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Nov. 29th, 2006
TV Sluttage
Nov. 29th, 2006 11:13 pmAfter torturing myself by watching fifteen minutes of Oprah, which reminded me of how tight my suites have gotten - one, which I bought in the spring, no longer fits, have decided to maybe try exercising (went on walk to get started), reading, and other activities in front of tube instead of *cough*eating*cough*. I blame television for my weight gain and need to eat. Stupid evil commercials. Yes, I've managed to regain the 25 pounds I lost before I got laid-off. Honestly, there are times I think it is true, TV will rot your brain.
Things learned this week:
1. Do not tell people you are writing a novel. They don't really care unless you are about to be published and they can read it.
2. Recruiters make lousey travel agents. (Found this out the hard way.)
3. Too much chocolat equals heartburn. Actually too much food period equals heartburn. Don't eat when you aren't hungry - one would think I'd have figured this out by now. But nope. Am dense.
4. Don't watch Oprah if you are feeling gloomy about yourself, it will make you want to throw things at the tv screen.
After watching Bones rip-off of The Blair Witch Project, which was actually more entertaining than it sounds - did my exercises during it, watched DayBreak which makes Lost feel like Masterpiece Theater in comparison. Daybreak just meanders and makes me miss Lost, which may be the point. (I can't watch Criminal Minds - lost interest in serial killers way back in the 90's when they were the "in" thing. Besides "Profiler" was better.) Then watched a 20/20 special entitled "Cheap in America" about charitable giving - which is more or less reaffirming what I already know. More you give more happy you are. People are greedy but also incredibly giving.
Watched following tv shows Daybreak, Bones, Studio 60, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, Heroes, Veronica Mars, and Grey's Anatomy. Also bits of House. (I keep forgetting it's repeated at 11pm on USA on Fridays - so keep missing the repeats.)
Studio 60 - this show is bugging me. ( for spoilers )
Heroes - is a well shot series. This baby doesn't require much attention to dialogue. It's more interested in visuals. Good thing too, since its dialogue tends to be uneven. Sometimes great, sometimes lacklustre. I enjoy it. Have fairly low expectations. And like not knowing what will happen next. My spoiler policy is more lax than most people's - for example, I don't consider the teasers that the creators and writers give in TV Guide true spoilers so much as teasers. Nor do I consider previews or trailers necessarily spoilers. I just don't want to know key plot points. ie. I don't mind knowing a character will die in an upcoming episode, just don't tell me which one. I like to guess.
( spoilers for Heroes )
Desperate Housewives - it's a shame, just when I start liking the show again - it will go on hiatius then come back and be opposite The Dresden Files which premieres January 21 at 9pm on Sundays. Since unlike 90% of my flist, I cannot watch two shows at once. (No DVR and no VCR). I have to choose. And Dresden wins for now. I am a Harry shipper. I feel the same way about Harry Dresden that some people seem to feel about Harry Potter. (What can I say I have a weakness for dark, wellmeaning, heroic, rumpled guys who in their late 30's early 40's - Harry Potter is just too young for me.) That said, this week's Desperate was entertaining, so entertaining I regret missing last week's, but was watching Prime Suspect instead. I'm beginning to like Susan again - which was an accomplishment, and I no longer want to slap Gabriella and Lynette upside the head with a frying pan. Yes, progress. Plus three hunks: Dougray Scott, Kyle McLachlan, and James Denton. Now if they'll only bring Susan's ex-hubby back - I adored him.
Monday is going to get hard soon too. The Closer is coming back with a two hour movie opposite Heroes and Studio 60, I think. Am hoping NBC puts a Xmas movie on that night, so can watch The Closer.
Nip/Tuck - boring me. The show seems to be meandering without much direction. The only character I'm still interested in is Christian at this point and barely. Scean mopes and whines. Julia took off (because the actress is taking care of her daughter in England - who had to have multiple surgeries for a leg problem). And the Kimber/Matt relationship is just dull. I'm missing seasons 1 and 2. The show jumped the shark I think in Season 3 and hasn't come back since.
Grey's Anatomy enjoyable fluff show. I call it my comfort show. I like the characters. I enjoy the writing. And it works for me. This past week's episode moved me and worked partly because it focused almost completely on Christina, George, and to an extent on Izzy/Alex. Less Meredith/McDreamy the better. Christina pulls me in each week. I loved her dilemma and how well and realistically it was written. Demonstrating how surgeons protect each other often to the detriment of patients. Forgetting patients are people. Becoming so self-involved and into their career paths and those of their loved ones and friends, they forget they are working on a human being not a file.
