Warning: MASSIVE Spoilers Ahead(Like, Dharma Island Sized Spoilers). And some mild, bleeped-ish profanity too.
So, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, are you trying to make me punch a wall? What the hell was up with “The Incident”? We you just trying to punish viewers? Grrrrr.
Ok, Explanation time. I loved the first hour and forty five minutes of it. The return of Rose, Bernard, and Vincent is maybe one of my favorite moments of this season. The knock down drag out fight between Jack and Sawyer was a moment I have been waiting for for a very long time. The March to Jacob was kind of riveting to see how it all was going to play out, as was the scene with Locke and Ben discussing why Ben WOULDN’T want to kill Jacob. And speaking of Jacob, everything about him was fascinating. His showing up at critical moments in our Losties lives was fantastic, and his scene with Hurley was so tantalizing and pushes Hurley to the forefront of all the big action to come. I was, literally at times, on the edge of my seat.
Plus, we got a bunch of answers. What lies in the shadow of the statue? Well, according to Ricardus, aka Richard Alpert, it’s the man who will save us all (that’s the translation from Latin). What’s in the box? The real John Locke’s body. Why does Locke want to kill Jacob? Because he’s not Locke, but rather the rembodiement of the yin to Jacob’s yang. Which is not to say that it didn’t leave us with a million questions more (I’ll get to that in a minute). But open questions is par for Lost’s course, I was fine with that.
Those last 15 minutes though are absolute torture. First off, RIP Juliet. Seriously, guys, WHY did you have to kill Juliet. A few weeks ago you killed Faraday, one of my three favorite characters on the show, and know you kill Juliet, another of my three favorites? Seriously, if I were Ben Linus, I would start watching my back, since my evaluations seem to be a death knell. I loved that Juliet got what is tied for the biggest, most dramatic, most heart-wrenching death scene the show has had (Charlie being the other), but there was so much left open with her character, why?
And then, Oh God, I feel myself getting mad again, the ending. WHAT THE F*%K? Every other season, I have been OK with your ZOMG!!!!?!?!?! Cliffhangers, because you always gave a hint towards what direction the show is going. Season 3’s “We Have to Go Back, Kate!” showed the direction they were going, as did Season 4’s Locke’s in the Casket. But to go white after Juliet blows up the bomb? No hint whatsoever as to the outcome? Teasing your fans that they’ll have to wait until 2010 to find out? NOT COOL. Any ONE of the final 5 or so scenes could have been the great cliffhanger. Locke is in the box! Ben stabs Jacob! Juliet wakes up in the shaft and sees something! But you had to go with the one that is so open ended? That’s just cruel to your fans.
The Incident was a great season finale, and that cliffhanger, for how angry it makes me, is certainly a massive cliffhanger. But so… much… anger over the way it ended. I cannot wait to see where it is all going, and am depressed that I have to wait THAT long. What about you?
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Monday, January 12, 2009
The Top Ten Shows of 2008
So, yeah, readers, I left that previous top ten hanging. Because I’m lazy. So, in order to combat the chance of that happening again, the entire top 10 is going to be in one, neat handy-dandy post. Huzzah! You’ll notice differences from that original one too. So yeah, here’s the top 10.
10. So You Think You Can Dance- FOX
The best of the reality talent shows, with the best host on all of television. Sure, this past season was not their best one, nor even their second best. Sure, there were phenomenal contestants this year (Mark and Will, please move to the front of the class), but this season kind of fell a little flat. I could do with less of Nigel and Mary and more of guest judges like Lil’ C. But even with all of these problems, SYTYCD still manages to clock in at number 10 on my list.
9. Chuck- NBC
Chuck can be frustratingly formulaic at times. If there is one big, gaping flaw with the show, it is that every episode seems like the one before it, but with different guest stars. But the rigidity of the formula allows more room for the lead characters (as well as those zany background credited players) to shine. Zachary Levi is an incredibly likeable lead, Adam Baldwin is always great, and Yvonne Strahovski is proving to be more than just an attractive blonde to look at. Plus, how can you not love a show with a character named “Captain Awesome?”
