Thanks to Daniel Faraday on Lost for articulating not just the precariousness of life on the show, but also how everyone is feeling because of current fear around H1N1.
I loved the 100th episode of Lost because it was a regular Lost episode with everything continuing on the way it has been this season. There were no obnoxious or unnecessary guest stars or silly stunts - the show producers wisely decided to be true to the show. That's what I like in my landmark episodes of TV shows, and also what I like about finales. It's also impressive to me that even though the episode didn't have my favourite character, Ben, it was still awesome and captivating with some awesome heart-breaking twists. In particular it was awesome to have a character with mother issues for once (as opposed to the normally rampant father issues). Plus we got to see Desmond and Penny (my other favourite characters) who are definitely the heart of the show.
This was actually a good week in TV overall. I felt Grey's Anatomy had a strong episode. I particularly enjoyed the examination of the Chief and Meredith's relationship, that was very well done. And the Owen and Cristina final scene was so good and heart-wrenching. "You take care" has never sounded more loaded with meaning.
Also making me happy this week was Dollhouse! Despite my favourite show ever being Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and also loving Joss Whedon's other shows Angel and Firefly/Serenity), I have been very resistant to the show. Because, let's face it, it's a creepy creepy premise. I get that it's supposed to be creepy but that doesn't make it necessarily enjoyable TV. Who wants to watch a show where humans are basically being used as slaves? However this week's episode had a couple of big game changers as well as two surprising twists! The writing really sparkled this episode so it was no surprise for me to discover it was written by the awesome Jane Espenson. I was especially impressed by Alan Tudyk's guest starring role which demonstrated his range (I'm used to his jovial Wash from Firefly/Serenity). It was neat to have him, Amy Acker and Eliza Dushku in a scene together - key people from three Joss Whedon shows! That was just a neat moment. Plus, the sleeping beauty theme was excellently used.
I'd also like to give a shout out to three of my favourite comedies: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, and The Office for all having great episodes this week. In particular, I continue to love the dynamic between Sheldon and Penny on Big Bang Theory. Which brings me to....
My favourite quote of the week:
Sheldon: [after telling Leonard he spent the night at Penny's] "I have a much better understanding of 'friends with benefits' now."
Particularly funny considering this had been Sheldon's previous understanding of 'friends with benefits':
"What exactly does that expression mean, 'friends with benefits?' Does he provide her with health insurance?"
Favourite Hurley moment (from Lost): [When he heard that the folks stuck on the island had been in the 1950s] "Wait, you were in 1954? Like, Fonzie times?"
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
This Week in TV
I have decided to try and resurrect this blog and commit to posting each Friday with brief thoughts, reactions and links to various things TV from the week. I read lots and lots of TV sites, articles, blogs and new pieces that I figure it might be fun to share the things I glean from that.
-- If you are a fan of Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone and Pushing Daisies, you will be happy to hear that ABC is finally airing the last few episodes of these shows:
* Daisies' final three episodes will air Saturdays, May 30 to June 13 at 10pm
* Eli Stone's final four episodes will air Saturdays June 20 to July 11 at 10pm
* Dirty Sexy Money's final four episodes will air Saturdays July 18 to Aug 8at 10pm
Yeah, I know, the popular Saturday 10pm slot! Well, at least we'll finally get to see the last few episodes. [Source]
-- In less happy news: It does seem likely that the wonderful Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles will be cancelled. I continue to hope this isn't true because the second season ended so awesomely! Plus I just love Summer Glau as Cameron (even more than *gasp* as River on Firefly).
-- Should you not have heard about where a particular House actor will be working now: Here's a neat interview in which Kal Penn talks about his decision to leave and work for Obama's administration and also the exec-producers talk about the decision to have Kutner kill himself.
--Are you freaking out that House may be going down the Grey's Anatomy hallucination sex with a dead person route? (And whoever thought that that would become a trend?!) Well, the exec-producers reassure us that "It would never be a dead ghost sex love triangle thing like on [Grey's]" [Source (which contains spoilers for other shows, so beware if you click!]
-- What do Southland, The Unusuals, and Castle have in common? Well, aside from the obvious of them all being cop shows, it's actually that they all have wealthy people who have chosen to become cops (and in two of them are trying to keep their wealth a secret). Also, there is basically identical back stories of why characters on The Unusuals and Castle became cops. It's gotten to the point where I'm getting confused between everyone's stories on all these shows. I love Nathan Fillion on Castle, Benjamin Mackenzie on Southland and Amber Tamblyn on The Unusuals being back on my TV, but I may only stick with Castle - it's the most fun. I wish Amber Tamblyn was on something as smart as Joan of Arcadia.
-- My favourite new show: Better Off Ted. Funny, satirical and smart. Last week's episode dealt with the issue of institutional racism so well. I wish I could find a good clip of that but youtube is failing me, so instead I'll give you a promo for the show which captures how great it is: Better Off Ted teaser.
-- My favourite quote of the week: From Hurley on Lost: "That was Luke's attitude, too. In 'Empire', when he found out Vader was his father, instead of putting away his light saber and talking about it, he overreacted and got his hand cut off. I mean, they worked it out eventually. But at what cost? The Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and everyone got The Ewoks. It all could have been avoided if they had just, you know, communicated. Because let's face it: Ewoks suck, dude."
