, Elizabeth, Michael Whetherly, and Eion Bailey - I thought give them all guns, it would be interesting - based other shows they have all been in. 2) Between LOST and Revolution I wish Elizabeth's character wasn't married to another BEN! Sorry Tim Guinee...but Michael Whetherly is way prettier than you! lol. 3) Even though I watched it years ago back in the mid 2000's I remembered a fair bit of it.
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Carlie
In other more recent tv news...
Revolution has not been as good the last two weeks on a whole. They have split up the group into Aaron and Rachel, and Miles, Charlie and Nora...and occasionally we see the Nevilles and Monroe.
Last week Rachel went to find yet another old friend that is involved in this power outage mess. -Wish they'd stop doing the...oh Rachel happens to know another random person that knows how to turn the lights back on...thing. Its getting old.
I agree with people complaining about these 2 bit characters they keep bringing in...we don't care. If its not about the main group/s, or involving them a lot it doesn't matter to me.
I don't care about Aaron's wife....sorry, but I don't. But maybe now that Aaron has run into her again, he can get over it and stop being such a whinger.
Speaking of Aaron...Elizabeth Mitchell was pretty much a glorified extra this week. Seriously...more flashbacks please...explaining what the heck was going on with Rachel back in the day, and Ben and Miles...Its a mess! Plus I want to know more about why Bass kept her hostage.
Didn't care about the Miles/Bass/Emma storyline much....maybe the fact that Monroe has a son will have some impact on the rest of the season...but the rest was kinda boring. Miles went alone as ordered...the others turned up of course and saved his hide...
Notes for this week - where did Rachel and Charlie find the hairbrushes and shampoo...and hairdryers?! -why the heck do the people in Georgia dress like they are going to the office/church after all this time with no power and how do they keep them clean and pressed?! - Hurry up with the backstories!
The Good Wife wrapped up for the season this week. In a great twist Alicia made out with Will then agreed to team up with Cary to open a new firm. Its gonna be sooooo good next season! I was also cool that they brought back Martha Plimpton. Her character is great fun. It was also great to have Mamie Gummer in the show the other week. The Good Wife has THE BEST and the most guest stars!
Smash has been really good lately too. Which sucks cause it is probably not getting another season...but I would be sooooo happy if it did!
I love Jeremy Jordan, but Jimmy is really annoying. He doesn't really seem to have any good qualities..and I find myself not caring about him at all.
The Big C is back. Its good that they are doing double length episodes. But there are only going to be 4 eps to wrap it all up. The first one was sad, but great. Can't wait to see how it all fits together in the last 3.
I finished off Parenthood season 3 this week too. I love the show, but on a whole its not the kind that I watch episodes over and over. However it was fun to rewatch it all, and will fill the void till its back later in the year. - thank goodness its been picked up for another season!
I also borrowed Significant Others from Vanessa and watched all 6 episodes this week....just for a little more Elizabeth Mitchell overdose. Jennifer Garner was sooo little...I forgot that it was that old, 1998 is a million years ago! I thought it was around 2000. Anyways...good cast, and had good moments, but overall was slow and the stories didn't connect that well. I had a few notes that I thought of while I was watching: 1) With Jennifer, Elizabeth, Michael Whetherly, and Eion Bailey - I thought give them all guns, it would be interesting - based other shows they have all been in. 2) Between LOST and Revolution I wish Elizabeth's character wasn't married to another BEN! Sorry Tim Guinee...but Michael Whetherly is way prettier than you! lol. 3) Even though I watched it years ago back in the mid 2000's I remembered a fair bit of it.
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Carlie
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Time for a Revolution
Revolution finally came back this week, and the first episode back did not disappoint!
We picked up right where we left off...with the our gang escaping after rescuing Danny (and Rachel) and Monroe has power...and helicopters with guns. -Thanks Rachel! - But yay for having Elizabeth Mitchell doing more stuff.
So Rachel's alive, and is pretty much responsible for everything that has happened....except for the part that belongs to Miles.
...Anyways..Rachel comes up with a plan to get our heroes power from an old friend who was in the know. (Did his name have to be John?!...we already have Miles, Aaron, Daniel, Charlie, etc.... -Its a little too LOST)
Oh yeah, and he's played by Leland Orser who was in ER with David Lyons... - oh and the thing with the sonar gun thing...was very LOST sonar fence/time travel flashes....I think I've got LOST on the brain.
-So the friend is working for Randell. Who is one serious bad/mysterious dude. Lucky this guy sucks at tying people up..yay for Miles!
-Not really caring about the Neville family drama...I find that kid kinda annoying, but at least Charlie didn't let him join them.
Meanwhile the rest of the gang are fighting with the rebels against Monroe's militia and his guns. Rachel and Miles come racing in with serious fire power at the 11th hour and Miles attempts to fire at the helicopter...but gets blown back. Danny seeing an opportunity, gets the rocket launcher and boom, bye bye helicopter.
Sadly the guns were fireing as it went down...right through Danny's chest.
I knew someone was going to die...I had 4 guesses as to who it would be, Nora, Aaron, Danny and Jason. The ones that don't really matter too much to the overall story.
While it does suck that we spent the whole first half of the season attemtping to rescue Danny...what that was really leading to I guess, was a means of finding Rachel. But also the fact that Danny was the reason Rachel did whatever she did -that made the power go out...to save baby Danny in the first place...makes me kinda want to pull my hair out...but oh well.
Speaking of pulling things out...Rachel after grieving for the son she barely knew, cuts him open and pulls something that flashes out of him..WTF?!
Can't wait for the next ep and the rest of the season. PLEASE let them get a 2nd season!
So questions answered....Miles did NOT know Rachel was still alive...he thought she was dead.
Oh and also...they have totally had a thing in the past. - which makes all the Nora/Miles stuff complicated! -Ouch.
-I'm still sure that Rachel and Bass had a thing back in the day too...or at least some serious Stockholm syndrome stuff going on. -Rachel you floozy!
But pretty much all the other questions are still unanswered. I've heard why the power went out is coming up in the next few eps.
I'm still waiting for the 'why Rachel left in the first place?' answer...and what her history is with Miles, and Bass and did Ben know what she was doing?
Also why Miles left the Militia and why he tried to kill Bass?
-Not at all important...but where do all these clothes come from...I kinda imaging after 15 years there wouldn't be much left...especially shoes!
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-Carlie
We picked up right where we left off...with the our gang escaping after rescuing Danny (and Rachel) and Monroe has power...and helicopters with guns. -Thanks Rachel! - But yay for having Elizabeth Mitchell doing more stuff.
So Rachel's alive, and is pretty much responsible for everything that has happened....except for the part that belongs to Miles.
...Anyways..Rachel comes up with a plan to get our heroes power from an old friend who was in the know. (Did his name have to be John?!...we already have Miles, Aaron, Daniel, Charlie, etc.... -Its a little too LOST)
Oh yeah, and he's played by Leland Orser who was in ER with David Lyons... - oh and the thing with the sonar gun thing...was very LOST sonar fence/time travel flashes....I think I've got LOST on the brain.
-So the friend is working for Randell. Who is one serious bad/mysterious dude. Lucky this guy sucks at tying people up..yay for Miles!
-Not really caring about the Neville family drama...I find that kid kinda annoying, but at least Charlie didn't let him join them.
Meanwhile the rest of the gang are fighting with the rebels against Monroe's militia and his guns. Rachel and Miles come racing in with serious fire power at the 11th hour and Miles attempts to fire at the helicopter...but gets blown back. Danny seeing an opportunity, gets the rocket launcher and boom, bye bye helicopter.
Sadly the guns were fireing as it went down...right through Danny's chest.
I knew someone was going to die...I had 4 guesses as to who it would be, Nora, Aaron, Danny and Jason. The ones that don't really matter too much to the overall story.
While it does suck that we spent the whole first half of the season attemtping to rescue Danny...what that was really leading to I guess, was a means of finding Rachel. But also the fact that Danny was the reason Rachel did whatever she did -that made the power go out...to save baby Danny in the first place...makes me kinda want to pull my hair out...but oh well.
Speaking of pulling things out...Rachel after grieving for the son she barely knew, cuts him open and pulls something that flashes out of him..WTF?!
Can't wait for the next ep and the rest of the season. PLEASE let them get a 2nd season!
So questions answered....Miles did NOT know Rachel was still alive...he thought she was dead.
Oh and also...they have totally had a thing in the past. - which makes all the Nora/Miles stuff complicated! -Ouch.
-I'm still sure that Rachel and Bass had a thing back in the day too...or at least some serious Stockholm syndrome stuff going on. -Rachel you floozy!
But pretty much all the other questions are still unanswered. I've heard why the power went out is coming up in the next few eps.
I'm still waiting for the 'why Rachel left in the first place?' answer...and what her history is with Miles, and Bass and did Ben know what she was doing?
Also why Miles left the Militia and why he tried to kill Bass?
-Not at all important...but where do all these clothes come from...I kinda imaging after 15 years there wouldn't be much left...especially shoes!
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-Carlie
Friday, 15 March 2013
March TV
A lot of shows have been on and off for the last few weeks. Nashville seems to be only on every 2-3 weeks. I've lost track of Modern Family and Suburgatory's schedules. Luckily there is still plenty to keep me entertained.
Smash is back. Its good, but I gotta admit I'm a little disappointed in this season.
It doesn't leave me thrilled at the end of each episode the way it did in season 1. There is not enough Bombshell, or Ivy, or singing.
I mean I love Jeremy Jordan and Krysta Rodriguez...but their characters are kinda annoying, and Krysta doesn't really get to sing.
I miss Jessica and Bobby and Marilyn. I miss Ivy's Marilyn. I know the ratings are not as good this season...and I think part of it is that they've lost too much of the original concept. These other musicals in progress are taking away from Bombshell, and from the main characters. There is less singing and dancing. I miss the dancing. And no matter how hard they try, I just never accepted Karen as Marilyn. Team Ivy all the way.
It looks very likely that Smash will not be coming back for a 3rd season...and I wonder if they has stuck with just Bombshell and that one musical process, they might be doing better.
I'm halfway through season 5 of ER...George Clooney's last ep made me cry...again. I like him in movies, but Doug Ross was a great character.