8. The Office- NBC
The Office has had an up and down year. There has been some absolute brilliance in this year, but there’s also been a whole lot of unpleasantness. (How uncomfortable was the most recent Christmas special?) However, The Office still proves itself to be one of the most solidly funny shows on TV, always delivering in at least some capacity. Jim and Pam are still one of the absolute best couples on TV, with real real chemistry, and the Andy-Angela-Dwight love triangle has been great. It wasn’t The Office’s best year, but it’s still been a pretty darn good one.
7. Flight of the Conchords- HBO
All it takes is a few lines to explain Conchords’ place here “Just because we’ve been playing Tonsil Hockey doesn’t mean you get to score the goal that’s in my Jockeys”, “Bret you got it goin on. Not in a gay way, just in a ‘hey mate, I wanted to say that you’re looking okay’ way”, “My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant.” “So you thin maybe you’ll be a prostitute, just to pay for your lessons, your learning the flute. Ladies wouldn’t pay your very much for this, looks like you’ll never be a concert flautist.” I rest my case.
6. Doctor Who- BBC
So, I’m kind of a Film/TV Sci-Fi nerd. Well, a really big one. And there is no better sci-fi on TV than Doctor Who (Ok, well, I’m far behind on Battlestar Galactica, so that may be better, but I’m not in a place to judge). My ultimate wildest dream is being a companion to the doctor, getting to travel through time and space. This season boasted a really good companion in Donna (a previously very irritating Catherine Tate), and a run of absolutely amazing episodes leading up to a mostly satisfying finale. The Silence in the Library two-parter will be something I will re-watch for years to come, as will the Midnight episode, which is absolutely A+ suspense. And I can’t wait until Steven Moffat takes over the shows reins in 2010.
5. I Love Money- VH1
A very unconventional pick, yes, but anyone who has read the blog for a while knows my absolute love for all things VH1 Celebreality. And I don’t think VH1 will ever produce a better show than the first season of I Love Money. It was a show full of really compelling characters (and I call these people characters because no human beings actually behave in this way), which was crafted in a brilliant way so as to reward manipulation and smarts over brawn. It produced a bona-fide VH1 star in Megan, who was kind of nothing before this and now is, like her (which I mostly do) or hate her (as most others do), a powerhouse VH1 character. There was no better mindless entertainment this year than I Love Money.
4. Lost- ABC
I cannot remember a creative resurgence like the one Lost has this past season, well, ever. So, soo, sooooo good was Lost’s fourth season that I once again have complete and utter faith in this show and will blindly follow it to its end. Season 3 had a whole slew of problems (Nikki and Paulo, we thankful hardly knew ye), but season 4, with the change in the formula, the mystery of who the Oceanic 6 would be, and the knowledge that it was building to castaways leaving the island gave the show so much strength and steam this past season that even Lost haters were jumping back towards the bandwagon. Just a ridiculously impressive season these guys turned out.
3. The Middleman- ABC Family
I cannot think of a better freshman season than the one The Middleman had. Nearly (I say nearly, because the Cursed Tuba one was kind of weak) every episode was nothing but fantastic, boasting some of the most interesting characters who I genuinely would love to spend time with. The Middleman was so witty, clever, geeky, cool, fun, and a bunch of other adjectives that are good things. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar had absolutely fantastic chemistry, and I truly hope that we get to see more Middleman-Dub Dub banter. Unfortunately, we most likely never will since neither ABC (we’ll get to that in a quick sec), nor ABC Family seems to recognize true genius when they have it, opting not to renew in order to give us more episodes of, say, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” or “According to Jim.” Sorry, I’m bitter.
2 & 1. It’s A Tie!
30 Rock- NBC
Oh, Tina Fey, why do you make me love you so? Between your dead-on Palin and 30 Rock, I fell even more for you this year. The thing that I love about 30 Rock is that every single character is funny, and yet it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to out-funny their peers. Fey’s Liz Lemon seems to be an equal amount of buffoon as the rest of the show’s characters, and accomplishing a successful comedy without a straight man deserves props. I can only hope it continues to get even better.
