Topic: [Spoiler] TV Season 2009/2010 Diary

[goodguy]

But the show only starts this week on Starz.

That soundsreads almost as aweful as Syfy. Anyway, I already wasn't very fond of HBO's Rome (or Showtime's Tudors), 300 as a point of reference just makes me shudder, and the trailer does nothing but confirm my prejudice. I guess I will stick to True Blood for some gratuitous nudity and violence.

[DJ Doena]

Xtreme Kool Letterz

[goodguy]

Xtreme Kool Letterz

  Now you made me do it! Very hard to resist browsing once you're there.

[DJ Doena]

Chuck 3x04 Chuck vs Operation Awesome
The only thing I've ever seen Brandon Routh in was Superman Returns but here he didn't remind me of his character there. I like him as addition to the team because he could stir things up a little.
I don't know if it's just my imagination because they announced it but the show actually feels a bit less funny and a bit more serious. Don't get me wrong, it's still an Action Comedy and there's plenty of fun in it. But the general tone during the spy action seems to have darkened a little since last year. I'm not complaining - I like it.

Castle 2x13 Sucker Punch
I didn't think that they would ever bring up the topic of Beckett's mum's murder ever again since they so thoroughly dismissed it at the beginning of the season.
I liked how they handled this case and I also liked the end a lot. Now I hope that they don't forget it again but actively push that story forward.

House M.D. 6x10 The Down Low
This episode had the perfect House mix. Both ploys were really enjoyable (though I had suspected that House helped Foreman - which he did not) and the case was a really good one. I liked how the characters interacted and I also thought it was a good ending to the story even when it was a sad one.

How I Met Your Mother 5x13 Jenkins
While the name-giving Jenkins story was funny I loved the "but, erm" storyline. The drinking game was so cool.
Only while I am writing this I notice that the "mother" topic was put on hold again, but since I didn't miss it during the episode I can't really use it as an argument...

The Big Bang Theory 3x13 The Bozeman Reaction
He considers Penny a friend, how cute. I thought it was great that all the characters got their fair share of jokes and screen time (even though Sheldon was the light house again).
I am also pleasantly surprise of how much a non-issue Leonard's and Penny's relationship is. I feared it would become the center story with an ultimate break-up and then on and off again (Ross/Rachel or Clark/Lana anyone?). To not making it a major plot point is certainly an interesting move (though I still think there is something coming...).

Two and a Half Men 7x13 Yay, No Polyps
This was also fun, especially the way it played out - even though it played with an old cliché.
Funny thing: I recently showed someone the Pilot episode and recognized Chelsea in there. As it turns out, before Chelsea became Chelsea in Season 6, she also was Suzanne (Season 1), Tina (Season 2) and Nina (Season 5). Not that I mind but since when does Hollywood have a shortage of beautiful women?  

[Tom]

Chuck 3x04 Chuck vs Operation Awesome
The only thing I've ever seen Brandon Routh in was Superman Returns but here he didn't remind me of his character there.

Didn't you see Zack and Miri yet?

[DJ Doena]

Chuck 3x04 Chuck vs Operation Awesome
The only thing I've ever seen Brandon Routh in was Superman Returns but here he didn't remind me of his character there.

Didn't you see Zack and Miri yet?

No, I haven't come around to it yet especially since I heard the film wasn't a masterpiece...

[Achim]

No, I haven't come around to it yet especially since I heard the film wasn't a masterpiece...

It's not a masterpiece but it is far from being Smith's worst film (which isn't saying much, given he made Jersey Girl.

But seriously, I quite enjoyed the film and only the (obligatory...?) gross out scene is really that. Especially the scenes with Justin Long and Brandon Routh are great (stay for the credits...).

[DJ Doena]

Heroes 4x15 Chapter Fourteen 'Close to You'
I don't want to complain - or actually I want, otherwise I wouldn't write this - but the season has aired about 2/3 of its episodes and by now I wish something big should happen. As I said in the beginning I have nothing against a slow start but I didn't mean that nothing should happen. The goal of the season has been clear for a while now (stop Samuel) but when they did the same thing in the first season with Sylar it was much more interesting - except for the end which was kinda lame.

