Summer TV
So, now that the fall season is upon us, complete with cow failure, it occurs to me that I went the entire summer without mentioning the summer shows that occasionally grabbed my attention - primarily Eureka, Leverage and Defying Gravity. Partly this is because nothing grabbed me in the same way that last year's late and lamented Middleman did (sniffle - and no, I have not heard any rumours that SyFy (ugh, hate typing that) are even considering picking up the show; it's dead and gone, guys. Sniffle).
Which is not to say that I didn't have something to say about Defying Gravity, which may well be the worst science fiction show I've seen in awhile, although, to give the show credit, it does depict the defiance of gravity along with the defiance of pretty much every rule of physics, bar none. Also, its writers seriously, but seriously, need to do a bit of scuba diving to get some basic clues about air pressure. A rant is doubtless forthcoming.
I don't, however, have much to say about Eureka. The science remains ridiculous (although compared to Defying Gravity it's seemingly written by multiple PhDs); I have no idea why anyone in Eureka would have a sudden interest in Egyptology and dragging a mummy themed show into the season smacked of desperation; the pregnancy plotline was ok but ended with a burst of extraordinary stupidity, but, you know, in general, enjoyable enough mindless show.
Leverage brought us Christian Kane in a wet tank top.
What more, really, do we have to say?
I wasn't thrilled with the last episode - not because of Jeri Ryan, but because of a few other things that made me go, oh, come on, even by the Leverage standards of leaping over the boundaries of all plausibility, but, let's face it, we're not watching Leverage for its gritty realism. We are watching for the banter, which actually seemed to improve this season. Looking forward to the show's return in January. And hoping it includes more Christian Kane wet tank top moments and fewer putting post-it notes on priceless artwork moments (AUUGH).
Which is not to say that I didn't have something to say about Defying Gravity, which may well be the worst science fiction show I've seen in awhile, although, to give the show credit, it does depict the defiance of gravity along with the defiance of pretty much every rule of physics, bar none. Also, its writers seriously, but seriously, need to do a bit of scuba diving to get some basic clues about air pressure. A rant is doubtless forthcoming.
I don't, however, have much to say about Eureka. The science remains ridiculous (although compared to Defying Gravity it's seemingly written by multiple PhDs); I have no idea why anyone in Eureka would have a sudden interest in Egyptology and dragging a mummy themed show into the season smacked of desperation; the pregnancy plotline was ok but ended with a burst of extraordinary stupidity, but, you know, in general, enjoyable enough mindless show.
Leverage brought us Christian Kane in a wet tank top.
What more, really, do we have to say?
I wasn't thrilled with the last episode - not because of Jeri Ryan, but because of a few other things that made me go, oh, come on, even by the Leverage standards of leaping over the boundaries of all plausibility, but, let's face it, we're not watching Leverage for its gritty realism. We are watching for the banter, which actually seemed to improve this season. Looking forward to the show's return in January. And hoping it includes more Christian Kane wet tank top moments and fewer putting post-it notes on priceless artwork moments (AUUGH).