Pushing Daisies- ABC
Why, ABC? Why? Why must you rob me of the sweetest, cutest, most heart-warming show on all of TV? Daisies achieved the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with adorable, surreal, fairy-tale awesomeness, undercut by biting humor and wit. There is not a single, single thing I would change about Pushing Daisies if I could, which is a feat no other show, including those on this list, can claim. The entire cast is absolutely fantastic and will hopefully continue to do amazing this. So I say again, Why ABC? And I swear, if you don’t air the remaining three episodes (as it seems like you may be planning on doing), there’s a decent chance I’ll never tune into ABC again.
So there you have it folks. My top 10 of 2008. As a disclaimer, there are a bunch of really acclaimed shows that I never finished, or got caught up on, so things like Mad Men, Damages, and The Shield, just to name a few, never stood a shot of making it onto the list. But of the TV I watch, which is, trust me, a LOT, these were the 10 shows that I dubbed the best. But enough about me, what do you folks think?
10. So You Think You Can Dance- FOX
The best of the reality talent shows, with the best host on all of television. Sure, this past season was not their best one, nor even their second best. Sure, there were phenomenal contestants this year (Mark and Will, please move to the front of the class), but this season kind of fell a little flat. I could do with less of Nigel and Mary and more of guest judges like Lil’ C. But even with all of these problems, SYTYCD still manages to clock in at number 10 on my list.
9. Chuck- NBC
Chuck can be frustratingly formulaic at times. If there is one big, gaping flaw with the show, it is that every episode seems like the one before it, but with different guest stars. But the rigidity of the formula allows more room for the lead characters (as well as those zany background credited players) to shine. Zachary Levi is an incredibly likeable lead, Adam Baldwin is always great, and Yvonne Strahovski is proving to be more than just an attractive blonde to look at. Plus, how can you not love a show with a character named “Captain Awesome?”
8. The Office- NBC
The Office has had an up and down year. There has been some absolute brilliance in this year, but there’s also been a whole lot of unpleasantness. (How uncomfortable was the most recent Christmas special?) However, The Office still proves itself to be one of the most solidly funny shows on TV, always delivering in at least some capacity. Jim and Pam are still one of the absolute best couples on TV, with real real chemistry, and the Andy-Angela-Dwight love triangle has been great. It wasn’t The Office’s best year, but it’s still been a pretty darn good one.
7. Flight of the Conchords- HBO
All it takes is a few lines to explain Conchords’ place here “Just because we’ve been playing Tonsil Hockey doesn’t mean you get to score the goal that’s in my Jockeys”, “Bret you got it goin on. Not in a gay way, just in a ‘hey mate, I wanted to say that you’re looking okay’ way”, “My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant.” “So you thin maybe you’ll be a prostitute, just to pay for your lessons, your learning the flute. Ladies wouldn’t pay your very much for this, looks like you’ll never be a concert flautist.” I rest my case.
6. Doctor Who- BBC
So, I’m kind of a Film/TV Sci-Fi nerd. Well, a really big one. And there is no better sci-fi on TV than Doctor Who (Ok, well, I’m far behind on Battlestar Galactica, so that may be better, but I’m not in a place to judge). My ultimate wildest dream is being a companion to the doctor, getting to travel through time and space. This season boasted a really good companion in Donna (a previously very irritating Catherine Tate), and a run of absolutely amazing episodes leading up to a mostly satisfying finale. The Silence in the Library two-parter will be something I will re-watch for years to come, as will the Midnight episode, which is absolutely A+ suspense. And I can’t wait until Steven Moffat takes over the shows reins in 2010.
5. I Love Money- VH1
A very unconventional pick, yes, but anyone who has read the blog for a while knows my absolute love for all things VH1 Celebreality. And I don’t think VH1 will ever produce a better show than the first season of I Love Money. It was a show full of really compelling characters (and I call these people characters because no human beings actually behave in this way), which was crafted in a brilliant way so as to reward manipulation and smarts over brawn. It produced a bona-fide VH1 star in Megan, who was kind of nothing before this and now is, like her (which I mostly do) or hate her (as most others do), a powerhouse VH1 character. There was no better mindless entertainment this year than I Love Money.
