Tuesday, January 24, 2006
More TV Ramblings
One show I didn't mention in my last entry was Surface. Of the 3 alien shows to premiere this year (Surface, Invasion, and Threshold), I went for Invasion because it seemed a little more mysterious and, hey, it's in Florida. The first few episodes were slow, but the revelations have been of the bum bum BUM nature, and I have to give them that.
Surface, though, seemed like it was going to be hokey and cheap CGI-ridden. How many shows
have we seen now where each episode involves the believers who always see the creepy stuff (see: Mulder, Fox) and unbelievers who somehow look away at just the crucial moment (see: Scully, Dana) and of course never shut up about how the other person is crazy? I can think of a few right off the top of my head, and they're all cancelled.
Speaking of scary moments, I will probably never forgive the show for last night's jump scene in which a bioengineered baboon screams, "You're not my mother!" in a voice that goes from little girl to demon spawn right before biting Rich in the face. The baboon itself wasn't all that scary, but the voice gets a creep rating of 10. This show doesn't flinch. Good characters aren't entirely good, and bad ones aren't entirely bad. Kids aren't safe. Fuzzy little poodles aren't safe. Secretive geniuses are definitely not safe.
Watch it, people! It's not too late. iTunes has all the eps, or SciFi will replay them soon. The season ends in 3 weeks.
"Eggs over EASY, I said! Not overBOARD!"
Surface, though, seemed like it was going to be hokey and cheap CGI-ridden. How many shows
have we seen now where each episode involves the believers who always see the creepy stuff (see: Mulder, Fox) and unbelievers who somehow look away at just the crucial moment (see: Scully, Dana) and of course never shut up about how the other person is crazy? I can think of a few right off the top of my head, and they're all cancelled.But, thanks to the perseverance of a friend telling me, no! it's good! really! and the SciFi channel playing Surface marathons for the feet-draggers like me, I got hooked. Here's why it's great:
1. The CGI is not without merit.
2. They showed the creatures within 3 episodes and each episode after that.
3. The annoying unbelieving characters either don't appear anymore or have seen the creatures themselves.
4. The annoying conspiratorial characters that were trying to hijack the discovery either died or got over it.
5. Each character has gotten progressively smarter.
6. There is a pervasive sense of humor, without it crossing the line into stupid.
7. They've openly shot down every theory about where the creatures were from, finally revealing one of the creators...and then killed her off via a guy you had pegged for a spook.
8. The government wasn't behind it at all.
9. The overriding idea that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you, because they totally are.
10. There are actual scary moments.
1. The CGI is not without merit.
2. They showed the creatures within 3 episodes and each episode after that.
3. The annoying unbelieving characters either don't appear anymore or have seen the creatures themselves.
4. The annoying conspiratorial characters that were trying to hijack the discovery either died or got over it.
5. Each character has gotten progressively smarter.
6. There is a pervasive sense of humor, without it crossing the line into stupid.
7. They've openly shot down every theory about where the creatures were from, finally revealing one of the creators...and then killed her off via a guy you had pegged for a spook.
8. The government wasn't behind it at all.
9. The overriding idea that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you, because they totally are.
10. There are actual scary moments.
Speaking of scary moments, I will probably never forgive the show for last night's jump scene in which a bioengineered baboon screams, "You're not my mother!" in a voice that goes from little girl to demon spawn right before biting Rich in the face. The baboon itself wasn't all that scary, but the voice gets a creep rating of 10. This show doesn't flinch. Good characters aren't entirely good, and bad ones aren't entirely bad. Kids aren't safe. Fuzzy little poodles aren't safe. Secretive geniuses are definitely not safe.
Watch it, people! It's not too late. iTunes has all the eps, or SciFi will replay them soon. The season ends in 3 weeks.
"Eggs over EASY, I said! Not overBOARD!"
Some links:
* The Top 30 Facts about Jack Bauer: My favorite being, "Jack Bauer is just kidding. He knows who you work for."
* First, video killed the radio star. Now it's, How Battlestar Galactica Killed Broadcast TV. It's a fairly verbose article, but the summary is, piracy is good advertising. Of course, we knew that.
* In case you don't get the "O RLY?" "YA RLY". Once you check out the gallery, which is hilarious, you'll understand why I thought these file pictures were perfect for the exchange.
* In case you don't get the "O RLY?" "YA RLY". Once you check out the gallery, which is hilarious, you'll understand why I thought these file pictures were perfect for the exchange.
Comments:
OK, you had missed this one show from my DVR. I'm glad you were able to restore the conection. I have enjoyed this show from the start. Last nights episode was a little over the top. With Rich going a little postal, and the mob, that was going to do what with Miles, when the got him? Did they plan on hanging him? But luckily the creatures were able to open the fault and start a tsumami. No I really like the show and worry that this coming episode will be the last for the series. I hope they re-new it, because I want to find out about this doctor, who has appeared to have cloned himself. At least that is what I think the clone guy was saying when he let her go.
Keep up the good TV thoughts flowing. One thing about last weeks Battle Star, found the episode a little slow, but that might just be because the cylons were not part of the story line.
Keep up the good TV thoughts flowing. One thing about last weeks Battle Star, found the episode a little slow, but that might just be because the cylons were not part of the story line.
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Oh, yeah it's the guy from 'OHanas again. Or you may know me as the guy with the scorpions on his head. Great comments on Bill blog too. Why must you always mention that you are in Fl. ARG!
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