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Sep 28, 2007 - 09:30 PM |
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TV in Review |
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Now that I'm done watching everything I'm going to watch for this season-opening week, here are my thoughts:
Monday:
Prison Break--It started last week, so it's a step ahead of everyone else. But I am finding myself liking this season. I like the setting, the new characters, the interaction between the old characters, new roles, etc. It just has lots of intrigue and mystique in it. This week, I especially liked the developments with Sucre and Michael finally going to work.
Heroes--I didn't watch this last season. My dad was watching a marathon of it one day and I watched a few episodes. I didn't like where the plot was going, so I didn't follow it up later. But since I liked the second season of Doctor Who much better than the first, I thought I'd give Heroes a shot this time around. I felt a bit lost. Why is that one symbol popping up everywhere? It doesn't seem possible for that to be so wide-reaching. Undoubtedly, the many different plots will all converge later and light bulbs will turn on for everyone watching. I'm not sure I'll be around that long. I found this episode largely uninteresting. I liked Hiro's journey, but I can see where it's headed. I have a few complaints here or there specific to the episode itself, but this part is long enough so I'll just say that I engaged by Matt's story the most.
CSI: Miami--Jack Bauer's nephew is Horatio's son? And the Camden kid is a killer? Interesting. But I digress. I didn't like this episode. The inclusion of Ryan seemed unnecessary, there was no clear explanation for how the killer got the gun he used, and the son plot just seemed a bit odd to me, though I'm still not sure why. Also, that lab has gotten some serious upgrades over the summer. Given how much heat they took with that hole mole incident, I'm surprised they'd get that kind of funding. But I digress again. Yet again this show disappointed. I'm going to give it one more chance and then I'm out for good.
Tuesday:
Boston Legal--Ah, what a great season opener. It was funny, dramatic, and did a great job of introducing the new characters. I don't know what happened to get rid of the four characters that did go, but I like those that replaced them. It's an interesting dynamic. It was a half-hour longer and worth every second (not including commercials). I missed this show.
Wednesday:
Bionic Woman--Here's another science fiction show I thought I'd give a shot. It wasn't quite terrible, but it was close. They jam-packed three episodes into one, giving limited time for me to get to know the characters or for the characters themselves to grow properly. I don't know if the acting itself was bad, but it seemed so. It might have been a result of the rushed story. There were a couple of good points, but this thing just wasn't compelling enough to bring me back. I'm sticking to MythBusters (which is in the same time slot).
CSI: NY--Overall, this episode was good. Like in Miami, a method of killing isn't fully explained. Also, the killer's demeanor didn't seem to match up with his actions and his motive was somewhat flimsy. I liked the lab hands outdoing each other (though I would prefer no more inner-office relationships). I like the Mac subplot. I really liked the Cluemaster bit. So, it was better than Miami, but still not great.
Thursday:
CSI--With Survivor not having Exile Island this season, I'm down to just CSI. There really isn't much to say here. No crime was solved, though a murder was prevented, but I liked how everything was handled.
Friday:
Doctor Who--And that brings me to today with Doctor Who. I'm very troubled by it. I liked it all the way up until The Master rapidly aged The Doctor (through a process that wasn't quite clear, but it's Time Lord science so I'll let it go). It was at that point that it looked no one was going to stop The Master and his plan would go forth unchallenged. Which it did. And really, his plan is just the Dalek's plan from last year magnified to a worldwide scale. Even those mysterious aliens working for him are like Daleks. They kill people with one shot. They fly through the air in swarms. The animation of them raining down from the sky reminds me a lot of Dalek visuals from last year. It's almost as if the writers realized they couldn't use Daleks and just substituted them with something similar. That's clearly not the case as the plot as a whole wouldn't support it. That doesn't mean there's not some truth there, though. I'm only hoping the way out of this doesn't lead to paradoxical time travel.
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