The other day--yesterday?--I posted something about all the TV shows with slowly unfolding clues, and that keep you guessing as to what's what for one or more seasons. That's great, intelligent, suspenseful TV. Well needed in what's become a wasteland of reality shows and one-shot CSI/Law and Order clones. But yeah, too many of such shows starts to become a strain. If you were watching Lost, 24, the new Vanished, Kidnapped, Prison Break etc., you'd indeed have to watch every ep to stay up. And actually a good show with action and suspense--24, Prison Break--at least doesn't keep you guesing. As you said, too many of these shows with cleverly placed clues, slowly doled out revelations? Becomes overwhelming. I know I sound as if I'm being ungrateful, as it's the intelligent TV I wanted, but some of the themes simply don't warrant the format.
I'd heard that "Criminal Minds" was disturbring in its graphic nature and subject matter, so I never really watched it. Glad to hear Moore finally got a good non-soap opera gig that's steady. And he really needed something that took him away from the whole pretty boy image, where he's always a heart throb. Now if former Law and Order alum Benjamin Bratt could only be so lucky. I think they cancelled that horrible "E-Ring" he was in last year. Who was smoking crack when they decided to cast Dennis freakin' Hopper as an army general??!! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I watched it. My review? "Eh. Beats watching VH1." > > I was trying to remember why this seemed so familiar and then I > remembered "The Trigger Effect". (http://www.imdb.com/title/ > tt0117965/) Anybody else see this movie? It's ten years old now. > > The "nuclear explosion" thing is what is going to kill this show. > Eventually they are going to have to show that people are alive > across the country. And then the show will be about "what would > happen to Americans if they didn't have technology", which is a show > that has been tried a hundred times. This show would have been a > great mini series or a TV movie. But I don't think I'm gonna be a > regular viewer. And PLEASE don't let them start doing online > components to the show for "clues" or stuff like that. After "Lost" > and "Push, Nevada", I'm done reading TV shows. From here on, If it > ain't on the screen in between the ads, I'm not interested. > > What I WOULD like to point out is the show that came on AFTER > this..."Criminal Minds". One of the only shows I watch regularly now. > This show has turned Shemar Moore's career AROUND. He's GREAT in this > show about the Criminal Behaviour unit of the FBI. The start of the > show is the crime, a lot like "Crossing Jordan" or the early days of > CSI. It's got enough reference to science for folks who care, enough > whodunnit for the CSI crowd. I'd be interested to see what more > science and speculative fiction fans think of this show. > > > On Sep 21, 2006, at 12:49 PM, James Landrith wrote: > > Thanks for the recap Keith. I missed the first 45 minutes and forgot > to set > it up to record. > > Now the last 15 minutes I saw makes more sense with your summary. > > I did like the mayors admonition to the citizens to not break my heart > again by acting in all manner of jackassery. I grew up in a small town > like that (near Peoria, IL) and I can certainly picture a few idiots > I knew > losing their minds in a crisis. Of course, my father was (at different > times) on the Village Council, Mayor, Fire Chief, Rescue Chief, and > all-around-volunteer-guy, so I probably felt a bit more of a > connection to > that character than others may have experienced. > > I hope the writing is up to par and it doesnt become clichéd and > predictable. > > __________________________________________________________ > James Landrith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 > AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 > MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith > Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com > The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com > The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ > __________________________________________________________ > > _____ > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Keith Johnson > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:17 AM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] "Jericho" Premieres Tonight on CBS > > Anyone watch "Jericho" last night? Nothing yet to make me feel one > way or > the other. Apparently--apparently--the US was nuked, as the residents > saw a > mushroom cloud on the horizon one day, and next thing all radio and > phone > communications are down. No contact with the nearest major city, Denver. > One kid got a call on his home answering machine from his parents who > were > vacationing here in Atlanta, and you can hear an explosion and > screaming, > after which the message cuts off. So there's an assumption it was a > major > attack. At this point, though, there's nothing approaching data on what > really happened. The most intriguing character is a Black guy who is a > former St. Louis cop. He's handling the crisis well, telling the local > officials how to do their jobs better. They're starting to look to > him for > innovative ways to keep the peace, get power, etc. Kinda cool to see a > Brother take the lead and not be a reformed criminal with street > smarts and > all that. Other than that the show's a big mystery so far, and i have no > clue as to when we'll know for sure what happened. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
