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Very happy this week is over. As I told someone today over the phone - so tired of arguing with people. I've been fighting with people for two days over Railroad Protective Liability Insurance Coverage. Honestly, I've come to the conclusion that if you don't tell someone what they want to hear, they will bully and argue with you until you do.
Was about write a lengthy soap-box post about Elizabeth Moon, but chose to spare you. I think I said it better with my other posts on the topic. I don't believe condemning Ms. Moon is the answer, I think however countering her point of view and proving her wrong is. This is how we change someone's point of view - by proving them wrong with our own actions and with factual information. How they choose to interpret that information or actions is not within our control. But if we condemn and hate, we are no better than the individual who condemns us. It's like Joseph Conrad pointed out in Heart of Darkness - he who looks into the abyss, risks the abyss looking back into him. Evil can't be fought with Evil - this much I've learned.
On the tv front? Eh. Maybe not that much of a tv slut report. I haven't watched that much this week - have an insanely full DVR. And I mean insanely - 70% full, which is about 28 hours of tv saved. Bad, very bad. Either need to watch more during week or stop DVR'ing. Luther methinks is going to get the ax, no time to watch the thing. Plus it conflicts with two other shows on Sunday nights.
Only shows I've watched worth noting were Mad Men (which I already wrote a review on) and Grey's Anatomy (which I won't because who would read it?). Loved, loved, loved Grey's. So if you hate that show? Go away. Shoo. I'm not going to post on it. I'm going to love my show in peace, thank you very much. Except to say, Cristina and Bailey are awesome - must locate icons. (Note = the only shows I've watched so far are Desperate Housewives (which sucks this season and is getting close to being canceled by me from my DVR not by network - so don't worry, not that you are, just saying), Vampire Diaries, and No Ordinary Family. So...this may not be a fair assessment.)
No Ordinary Family's writing, which was hardly stellar to begin with, has rapidly gone downhill. The pilot was charming and showed potential. The series reminds me of a Saturday Morning Superhero show circa the 1970s but with better special effects. It's sort of Father Knows Best meets the Fantastic Four, minus the one-liners. You know there's a problem when The Fantastic Four movies were better written. While last week's episode was tolerable, a bit sappy, cliche and redundant, but tolerable if only for the Julie Benze bits, this week's episode was unwatchable. I had to fast-forward over most of it. UGH. What is with tv and super-heros? So far the only one I liked for a suspended period of time (ie more than three years) is Smallville. Heroes - I made it up to the third year, then just got really bored and gave up. Oh well, maybe James Marsters weird comedy, which makes me giggle whenever I think about it - will be good? Assuming of course it get's picked up for more than a nano-second (I'm looking at you Middleman.).
That said? I'll give No Ordinary three more episodes before I cancel it.
Vampire Diaries?
( good stuff and major spoilers )
Which brings me to the Bad? Oh where to start???
I have to admit 85% of my fun with this show is snarking at it, which apparently rubs a few of you the wrong way? Sorry about that. Go away now...if that's the case.
( bad stuff and major spoilers )
Was about write a lengthy soap-box post about Elizabeth Moon, but chose to spare you. I think I said it better with my other posts on the topic. I don't believe condemning Ms. Moon is the answer, I think however countering her point of view and proving her wrong is. This is how we change someone's point of view - by proving them wrong with our own actions and with factual information. How they choose to interpret that information or actions is not within our control. But if we condemn and hate, we are no better than the individual who condemns us. It's like Joseph Conrad pointed out in Heart of Darkness - he who looks into the abyss, risks the abyss looking back into him. Evil can't be fought with Evil - this much I've learned.
On the tv front? Eh. Maybe not that much of a tv slut report. I haven't watched that much this week - have an insanely full DVR. And I mean insanely - 70% full, which is about 28 hours of tv saved. Bad, very bad. Either need to watch more during week or stop DVR'ing. Luther methinks is going to get the ax, no time to watch the thing. Plus it conflicts with two other shows on Sunday nights.
Only shows I've watched worth noting were Mad Men (which I already wrote a review on) and Grey's Anatomy (which I won't because who would read it?). Loved, loved, loved Grey's. So if you hate that show? Go away. Shoo. I'm not going to post on it. I'm going to love my show in peace, thank you very much. Except to say, Cristina and Bailey are awesome - must locate icons. (Note = the only shows I've watched so far are Desperate Housewives (which sucks this season and is getting close to being canceled by me from my DVR not by network - so don't worry, not that you are, just saying), Vampire Diaries, and No Ordinary Family. So...this may not be a fair assessment.)
No Ordinary Family's writing, which was hardly stellar to begin with, has rapidly gone downhill. The pilot was charming and showed potential. The series reminds me of a Saturday Morning Superhero show circa the 1970s but with better special effects. It's sort of Father Knows Best meets the Fantastic Four, minus the one-liners. You know there's a problem when The Fantastic Four movies were better written. While last week's episode was tolerable, a bit sappy, cliche and redundant, but tolerable if only for the Julie Benze bits, this week's episode was unwatchable. I had to fast-forward over most of it. UGH. What is with tv and super-heros? So far the only one I liked for a suspended period of time (ie more than three years) is Smallville. Heroes - I made it up to the third year, then just got really bored and gave up. Oh well, maybe James Marsters weird comedy, which makes me giggle whenever I think about it - will be good? Assuming of course it get's picked up for more than a nano-second (I'm looking at you Middleman.).
That said? I'll give No Ordinary three more episodes before I cancel it.
Vampire Diaries?
( good stuff and major spoilers )
Which brings me to the Bad? Oh where to start???
I have to admit 85% of my fun with this show is snarking at it, which apparently rubs a few of you the wrong way? Sorry about that. Go away now...if that's the case.
( bad stuff and major spoilers )