4. Lost- ABC
I cannot remember a creative resurgence like the one Lost has this past season, well, ever. So, soo, sooooo good was Lost’s fourth season that I once again have complete and utter faith in this show and will blindly follow it to its end. Season 3 had a whole slew of problems (Nikki and Paulo, we thankful hardly knew ye), but season 4, with the change in the formula, the mystery of who the Oceanic 6 would be, and the knowledge that it was building to castaways leaving the island gave the show so much strength and steam this past season that even Lost haters were jumping back towards the bandwagon. Just a ridiculously impressive season these guys turned out.
3. The Middleman- ABC Family
I cannot think of a better freshman season than the one The Middleman had. Nearly (I say nearly, because the Cursed Tuba one was kind of weak) every episode was nothing but fantastic, boasting some of the most interesting characters who I genuinely would love to spend time with. The Middleman was so witty, clever, geeky, cool, fun, and a bunch of other adjectives that are good things. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar had absolutely fantastic chemistry, and I truly hope that we get to see more Middleman-Dub Dub banter. Unfortunately, we most likely never will since neither ABC (we’ll get to that in a quick sec), nor ABC Family seems to recognize true genius when they have it, opting not to renew in order to give us more episodes of, say, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” or “According to Jim.” Sorry, I’m bitter.
2 & 1. It’s A Tie!
30 Rock- NBC
Oh, Tina Fey, why do you make me love you so? Between your dead-on Palin and 30 Rock, I fell even more for you this year. The thing that I love about 30 Rock is that every single character is funny, and yet it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to out-funny their peers. Fey’s Liz Lemon seems to be an equal amount of buffoon as the rest of the show’s characters, and accomplishing a successful comedy without a straight man deserves props. I can only hope it continues to get even better.
Pushing Daisies- ABC
Why, ABC? Why? Why must you rob me of the sweetest, cutest, most heart-warming show on all of TV? Daisies achieved the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with adorable, surreal, fairy-tale awesomeness, undercut by biting humor and wit. There is not a single, single thing I would change about Pushing Daisies if I could, which is a feat no other show, including those on this list, can claim. The entire cast is absolutely fantastic and will hopefully continue to do amazing this. So I say again, Why ABC? And I swear, if you don’t air the remaining three episodes (as it seems like you may be planning on doing), there’s a decent chance I’ll never tune into ABC again.
So there you have it folks. My top 10 of 2008. As a disclaimer, there are a bunch of really acclaimed shows that I never finished, or got caught up on, so things like Mad Men, Damages, and The Shield, just to name a few, never stood a shot of making it onto the list. But of the TV I watch, which is, trust me, a LOT, these were the 10 shows that I dubbed the best. But enough about me, what do you folks think?
Monday, July 28, 2008
Possible "Lost" Scoop? Discovered By Yours Truly? Probably Not, But Still, Read This!
NOTE: THERE ARE POTENTIAL SPOILERS/BITS OF SCOOP REVEALED IN THIS ARTICLE
So, readers, Comic Con, the awesome awesome event dedicated to all things comic book/geek/cool that I truly wish I could attend, is going on (or has just gone on) and there was much TV fun to be had. While some of the panels that went on were, um, questionable (Is there an Office comic book coming soon or was there no reason at all for an Office panel at ComicCon?), there were other geektastic ones to discuss. Namely, Lost.
So, the biggest thing they revealed is that Richard Alpert is probably God. Or at least, some kind of non-aging four-toed super-figure. Because Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the masters of Lost, said very suspiciously that we will see Richard Alpert barefoot this year. So everyone and their creepy uncle is agreed that the absolutely idiotic four toed statue (“I don’t know what is more disquieting. The fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that it has four toes.”) probably has something to do with Mr. Alpert.
As you can see from my saying about creepy uncles above, this is not the scoop that I think I have figured out. My possible and unlikely scoop comes from a video that they released of Dr. Marvin Candle.