Revolution is finally coming back on the 25th, so I have watched the whole series so far this week. I still love it, and am totally stoked for it to come back. I've got a list going to questions I want answered, and also I heard someone is going to die in the first ep back...my theories are -Aaron, Danny, Rachel, Nora, or Neville's kid. I hope they don't kill Rachel - cause Elizabeth Mitchell is awesome and while I like flashbacks, its going to be fun to have the family back together.
Speaking of Elizabeth Mitchell...Ness and I finished season 5 of LOST the other week...and I cried. Those last few eps are so depressing. Although it was the 1st ep of season 6 that really made me cry. Poor Juliet and poor Sawyer. -So glad for their reunion in the series finale.
Sooo excited for the LOST tour when I go to Hawaii in June!!!
Nothing else has been noteworthy really...everything is just puttering along fine.
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Carlie
Smash is back. Its good, but I gotta admit I'm a little disappointed in this season.
It doesn't leave me thrilled at the end of each episode the way it did in season 1. There is not enough Bombshell, or Ivy, or singing.
I mean I love Jeremy Jordan and Krysta Rodriguez...but their characters are kinda annoying, and Krysta doesn't really get to sing.
I miss Jessica and Bobby and Marilyn. I miss Ivy's Marilyn. I know the ratings are not as good this season...and I think part of it is that they've lost too much of the original concept. These other musicals in progress are taking away from Bombshell, and from the main characters. There is less singing and dancing. I miss the dancing. And no matter how hard they try, I just never accepted Karen as Marilyn. Team Ivy all the way.
It looks very likely that Smash will not be coming back for a 3rd season...and I wonder if they has stuck with just Bombshell and that one musical process, they might be doing better.
I'm halfway through season 5 of ER...George Clooney's last ep made me cry...again. I like him in movies, but Doug Ross was a great character.
Revolution is finally coming back on the 25th, so I have watched the whole series so far this week. I still love it, and am totally stoked for it to come back. I've got a list going to questions I want answered, and also I heard someone is going to die in the first ep back...my theories are -Aaron, Danny, Rachel, Nora, or Neville's kid. I hope they don't kill Rachel - cause Elizabeth Mitchell is awesome and while I like flashbacks, its going to be fun to have the family back together.
Speaking of Elizabeth Mitchell...Ness and I finished season 5 of LOST the other week...and I cried. Those last few eps are so depressing. Although it was the 1st ep of season 6 that really made me cry. Poor Juliet and poor Sawyer. -So glad for their reunion in the series finale.
Sooo excited for the LOST tour when I go to Hawaii in June!!!
Nothing else has been noteworthy really...everything is just puttering along fine.
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Carlie
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Changing Things Up
So in the past few months I have given up a few tv shows.
I watched a few eps of The New Girl before deciding I wasn't paying attention and so I stopped downloading it for a while and never missed it.
The same goes for Revenge. After the new year, I just never felt like watching the ep I had...and didn't really find myself liking it. Don't miss that one either.
I have been watching ER from the beginning this year. I'm currently up to season 3. So it'll take me a while to get up to season 15. But I loved that show. Its fun to go back to George Clooney when he was younger and a little less serious.
But I keep getting into trouble watching eps on the same night as The Good Wife...Julianna Margulies from 1996 to 2013...bit of a age difference. At least the different hair helps.
Ness and I are currently watching Season 5 of LOST. We keep dragging it out, so that sucks, cause there is good stuff in season 5. I loved Sawyer and Juliet. But I'm glad we're dragging out the end of season 5....cause Juliet's death will make me cry again. -tooooooo sad!
As long as we finish season 5 before Revolution starts back again at the end of March...cause I can't deal with too much Elizabeth Mitchell...it will confuse me. -Cause I'll be up to eps of ER by then at this rate!
Speaking of confusing me, Once Upon A Time last week could have been called The LOST episode. Jorge Garcia, Alan Dale and Emilie DeRavin were all featured. There were references to a mysterious island, and to Ajira Airlines (which is the one the gang used to get back to the island in season 5)....I mean COME ON!
30Rock finished up the other week. The end was really good, some nice sentimental stuff, and a bit of fun. The end was a little weird though, there wasn't any Liz and Jenna stuff. But the Liz and Jack stuff was good.
Community finally came back. Its not my fave show, but its still good fun to watch.
Haven't given up on Glee yet either actually....guess I still kinda enjoy it. I just wish Rachel was less annoying. She's getting too big for her britches!
More to come.
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Carlie
I watched a few eps of The New Girl before deciding I wasn't paying attention and so I stopped downloading it for a while and never missed it.
The same goes for Revenge. After the new year, I just never felt like watching the ep I had...and didn't really find myself liking it. Don't miss that one either.
I have been watching ER from the beginning this year. I'm currently up to season 3. So it'll take me a while to get up to season 15. But I loved that show. Its fun to go back to George Clooney when he was younger and a little less serious.
But I keep getting into trouble watching eps on the same night as The Good Wife...Julianna Margulies from 1996 to 2013...bit of a age difference. At least the different hair helps.
Ness and I are currently watching Season 5 of LOST. We keep dragging it out, so that sucks, cause there is good stuff in season 5. I loved Sawyer and Juliet. But I'm glad we're dragging out the end of season 5....cause Juliet's death will make me cry again. -tooooooo sad!
As long as we finish season 5 before Revolution starts back again at the end of March...cause I can't deal with too much Elizabeth Mitchell...it will confuse me. -Cause I'll be up to eps of ER by then at this rate!
Speaking of confusing me, Once Upon A Time last week could have been called The LOST episode. Jorge Garcia, Alan Dale and Emilie DeRavin were all featured. There were references to a mysterious island, and to Ajira Airlines (which is the one the gang used to get back to the island in season 5)....I mean COME ON!
30Rock finished up the other week. The end was really good, some nice sentimental stuff, and a bit of fun. The end was a little weird though, there wasn't any Liz and Jenna stuff. But the Liz and Jack stuff was good.
Community finally came back. Its not my fave show, but its still good fun to watch.
Haven't given up on Glee yet either actually....guess I still kinda enjoy it. I just wish Rachel was less annoying. She's getting too big for her britches!
More to come.
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Carlie
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Back in Action
Okay so I've been MIA for a long time, haven't posted anything since the Emmys back in October...since then the new season has been in full swing and is now on winter break till the new year.
Revolution has become one of my new fave shows. I'm oddly hooked to it. Maybe its cause I've watching LOST again(which I will talk about later). Or maybe because I'm just glad Elizabeth Mitchell being back on tv (without aliens). Anyways...I love it. Its not the best show in the world, but its very intruging and I find myself always wanting to watch it before Bones...sorry Bones, but you're not one of my faves.
Private Practice has gotten AWESOME. So since I last posted, the triplets have been born...well the 2nd two were about to be born in the mid season finale...I can't believe there is only three episodes left. EVER!!!! Its going to be really sad when its gone, because this season has been awesome. Season 5 was really the only time it wasn't great. I'm gonna miss those crazy bunch of people....I wish we could have a Charlotte, Cooper and Amelia spin off...
Grey's is still going for now, I hope that wraps up soon, even though its good, its not great and needs to end soon. ESPECIALLY since PPP is ending. The Arizona stuff has been great this season, and the new interns are actually not annoying! They are okay I mean, lets not get carried away, they are kinda boring and take time away from the good characters.
1 big change so far this season, is that I gave up on The New Girl. I just found that when I was watching it, I wasn't paying attention, so I stopped once I got back from overseas.
I keep saying I'm going to stop watching Revenge, but I keep watching it, might give up if I don't love it when it comes back on.
Once Upon a Time has been really good this season, as has Parenthood (except for that whole Ray Romano thing). The last ep before Christmas killed me. I was bawling like a baby. Mostly cause I wasn't sure if Kristina was going to die or not, and also because it brought back some personal bad memories from my childhood. Her video to the kids was a tearjerker!
Parks and Rec is awesome as usual. Ben and Leslie are getting married, and Ron Swanson is dating Xena....
Can't wait for Smash and Bunheads to come back. As well as the next season of The Newsroom if that ever comes back!
In the meantime, I've rewatched the entire Studio 60 again...and Parks and Rec season 3. Now I'm wrapping up season 5 of 30 Rock - which will also bow out soon. Then I'm moving onto Smash!
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Carlie
Revolution has become one of my new fave shows. I'm oddly hooked to it. Maybe its cause I've watching LOST again(which I will talk about later). Or maybe because I'm just glad Elizabeth Mitchell being back on tv (without aliens). Anyways...I love it. Its not the best show in the world, but its very intruging and I find myself always wanting to watch it before Bones...sorry Bones, but you're not one of my faves.
Private Practice has gotten AWESOME. So since I last posted, the triplets have been born...well the 2nd two were about to be born in the mid season finale...I can't believe there is only three episodes left. EVER!!!! Its going to be really sad when its gone, because this season has been awesome. Season 5 was really the only time it wasn't great. I'm gonna miss those crazy bunch of people....I wish we could have a Charlotte, Cooper and Amelia spin off...
Grey's is still going for now, I hope that wraps up soon, even though its good, its not great and needs to end soon. ESPECIALLY since PPP is ending. The Arizona stuff has been great this season, and the new interns are actually not annoying! They are okay I mean, lets not get carried away, they are kinda boring and take time away from the good characters.
1 big change so far this season, is that I gave up on The New Girl. I just found that when I was watching it, I wasn't paying attention, so I stopped once I got back from overseas.
I keep saying I'm going to stop watching Revenge, but I keep watching it, might give up if I don't love it when it comes back on.
Once Upon a Time has been really good this season, as has Parenthood (except for that whole Ray Romano thing). The last ep before Christmas killed me. I was bawling like a baby. Mostly cause I wasn't sure if Kristina was going to die or not, and also because it brought back some personal bad memories from my childhood. Her video to the kids was a tearjerker!
Parks and Rec is awesome as usual. Ben and Leslie are getting married, and Ron Swanson is dating Xena....
Can't wait for Smash and Bunheads to come back. As well as the next season of The Newsroom if that ever comes back!
In the meantime, I've rewatched the entire Studio 60 again...and Parks and Rec season 3. Now I'm wrapping up season 5 of 30 Rock - which will also bow out soon. Then I'm moving onto Smash!
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Carlie
Monday, 14 February 2011
Fave TV Couples - A Valentine's Day Post
So almost every TV series has a 'couple'. TV history is full of fan fave couples. In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share some of the tv couples that share a special place in my heart.
