I realize that this blog is pretty unfocussed. I haven't got a true objective for it other than to purge my mind of things that are weighing it down, or things I am excited about. I seem to end up talking more about television shows than anything else, and that is truly sad when you think about it, because that means that television is the biggest part of my life right now. I am hoping that going back to school will change that.
So anyway, I am going to go ahead and talk about the first Heroes episode of 2010.
I really like Heroes, but I have to admit that I have a little trouble following it from time to time. Often their flashbacks are not clearly flashbacks, and in a show that also uses time travel, they should make that more clear. Maybe I just get distracted during the show, trying to keep up with all the subtitles, and then there is Tate. I grounded him off the computer for not doing his chores, and since he does not care for Heroes, and he knows I do, he had to make a bunch of noise, to the point that I sent him to bed. Lord, grant me the wisdom and patience to deal with that child, but I digress- back to Heroes:
Heroes is such a refreshing change from all of the formula written shows that are on these days. Shows like SVU, House, CSI, etc... are well written shows, but they all follow the same formula, and I am bored to death of them. Forensic, law, and medical shows go more for shock factor than entertainment in my humble opinion. That is just a cheat. Humans love bizarre things, so they come up with a very rare disease or a very strange way for a person to die, and then they show way too much gore. I think that they should leave that stuff more to the imagination. I like Heroes because it can surprise me. There are very few television programs that can do that.
So Nathan is officially dead. I have to say that if he is really dead and gone off the show, I am going to be sad. The actor, Adrian Pasdar, bears a striking resemblence to my brother, and for that reason I enjoy watching him. I have only seen my brother once in the past 6 years, and I miss him. Tonight when Peter and Claire said they missed him, I realized that I miss him too, and so I hope that the writers find a way to resurrect him.
One thing I honestly don't get is when Syler first killed him, why did they not use some of Claire's blood to resurrect him? It brought Noah back after he died at the end of the first season. And why can't her blood fix Hiro's problem? Oh, I know that it would be too easy a fix if the writers used it every time someone was sick or dead, but honestly, since they know it works, I can't understand why the characters don't at least bring it up?
Can anybody tell me what happend to the character that Nichelle Nichols was playing? And her character's granddaughter was stuck in a house full of gangsters, about to be killed at the end of season 2. That storyline seems to have been completely abandoned. I'd be lying if I said that the storyline of Samuel and the carnival did not interest me, but I really would have liked to have seen them wrap up the story with Nichelle and her graddaughter before they brought Samuel into the picture.
Does anybody think that the note on Claire's dorm door wasn't from Gretchen? I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that something bad has happened to Gretchen. I think Samuel sees her as a threat to his recruitment of Claire.
Speaking of Claire, what was up with her cut not healing? Could she be losing her abilities? Could Samuel have done something to her to cause her to lose them? Does he have that kind of knowledge? Peter healed from the gun shot after he touched Claire, so her healing powers are not all gone- yet.
Am I getting old, or is it difficult for everybody to keep up with the character's names? I can't remember the name of the deaf woman who sees sounds. I want to say it's Emily, or Emma, and I don't know if they ever even said the name of the guy who can make things grow.
The show left everyone wondering what Syler is up to with Claire. I am looking forward to next week.
So anyway, I am going to go ahead and talk about the first Heroes episode of 2010.
I really like Heroes, but I have to admit that I have a little trouble following it from time to time. Often their flashbacks are not clearly flashbacks, and in a show that also uses time travel, they should make that more clear. Maybe I just get distracted during the show, trying to keep up with all the subtitles, and then there is Tate. I grounded him off the computer for not doing his chores, and since he does not care for Heroes, and he knows I do, he had to make a bunch of noise, to the point that I sent him to bed. Lord, grant me the wisdom and patience to deal with that child, but I digress- back to Heroes:
Heroes is such a refreshing change from all of the formula written shows that are on these days. Shows like SVU, House, CSI, etc... are well written shows, but they all follow the same formula, and I am bored to death of them. Forensic, law, and medical shows go more for shock factor than entertainment in my humble opinion. That is just a cheat. Humans love bizarre things, so they come up with a very rare disease or a very strange way for a person to die, and then they show way too much gore. I think that they should leave that stuff more to the imagination. I like Heroes because it can surprise me. There are very few television programs that can do that.
