We take a break from Lost recaps (though Ep. 3 is coming soon, I promise) to bring you another top 5. As a newly christened tv blogger, I think it's fair to see some of my credentials, so I present the top 5 most influential tv moments in my life:
5. 1997-1999 -- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (seasons 8, 9, and 10)
I started watching this cult classic on Sci-Fi channel in elementary school. It's intelligent, irreverent, and just plain incredible. It can be seen as one of the first influences on me to direct witty comments at the tv screen. Or at least try.
4. Fall, 2005 -- Firefly
Starting college is an awkward time. New people, new place, trying to fit in. In those first nights away from home, my roommate asked me if I had ever watched a little known Joss Whedon show called Firefly. A space western, I was hesitant but intrigued. It turned out to be really damn good. And he and I bonded, huddled around the glow of his laptop computer, watching Mal evade the alliance. Kyle has proven, time and again, to have pretty impeccable tv tastes (of the shows that he's watched...his childhood catalog is a little sparse) and you should be hearing more from him anytime soon.
3. Spring 2004 -- Arrested Development
I was a senior in high school, bored on Sunday night. I was waiting for the simpsons to come on and caught part of Arrested Development. I thought, "maybe this will be good, I know it's a critical darling" but jumping into the middle of it was just the wrong move. All the self references were lost on me and I was quite confused in the chaos. I quickly changed the channel. It's a pity, because I think many people did the same thing except never went back.
Good news though AD fans: http://tv.yahoo.com/show/35099/news/urn:newsml:eonlinekristen.com:20080202:TV-6a829db24533e7aa026268d0738c29d5__ER:1;_ylt=AuK7ETKJIdGTP7M9Gu47UVyAo9EF
2. Fall, 2005 -- Veronica Mars (season 2, episode 5, "Blast from the Past")
It was freshman year in college and I didn't really regularly watch network programming anymore (not since around junior high). But one night, a couple friends down the hall were having trouble with their cable so they came over to our apartment to watch tv. Lost was a rerun so we watched a little show on the WB called Veronica Mars at the request of my friend Julia. After that, I was hooked. I downloaded all the old episodes and we all watched it together, a real bonding experience that continued in watching several other shows together, ultimately inspiring this blag. Julia also is a very talented writer slash television reviewer and thought we don't always see eye to eye, her opinions are always with some merit. Hopefully, she too, will get something up on here.
1. Spring 1999 -- Seinfeld (season 9, episodes 23/24, "The Finale)
Above any others, Seinfeld was the show I was dedicated to watching. Must See tv really meant something to me and I religiously watched what can be considered one of the best shows ever made. When I first heard news that season 9 was the final one, I was a little heartbroken. And when I watched the finale, I was a little angry. The greatest show about nothing went out on, in my opinion, one of the weakest endings ever. I guess it had been built up so much, it was bound to fall on its face. But this moment was when I realized that even great tv shows can stumble. And when they do, say something so it doesn't happen again.
And there are 5 of the most influential moments in my tv watching 'career'
Feel free to post your own.
And good news, some Office recaps are on their way!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sorry to interrupt your regularly scheduled programming...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
The Most Important Question
I know I am just starting but I can already see many things I'd like to fix in my style of recaps. For one, less plain recapping, more commentary. But these are kinda long and can be taxing if not rewarding. I'm sure with more time, I'll get better at this.
Let me first spread this episode out for you in a nutshell (I know I am mixing my metaphors, it’s a reference to Sports Night, one of my favorite shows. You should probably watch that instead of Lost.): This episode sets up four new characters that I don’t like…and that’s pretty much it. The plot doesn’t move forward too much, otherwise. Suck.
We open to footage of an underwater camera and 2 people remotely observing and controlling the exploration. And they find the lost wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815!? Oh wait…not that impressive. Mostly because it’s fake. And it’s not too unreasonable to assume that, after like 3 months, the only worse press for an airline than a plane crash is a plane crash they can’t find. So you make something up. But for some reason, this guy, Dan, is watching the news of the discovery and just starts sobbing. He also happens to be the parachutist from last week. Just crying at home for no reason his wife or even he understands. I mean, sure, it’s supposed to set up questions: why is he crying, how’d he end up on the island, etc. But you know what? I don’t really care about new characters. The fact that he and his cronies introduced in this episode, become season regulars does not sit well with me. You already heard me complain about all the characters I don’t like last week. I doubt the solution is to add more characters into the mix. I want answers, not crazy crybaby nutjobs.