Cooper and Charlotte - Private Practice
Coop and Char win the award for my fave couple currently. But I still remember those days in season 1 when I thought that Cooper and Violet were going to be a great couple (and Addison and Pete)...how things changed quickly. Cooper and Charlotte started out having a little fun, but quickly became one of the sweetest couples on tv. They've had their ups and downs, a few breakups...the ep in season 3 where they were just yelling at each other in the conference room broke my heart. But the season 2 ep where he goes all the way to Alabama to be there for her when her dad was dying, goes to the essence of Charlotte and Cooper. They have a rhythm, and a way of complimenting each other, she's become a lot more of a people person since they started going out.
I was so excited when they got engaged at the end of season 3, but this season we have really seen them work through one of the biggest hurdles ever thrown at a couple, and so far they seem to be surviving. Its made for some really touching moments between them. I'm glad that their fun sides are starting to come back though - the ep with the chicken this season was too cute!
Hopefully their wedding will happen at the end of this season...they deserve some peace and happiness.
Scotty and Kevin - Brothers & Sisters
When it comes to Brothers & Sisters, my fandom doesn't really get too worked up like with other shows...but I have a soft spot for Kevin and Scotty. Scotty was adorable from the start, and has grown into a very well rounded, well used character. I love that he's been adopted into the family, almost like Rebecca. They've always been such a cute couple, that when they hit a really rough patch this season, with Scotty having an affair, I was shocked and a little heartbroken for them. I've always supported their desire to have kids, but we'll see how this current storyline plays out with them adopting/fostering this girl.
I also really liked Justin and Rebecca, not quite to the same extent.
Josh and Donna - The West Wing
Although they were not officially a couple for seasons and seasons...I was hooked on Josh and Donna's potential very early on....I mean that Christmas gift in season 1...and the snowballs, and all the other little things they teased at throughout seasons 1-6, before they FINALLY got together in season 7...and it was GREAT! Only good part about them not getting together till near the end, was that they never broke up.
"I’m just sayin’ if you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for a beer."
"If you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for red lights." - I mean....COME ON!!!
"If you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for red lights." - I mean....COME ON!!!
-I also loved the relationship of CJ and Danny...but they had nothing on Josh and Donna. NOTHING!...that Santa suit was cute though...and the ongoing goldfish themed gifts.
Matt and Harriet - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 may have been short lived, but I was just so grateful that they had time to get Matt and Harriet back together. They were absolutely meant for each other, and yet were too crazy to realise it. They were never together within the show until the end, so we only saw their relationship through flashbacks, but they had a strong connection, right down to Matt's writing better with her around.
Danny and Jordan, Lucy and Tom were also fave Studio 60 couples, but they were not quite as special and Matt and Harriet...close, but not quite.
Chandler and Monica - Friends
I know everybody loves Ross and Rachel....but I never cared much for them. Monica and Chandler were sweet, real, and went together so easily that it never seemed weird for them to be a couple. It was great to watch their relationship grow from a one off hook up, through getting engaged, married and having kids. Plus watching them hide their relationship from the rest of the gang made for some QUALITY tv. They also NEVER really broke up...they were separated by distance a little while, but they pretty much got together and stayed together....how many other tv couples are allowed to do that?! - Not a single other in this list, with the exception of Josh and Donna - Monica and Chandler had 6 years of not being broken up!
Joey and Pacey - Dawson's Creek
Everyone had an opinion on who Joey should be with, Dawson or Pacey. Man was I glad when Pacey won out in the end! Dawson was WAY too whiny. Pacey and Joey clicked and had serious chemistry. I mean who doesn't want a guy to buy them a wall....okay well that's all Joey, but it was really sweet. And the boat!!!!
Sydney and Vaughn - Alias
Syd and Vaughn never faced good odds as a couple...they couldn't even speak in public. But my god was I happy when they finally took down SD6 and had that big smooch amongst all the rubble and mess. Things actually got worse after that, what with Syd disappearing, Vaughn getting married to a double agent...but it all worked out in the end and had cute little Isabelle, and then got out of the spy business to live in a tropical paradise.
Luke and Lorelai - Gilmore Girls
Oh boy...another couple that spent years teasing at a relationship, and nothing. It was clear from the first season that Luke loved Lorelai...and she was pretty keen on him as well. Finally at the end of season 4 they got it together! Season 5 had me almost in tears when they broke up after Emily's meddling...ecstatic when they got back together and got engaged...season 6 saw Luke being an idiot keeping his new daughter separate from his life with Lorelai even after the initial shock period...It only got worse with Lorelai actually MARRYING Christopher, but she quickly realised that wasn't gonna work. The series almost ended without them getting back together, but they ended the series finale together, and we're assuming that they stay together this time.
The great thing about Luke and Lorelai was that he cared for her and for Rory when he had no reason to. He was always there for her...sometimes it was building or fixing things, but mostly it was emotional support...or just a cup of coffee..
Sawyer and Juliet - LOST
Back in the day it was all Sawyer and Kate...things changed quickly when Kate went back to civilisation, and Sawyer and Juliet were stuck in the 70's Dhama initiative. I went from hating Juliet, to loving her, and the two of them could not have been cuter! Juliet's death was one of the saddest in my tv history, but when they brought characters back in the weird alternate world in the finale, it was SOOOO good to see Sawyer and Juliet find each other again.
Carol and Doug - ER
So I was never a 'shipper' for Doug and Carol, but when I was growing up watching ER, I loved the two of them as a couple, and even more when I re-watched it all on dvd. Things were rocky early on, she wouldn't date him in season 1, then he was dating someone else in season 2 and 3....but finally they got together, stayed together, and then he left for Seattle...I was so glad George Clooney came back for Juliana Margulies' final ep...Carol turning up in Seattle was great. When they both came back for an ep in season 15 I was giddy, it was great to know that Carol and Doug were still together 10 years later.
Abby and Carter - ER
Yes ER gets 2 posts, it had 15 seasons and dozens of characters! This is one of 2 couples in this post that didn't actually work out...but I can't help it, I loved Carter and Abby together. Abby had a lot of issues back in the day (okay she always had issues), and Carter was good at helping her through them...till he left to go to Africa...and it was all miserable after that. But I always thought Carter and Abby had better chemistry that Abby and Luca. They were fun, a good mix of sweet and silly. Fave moments include - slashing the tires of her ex-husband's car, him dragging her off to an AA meeting after Mark died, and then there was the time they were in lockdown in the ER for a few weeks. Unfortunately they were doomed. But I really enjoyed them while they lasted.
Jordan and Woody - Crossing Jordan
One of my first serious 'shipper' couple obsessions. Jordan and Woody had potential from the start, had some sweet moments in season 2, season 4 almost saw them get together...then Woody gave her a diamond ring as a birthday present...not a great move. Season 5 saw them finally get together...didn't last long though. They sort of got together in the finale....but it wasn't nearly the high quality ending that the show and the characters deserved. What I always liked about Jordan and Woody, was his ability to call her on her issues, and his dedication to her...he wasn't always just the country bumpkin following her around. He cared, he was invested. Her issues were her problem, always getting in the way, or making her run. Jordan was complicated, but the her relationship with Woody softened her a lot.
Brenda and Dylan - Beverly Hills 90210
I guess a fave couples list would not be complete without mentioning a classic tv couple...unlike Pacey/Joey/Dawson, Brenda/Dylan/Kelly was a triangle that didn't go my way. I always thought Brenda and Dylan understood each other better than anyone else could. Things went really bad when Brenda went to Paris....she should have stayed home...bad Kelly!
Meredith and Derek - Grey's Anatomy
I can't finish this without mentioning Grey's Antomy. But I've never loved any of the Grey's couples. Back in the day Alex and Izzie were my fave couple, but they got annoying and then there was no more Izzie. I used to like Arizona and Callie, but they have broken up and gotten back together so many times I just don't care anymore. I hate all of Christina's relationships.
I would have to say that my fave Grey's couple is Meredith and Derek...its real, has grown over the years into a marriage (albeit by post-it), but they are actually kinda cute...maybe not as important to me as the other couples in this list, but I believe in them, and would hate for them to break up.
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Carlie
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Off The Map
Brand new show by Jenna Bans, under the Shonda Rhimes (of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice) family name on ABC.
Definitely was looking forward to this show. Firstly cause Shonda was attached, and secondly cause Caroline Dahavernas from Wonderfalls stars in it.
Last night Ness and I watched the pilot together, it was good, there is potential for it to do well, or fail....which sucks. -I tend to prefer a little less middle ground when it comes to shows. Good or bad.
There's definitely some great stuff going on.
-Coconut transfusions instead of blood. Interesting and cool, but the more weird stuff they do, the stupider it might become.
-The locations are absolutely gorgeous!
-Emergency medicine on a zipline -very cool!
-Sticking young docs out in the jungle - gotta be entertaining for a little while at least! While the jungle setting has never been a fave of mine, it will be fun to watch these people deal with jungle life. However, I imagine with these sorts of people, it could become limiting. But then again LOST managed to do well...but they had sci-fi on their side, they could make up anything!
Wow it seems like I'm really picking on this show a lot...But I genuinely liked it!
I don't know about the characters yet.
-I like the new recruits. Its going to be fun to see them put through hell, picked on, etc.
-The Aussie/NZ guy (whatever he's supposed to be), is fine - but his accent will bug me...
-The chick running the joint (or whatever she is) seems like she could be annoying.
-I like the translator kid. He could be fun.
-The other doc that runs the place is okay. Jason George's character.
-That other young doc girl, the one that left and came back....she's going to be trouble. -so far she's not at all interesting.
I'm looking forward to the backstories of the characters being explored. My guess is that Lily (Caroline Dahavernas) lost her boyfriend/fiance...
-Not sure about longevity of a jungle series (LOST was different...sorta), the idea would definitely make for a great movie, but we'll see where it goes, there is definite potential.
That's all I've got off the top of my head right now. I might rewatch the pilot again, but either way I'm looking forward to seeing how ep 2 pans out!
-Carlie
Definitely was looking forward to this show. Firstly cause Shonda was attached, and secondly cause Caroline Dahavernas from Wonderfalls stars in it.
Last night Ness and I watched the pilot together, it was good, there is potential for it to do well, or fail....which sucks. -I tend to prefer a little less middle ground when it comes to shows. Good or bad.
There's definitely some great stuff going on.
