TV Blogging
I haven't been doing the stream of consciousness TV blogging because I've fallen behind in many of the shows I watch, and so wouldn't be able to get the posts up in a timely fashion.
Heroes has been consistently good; they've done a good job at keeping everyone in the mix, and even adding new characters (D.L. and the radioactive guy). The main annoyance so far is how they treat female characters. Claire is indestructible, but she's the one who needs saving because she's a little girl; Niki got turned into Jessica the femme fatale. The waitress in Midland got killed off almost instantly to provide more story for Hiro (I suspect he won't be able to save her without creating a rift in time). Why can't there be any women characters who are straightforward heroes the way Hiro, Peter Petrelli, Matt Parkman, etc. are?
The last couple of episodes of Jericho were surprisingly good; Turteltaub and company seem to be getting their act together and focusing more on interesting plotlines like Mr. Hawkins and Ravenwood and less on the "human interest". There are still anvilicious moments, like the pregnancy and wedding subplots, but they're not dominating the story any more. Though it'd be nice if the writers would let the women do something interesting for once, instead of caring for sick men (compare April with the doctor from Rogue River) or angsting about their boyfriends/husbands.
Lost is on hiatus; I have the last episode recorded but haven't watched it yet. The Others stuff has been interesting, but I can't really tell where it's going yet. A lot of it feels like mystery for mystery's sake. The original island hasn't fared so well; they haven't got much screen time, and their plots (the black smoke, Desmond seeing the future) haven't been developed well. The episode coming up is supposed to be big, though.
Doctor Who is consistently good. The throwaway episodes are the best of any series out there (though "The Idiot's Lantern" was much weaker than "The Girl in the Fireplace"), and the Cybermen two-parter finally figured out Micky. I'm not sure how they'll bring them back later in the season, though.
I've been catching Smallville occasionally, mostly the Green Arrow episodes. It's interesting for what they do with DC canon, and I'll probably go back and start catching earlier seasons. I'm still finishing up prior seasons of Veronica Mars and Supernatural, so not much to report there.
Looking forward to The Dresden Files and The Lost Room on SciFi (but where's Wild Cards?), as well as new Masters of Horror.
