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[Safari Suit]

Have been watching The 4400; seen the first three so far. I've been interested in this show for a long time, about 60% of that interest was down to the intriguing premise, the good reviews and my taste for earth-bound sci-fi shows (which are generally more interesting to me than the Trek/Battlestar axis of "space operas"). The other 40% was generated by the cool holographic packaging the initial DVD releases were cased in. Even at this early stage, it's a tad formulaic. The plotline (there are several) involving teens is an obvious attempt at adding another demographic to the viewer statistics, which gets a little bit One Tree Hill/O.C. at times, and with Hoobstank on the soundtrack and a reference to The Darkness (!) as one of the hip, cool new bands of the moment(!!) it's already not dated well. It does seem to be trying a little too hard to be the (then) new X-Files. Despite all that so far I've found it massively entertaining and very gripping. It's "hooked" me, which is perhaps unfortunate given that the series was cancelled during a cliffhanger

I also watched the second DTV Futurama movie The Beast With a Billion Backs, which I guess is at some kind of TV/Movie crossroads but I think is more appropriate to comment on here (it certainly aint gonna strike anyone as a cinematic breakthrough). I wasn't terribly impressed with the first "movie", Bender's Big Score, but I thought this one, despite some rather forced moments, was pretty funny with a plot that was nicely evocative of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and about a zillion other sci-fi films from the 50s and ever since. More importantly there was lots of the mighty Calculon.

[tdalton]

Watching the parade. Insufferable, as usual. I'm actually enjoying the commercials, as NBC is for the first time actually promoting Chuck by actually airing promos during a high-profile event. As much criticism of NBC as I've had in recent months for their handling of Chuck, I have to hand it to them. Six new promos (that I've counted, at least) in the one week since they announced tha the show was returning in January. Great work NBC!

[Tybre]

I'll only tune in if they pull another live-action Rick Roll.

At any rate I'm watching the Russian Sherlock Holmes while I wait for family to arrive.

[killkenny kid]

Monk....we all getting close to the last show.

[tdalton]

Today I watched:

Packers vs. Lions
Raiders vs. Cowboys
Giants vs. Broncos

Last week's episode of Flash Forward

A couple of season 1 episodes of Chuck

[bond 16.05.72]

Catching up on some episodes of this season of Dexter. Solid episodes, and John Lithgow is excellent in his role. Very creepy, one of the better TV villains in a while.

I agree, while Season 3 was slow moving but then it would have been compared to the pace of Season 2. Season 4 see's us breaking new ground for the character and Lithgow is indeed proving very good as Trinity.

[Cruiserweight]

Cheers

[Double-0-7]

The Worlds Most Expensive Rides.

[tdalton]

Wednesday's episode of Glee. Probably the weakest episode of the series thus far (still an entertaining one, though), although it did feature some a couple of nice performances from Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, and Mark Salling.

The highlight of the episode was Dianna Agron's superb cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach", which was done as an acoustic song rather than simply copying Madonna's pop approach. I actually appreciated the song more as an acoustic song, and Agron's vocal was excellent on it. The only gripe I have with the song was that it was a very much abridged version of the original. I'd love to hear a full-length version of it. I think that it's one of the better covers they've done, which is saying something, since I think that some of their covers have actually bested the original songs ("Taking Chances" and "No Air" being the two that bested their originals that come to mind).

[Cruiserweight]

Smackdown

[Brian Flagg]

The Avengers- "Death at Bargain Prices"

[PrinceKamalKhan]

NFL on CBS: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Having to sit through Top Gear. God, what an awful programme!

[Tybre]

Watched the Derby this morning. Liverpool won, which I'm quite happy about, but I have to admit it was only dumb luck that saved us. Everton played better, they just made e shots. Feel for the Blues, though. Three consecutive losses ain't easy to take. Watched a bit of Still Game after that, and now I'm just letting CSI New York run as background noise.