-Coconut transfusions instead of blood. Interesting and cool, but the more weird stuff they do, the stupider it might become.
-The locations are absolutely gorgeous!
-Emergency medicine on a zipline -very cool!
-Sticking young docs out in the jungle - gotta be entertaining for a little while at least! While the jungle setting has never been a fave of mine, it will be fun to watch these people deal with jungle life. However, I imagine with these sorts of people, it could become limiting. But then again LOST managed to do well...but they had sci-fi on their side, they could make up anything!
Wow it seems like I'm really picking on this show a lot...But I genuinely liked it!
I don't know about the characters yet.
-I like the new recruits. Its going to be fun to see them put through hell, picked on, etc.
-The Aussie/NZ guy (whatever he's supposed to be), is fine - but his accent will bug me...
-The chick running the joint (or whatever she is) seems like she could be annoying.
-I like the translator kid. He could be fun.
-The other doc that runs the place is okay. Jason George's character.
-That other young doc girl, the one that left and came back....she's going to be trouble. -so far she's not at all interesting.
I'm looking forward to the backstories of the characters being explored. My guess is that Lily (Caroline Dahavernas) lost her boyfriend/fiance...
-Not sure about longevity of a jungle series (LOST was different...sorta), the idea would definitely make for a great movie, but we'll see where it goes, there is definite potential.
That's all I've got off the top of my head right now. I might rewatch the pilot again, but either way I'm looking forward to seeing how ep 2 pans out!
-Carlie
Monday, 2 August 2010
Elizabeth Mitchell and Shows I don't want to want to watch!
Ok....so you've all heard me go on about how I hated Juliet in LOST....yada yada yada....and how then I LOVED her....what can I say I'm not THAT set in my ways!
So she's become one of my 'people' that I have to watch interviews with, and will consider rewatching in old stuff, and new stuff.....that isn't LOST. -however her in ER still weirds me out....
Anyways stay with me here.....but she's kinda like a weird mix of Kellie Martin, Emily Procter and Jessica Capshaw.....or maybe they all just kinda look/sound similar. - She's very bubbly and nutty and hyper and talks REALLY fast which I can appreciate in a person! (Lauren, Emily P, etc)
Oh so now onto the shows I really don't want to watch....but have great people that I love in them.....it sucks...for example...I really don't want to ever watch V....especially now I know Charles Mesure is in it....
I also didn't want to watch CSI Miami or NY....
I mean there has to be a point where I stop watching things for 'my people'. Movies are okay, you watch it for an hour or 2, and then its done. But a tv show is much more of a commitment!
So from now on I'm making a pledge.....to only watch shows with multiple 'my people' in them, unless it genuinely interests me for other reasons than 1 member of the cast!
.....good luck to me :)
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-Carlie
So she's become one of my 'people' that I have to watch interviews with, and will consider rewatching in old stuff, and new stuff.....that isn't LOST. -however her in ER still weirds me out....
Anyways stay with me here.....but she's kinda like a weird mix of Kellie Martin, Emily Procter and Jessica Capshaw.....or maybe they all just kinda look/sound similar. - She's very bubbly and nutty and hyper and talks REALLY fast which I can appreciate in a person! (Lauren, Emily P, etc)
Oh so now onto the shows I really don't want to watch....but have great people that I love in them.....it sucks...for example...I really don't want to ever watch V....especially now I know Charles Mesure is in it....
I also didn't want to watch CSI Miami or NY....
I mean there has to be a point where I stop watching things for 'my people'. Movies are okay, you watch it for an hour or 2, and then its done. But a tv show is much more of a commitment!
So from now on I'm making a pledge.....to only watch shows with multiple 'my people' in them, unless it genuinely interests me for other reasons than 1 member of the cast!
.....good luck to me :)
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-Carlie
Monday, 31 May 2010
LOST Series Finale Wrap up
Well finale season is just about over, with only a couple of shows still running. I plan give my thoughts on all the finales, with single posts dedicated to LOST, and one to Grey's Anatomy, and then another for the rest.
Lets start with LOST.
Well....firstly...I watched the finale last tuesday night, at a LOST finale party, with Ness, Nick and Brett. Pretty much all our reactions were the same.....what the heck was that?!
Its not that I didn't like it so much as, it kinda came out of no where, and I am not sure if it satisfies me.
It has been a few days now, I've had time to process, and I just rewatched it last night. So I can finally do my thoughts.
Firstly, that ending was really strange....I was perfectly happy with the whole island ending. Jack is the new Jacob (obvious choice or not), gets stabbed by Flocke/Man in Black, Flocke gets shot by an injured Kate and is kicked off cliff, Jack fixes broken island, dies, Hurley takes over as new Jack, Ben stays to be his deputy. Which is a perfect ending for Ben, who has always been very connected to the island, and wanting the power of the island.
There are a few unanswered things about this part of the finale in regards to the characters though;
Desmond apparently will live and somehow get home.....
Sawyer, Kate, Claire, Miles, Richard and Lapidus leave the island on the Ajira plane...we assume they get home? I mean....it is left very open...
Rose and Bernard we must assume are still living in their shack?
Claire finally gets to be with Aaron again?
Kate and Sawyer? - Do they pair up in their post-island, post Jack/Juliet world?
--Not that any of these are important....but still things my brain wonders in the wake of processing ever
The ending ending, the whole sideflash world being some kind of meeting place to all go together to the afterlife....weirded me out. I guess it makes an ok ending, not great, but ok.
I mean...I must say I'm glad that it didn't end up being that they were dead all along and that the island was never real....cause that would have been a kick in the face, as bad as a dream senario would have been.
But part of me had always liked the idea of the side flash world being like a parallel world, where they could have chosen which to live in, in which Sawyer would have chosen a world with Juliet, and a good portion of the rest would have chosen the island world.
Desmond even teased at something like that; his better world thing, before he goes down into the light….it was a misleading way of saying the side-flashes are a parallel world….which in a way I would have preferred…..
The end actually reminds me a little of the finale of the Chronicles of Narnia books. (spoilers - for those who haven’t read them)…..
But at the end all the people who have visited Narnia, except 1 of the siblings, dies in a train accident and they all get taken into a new world by Aslan, because Narnia dies too.
I guess thats all part of the whole Biblical thing LOST had going on.
I like the idea that people reunite with those they love/those that mattered, in their afterlife.
I loved the idea that Sawyer and Juliet were soul mates....and that scene where they reunited was so cute and sweet.....made me really really sad. I was a fan of Kate and Sawyer, and would have loved to have seen them get back together (maybe they did once they got off the island...who knows, but she did profess her love for Jack just before they left, so probably not....) But I always felt that Sawyer and Juliet had a really special relationship. They had those 3 years for it to grow and develop....without having to worry about escaping, or surviving, they got a real life for a while. They didn't have the obstacles that Sawyer and Kate had. So since there was an afterlife, I'm glad they got to stay together forever.
I think of Sawyer and Kate in an Amy/Josh from The West Wing way....were great fun, but were never meant to last forever!
I also liked the symmetry of Jack’s eye being the final shot, like from the start of the pilot ep. And Vincent the dog lying next to him. Little things like that are nice.
Liked that that last bit had no sound in the church, that those people came back together in their after life or whatever. Would have been weird with sound. - I must say I LOVED the music in the finale eps. ....Although that very Western part was a little weird.
It was cool that they brought back so many characters that had died much earlier, like Shannon, Boon, etc, in addition to Juliet, Sun, Jin, and Sayid. But it was odd to see characters who had never ever met in the story, sitting in a room together, like Juliet and Boon….messed with my head.
I also think it was odd to have baby Aaron, I mean, ok he was a catalyst, but it seemed weird to have him there…..but then again….I guess he was just as much an important character in the early days too…
However, I find it interesting that Ben never went in....does that mean he's not part of the gang? He wasn't as meaningful to ALL of them? or just JACK? The moments between him and Locke, and him and Hurley outside were really nice.
Also, I find it interesting that Daniel, Miles, and Charlotte were featured in that world, but not part of the main group at the end, like the rest of the island people that showed up in the side-flashes, like Alex and Danielle. Also.....why weren't Richard and Lapidus part of that world? - I guess they were all guest stars...not main players.
.....And speaking of Richard, since he got a grey hair, does that mean he will age now? or not....It just seemed weird to me for Richard to gett off the island and flying on a plane....but I guess he's not actually Mr Jungle like I think he was....its part of my missing LOST history/memory.
The whole sideflash thing with Jack being formerly married to Juliet thing was weird....and just another issue for the whole Juliet – Jack – Kate – Sawyer relationship mess. At least it ended ok. I was never a fan of Jack, so never liked him with either Juliet OR Kate....Sawyer I liked with both, but if I had to choose....I'd pick Juliet and Sawyer, for the previously mentioned reasons.
-The fight in the rain was a total finale cliché - I can name quite a few other series or season finales with big epic fights in the rain....
In terms of my predictions for the finale predictions, I didn't actually have many. I never really thought they'd kill Kate, turns out she's wonderwoman!
-I was right about Jack, and Hurley, that they were the new Jacob (never thought there would be more tahn 1 though) - that was it…..although technically they were all dead at the end….so in a way…I was right about that :P
Oh best quotes from the finale.
“I was shot by a fat man” - Charlie after being woken up by Charlotte.
and
“I don’t believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duck tape!” - Miles fixing the airplane.
Ultimately, LOST ended well.....I think. I still seemed like an odd weirdass ending, but at least they did wrap up the Island part of the story, and I guess that's what matters. But part of me still thinks the whole last season would have been better if the side-flashes had been left out....especially for the finale....but then I guesss no one would have been satisfied with just.....we have a new Jacob, now lets go home....ending.
Plus the other world left people guessing for most of the 6th season, so I guess that is important for LOST....always keep them guessing.
Unanswered Questions - I always thought they'd reveal the name of 'Man in Black' at some point....cause they worked so hard to not give it away....but I guess its more mysterious to never name him.
-I'm sure I'll remember some more things that were never resolved later on....but I can't think of anymore that don't really make sense right now.
Whether or not it ended well, I think I am still unsure to whether I am satisfied or not....but since I don't feel too lousy about it....I guess I'm good with it.
Finally, I have some general comments to add on LOST as a whole.....
-apparently Ben is the Sark of LOST….bad, good, bad, good…etc As well as the series punching bag! I wonder if there is a count out there of the actual number of times he has been beaten up/tortured?....Probably.
