Re: [FairfieldLife] More TV blather for those who watch it

[Bhairitu]

On 09/29/2011 05:37 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
> The first episode of "Terra Nova" was formulaic, but looks watchable, mainly 
> due to Jason O'Mara in the lead, who was so good in the real (UK) version of 
> "Life On Mars." He's got a hunky Everyman quality that'll serve his part 
> well. Seeing Stephen Lang from "Avatar" as a good guy takes some getting used 
> to, but he's OK. CGI seems adequate, and the plotting, although pedestrian 
> and B-movie-ish, isn't too horribly embarrassing. I'll give it a few 
> episodes...
>
> I'm still watching "Unforgettable," mainly for the redhead factor, ignoring 
> the fact that other than the trick of her remembering everything that has 
> ever happened to her, it's a standard cop show.
>
> I've almost given up on "New Girl," despite TM offspring Zooey Deschanel's 
> adorablenessitude. You can only push that so far, and after two episodes it's 
> already starting to wear on me.
>
> "Alphas" doesn't really seem to be worth continuing to watch; standard 
> "people with abilities" stuff, a la "Heroes." David Strathairn is wasted in 
> it.
>
> "Boardwalk Empire" is back and more of the same, which is generally a good 
> thing. Same with "Nikita" and "Castle." I'll probably give "Prime Suspect" a 
> try; Maria Bello is no Helen Mirren, but I liked her in the last scene of the 
> pilot, so if she continues with that kinda toughness I'll give her a couple 
> of more episodes.
>
> I'll sorta miss "Breaking Bad" when it goes dark after the next episode until 
> next season. I still like Gus and Jesse, although Walt is at this point too 
> dumb to live. I honestly don't know how they're going to find a way *to* keep 
> him living; I suspect there will be a line in the script for the final 
> episode that goes, "And then a miracle happens..."  :-)

I'm looking forward to "American Horror" which starts on FX next week 
and of course "Walking Dead" coming up AMC after "Breaking Bad" 
finishes.  And Sunday is loaded with "Dexter" and "Homeland" starting up 
on Showtime.  AND let's not forget that "Enlightened" also starts on HBO 
also this Sunday.  Shades of FFL on HBO?

[FairfieldLife] More TV blather for those who watch it

[turquoiseb]

The first episode of "Terra Nova" was formulaic, but looks watchable, mainly 
due to Jason O'Mara in the lead, who was so good in the real (UK) version of 
"Life On Mars." He's got a hunky Everyman quality that'll serve his part well. 
Seeing Stephen Lang from "Avatar" as a good guy takes some getting used to, but 
he's OK. CGI seems adequate, and the plotting, although pedestrian and 
B-movie-ish, isn't too horribly embarrassing. I'll give it a few episodes...

I'm still watching "Unforgettable," mainly for the redhead factor, ignoring the 
fact that other than the trick of her remembering everything that has ever 
happened to her, it's a standard cop show.

I've almost given up on "New Girl," despite TM offspring Zooey Deschanel's 
adorablenessitude. You can only push that so far, and after two episodes it's 
already starting to wear on me.

"Alphas" doesn't really seem to be worth continuing to watch; standard "people 
with abilities" stuff, a la "Heroes." David Strathairn is wasted in it.

"Boardwalk Empire" is back and more of the same, which is generally a good 
thing. Same with "Nikita" and "Castle." I'll probably give "Prime Suspect" a 
try; Maria Bello is no Helen Mirren, but I liked her in the last scene of the 
pilot, so if she continues with that kinda toughness I'll give her a couple of 
more episodes. 

I'll sorta miss "Breaking Bad" when it goes dark after the next episode until 
next season. I still like Gus and Jesse, although Walt is at this point too 
dumb to live. I honestly don't know how they're going to find a way *to* keep 
him living; I suspect there will be a line in the script for the final episode 
that goes, "And then a miracle happens..."  :-)