TV: July 2008 Archives

Hans Van Eeghen has invited me to volunteer for the Dharma Initiative.  Well, who wouldn't want to?  Travel to exotic places. Live on a hidden moving island removed from the normal time stream.  Play with polar bears and smoke monsters. I took the test (which was pretty cool) and was told I passed.  Not sure what that means. 

THE DHARMA INITIATIVE WANTS YOU!

APPLY TODAY.   HELP GUIDE THE WORLD TO A BETTER TOMORROW.

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In my opinion, these two show are just outstanding and I won't even complain they have short summer seasons.

I first started watching The Closer after receiving an invitation to a Johnson family reunion.  It was a fantastic marketing ploy by the network to bring attention to the show. Three other people in my family got the same letter on the same day.  I wonder how many Johnson's started watching the show after getting it.  Kyra Sedgwick plays Deputy Chief Brenda Lee Johnson on this crime drama. (hence the reunion) It is well scripted and produced.  The acting is top notch.

Saving Grace has a much harder edge.  Holly Hunter plays a police detective.  She drinks, swears, smokes, sleeps around and sees angel named Earl.  She has conversations with the angel when he shows up.  It is an outstanding show and is moving along nicely as it enters it's second season.  It seems Earl is pretty busy tying the lives of several of his earthly contact together.  It will be interesting to see how this all comes together.      

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One of my favorite actors, Enrico Colantoni is back on TV in a new series, Flaspoint.  I missed since Veronica Mars went off of the air.

It isn't really covering any new ground as far as TV goes.  It is very hard to do that these days anyhow. I think it is a well put together show.  The acting and production value are both very good.  The stories are shaping up nicely. 

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Well, Christina won the big prize.  I called this about half way through the season. Rioght when she started her long winning streak.  I think the boost in her confidence gave her the edge.

Now she has to preform in a real kitch as a real chef.  It will be interesting to hear how she does.

I recently started watching Hell's Kitchen from the UK. The season I am watching now is a celebrity version. I think it is from many years ago.  Interesting to watch these "stars" be treated as workers and actually have to work.  Some sports star couldn't take the heat.

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