-I am now wondering if I have ever commented on the fact that LOST, like Grey’s Anatomy, had a Dr Shephard (diff spelling) and a Dr Burke? ABC is unoriginal apparently when it comes to doctors.
Oh and then there are the saddest LOST deaths.....
-Juliet’s was absolutely brutal, even though I knew she was gonna die, it was just a horrible way to go, and really emotional….not only was I bawling my eyes out in the season 5 finale….but then had to relive it all again in the s6 premiere when she was still alive, before dying in Sawyer’s arms. Gut wrencher!
-Charlie’s was also a really really sad death….Alex's death was pretty sad too, and Shannon's....and Boon’s back in the day…but quickly got topped by others.
-I'm sure I'm forgetting others....Libby's was sad, but only because of how it hurt Hurley....I found Libby annoying, if I remember correctly.
And now I'm done. :)
I am looking forward to being able to rewatch the whole series again in the future, in quick succession, hopefully I will understand a little more of it.....or at the very least, get to relive some of my fave LOST moments from one of the best shows on TV!
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Carlie
Lets start with LOST.
Well....firstly...I watched the finale last tuesday night, at a LOST finale party, with Ness, Nick and Brett. Pretty much all our reactions were the same.....what the heck was that?!
Its not that I didn't like it so much as, it kinda came out of no where, and I am not sure if it satisfies me.
It has been a few days now, I've had time to process, and I just rewatched it last night. So I can finally do my thoughts.
Firstly, that ending was really strange....I was perfectly happy with the whole island ending. Jack is the new Jacob (obvious choice or not), gets stabbed by Flocke/Man in Black, Flocke gets shot by an injured Kate and is kicked off cliff, Jack fixes broken island, dies, Hurley takes over as new Jack, Ben stays to be his deputy. Which is a perfect ending for Ben, who has always been very connected to the island, and wanting the power of the island.
There are a few unanswered things about this part of the finale in regards to the characters though;
Desmond apparently will live and somehow get home.....
Sawyer, Kate, Claire, Miles, Richard and Lapidus leave the island on the Ajira plane...we assume they get home? I mean....it is left very open...
Rose and Bernard we must assume are still living in their shack?
Claire finally gets to be with Aaron again?
Kate and Sawyer? - Do they pair up in their post-island, post Jack/Juliet world?
--Not that any of these are important....but still things my brain wonders in the wake of processing ever
The ending ending, the whole sideflash world being some kind of meeting place to all go together to the afterlife....weirded me out. I guess it makes an ok ending, not great, but ok.
I mean...I must say I'm glad that it didn't end up being that they were dead all along and that the island was never real....cause that would have been a kick in the face, as bad as a dream senario would have been.
But part of me had always liked the idea of the side flash world being like a parallel world, where they could have chosen which to live in, in which Sawyer would have chosen a world with Juliet, and a good portion of the rest would have chosen the island world.
Desmond even teased at something like that; his better world thing, before he goes down into the light….it was a misleading way of saying the side-flashes are a parallel world….which in a way I would have preferred…..
The end actually reminds me a little of the finale of the Chronicles of Narnia books. (spoilers - for those who haven’t read them)…..
But at the end all the people who have visited Narnia, except 1 of the siblings, dies in a train accident and they all get taken into a new world by Aslan, because Narnia dies too.
I guess thats all part of the whole Biblical thing LOST had going on.
I like the idea that people reunite with those they love/those that mattered, in their afterlife.
I loved the idea that Sawyer and Juliet were soul mates....and that scene where they reunited was so cute and sweet.....made me really really sad. I was a fan of Kate and Sawyer, and would have loved to have seen them get back together (maybe they did once they got off the island...who knows, but she did profess her love for Jack just before they left, so probably not....) But I always felt that Sawyer and Juliet had a really special relationship. They had those 3 years for it to grow and develop....without having to worry about escaping, or surviving, they got a real life for a while. They didn't have the obstacles that Sawyer and Kate had. So since there was an afterlife, I'm glad they got to stay together forever.
I think of Sawyer and Kate in an Amy/Josh from The West Wing way....were great fun, but were never meant to last forever!
I also liked the symmetry of Jack’s eye being the final shot, like from the start of the pilot ep. And Vincent the dog lying next to him. Little things like that are nice.
Liked that that last bit had no sound in the church, that those people came back together in their after life or whatever. Would have been weird with sound. - I must say I LOVED the music in the finale eps. ....Although that very Western part was a little weird.
It was cool that they brought back so many characters that had died much earlier, like Shannon, Boon, etc, in addition to Juliet, Sun, Jin, and Sayid. But it was odd to see characters who had never ever met in the story, sitting in a room together, like Juliet and Boon….messed with my head.
I also think it was odd to have baby Aaron, I mean, ok he was a catalyst, but it seemed weird to have him there…..but then again….I guess he was just as much an important character in the early days too…
However, I find it interesting that Ben never went in....does that mean he's not part of the gang? He wasn't as meaningful to ALL of them? or just JACK? The moments between him and Locke, and him and Hurley outside were really nice.
Also, I find it interesting that Daniel, Miles, and Charlotte were featured in that world, but not part of the main group at the end, like the rest of the island people that showed up in the side-flashes, like Alex and Danielle. Also.....why weren't Richard and Lapidus part of that world? - I guess they were all guest stars...not main players.
.....And speaking of Richard, since he got a grey hair, does that mean he will age now? or not....It just seemed weird to me for Richard to gett off the island and flying on a plane....but I guess he's not actually Mr Jungle like I think he was....its part of my missing LOST history/memory.
The whole sideflash thing with Jack being formerly married to Juliet thing was weird....and just another issue for the whole Juliet – Jack – Kate – Sawyer relationship mess. At least it ended ok. I was never a fan of Jack, so never liked him with either Juliet OR Kate....Sawyer I liked with both, but if I had to choose....I'd pick Juliet and Sawyer, for the previously mentioned reasons.
-The fight in the rain was a total finale cliché - I can name quite a few other series or season finales with big epic fights in the rain....
In terms of my predictions for the finale predictions, I didn't actually have many. I never really thought they'd kill Kate, turns out she's wonderwoman!
-I was right about Jack, and Hurley, that they were the new Jacob (never thought there would be more tahn 1 though) - that was it…..although technically they were all dead at the end….so in a way…I was right about that :P
Oh best quotes from the finale.
“I was shot by a fat man” - Charlie after being woken up by Charlotte.
and
“I don’t believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duck tape!” - Miles fixing the airplane.
Ultimately, LOST ended well.....I think. I still seemed like an odd weirdass ending, but at least they did wrap up the Island part of the story, and I guess that's what matters. But part of me still thinks the whole last season would have been better if the side-flashes had been left out....especially for the finale....but then I guesss no one would have been satisfied with just.....we have a new Jacob, now lets go home....ending.
Plus the other world left people guessing for most of the 6th season, so I guess that is important for LOST....always keep them guessing.
Unanswered Questions - I always thought they'd reveal the name of 'Man in Black' at some point....cause they worked so hard to not give it away....but I guess its more mysterious to never name him.
-I'm sure I'll remember some more things that were never resolved later on....but I can't think of anymore that don't really make sense right now.
Whether or not it ended well, I think I am still unsure to whether I am satisfied or not....but since I don't feel too lousy about it....I guess I'm good with it.
Finally, I have some general comments to add on LOST as a whole.....
-apparently Ben is the Sark of LOST….bad, good, bad, good…etc As well as the series punching bag! I wonder if there is a count out there of the actual number of times he has been beaten up/tortured?....Probably.
-I am now wondering if I have ever commented on the fact that LOST, like Grey’s Anatomy, had a Dr Shephard (diff spelling) and a Dr Burke? ABC is unoriginal apparently when it comes to doctors.
Oh and then there are the saddest LOST deaths.....
-Juliet’s was absolutely brutal, even though I knew she was gonna die, it was just a horrible way to go, and really emotional….not only was I bawling my eyes out in the season 5 finale….but then had to relive it all again in the s6 premiere when she was still alive, before dying in Sawyer’s arms. Gut wrencher!
-Charlie’s was also a really really sad death….Alex's death was pretty sad too, and Shannon's....and Boon’s back in the day…but quickly got topped by others.
-I'm sure I'm forgetting others....Libby's was sad, but only because of how it hurt Hurley....I found Libby annoying, if I remember correctly.
And now I'm done. :)
I am looking forward to being able to rewatch the whole series again in the future, in quick succession, hopefully I will understand a little more of it.....or at the very least, get to relive some of my fave LOST moments from one of the best shows on TV!
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Carlie
Sunday, 16 May 2010
LOST....Finale Countdown
Well...there goes another ep.....I can't really explain my relationship with LOST....I know it all started with JJ Abrams back in the day, as a big Alias fan, and also a fan of television dramas. But when it had buzz coming out of the US 6 months before we got to see it, I knew I would watch it....And even though I am pretty sure I have seen every episode ever....at least in the last 3 seasons anyways....I have very little recollection of the first 2....but I don't think I ever missed one....anyways thats what recaps are for.
When it comes to LOST my brain is a bit of a sieve. I mean its a lot of information to take in in 42 minutes (or 60 with ad breaks)....My brain has never functioned the way LOST really needed it to. I am fan of SO many shows that there is just not room to focus on every little detail that the writers throw at us each week.
I must say though, its amazing how I never gave up on it. - Mostly because my friends wouldn't let me, they fuelled my interest, and once I started downloading it and was able to watch it when I was awake, and without ads, I was able to really get into the whole thing.
Now I'm not some really smart fan who has all these theories....I've always watched for the characters mainly. I find it funny how I hated Juliet for so long, then loved her just in time for her to die....-A serious theme with me....my fave characters always die.
Speaking of which....I always said that I would never be able to make predictions...but based on last week's ep, I think Kate is gonna die....which would suck....but then I have this feeling that they are pretty much all gonna die. Except maybe the candidate....which may or may not be Jack....I never liked Jack much, even in the beginning... It could also be Hurley...he's got some stuff going on there...
