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Up on The Wire
I almost didn’t watch The Wire. I don’t mean this week’s episode; there was no way I’d miss that. Just in general. Five years ago, I sat through the first five minutes of the very first episode and decided it was a Homicide ripoff by someone who was really pleased with their ability to use [...]
Continue reading...‘Lost’ In The Plot: Why TV Blockbusters Can’t Help But Disappoint You.
2. January 2008 Posted by Fergus
The body of a local beauty queen washes up on the beach…a group of airline crash survivors find themselves on a remote island inhabited by invisible monsters…a policeman finds himself transported thirty years into the past. These are great openings, and great openings demand a strong finish. How did he get back to 1973? How [...]
Continue reading...Dexter: The Dark Passenger Rides Again
Sunday night marked the end of the second series of Dexter, and I think I finally have my thoughts in order. This show consistently works on so many layers that I can’t trust my first response; I must consider why I react as I do. After all, as I’ve noted before, this is a show [...]
Continue reading...Tidbits for November 29
29. November 2007 Posted by Marcia
The Wire, one of the few shows completely unaffected by the writers’ strike, has a confirmed air date at last. It’s returning to HBO on January 6, though those that have On Demand can skip that whole “get drunk and desperately find someone to kiss at midnight” ritual and start watching it on New [...]
Continue reading...After All That We’ve Been Through: Breaking Up With Grey’s Anatomy
27. November 2007 Posted by Marcia
Breaking up is hard to do. Everyone knows that. And yet, breaking up with a TV show shouldn’t be that difficult. It’s not like you need to worry about tears, or hurt feelings, or restraining orders. You just stop watching. No muss, no fuss. But then you start remembering all the good times you once had, [...]
Continue reading...Finding the Missing Pieces of Lost
14. November 2007 Posted by Erin
Hi, my name is Erin and I’m addicted to Lost. I would probably need some sort of program with steps but I’m not about to admit that this is a problem. It’s more like a clever spin on a Robert Palmer video. But really, I love this show. I love it like a lovey thing. [...]
Continue reading...Prison Broke
24. October 2007 Posted by Marcia
So far as I can tell, there are three reasons people watch Prison Break: 1. They enjoy the thoroughly implausible predicaments and the MacGyver-esque strategies Michael Scofield must employ to break out of prison/escape insane FBI agents/keep his head freshly shaved with nary a razor in sight/break out of prison again. 2. They appreciate the serialized format [...]
Continue reading...Speed Reviews: New Dramas
It’s nearly October, and I’ve still barely made a dent in writing about all the new shows this year. I have an excellent reason for this: most of the shows bore me silly. Out of respect to my short attention span, I offer the 25-word review. Reaper: The other show featuring a twenty-something mega-mart employee with [...]
Continue reading...Friday Night Lights: Stealing My Snark
14. October 2007 Posted by Marcia
I have never watched more than five minutes of a football game at once, despite growing up with a brother who was a rabid 49ers fan. I hated pretty much every minute I spent in high school, convinced that life would dramatically improve the moment I graduated (thankfully, I was right). I have the sort [...]
Continue reading...Alaska Dreamin’
10. October 2007 Posted by Marcia
The fun part of having a slightly obsessive personality is the way I can disappear into other worlds for days on end, exploring and playing, discovering new things. For instance, once a year, I decide it’s time to buy a house, so I read up on real estate prices in various cities, compare mortgage rates, [...]
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8. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
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