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June 9, 2005

[kicking & screening] ^{1:41 AM}

In which I review things:

Six Feet Under's premiere on monday had a lot of critics almost whining. Myself? I think the show was on exactly the track it was last season, not much of the status quo had changed when it came to characters and stories, which is fine by me. 5 years in, I'm not asking for a revolution from a show that was alreday differnt. Besides, if the three previous years taught us nothing, they at least taught us that the first two or three episodes are rarely indicitive of the season to come.

The Comeback was better than Fat Actress, but I'm not sure how anxiously I await next week's installment.

Coldplay's X&Y gets startlingly stronger with each listen, which is saying something since I thought it was good from the first listen. "Talk" is proving to be my true single, a song I can't get out of my head, and don't neccessarily want to.

The White Stripe's Get Behind Me Satan is good. I like the Stripes, I do, but I'm nowhere near ravenous. Each album has songs I love and songs I can do without, the highpoint of this album for me is "The Denial Twist."

Billy Corgan's new album The Future Embrace, which hasn't been released yet, is better than expected. I wasn't in love with Zwan, and thought Machina was one of the Pumpkin's lesser albums thanks to massive amounts of screaming and distortion. Embrace almost feels like the follow up to Adore that Machina never was.

It's easy to see why Sigourney Weaver signed on to Dan Harris' directorial debut Imaginary Heroes, she has a free-for-all in it. Part of me thinks in a less competetive Oscar year she would've nabbed a nomination, but thanks to Nicole and Renee cranking them out, I think "less competetive Oscar years" are a thing of the past. I think Heroes sits on the same shelf as Garden State and Rules of Attraction: if you can relate to part of it, you fall in love with it, and if you can't then you want to know what all the hype is about.

I snagged a screener of the WB's fall drama Supernatural, which mystical is indeed. First off, it makes me like Jensen Ackles (bland on Smallville) and Jared Padalecki (whiney on Gilmore Girls), and secondly it actually scared me. Like, to the point of, "wow, is this going to be TV-MA?" scary. The pilot is slick thanks to David Nutter (he of X-Files fame), whether or not the show can keep the premise and quality going for 22 hours, let alone a few seasons remain to be seen. Supernatural seems like the first network drama to try and tackle the creepy horror bar that was set by the last season of Carnivale and it delivers. From creepy dead kids, combusting women, demonic snakeheaded ghosts, blacken charred spirits, and splattering blood, it's surely giving the network a run for it's money. I only hope that they keep it, and don't try to dumb it down, since it's been so long since network television has actually been creepy.

If Alias actually had any balls left they could've made the Rimbaldi Zombies scary on the finale, but I guess that chills were over-ruled in favor of red contact lenses and mussed hair.

On The WB-o-Meter, the pilot stands heads and shoulders above One Tree Hill and Smallville, but still has nothing on Angel. And don't even get me started on how it kicks Glory Days's ass...

Rebecca Romijn is actually really good in the midseason WB dramedy Pepper Dennis, an hour long that strives to be Ally McBeal meets Murphy Brown, but could easily turn into American Embassy (which I admittedly enjoyed during it's three episode limp on FOX). Hey, it entertained me more than Miss Match did, so maybe the WB finally got a comedy that doesn't rely on blue collar humor or country divas.

Today I see March of the Penguins!

Happy Birthday Drew Z!

i have yet to watch the premiere of the comback... but i cannot believe that you would say that about fat actress without having seen every episode. granted, the first episode was simply 'good' as far as pilots are concerned. but there were some episodes in there that were solid gold. try watching the episode where kirstie's brother tries to get her to smoke crack to lose some weight. classic!

Posted by: andrew at June 9, 2005 1:11 PM

sure the CHARACTERS are different, but I don't feel like it's made a 180 (yet) like seasons 3 and 4 did. The premiere seems exactly like a continuation a last season, only with a large chunk of time passing.

Posted by: kyle at June 9, 2005 5:07 PM

"...so maybe the WB finally got a comedy that doesn't rely on blue collar humor or country divas."

Um, hello? Clearly you're forgetting about "What I Like About You."