20/20 program makes me think I need to locate another volunteer project to work with soon.
Things learned this week:
1. Do not tell people you are writing a novel. They don't really care unless you are about to be published and they can read it.
2. Recruiters make lousey travel agents. (Found this out the hard way.)
3. Too much chocolat equals heartburn. Actually too much food period equals heartburn. Don't eat when you aren't hungry - one would think I'd have figured this out by now. But nope. Am dense.
4. Don't watch Oprah if you are feeling gloomy about yourself, it will make you want to throw things at the tv screen.
After watching Bones rip-off of The Blair Witch Project, which was actually more entertaining than it sounds - did my exercises during it, watched DayBreak which makes Lost feel like Masterpiece Theater in comparison. Daybreak just meanders and makes me miss Lost, which may be the point. (I can't watch Criminal Minds - lost interest in serial killers way back in the 90's when they were the "in" thing. Besides "Profiler" was better.) Then watched a 20/20 special entitled "Cheap in America" about charitable giving - which is more or less reaffirming what I already know. More you give more happy you are. People are greedy but also incredibly giving.
Watched following tv shows Daybreak, Bones, Studio 60, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, Heroes, Veronica Mars, and Grey's Anatomy. Also bits of House. (I keep forgetting it's repeated at 11pm on USA on Fridays - so keep missing the repeats.)
Studio 60 - this show is bugging me. ( for spoilers )
Heroes - is a well shot series. This baby doesn't require much attention to dialogue. It's more interested in visuals. Good thing too, since its dialogue tends to be uneven. Sometimes great, sometimes lacklustre. I enjoy it. Have fairly low expectations. And like not knowing what will happen next. My spoiler policy is more lax than most people's - for example, I don't consider the teasers that the creators and writers give in TV Guide true spoilers so much as teasers. Nor do I consider previews or trailers necessarily spoilers. I just don't want to know key plot points. ie. I don't mind knowing a character will die in an upcoming episode, just don't tell me which one. I like to guess.
( spoilers for Heroes )
Desperate Housewives - it's a shame, just when I start liking the show again - it will go on hiatius then come back and be opposite The Dresden Files which premieres January 21 at 9pm on Sundays. Since unlike 90% of my flist, I cannot watch two shows at once. (No DVR and no VCR). I have to choose. And Dresden wins for now. I am a Harry shipper. I feel the same way about Harry Dresden that some people seem to feel about Harry Potter. (What can I say I have a weakness for dark, wellmeaning, heroic, rumpled guys who in their late 30's early 40's - Harry Potter is just too young for me.) That said, this week's Desperate was entertaining, so entertaining I regret missing last week's, but was watching Prime Suspect instead. I'm beginning to like Susan again - which was an accomplishment, and I no longer want to slap Gabriella and Lynette upside the head with a frying pan. Yes, progress. Plus three hunks: Dougray Scott, Kyle McLachlan, and James Denton. Now if they'll only bring Susan's ex-hubby back - I adored him.
Monday is going to get hard soon too. The Closer is coming back with a two hour movie opposite Heroes and Studio 60, I think. Am hoping NBC puts a Xmas movie on that night, so can watch The Closer.
Nip/Tuck - boring me. The show seems to be meandering without much direction. The only character I'm still interested in is Christian at this point and barely. Scean mopes and whines. Julia took off (because the actress is taking care of her daughter in England - who had to have multiple surgeries for a leg problem). And the Kimber/Matt relationship is just dull. I'm missing seasons 1 and 2. The show jumped the shark I think in Season 3 and hasn't come back since.
Grey's Anatomy enjoyable fluff show. I call it my comfort show. I like the characters. I enjoy the writing. And it works for me. This past week's episode moved me and worked partly because it focused almost completely on Christina, George, and to an extent on Izzy/Alex. Less Meredith/McDreamy the better. Christina pulls me in each week. I loved her dilemma and how well and realistically it was written. Demonstrating how surgeons protect each other often to the detriment of patients. Forgetting patients are people. Becoming so self-involved and into their career paths and those of their loved ones and friends, they forget they are working on a human being not a file.
20/20 program makes me think I need to locate another volunteer project to work with soon.
