tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post112777630417892317..comments2023-09-30T10:56:54.544-05:00Comments on Crisis of Infinite Monkeys: TV Tues. - And the Monkee goes to . . .Cap'n Neurotichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697751381139006839noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post-1128315109925490962005-10-02T23:51:00.000-05:002005-10-02T23:51:00.000-05:00It thouroughly confusses me that the character nam...<I>It thouroughly confusses me that the character named Dean in this show is not played by Jared Padalecki!</I><BR/><BR/>You and me both, Cap'n Cluck, you and me both.Cap'n Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697751381139006839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post-1128314617077616082005-10-02T23:43:00.000-05:002005-10-02T23:43:00.000-05:00SUPERNATURALIt thouroughly confusses me that the c...SUPERNATURAL<BR/><BR/>It thouroughly confusses me that the character named Dean in this show is not played by Jared Padalecki! Seeing as how he played Dean on Gilmore Girls. He is calling his brother by his own name! Couldn't they have picked a different name for the Dean character. Especially since it is on the same network!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post-1127873670372278062005-09-27T21:14:00.000-05:002005-09-27T21:14:00.000-05:00Okay, only because I can, and because the EToad sa...Okay, only because I can, and because the EToad saw fit to mention me specifically in his post, I'm going to chime in on a few of these picks.<BR/><BR/>1. Bones: Man, if you're going to have a show about how the law and the science interact, it might be helpful to have people on the show who KNOW HOW BOTH THE LAW AND THE SCIENCE WORK. So far, I'm forced to buy into being able to tell how long people have been dead based on what bugs have been eating them and how much of them is gone. However, the legal aspects of this show are totally from outer space. <BR/><BR/>First of all, if anyone has a good reason why the FBI is involved in these murders (ep 1 and 3, I haven't watched 2 yet), I'd love to hear it. Not that the wife and I are experts on all facets of FBI jurisdiction, but none of the obvious ones seem to apply, and believe me, we put some thought into it. <BR/><BR/>Second, and this is the most glaring, if an agent of law enforcement, which Temperance most certainly is once she's involved in the investigation, invades someone's house seeking evidence it is EXACTLY the same as if the cop/special agent had done it himself! What's more, she breaks into somebody's house and SHOOTS THEM. Bottom line, her ass goes to jail for criminal assault. And the killer's house was illegally searched and any evidence was illegally seized, so its inadmissable and, since they'd already established they had no case, his ass goes scot free. In fact, his ass goes scot expensive because he's going to sue Temperance, the FBI and the Jeffersonian if possible and take a lot of their money.<BR/><BR/>And its really unfortunate that my belief suspenders are getting snapped so hard, because I really like 3/4 of the characters on this show and their interaction is really clever and fun. David Boreanaz is a cool cat kind of guy who's playing a cool cat kind of guy with a badge and gun, so he's getting that right. Temperance is funny in her inability to relate to people pre-mortem. I agree with Todd that the "I don't know what that means" moments are pretty damn hilarious every time. The asian assistant is wacky and cute and going to be the obvious sex (not romantic) interest for Booth (who wants to lay on odds on how long it takes them to hook up and how long after that it takes Temperance to realize she has feelings for Booth?). Temperance's boss at the Jeffersonian is a real hoot and I long for the day that I can impose a "I only talk to PhDs" rule. The other two assistants and Booth's boss are more or less cyphers as far as I'm concerned, but I'm enjoying everybody else so much I don't care.<BR/><BR/>I like this show, I'm watching this show, but complete inattention to detail will be frowned upon and, potentially, not tolerated.<BR/><BR/>PS - I stopped watching CSI because the three eps I watched, they half assed the science. Its a freakin' science cop show! How can they half ass the science?!? Plus, CSI guys are kept in dark rooms with microscopes and test tubes, they dont' carry guns, they don't talk to witnesses, they don't carry on investigations! JEEZ!<BR/><BR/>Lost: I only recently discovered this show thanks to the wonders of DVD. The wife and I were planning on watching it via netflix, but we loved it so much we wanted to be ready for the season premier and ran out to buy the first season set. MAN, what an amazing amount of mystery and tension and character interplay! JJ Abrams hits one out of the park again! <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, its really amusing to me to hear that the original concept for the show was essentially Melrose Place meets Gilligan's Island. They sent it to a very busy JJ to "punch it up" and JJ called back asking them what the story was. Priceless!<BR/><BR/>I don't know what I expected from the most obvious dangling plot thread from the finale, but it delivered. And it delivered without solving any mysteries and, in fact, introduced a lot more. I can unequivocally say that I am looking more forward to Lost than any other show this season, and that includes Alias even with its amazing cliff hanger finale.<BR/><BR/>My Name is Earl: I think I expect too much from Jason Lee.<BR/><BR/>It seems like everybody else is like Todd, didn't expect much and got more than they bargained for with this show. Unfortunately, seeing Jason Lee in it just caused me to set the bar too high.<BR/><BR/>Now, don't get me wrong, there were some pretty funny moments in this show. Darnell may be the funniest damn thing about the show, and it would be tough for that cat to be more understated (a haircut would be the only thing I could think of).<BR/><BR/>I liked it enough to watch it again, having watched the second ep tonight, this show seems destined to amuse me but always leave me feeling like it could be so much funnier if they'd just turn Jason Lee loose.<BR/><BR/>Okay, outside of cartoon talk which is better left to IM, that's about all the television I watch (until 24 and Alias come back on). Apparently I have to take all my opinions and concentrate them into a tiny amount of shows. Who knew?<BR/><BR/>Tate out.Bubblegum Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699844119732432417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post-1127834467051399172005-09-27T10:21:00.000-05:002005-09-27T10:21:00.000-05:00It probably would, anonymous...if he actually had ...It probably would, anonymous...if he actually had Tivo.<BR/><BR/>Trivia question of the day - how many VCRs does Etoad own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16582697.post-1127803713848593312005-09-27T01:48:00.000-05:002005-09-27T01:48:00.000-05:00Good grief...your Tivo must smoke constantly. :)Good grief...your Tivo must smoke constantly. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com