Anyways, we cut to a hectic scene inside the helicopter where crybaby Dan is unwillingly forced out of the helicopter, he desperately deploys his chute and when he gets to his feet, hears the approaching Jack and Kate. OooOOoooh, he conceals a gun so things aren’t so S&R friendly after all. But honestly, we could expect that. What with Charlie writing ‘Not Penny’s Boat’ on his hand. He introduces himself as Daniel Faraday, the man here to rescue them.
Ok, I’m jumping the gun a little bit but this is a good segue into something that really grinds my gears. In like half an hour, you learn he is a physicist. His name is Daniel Faraday. For those with better majors than me(read: everyone, except Tim) here is some background information: Michael Faraday was a prominent scientist in the fields of physics and chemistry. He is a major influence on electromagnetism (Like what the Swan studied, ooOOooh) and is considered to have pioneered the field of nanoscience (if anyone resurrects the theory that the smoke monster is an AI motivated collection of nanobots, I will hurt them). He has two units of measure named after him AND a constant. So he’s kind of important to the science community. He was known as a philosopher of nature. My problem: Lost very unsubtly names characters after important philosophers. John Locke. Rousseau. You guys just are not trying very hard. I’ll admit Jack Shepard is a little better. But John Locke was seriously the laziest job ever. It’s like you put it up as his placeholder name but never filled it in with a real one. And now we have a scientist named after a scientist? When it’s that obtuse, it’s distracting. Like the movie, The Savages. It did not need that extra layer with the play on the family name. So, in conclusion, attention writers: please stop naming characters after historical figures you guys kinda remember from the few days you actually went to class in college.
So Crybaby mentions stuff about his team and their GPS like thingies that can be found using the 1992 iPhone. They try to make it sound technical but it doesn’t really matter because it only results in two outcomes: people that our outraged at how science/technology does not actually work like that (I usually fall into this camp) and people that take Lost so seriously that they believe it like gospel. And of course they all argue over the internet (which necessarily is a zero sum game). Eeeeeh, Tck tck tck tck.
Elsewhere, Locke is enjoying the rain. Because he is crazy. When it stops (the rain, not Locke being crazy), they head out. But before going to the barracks like Locke said, he wants to make a detour at a cabin. When Hurley points out that he thought the cabin was the other direction, Locke starts interrogating him and Hurley covers himself by claiming to refer to the airplane cabin. Now, I have talked to many people, and the general consensus is it was Locke who scared Hurley at the cabin. PS Though I didn’t realize it at the time, the man in the rocking chair during the last episode was none other than Christian Shepard! What. The. Fuck. I still don’t understand if they are going to the cabin though, why Locke is so angry at Hurley for mentioning it. Whatever. Locke spouts some more stuff about fate and then mentions he is following the orders of Walt.
Back on the beach, Sayid and Juliet have some relatively meaningless and uninteresting conversation but Juliet does acknowledge that these people may be bad. So how many guns do you have Sayid? Let’s go shoot us some baddies.
When Jack, Kate, and Dan stumble upon some jettisoned cargo from the helicopter, including biohazard gear and gas masks, Jack confronts Dan about the gun and starts an interrogation. Just as Dan says that rescuing the survivors is not their primary mission and Jack presses him for more information, Dan picks up his partner’s, Miles, beacon. They can’t fucking walk and talk? Haven’t they seen the West Wing? It’s not that hard people.
Sawyer pushes Locke for more information about Walt and Locke reveals that it was Walt, “only taller.” I find it weird that Locke didn’t just describe him as older (since the actor is) and am mildly dreading how they’re gonna explain this. Sawyer does not believe Locke when he says Ben shot him until Locke reveals the gun shot wound. Sawyer is an idiot because Locke was in a fucking wheelchair before coming to the island.
As Jack and crew follow the iPhone to Miles, we see a view over the Cliffside to an unconscious parachutist with his chute flapping in the wind. I was really hoping for some sweet Lord of the Flies omage, where the wind makes him scare them and stuff but no dice. As Jack checks to see if Miles is alive, he comes to and pulls his gun on Jack because he knows Naomi is dead.
