Here come da judge!
Oct 05A wise writer friend predicted, after LOST’s first season, that the backlash would begin in season three – as cool as the show was and as hot as the show was, he contended that the straights couldn’t roll with the show for more than two seasons. It may well survive beyond season three, but the whining would begin at that time; and holy shit, he was right.
I’m just calling bullshit on Dahnart’s whole piece – the ongoing mystery, the waxing and waning of things that keep us wondering, that whole sine wave of a comic-style plot, is the major conceit of the show. The show is entirely about wondering what is going on and what will happen next. That’s the whole point.
It would be like complaining that you weren’t going to watch 24 any more, because, oh, those writers think they’re so clever, making every episode a single hour of rough real-time. Or complaining that Oz had too many shankings.
Somehow, soap operas have survived for decades on the same principle as LOST, only in a much suckier way – a never-ending story, where twists and turns abound, threads are dropped without explanation, only to be revived years later, to keep things moving and to keep viewers on their toes. And nobody complains.
You try it in primetime, and suddenly your writers are hacks.
Whatever, Andy. I think your Mom’s calling you to dinner and Prison Break (you know, that show where every season is about… a prison break.)
Shat on 'Balls
Oct 04For those, like me, who have been dying to know what Bill Shatner thinks of the Mel Broooks opus Spaceballs, here’s the Shat’s review.
Fear The Almighty Juice!
Oct 03Just got caught up on my BSG webisodes. What the hell with that overly conspicious bottle of HOT PINK JUICE in the Jammer interrogation sequence? The director fucking LOVES that bottle of juice. We can’t help but wonder…what is the juice thinking? What is the juice feeling? When will the juice’s magical qualities be revealed? Will the webisodes now follow the juice and only the juice?
Apparently not, since the next installment is just Duck crying over his wife.
Oh, well. Three more days!
Speaking of BSG, I will be reviewing the episodes for iPodObserver this season! Check that out every Monday. To get the ball rolling, I quickly highlighted a few key plot points from seasons past…well, I tried to do that, anyway, but it basically turned into a bunch of Roslin gushing. Anyway. My friend Carly is reviewing Degrassi for the site, which is also awesome.
And while I’m sending you to various culty TV writings, I should also point y’all in the direction of my longtime pal and journalism mentor Susan Young, who has been blogging away about Lost (she is particularly intrigued by the Lost–Watchmen connection). And hey, Lost starts tomorrow! My brain is overloaded with TeeVee!!
New X-Men Blabbery
Oct 03Tom Foss has an exceptional post up analyzing Grant Morrison’s New X-Men run, and how it fits into the larger picture of continuity and storytelling. Great stuff.
And I’m not even pissed that since I’m reading through the trades now, I had the run’s big Xorn twist spoiled for my sorry ass.