-- If you are a fan of Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone and Pushing Daisies, you will be happy to hear that ABC is finally airing the last few episodes of these shows:
* Daisies' final three episodes will air Saturdays, May 30 to June 13 at 10pm
* Eli Stone's final four episodes will air Saturdays June 20 to July 11 at 10pm
* Dirty Sexy Money's final four episodes will air Saturdays July 18 to Aug 8at 10pm
Yeah, I know, the popular Saturday 10pm slot! Well, at least we'll finally get to see the last few episodes. [Source]
-- In less happy news: It does seem likely that the wonderful Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles will be cancelled. I continue to hope this isn't true because the second season ended so awesomely! Plus I just love Summer Glau as Cameron (even more than *gasp* as River on Firefly).
-- Should you not have heard about where a particular House actor will be working now:
--
-- What do Southland, The Unusuals, and Castle have in common? Well, aside from the obvious of them all being cop shows, it's actually that they all have wealthy people who have chosen to become cops (and in two of them are trying to keep their wealth a secret). Also, there is basically identical back stories of why characters on The Unusuals and Castle became cops. It's gotten to the point where I'm getting confused between everyone's stories on all these shows. I love Nathan Fillion on Castle, Benjamin Mackenzie on Southland and Amber Tamblyn on The Unusuals being back on my TV, but I may only stick with Castle - it's the most fun. I wish Amber Tamblyn was on something as smart as Joan of Arcadia.
-- My favourite new show: Better Off Ted. Funny, satirical and smart. Last week's episode dealt with the issue of institutional racism so well. I wish I could find a good clip of that but youtube is failing me, so instead I'll give you a promo for the show which captures how great it is: Better Off Ted teaser.
-- My favourite quote of the week: From Hurley on Lost: "That was Luke's attitude, too. In 'Empire', when he found out Vader was his father, instead of putting away his light saber and talking about it, he overreacted and got his hand cut off. I mean, they worked it out eventually. But at what cost? The Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and everyone got The Ewoks. It all could have been avoided if they had just, you know, communicated. Because let's face it: Ewoks suck, dude."
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Welcome to TV by Rebecca!
Welcome to TV By Rebecca, my brand-new blog in which I post weekly about one of my favourite things: TV. Each Sunday, I'll be posting my reflections on the previous week of television and what I'm looking forward to in the week ahead.
Since we're just about to jump into the 2007-2008 television season, I want to look back at what I enjoyed in 2006-2007.
My Eleven Favourite Moments from the 2006-2007 Television Season:
1. From 30 Rock: Jack's Promotional Video Outtakes
This is something that always causes me to go into hysterics. Every time. It's a sort of slow build into side-splitting laughter. A couple of times after watching it, I've had a hard time getting myself to stop laughing. My favourite part is when Jack (played by Alec Baldwin) can't figure out what to do with his hands. A must watch!
2. From The Office: Michael and Oscar Kiss
The Office always walks a fine line between cringe and humour (as well as having genuinely touching moments), and the handling of Oscar coming out is a fabulous example of the show really getting it absolutely right. I love how this is the opposite of one of those same sex kisses tv shows do just for ratings.
3. From Friday Night Lights: 'Devil Town' Playing During the Parade
I honestly feel I could pick any moment from this show as a favourite moment, but I decided on this because yesterday I was listening to the brilliant Bright Eyes version of "Devil Town" and was reflecting on how this song perfectly adds a layer of meaning to that parade scene. I adore the even-handed way this show deals with the affect of football culture in the town of Dillion.
4. From Heroes: The Awesomeness of Hiro Nakamura
Instead of picking one specific moment, this youtube vid is a compilation of all the moments when Hiro showed his enthusiasm. He's definitely my favourite character (and I expect most other people's too) and his genuine excitement about his special abilities is so cool.
Bonus clip from Heroes: Rogue Wave's 'Eyes' playing in the Pilot
I'm including this because of how well this song was used - and because it introduced me to the song!
5. From Gilmore Girls: Lorelai Sings 'I Will Always Love You'
I love the series finale, but this scene (from an earlier episode) is the one I kept rewatching. The incredible range of emotions displayed by Lauren Graham is Emmy-worthy, too bad the Emmys totally ignored her and GG as usual. I love GG and this scene just reminds me what an awesome show it was. I miss it.
6. From Battlestar Galactica: The Use of 'All Along the Watchtower'
The season finale was so awesome (*hates long hiatus*) with all the cool revelations and the BSG-verse "All Along the Watchtower" worked so wonderfully in the last moments of the episode.
7. From Grey's Anatomy: A Lovely Cristina and Burke Moment
I had actually wanted to link to a lovely, understated scene between Meredith and her dad but couldn't find it on youtube. However, I really loved much of the Cristina/Burke storyline so I found a moment that I thought exemplifies what a great couple they were. (Aside: The George and Izzy storyline? Definitely not on the favourite moments list.)
