Battlestar Galactica, New Evangelion, Lost, and Studio 60
One entirely unsurprising aspect of this year is that since I haven't really found an effective way to study pharmacology, I've been finding a lot of time to watch TV. For instance, I've watched both seasons of Lost again, and began noticing small things. Like how in S2E21 (semi-spoiler), there is a hidden third person when Eko wakes up from his dream, which neither Eko nor Charlie notice. I've even started posting on lost-theories.com because, well, I have a lot of time.
In contrast to my academic career, I've got high hopes for the fall TV season, which I usually don't pay much attention to. Lost's season premiere is next Wed, Oct. 4. New characters should make for new flashbacks, which should address some of the repetitiveness of last season. On the other hand, I think the producers are pushing it a little too far with regards to how little plot has actually progressed. I know the show is mainly driven by suspense and mystery but it's kind of too much when you can summarize everything known about the plot in two lines.
Battlestar Galactica is also scheduled to re-premiere that week, on Friday night. I used to think this show was TV's salvation, but something about it has gotten stale for me. I think it was better when it was only 13 episodes per season, like the first year. Anymore than that and the writers come up with complete crap for filler episodes, like the 2nd year. And this blog. I think I've started to judge shows entirely on how many episodes and scenes can be cut off and still contain a novel, compelling plot. I think under this standard, BSG Season 2 was about five episodes long.
To start wrapping this post up, I watched the series premiere for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip this last monday. It was good. I already saw it on the advance screener that was released last month too, and it was just as good. Basically if you liked West Wing, Sports Night, or I guess even A Few Good Men, you will probably like this show.
Last thing I want to mention is that Hideaki Anno and Gainax just formed a new studio with the goal of completely remaking Evangelion. Not too many details are available so far. If it's anything like the last series, this next mindfuck will consist of four movies released from 2007-2008. That probably means the next 10 years of many anime productions after that will be a whole new slew of imitations.
In contrast to my academic career, I've got high hopes for the fall TV season, which I usually don't pay much attention to. Lost's season premiere is next Wed, Oct. 4. New characters should make for new flashbacks, which should address some of the repetitiveness of last season. On the other hand, I think the producers are pushing it a little too far with regards to how little plot has actually progressed. I know the show is mainly driven by suspense and mystery but it's kind of too much when you can summarize everything known about the plot in two lines.
Battlestar Galactica is also scheduled to re-premiere that week, on Friday night. I used to think this show was TV's salvation, but something about it has gotten stale for me. I think it was better when it was only 13 episodes per season, like the first year. Anymore than that and the writers come up with complete crap for filler episodes, like the 2nd year. And this blog. I think I've started to judge shows entirely on how many episodes and scenes can be cut off and still contain a novel, compelling plot. I think under this standard, BSG Season 2 was about five episodes long.
To start wrapping this post up, I watched the series premiere for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip this last monday. It was good. I already saw it on the advance screener that was released last month too, and it was just as good. Basically if you liked West Wing, Sports Night, or I guess even A Few Good Men, you will probably like this show.
Last thing I want to mention is that Hideaki Anno and Gainax just formed a new studio with the goal of completely remaking Evangelion. Not too many details are available so far. If it's anything like the last series, this next mindfuck will consist of four movies released from 2007-2008. That probably means the next 10 years of many anime productions after that will be a whole new slew of imitations.
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