Posted by: Ben at June 10, 2005 11:30 AM



	« good \| Main \| tainted love » June 9, 2005 [kicking & screening] ^{1:41 AM} In which I review things: Six Feet Under's premiere on monday had a lot of critics almost whining. Myself? I think the show was on exactly the track it was last season, not much of the status quo had changed when it came to characters and stories, which is fine by me. 5 years in, I'm not asking for a revolution from a show that was alreday differnt. Besides, if the three previous years taught us nothing, they at least taught us that the first two or three episodes are rarely indicitive of the season to come. The Comeback was better than Fat Actress, but I'm not sure how anxiously I await next week's installment. Coldplay's X&Y gets startlingly stronger with each listen, which is saying something since I thought it was good from the first listen. "Talk" is proving to be my true single, a song I can't get out of my head, and don't neccessarily want to. The White Stripe's Get Behind Me Satan is good. I like the Stripes, I do, but I'm nowhere near ravenous. Each album has songs I love and songs I can do without, the highpoint of this album for me is "The Denial Twist." Billy Corgan's new album The Future Embrace, which hasn't been released yet, is better than expected. I wasn't in love with Zwan, and thought Machina was one of the Pumpkin's lesser albums thanks to massive amounts of screaming and distortion. Embrace almost feels like the follow up to Adore that Machina never was. It's easy to see why Sigourney Weaver signed on to Dan Harris' directorial debut Imaginary Heroes, she has a free-for-all in it. Part of me thinks in a less competetive Oscar year she would've nabbed a nomination, but thanks to Nicole and Renee cranking them out, I think "less competetive Oscar years" are a thing of the past. I think Heroes sits on the same shelf as Garden State and Rules of Attraction: if you can relate to part of it, you fall in love with it, and if you can't then you want to know what all the hype is about. I snagged a screener of the WB's fall drama Supernatural, which mystical is indeed. First off, it makes me like Jensen Ackles (bland on Smallville) and Jared Padalecki (whiney on Gilmore Girls), and secondly it actually scared me. Like, to the point of, "wow, is this going to be TV-MA?" scary. The pilot is slick thanks to David Nutter (he of X-Files fame), whether or not the show can keep the premise and quality going for 22 hours, let alone a few seasons remain to be seen. Supernatural seems like the first network drama to try and tackle the creepy horror bar that was set by the last season of Carnivale and it delivers. From creepy dead kids, combusting women, demonic snakeheaded ghosts, blacken charred spirits, and splattering blood, it's surely giving the network a run for it's money. I only hope that they keep it, and don't try to dumb it down, since it's been so long since network television has actually been creepy. If Alias actually had any balls left they could've made the Rimbaldi Zombies scary on the finale, but I guess that chills were over-ruled in favor of red contact lenses and mussed hair. On The WB-o-Meter, the pilot stands heads and shoulders above One Tree Hill and Smallville, but still has nothing on Angel. And don't even get me started on how it kicks Glory Days's ass... Rebecca Romijn is actually really good in the midseason WB dramedy Pepper Dennis, an hour long that strives to be Ally McBeal meets Murphy Brown, but could easily turn into American Embassy (which I admittedly enjoyed during it's three episode limp on FOX). Hey, it entertained me more than Miss Match did, so maybe the WB finally got a comedy that doesn't rely on blue collar humor or country divas. Today I see March of the Penguins! Happy Birthday Drew Z! Comments i have yet to watch the premiere of the comback... but i cannot believe that you would say that about fat actress without having seen every episode. granted, the first episode was simply 'good' as far as pilots are concerned. but there were some episodes in there that were solid gold. try watching the episode where kirstie's brother tries to get her to smoke crack to lose some weight. classic! Posted by: andrew at June 9, 2005 1:11 PM Six Feet Under is indeed so very differnt alreday. Posted by: sleepy kev at June 9, 2005 3:26 PM sure the CHARACTERS are different, but I don't feel like it's made a 180 (yet) like seasons 3 and 4 did. The premiere seems exactly like a continuation a last season, only with a large chunk of time passing. Posted by: kyle at June 9, 2005 5:07 PM "...so maybe the WB finally got a comedy that doesn't rely on blue collar humor or country divas." Um, hello? Clearly you're forgetting about "What I Like About You." Posted by: Ben at June 10, 2005 11:30 AM ..... you're so pretty Ben. Prettttyyyy Bennn. Posted by: kyle at June 10, 2005 1:53 PM Actually, I was pointing out your spectacular double typo. :-p Posted by: sleepy kev at June 10, 2005 9:14 PM typos? that's part of my charm, yo! Posted by: kyle at June 10, 2005 9:57 PM It is a poor mouse that has only one hole... Edmund Posted by: Edmund at November 21, 2006 6:24 AM Post A Comment Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? YesNo Comments:

June 9, 2005

[kicking & screening] 1:41 AM

[kicking & screening] ^{1:41 AM}