Tuesday, January 10, 2006
TV Season Warmups
Boomer: "Ahh, Cable.
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The sure-fire cure for your post-holiday letdown is to join your bazillions of fellow Americans in plugging back into the TV for part 2 of the 2005-06 season. November Sweeps, after all, is only a time for meaningless character deaths and no answers posed by the shows' many questions. December is for whacked-out, pseudo-religious Christmukkah-themed episodes marked by dysfunction and poignant carnage that is ok even during Christmas because it Means Something about whatever our main characters are missing in their lives, but other than that, no big loss. Except for the Red Shirt it happened to, which has always bugged me, and that's why I stopped watching ER 3 years ago.
.."But, Spring... Spring is when we finally get the Big Payoff Episodes, when producers finally start "producing" a few answers, seeing as how their shows have been on hiatus for 6 weeks (LOST) or 6 months (24) and their now-drifting audiences have to be lured back from "My Name is Earl" with the shiny baubles
that are truth, plot development, and giant explosions. Not me, because I don't watch shows featuring unkempt men, but I am a fan of the explosions. SG: Atlantis starts SciFi Friday with a blast
Speaking of, here are a few links to get you started on the season. Ok, only on the shows that I watch, but still:
Battlestar Galactica: This Friday brings the 3-part Pegasus arc more or less to a close, and they saved all the assassinating action for this episode. Look out, Ensign Ro!
Catch up on TWOP
About the lead-in mantra
Le Podcasts
Stargate: SG1 and SG: Atlantis - Missed the first night?
Here are the screen caps...of that and most episodes in the season, including upcoming ones. Woo! Spoilers!
Speaking of spoilers, Dr Frasier ("She's like a real doctor, only smaller.") is back on January 20.
24: The intrepid Jack Bauer and snarky Chloe are back for more anti-terrorism action. I can only hope that they remember the rules this year, namely that the first bad guy is only a red herring. He cannot keep coming back like a roach until his ridiculous, green-screened demise in the final episode, unlike Season 4's Marwan, even if he is The Mummy. He cannot. CAN... NOT. NO! Bad writers! Go to your room!
The Season 5 Prequel - I almost rented the DVD just to catch this 10 minute preview, and now I'm so glad I didn't. Still, you must watch it, just to get geared up. Also, note to Kiefer: Please, please shave and cut your hair. See my note above.
Bauer - A thrashin' rock song in honor of The Kief.
Other notes:
* Lost is back on Wednesday with Mr Eko's backstory.
* Monk is back on Friday, but will have to be recorded thanks to conflicting BSG.
* Crossing Jordan has somehow snuck back on Sunday already, and we missed her and Woody finally getting together. I know!!!
* American Idol is back on Tuesday, the 17th.
* Sadly, Survivor is not back until February 2, but I hear they have an astronaut this time. Maybe he will also pretend to be a landscaper, a la Gary Hogeboom. Maybe "landscaper" will become a synonym for made up occupation to cover one's celebrity status. Or not.
* Even more sadly, Alias will not return to say goodbye until March, or until they can threaten enough former cast members into appearing in the final 3 episodes. Not like that's a bad thing, but still. March.
Comments:
Great stuff on the second part are the season. I want to know how you got into my DVR to find all the shows that I'm watching. I found you blog, via a comment you made on a friend of mine's blog about Disney. Hey? Haven't I had these TV show conversation with oyu before? Could it have been at a bar in OHana's in the afor mentioned Disney World. But great page. Do you have an idea who I may be? I know I still owe you a link to Walt's backward speak, forward. I'll keep looking for you comment on Bill's blog.
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