tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post5791246600596645436..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: I Have Gone Round The Bend Far Enough That I've Started Talking To TV ShowsBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-26242990748043254862007-03-04T15:05:00.000-07:002007-03-04T15:05:00.000-07:00I'm inclined to agree with you there. The usual 1...I'm inclined to agree with you there. The usual 13-ep British seasons (excuse me, "series" :) seem awfully short to me, given how used I am to American seasons, but they do tend feature tighter story arcs and fewer filler episodes, I think. US networks' insistence on 22-24 is what leads to things like clips shows, which are an abomination upon the face of the Earth.<BR/><BR/>Personally, btw, I think the Eccleston season was better overall, but that Tennant's run so far, while hugely uneven, has featured some of the show's best single episodes. As for <I>Torchwood</I>... It's got potential, but it's not really living up to it, IMHO.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-59759852869907193472007-03-04T14:53:00.000-07:002007-03-04T14:53:00.000-07:00I am a firm believer in the 13 episode season cap....I am a firm believer in the 13 episode season cap. Makes for tighter writing all the way around, though I still like the Eccleston season of <I>Who</I> better than the Tennant season. (and what I have s Torchwood on YouTube hasn't inspired me)<BR/><I>BSG</I> season one and Canadian shows like <I>Da Vinci's Inquest</I> and <I>Intelligence</I> are all very tight and well executed. The only people who benefit from a 22-24 episode seaon are the networks and their advertising overlords.Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741378159534413277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-48163467728460995242007-03-03T11:11:00.000-07:002007-03-03T11:11:00.000-07:00For pure enjoyment factor, at this point, yes. BS...For pure enjoyment factor, at this point, yes. BSG has been very uneven this season, and I while I still find it interesting, of late it's mostly in this detached, intellectual sort of way. "Ah, yes, I see what the writers were doing here... interesting." Whereas <I>Heroes</I> occasionally has me leaning forward in my seat going, "WHOA, <I>DUDE</I>!"Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-18627982431029571302007-03-03T11:03:00.000-07:002007-03-03T11:03:00.000-07:00Heroes trumps BSG?Heroes trumps BSG?Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741378159534413277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-67784058326676677002007-03-03T10:03:00.000-07:002007-03-03T10:03:00.000-07:00I've been talking to it for ages, really, but not ...I've been talking to it for ages, really, but not usually in written form. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-57813326445198670842007-03-03T07:50:00.000-07:002007-03-03T07:50:00.000-07:00*laughs ominously*You're just now talking to the T...*laughs ominously*<BR/>You're just now talking to the TV? I've been doing that for years. Welcome to the dark side.<BR/>Bwa-ha-ha-ha!Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-74991851916936954902007-02-27T15:50:00.000-07:002007-02-27T15:50:00.000-07:00It may be unfair to make too many comparisons, but...It may be unfair to make <I>too</I> many comparisons, but I can certainly compare my own entertainment value and satisfaction levels, and on those lines, while I still think <I>Lost</I> is worth watching, <I>Heroes</I> wins hands down. And I do think it's taking what it ultimately a more effective approach to storytelling. And it really is just getting better and better as it goes on.<BR/><BR/>My biggest problem with <I>Lost</I> recently, I must admit, is that it's devoting most of its episodes to just three characters, two of whom I actively dislike.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-8248847362686033842007-02-27T12:25:00.000-07:002007-02-27T12:25:00.000-07:00They're very different shows, so I think it's unfa...They're very different shows, so I think it's unfair to judge one against the other, but it is clear that <I>Heroes</I> has learned from some of <I>Lost</I>'s mistakes, or maybe just decided to plot its stories differently to avoid making them itself.<BR/><BR/>That said, I've seen some <I>really</I> good things about last night's episode -- in a "No! No! Must look away! Must not read! Still two episodes behind!" sort of way. Then again, I've also seen a lot of negative comments about last week's <I>Lost</I> episode, and I kind of liked it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550414473884327823noreply@blogger.com