Comments | evadne_noel: What happens when I don't have cable?

evadne_noel

What happens when I don't have cable?

Sep 26, 2006 12:24

What with “Heroes” airing last night, my 2006-2007 television season is all scheduled. Starting last year, I tried to get back into network television watching after years of almost pure cable, but was stymied by my retail job. Now, I’ve got myself a regular 9 to 5, which while not the most stable in the universe, at least allows me my nights. ( Read more... )

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evadne_noel September 27 2006, 19:29:11 UTC

What, Heroes? Yeah, I know they haven't got the cast together yet. The promo pictures alone suggest a larger cast.

lindewen September 26 2006, 20:36:25 UTC

i luuuuuuurrrrve supernatural!!!! jensen and jared (and jeffrey, for that matter) are all sooooo hot!

evadne_noel September 27 2006, 19:33:57 UTC

Hehe, that's one reason to watch it. They are, indeed, hot.

lindewen September 27 2006, 19:38:06 UTC

well the show is awesome itself. but it's always a really good fringe benefit that the main characters are hot.

dreagoddess September 27 2006, 00:45:18 UTC

See, I'm afraid to watch Shark for exactly the reason you won't watch medical shows. Lawyer shows make me tear my hair out. (Except Law & Order, which is usually pretty good.)

evadne_noel September 27 2006, 19:40:43 UTC

Is it the unreality of lawyer shows that bothers you or the cases? Shark seems like it will be more about the characters than courtroom drama, but there'll be the alotted time with the law or something resembling it.

dreagoddess September 28 2006, 00:16:22 UTC

A little of both, actually. :)

byakuganchick September 27 2006, 02:35:54 UTC

Heroes was awesome and "Super Hiro" was my absolute favorite character. His buddy cracked me up too, though. "Use your death grip, Spock! Use your death grip!" has GOT to be the best line in the episode.

I didn't get a chance to watch Jericho. If I start watching now, will I be hopelessly lost?

evadne_noel September 27 2006, 19:48:51 UTC

Yeah, I liked Hiro's buddy, though he's been left behind in Japan. Maybe he'll get a phone call.

You shouldn't be hopelessly lost if you start watching Jericho tonight. There's only been one episode, and it focused on the destruction of the cities and the beginnings of what will happen in the town.

byakuganchick September 28 2006, 14:01:25 UTC

*forgot to watch it last night due to a Stargate marathon*

Okay, will I be hopelessly lost if I watch it NEXT week?

evadne_noel September 28 2006, 19:48:24 UTC

Aha, I wouldn't think so. I can give you a quick rundown if you'd like.

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anonymouse11 September 27 2006, 11:48:17 UTC

Yay! Most of my shows are on your list (my friend's trying to get me interested in Veronica Mars, but I've only seen one episode).
I loved Heroes, agree that Hiro was amazing, partially because he's funny in a show where everyone else is Deeply Disturbed.
I, too, watch Standoff, and for the same reason-I love Ron Livingston! (and Gina Torres) But last night, the little swooshy camera thing they did when he got the phone call annoyed me. I think he could have carried off the emotion without the swirling voice overs...blech.
And "Studio 60" is definitely my new love. I love Sorkin, I love Perry, I love Whitford, and it makes me happy in a world where West Wing no longer exists.

evadne_noel September 27 2006, 20:24:32 UTC

I keep catching Veronica Mars, so I'm making an effort to watch it this year. I'm slowly catching up on what's already happened, but since I've been known to do that with other shows, I'm not too worried.

Ron Livingston is awesome, I just wanted support his career. Yeah, I wondered about the choice of the voiceovers last night. It was unnecessary and kind of unintentionally funny.

VM anonymouse11 September 27 2006, 22:40:30 UTC

I had to de-lurk so I could say that Veronica Mars is the most awesome show evah! I really hope you can manage to watch it this year. I just got hooked on it this summer when I borrowed the DVDs from a friend, so this will be the first year I watch it weekly.

Shark looks like it's going to be so cool, mostly because of James Woods.

I watched the first half of Heroes and taped the second half because it just wasn't holding my interest. Of course I was watching it mostly because the guy who played Eric Weiss on Alias is supposed to be on the show and he apparently doesn't make an appearence until later, so I'll have to give it another chance. Totally agree with the earlier person who loved the Spock line, though.

One last thing: Evadne, if you aren't reading TelevisionWithoutPity, you should be. It's an awesome website that I think would appeal to your sense of humour. In fact, I have thought more than once that it would be really great if you could get a job working there.

Re: VM evadne_noel September 28 2006, 19:26:54 UTC

I recently got the first season of Veronica Mars as a gift, so I'm slowly getting up to speed. Everything I've heard about the show makes it sound like I'd like it. I'm hoping for the best.

I really did like Heroes, even if it's not my favorite of the new season. I hope you like it, if you do continue watching. I think the premiere needed to be two hours, because there were a whole bunch of things (like Eric Weiss's character) that didn't get mentioned. It was only part one of the beginning, it felt like.

I don't regularly read TWOP (because I rarely watched television before this year), but what I've stopped by to read is really funny.

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