Thursday TV

[shipperx]

Whew!  What is the law that says darn near everything must air on Thursday?

 Community -   Stop Action Episode reminded me a bit of the Farscape Looney-Toons episode.  It seemed a tad long, but I did enjoy the Christmas Pteradactyl and the bit of the final song saying the meaning of Christmas was "cookies... and liquor"    

 Big Bang Theory -  God, enough with Amy Farrah Fowler.  She's not that interesting nor very funny.  Did enjoy Raj and Wolowitz 'wrestling' to who had to be Rat Man's sidekick with the "superhero zingers' though.  Too bad the main plot sucked.  

 Fringe -  Poor, poor Olivia.  I feel like I say it every week but... poor Olivia!  I rather loved (and by that I mean my heart broke) the scene where Peter worked up to telling her about his relationship with FauxLivia. You could see her heartbreak behind her eyes even as she tried to be mature and logical about it.  That's the way to pull off that sort of thing.  She knew and acknowledged that Peter had done nothing wrong and yet...  and yet...  her heart broke.  It hurt and it was awful, and I felt so badly for her.  And, I see what you did there, Fringe with the main plot being a guy trying to resurrect a dead girl with the point being she didn't come back the same.  (And creepy ballet was CREEPY!!!!)  Very good episode.   Poor Olivia. *sniff*   

 Vampire Diaries -   I just knew that the wolf bite was going to be worse than they thought it was going to be.  Too bad the Katherine/Stefan scene was just a dream.  And I'm really liking the Caroline/Tyler bit.  Who would've guessed?   But their scenes got to me, and they did make being a werewolf look horrific. 

 Being Erica -  It was more like Being Erica's "Normal Again."  Like last year I thought that the episode was penned to work as either a season finale or a series finale.   Everyone in Erica's family, and Erica herself got happiness.  I really liked Sam asking for Erica's thoughts on Lenin what with Sam having been so angry when Erica warned Sam about Josh.  Julianne got detente with Brent.... but they're really, really going to have to work to sell Brent as straight-enough to actually be into Julianne... if they come back.  If not, I think we're supposed to 'understand' why Brent did the things he did.   Erica's trip to the Alt_past also reinforced that while Erica's parents are in a bit of limbo they're in a far, far better place with one another than they were at the beginning of the show.   Adam is, I suppose, current guy.  And it works in case they end here.  There's nothing permanent about it or objectionable, so whatever.  And Erica got to be a "Therapist in training..."  wonder who was the hand that touched her shoulder at the end... 

Comments

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Anna Torv rocked that ep.
I cringed at the she was more cheerful thing.
I would also be burning my entire stock of underwear as well as the sheets at this point.
Creepy Ballet - Creepiest Thing Ever.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Seriously! When she was stripping off the sheets I was thinking there should be a late-night trip to the mall, or hell even a 24 hour Walmart!

And, yes, creepy ballet was CREEPY!

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

And I'm really liking the Caroline/Tyler bit. Who would've guessed? But their scenes got too me, and they did make being a werewolf look horrific.

Nods. Tyler the bully is now finding himself crying in the arms of a girl, quite a reversal of last Season.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I know. I wouldn't have expected it. But it sort of fits right now. The show has done a good job of making me feel for both of them (though, really, Caroline got a bit too kill happy at first).

[enisy.livejournal.com]

I've considered starting The Big Bang Theory, but I heard that the creators are trolling the Sheldon/Penny fandom on a regular basis, and I don't want to subject myself to that.

Vampire Diaries was great, as always. Tyler/Caroline are an unexpected little jewel of a relationship. Michael Trevino and Candice Accola both pack more acting chops than I'd expected. Ah, but I hope Rose doesn't die; I like her.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that the Sheldon/Penny shippers confuse me. The Sheldon/Penny friendship is fun and I can see 'shipping' that (though would Sheldon even categorize it as a friendship? Penny would. But Sheldon probably explains it as an accident of proximity). But a relationship as in romantic? Physical? With Sheldon?! How would that even work? For example, last night when Penny drops hints that Sheldon's 'friend that is a girl' does in fact have a libido and because AFF is Sheldon't "friend that is a girl" maybe, you know, some physical affection might be in order. His answer is to basically pimp Amy out.Even when he's being directly told "sex" he is so totally uninterested in it, that it doesn't appeal to him on any level whatsoever and never has. Truly, the guy basically has a big case of Asberger's. We're seeing Sheldon's idea of a 'relationship' now with Amy Farrah Fowler, and it ain't pretty. He isn't interested in being touched. He's openly recoils at the thought of sex. Penny works well as a foil for the character because she brings up the real world/regular gal POV to Sheldon's completely outside normal POV. But the thought of Sheldon in a romantic relationship with Penny? It's like the trips I take to TWOP's Big Bang Theory thread where I come away wondering, why do all the posters hate Penny so much? She's a perfectly nice, well-meaning, only occasionally snarky, ordinary girl. I love her friendship with Sheldon, but the thought of her being subjected to a romantic/sexual relationship with someone who just does not function in that way... why? I just end up feeling that it would require a wholesale change of who Sheldon. I know there are folks who ship them though. I just don't think it need be romantic and I think that's where the writers resistance comes in.

