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Regarding Kings: Wow, Eragon's all grown up and looks so much like Heather Ledger did in First Knight that I was distracted and couldn't remember he *wasn't* HL. Also? Eragon and Said? Hot like WHOA. Carter Baizon's expression in his final shot looked so much like an expression my stalker used to have when he was pissed off [when *wasn't* he pissed off?] that I dreamed about the stalker last night.

Verdict: unsure

Regarding Dollhouse: Still enjoying despite the fact that I feel a major disconnect with everyone in the Dollhouse except the Dolls, Dr. Saunders, and Boyd. Still ecstatic Tahmoh is on the show [could anyone give me a phonetic spelling of how to say his name?]

Verdict: being entertained

Regarding The Sarah Connor Chronicles: I used to talk all about how BSG was the greatest show on TV. Then I talked all about how FNL was the greatest show on TV. NOW I'm all about how SCC is the greatest SCI-FI show on TV [sorry, my loyalty to FNL is too strong]. HOLY SHIT SCC is AMAZING. The acting, writing, directing, filming, it's PHENOMENAL.

Verdict: Favorite Fucking Show

Regarding BSG: I'm like, 2 episodes behind and don't give a frak about any of it.

Verdict: Will watch to the boring bitter end.

Regarding Gossip Girl: The *only* reason I watch the damn show anymore is because of Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick. LM's performance this week was pitch perfect. She has more charisma in one flick of her eyelash than any other young actress on a teen show right now. <-- see how I oh-so-or-not-cleverly couched that? Ed's not so nuanced, he's big and explosive and in your face much like JM was as Spike.

Verdict: Will watch till the end of the season and probably not beyond that

Regarding FNL: ::draws hearts and prays and begs and hopes and crosses fingers that the rumor about it being picked up for TWO MORE seasons is true::

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I'm pretty shamefully hooked on Dollhouse. I think I just really want to see where they go with it, even if I'm not convinced I'll find it satisfactory.

From tv.com:

Tahmoh Penikett: (How to pronounce his name) I'll tell you how to pronounce my name. It's Tah - Môh, that's the proper pronunciation, Tah - Môh. And last name of course is just Penikett; that's an easy one

Haven't seen the latest Gossip Girl, but I'm with you. I'll almost certainly be giving it up after this season.

You're making me want to watch SCC, even though the pilot did nothing for me.

Huh, that's how I was saying it in my head. I suppose it's such an *unusual* name that I just thought it was wrong.

It's the pacing that really pisses me off about GG. Why does every single solitary thing that could develop into something special have to resolved and gotten rid of in 28 minutes? At the end of last season I was convinced it was the writer's strike, now I just know that they suck. LM was so beautiful this week and heart-wrenching, Blair's about to enter a downward spiral and even though I know it'll be resolved in half an episode I'm going pretend it lasts at least a quarter of a season.

There's something about SCC -- I loved it from the beginning, but when the introduce the character Derek Reece and he becomes a regular the show changes dramatically. He *really* does something for the entire tone. It's not just him though. It's because the show is so complex. There's a story line running with a set of characters who have mostly interacted [with the Connor storyline] tangentially. There are multiple future storylines. There's the terminator. There's Sarah who has her own story too, and then there's John. Everything always comes back to John and watching it weave and fold around itself is a LOT of fun.

Edited 2009-03-18 14:19 (UTC)

Everyone who watches SCC raves about how smart and well made it is, so I think I will definitely give it another try. I have a feeling it will win me over.

All the conflict in GG is horribly contrived, and the characters generally don't behave like human beings. I don't care that the GG universe is totally unrealistic (I used to love that!), but I DO care that the characters act in ways that make no sense. I hate that the plot is driven half the time by characters not talking to each other, even though the conflict would be instantly resolved if they did -- this tells me one thing: the storyline is a piece of shit. That's not real conflict, that's weak-ass storytelling, and just plain bad writing. I hate it when writers have to make the characters act like complete and utter morons in order to tell their story. Ultimately, it's the awful writing on GG that has turned me off show, so unless they hire a brand new writing team for S3 I'm outtie. Hell, I only have 3 GG icons left, which says it all.

Yes, I could live with the fact that I can't stand 3 of the main characters, if only they had a STORY to tell.

stupid show.

How's season 2 VM going?

You mean season 3? I haven't started it yet - I'm waiting until I've downloaded them all, then I'll burn them onto a disc, then I'll probably do what I did last time: get some weed and spend the weekend doing nothing but watching VM. :D

I didn't realized you'd finished two! Or if I did, I'd forgotten it. Sounds like a very fun weekend.

Yes! You did comment on my post about it, saying you were pleased I still loved it.

http://mskatej.livejournal.com/299209.html?style=mine#cutid1

maybe I should smoke a bit less on the weekends!!!

*g*

LOLOL. You and me both.