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Things wot made me happy this week: new layout! TV!
- Shiny new layout! It's so clean and gorgeous! And blue! And it has a rollover sidebar!! I love it!
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askmehow askmehow askmehow askmehow - TV! Since it's been a while and I'm lazy, here are my six-word reviews of the shows from the last week:
- The Good Wife 1x05, "Crash": Dan Rydell, minor league pitcher? Yay!!!
- Glee 1x08, "Mash-Up": Puck and Rachel? Sign me up!
- Grey's Anatomy 6x06, "I Saw What I Saw": No Izzie; Chief smacked down. Outstanding.
- Smallville 9x05, "Roulette": Michael Douglas movie knock-off; Chloe's creepy.
- Ugly Betty 4x03, "Blue on Blue": The Daniel-and-Betty show's heartwarming.
- White Collar 1x01, "Pilot": Banter! Competence! Suits! Oh, BOYS. Smitten!
- Mad Men 3x11, "The Gypsy and the Hobo": Holy shit! Did that just happen?
- Gossip Girl 3x07, "How to Succeed in Bassness": Blair's full-on crazy again? Yawn.
Southland cancelled?
So apparently, NBC cancelled Southland.
Seriously, Heroes is still on the air, but Southland had to get cancelled? Not on, NBC. Not on.
Seriously, Heroes is still on the air, but Southland had to get cancelled? Not on, NBC. Not on.
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TV Roundup, Part 2
I have a huge project due in tomorrow morning, and I'm only about 80% done.
...naturally, this is the perfect time to discuss TV.
First, though, if you haven't seen the How I Met Your Mother gag reel (hat-tip toirishmizzy), it pretty much wins the internet, so go see it now. Release the berserker!!!!
( Smallville 9x01: Savior )
The Good Wife 1x01: Pilot
I have nothing major to say about this, except: Josh Charles yay! Christine Baranski yay! Jenn's grandmother on Dawson's Creek DOUBLE YAY!! I'm cautiously optimistic; a lot of people have warned me that the show is likely to turn into a legal procedural instead of remaining focused on Juliana Margulies's character. In the meantime, though, I enjoyed the pilot a lot.
...naturally, this is the perfect time to discuss TV.
First, though, if you haven't seen the How I Met Your Mother gag reel (hat-tip to
irishmizzy), it pretty much wins the internet, so go see it now. Release the berserker!!!!( Smallville 9x01: Savior )
The Good Wife 1x01: Pilot
I have nothing major to say about this, except: Josh Charles yay! Christine Baranski yay! Jenn's grandmother on Dawson's Creek DOUBLE YAY!! I'm cautiously optimistic; a lot of people have warned me that the show is likely to turn into a legal procedural instead of remaining focused on Juliana Margulies's character. In the meantime, though, I enjoyed the pilot a lot.
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24: 7x01 - 7x04
I had my doubts. Season Six was... not good, to say the least. [Poll #1329559][Poll #1329559]
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Grey's Anatomy casting spoiler
Big, big casting spoiler for Grey's Anatomy
( Discussion of said spoiler below the cut )
In short: badly played, ABC. Untrustworthy gundas indeed.
( Discussion of said spoiler below the cut )
In short: badly played, ABC. Untrustworthy gundas indeed.
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TV schedule 2008-9
So, my TV schedule allows me to have no life, basically. SIXTEEN HOURS, PEOPLE!
( Behold, the shiny, colourful grid of MADNESS! )
Red: must-see TV
Orange: second picks
Yellow: DVR/see later in the week
Blue: guilty pleasures
Mad Men: Disappointed me thus far in the season, but I've yet to see The New Girl, so we'll see.
Entourage: Needs to pick up the pace this year. Last season spent far too much time on Billy Walsh's shenanigans; don't they know that we watch for Eric and Vince mooning over each other, and the gang having fun? And Ari and Lloyd bickering, obviously. :D
Desperate Housewives: I think this is one of the only shows I know that has improved exponentially over time. I loved last season; the plot, while overblown as ever, was actually compelling, and the girls got to hang out with each other a lot more than previous seasons. The phenomenal Dana Delaney really added a lot to the show, and I think I enjoyed Season 4 the most of any season of Desperate Housewives. I'm totally on board for the coming season. Time jump, yay!
Gossip Girl: I haven't forgotten The O.C.'s spectacular meltdown in the second season, and Josh Schwartz is really on notice. I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic, though I would love to be surprised into having as much fun as I had last season.
Heroes: I actually dropped out halfway through the last season, so I might be a bit lost at the start of Season 3. The promos look awesome, though, and I'm going to give it three to four episodes to see if it's improved over Season 2's blahness.
One Tree Hill: Oh, teenage guilty pleasure of my heart! How did you secretly improve, or at least hit my bulletproof narrative kinks this year? Brooke/Peyton bonding, and Lucas supporting Brooke in a completely non-douchey way, Brooke's bitch-queen mother... It's all good.
House and Grey's Anatomy: After almost a season, I'm psyched for both of them again. All the main relationships in both are at the forefront again (or they will be for at least the beginning of the season): House and Wilson, House and Cuddy; Callie and Hahn. Yay for Cristina getting her mojo back!
Private Practice: This show really exerts the 'can't look away, even though it's heinous' fascination for me. So many good actors wasted! Even Kate Walsh is depressing to watch. Addison's to spineless and dithery on this show; pale shades of The Mistress of All That is Evil. I'm giving it two episodes to inprove.
Friday Night Lights: The recent casting shakeup's made me re-think this show a bit, because it affects two of my favourite characters. I'll wait and see. :|
I'm looking forward to the rest; most of the other shows were either new and stopped at a good cliffhanger (Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Terminator), so I want to see if they can keep the momentum going in their second seasons, or were already consistently funny (30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother). I actually think 90210 will really suck, but I want to try something new; might as well be something that will get cancelled quickly so I don't get too attached, right?