Now, this video is really interesting to me. Namely, because it represents the meeting of the past and the present on Lost. Dr. Candle was a part of the original dharma initiative. He says so. But yet, I’m pretty darn sure that that is Daniel Faraday’s voice on the video. Now, while Daniel deals with time travel, we’ve gotten no indication that he’s actually done it (besides just being on the island). So how have Dr. Candle and Faraday met? Simple. (Psst, my possible scoop is the next sentence). Dr. Candle will be on the island this upcoming season of Lost.
And now, for my proof. Look at 1:43 of the video. What’s that creeping into frame on the left side?
Why, it looks a mighty bit like red hair. And who in the Lost-verse has red hair? Why, Charlotte of course. Charlotte, who is Faraday’s biggest cohort. So, Candle has contact with Faraday and probably Charlotte. Where is he most likely to find these two together? In the present, on the island. I am guessing that Marvin Candle will show up on the island this season to record this very video.
Now, knowing Lost, I’m probably a million miles off the mark. I’m sure there have been other people on the island with red hair. But something in my gut says that I may be on to something, and, while I don’t tend to trust my gut on things like politics or art appreciation, I do trust it when it comes to matters of TV. So, readers, what do you think? Am I on to something? Completely wrong? Just looking for the ability to gloat if it turns out I’m right?
PS: This theory may have been touched upon elsewhere. I know I also posted it at Aint It Cool and E!Online, and got little to no love for it. If it is out there elsewhere, I honestly haven't seen it, but would appreciate a heads up if you do...
So, readers, Comic Con, the awesome awesome event dedicated to all things comic book/geek/cool that I truly wish I could attend, is going on (or has just gone on) and there was much TV fun to be had. While some of the panels that went on were, um, questionable (Is there an Office comic book coming soon or was there no reason at all for an Office panel at ComicCon?), there were other geektastic ones to discuss. Namely, Lost.
So, the biggest thing they revealed is that Richard Alpert is probably God. Or at least, some kind of non-aging four-toed super-figure. Because Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the masters of Lost, said very suspiciously that we will see Richard Alpert barefoot this year. So everyone and their creepy uncle is agreed that the absolutely idiotic four toed statue (“I don’t know what is more disquieting. The fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that it has four toes.”) probably has something to do with Mr. Alpert.
As you can see from my saying about creepy uncles above, this is not the scoop that I think I have figured out. My possible and unlikely scoop comes from a video that they released of Dr. Marvin Candle.
Now, this video is really interesting to me. Namely, because it represents the meeting of the past and the present on Lost. Dr. Candle was a part of the original dharma initiative. He says so. But yet, I’m pretty darn sure that that is Daniel Faraday’s voice on the video. Now, while Daniel deals with time travel, we’ve gotten no indication that he’s actually done it (besides just being on the island). So how have Dr. Candle and Faraday met? Simple. (Psst, my possible scoop is the next sentence). Dr. Candle will be on the island this upcoming season of Lost.
And now, for my proof. Look at 1:43 of the video. What’s that creeping into frame on the left side?
Why, it looks a mighty bit like red hair. And who in the Lost-verse has red hair? Why, Charlotte of course. Charlotte, who is Faraday’s biggest cohort. So, Candle has contact with Faraday and probably Charlotte. Where is he most likely to find these two together? In the present, on the island. I am guessing that Marvin Candle will show up on the island this season to record this very video.
Now, knowing Lost, I’m probably a million miles off the mark. I’m sure there have been other people on the island with red hair. But something in my gut says that I may be on to something, and, while I don’t tend to trust my gut on things like politics or art appreciation, I do trust it when it comes to matters of TV. So, readers, what do you think? Am I on to something? Completely wrong? Just looking for the ability to gloat if it turns out I’m right?
PS: This theory may have been touched upon elsewhere. I know I also posted it at Aint It Cool and E!Online, and got little to no love for it. If it is out there elsewhere, I honestly haven't seen it, but would appreciate a heads up if you do...
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