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Or at least that's what the border at the bottom of tv said. Was out about five minutes ago actually - would describe it differently.
Pavement wet, glistening from the light of street lamps and a crescent moon shining through mist. The air feels like a damp wool blanket. Smells of wet wool. Could be my coat, not sure. Comfortable. Almost pleasant. For once, I find myself oddly happy that I live in the city. That I can just throw on a pair of shoes, a coat, grab my keys and walk a block to pick up the OJ that I forgot on my way home from work. No worries about starting a car, finding a parking place, or driving. Plus - exercise. On nights like this - where the air embraces and cuddles you, people brush past in silhouette, and the dull light of streetlights casts shadows on sidewalks and black pavement, I realize I'm happy to be a city girl. Also reading on the way to work as opposed to cursing traffic? Not a bad thing.
TV this week? Sigh. Watch too much sometimes methinks. Only three shows, so far sparked much interest - have yet to see tonight's ER or tomorrow's BattleStar Galatica. Looking forward to BattleStar Galatica tomorrow night, actually. Yes - there are the Trek fans, and then there's those of us who wet our teeth on BattleStar (also Battle of the Planets, but that's another confession). I admit the old series is cheesy as hell now, but when it premiered in 1979 or 1980? I adored it. I was 13 years old. In love with Apollo one day, Starbuck the next (he was a guy in the original series). The women were tough. The guys cool. The problem with Trek was until Next Generation, the women were just eye candy for Kirk to play with. In Battlestar they actually did something occassionally. At any rate - the new Battlestar is much cooler than the old one - a female Starbuck with all the vices of the male one (cigars, foul mouth, bravado, gambling, hot-shot Han Solo type),
a sexy and ambiguous Baltar, and a brooding darkly conflicted Adama. Plus Cyclons (the villians of the piece) who look like humans and could be your best friend.
The three that were interesting:
1. Veronica Mars - still good. Three good shows in a row. Not bad.
This week - we delved a little deeper into the mystery surrounding Lily's death while at the same time delving a little deeper into Veronica's own need for vengeance. Her realization that as much as she feels betrayed, there are others who feel equally betrayed by her. The sense that no one is on your side, you don't have any friends - they will stab you in the back if they get the chance - is done well here. That overwhelming sense of paranoia. The ability to go to the harsh place and not be comforting. Also the continued focus on the adults. That I think is the major difference between the 21st Century high school dramas and the 20th century ones. The OC, Life as We Know IT, Joan of Arcadia, and Veronica Mars - all spend equal time with the adults and the kids. Course the only two I like are the last two - Mars and Arcadia, maybe because the first two are focused on adolescent boys. Not sure.
2. Lost - getting creepier. Locke is becoming creepier as the season rolls forward. At first I thought he was sort of intriquing and possibly heroic, now, just plain creepy. Same with Boone. What I'm liking about Lost - is how dark the characters are. Each one has a dark twisty side. Boone? His lust for his step-sister who he can barely stand. Shannon - her awareness of his lust and williness to manipulate it to her advantage. Oddly - its their flawed that caused these two characters to end up on that plane. Lost may be the most character driven show on at that moment - in a sea of procedurals, reality shows, soap operaish dramedy, and plotty action serials, this is an oasis for those of us who adore character driven drama. If the rest of the episodes are as good as the last three? I'm happy.
3. Medium - a procedural that is actually character driven and not obsessed with procedures. Partricia Arquette's character just keeps getting more intriguing as does her family and her husband. She's insecure, uncertain, scared, and at times defensive. The characters she interacts with are also interesting. A heroine - who feels real, isn't constantly in lingerie, isn't skinny or hot or forced to pretend to be, and uses her brain. Plus we don't spend all our time listening to her recite technobabble a la Crossing Jordan.
An oasis in a male driven drama season.
Tried 24, got bored. 24 did an interesting thing - it got rid of all the cool characters from Season 3, and kept the one character that I wanted to strangle, wet-blanket whiner Chloe. Granted I wasn't crazy about his daughter, Kim. But she had actually begun to get a bit of a back-bone last season. Chase was also interesting as was Tony and his wife. But they are gone. One to jail. One a security guard with Kim. If I didn't like Kiefer Sutherland - I wouldn't have watched at all. Alberta Watson, from La Femme Nikita, is not bad. She plays a cold bitch with personal problems - her particular strength actually. I liked her better as Madeline in Nikita. William Devane is the kidnapped Secretary of Defense - but he seems bored. Dennis Haysbert had more fun as the Pres. And I really miss DB Woodside. No hot guys this year. Smaller cast. And the plot? Frustrating. Can't decide if it's too close to what's going on now in Iraq - or if I've just seen this storyline too many times before? It's a shame - because I loved last Season's 24. This one feels like a wet blanket in comparison.
It's weird - all fall I was sort of looking forward to seeing Alias and 24 again. Now that they are back? I wish both had just been cancelled. Neither interests me anymore.
