And now, the first of the fall premieres!
Fringe:
I don't care WHAT universe we're talking about, why is there STILL a COW in the lab? The ability of cows to muck up laboratory processes is universal across all universes. That is, universes with cows. Fringe, KILL THE COW. Well. Not literally. Given the frequent graphic nature of this show I would actually prefer to not have any on scene cow killing. But. Send the cow off to a nice retirement home for cows.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyway.
I can't speak for everyone, but convenient memory losses of critically important information like visits to alternative universes are really starting to grate on me, particularly given that this doubtless means that Olivia is going to have to risk car accidents all over again to see William Bell all over again and you'd think William Bell after greeting her with seeming delight and pleasure wouldn't return her to this universe through a car window. Also, the typewriter/mirror alternative universe communication system is ridiculous. Even going with some sort of Alice in Wonderland effect it's ridiculous. I'm actually all for tales of mirror communications and stepping into alternative realities, but that's not quite what Fringe has been going for. Also, I would like Astrid to be able to do more than just mix things in bowls and if the Fringe program has been shut down and lost its budget and clearance then what is she still doing in the lab, and while I'm on the subject of cutting down programs, if I were a senator looking at Fringe's budget and its director came up to me with what looks like a cheap looking prop and claimed that it could be used to make shapeshifting soldiers, my immediate response would be, that looks like a cheap looking prop. Also, in what alternative universe are Senators actually interested in saving money and reducing federal expenditures? But I digress.
Bones:
Bones wins for not having a cow.
I'm sorry I typed that.
Anyway.
Bones has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Let's face it: it's not a great show. In fact, it is frequently dumb, and the less said about its microbiology the better. (In fact I would enjoy the show considerably more if it would just stop making insane statements about diatoms, thank you very much.) On the bright side, it does not have a cow in its lab, which puts it, scientifically, several steps ahead of Fringe. And also on the bright side, I love the characters and the will they/won't they of Booth and Brennan. (I'm hoping for "will" by the end of the season.)
Also, for the win, the season premiere had Cyndi Lauper. As a fortuneteller. And featuring one of her songs. I have a mad ongoing crush on Cyndi Lauper, and between this and the absence of cow, yay Bones.
Supernatural:
Just starting to catch up on this so nothing much to say. Yet. And by "just catching up" I mean "will probably not be caught up until next September." But snark will be coming. Oh, yes it will.
I don't care WHAT universe we're talking about, why is there STILL a COW in the lab? The ability of cows to muck up laboratory processes is universal across all universes. That is, universes with cows. Fringe, KILL THE COW. Well. Not literally. Given the frequent graphic nature of this show I would actually prefer to not have any on scene cow killing. But. Send the cow off to a nice retirement home for cows.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyway.
I can't speak for everyone, but convenient memory losses of critically important information like visits to alternative universes are really starting to grate on me, particularly given that this doubtless means that Olivia is going to have to risk car accidents all over again to see William Bell all over again and you'd think William Bell after greeting her with seeming delight and pleasure wouldn't return her to this universe through a car window. Also, the typewriter/mirror alternative universe communication system is ridiculous. Even going with some sort of Alice in Wonderland effect it's ridiculous. I'm actually all for tales of mirror communications and stepping into alternative realities, but that's not quite what Fringe has been going for. Also, I would like Astrid to be able to do more than just mix things in bowls and if the Fringe program has been shut down and lost its budget and clearance then what is she still doing in the lab, and while I'm on the subject of cutting down programs, if I were a senator looking at Fringe's budget and its director came up to me with what looks like a cheap looking prop and claimed that it could be used to make shapeshifting soldiers, my immediate response would be, that looks like a cheap looking prop. Also, in what alternative universe are Senators actually interested in saving money and reducing federal expenditures? But I digress.
Bones:
Bones wins for not having a cow.
I'm sorry I typed that.
Anyway.
Bones has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Let's face it: it's not a great show. In fact, it is frequently dumb, and the less said about its microbiology the better. (In fact I would enjoy the show considerably more if it would just stop making insane statements about diatoms, thank you very much.) On the bright side, it does not have a cow in its lab, which puts it, scientifically, several steps ahead of Fringe. And also on the bright side, I love the characters and the will they/won't they of Booth and Brennan. (I'm hoping for "will" by the end of the season.)
Also, for the win, the season premiere had Cyndi Lauper. As a fortuneteller. And featuring one of her songs. I have a mad ongoing crush on Cyndi Lauper, and between this and the absence of cow, yay Bones.
Supernatural:
Just starting to catch up on this so nothing much to say. Yet. And by "just catching up" I mean "will probably not be caught up until next September." But snark will be coming. Oh, yes it will.