Oh and I must comment on this weeks Allison Janney ep (which I have to call it, instead of this weeks ep with Allison Janney). It was really weird watching Allison Janney as a guest star in a show like LOST. Different to how I felt when she guest starred in In Plain Sight, because that was Stunt Casting really. They got another West Wing actor to play a similar type role. But this was totally different. And I must disagree with the reviewer that commented on this ep, and said all they could think about was C.J Cregg.....I never thought about CJ. I guess that might be because I have always felt Allison Janney is one of those people, like Meryl Streep, who can play anything, and it never feels like the same character. It might also have to do with the fact that my love of AJ goes all the way back to 10 Things I Hate About You.....and goes through many other of movies. The West Wing came later.
I thought Allison was awesome in the ep....her character however created many new questions...SOOOO helpfull with only a couple eps left EVER! Not to mention, how crazy/evil/bad she was!
Oh well.....time will tell....or not...I have a feeling that everyone is gonna feel very unsatisfied with the finale....I bet it will answer hardly anything, and create a whole world of new questions....they are just THAT good at it!
One more ep this Tues/Wed, then the big finale Sunday, which will be aired at Ness' LOST finale party on Tuesday Australian time. It'll be fun to watch together, maybe we can help each other keep track of what's going on....and stop some of us who might be inclined to cry if we were viewing it alone, to do so in a group!
-Side note.....I gotta say, Allison Janney has the most honest, kind eyes. Oh and if ever someone makes a movie about me....I want AJ to play my mum :P
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Carlie
When it comes to LOST my brain is a bit of a sieve. I mean its a lot of information to take in in 42 minutes (or 60 with ad breaks)....My brain has never functioned the way LOST really needed it to. I am fan of SO many shows that there is just not room to focus on every little detail that the writers throw at us each week.
I must say though, its amazing how I never gave up on it. - Mostly because my friends wouldn't let me, they fuelled my interest, and once I started downloading it and was able to watch it when I was awake, and without ads, I was able to really get into the whole thing.
Now I'm not some really smart fan who has all these theories....I've always watched for the characters mainly. I find it funny how I hated Juliet for so long, then loved her just in time for her to die....-A serious theme with me....my fave characters always die.
Speaking of which....I always said that I would never be able to make predictions...but based on last week's ep, I think Kate is gonna die....which would suck....but then I have this feeling that they are pretty much all gonna die. Except maybe the candidate....which may or may not be Jack....I never liked Jack much, even in the beginning... It could also be Hurley...he's got some stuff going on there...
Oh and I must comment on this weeks Allison Janney ep (which I have to call it, instead of this weeks ep with Allison Janney). It was really weird watching Allison Janney as a guest star in a show like LOST. Different to how I felt when she guest starred in In Plain Sight, because that was Stunt Casting really. They got another West Wing actor to play a similar type role. But this was totally different. And I must disagree with the reviewer that commented on this ep, and said all they could think about was C.J Cregg.....I never thought about CJ. I guess that might be because I have always felt Allison Janney is one of those people, like Meryl Streep, who can play anything, and it never feels like the same character. It might also have to do with the fact that my love of AJ goes all the way back to 10 Things I Hate About You.....and goes through many other of movies. The West Wing came later.
I thought Allison was awesome in the ep....her character however created many new questions...SOOOO helpfull with only a couple eps left EVER! Not to mention, how crazy/evil/bad she was!
Oh well.....time will tell....or not...I have a feeling that everyone is gonna feel very unsatisfied with the finale....I bet it will answer hardly anything, and create a whole world of new questions....they are just THAT good at it!
One more ep this Tues/Wed, then the big finale Sunday, which will be aired at Ness' LOST finale party on Tuesday Australian time. It'll be fun to watch together, maybe we can help each other keep track of what's going on....and stop some of us who might be inclined to cry if we were viewing it alone, to do so in a group!
-Side note.....I gotta say, Allison Janney has the most honest, kind eyes. Oh and if ever someone makes a movie about me....I want AJ to play my mum :P
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Carlie
Monday, 10 May 2010
TV, TV, Everywhere....and Not a Drop to Drink!
Well I did it. I finished season 5 of Grey's Anatomy. The finale was really hard to watch, knowing that it was George the whole time....it was easier when you only had a little amount of time to get really upset....rather than it growing as the ep went on!
However, now that I've finished season 5, and am back to watching s6....I'm totally confused and lost. I might have to rewatch this seasons eps before the finale, cause Ellen Pompeo hinted that you will need to know what's been happening this season.....and with watching seasons 4 and 5 at the same time as 6....I'm a little jumbled.
Now lets talk Glee! - Well after a slow, slightly dissapointing first ep back, and then an interesting Madonna episode....which was both fun, yet not quite up to what I want from the show.....ep 3 came along with Kristin Chenoweth singing 3 great songs, and great songs for the others....however a whole ep without a Rachel number was both weird and refreshing. But I think I even liked this Kristin ep better than the first one!
However the 4th ep was not my fave either, I didn't care about Olivia Newton John or Physical one tiny bit. I did like You Can't Touch This....and Emma standing up for herself....but none of the songs really stood out as ones I NEED to download. I mean they finally let Puck sing, and make him share with Finn (and Jesse...who I like less each week sadly).
Brothers and Sisters- I think I can see where they are heading with Robert and Kitty.....I just really don't want him to leave....I think that show is slowly losing the plot. Sometimes it feels like they make up the show each week as they go...without really planning out the arcs. I mean whatever happened to Ryan...he was just a pointless boring character! And I really could care less about Luc....
Parenthood - Still LOVING this show. SO glad to have Lauren on tv every week! And I LOVE that its not just her on that show that keeps me coming back each week. The stories are great. The characters are all great - there is not realy anyone I hate...which is refreshing! The only thing they need to work on, is the editing of the credits. Every ep goes from Cold Open to credits without any proper 'crash' or transition. It feels really out of place. I LOVE that it has credits...I just worry that the editors have forgotton how to transition into them....go back and watch The West Wing, or Dawson's Creek, or Gilmore Girls....they all had it right. The credits should not feel out of place with the rest of the ep, it should blend, keep a tone. Anyways...that's my 2 cents on the credits.
The Good Wife - Well....after Peter stormed out of the apartment, setting off the alarm....I was kinda looking forward to him going to back to jail.....I didn't really care much about what was going on in this weeks ep. I did like Will playing Judge though, that was kinda fun.
P-Rex - SO glad to finally have this show back...1 month was way too long to be away. Although there is only a few eps left, and that mean not long with Mark....however we get Rob Lowe, so I guess that's worth it.
Modern Family - Everyweek I feel a little bad for this show, cause it gets pushed to the back by all my 1 hour dramas, but I really do enjoy this show.
In Plain Sight - Still really enjoying this show....the one problem is that they had Allison Janney on so early, and now no other ep can live up to that! Steve Weber's ep was fun, but last weeks was a token slow ep. I'm sure it will be more fun when Josh Malina comes back....and we figure out what's going on with Brandi.
Private Practice - So glad Violet is finally back!....AND she wants Lucas!
LOST - ok....OMG! I know I had been thinking over the last few eps that they should start killing off the main characters early, cause no one would expect it....and then there was this weeks ep! They SHOT Kate!...which I guess means she won't be around too much longer....she was shot in the chest. Sun and Jin had a very sad exit, and Saiyd had a 'hero' moment - taking the bomb away and being blown up as a result. They also got rid of Lapedis we asssume....but no one really cares about him do they?! So we're left with Jack, Sawyer, Hurley and an injured Kate....oh and Claire and Flocke (faux Locke)....and Desmond...
-I have no idea how this is all gonna turn out, and what it has to do with these alternate world scenes.....but its gonna be AWESOME....and I'm guessing really really sad :( Must remember tissues for the finale.
-Also ....can't wait for Allison Janney's ep. She's seriously going for TV domination this year!
Now...there was something Ness and I were trying to figure out the other day, recently we were watching a scene of something, where someone had a cup of coffee, emptied it out cause it was hot, filled it with water, and then threw it at someone.....and we haven't been able to place it. To me it sounds like it could have been, Gloria in Modern Family, Mary/Marshall in In Plain Sight, or Charlotte/Cooper in Private Practice. But then it could have also been from a movie....so maybe we'll never know.
Anyways...that's my TV-recap.
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-Carlie
However, now that I've finished season 5, and am back to watching s6....I'm totally confused and lost. I might have to rewatch this seasons eps before the finale, cause Ellen Pompeo hinted that you will need to know what's been happening this season.....and with watching seasons 4 and 5 at the same time as 6....I'm a little jumbled.
Now lets talk Glee! - Well after a slow, slightly dissapointing first ep back, and then an interesting Madonna episode....which was both fun, yet not quite up to what I want from the show.....ep 3 came along with Kristin Chenoweth singing 3 great songs, and great songs for the others....however a whole ep without a Rachel number was both weird and refreshing. But I think I even liked this Kristin ep better than the first one!
However the 4th ep was not my fave either, I didn't care about Olivia Newton John or Physical one tiny bit. I did like You Can't Touch This....and Emma standing up for herself....but none of the songs really stood out as ones I NEED to download. I mean they finally let Puck sing, and make him share with Finn (and Jesse...who I like less each week sadly).
Brothers and Sisters- I think I can see where they are heading with Robert and Kitty.....I just really don't want him to leave....I think that show is slowly losing the plot. Sometimes it feels like they make up the show each week as they go...without really planning out the arcs. I mean whatever happened to Ryan...he was just a pointless boring character! And I really could care less about Luc....
Parenthood - Still LOVING this show. SO glad to have Lauren on tv every week! And I LOVE that its not just her on that show that keeps me coming back each week. The stories are great. The characters are all great - there is not realy anyone I hate...which is refreshing! The only thing they need to work on, is the editing of the credits. Every ep goes from Cold Open to credits without any proper 'crash' or transition. It feels really out of place. I LOVE that it has credits...I just worry that the editors have forgotton how to transition into them....go back and watch The West Wing, or Dawson's Creek, or Gilmore Girls....they all had it right. The credits should not feel out of place with the rest of the ep, it should blend, keep a tone. Anyways...that's my 2 cents on the credits.
The Good Wife - Well....after Peter stormed out of the apartment, setting off the alarm....I was kinda looking forward to him going to back to jail.....I didn't really care much about what was going on in this weeks ep. I did like Will playing Judge though, that was kinda fun.
P-Rex - SO glad to finally have this show back...1 month was way too long to be away. Although there is only a few eps left, and that mean not long with Mark....however we get Rob Lowe, so I guess that's worth it.
