If the last three episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" are any indication of episodic writing after a writer's strike...

Can we please organize writers strikes more often.

This and last week's "House" have been some amazingly well written shows.

Tags: tv, writing
Current Location: FreePeople House: COUCHES settled but potentially in flux!
Current Mood: giddy

This is a meme I came across in my history from about 3 years ago.

1. Post a list of ten TV shows or fandoms you follow (current or cancelled).

2. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each show. (comments are screened)

3. When guessed, bold the line and write a sentence about why you like the character.

4. Post in your own LiveJournal.

The list:

1. Doctor Who chite: Sarah Jane. She was the best companion of the lot.
2. Babylon 5
3. Firefly (two answers)
4. M.A.S.H.chite: Hawkeye... It just was. There was no one else.
5. Wonderfalls
6. Red Dwarf bayareajenn: Lister. Cloister the Stupid in the land of Fushell :-D
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8. Family Guy bayareajenn: Brian. The voice of reason who still might sniff your butt.
9. You can't do that on television bayareajenn: Moose. Great personality. And well, did several episodes barefoot. Was awesome.
And, for the final challenge:
10. Space Academy

Tags: meme, sf, tv
Current Location: FreePeople House: Sofa 1b; seat ∂cΩ, variant 9e31//t18
Current Mood: curious

Sci-Fi Channel announced today that In April this year they will show Doctor Who Series 4. Thiw will run nearly concurrently with the British airing (I believe)

Sci-Fi has also announced that they will be picking up the Sarah Jane Adventures this year as well.

So ....

(And I don't do this often)

SQUEE!!!

Tags: doctor who, nostalgia, sci-fi, tv
Current Location: Bus to work
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: oooh weee oooo.. woop waah ooo

A Bit of Fry & Laurie - Shakespeare Master Class

I've taken this class... Masterfully done by two comic geniuses

Tags: brit, shakespeare, tv, youtube
Current Mood: happy

I really enjoy "House". Granted.. since watching the show I've begun to dread anything that might be considered a symptom.

Once you get sick on the show, there is an array of diagnosis while we wait for newer symptoms (that personally look impossible).. We know it's never Lupus. And eventually it comes down to something really weird.

It took me a while to even try on "House".... Similar to Doctor Who.. I'm an 'old' fan.

I remember "Fry and Laurie"... I adore the film "Peter's Friends"

And first and foremost...

This... This is the way I remember Hugh Laurie:



#2 is just beautiful for timing:

Tags: blackadder, nostalgia, tv, youtube
Current Mood: giddy

A radio station tries a publicity stunt to celebrate the holiday



And the fallout:

Tags: nostalgia, turkey, tv, wkrp
Current Mood: pleased

Torchwood to return to BBC America with Series 2 on January 22

(hot) Spoilers to Series 2 found at this link.

Tags: torchwood, tv
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Mac OS Ken: 11.21.2007 - Ken Ray

Sci-Fi has announced that they will pick the show up again for a third season. :)

Tags: eureka, sci-fi, tv
Current Location: Snohonish
Current Mood: pleased

In football betting early in the week there is a release of odds for the game.

Those odds may change as the week goes on depending on injuries, sudden team changes, etc.

Tonight is debut night. New TV.

We watched the debut of "How I Met Your Mother"
A good episode that rocked in the last two minutes with a simple web site.

Then we figured we'd try "Big Bang Theory"... I'd read a review or two and the reviews sounded like there was promise. This surprised me since it's from the people that brought us "Two and a half men". This is the show that makes us forget that Charlie Sheen at one time could do Funny.

After a few commercials I decided it might make it half a season.

Please note the show started at 8:30 and I'm posting at 8:40. That's right.
6 minutes. After 5 minutes I looked at shimmeringjemmy and said, "4 episodes and it's gone"

After 6 we were tuned into NBC awaiting Heroes.

Now of course... I'm not a TV executive. I'm an idiot who would have kept "Farscape", "Wonderfalls", and "Firefly"... but then again... what do I know about what Geeks/Nerds are really like. This may yet become the linchpin of CBS's laugh-a-million Mondays.

But I really hope not.

I'm not even going to explain what was wrong with the show.. becuase I'd have to remember too much of it as there was absolutely nothing 'right' with it.

But then again.. I might just be sugar coating my reaction.

I'm not... But I figured.. i should let you give me the benefit of the doubt.

My bet is that BBT is off the "Eye" within 4 weeks.

Tags: and oh yeah.. more crap, crap, tv
Current Mood: sick
Current Music: Some appropriate classical death like sounding music. Maybe Wagner

I like Family Guy... A lot.

But that being said.. the show just went up to another level with their season premier.

A Family Guy retelling of "Star Wars" and they nailed it. And by nailed it, I mean picking on almost every pet peeve that you've had about the film. And probably some you never really noticed.

With so many references (I will never be able to look at hyperspace without laughing ever again).. with more real voices than you'd expect.

This was an amazing episode. I will be getting it on DVD when released.

Wow.

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Tags: family guy, funny, tv
Current Mood: giddy
Current Music: Theme from Family Gut

Heroes

Five Years Gone

Oh.

Wow.

Tags: heroes, tv
Current Mood: drained
Current Music: very quiet

Original Avenue Q cast on Regis and Cathy Lee perform "...Back to College"

Tags: musicals, tv, youtube
Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: I wish I could go back to college - Avenue Q

Doctor Who, Series 2 (er, 28) will come to the US!

Starting with the Christmas Invasion 2 hr special on September 29.

Sci Fi channel has the story and will air it.

This makes up for the news that Stargate SG-1 will end at the end of this season.

It's all about ratings folks. :-b

Tags: doctor who, nostalgia, tv
Current Mood: geeky