8. From Scrubs: Guy Love
The Scrubs musical episode was pretty fun (though not as brilliant as BtVS's OMWF), and this is the highlight. Guy love between two guys: all about the wonderful friendship of JD and Turk.
9. From How I Met Your Mother: Robin Sparkles 'Let's Go to the Mall'
HIMYM is an awesome and often underrated show that I just adore. In its fantastic sophmore season, this fun music video that Robin made back when she was an '80s Canadian Pop Star (hee!) is a standout! They totally win for the Gretzky and Alanis Morissette references.
10. From Ugly Betty: Justin Performs 'Hairspray' on the Subway
This scene immediately jumped into my head when I was thinking about this post, and rewatching it had me clapping, with tears in my eyes. It's not just Betty who's captured my heart, it's also her nephew, Justin. This is such a great scene when Santos (Justin's previously estranged father) struggles with the possibility that Justin is gay and whether he'll be okay with it.
11. From Flight of the Conchords: Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros
I recently fell in love with this HBO show (on The Movie Network in Canada). It has hysterical songs, funny scenes and the characters have this sweet genuineness about them. They do all these fabulous loving satires on various music types, this is their awesome awesome rap one.
Well, those are some of my favourite moments from the last TV season. Did I miss any of your favourites? *g*
Since we're just about to jump into the 2007-2008 television season, I want to look back at what I enjoyed in 2006-2007.
My Eleven Favourite Moments from the 2006-2007 Television Season:
1. From 30 Rock: Jack's Promotional Video Outtakes
This is something that always causes me to go into hysterics. Every time. It's a sort of slow build into side-splitting laughter. A couple of times after watching it, I've had a hard time getting myself to stop laughing. My favourite part is when Jack (played by Alec Baldwin) can't figure out what to do with his hands. A must watch!
2. From The Office: Michael and Oscar Kiss
The Office always walks a fine line between cringe and humour (as well as having genuinely touching moments), and the handling of Oscar coming out is a fabulous example of the show really getting it absolutely right. I love how this is the opposite of one of those same sex kisses tv shows do just for ratings.
3. From Friday Night Lights: 'Devil Town' Playing During the Parade
I honestly feel I could pick any moment from this show as a favourite moment, but I decided on this because yesterday I was listening to the brilliant Bright Eyes version of "Devil Town" and was reflecting on how this song perfectly adds a layer of meaning to that parade scene. I adore the even-handed way this show deals with the affect of football culture in the town of Dillion.
4. From Heroes: The Awesomeness of Hiro Nakamura
Instead of picking one specific moment, this youtube vid is a compilation of all the moments when Hiro showed his enthusiasm. He's definitely my favourite character (and I expect most other people's too) and his genuine excitement about his special abilities is so cool.
Bonus clip from Heroes: Rogue Wave's 'Eyes' playing in the Pilot
I'm including this because of how well this song was used - and because it introduced me to the song!
5. From Gilmore Girls: Lorelai Sings 'I Will Always Love You'
I love the series finale, but this scene (from an earlier episode) is the one I kept rewatching. The incredible range of emotions displayed by Lauren Graham is Emmy-worthy, too bad the Emmys totally ignored her and GG as usual. I love GG and this scene just reminds me what an awesome show it was. I miss it.
6. From Battlestar Galactica: The Use of 'All Along the Watchtower'
The season finale was so awesome (*hates long hiatus*) with all the cool revelations and the BSG-verse "All Along the Watchtower" worked so wonderfully in the last moments of the episode.
7. From Grey's Anatomy: A Lovely Cristina and Burke Moment
I had actually wanted to link to a lovely, understated scene between Meredith and her dad but couldn't find it on youtube. However, I really loved much of the Cristina/Burke storyline so I found a moment that I thought exemplifies what a great couple they were. (Aside: The George and Izzy storyline? Definitely not on the favourite moments list.)
8. From Scrubs: Guy Love
The Scrubs musical episode was pretty fun (though not as brilliant as BtVS's OMWF), and this is the highlight. Guy love between two guys: all about the wonderful friendship of JD and Turk.
9. From How I Met Your Mother: Robin Sparkles 'Let's Go to the Mall'
HIMYM is an awesome and often underrated show that I just adore. In its fantastic sophmore season, this fun music video that Robin made back when she was an '80s Canadian Pop Star (hee!) is a standout! They totally win for the Gretzky and Alanis Morissette references.
10. From Ugly Betty: Justin Performs 'Hairspray' on the Subway
This scene immediately jumped into my head when I was thinking about this post, and rewatching it had me clapping, with tears in my eyes. It's not just Betty who's captured my heart, it's also her nephew, Justin. This is such a great scene when Santos (Justin's previously estranged father) struggles with the possibility that Justin is gay and whether he'll be okay with it.
11. From Flight of the Conchords: Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros
I recently fell in love with this HBO show (on The Movie Network in Canada). It has hysterical songs, funny scenes and the characters have this sweet genuineness about them. They do all these fabulous loving satires on various music types, this is their awesome awesome rap one.
Well, those are some of my favourite moments from the last TV season. Did I miss any of your favourites? *g*
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