I have been watching a lot of baseball and hockey this week, so my viewing schedule is a little off. But I am still incredulous (yes, incredulous!) that Mika wouldn’t go down the water slide on The Amazing Race. Listen, I’m not a big fan of heights myself, but it’s for a million dollars! And has she ever watched the show? Heights, water, tight spaces…it’s part of the deal.
Don’t even get me started on the fact that she was wearing swimmies.
About Me
- KimS
- I am wasting far too much space in my brain with random television information. I work in HR. In my free time I am a writer, reader, editor, music lover, sports fan, cat person, compulsive Googler, and people watcher. And I watch a shameful amount of TV.
Castle is King
It’s easy to think that for television to be intelligent, it has to be innovative or complicated. It has to blow your mind, or make you see something differently. But every once in awhile, a show comes along to remind you that intelligent can be fun. Case in point: Castle.
Wow, I love this show! The dialogue is natural and witty. The character portrayals are genuine, likable, and believable. The murder mystery that each episode is framed around is usually pretty easy to figure out, but the clues develop nicely and never insult the viewers’ intelligence. And I usually laugh out loud at least three or four times each episode.
Wow, I love this show! The dialogue is natural and witty. The character portrayals are genuine, likable, and believable. The murder mystery that each episode is framed around is usually pretty easy to figure out, but the clues develop nicely and never insult the viewers’ intelligence. And I usually laugh out loud at least three or four times each episode.
What Did You See?
I admit it, I fell for it. ABC said that Flash Forward would be perfect for Lost viewers. They teased me with glimpses into an intriguing mystery. And I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. I couldn’t wait for the first episode. I even tweeted a “Woot!” that morning. And then…
Thud.
Flash Forward is a derivative waste of time that Lost viewers were tricked into watching. There, I said it. My great hope, for a new addiction that could fill the conspiracy zones of my brain after Lost ends, has died. I am instead faced with a confusing, formulaic, poorly written mess with one dimensional characters and lazy writing. Pthth!
There was an international phenomenon where every person on the planet blacked out for 2 minutes. Millions were killed in the resulting accidents. The lead FBI office is basing their entire investigation on one agent’s flashforward of his case board six months from now. Which he was still studying at that point, so how useful could it be? Let me count the other ways Flash Forward has ticked me off:
Thud.
Flash Forward is a derivative waste of time that Lost viewers were tricked into watching. There, I said it. My great hope, for a new addiction that could fill the conspiracy zones of my brain after Lost ends, has died. I am instead faced with a confusing, formulaic, poorly written mess with one dimensional characters and lazy writing. Pthth!
There was an international phenomenon where every person on the planet blacked out for 2 minutes. Millions were killed in the resulting accidents. The lead FBI office is basing their entire investigation on one agent’s flashforward of his case board six months from now. Which he was still studying at that point, so how useful could it be? Let me count the other ways Flash Forward has ticked me off:
The Persian Gulf and Balloon Boy: Random Weekend Musings
Maybe contestants on The Amazing Race should be required to take an intelligence test? Last week we discovered that most of the teams did not recognize Jackie-O in a picture of a trip she took to Southeast Asia.
This week, teams were told to go to the Persian Gulf and find their next clue at the world’s tallest building. I knew that the world’s tallest building is in Dubai, but then random knowledge sticks in my brain like gum. So I can understand that they needed to ask around or look up that info.
This week, teams were told to go to the Persian Gulf and find their next clue at the world’s tallest building. I knew that the world’s tallest building is in Dubai, but then random knowledge sticks in my brain like gum. So I can understand that they needed to ask around or look up that info.
Not Feeling the Glee
I know I’m supposed to love Glee. I’ve heard that every week the songs from the show end up at the top of the I-Tunes charts. But I just don’t get it!
For me, musical numbers are a tricky proposition. Most of the time I think characters suddenly breaking into song in the middle of a scene is too cheesy and makes it tough for me to take the storyline seriously. A few movies have done it successfully (“Chicago” comes to mind), but even well-done big screen examples are few and far between.
For me, musical numbers are a tricky proposition. Most of the time I think characters suddenly breaking into song in the middle of a scene is too cheesy and makes it tough for me to take the storyline seriously. A few movies have done it successfully (“Chicago” comes to mind), but even well-done big screen examples are few and far between.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Lose Their Passports
Last night on The Amazing Race, Zev and Justin came from the bottom of the pack to win this leg of the race…and were eliminated. Why? Because they lost Zev’s passport, and you can’t technically finish the race without your travel documents.
To all that is weird!
Are you watching Fringe? It is a smart, scary, wonderful show that no one I know cares about. The show is about the Fringe Unit of the FBI, which investigates unusual crimes. I spend the entire hour on the edge of my seat, and then an hour the next day lurking in forums to see if I caught the same hints and details as everyone else.
I expected to be disappointed by Fringe for two reasons. First, they cast Joshua Jackson in one of the lead roles, Peter Bishop. I hated Dawson’s Creek, and I viscerally associate him with that annoying piece of teen-angst soap opera. Second, it sounded like a modernized rip-off of the X Files, which is one of my favorite shows of all time. Well, at least until it became redundant and boring.
I expected to be disappointed by Fringe for two reasons. First, they cast Joshua Jackson in one of the lead roles, Peter Bishop. I hated Dawson’s Creek, and I viscerally associate him with that annoying piece of teen-angst soap opera. Second, it sounded like a modernized rip-off of the X Files, which is one of my favorite shows of all time. Well, at least until it became redundant and boring.
Top Chef Rule #27 – Don’t serve raw prawns
On Wednesday nights, I always expect I will flip back and forth between Top Chef and CSI: NY. So I watch the setup on CSI and flip over to Bravo in time for the Quick Fire challenge. And then I get so engrossed in Top Chef that I forget about Eddie Cahill, which is hard for me to do.
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