All the recent chatter about the CW’s planned reboot of La Femme Nikita has left me really nostalgic for my late 90s television obsessions. Four of my All-Time Best Shows Ever were overlapping their airdates around then: Babylon 5 1994-1998, Highlander 1992-1998, Deep Space Nine 1993-1999, and Nikita 1997-2001. Looks like 1997 and 1998 must have ( Read more... )

namarie24 did this one ages ago and I kept it in my inbox because it was such an interesting topic. Now that Fall TV is starting up, I think it’s time for me to do. Obviously there will be exceptions to these rules but it’s fun to analyze.

What are the dos and don'ts that will guarantee you'll watch something or not watch something?

Dos:1. An ( Read more... )

I finally added Alias to my Netflix queue. I had refused to watch it when it was on, convinced that it was merely a rip-off of my beloved La Femme Nikita. Obviously it took a while to get over that prejudice and yes, being a Lost fan has helped. I think I'm relatively spoiler-free, despite a healthy addiction to the TWoP Motivator Thread and an ( Read more... )

I like to try to give premiere episodes a little bit of a pass, since I know that usually the show runners are still working out kinks and the actors and writers are still getting a feel for the characters. But knowing that Dollhouse’s was already completely redone made me leery of allowing that much leeway. And yet, I wanted to watch it. I ( Read more... )

DONE! Suck it Joss Whedon, I’m through with you finally. Or, at least until Dollhouse comes out. Or until I do another Firefly rewatch. But until then!

( Penultimate and Ultimate episodes of Angel )