So Nathan is officially dead. I have to say that if he is really dead and gone off the show, I am going to be sad. The actor, Adrian Pasdar, bears a striking resemblence to my brother, and for that reason I enjoy watching him. I have only seen my brother once in the past 6 years, and I miss him. Tonight when Peter and Claire said they missed him, I realized that I miss him too, and so I hope that the writers find a way to resurrect him.
One thing I honestly don't get is when Syler first killed him, why did they not use some of Claire's blood to resurrect him? It brought Noah back after he died at the end of the first season. And why can't her blood fix Hiro's problem? Oh, I know that it would be too easy a fix if the writers used it every time someone was sick or dead, but honestly, since they know it works, I can't understand why the characters don't at least bring it up?
Can anybody tell me what happend to the character that Nichelle Nichols was playing? And her character's granddaughter was stuck in a house full of gangsters, about to be killed at the end of season 2. That storyline seems to have been completely abandoned. I'd be lying if I said that the storyline of Samuel and the carnival did not interest me, but I really would have liked to have seen them wrap up the story with Nichelle and her graddaughter before they brought Samuel into the picture.
Does anybody think that the note on Claire's dorm door wasn't from Gretchen? I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that something bad has happened to Gretchen. I think Samuel sees her as a threat to his recruitment of Claire.
Speaking of Claire, what was up with her cut not healing? Could she be losing her abilities? Could Samuel have done something to her to cause her to lose them? Does he have that kind of knowledge? Peter healed from the gun shot after he touched Claire, so her healing powers are not all gone- yet.
Am I getting old, or is it difficult for everybody to keep up with the character's names? I can't remember the name of the deaf woman who sees sounds. I want to say it's Emily, or Emma, and I don't know if they ever even said the name of the guy who can make things grow.
The show left everyone wondering what Syler is up to with Claire. I am looking forward to next week.
American Idol
Forward to the new season of American Idol. I don't know what day it starts on, but I know it is this month.
I am not looking forward to Ellen Degenerous taking over Paula's job. I hope Ellen doesn't just make a bunch of wisecracks. I am quite miffed that Paula is gone. I don't know what kind of qualifications Ellen is bringing to the table, but if she does not have musical training, she does not have any business judging it. I know that everyone can appreciate music, but it's like someone who does not know about poetry. They don't understand metaphor, symbolism or imagery, and are therefore only able to enjoy on the shallowest levels. Often they can't even appreciate a poem that doen't rhyme. I could be wrong. Ellen may have a very generous musical background. I sure hope she does, or it could be the end of Idol.
Doctor Who
I was surfing youtube looking for Doctor Who videos when I came across an episode of the Sarah Jane Adventures that David Tennant guest starred in as the Doctor. The episode was from season 3, and may have been titled "Sarah's Wedding." Anyway, if you type that into the search engine on youtube it will come up that way. It was a delightful episode, and I highly recommend it to Doctor Who fans that have not yet seen it.
Days of Our Lives
For those of you who watch Days, are you about ready to slap Bo and Hope, or bang their heads together? What a mess they have created where there was none. The whole mess is supposed to be because Bo followed his gut when Ciarra was kidnapped, but she is the one who always told him to follow his gut. She also encouraged him to listen to his visions. I wonder why he has not had any of those lately? Hmmmm... And whatever happened to Celeste? She was supposed to be the psychic one. Sigh.
I have to admit, Anna having EJ and Sami's baby was at least not entirely predictable, but do you know what is predictable on that show? If you live in Salem, your child will be kidnapped at some point. Maybe that is the price you have to pay for living someplace where all you have to do is sit around the Java Cafe and yet you never run out of money. I guess sarcasm has overtaken me, so I am going to wrap this up for now.
Ha! I loved this. Your unfocused ramblings are brilliant!!!
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