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[wisteria_]

I've been having an emotionally rough week, so I'm distracting myself with TV. Too bad nothing's on tonight. According to reports, Dollhouse has been renewed. I wasn't a huge fan -- more intrigued than enraptured -- but I'd like to see more of it. So, here are some thoughts on various things I've watched lately. Spoilers for all of them

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[deevee45]

Andy Richter was, in its own way, just as good as Arrested Development. Much less cynical (although I love the cynicism of AD), but so witty and well done. I love this show so much--have watched it countless times. If you can get a hold of the episodes, I highly recommend it. I'm watching Better Off Ted as well, and it's very much like Andy Richter, but it lacks a bit of the freshness of the original. Still very good.

[crossoverman]

See, I still don't think the writers of Lost have a plan, because this whole nuke the island, change the plan crash plan has existed for about three episodes and resets the last five years. Now I expect they will come through the change in the time line with some knowledge and will wind up on the island anyway. But I still don't have any idea what the end game is - where is this story headed? what are the characters supposed to be doing? If they can't change time, what can they do?

[hobbituk]

I like DB on Bones much, much MUCH better than on Angel/Buffy. In fact, looking at him in Buffy it's hard to believe its the same actor. He's so constipated in Sunnydale...

[rose_griffes]

Lost generally uses characters to serve the situations, which is the opposite of how I approach a show. You almost have to watch it for the plot arcs without getting invested in the characters' interior lives, and that's just not my style.

This pinpoints why I like the show (and hate to miss an episode) but have no interest in fic. All the twists and turns are fun and watchable, but they don't make for much character love.

I've always vaguely liked Juliet, in part because she seems like a truly *strong* woman, compared to Kate's somewhat wishy-washy "strength". (I don't hate Kate. I don't think she's stupid or pointless. I'm just ambivalent about her and feel like she holds too much wasted potential.) But Juliet's characterization in the finale really bothered me, especially in her big scene with Sawyer. In my very surface watching of the show, I'd thought she had a strong investment in this island for numerous reasons. Yet in the finale, she changes her mind because she realizes her man doesn't love her and actually says that she'

[thrace_adama]

Also glad that Sarah Chalke isn't the mother.

Oh, me too. Her character brought out some of Ted's most annoying qualities, imo.

Re: Bones. I feel the same way about this show, which is probably why I was pretty surprised when I peeked into the fandom and read about many of the Booth/Brennan shippers' anger over the finale. I thought it was cute! And I mean, there was no time jump that led to the two having married other people, right? No one disappeared. And Booth will be fine--no way is Bones going to spend more than one ep on an amnesia storyline, if that. So as I'm reading these comments I'm just sitting there thinking, "Oh, if you only knew how lucky you shippers actually are." ;)