Modern Family - Everyweek I feel a little bad for this show, cause it gets pushed to the back by all my 1 hour dramas, but I really do enjoy this show.
In Plain Sight - Still really enjoying this show....the one problem is that they had Allison Janney on so early, and now no other ep can live up to that! Steve Weber's ep was fun, but last weeks was a token slow ep. I'm sure it will be more fun when Josh Malina comes back....and we figure out what's going on with Brandi.
Private Practice - So glad Violet is finally back!....AND she wants Lucas!
LOST - ok....OMG! I know I had been thinking over the last few eps that they should start killing off the main characters early, cause no one would expect it....and then there was this weeks ep! They SHOT Kate!...which I guess means she won't be around too much longer....she was shot in the chest. Sun and Jin had a very sad exit, and Saiyd had a 'hero' moment - taking the bomb away and being blown up as a result. They also got rid of Lapedis we asssume....but no one really cares about him do they?! So we're left with Jack, Sawyer, Hurley and an injured Kate....oh and Claire and Flocke (faux Locke)....and Desmond...
-I have no idea how this is all gonna turn out, and what it has to do with these alternate world scenes.....but its gonna be AWESOME....and I'm guessing really really sad :( Must remember tissues for the finale.
-Also ....can't wait for Allison Janney's ep. She's seriously going for TV domination this year!
Now...there was something Ness and I were trying to figure out the other day, recently we were watching a scene of something, where someone had a cup of coffee, emptied it out cause it was hot, filled it with water, and then threw it at someone.....and we haven't been able to place it. To me it sounds like it could have been, Gloria in Modern Family, Mary/Marshall in In Plain Sight, or Charlotte/Cooper in Private Practice. But then it could have also been from a movie....so maybe we'll never know.
Anyways...that's my TV-recap.
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-Carlie
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
A Little of This, A Little of That
So at this current moment, I am in the middle of a West Wing Quiz, where you have a list of actors and have to name the characters they play. Grouped by difficultly....I have an issue with this in that Dule, Janel and Rob have been placed in the 2nd easiest group, while Jimmy and Alan who were on the show much much less are in the easy group....
Presently I am trying to remember Anna Deavere Smith's, and Adam Arkin's characters. ....Stanley..... It might come to me by the end of this post.
So it's been a while since I've posted much. I've been watching a lot of Grey's Anatomy lately. I finished season 4 and am just past halfway through season 5.
In terms of current tv, its been slow lately....however Glee came back last week. And it still rocks. I have some issues, but they might resolve themselves. So excited that Idina Menzel is in it! Kristin Chenoweth's ep airs next week. SUPER EXCITED!
Lost is up to ep 13, so not many left now. I'm gonna be really sad when it goes....cause other than Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters, all my shows are new or young.
The Good Wife has been on break, which sucks. It somehow evened out my Wednesdays. For some reason all my shows are on on Tuesdays in the US, so its Wednesday by the time I get them. The pecking order used to go, LOST, and then Parenthood or The Good Wife - alternating. Now it goes, LOST and Glee first, then Parenthood and The Good Wife. It doesn't matter which goes first in each set.
Parks and Recreation has been on break for ages and doesn't come back till next week. It better be a good ep! Modern Family and Cougar Town are still on, and I still can't let go of Cougar Town. I like it too much....but it's probably my least fave of all my shows.
I've been getting some extra stuff while things have been on break. I got some Saturday Night Live. Tina Fey was awesome. I got Taylor Swift's one from last year. And there are a few more that I can get.
I watched 2 eps of How I Met Your Mother - one for Amanda Peet, and one for Carrie Underwood. I have to admit that I really don't like that show much at all.
......still no clue on Anna and Adam's characters other than his first name is Stanley....Damm Will & Grace, all I can think of is Stanley Walker...and I KNOW that's not right.
I give up....oh yeah Nancy McNally!.....and Stanley KEYWORTH! I also missed Mark Harmon, John Goodman, James Brolin, and Zeljko Ivanek. But that's not THAT bad.
Makes me sad that of the 3 people that answered the forum, only 1 person knew Mary McCormack's character, and NONE knew Kristin's character :( -These are not my people!
That is all I've got for tonight.
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Carlie
Presently I am trying to remember Anna Deavere Smith's, and Adam Arkin's characters. ....Stanley..... It might come to me by the end of this post.
So it's been a while since I've posted much. I've been watching a lot of Grey's Anatomy lately. I finished season 4 and am just past halfway through season 5.
In terms of current tv, its been slow lately....however Glee came back last week. And it still rocks. I have some issues, but they might resolve themselves. So excited that Idina Menzel is in it! Kristin Chenoweth's ep airs next week. SUPER EXCITED!
Lost is up to ep 13, so not many left now. I'm gonna be really sad when it goes....cause other than Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters, all my shows are new or young.
The Good Wife has been on break, which sucks. It somehow evened out my Wednesdays. For some reason all my shows are on on Tuesdays in the US, so its Wednesday by the time I get them. The pecking order used to go, LOST, and then Parenthood or The Good Wife - alternating. Now it goes, LOST and Glee first, then Parenthood and The Good Wife. It doesn't matter which goes first in each set.
Parks and Recreation has been on break for ages and doesn't come back till next week. It better be a good ep! Modern Family and Cougar Town are still on, and I still can't let go of Cougar Town. I like it too much....but it's probably my least fave of all my shows.
I've been getting some extra stuff while things have been on break. I got some Saturday Night Live. Tina Fey was awesome. I got Taylor Swift's one from last year. And there are a few more that I can get.
I watched 2 eps of How I Met Your Mother - one for Amanda Peet, and one for Carrie Underwood. I have to admit that I really don't like that show much at all.
......still no clue on Anna and Adam's characters other than his first name is Stanley....Damm Will & Grace, all I can think of is Stanley Walker...and I KNOW that's not right.
I give up....oh yeah Nancy McNally!.....and Stanley KEYWORTH! I also missed Mark Harmon, John Goodman, James Brolin, and Zeljko Ivanek. But that's not THAT bad.
Makes me sad that of the 3 people that answered the forum, only 1 person knew Mary McCormack's character, and NONE knew Kristin's character :( -These are not my people!
That is all I've got for tonight.
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Carlie
Thursday, 18 February 2010
LOST...and others
So I told you it would happen, and it finally did, I'm hooked again. Ep 4 definately had me going OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! And like other's said would happen, I am starting to get sad at the beginning and the end of each ep, cause it's getting closer to the end.
-Wow I just thought about it and its been a long time since an long-running show (more than 2 seasons) of mine has ended. Not counting DVD shows ofcourse. The last one was ER last year...which has similarities to LOST in that it feels like time to end it, and it has been coming, however, unlike ER, LOST has planed out the storyline for year now! So excited to see how it all ends, but yet dredding it like hell!
In other news, I finished season 11 of ER. Which marks the turning point in ER, with Carter being the last original (never leaving) character to leave. I imagine I would have been really sad and emotional the first time I watched his last ep...and I was pretty emotional this time too. I miss Carter already!
However season 11 really lost some big characters, and never really replaced them. They kicked off Corday...then they lost Chen, and then Carter....huh funny, I never noticed they were the 'C' characters! They never really replaced the lost women on that show, and after Carter left there weren't many REALLY GOOD characters anyways...sad.
The problem now is that I don't have season 12 on dvd, and I'm fighting myself from going back and watching season 15 all over again! I'm weak!
Episode 14 of The Good Wife is my fave so far...mainly because Cary got high! But it made for great scenes...and the rest of the story was actually really interesting. I'm so bummed that I have to wait till March for new eps. Damm Olympics are really messing up the TV schedule!
Also this is problematic because a lot of new shows are starting in March, or are coming back in March, so there will be more shows to fit into my download schedule/limit. But it'll all work out.
I'm caught up on Cougar Town. I don't care what people think, I still like it a lot.
I'm slowly catching up on Parks and Recreation. I just watched Megan Mullally's ep...which was odd seeing as I'm watching a lot of Will & Grace these days. I also can't believe I keep forgetting she was even in that show. It keeps happening to me. Oh well. I've seen it now...I had to redownload it cause the first one was a dud file :( Boo. So that's 8 eps of s2 down, so not too bad.
I think that's all for now....I don't have the energy to get into Brothers & Sisters or Greys or PP right now...Maybe I'll save that for the weekend.
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Carlie
-Wow I just thought about it and its been a long time since an long-running show (more than 2 seasons) of mine has ended. Not counting DVD shows ofcourse. The last one was ER last year...which has similarities to LOST in that it feels like time to end it, and it has been coming, however, unlike ER, LOST has planed out the storyline for year now! So excited to see how it all ends, but yet dredding it like hell!
In other news, I finished season 11 of ER. Which marks the turning point in ER, with Carter being the last original (never leaving) character to leave. I imagine I would have been really sad and emotional the first time I watched his last ep...and I was pretty emotional this time too. I miss Carter already!
However season 11 really lost some big characters, and never really replaced them. They kicked off Corday...then they lost Chen, and then Carter....huh funny, I never noticed they were the 'C' characters! They never really replaced the lost women on that show, and after Carter left there weren't many REALLY GOOD characters anyways...sad.
The problem now is that I don't have season 12 on dvd, and I'm fighting myself from going back and watching season 15 all over again! I'm weak!
Episode 14 of The Good Wife is my fave so far...mainly because Cary got high! But it made for great scenes...and the rest of the story was actually really interesting. I'm so bummed that I have to wait till March for new eps. Damm Olympics are really messing up the TV schedule!
Also this is problematic because a lot of new shows are starting in March, or are coming back in March, so there will be more shows to fit into my download schedule/limit. But it'll all work out.
I'm caught up on Cougar Town. I don't care what people think, I still like it a lot.
I'm slowly catching up on Parks and Recreation. I just watched Megan Mullally's ep...which was odd seeing as I'm watching a lot of Will & Grace these days. I also can't believe I keep forgetting she was even in that show. It keeps happening to me. Oh well. I've seen it now...I had to redownload it cause the first one was a dud file :( Boo. So that's 8 eps of s2 down, so not too bad.
I think that's all for now....I don't have the energy to get into Brothers & Sisters or Greys or PP right now...Maybe I'll save that for the weekend.
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Carlie
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Well so much for that!.
We are weak....weak, weak, weak. :D
So after our first week of being good and sticking to our 2 ep limit for The West Wing....we went ahead the next week and watched 6. .....Then this week we watched 4. Okay so an average of 4 eps a week is actually pretty good for us. -That's almost season 2 pace.
