tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post5627235809284690225..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: I'm Breaking Up With You... Maybe?Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-35796511266216505862009-02-11T01:25:00.000-05:002009-02-11T01:25:00.000-05:00You're absolutely right! I forgot to capitalize it...You're absolutely right! I forgot to capitalize it. Silly me!<BR/><BR/>As for the hiatus, I'm certainly hoping that they will use the opportunity to re-air and maybe increase viewership. After tonight's episode, I think word will spread that something is up with the show (not unlike on what is happening on this post) and people may want to catch up!<BR/><BR/>We can only hope so. We have to remember that most shows do in fact take time to build their mythos and arcs. Their first seasons are often stand-alones mixed in with a few arc episodes.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-24601520590813978472009-02-11T01:12:00.000-05:002009-02-11T01:12:00.000-05:00PS to Benny: An interesting typo in "or else they'...PS to Benny: An interesting typo in "or else they'll lost most of their viewers"... You meant <I>lose</I>, I presume, but you could probably use <I>Lost</I> the show as a verb to describe what happens to a series' audience when mythology gets expansive and answers rolled out slowly: "I'm afraid that <I>Dollhouse</I> might totally <I>Lost</I> its viewership -- if it doesn't get <I>Firefly</I>'d first!"Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-77952573899398882022009-02-11T01:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T01:07:00.000-05:00I just popped in to see if anyone had mentioned to...I just popped in to see if anyone had mentioned tonight's <I>Fringe</I>. (Hi, Benny!)<BR/><BR/>The consensus here was that it was quite good, with an interisting twist in the very last scene and a <I>MAJOR</I> piece of the series' premise/future presented in the final act -- with Olivia herself nicely voicing viewers' possible skepticism after the fact.<BR/><BR/>If anyone's thinking of starting up or getting back in, even if you don't go back and see the past couple weeks' episodes, you <I>must</I> see this one. And the good news there is that the show is back on hiatus until April, apparently.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-47267083491989117842009-02-10T22:10:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:10:00.000-05:00Nikki,I don't know if you've caught up in Fringe, ...Nikki,<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you've caught up in Fringe, but in case you haven't, I'll just let you know that the show has opened up its arc and you might want to check out tonight's episode.<BR/><BR/>They had a nice recap at the beginning but it restarts the story from "In Which We Meet Mr. Johnson" and the last 10ish minutes of "Safe"<BR/><BR/>I just thought you might want to know, and it introduces major plot points that WILL be addressed throughout the show, or else they'll lost most of their viewers.<BR/><BR/>Countdown to "This Place is Death"Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-35876283945001953942009-02-06T12:24:00.000-05:002009-02-06T12:24:00.000-05:00I totally agree with you on Heroes!Why does Parkma...I totally agree with you on Heroes!Why does Parkman have to keep telling his girlfriend that she's "one of the good guys"? Why does Claire always talk like she's biting her lower lip and being a petulant teenager? and W-H-Y is Ali Larter still there? Why? Why does she have multiple personalities + another clone/sister in standby, just in case Tracy Strauss dies?Just keep the characters coming, cause she's not going anywhere!<BR/><BR/>And why do the season enders have to be so anti-climactic?At some point it was like Buffy, where Armageddon was like an annual event.<BR/> <BR/>At least Hiro is there to provide whimsical comic relief...<BR/><BR/>THANK GOD FOR LOST!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3360451965795484182009-02-05T20:03:00.000-05:002009-02-05T20:03:00.000-05:00Condolences on the PVR disaster. But never mind ab...Condolences on the PVR disaster. But never mind about Fringe. I said "Feh!" after episode 1 and haven't missed it a bit. Heroes, on the other hand, is a habit I can't seem to kick, even when they're driving me crazy. And maybe <I>I'm</I> crazy to hope that Bryan Fuller will bring a little heart to the rest of the current season? Still got some room on my PVR, so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-51824864100138485972009-02-05T16:48:00.000-05:002009-02-05T16:48:00.000-05:00I didn't know he was in Moxy Fruvous. Wow, you lea...I didn't know he was in Moxy Fruvous. Wow, you learn something every day.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-49606094474467697292009-02-05T08:06:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:06:00.000-05:00I gave up on Heroes long ago and on Fringe after t...I gave up on Heroes long ago and on Fringe after the second episode (which recycled far too many elements of the first episode).<BR/><BR/>I hope you'll write about Big Love again! Almost no one is recapping that show and it's having an incredible season!KeepingAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805933064295248700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-90067510567464377682009-02-05T03:09:00.000-05:002009-02-05T03:09:00.000-05:00I'd say more, but I have to go listen to Moxy now....I'd say more, but I have to go listen to Moxy now. I've got the Gulf War Song stuck in my head, thanks!!Mrs. Falkenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090835325429017542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-43869922463210666392009-02-04T23:33:00.000-05:002009-02-04T23:33:00.000-05:00I don't know; I really enjoy Fringe. It took me a...I don't know; I really enjoy Fringe. It took me a few episodes, and I still really don't like Torv's character, but the show itself has gotten more interesting. It's really the backstory and the X-Files-esque mytholog--sorry, the Pattern that's got me hooked. I'm legitimately interested in the story now, and Jackson's character as well as the now-toned-slightly-down eccentricity in Walter make the show interesting.