The new 2007 fall television season is now underway. I am convinced there is still more crap on the air than ever before, but I like a lemming off the cliff follow and watch. As I said earlier this week, I did enjoy Heroes season premiere on Monday. It looks like the writers there might be able to sustain the intrigue for another season, which bodes well early on. Lets just say that season premiere was worth watching and justified the long summers wait.
On the flip side, I saw Grey's Anatomy season premiere last night (on my TIVO) and was absolutely appalled and disgusted by the stupidity of this episode. I have in the past admitted to enjoying this show as it was always well written, the stories were compelling and it was afterall entertaining. This week's show was none of the above. I don't know if Shonda Rhimes was too busy doing "Private Practice" (which I did not watch on Wednesday night) to pay attention to the quality of this episode, but it was terrible. The timing was off, none of the characters seemed to know who they were, or what they were supposed to do. Yes I know two major characters left the show (one voluntary for the spinoff, another was fired) but it was paced poorly and awkward. Terrible. I will probably give it a few more weeks (especially since the Mrs watches it) to see if this was an anomoly or perhaps it has jumped the shark. Time will tell.
The first new show I have already picked up is for this season is Life, starring Damien Lewis (from Band of Brothers) as a cop who was convicted of a triple homicide, spent 12 years in prison has his conviction overturned and returns to the police force in the homicide squad. The first 50 minutes plays out as a normal police procedural drama as he and his very hot partner try to solve a boy's murder. Lewis' character Charlie Crews has picked up a zen philosophy in prison and is now applying it to his police life, which plays a bit quirky like Monk. He has also won a major settlement from the city for the false conviction, which shows he does not need to work, but is doing it because he wants to be working. In the final few minutes we see why he came back to the force, he is going to try to figure why he was set up for the triple murder or why he was allowed to take the fall or who actually committed those murders. It looks like his new boss (the homicide Lieutenant) and his old partner might be involved in some way. So hopefully this show does not get cancelled before we find out the outcome. I would not put it past the networks since they always cancel shows I like (see Arrested Development or Andy Barker PI).
Speaking of AD, TVSquad, has proposed a spinoff:
On the flip side, I saw Grey's Anatomy season premiere last night (on my TIVO) and was absolutely appalled and disgusted by the stupidity of this episode. I have in the past admitted to enjoying this show as it was always well written, the stories were compelling and it was afterall entertaining. This week's show was none of the above. I don't know if Shonda Rhimes was too busy doing "Private Practice" (which I did not watch on Wednesday night) to pay attention to the quality of this episode, but it was terrible. The timing was off, none of the characters seemed to know who they were, or what they were supposed to do. Yes I know two major characters left the show (one voluntary for the spinoff, another was fired) but it was paced poorly and awkward. Terrible. I will probably give it a few more weeks (especially since the Mrs watches it) to see if this was an anomoly or perhaps it has jumped the shark. Time will tell.
The first new show I have already picked up is for this season is Life, starring Damien Lewis (from Band of Brothers) as a cop who was convicted of a triple homicide, spent 12 years in prison has his conviction overturned and returns to the police force in the homicide squad. The first 50 minutes plays out as a normal police procedural drama as he and his very hot partner try to solve a boy's murder. Lewis' character Charlie Crews has picked up a zen philosophy in prison and is now applying it to his police life, which plays a bit quirky like Monk. He has also won a major settlement from the city for the false conviction, which shows he does not need to work, but is doing it because he wants to be working. In the final few minutes we see why he came back to the force, he is going to try to figure why he was set up for the triple murder or why he was allowed to take the fall or who actually committed those murders. It looks like his new boss (the homicide Lieutenant) and his old partner might be involved in some way. So hopefully this show does not get cancelled before we find out the outcome. I would not put it past the networks since they always cancel shows I like (see Arrested Development or Andy Barker PI).
Speaking of AD, TVSquad, has proposed a spinoff:Finally, I have also been watching Ken Burns "The War" his documentary take on the second world war, through the eyes of fours US towns. As usual it is top notch. To hear and see these interviews and pictures really reminds me why Tom Brokaw called these folks "The Greatest Generation". They did what they had to, because they did not have a choice. There were not told to help fight the enemy by going shopping, the opposition within this country were not called traitors (except the Japanese living in the US, who were moved to internment camps). It was a fight that had to be won, and defeat was not an option. The goals were clear. It is sad that things are not as clear cut today.Zuckercorn & Loblaw & the Law: Barry Zuckercorn and Bob Loblaw, the former attorneys for the Bluth family team up and open a firm together. Watch them struggle to run a profitable firm with a collection of wacky clients and even wackier paralegals. Allyce Beasley reprises her role as Agnes Dipesto the receptionist who nobody remembers hiring.
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I made it through about 5 minutes of Private Practice before I had enough. You didn't miss anything.
What station is the Arrested Development Bob Loblaw spin-off on? My friends are going to be so excited!
I've also been watching The War by Ken Burns (watching it right now actually). I'm most surprised by the video footage they had of the war back then. With all the technologies each of us have now, you would expect that finding images from Iraq and Afghanistan should be much easier to find.
If these were the pictures my grandparents were seeing on their tv, no wonder they rallied together to win it. They were informed on why they were there and viewed the consequences.
I can only imagine the things we don't know about Iraq. It's a scary thought.
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