I think we will probably stick to blocks of 4 or 5 eps for the last few. We do have drinking week in their to drown our sorrows.
I will admit that the original limit of 2 eps was unrealistic....but it actually didn't feel wrong that we only watched two.....just like this week it didn't feel wrong that we watched just 4....even though we both kinda wanted to get to ep 5....but at the same time didn't....
I think we both are dying to get to the end...but don't want to get to the end at the same time. -Its a confusing set of feelings.
As far as other tv goes....its the end of the TV season. ER is gone, I've seen the end of Lost, Brothers and Sisters, and every other show I watch, 'cept Greys.
I've got nothing else to watch...nothing waiting for me. This means I will have to start downloading some other things....like the rest of NCIS -which has been my on hold show. I think I've got 3 or 4 eps of that left to see. I've also got to get season 3 of Brotherhood...but I have a feeling its gonna suck - I hope not. Then there is a few mini-series I want to watch, and a couple of movies I've got to track down. But I think I'm going to be very bored over the next few months.
-and waiting till Jan/Feb for new LOST is gonna be hard...this season was TOO good!!!!
-Carlie
So after our first week of being good and sticking to our 2 ep limit for The West Wing....we went ahead the next week and watched 6. .....Then this week we watched 4. Okay so an average of 4 eps a week is actually pretty good for us. -That's almost season 2 pace.
I think we will probably stick to blocks of 4 or 5 eps for the last few. We do have drinking week in their to drown our sorrows.
I will admit that the original limit of 2 eps was unrealistic....but it actually didn't feel wrong that we only watched two.....just like this week it didn't feel wrong that we watched just 4....even though we both kinda wanted to get to ep 5....but at the same time didn't....
I think we both are dying to get to the end...but don't want to get to the end at the same time. -Its a confusing set of feelings.
As far as other tv goes....its the end of the TV season. ER is gone, I've seen the end of Lost, Brothers and Sisters, and every other show I watch, 'cept Greys.
I've got nothing else to watch...nothing waiting for me. This means I will have to start downloading some other things....like the rest of NCIS -which has been my on hold show. I think I've got 3 or 4 eps of that left to see. I've also got to get season 3 of Brotherhood...but I have a feeling its gonna suck - I hope not. Then there is a few mini-series I want to watch, and a couple of movies I've got to track down. But I think I'm going to be very bored over the next few months.
-and waiting till Jan/Feb for new LOST is gonna be hard...this season was TOO good!!!!
-Carlie
Monday, 4 May 2009
What Happened to The TV Viewers?
Did they all suddenly get dumber, and stupid - unable to appreciate good writing, directing, performance and overall creativity???? It feels like it. Maybe they just became jaded.
Over the last few years, ratings keep dropping for new shows. People are just not tuning in for the good stuff. There could be a billion different reasons why shows are not lasting anymore.
I grew up on shows that were institutions. They lasted at least 3 seasons and often went to 5 or more. So what has changed? Is it the audience? The content? Or are the networks just not giving things a go anymore?
I argue it's a bit of all three.
Firstly, I think the popularity of the internet gave people something else to do. It got people away from their televisions. I also think that the introduction and excess of reality programs has really dumbed down the audience. Additionally, those shows are cheaper to make and easier to sell.
There are very very few shows begun after 2002 that really were good! There are always exceptions and we have seen them. In the 20th century somehow there were more shows being given a chance by networks. Nowdays its all about ratings. If something does not rate high straight off the bat, it is doomed. If they had thought that way in the old days, The Brady Bunch and many other iconic shows would never have made it! -Just something to think about.
I think that nowadays the audiences EXPECT new shows to not last. So they are not tuning in in the first place! They would rather wait till it has a good shot, and catch up by watching online or dvd. I find even I think that way. I know what is coming, I know who is in it and sometimes I really really like it (eg. Pushing Daisies, Better Off Ted), and want it to do well, but sometimes even though I want to....I just automatically expect that anything new will not last. (eg. Cupid)
Even with TIVO, people are still not watching the new stuff.
DVD's I think are also to blame. Now people can watch their old faves over and over and over again without having to care about the new stuff that isn't going to last more than a season. Not that there is anything wrong with watching old stuff.....I'm all for it. -You've seen my dvd collection and read my ranting about The West Wing. But its a factor nonetheless.
It really makes me worry about the future of tv. A lot of the BIG shows (in my lifetime) ended from 2004-2006. Today's big shows started around that time...but they are just not quite at the same standard of excellence and consistancy of quality that the old ones were. -Seriously, you cannot argue that season 5 of Grey's Anatomy is as good as season 5 of Friends. (or for a better example the first 12 seasons of ER vs. the last few)
I wonder what will happen when these big shows we have now call it quits. What will the landscape of American television look like when Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, Heroes, LOST etc. end. I doubt Mad Men will go for more than a few more seasons. Maybe by that time we will be ready to accept some of the old quality back again. Maybe by then we will see some more top shelf stuff make it past season 1, by the likes of J.J Abrams, Aaron Sorkin, Amy Sherman-Palladino, John Wells, the creators of Friends, Will and Grace, and other sitcoms, and any one of other greats I'm sure I've forgotton.
Stay tuned for my next rant.....on the death of the Sitcom!
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Carlie
Over the last few years, ratings keep dropping for new shows. People are just not tuning in for the good stuff. There could be a billion different reasons why shows are not lasting anymore.
I grew up on shows that were institutions. They lasted at least 3 seasons and often went to 5 or more. So what has changed? Is it the audience? The content? Or are the networks just not giving things a go anymore?
I argue it's a bit of all three.
Firstly, I think the popularity of the internet gave people something else to do. It got people away from their televisions. I also think that the introduction and excess of reality programs has really dumbed down the audience. Additionally, those shows are cheaper to make and easier to sell.
There are very very few shows begun after 2002 that really were good! There are always exceptions and we have seen them. In the 20th century somehow there were more shows being given a chance by networks. Nowdays its all about ratings. If something does not rate high straight off the bat, it is doomed. If they had thought that way in the old days, The Brady Bunch and many other iconic shows would never have made it! -Just something to think about.
I think that nowadays the audiences EXPECT new shows to not last. So they are not tuning in in the first place! They would rather wait till it has a good shot, and catch up by watching online or dvd. I find even I think that way. I know what is coming, I know who is in it and sometimes I really really like it (eg. Pushing Daisies, Better Off Ted), and want it to do well, but sometimes even though I want to....I just automatically expect that anything new will not last. (eg. Cupid)
Even with TIVO, people are still not watching the new stuff.
DVD's I think are also to blame. Now people can watch their old faves over and over and over again without having to care about the new stuff that isn't going to last more than a season. Not that there is anything wrong with watching old stuff.....I'm all for it. -You've seen my dvd collection and read my ranting about The West Wing. But its a factor nonetheless.
It really makes me worry about the future of tv. A lot of the BIG shows (in my lifetime) ended from 2004-2006. Today's big shows started around that time...but they are just not quite at the same standard of excellence and consistancy of quality that the old ones were. -Seriously, you cannot argue that season 5 of Grey's Anatomy is as good as season 5 of Friends. (or for a better example the first 12 seasons of ER vs. the last few)
I wonder what will happen when these big shows we have now call it quits. What will the landscape of American television look like when Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, Heroes, LOST etc. end. I doubt Mad Men will go for more than a few more seasons. Maybe by that time we will be ready to accept some of the old quality back again. Maybe by then we will see some more top shelf stuff make it past season 1, by the likes of J.J Abrams, Aaron Sorkin, Amy Sherman-Palladino, John Wells, the creators of Friends, Will and Grace, and other sitcoms, and any one of other greats I'm sure I've forgotton.
Stay tuned for my next rant.....on the death of the Sitcom!
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Carlie
Sunday, 24 June 2007
Winding Down Now
So its that time of year, the current seasons have ended in the US, and are slowly coming to an end here in Australia. So far I have seen the finales of Heroes, Las Vegas, ER and Brothers and Sisters. One which was a really full on ep with a cliffhanger ending, another which ended nice and neat, a third which ended big and with a semi-cliffhanger, and another that ended really pathetically...they were in this order, Las Vegas, Brothers and Sisters, Heroes and ER. After last years big finale, ER really let us down this season.
And I have watched the series finales of Crossing Jordan, and Gilmore Girls. - Both of which were not really inteded as real series finales, but just in case ones. Which totally sucked, while hte eps were good, as finales they were missing that something ...closeur! Crossing Jordan in retrospect had no real closure. Okay so we know they were rescued, Jordan admited her feelings to Woody..and he reciprocated, and the final scene with Jordan and Garret was pretty perfect...however, that was a show that never should have ended on the side of a mountain. There was no great death, no resolution of Emily's murder -which drove the early seasons of the series, and there is just not a 'this is the end' feeling.
Then there is Gilmore Girls, it ended with nods to the pilot, and earlier themes, there was the reuniting of Lorelai and Luke, and Rory found a job post-college.
But it still felt slightly empty. I don't know exactly what was wrong with it...but it just needed something else....although I am glad they didn't pull a Luke/Lorelai wedding...cause that would have been just crazy..and not the good kind!
I still have the finales of NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Lost and Grey's Anatomy left. I am really looking forward to September, when there will be shows for me to download again.
And I have watched the series finales of Crossing Jordan, and Gilmore Girls. - Both of which were not really inteded as real series finales, but just in case ones. Which totally sucked, while hte eps were good, as finales they were missing that something ...closeur! Crossing Jordan in retrospect had no real closure. Okay so we know they were rescued, Jordan admited her feelings to Woody..and he reciprocated, and the final scene with Jordan and Garret was pretty perfect...however, that was a show that never should have ended on the side of a mountain. There was no great death, no resolution of Emily's murder -which drove the early seasons of the series, and there is just not a 'this is the end' feeling.
Then there is Gilmore Girls, it ended with nods to the pilot, and earlier themes, there was the reuniting of Lorelai and Luke, and Rory found a job post-college.
But it still felt slightly empty. I don't know exactly what was wrong with it...but it just needed something else....although I am glad they didn't pull a Luke/Lorelai wedding...cause that would have been just crazy..and not the good kind!
I still have the finales of NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Lost and Grey's Anatomy left. I am really looking forward to September, when there will be shows for me to download again.
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