It's snowing, is it still October? And a Review of Grimm

The heat thankfully came one, and we have a blizzard. I'm not joking - there's an actual blizzard going on outside my window. Damn, isn't it still October? That was a short fall.
Is it just me or are spring and fall getting shorter every year? And winter and summer longer?? Maybe I need to change my habitat? On the plus side, short-lived allergy season.
Oh and we got thunder and lightening!! Interesting storm.

Currently watching Grimm. Obviously it's not holding my attention, because I jumped on my blog to write about it while I'm still watching it. Also, you can actually follow what's going on while doing something else at the same time - this should be a hit with multi-taskers. Worse? I'm writing this during the climatic scenes - where I'm supposed to be at the edge of my seat, unable to wait to see what happens next. Except I already know, because I've seen this show before, except better written and with a lot more interesting characters.

Review of the new TV Series Grimm

( Review of Grimm, warning - includes serious plot spoilers, also on the negative side, I didn't like it that much and most likely won't be sticking with it. )

TV roundup and other bits...

I'd planned to go out and do stuff today such as laundry which desperately needs to be done (should have done it last weekend), but the nor'easter got in the way, and I wimped out. Instead made another pot of turnip and leek soup, as well as gluten-free cornbread, courtesy of Red Mill. Will try to do the laundry early tomorrow morning along with farmer's market.

And watched a lot of tv. I think sometimes I watch too much tv. My tastes are wildly diverse and I'm not exactly discriminatory. Hey, tv slut, here. By the way you aren't a tv slut unless you watch more than 20 programs a week. Sorry five doesn't qualify, particularly if they are DVD's of TV shows that you've already seen and are re-watching.

Considering the NaNoWriMo but here's the thing - I don't need help to write a novel. I've written one. Actually have written two. Only one is marketable and publishable in my opinion, well mine and a professional editor who reviewed it and copy-edited it. Now I'm editing it some more. What I need help on is figuring out the rest of it. Also finishing my revisions. Nano doesn't appear to be for that.
In addition? I'm swamped at work. Mentally exhausted. And busy with church crap.

Anywho...the TV round-up. Still have American Horror Story, Walking Dead, PRime Suspect, a shit-load of Nikita episodes, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Supernatural to watch.
Yes, I decided to stick with American Horror Story, I got curious, which often happens with Ryan Murphy shows. Say what you will about Ryan Murphy, at least he's somewhat innovative and tries different things. Also AHS is weirdly entertaining, even if the only character I halfway care about is Viviane. Actually I think it's more entertaining because I don't care about anyone and am somewhat rooting for the House to win.

1. Grey's Anatomy This week's Grey's wasn't bad. In some respects the show is better than it was at the end of last year, but not quite as good as it was at the beginning of last year. I still like the characters though and their stories. Also the writing is a lot better than it was at the height of its popularity - the first four seasons. I suppose people might consider it soapy, but I don't really think it is at the moment. There's less sleeping around with everyone, and more focus on the cases and becoming a surgeon. Much less soapy than it was in the first four seasons. Favorite character continues to be the marvelous Cristina, portrayed by Sandra Oh, with Chandra Wilson's Baily a close second.
Grey's does women and minority characters better than anyone else.

2. Vamp Diaries - I refuse to call it TVD - that sounds like a sexual transmitted disease or a digital recording device, take your pick. ( eh..spoilers )

3. Secret Circle - the most interesting thing about this show continues to be the back-story on the parents or what the adults did. The kids are rather boring. And that's a problem. Also, getting bloody tired of seeing the kids in jeopardy every single week. Show? Seriously? Stop teasing me. I know you aren't going to kill the kids - they are the leads!
Unless this is the Ten Little Witches...in which case, it's going to be a very short series since there's only seven. No worries, doesn't appear to be.

( spoilers )

4. Fringe S2 Finale...okay, I get why this show has a fan base, now. It's what they do with the parallel universe thing. Odd show Fringe, its a good show that is really poorly written. I keep wondering what this show would be like if it had great writers? I wonder that about a lot of tv series, actually. So this isn't new. Great concept, execution a bit on the clunky side. Dialogue...sigh. Characterization? Outside of Walter? Sigh. It's sad, but Walter really is the best and most interestingly drawn character. How the three characters inter-connect is equally interesting. But...it lacks something. Which is why it never quite took off the way X-Files or Buffy did. The writing just isn't quite there. That's not to say it's not entertaining or really interesting in places. And it is by far the best procedural on at the moment that I've tried. But..I hate to say this, X-Files was better written, just not as interesting conceptually or plot-wise, if that makes sense?