Oh Glee...why do I keep watching you when you don't ever impress me? The singing is always great, even if the video footage accompanying it is sometimes a little weird, and I do, actually, like Britney Spears' music. Plus, some of the lines, particularly Brittany (Heather Morris)'s, are very hilarious. But musical talent and a couple funny lines do not make a show great, and neither do little additions which are an attempt to give the show more of a purpose.
I really don't care about Will (Matthew Morrison). When I started typing that sentence, I was going to say that I didn't care about Will's relationship, or lack there of, with Emma (Jayma Mays), particularly as I really like her with her dentist boyfriend. Who doesn't like John Stamos? And then I realized that I don't want to know anything about Will's life. And why the hell does he get to act the way he does with his Glee kids? I realize that Matthew Morrison is hardly older than some of them, and they are all peers in real life, but the teacher-student relationships he has going on show a severe lack of judgment on his part which is actually just as bad as Sue (Jane Lynch)'s.
And do I need to get into how weird that assembly got? Why was there a sex riot? Why wasn't Sue, an Emmy winning character, better used? Why have Rachel (Lea Michele) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) taken back seats? When is this show going to have a more interesting, relevant, and involving plot that the fact that if Glee does not win at any and all competitions, the club will be disbanded? Why can't this show hire some competent writers to give it a through line?
I know there are a lot of fans of the show out there, so my question is, am I wrong?????
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Chuck - Chuck vs The Suitcase, S04E02
Why is Chuck one of the greatest, if not the greatest, show on TV? What other show gives you approx 43 minutes of hilarious quality nerd humour? What other show has a kickass chick fight on a catwalk over a dress which has super secret spy computer chips embedded in the sequins? What other show has The Man Your Man Could Smell Like as a guest star?
Okay, so Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) are still having some relationship issues. I'd say they are perfectly normal, but I've never dated a spy, so I really can't tell you how I'd feel about having someone else's suitcase constantly sitting in my closet but never getting unpacked. Frankly, as far as issues go, it's really not that big a deal. Never wanting to get married or have children, on the other hand, could be a problem if that is what your partner wants. I can only hope that the look of panic on Sarah's face as the episode ended was meant as one final laugh rather than the beginning of a development they aren't ready for yet anyway, and I don't particularly want to watch.
I do want to see more episodes of Chuck and Sarah working together as spies. I absolutely love that Chuck is developing his own bits (like the sleeping-drug gloves). He is getting suave...except for when he accidentally grabbed the hot enemy spy chick's ass.
Now, what, you ask, was the best part of the episode? Was it that Casey (Adam Baldwin) was not allowed to go on the mission because it took place during fashion week and he was forever banned from being near the runway for having stabbed someone with a stiletto? Was it that his relationship with his daughter is now starting to develop again? Was it that Lester (Vik Sahay) and Jeff (Scott Krinsky) are now back at the Buy More, preventing it from becoming an obvious CIA base of operations? No, it was when Morgan told Greta #2 (Isaiah Mustafa - The Man My Man Does Smell Like) that he was an impressive physical specimen.
Or maybe it was the chick fight. Opinions?
Okay, so Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) are still having some relationship issues. I'd say they are perfectly normal, but I've never dated a spy, so I really can't tell you how I'd feel about having someone else's suitcase constantly sitting in my closet but never getting unpacked. Frankly, as far as issues go, it's really not that big a deal. Never wanting to get married or have children, on the other hand, could be a problem if that is what your partner wants. I can only hope that the look of panic on Sarah's face as the episode ended was meant as one final laugh rather than the beginning of a development they aren't ready for yet anyway, and I don't particularly want to watch.
I do want to see more episodes of Chuck and Sarah working together as spies. I absolutely love that Chuck is developing his own bits (like the sleeping-drug gloves). He is getting suave...except for when he accidentally grabbed the hot enemy spy chick's ass.
Now, what, you ask, was the best part of the episode? Was it that Casey (Adam Baldwin) was not allowed to go on the mission because it took place during fashion week and he was forever banned from being near the runway for having stabbed someone with a stiletto? Was it that his relationship with his daughter is now starting to develop again? Was it that Lester (Vik Sahay) and Jeff (Scott Krinsky) are now back at the Buy More, preventing it from becoming an obvious CIA base of operations? No, it was when Morgan told Greta #2 (Isaiah Mustafa - The Man My Man Does Smell Like) that he was an impressive physical specimen.
Or maybe it was the chick fight. Opinions?
No Ordinary Family - Pilot, S01E01
Well, that was the worst premiere I've seen in a long time. I'm actually surprised that I didn't turn it off out of boredom. It wasn't exciting, it wasn't interesting, and it wasn't good television.
The premise is good: Superhero family. Who wouldn't be into that? I like superheroes. But the meandering and unfocused storyline told from the perspective of parents in couple's therapy didn't grab my attention at all. I could not care about these characters. They are supposed to be ordinary people with extraordinary powers, but that doesn't means they are supposed to be uninteresting people who discover their powers in odd, but common circumstances, and then explore them by being ridiculous.
