quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I watched the first episode of The Event. It was okay, but I'm not thrilled by it.
It seemed to lack a good "point of view" character, as everyone seemed to know more about what's going on than the viewer does.
I skipped it. Will wait for huge amount of praise before I check it out. I found too many Lost-inspired shows in the past 2-3 years to be kind of lame.
I did end up watching "Lonestar" about the con man living 2 lives and deciding to try and make it work for real. I actually thought it was a solid beginning! Very well-written and full of tension--enough to make me very curious where it is going.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: The Hangover - rewatched it. Yup, definitely the funniest movie of the last 10+ years. Possible 20 years. Possibly EVER.
I enjoyed that one but didn't feel it totally lived up to all the hype/buzz. For my money "40 Year-Old Virgin" is funnier.
40 year old version is very good and actually IMO much funnier upon further rewatches. But I think Hangover is a lot funnier--personal tastes and all that.
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Hawaii Five-O reboot looks promising!
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Watched "Lone Star" because of Cobie's recommendation above, and, yeah, it was actually pretty good, though I have my doubts about it maintaining my interest long-term. Unfortunately, that might not be a problem, as it seems like it's already in danger of cancellation due to low ratings for the premeire. A shame, really, because it's a pretty unique show.
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I think the actual delivery of the premiere episode was way better than the previews made it out to be. A shame, like you say! Maybe it will pick up some, though it appears that is the most competitive slot for new shows.
I've got to say, nothing on Tuesday night seemed good at all and nothing tonight seems to be worthwhile.
I need a new Lost! A show I live and die for.
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Yeah, I think it's up against both Hawaii Five-O and Chase, both of which were pretty strong new shows as well.
I'm trying to watch the premiere episode of every new show this season, but nothing's really jumping out as the "must-watch" show of the season yet.
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Well, ever since it started a couple of weeks ago I've been watching the MAD animated series, even though I've never read the magazine.
The episode last night included, as I've mentioned before, a sketch called "Grey's In Anime", where a patient hallucinates that the doctors of Grey's Anatomy are anime characters.
"Oh no! The violet fragment of the Esper Crystal is lodged in his chest!"
"Of COURSE, that explains the poisoning of his soul!"
There's an earlier, shorter sketch of a housewife taking a tray of gingerbread men out of the oven, when two Gingerbread policemen burst through the front door and tell her that her "murderous crime spree is over!"
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Undercovers = a bit disappointing. Good, but not really up to the awesomeness expected from J. J. Abrams.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I watched the first episode of The Event. It was okay, but I'm not thrilled by it.
It seemed to lack a good "point of view" character, as everyone seemed to know more about what's going on than the viewer does.
I just watched it on Hulu in order to determine if I should watch the second episode tonight. found it a pretty damn gripping 40-odd mintues of television. Lots of mystery and intrigue and a pretty cool ending.
It seems to be built to fill that "Lost" void in a way with some similar tropes (even an airplane involved). It also has a pretty sophisticated and demanding storytelling technique. But at the same time it's definitely its own thing. I'm definitely intrigued and will absolutely watch tonight's episode at the very least. Given the ending, how episode two goes will go a long way toward my deciding if this is going to be a show to watch.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Hawaii Five-O reboot looks promising!
Was Wo Fat in it?
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It appears Wo Fat has been replaced by a generic Central European bad guy in this version.
Second episode was pretty solid!
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Watched Episode Two of the Event. I dunno. I'm really not digging it overall.
However, the fact that D.B. Sweeney is probably enough to encourage me to keep watching it for the time being.
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^Not really super-crazy about where things appear to be going with "The Event" in its second episode either. I wasn't really expecting it to go there, ya know? Of course, we don't know exactly what there is just yet, but it would appear to be going over pretty well-trodden territory.
I'm gonna wait and see for the moment, especially because I'm still enjoying the show's storytelling technique and because some of the characters intrigue me. It's probably getting at least a couple more episodes from me.
As for Hawaii 5-0, I'll have to check it out on Hulu and let you know what I think. Still hope they have an actual Wo Fat show up, though....
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quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: And though I'm afraid it will suck, I'm planning on checking out No Ordinary Family tonight.
I don't think it sucked at all, actually! I was very pleasantly surprised to see Julie Benz (Darla from Buffy & Angel) playing the mom. Otherwise, it was funny and kind of resonant with real family problems even as it integrated super hero tropes fairly seamlessly. A big plus is that the rest of my family was into it as well!
Definitely on board for at least another coupla episodes!
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