The New Season

[stoutfellow]

So, the new television season has begun. I've been sampling a few of the new shows, and so far I'm not impressed. Rome actually looked good, but there are timing issues, and I haven't been following it. How I Met Your Mother is mildly amusing, and I may give it one more episode, but it's on thin ice with me. Commander in Chief shows some promise, but I'm rather annoyed with a couple of items. First off, Nigeria does not, at present, have a prime minister; the president is head of state and of government. (I suppose it's possible that they'll move to a parliamentary system in the next ten years, but I'm inclined to doubt it.) Second, the Speaker made a crack about Muslim countries being unlikely to listen to a female leader. At the present moment, there are three majority-Muslim countries that have already elected female leaders, and they're not small ones: Pakistan (Benazir Bhutto), Indonesia (Megawati Sukarnopatri), and Bangladesh (Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wazed). (Make that four: Tansu Ciller was Prime Minister of Turkey for a while.) I'll grant that this may have been an attempt to present the Speaker as an ignoramus, so I'll cut them a little slack - but not a lot. They'll have to do better research.

As for returning shows, Gilmore Girls has already shown three episodes; it's been good, but not great as yet. Veronica Mars premieres tonight, and I'll be watching it rather than Lost. (I watched the Lost premiere last week and, though it was interesting, it was not enough so to tip the balance. I'll try to catch it in reruns.) Everwood premieres tomorrow night. We'll see.

Ah, well, if nothing catches fire, there's always Battlestar Galactica... in January. Sigh.

Comments

[countrycousin.livejournal.com]

I'm not big on network TV, but I liked the ads for CinC. Unfortunately it comes on at the same time as House to which the household is addicted. But we record that for watching during exercise or chore times, so we turned on CinC live. I was turned off by several early cliches and stopped following it other than pass-throughs, but DW watched it and intends to watch the next episode although she thought the previews soapy. At least you had important objections . . .

I actually have been following Rome and enjoying it. Not due to record this week's episode until tonight.

I succumbed to the Firefly enthusiasm a few months ago and rented a DVD, but could only get through a couple episodes before losing interest. But the current chatter has pumped me up again and I watched Ariel this weekend and have a half-dozen from yesterday waiting. So I'll make another effort to get myself properly prepared for Serenity :<) .

But I started Ghormenghast on DVD a month ago and have stalled on that - really, it is all LJ's fault, which in turn I blame on Katrina . . .

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

The only show I'm following faithfully so far is House. Two new episodes, both of which were most entertaining.

Unfortunately it's being bumped by the baseball playoffs till the first of November (sigh).

[filkferengi]

"Bones" is a lot of fun so far. Of course, it's getting bumped for baseball too. :(

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, a) it's on opposite Gilmore Girls and b) it's Tuesday nights, and I have classes until almost 9:00. Kind of limits my options.

[filkferengi]

Mr. Tivo is your Very Good Friend. :)

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

No doubt, if I ever get around to making his acquaintance.