Fringe - Pilot

Well... talk about being on the fence about this one...

Yes, I did check out the season premiere of Fringe... and yes, I was interested in seeing what all the buzz was about ... and yes, I am a huge fan of JJ Abrams ... and usually love most of the stuff that he has done like Alias and Lost .... but I am completely on the fence about the series after a stilted and awkward pilot episode.

I don`t understand the whole story with the boyfriend that she literally went to hell and back (well she had a really bad drug trip) to save, then her boyfriend turned around and tried to kill her.... that was just a big WTF moment that really had me scratching my head.

I get the whole wacky scientist thing (it's been done to death, and I hate to throw a comparison around but there was that kind of element in last year's Bionic Woman fiasco), and yes it is interesting to look at Fringe Science .. but if the stories don`t come together a bit better I won`t be checking it out for long... this show may have a lower life expectancy than that cow in the lab. Maybe now that all the pieces are on the game board it will make a bit more sense but my hopes are not that high.

Bionic Woman

Sigh....

First episode with no bad ass Sarah, Jamie shows her British accent (and over uses it), bionics appear to be USELESS when fighting the bad guys and some nookie...

I am still not loving this show.. does NBC even care if it makes or breaks it?

Just a few suggestions: your 50 Million Dollar woman is supposed to have some kick ass technology built in... faster.. stronger...blah blah blah and she can't even take out the bad guys in one hit?? HUH? You might try some fun sound effect to pair with these remarkable abilities kinda like the original.. there is something to be said for the classics..

And one last thing-- Jamie works for some company kinda like Blackwater, above the law and not tied to red tape etc? This show is so missing the mark...

Reaper

I am still not completely sold on this show after 3 weeks.... not sure if I like the "freak of the week" format and find it similar to, but lacking the charm of Chuck.

The supporting cast is okay.... the Devil is still my favorite character (very evil) but the ensemble is missing something and I can't put my finger on it....

Bionic Woman - Paradise Lost

Sigh....

Hear me NBC... what the frick are you doing with this series? While I can understand you need to develop a character this show is just not doing it for me so far.... and I am probably one of the biggest geeks out there and can put up with a lot.

A few points:

1- Couldn't you atleast try to make an intro for the series that atleast paid hommage to the original series instead of this weird dancing behind a piece of frosted glass thing?

2- If you continue making the villain (Sarah) more interesting than the heroine (Jamie) then kill Jamie off and make it the Sarah show....

3- I don't like and don't want to see that homophobe Isaac Washington on TV. Seriously.

4- Why the hell did you kill of the Doctor?? stupid stupid stupid

5- Can you atleast try to make the storylines interesting?

At this rate the show will be cancelled before Christmas ...

Moonlight Premiere

Sigh..... maybe I am jaded from watching all of those seasons of Buffy and Angel, but I have problems seeing vampires depicted on the tube when they don't seem to follow the same conventions as what I am used to... there are probably lots of other people feeling the same way today.

Sure, the main character is a broody kinda guy, I did like how vampires were part of society (yuppy vampires?) and infilitrated everywhere from corporations to the morgue.... but the story SUCKED and I hated the way the action scenes were filmed/animated ... whatever....

Not sold on the storyline or characters, but will be generous and give it one more try before deciding completely... just in case it seems more interesting the second time around.

Dirty Sexy Money

Not too shabby as far as first episodes go, I really wanted to check this out as it has been quite awhile since there has been a night time soap that says it is the same caliber as Dynasty.

Yes it has the requisite rich family ( The Darlings) who have plenty of skeletons in the closet, a completely dysfunctional family of alcoholics, womanizers, manizers and completely cut off from the real world... fun stuff....

Add your good guy (Peter Krause) with a long history with the family (even "deflowering" one of the girls) who gets bribed into being their lawyer, thus continuing a long running relationship between the two families. The show has potential, and I'll give it a few more weeks to see how it all develops and if it really is a guilty pleasure.

Bionic Woman Pilot

I am probably one of the biggest geeks out there, and have been itching to see this show since I heard about the remake ..... and I am not a very happy camper today.

The pilot was SLOW and plodding and ... you get the picture ....
It's a shame when the most interesting character is the villain (the First Bionic Woman, played by Katee Sackoff ) who completely stole the show and had the personality which the lead character never seemed to develop....

ARGHHHH! I'll give it a couple more episodes to see if it can get its bionic mojo on.

Back to You

After seeing all the the ads for the show I had to check it out, hoping to find something to fill the void that has left my life since Murphy Brown ended all those years ago.

Damn you Fox ! Not only did you show all the best parts of the first episode in the plethora of ads that have been assaulting us for the past couple of months, but you turned out a pretty mediocre first episode that has left me on the fence....

...atleast the Weathergirl (sorry, Meteorologist) and the roaming Reporter had good chemistry and will probably have the best bitchy lines between them... as usual the supporting characters try to save the show (Fred Willard is hilarious, but can do less with the sweaty guy) and I'll give it a couple of more weeks before making a decision.