<BR/><BR/>Some of the acting is still stiff and somewhat forced, but the writing has gotten a bit better. I couldn't get into Fringe for a while myself, but by the 4th or 5th episode, I was hooked, and I've not regretted its DVR slot once.B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02374224273058102072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-11080393427955783732009-02-04T22:37:00.000-05:002009-02-04T22:37:00.000-05:00Well I can only weigh in on Fringe since I have ne...Well I can only weigh in on Fringe since I have never watched Heroes. I just couldn't get involved with ONE more show! LOL And from what I've heard/read, I'm glad I didn't. <BR/>Fringe...I agree with what everyone has said. Sometimes it's been hard to hold on. There were definitely some eps last fall that made it hard to stay committed. And yes, Joshua Jackson's character is starting to really fade in my opinion. His lines seem forced, not funny anymore. It's like he really doesn't have a purpose. I like his dad, although it's become predictable. Like, okay let's see which mystery he's going to be able to solve because it seems EVERY case has something to do with his past research! <BR/>I think Olivia's character is getting better...or her acting is. She did show a softer side last week with her family. <BR/>And yes, I LOVE the 60 second commercials...why can't they do that with Lost?!??!! <BR/>Speaking of which...just saw tonight's and anxiously awaiting Nikki's blog about it. Though I have to get to bed so it will have to wait until tomorrow. :( <BR/>Some good, long awaited answers and characters though!!!Jazzygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451286913250300082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-52578350211619253782009-02-04T20:52:00.000-05:002009-02-04T20:52:00.000-05:00I have some time to post now and I think I'll get ...I have some time to post now <I>and</I> I think I'll get to watch <I>Lost</I>. Yay!<BR/><BR/>I've stuck with <I>Fringe</I>, and I like it -- the taste of its cherry ChapStick (sorry). John Noble's quavering baritone works for me, somehow, as does Anna Torv's near lack of expression as Olivia, though I understand why people have taken issue with her; she looks so much like <I>Without a Trace</I>'s Poppy Montgomery, I've probably transferred some good will over by association, even though I fall behind on <I>WAT</I> periodically and I darn CBS for not having it available via the web or even on DVD. The line readings that actually strike me as oddest are Joshua Jackson's, because even when he's saying something off the cuff it has a quality of "I'm reading a line" about it; I don't know if this is just his voice or his method, having never seen <I>Dawson's Creek</I>, or if he's trying to intimate an echo of Peter's father's voice, but sometimes he sounds distractingly like <I>Fringe</I>'s version of Vincent Kartheiser on <I>Mad Men</I>.<BR/><BR/>Last week's return from hiatus should catch you up fine even if you've only seen the very first couple of episodes from last year. There was some obvious expository get-folks-up-to-speed dialogue, but it wasn't too bad. And <I>this</I> week's episode surprisingly wrapped up the whole John Scott subplot -- where his loyalties lie, what he was into or onto, how much longer his lingering memories may stay in Olivia Dunham's mind -- although of course they can revisit this and twist any of it further. One episode from the past that you might want to track down is the one featuring the bald dude called The Observer, since I'm sure without saying too much he'll be important to the mythology down the line.<BR/><BR/>I figured the writers brought in Olivia's sister and niece to visit last week for a grander plotline that has yet to take shape, but even if it was just to show her happy and relaxed around family that may go a long way towards proving that Torv has range and Olivia's Plain Jane matter-of-factness is a character choice (heck, maybe Broyles brought her into the fold to make himself look cheery). <BR/><BR/>I haven't listened to the podcast yet due to time and wifi issues here, but I'm itching to reply more in this thread regarding <I>Heroes</I> and <I>Battlestar Galactica</I>. I'm finally almost caught up to watching in real time, having finished off the last of the DVDs the other night and watched the first episode of this season, and I would love for you to start a thread on it.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1328700036158399812009-02-04T19:28:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:28:00.000-05:00Nikki, I was reading Le Petit Prince and noticed a...Nikki, I was reading <I>Le Petit Prince</I> and noticed a nice line. I'll give you the straight up French version, I'm sure you'll understand it. When the prince meets the businessman counting stars and claims they're his, he explains:<BR/><BR/>"Quand tu trouve une ile qui n'est a personne, elle est a toi."Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10170207941353366362009-02-04T17:23:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:23:00.000-05:00I remember Moxy Fruvous. I saw them when I was in ...I remember Moxy Fruvous. I saw them when I was in college in the 90s as well.<BR/><BR/>I didn't start watching Fringe at first. I haven't been too impressed with JJ since Alias, despite all the hype about anything he touches. I did start watching it later on and then caught up on the old episodes. It's OK, not great. I do like Anna Torv though.<BR/><BR/>I never liked Heroes.Eric Antoine Scuccimarrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371050850227474226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-41334230636194393332009-02-04T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:25:00.000-05:00You shouldn't have to watch a TV show that you don...You shouldn't have to watch a TV show that you don't like, life's too short, but I quite like Fringe.