At this suspenseful moment, we are treated to a flashback featuring our newly discovered friend. He’s apparently the most expensive cleaning service in the city, demanding $200 up front as he assembles what looks like a dirt devil. He goes upstairs, turns on his vacuum thing and goes into a trance. Apparently he’s a ghostbuster. As far as I can recall, there was no Asian ghostbuster and none of them were psychic. Also he doesn’t have the a sweet proton pack. So he sucks. He demands the ghost tell him where ‘it’ is and then finds a bunch of cash and drugs. He takes the phat stack of cash and rehides the drugs. As he leaves, he feels bad for the grieving grandma, and refunds a hundred dollars.
Back on the island, Miles reveals that Naomi didn’t cover for the losties. She used a code word, “tell my sister I love her,” which stands for “they have a gun to my head.” When Kate tries to explain what happens, Miles demands to see her body. Because he’s a ghostbuster. Or a necrophiliac. Or both.
Locke’s troupe is refilling their water and Ben begins sowing dissention with that mouth of his again. First he pisses of Karl, and then Sawyer. Although, it’s not like either are too hard to agitate. When Ben keeps pressing the whole love triangle thing, Sawyer starts pummeling him until Locke stops it because they need his information. I am surprised Rousseau didn’t make a stink when Locke refers to Ben as Alex’s dad, but I guess it would ruin the moment.
Miles meditates over Naomi’s corpse and Dan says the stupidest line about how the light scatters oddly. When Miles realizes they are telling the truth, Charlotte’s beacon comes online. Jack tells Miles to put the guns down because in a moment reminiscent of when Tom had the losties trapped, Sayid and Juliet have surrounded them and fire their guns off to show they aren’t kidding around.
In another flashback, a woman, Charlotte, is driving through the desert to an archeological dig, where she excited discovers a DHARMA brand polar bear. So there was more than one DHARMA brand camp? Or did that polar bear swim from a tropical island out to the desert? At this point, I think both are about as likely to be the case.
Charlotte wakes up on the island, hanging upside down from a tree. She, in my opinion, stupidly undoes her pack to drop into the water below. I mean how does she know this water is deep enough? She could’ve killed herself. Though, that might have been just as well. Locke finds her and says hi.
Sayid interrogates Dan and Miles, though Miles is keeping answers short and curt. Sayid continues to question Miles and only gets more sarcasm. “Oh my god, you guys were on Oceanic flight 815, wow.” My thoughts exactly, Miles.
Charlotte is asking way too many questions about the survivors and Locke is trying to control the flow of this information. He then reveals that Charlotte stumbled onto the wrong people, not wanting to be found and all and they get up and get on the move again.
Sayid starts picking up Charlotte’s beacon and it’s moving fast. As the group try to close in on the signal, Dan starts shouting her name. Jack tries to silence him because, aside from the loud, rapid beeping of the iPhone, they are trying to be stealth. And Dan is totally ruining that. It turns out to just be Vincent with the transponder tied to his neck and Jack makes the correct assumption that Locke has her. No shit, Sherlock.
Back in a tropical fish store, a disheveled looking man is watching the news report of the Oceanic flight 815 crash. He knows the pilot in the footage is not Seth Norris, because of no wedding ring. He reveals he was supposed to be the pilot for that flight. OOooohh. If you may recall, the pilot from the very first episode was actually Greg Grunberg, none other than Heroes’ telepathic Matt Parkman. I like Matt way more than any of the losties, so it’s a good thing he got off that stupid island.
The intended pilot, banged and bruised, stumbles through the jungle and up a hill. He runs into a cow and is completely dumbfounded by it. Don’t worry, you’ll get used to the out of place animals here. He pulls out a cap gun he bought at the drug store and fires off a flare.
When Charlotte sees the flare and demands to go help him, claiming that she’s here because of them, Locke tells her to shove it. She’s being stubborn so Ben shoots her and then Sawyer starts attacking Ben, possibly because he didn’t get a chance to try and bang her yet. But Locke checks on her and discovers that she is okay, what with wearing a bullet proof vest and all. Ben just cannot seem to use a gun properly. If I ever don’t want to die from a gunshot, I’ll let Ben do it.
Jack and crew find Frank, our intrepid pilot, and he reveals that the helicopter didn’t crash. In fact, it looks pretty good. Damn, he must be a good pilot.
Naomi and creepy fake attorney guy from last week are meeting about her taking lead of this group of four. She refers to Dan as a ‘headcase’ which, though not fully explained, is not too far of a stretch.
Sayid inspects the plane and figures they can get it working again. Jack gives Miles the iPhone in trade for some information, and he tacks on the ‘no talking about your sister clause.’ Juliet is bandaging up Frank, except when she mentions her name, he realizes she’s not a survivor. When Frank tell Miles, he demands Juliet reveal where Ben is.
