Hello, The Television

[dangermouse82]

I will now continue talking at you about television:

Even before Joss Whedon's new show, Dollhouse premiered, they've been saying that we should give it until episode 6 before judging. Just hold out, they said, and you will find the show you're hoping for.

I watched the much-prophesied sixth episode, "Man on the Street", and I've got to tell you

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[dangermouse82]

A word of caution on Kings: the pilot misses a few key notes, especially in the latter half of the 1.5 hours. As a whole, I think I like the second episode better.

Re: LFN, I agree, for the most part. The place where it can set itself apart, however, is exactly what was highlighted in "Man on the Street", and is probably why I liked it so much: an exploration of memory, loss, and delusion.

Sure, LFN went into it a little with Micheal's long-term undercover assignment, but for the most part it was pretty cut-and-dry. That is to say, Nikita was a tough-but-innocent person who had her identity stolen by ambiguously bad people; Echo, on the other hand, more or less volunteered for the program and can't remember anything of her life before hand. It makes the entire situation more muddled, morally and philosophically speaking-or, at the very least, gives them the opportunity to make it that way (whether they delve deep into the ramifications and complications of that will, I think, be a major factor in whether the show achieves greatness or not).