Pavement wet, glistening from the light of street lamps and a crescent moon shining through mist. The air feels like a damp wool blanket. Smells of wet wool. Could be my coat, not sure. Comfortable. Almost pleasant. For once, I find myself oddly happy that I live in the city. That I can just throw on a pair of shoes, a coat, grab my keys and walk a block to pick up the OJ that I forgot on my way home from work. No worries about starting a car, finding a parking place, or driving. Plus - exercise. On nights like this - where the air embraces and cuddles you, people brush past in silhouette, and the dull light of streetlights casts shadows on sidewalks and black pavement, I realize I'm happy to be a city girl. Also reading on the way to work as opposed to cursing traffic? Not a bad thing.
TV this week? Sigh. Watch too much sometimes methinks. Only three shows, so far sparked much interest - have yet to see tonight's ER or tomorrow's BattleStar Galatica. Looking forward to BattleStar Galatica tomorrow night, actually. Yes - there are the Trek fans, and then there's those of us who wet our teeth on BattleStar (also Battle of the Planets, but that's another confession). I admit the old series is cheesy as hell now, but when it premiered in 1979 or 1980? I adored it. I was 13 years old. In love with Apollo one day, Starbuck the next (he was a guy in the original series). The women were tough. The guys cool. The problem with Trek was until Next Generation, the women were just eye candy for Kirk to play with. In Battlestar they actually did something occassionally. At any rate - the new Battlestar is much cooler than the old one - a female Starbuck with all the vices of the male one (cigars, foul mouth, bravado, gambling, hot-shot Han Solo type),
a sexy and ambiguous Baltar, and a brooding darkly conflicted Adama. Plus Cyclons (the villians of the piece) who look like humans and could be your best friend.
The three that were interesting:
1. Veronica Mars - still good. Three good shows in a row. Not bad.
This week - we delved a little deeper into the mystery surrounding Lily's death while at the same time delving a little deeper into Veronica's own need for vengeance. Her realization that as much as she feels betrayed, there are others who feel equally betrayed by her. The sense that no one is on your side, you don't have any friends - they will stab you in the back if they get the chance - is done well here. That overwhelming sense of paranoia. The ability to go to the harsh place and not be comforting. Also the continued focus on the adults. That I think is the major difference between the 21st Century high school dramas and the 20th century ones. The OC, Life as We Know IT, Joan of Arcadia, and Veronica Mars - all spend equal time with the adults and the kids. Course the only two I like are the last two - Mars and Arcadia, maybe because the first two are focused on adolescent boys. Not sure.
2. Lost - getting creepier. Locke is becoming creepier as the season rolls forward. At first I thought he was sort of intriquing and possibly heroic, now, just plain creepy. Same with Boone. What I'm liking about Lost - is how dark the characters are. Each one has a dark twisty side. Boone? His lust for his step-sister who he can barely stand. Shannon - her awareness of his lust and williness to manipulate it to her advantage. Oddly - its their flawed that caused these two characters to end up on that plane. Lost may be the most character driven show on at that moment - in a sea of procedurals, reality shows, soap operaish dramedy, and plotty action serials, this is an oasis for those of us who adore character driven drama. If the rest of the episodes are as good as the last three? I'm happy.
3. Medium - a procedural that is actually character driven and not obsessed with procedures. Partricia Arquette's character just keeps getting more intriguing as does her family and her husband. She's insecure, uncertain, scared, and at times defensive. The characters she interacts with are also interesting. A heroine - who feels real, isn't constantly in lingerie, isn't skinny or hot or forced to pretend to be, and uses her brain. Plus we don't spend all our time listening to her recite technobabble a la Crossing Jordan.
An oasis in a male driven drama season.
Tried 24, got bored. 24 did an interesting thing - it got rid of all the cool characters from Season 3, and kept the one character that I wanted to strangle, wet-blanket whiner Chloe. Granted I wasn't crazy about his daughter, Kim. But she had actually begun to get a bit of a back-bone last season. Chase was also interesting as was Tony and his wife. But they are gone. One to jail. One a security guard with Kim. If I didn't like Kiefer Sutherland - I wouldn't have watched at all. Alberta Watson, from La Femme Nikita, is not bad. She plays a cold bitch with personal problems - her particular strength actually. I liked her better as Madeline in Nikita. William Devane is the kidnapped Secretary of Defense - but he seems bored. Dennis Haysbert had more fun as the Pres. And I really miss DB Woodside. No hot guys this year. Smaller cast. And the plot? Frustrating. Can't decide if it's too close to what's going on now in Iraq - or if I've just seen this storyline too many times before? It's a shame - because I loved last Season's 24. This one feels like a wet blanket in comparison.
It's weird - all fall I was sort of looking forward to seeing Alias and 24 again. Now that they are back? I wish both had just been cancelled. Neither interests me anymore.