Locke decides to “clean up his mess” by taking the responsibility for executing Ben. Ben claims he has answers though, so Locke jumps directly to the question everyone wants to know, “what is the monster? The black smoke monster.” When Ben can’t give an answer, Locke cocks the gun. Ben quickly blurts out everything he knows about Charlotte to save his hide and reveals that they are really after him. He knows this because he has a man on their boat.
LOST.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Beginning of the Blog
Here is my first attempt at a recap, starting off with Lost (season 4, episode 1). I know I need to find my groove but I am sure things will smooth themselves out. Obviously, spoiler warnings after the cut. I hope you enjoy it!
Previously on Lost: it doesn’t matter because they are a) never going to resolve the issues they started or b) give you the lamest explanation that don’t make any sense anyways. Besides, it’s been about eight months since I watched the last episode, do you think I remember the intricate plot details that have been tangled up?
We open to some beautiful tropical fruit piled high, subsequently smashed apart by a red Camaro. Oh Lost writers, you are clever in your symbolism. How the island is symbolized by the fruit is not over my head (I actually inadvertently had a ‘lost’ pun there first but thought it too inexcusable to leave). Except this isn’t AP English and Mrs. Vander Heide is long since gone. I’m no sparknotes though, so I’m not too impressed. We see Jack, clean shaven, watching it on tv while making himself a screwdriver. Alcoholic Jack means it’s definitely a flashforward, but no beard Jack means it fits in before the previous one, chronologically. He sees the Camaro and realizes who it is, as I guess we were too. But guess what, I forgot Hurley was fixing a Camaro when he was 10. That was like 3 years ago. I got busy. So did most other people. When Hurley is finally cornered by the police, they tell him to step out of the car. He tries to make a run for it. But who is he kidding, even Hurley has to realize he is not going far. As he is being arrested, he cryptically screams about being “one of the Oceanic Six!” Does this mean only six people got off the island? Are the rest dead? Still on the island? If only six did escape, who was it (I mean clearly we know Hurley, Jack, and Kate are half). If I had to guess, the other three are Sayid, Sawyer, and possibly Claire. Locke loves the island too much, and no other living survivor has nearly as intricate an off-island storyline.
I want to take this as an opportunity to say that I don’t really care about most of the characters left. As noted earlier, I was a big Charlie (and Boone) fan; I also miss Mr. Eko, just because he was kinda comical. With their passing, the only character I really like left is Hurley. Jack, Kate, Sawyer have this stupid love triangle thing that I don’t care about at all. Locke is crazy. Sayid, in my opinion, is a flat character (remember when he dated Shannon, and then she died? Because part of me is sure that he doesn’t) and nothing happens to him, he’s just kinda there. Sun and Jin, recently, seem pretty underdeveloped as well. So she speaks English, the island fixed his penis (my theory), and he is not really as abusive as Asian stereotypes make him out to be. I don’t care. I find Claire too whiny. And Bernard and Rose and tertiary characters at best. And I am glad Michael left slash dread him coming back. I cannot take any more shouting of ‘Where’s my boy?!’
I actually started watching Lost in the middle of season two, because of my roommate, Kyle. It was so ridiculous and I am such a dick that I kept making fun of it until finally I gave in and watched it from the beginning. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching Lost (even the shitty parts of season 3, mostly). But I think the characters, for the most part, are stupid. No one behaves like that. But I like it get involved in tv shows (hence, why I have this blog), so I keep watching and investing time into it.
Anyways, so Hurley lies to Ana-Lucia’s ex-partner and we learn he started the chase because someone scared him in a convenience store. Then he has a hallucination similar to when Mikhail blew up the Looking Glass porthole (I really want to digress and talk about how the physics of the situation would lead to Charlie surviving, but that is wasted space. It’s a tv show about a magical island and they killed him for dramatic effect. I can get over it.). When the police officer asks him, threateningly, if he wants to go back to the mental institute, Hurley begs yes.
Back on the island, Hurley is radioing Jack and gives himself the sweet codename of Beast. If Hurley is Beast, Jack needs to be Cyclops (for both the leader position and the fact that he’s a big douchebag). Sawyer is obviously Wolverine, for desiring Jack’s girl (I guess that makes Kate equivalent to Jean Grey) and for being the sexy loner that girls want. Locke can be Professor X because he thinks he is super smart and is bald. Anyways, Jack and Kate talk about Locke and the repercussions of him killing Naomi. Jack says he will kill Locke if he sees him again. Cyclops has got his panties in a twist. We get a few more small scenes of the survivors, including one where Rose is basically tells Claire to bang Charlie for saving them. She is seriously dirty. And Ben worries about the coming of these ‘rescuers.’