Heroes 4x16 Chapter Fifteen 'Pass/Fail'
I have to say I found this episode a bit boring, neither the Hiro nor the Sylar/Claire nor the Samuel storyline really worked for me, especially since I don't really know what to make of that trial (Was it a dream? But the how he got healed? Was it "real"? I hardly think so). And that Samuel is not the most stable person isn't exactly news.

Cougar Town 1x12 Scare Easy
And Jules dumped another guy. It was an OK episode but Jules was a bit too quirky for my taste in this one. But I liked the ending; it'd make for a cool Slasher movie.

Cougar Town 1x13 Stop Dragging My Heart Around
Oh yeah, this one will have consequences. I liked the switches between all the couples and their conversations to point out all the differences between them. And I like their attempts at writing songs, it's a cool new element (or I haven't noticed it before Scare Easy).

The Good Wife 1x12 Painkiller
The case itself wasn't that interesting this time, but the story around Kalinda was. Maybe I missed a bit but I couldn't figure out for which side she's now really working and where she's only pretending - if she doesn't play them all. That was very intriguing and I will figure it out over the next episodes.

[DJ Doena]

Bones 5x12 The Proof in the Pudding
That was a really nice toying with the JFK assassination conspiracy. I liked it how went back and forth about whether this was actually him and thus whether JFK was shot by two persons. But the panicking Camille was also great.

Burn Notice 3x10 A Dark Road
Finally Michael is back. And Cagney & Lacey, too. Both women interacted very well with each other until the bitter end. I still like this show very much, it's a great cast and a cool story, even though they just exchange one bad guy who looks over his shoulder with the next and everything else remains the same.

Human Target 1x02 Rewind
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous episode but I hope that was just a glitch. Time will tell.

Leverage 2x11 The Bottle Job
I believe this story actually worked better with Jeri Ryan in it. Nothing against Gina Bellman, but Jeri is sexier and that was exactly what they needed to pull this double con. And I have to say I didn't see that ending coming. Especially the recaps were fun because of this.

[addicted2dvd]

I really enjoyed the latest bones as well... and looks like...

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We may be at the beginning of Angela and Hodgens getting back together.

[DJ Doena]

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We may be at the beginning of Angela and Hodgens getting back together.

It's possible, but she also may just be grateful for his gesture.

[addicted2dvd]

true... that is possible... but I still kinda have a feeling.

[DJ Doena]

The Vampire Diaries 1x11 Bloodlines
Just when I feared that they had softened Damon I can calm down, he shows that he's just as nasty as ever. Good for him.
What I didn't understand was why they revealed the secret whether or not the teacher was a Vampire (with a ring); they could have toyed with the viewers for a while there.

White Collar 1x08 Hard Sell
So, no game-changer after all. OK then, fine with me.
Even though I am not a big comic collector, I would totally be awesome to have the contents of that vault, especially the "Action Comics" #1 issue.

Supernatural 5x11 Sam, Interrupted
That was a nice twist on the "checked into an asylum" storyline that appears on every fantasy show at some point. It was just a bit incredible how Sam and Dean were constantly able to open all kind of doors in the loony bin. Security and sweeping of patients does not seem to be a big issue there.

[Dragonfire]

true... that is possible... but I still kinda have a feeling.

I hope you are right.

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I read some interview with the creator of the show, and he said that Angela and Hodgins were supposed to be together and would be back together, but they had to go through some stuff first.  There are rumors of a wedding in this season..I've been afraid it would be Angela and Wendell..I'm ...annoyed by Angela's storylines and want her back with Hodgins.

[lyonsden5]

I'm not a fan of

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the Angela and Wendell relationship, especially the way they just threw it at us. I also think Hodgins seemed a bit desperate with his offer. I would like to see the two of them eventually get back to gether and settle down but at this point Angela's a bit too much of a trollop to settle down. (At least she's back into guys... this week anyway  )