( Behold, the shiny, colourful grid of MADNESS! )
Red: must-see TV
Orange: second picks
Yellow: DVR/see later in the week
Blue: guilty pleasures
Mad Men: Disappointed me thus far in the season, but I've yet to see The New Girl, so we'll see.
Entourage: Needs to pick up the pace this year. Last season spent far too much time on Billy Walsh's shenanigans; don't they know that we watch for Eric and Vince mooning over each other, and the gang having fun? And Ari and Lloyd bickering, obviously. :D
Desperate Housewives: I think this is one of the only shows I know that has improved exponentially over time. I loved last season; the plot, while overblown as ever, was actually compelling, and the girls got to hang out with each other a lot more than previous seasons. The phenomenal Dana Delaney really added a lot to the show, and I think I enjoyed Season 4 the most of any season of Desperate Housewives. I'm totally on board for the coming season. Time jump, yay!
Gossip Girl: I haven't forgotten The O.C.'s spectacular meltdown in the second season, and Josh Schwartz is really on notice. I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic, though I would love to be surprised into having as much fun as I had last season.
Heroes: I actually dropped out halfway through the last season, so I might be a bit lost at the start of Season 3. The promos look awesome, though, and I'm going to give it three to four episodes to see if it's improved over Season 2's blahness.
One Tree Hill: Oh, teenage guilty pleasure of my heart! How did you secretly improve, or at least hit my bulletproof narrative kinks this year? Brooke/Peyton bonding, and Lucas supporting Brooke in a completely non-douchey way, Brooke's bitch-queen mother... It's all good.
House and Grey's Anatomy: After almost a season, I'm psyched for both of them again. All the main relationships in both are at the forefront again (or they will be for at least the beginning of the season): House and Wilson, House and Cuddy; Callie and Hahn. Yay for Cristina getting her mojo back!
Private Practice: This show really exerts the 'can't look away, even though it's heinous' fascination for me. So many good actors wasted! Even Kate Walsh is depressing to watch. Addison's to spineless and dithery on this show; pale shades of The Mistress of All That is Evil. I'm giving it two episodes to inprove.
Friday Night Lights: The recent casting shakeup's made me re-think this show a bit, because it affects two of my favourite characters. I'll wait and see. :|
I'm looking forward to the rest; most of the other shows were either new and stopped at a good cliffhanger (Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Terminator), so I want to see if they can keep the momentum going in their second seasons, or were already consistently funny (30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother). I actually think 90210 will really suck, but I want to try something new; might as well be something that will get cancelled quickly so I don't get too attached, right?
TV rocks like a rocking thing
I've got a fiendish deadline coming up, so I'm just driving through, but a couple of things:
- Shiny new layout! askmehow askmehow askmehow
(Thanks togrrliz at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
thefulcrum. You guys should go check it out; there are some truly beautiful layouts to be had...) - Heroes was brilliant! Petrellis for the win! Sylar for the win! (I love me a good villain...) Mama Petrelli is God. Seriously.
- I have yet to see Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural, Smallville or Ugly Betty, and this makes me very sad. What did you guys think? Did anything exciting happen?
- Kryptonite is real, yo.
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Heroes
After waaaaay too long an LJ break (RL is kicking my ass this month), Heroes commentary.
( Heroes 1x17: Company Man )
Also, if you haven't already seen the preview for next week's episode, what are you waiting for? Go and watch it now! I practically died laughing. Lonely ooof, people. It doesn't get better than that.
And finally, a rec:
( Heroes 1x17: Company Man )
Also, if you haven't already seen the preview for next week's episode, what are you waiting for? Go and watch it now! I practically died laughing. Lonely ooof, people. It doesn't get better than that.
And finally, a rec:
- Heroes: A Cord of Three Strands, by eponis. (Claire/Peter, Nathan/Peter, implied Claire/Nathan, NC-17).
Claire has nothing, in theory, against the way that Peter and Nathan show affection.
So, you know when THAT shocking announcement got made, and I was so happy? Claire got inducted into the Petrelli vortex of awesome, angst and hotassery, but there was no fic that dealt with the massive fucked-upness of 'shipping Peter and Claire while also dealing with Nathan and Peter's biggayepic love... until this fic. It hits every note perfectly:sinope's got Claire's hope and desire for family down pat, and her Nathan just slays me.
Petrellicest at its intellectual, porny best, people. Go check it out. And don't forget to showeponis some love: leave feedback!
TV: Rome 2x02, Heroes 1x12
I finally, finally watched Heroes and Rome, and all I can say is wheeeeeeeeeeee!
Oh, wait. :D
Warning: spoilers and images behind the cut.
( Heroes 1x12 )
( Rome 2x02 )
Oh, wait. :D
Warning: spoilers and images behind the cut.
( Heroes 1x12 )
( Rome 2x02 )
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Thursday TV: now even later! *sigh*
I haven't had a chance to see Supernatural, Ugly Betty or The O.C.. This is making me very cranky. I did manage to see Grey's Anatomy and Smallville, though.
( Grey's Anatomy )
( Smallville )
( Grey's Anatomy )
( Smallville )
Rome 2x01
( 'Friends, Romans, countrymen...': spoilers within )
And now for a complete change of pace: it has come to my attention that Access Hollywood has a bunch of preview clips for the next Heroes episode (scroll down). I cannot stop flailing from the cuteness of the last scene. *whoooooosh*
And now for a complete change of pace: it has come to my attention that Access Hollywood has a bunch of preview clips for the next Heroes episode (scroll down). I cannot stop flailing from the cuteness of the last scene. *whoooooosh*