I think they've done a pretty good job with pairing Wolowitz with his girlfriend though. I've liked her addition to the show, giving Penny another girl (and a friend) to talk to who both is normal enough to understand Penny, who works with Penny, and who is geeky enough and science enough that she understands the guys. They can get rid of Amy Farrah Fowler any time they wish, though. Two Sheldons is really one too many.

...Of course Wolowitz's great bromance is Raj. I love Raj. I might even consider Raj as perhaps my favorite.

And, yes, I'm actually growing interested in a Matt/Caroline/Tyler triangle, and I never thought I'd say that!

[sp23.livejournal.com]

You know, when Peter was telling Olivia about FauxLivia, my mind was going to the creepy of wearing clothes that FauxLivia wore, and so that scene where she pulled all the clothes out of her closet and ripped the sheets off her bed really resonated with me.

And yeah, that marionette ballet was one of the creepiest things I've ever seen. /shudder

That was a really good episode. I'm not sure how I feel about them moving the show to Fridays. I hope this doesn't mean they're not planning on renewing it. Stupid Fox. :-(

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Peter and Olivia brought it last night. Good relationship angst is going on because I can feel for both of them and they're both trying.

And, yeah, I was totally with her on the ripping off the sheets. Time for a trip to the mall!

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

How did you manage to watch Community, The Big Bang Theory and Vampire Diaries? I had to pick two. This week I axed Big Bang and went with Community, last week was the opposite.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

It's not easy!

Usually, I just skip Community and wait until whenever it shows up on OnDemand (which can be days... or weeks. They don't seem to have a system). But last night I just let the DVR pick up Community and TVD and watched BBT on the tiny TV in the kitchen while I cooked dinner.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Ah, two tv's gotcha.

Being Erica is getting picked up by SoapNet and will air the third season beginning in Jan, thank heavens. I hate watching tv on my computer. Don't know how you do it. I rather like Being Erica...wish we had more shows like that.

And it appears I'm going to have to watch reruns or rent Fringe at some point. Didn't try it last night - would have been lost. (I can't watch it because I love two tv shows that are opposite it.)

And TVD rocked again -just finished watching it. I swear that has got to be the fastest paced tv show on. It also demonstrates how you can do plot-twists, without either boring the audience, confusing the audience, or leaving large gaps in the silly attempt to fool/mislead the audience. A few writers I won't mention *cough*Whedon*cough*... need to watch TVD just to learn how to do an effective plot-twist.

I agree...they weren't kidding about that werewolf bite. (But damn, why do they keep killing off my favorite female characters??? First Anna and now Rose, who I adore. Was VERY worried about Caroline - who I also adore. That actress has surprised me. )

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Admittedly, I watched Season 1 and 2 of Fringe this summer by renting the DVDs. Sometimes it helps to go through things quickly. It doesn't allow the less good stuff to really sink in.

And, yeah, I'm frequently astonished at the pacing of TVD. It's impressive how they have it move relentlessly foward. I wonder how long they can sustain that.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Have been wondering much the same thing about TVD. They did slow down at the beginning of this year - there were two or three episodes in there where they were building the whole Katherine/Mason bit that were less than stellar - those were the episodes where we spent long bits of time with Stefan and Elena mooning over each other, or Caroline mooning over Matt. (Great decision to develop Tyler over Matt - the actor is better.)

Regarding DVD's? I think that's true about some tv shows. I admittedly rushed through and enjoyed True Blood and Dexter better than some did watching the series live. And it was certainly true about Farscape - the DVD's make it easier to ignore the weaker episodes. (Heck I noticed that when I rewatched Buffy a few years ago...I skipped over the episodes I didn't like.)

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I kind of like Amy Farah Fowler. I recognize her, and not in a "Girl Sheldon" sort of way. I've worked with a few of her type in medicine-- usually someone anxious to go into research just as soon as they finish up that pesky residency.

Granted I loved "Blossom" (even though I was already an adult when it aired and really was too old for it) and so I'm probably predisposed to like the actress.

ITA on Sheldon/Penny. That one makes no sense to me at all, and it's everywhere. I kind of like that they can be friends without it being sexual. I have guy friends with no sexual component, and you don't see that much on TV.

[next_to_normal]

Argh, I am still so far behind that all I've seen is TVD and BE. And OMG I want to write meta comparing BE to Buffy, because there were a lot of parallels with this ep ("Normal Again" is obvious, but I also saw pieces of "Helpless" and "Becoming"). Stupid school! Everything must wait until Tuesday. :(

Like last year I thought that the episode was penned to work as either a season finale or a series finale.

Oh, but it's not the season finale! We have one more episode to go! (And it's a Christmas ep, too, apparently.)