The photograph here of "Greg Egan" is not me (the SF writer mentioned in the article), it is a professor of electrical engineering who happens to share my name.
I like True Blood (for it's trashiness), the Fringe scene didn't bother me, I like it actually and Torchwood is a show I really like. I would have put all 10 worst scenes from Heroes...show only had about 2 or 3 good episodes last year; they better step.it.up.
@spiritkittykat: Again. These are moments. I recap True Blood when it airs. I love the Southern Vampires but I don't like to think about some lady getting the dirty end of her vampire. Seriously yuck for so many medical reasons I'm not even going to list. Please go look at the 10 Best Moments and you'll see that True Blood is on there twice, because it deserves it for vampire vomit and shame dancing.
I LOVE Jenny. I would love to see her in a "doctors daughter" show. I also really liked "Meat" and the scene in "Fringe" where Peter was playing the piano for his father. Why does everything have to be so high brow?
In fact, Meredith, the more I read this blog, the more I realise that I come here for the cool things that you find and the commenters, not your taste in entertainment.
@Witera33it: It doesn't have to be high brow my friend. If you look back you'll see I praised Walter Bishop in the 10 best moments of TV for his excellent delivery of "just a squirt" joke, which was about him pissing himself. And if that's high brow then I'm a Bunny. It's all about the delivery. That piano hatred was not just shared by me but many, many others. It was lame, and really forced, in my opinion sorry. They already have a crazy cow, Walter spouting off and much, much more. The last thing Fringe needed was a "Play it again Sam," moment. I also really liked "Meat," but hated the acting, it was funny ha ha and not in a good way. Does that mean I'll stop watching TW? Heck no. You gotta sort through everything, it's what makes the sweets sweeter. We talk about the good and the bad here. Plus I love low brow, love it, go ask Rodney McKay. But just because you're delivering a fart baby, doesn't mean you can't do it with talent and style.
@Meredith Woerner: I don't remember the acting being so bad on "Meat," but I was preoccupied waiting for Jack to put the moves on the alien. I'll have to watch it again.
I liked the piano, too, but I'm just a fool for "Fringe." As they say, "Love is blind," or in this case deaf?
I liked the piano scene in Fringe. If I remember it was the scene with the piano playing kid that was missing, so it wasn't like they hauled a piano in for no reason.
And it made Peter seem like less of an asshole. More please!
Can't really say much about the others, but I really liked Jenny. That was one of my favorite episodes in fact. Maybe I'm just easily hooked by certain characters for some reason. But honestly at the end when she came back and flew off I was all "Yeah! Spinoff, please!"
And Jenny was awesome, but I can see where you might be intimidated by an attractive and powerful female character who gets out of tough situations with brains as well as brawn.
Gotta agree with you on the cheerleader though. The writers have utterly destroyed the most interesting character of the series. Not sure if even Fuller can save her now. Hmm.. Save the cheerleader, Save the series?
@cash907: I'm not trying to be catty, I just honestly did not like the character Jenny at all. I went back and explained more if that helps. She was forced upon the audience right away and then taken away. It was similar to killing a kitten to me. She was sweet and cute, to be sure but I didn't really care what happened to her. The resurrection was a bit obvious and tedious. If she had stayed dead or fallen off a cliff maybe it wouldn't have rubbed me the wrong way. It was the whole dying in his arms thing that I did not like, only to have her brought back moments later. Too much.
@cash907: "I can see where you might be intimidated by an attractive and powerful female character who gets out of tough situations with brains as well as brawn."
Wait—now we can use this line of argument on women, too?
@TheWetNoodle: Ah, but we don't know that the actually moved the island. We just know that from where the Oceanic Six were flying, it was no longer visible.
@TheName: Nah I feel like it's one missed opportunity after the other. I did like the big penis joke...to an extent. They pushed things a little too far and miss the funny a lot. For me.
@Adah: It's hard to do a bad BSG moment in particular. Overall it's more of a, that idea didn't work or that wasn't thought out. I guess I could have done the last few episodes on fast forward because they were so rushed.
@Meredith Woerner: I love BSG, I think last season was pretty good overall (c'mon, Roslin's and Baltar's scenes during the battle of the Hub were the best stuff), but yes, there clearly was *ONE* worst moment in 2008.
@bluewyvern: Do not feel alone, I was suggested Gaeta singing over and over. But I love him and his voice. I would be lying if I said I didn't watch the youtube of him singing 1,000 times. You and me blue, we can be friends. Everyone else bring on the hate.
Torchwood: Gwen's boyfriend is all up in Jack's face about something, and Jack just looks into his eyes and smiles and says, "Wow, is that homoerotic!"
Middleman: Anything. Everything. Maybe something from the episode with Sorbo. Or the vampire puppets, or...
While I enjoyed the closure of the scene on the beach in Doctor Who, it was nothing compared to the heartbreak of the scene where Donna realizes she can't stay the way she is. That just kills me- I can't watch the episode without tearing up over it.
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In fact, Meredith, the more I read this blog, the more I realise that I come here for the cool things that you find and the commenters, not your taste in entertainment.
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I liked the piano, too, but I'm just a fool for "Fringe." As they say, "Love is blind," or in this case deaf?
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And it made Peter seem like less of an asshole. More please!
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And Jenny was awesome, but I can see where you might be intimidated by an attractive and powerful female character who gets out of tough situations with brains as well as brawn.
Gotta agree with you on the cheerleader though. The writers have utterly destroyed the most interesting character of the series. Not sure if even Fuller can save her now. Hmm.. Save the cheerleader, Save the series?
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Wait—now we can use this line of argument on women, too?
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The sheer impossibility of that phrase speaks for itself.
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Ah, but we don't know that the actually moved the island. We just know that from where the Oceanic Six were flying, it was no longer visible.
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Gaeta singing. Worst. BSG moment. Ever.
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And I've never felt so completely alone.
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Middleman: Anything. Everything. Maybe something from the episode with Sorbo. Or the vampire puppets, or...
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Donna is, by my measure, the best companion of the new series.
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