I suppose I could say, in the shows favour, that I can imagine some schmucks responding to gaining superpowers in this way. "I'm going to try and get myself shot and experiment by trying dangerous tasks while my best friend watches." Great idea. And the friends creating secret lairs because they think it is cool, or coming up with epic descriptions of the abilities...again, this may well happen in reality if gaining superpowers was truly possible. But watching this normal behaviour was extraordinarily tedious. There is a reason that television tells stories about anything other than common and ordinary life stories. Giving uninteresting people superpowers will not make them interesting.
So it was boring, and pretty predictable, and possibly okay for younger audiences up until the lead got shot in the back of the head with a large caliber bullet. I don't know who is watching this thing, but it is not me, and I am telling you that it should not be you either.
The premise is good: Superhero family. Who wouldn't be into that? I like superheroes. But the meandering and unfocused storyline told from the perspective of parents in couple's therapy didn't grab my attention at all. I could not care about these characters. They are supposed to be ordinary people with extraordinary powers, but that doesn't means they are supposed to be uninteresting people who discover their powers in odd, but common circumstances, and then explore them by being ridiculous.
I suppose I could say, in the shows favour, that I can imagine some schmucks responding to gaining superpowers in this way. "I'm going to try and get myself shot and experiment by trying dangerous tasks while my best friend watches." Great idea. And the friends creating secret lairs because they think it is cool, or coming up with epic descriptions of the abilities...again, this may well happen in reality if gaining superpowers was truly possible. But watching this normal behaviour was extraordinarily tedious. There is a reason that television tells stories about anything other than common and ordinary life stories. Giving uninteresting people superpowers will not make them interesting.
So it was boring, and pretty predictable, and possibly okay for younger audiences up until the lead got shot in the back of the head with a large caliber bullet. I don't know who is watching this thing, but it is not me, and I am telling you that it should not be you either.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Castle - He's Dead, She's Dead, S03E02
Richard Edgar Castle (Nathan Fillion) wants to believe. He loves unexplained phenomena, and the possibility of the supernatural actually existing - whether mummy curses or psychic powers - gets his pulse beating just as quickly as any of his convoluted conspiracy theories. Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) is far more interested in catching killers then getting caught up in Castle's excitement over the extremely improbable. Still, she can't help admiring his enthusiasm, and we can't help admiring how awesome that makes their dynamic.
I'd say there a few things more disturbing than finding your mother murdered with an ice pick and stuffed in a pull-out couch, but I'm sure shows like Castle could prove me wrong in a matter of episodes. Still, when she is a psychic, and her daughter has some of those powers, but neither of them saw it coming clearly enough to stop it, that has got to be upsetting. Good thing Momma had the foresight to send the cops a letter predicting her death and leaving some rather interesting clues.
I've always liked the idea of psychics and the supernatural; obviously, as half the shows I watch are in that genre. Still, the ability to believe it could actually exist in this world...I side with Beckett. Until I see some real evidence, I'll continue to believe that Patrick Jane from the Mentalist is what a good psychic really is. I'm pretty glad that, in this show which is supposed to take place in the real world, the cops don't base their cases on the unprovable.
And while the powers to see things on a different plane of existence did not solve the case (thank you hard evidence and intuition, hahaha), they did tell us something we already knew. A man named Alexander is very important to Beckett, and has saved her life more than once. Thank you, Richard Alexander Rogers. Though I will laugh if Beckett's next boyfriend is actually called Alexander.
I want to add the final note that I am not unhappy about where Beckett and Castle's relationship is. I feel like at the end of last season, they missed the boat, and right now, to continue that metaphor, the boat is completely out of sight. It will come back. Of course, it will come back. But for the moment, it's not distracting me or supposed to be the focus of my interest. Is it yours?
I'd say there a few things more disturbing than finding your mother murdered with an ice pick and stuffed in a pull-out couch, but I'm sure shows like Castle could prove me wrong in a matter of episodes. Still, when she is a psychic, and her daughter has some of those powers, but neither of them saw it coming clearly enough to stop it, that has got to be upsetting. Good thing Momma had the foresight to send the cops a letter predicting her death and leaving some rather interesting clues.
I've always liked the idea of psychics and the supernatural; obviously, as half the shows I watch are in that genre. Still, the ability to believe it could actually exist in this world...I side with Beckett. Until I see some real evidence, I'll continue to believe that Patrick Jane from the Mentalist is what a good psychic really is. I'm pretty glad that, in this show which is supposed to take place in the real world, the cops don't base their cases on the unprovable.
And while the powers to see things on a different plane of existence did not solve the case (thank you hard evidence and intuition, hahaha), they did tell us something we already knew. A man named Alexander is very important to Beckett, and has saved her life more than once. Thank you, Richard Alexander Rogers. Though I will laugh if Beckett's next boyfriend is actually called Alexander.
I want to add the final note that I am not unhappy about where Beckett and Castle's relationship is. I feel like at the end of last season, they missed the boat, and right now, to continue that metaphor, the boat is completely out of sight. It will come back. Of course, it will come back. But for the moment, it's not distracting me or supposed to be the focus of my interest. Is it yours?
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