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Friday night TV
So, my plan to hook up both of my Tivos to my one working TV -- and thus be able to record two shows at once --totally backfired when it turned out that both remote controls operate both Tivos. I did not foresee this problem because the two Tivos are so different -- one of them is an old Series 1 I've had for six years and made by a totally ( Read more... ) -
Finales
I'm 2 for 2 with series finales this year: The O.C. and Gilmore Girls both had satisfying (if predictable) endings, and both made me cry. And I really don't cry at TV very often.
You know what won't be making me cry? The series finale of Veronica Mars next week. Because I won't be watching it. And that's the saddest thing of all. -
Hello from your friend the evil overlord
In the land of Mordor, in the fires of MountDoom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a master ring to control all others. And into this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life.
Hello from Mordor. Excuse me for a sec while I get this ring off… *errrgghhhh* OK.
Yikes. This is what happens when you’re blissfully ( Read more... ) -
VM should die with dignity
ETA:
I'm re-opening this post because a lot of people linked to it, but I edited out anything that might get anyone in trouble. My basic understanding (and I'm not 100% on this) is that *everyone* from the show, with the exception of KB, has been let go already. It's not just EC and JD. There is no possibility of the show coming back with a ( Read more... ) -
The Best Hour of Television Ever
Last night I watched The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, and it wasn't just out of curiosity about what had replaced VM. The first time I met Robin Antin, I told her all about how her brother's failed WB teen drama Young Americans was my favorite show ever. When I found out that Steven Antin (who not only created YA but also ( Read more... ) -
In Defense of the Networks
In my quest to become a one-woman unpopular opinions thread, I’ve chosen to tackle an issue that’s been bugging me for quite some time, and that is the tendency of fandom (not specifically VM fandom, but any fandom) to blame the network when a show has problems.
The subject came up at The LoVe Shack the other day, on this page, and I couldn’t hold ( Read more... ) -
VM 3.04: Depudor gets her hate on
I’ve had a lot of trouble articulating how I feel about this season so far, so I’ve been reluctant to write up my thoughts, except when I’m promoting Lamb for Mayor. But this episode bothered me so much, I had to write it all down.
What bugs me is that it had the potential to be really good, but the writers are just lazy. They wasted a good idea. ( Read more... ) -
My Big Fat Fall TV Overview, Part 1
This started out as my overview of the 2006 Fall Season, but it turned into an overview of the last six years of network television. So beware.
I haven’t even done my commentary on the new shows yet, and already the networks are canceling shows and giving the old back nine to others. Heroes gets the distinction of being the first official pick-up ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Greetings, folkses. Sorry I’ve been away for so long; I was actually hoping to kill this journal and the "depudor" identity altogether in favor of reinventing myself in a more anonymous fashion, but then I realized that I would rather just quit working in television and be able to post whatever the hell I want on the internet without fear of ( Read more... )