<BR/><BR/>I have the same feelings for Heroes on the otherhand. You try to defend it with the pessemists than you tune in one week and think, oh god you're not helping yourself. But it will have to be a lot worse for me to stop watching it, I need something to take my mind off Lost.A.G.Woodinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069481435844624860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10880758414549937392009-02-04T15:40:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:40:00.000-05:00Hear, hear on people on TV shows who die staying t...Hear, hear on people on TV shows who die staying that way. Heros is a grand offender, but it happens everywhere these days. <BR/>STAY IN THE GROUND!poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-53612750792381482812009-02-04T14:48:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:48:00.000-05:00You know, I've watched every episode of 'Fringe,' ...You know, I've watched every episode of 'Fringe,' and up or down, it just doesn't do much for me, either. The writing is universally weak, the plots are always thin, and the characters are stock archetypes at best. The lead in particular reminds me of several women I dated -- cute, but so boring that it totally negates the appeal. Most importantly, however, I think the overarching storyline is leaking out in the tiniest possible drips and dribbles, and it's simply not enough to keep me interested, much less watching. <BR/><BR/>The quality of the pilot was enough to carry me this far (and there have been other good episodes, to be sure), but if the season doesn't radically improve by its finale, I don't see myself committing to another.<BR/><BR/>That said, let me pause for a moment to praise what I think is far and away the most wonderful thing about 'Fringe,' and quite possibly my favorite modern television gimmick -- the 60-second commercial break!yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-22084861415899962682009-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:00Sounds good!Sounds good!Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-28765752591487475572009-02-04T13:16:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:16:00.000-05:00Benny: Ugh, the fingers are in shape, but I'll war...Benny: Ugh, the fingers are in shape, but I'll warn you: my toddler was up at 5, and I'm beat already (and it's 1:15). Be prepared for some incoherent remarks in tonight's rundown! <BR/><BR/>But maybe, with Lost, they'll still make total sense. :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-37510117134457475272009-02-04T13:11:00.001-05:002009-02-04T13:11:00.001-05:00redeem: Also watching Being Erica, also loving it,...redeem: Also watching Being Erica, also loving it, and planning on blogging on it soon. Man, where does the time go??Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-41969319992866500152009-02-04T13:11:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:11:00.000-05:00Urgh... I've been planning to write something on B...Urgh... I've been planning to write something on BSG. Looks like I should have done it instead! :) I'll get something up soon, promise. Then we can all complain/praise to our hearts' delights. :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-76825555826542805892009-02-04T11:27:00.000-05:002009-02-04T11:27:00.000-05:00I watched the beginning of Fugitives and wish that...I watched the beginning of Fugitives and wish that they did this episode right after the season 1 finale. The acting and storylines for me have never been up to the quality of Lost, but they separated the Heroes too much and storylines were too repetitive (how many times can you save the world from exploding?) and for me the most important flaw of Heroes was that there was no feeling of risk for the Heroes, they kept bringing them back from the dead. We cannot care about someone dying either good or evil because you know that they will just be resurrected the following week. <BR/><BR/>My advice to Heroes, kill off most of the characters, REALLY start fresh and get more of an Xmen kind of storyline going where they are working together. And you kill someone, leave them in peace!<BR/><BR/>I've only caught a few episodes of Fringe...very monotonous acting I agree, I think I will have to see it again on DVD to make a final decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-83722793550717345242009-02-04T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:52:00.000-05:00Well, any theory is just that: a theory. Until it ...Well, any theory is just that: a theory. Until it is proven one way or another.<BR/><BR/>I think that the show will direct us towards different ideas with different "claims". 3 had a vision of the five, and notice that in <I>Revelations</I> she only called for four of them. That could fit with the reveal we've had or the fifth was something/someone else that couldn't be identified.<BR/><BR/>We might be meant to believe different individuals are the fifth but that in fact they are all the <I>fifth</I>, from a philosophical POV.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you in that I'm in sort of denial when it comes to their claim.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-19371806631578524552009-02-04T10:16:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:16:00.000-05:00Doesn't mean it's right. :)And I don't know that i...Doesn't mean it's right. :)<BR/><BR/>And I don't know that it fits with the vision that Three had of the five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-79373162538723728592009-02-04T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:50:00.000-05:00ARGH! Redeem! that was part of my theory (as a tri...ARGH! Redeem! that was part of my theory (as a tried to hint at it without revealing it)!Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.com