Out at the beach, Hurley tells Bernard about his money and its burden and Bernard just shrugs it off as a joke. Hurley then decides he wants to do a cannonball and we are treated to a gratuitous scene that draws from the idea “what if Jorge Garcia was the star of Baywatch?” Desmond returns and he and everyone at the beach are shouting about how they called the boat and how they’re in trouble and there are warnings, and then Hurley in his infinite compassion demands to know where Charlie is. This is why Hurley and I could be BFFs.
Jack gets a phone call and the guy wants to talk to Naomi, who has disappeared. Jack panics, lies and hangs up. And when Jack confronts Ben, Ben gives an awesome, sassy answer. Rousseau finds the trail and she and Jack gear up to find Naomi. Kate is worried about a dummy trail but Jack basically blows her off. She says he’s right, hugs him and lets him go. Ben voyeuristically, watches on,
An argument erupts back on the beach about the best way to approach this warning. Are these people listening to communications? Hurley chucks the walkie into the ocean and makes the decision they need to warn the other survivors face to face. Hurley makes the good point that, “you don’t wait with warnings, you warn.” Our beach team gears up with the guns and heads off to find their group.
In the mental institute, Hurley wins another round of connect four against someone who may not understand he lost, or is even playing. An attorney for Oceanic Airlines offers Hurley an upgraded facility but Hurley turns him down. But the attorney pushes and Hurley gets suspicious. When spooky fake guy can’t provide a business card, he cuts to the chase, “are they still alive?” What the fuck?! Hurley freaks out and he leaves. I want to make special note of the background actor playing with the paper butterfly on the wall in this scene. Amazing.
As our sharpshooting team treks through the jungle to warn the rest, Sawyer shows Hurley some compassion, realizing he and Charlie were close. Hurley brushes him off and Sawyer walks ahead. Hurley falls behind, gets lost, and then stumbles upon the cabin and hears creepy voices.
On the search for Naomi, guess what? Kate was right, Naomi double backed. It’s a good thing she went on the search herself then, as Ben sassily reveals. Seriously, Ben has some of the best lines in this episode, just to piss off Jack; I love it. Kate, on the search for Naomi, gets a phone call and doesn’t quite know how to lie. The phone really looks like a motorola from 1992 with an iphone screen superimposed over it. When Naomi gets the drop on Kate, George calls again and Kate gives it up to Naomi. Naomi doesn’t blame the losties for her injuries over the phone, resets the nav-sat thing as George asked, then promptly dies. Good riddance.
Hurley approaches Jacob’s creepy cabin and someone scares the crap out of him at the window. He runs but not before the cabin plays crazy mind tricks on him. He closes his eyes, counts to 10 and the cabin is replaced by Locke looking over him. Hurley tells Jack of Charlie’s message, reinforcing Locke’s idea of avoiding these people at all costs. Soon, Sayid and the others meet up with them and though tensions are still high, they agree that these people should not come to the island. Finally, they reunite with everyone else and everyone looks so happy to see each other. Except for Claire, looking around for Charlie. Desmond goes to tell her the news, but Hurley stops him, deciding to do it. They both break down and mourn the passing of our beloved hobbit/Oasis friend.
Back in the mental hospital, Hurley is drawing a picture of an Eskimo. It’s pretty good. Another patient warns Hurley that somebody is watching him and when Hurley looks up, he sees Charlie. How the fuck does this other loon see Charlie? Charlie acknowledges to Hurley that he is dead. But also that he is here. He slaps Hurley just to prove it. Charlie has a message for Hurley, “They need you,” but Hurley refuses to listen. As Hurley tries to ignore him, Charlie calls him a baby. Hurley closes his eyes, counts to five, and like the cabin, Charlie disappears. C’mon Hurley, do what your friend asks of you!
Jack gets in a sweet sucker punch on Locke, then tries to shoot him. Woah there, going a little to far there Jack. Maybe you could join Locke’s anger management group. When Kate returns with news of the death of Naomi, a schism between Jack and those to be rescued and Locke and those that want to avoid these boat people emerge. And while Hurley defends the memory of Charlie, I’m not sure he realizes his move means he has to listen to Locke. Who is crazy. Ben sassily asks Jack for permission to go with Locke, god I love it. And Sawyer deserts a heartbroken Kate. I hate this love triangle so much. So the two groups part ways.
