Comments | gwyn_r: Seasons change and so do I

gwyn_r

Seasons change and so do I

Oct 25, 2006 15:52

I've been wanting to write a bit about this fall's Yanqui tv season for a while now, but it keeps changing -- both the landscape of what's on, and my feelings about the new (and old) shows. So, maybe I will tackle the new ones first (one of which is already off the air). Warning: Long-ass post ahead.

( New shows: Heroes, Studio 60, The Nine, Six Degrees, Smith, Dexter, and why I can't watch Jericho or Ugly Betty )

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gwyn_r October 25 2006, 18:21:40 UTC

I know! I keep trying to tell people it's not just that it's about Serious Topics, but that it has this wonderful humor -- I still laugh whenever I think about Bunk telling Jimmy this season that he "stirs my manhood" in his little boy blue uniform. And the honey nut Cheerios... OMG. It's just got so much going for it -- it even has these clasic western allusions in the form of Omar, his gunslinger thief persona. So amazing.

I'll see if I can catch that first ep of the Nine -- I only have DSL, and the buffering means lots of stutters, but it might be worth it to try just so I can get a baseline.

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gwyn_r October 25 2006, 22:26:38 UTC

I don't know if you'd be interested in this, but the magazine I work for finally got on the bandwagon and started doing a TV Club post-ep commentary roundtable thingie. Sometimes David Mills actually joins in. (Though I completely disagreed with him when he said the one time he was unhappy with the direction of a script was when they filmed Omar meeting up with Brother Mouzone in the alley, because it was too Western cliche)

This is the first entry
http://www.slate.com/id/2149784/entry/2149865/

sweet_ali October 25 2006, 17:54:07 UTC

I'm not sure what kind of internet connection you have, but I usually put up the Dexter episodes on my LJ about 2 days after they air. You're very welcome to snag if you can do so.

gwyn_r October 25 2006, 21:37:31 UTC

I'll have to see if that works! I'm on the slowest DSL but sometimes I DL eps if I'm really desperate -- just takes me a long time. I was hoping my friend would bring the avis over but she's been too busy lately to get them to us, so I might still be able to catch up this weeekend.

merricatk October 25 2006, 18:45:19 UTC

I so agree with you about GG. I can't bring myself to care about any of them (though--I hate to say this--I'm finding myself liking Logan. That's wrong, isn't it?) & while I used to record while watching so I can watch again, now I record while watching, think, "What the hell did I do that for?" & record over it.

I've always loathed Emily simply because what she seems to want isn't for Lorelai to do what she wants her to, but because she seems to need to *force* Lorelai to do that what she wants her to. She can't be content with Lorelai doing what she wants, she always has to gloat over it. It makes her a very ugly person, IMO.

gwyn_r October 25 2006, 21:40:41 UTC

Yeah -- I never thought I'd do this, but I am taking it off my season pass. I never give up on shows, but these days I fear for my sanity so I think it's more important.

I owe you a personal note to thank you for the box. I'm so lame -- I've been having a hard time making myself sit down and do personal mail. Impersonal, okay! But for some reason I've been balking at doing anything with people I'm connected to. But I wanted you to know that I really appreciated it, and that it was unbelievably sweet of you to think of me.

merricatk October 26 2006, 12:38:51 UTC

Please, don't worry about not sending a note about the box. I'm just glad it arrived safely & that you like it & knew that I was thinking about you.

(I think the not-connecting thing might be grief-related, since I had the same problem. I'd want to say something *important* & have it be *eloquent,* & since those weren't coming to me, I'd keep postponing. But I was fine writing stuff that wasn't important to me.)

incredulity October 25 2006, 19:33:41 UTC

Despite other people's grumblings, I lovelovelove Jericho, so I was all sad when you said you couldn't watch it! I was relieved to find it was because you'd missed it, not because you didn't like it. It's totally my crack!

gwyn_r October 25 2006, 22:08:53 UTC

I really did want to watch Jericho (and Betty, but that one I don't feel quite as fast a compulsion, so even if I wait for discs, or summer reruns if I'm lucky, it won't bother me too much), but I figued that not only was up against other things I was loyal to, but it would get killed fast. See, after Miracles, I figured anything with Skeeter in it that had darker overtones was doomed for cert. And much as I love quasi-post-apocolyptic stories, very few people share my passion, especially not the middle-American TV-watching populace. And then there's the fact that it was on CBS, my most loathed network -- even more than Fox!

For once, I'm so glad I was proven wrong! But hopefully at some point I'll catch up.

cathexys October 25 2006, 19:40:10 UTC

Whatever's on TV is Season 4, but if you get a chance, most of S5 has aired (and if you have trouble d'loading, I'll happily send you a copy when the season's over). B/c talk about topical, OMFG!!!!!

As for the rest...I most felt with you on the S60 fronty. I have 4 eps on my computer and not even a big desire to watch them. It's pretty sad!!!

gwyn_r October 25 2006, 22:16:55 UTC

I finally broke down and looked up some sites to see if Adam survived. I can't stand the idea of waiting until such time as A&E starts bothering to show them in America. And the plots for the new season sounds fantastic! I may have to take you up on that, especially if there's anything you'd like to trade for.

cathexys October 25 2006, 22:45:36 UTC

oh, no need to trade. it'd be my pleasure! seriously, send me a mail with your address and 5x08 just d'loaded, so it should be another week or so and the season's over and i can send them all together.

and yes, the season opening finishes with the cliffhanger rather quickly, only to turn into the two most amazing hours of the show ever!!!!!