4 posts tagged “doctor who”
Because you're never too old to rejoice in the receiving of gifts. Here's what I picked up (in the realm of media; I also got clothes, shoes, food, etc.) over the last couple of days. Items with an asterisk are actually Keri's, but we tend to pool our resources when it comes to media.
Books
Board/card games
- Lost: the Board Game
- Super Munchkin 2: The Narrow S-Cape
- Bully
- *Dance Dance Revolution: Supernova
- *Justice League Heroes
- Okami
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.
[This one wasn't written during tonight's Doctor Who, but after.]
Very good take on the zombie motif, though it was a bit like "The Empty Child" in that regard.
Piper and Tennant did the typical heavy-handed display of acting chops by playing multiple roles.
A lot of references to "The End of the World," but the main plot seemed a bit rushed.
Far future stuff doesn't work as well, I think, as the historical stuff.
Looking forward to later eps that riff on the old shows - Cybermen, Sarah Jane, K-9, etc.
I prefer Tennant to Eccleston, I think. More manic, more random.
Not a bad ep - I liked some of the pilots better, but really the Christmas Special was the pilot for this season.
What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why?
Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.
[Yes, I know this is really a Question of the Yesterday. But I want to answer it.]
Thanks to my TV card, a heck of a lot. My must-sees for this season:
Lost
Doctor Who
Heroes
Veronica Mars
Eureka
Jericho
And my also-records:
Supernatural (this would be a must-see, except I've got a lot to catch up on.)
The 4400 (ditto this.)
Stargate Atlantis
The Office
Corner Gas
My Name Is Earl
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