Jack comes to visit Hurley at the institute, and they play a friendly game of horse. Except Jack seriously sucks at basketball. But Hurley is too smart, he knows Jack would “look weird with a beard” and knows that Jack came because he wants to make sure Hurley “won’t tell.” Hurley apologizes for going with Locke and then tells Jack that he thinks they should go back and that it was a mistake to leave. More ominious secrets. Ooooh, like this hasn’t gotten old. Jack shouts that they will never go back and Hurley simply responds “Never say never dude.” Seriously, Hurley knows his shit. He knows Jack will look gross with a beard and decide he wants back on the Island. Jack, you’re such a douche.
The episode ends with a cliff-hanger-y helicopter and new parachutist. Except I am seriously tired of more new characters.
LOST
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Also here is a little treat which I found hilarious and fairly accurate.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Top 5 of 2007
In my tradition of making top 5 lists, I thought I'd start this with a short top 5 list for 2007:
Top 5 television moments of 2007:
5. Kenneth leaving on a 'Midnight train to Georgia,' 30 Rock (season 2, episode 10 'Coffee and TV') - Admittedly, this aired 10 days into 2008, but was technically made in 2007. It marks the first return of real written television since this painful strike put a major cramp in my tv watching. Seeing it was so much fun and a reminder that tv could still be good.
4. Charlie's own top 5 list, Lost (season 3, episode 21 'Greatest hits') - Not only do I think it redeemed his sagging character and was some of Dominic Monaghan's best acting, it's a top 5 list! But seriously, Charlie was one of the few characters I felt I liked (R.I.P. Boone as well). Yes, I miss him.
3. House (season 4, episode 1 'Alone')
Janitor: Maybe it's lupus.
The meta reference had me rolling on the ground and simul-messaging everyone else watching it. It was a much better nod to the show's outrageousness than its later actual lupus case (season 4, episode 8). I also loved that House was bouncing ideas off of a janitor (a little more interesting than some of the contestants to come later in the season).
2. "The Humans are Dead" music video, Flight of the Conchords (season 1 episode 1) - It's hard to pick out one defining moment for this breakout show showcasing one of New Zealand's most clever folk parody duo, but a binary solo and sweet robot suits helped hook me into a show with some of the most quotable lines ever.
1. The Office (season 3, episode 23 'The Job')
I'm sorry, I am a huge Office fan and at this very moment, I probably screamed. 3 years of bad timing and high tension culminates in the cutest of moments. I know in the back of my head I was saying "I hope they can keep this up" but I ignored it, I was too happy.
I really wanted Veronica Mars to make this list but unfortunately, its weak third season ended not with a bang but with a whimper. Albeit, it left me praying for some form of follow up.
Maybe in good spirits, I'll start recapping Lost from its season premiere. Wish me luck.
Statement of Intent
Hooray! My long overdue return to the blogspot web community. Instead of the typical over dramatic diary entries of my life (for those, please stay tuned to my livejournal, The Kleinium Triaxis reunleashed; The Kleinium Triaxis Unleashed, of course, being my first [and now defunct] blogger journal), it is my hope to have this serve as a student run version of my favorite, television without pity. Since I have no shot at working there, but love making snarky comments about all of the (admittedly sometimes bad) television I watch, this is the next best thing. Obviously, there is a backlog of a lot of tv I would love to have recapped already but time just doesn't permit...yet(let's see how summer pans out) but I my hope is not only to provide recaps of episodes but also, at the very least, general reviews that may take existing interests and lead them to genius shows that went unnoticed (clearly there will be plenty of references to SportsNight, and Undeclared then). That being said, I may also feel compelled to post short blurbs about good films and/or music, both things I also like. I mean, the main intent of this is to make my procrastinating habits seem slightly more legit.
I hope to recruit at least a few others to join me in this and am always willing to talk tv.
On the agenda:
Currently planning recaps for:
Lost (season 4)
House (season 4)
The West Wing (season 5)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (season 3)
Planned eventually:
Sports Night
Veronica Mars
Undeclared
Freaks and Geeks
On the backburner:
Any backlogged episodes of currently airing programs (including, lost, house, the office, heroes, friday night lights, etc)
Six Feet Under
Arrested Development
Weeds
Entourage