Comments on: The Catchall TV Thread

By: Rose Tyler

Rose Tyler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:05:07 +0000

Bored to Death was a great surprise. Ted Danson is really good in it. Curb Your Enthusiam has been stellar this season. It’s really back on the ball after last season. I wish Jerry Seinfeld would stick around after this season and make appearances like Richard Lewis and Ted Danson. Modern Family is very funny. It maybe the best new show of the season.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:42:14 +0000

I watched watched the pilot and first episode of V, quite liked it. Of course, it’s still all exposition and easy reveals. I just hope it makes it at least a season or two before it goes all Alias and just totally falls apart.

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:56:17 +0000

LOL. The Equalizer had one of the greatest soundtracks for a TV show. Up there with Twin Peaks.

By: Brian G.

Brian G. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:54 +0000

This may be an appropriate place to say Rest in Peace, Edward Woodward.

There’s only one Equalizer, and because of you, Mr. Woodward I will always think about buying a Jaguar, and enjoy grabbing people by the lapels and throwing them into walls and such.

And I will never climb into a giant wood effigy of a man full of farm animals.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:40 +0000

I saw V the first time around. Then I revisited it on cable a few years ago. Wow. It’s one of those things that you thought was cool at the time, but as an adult, time is not at all kind to it. Unbelievably cheesy and low-quality.

Now, granted, the update probably improves a ton on the special effects, but if they keep much of the story in place, it won’t be that great. I’m not encouraged by the early reports from friends (it’s slow and not that fun).

A couple of caveats: I tried to watch the updated BSG and just couldn’t get into it. So I’m probably not a good candidate for this sort of thing. Also, I feel like I have enough TV sci-fi of varying degrees of quality on my plate already (Lost, Fringe, FlashForward). I’m not that interested in adding another right now.

By: clark

clark — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:37:09 +0000

I’ve heard they are going a slightly different direction with it. But then I hated the first. I’ve heard pretty mixed things about the new one.

By: danithew

danithew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:12:44 +0000

I saw V the first time around. It was quite the show at the time. But I can’t decide whether I’m really interested in another go-around. Is it going to be the same as the previous version with new actors or are they doing new things? I wonder how much they can differ from the core idea of the previous version – so maybe there’s no point(?)

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:51:29 +0000

Sadly it seems like the Prisoner sucks too. I was kind of looking forward to that.

By: C Jones

C Jones — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:27:33 +0000

#44 Ummm. . . so like this, only with aliens?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:03:09 +0000

C Jones

I’m watching V because it will be fun to see what they do with this remake, but really, everybody knows where it’s going.

It would have been brilliant of them to try and take it in another direction. But already you can tell they are not even taking it in the same direction as the previous one. Remember, Marc Singer’s little “freedom fighter” group were what we would call today “terrorists.” They literally killed the Visitors and those who helped them. That’s not viewed very entertainingly in today’s American empire.