[tdalton]

Colts v. Texans
Bears v. Vikings

[Cruiserweight]

American Dad

[dodge]

Have Gun Will Travel. Just finished an early episode where Richard Boone blows Sean Connery's Bond (which came ten years later) right out of the bleeping water. Paladin is conducting an investigation that may shame a woman. A saucy maid raises a knife and threatens to kill him. Paladin smiles roguishly. She swings. He rustles her in with one arm, plants a hard kiss on her mouth, spins her round, slaps her butt, then whisks her out the door. Then, and here's the difference, the man in black laughs like hell. Fascinating character. Great show. And an unacknowledged precursor to Bond, despite its American setting in the mid-19th Century West.

[elizabeth]

film's sexiest men of all time. robert redford was #9!!!

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Live At The Apollo

Watched the Derby this morning. Liverpool won, which I'm quite happy about

There's still life in them for sure, but I can't look past Chelsea for the title this season. I hope I'm proved wrong!!!

[Tybre]

Live At The Apollo

Watched the Derby this morning. Liverpool won, which I'm quite happy about

There's still life in them for sure, but I can't look past Chelsea for the title this season. I hope I'm proved wrong!!!

Saturday'll be an easy win, I think. Blackburn. Put Liverpool back in the top 4, hopefully. And aye, I reckon Chelsea's got it this year. United's doing good again this year, or so I hear. Arsenal's apparently doing pretty good this season as well. Hate to admit it but probably one of those three will end up with it. Always next season for the Reds to come out on top. Just hoping they keep up a good game for the duration.

[tdalton]

Watching:

Patriots v. Saints

[jrcjohnny99]

Catching up on 'The Good Wife';
man, how old does Peter Riegert look these days!!!!

[SecretAgentFan]

Dollhouse

And I actually like it. Has the typical Joss Whedon touch and a very interesting central idea. It got lots of bad press and badmouthing - unjustified IMO.

[Cruiserweight]

Monday Night Raw

[dodge]

Have Gun Will Travel. Just finished an early episode where Richard Boone blows Sean Connery's Bond (which came ten years later) right out of the bleeping water. Paladin is conducting an investigation that may shame a woman. A saucy maid raises a knife and threatens to kill him. Paladin smiles roguishly. She swings. He rustles her in with one arm, plants a hard kiss on her mouth, spins her round, slaps her butt, then whisks her out the door. Then, and here's the difference, the man in black laughs like hell. Fascinating character. Great show. And an unacknowledged precursor to Bond, despite its American setting in the mid-19th Century West.

Movie update: I've been hearing reports of a film version for some time, confirmed by Wikipedia:

In 1997 it was announced that a movie version of the television series would be made. John Travolta was named as a possible star in the Warner Bros. production scripted by Larry Ferguson and to be directed by The Fugitive director Andrew Davis.[8] However, the film was not made.

In 2006, there were reports of a possible Have Gun — Will Travel movie starring Eminem with a possible release date of 2008, although that was later changed to 2010.[9] Paramount Pictures extended an 18-month option on the television series, and planned to transform the character of Paladin into a modern-day bounty hunter. Eminem was also expected to work on the soundtrack.[10]

Either one of these two actors would've been disastrous, especially Travolta. It's hard to think of a contemporary actor who could rival the clout of King Richard.

Maybe the main obstacle to an update, or the show's airing in reruns, has to do with the following lawsuit:

The Real Paladin?
In April 1974, a Portuguese cowboy from Rhode Island named Victor DeCosta won a federal court judgment in his second suit against CBS for trademark infringement, a decision supporting his claim that he had created both the Paladin character and some concepts seen in the series.[11]

If so, pay the guy still more handsomely and get this show back on the road.

[elizabeth]

news

[tdalton]

Watched the lastest episode of Dexter earlier today. The best episode of the season, and one of the best of the entire series. John Lithgow is phenomenal as the show's villain. I think that they can just go ahead and hand him the Emmy now because it should be an open and shut case as far as I'm concerned. He's one of the creepiest villains I've seen on screen, TV or film. Just excellent.

[elizabeth]

news again.

[Cruiserweight]

TNA Impact

[tdalton]

Saints v. Redskins
Cowboys v. Giants
Vikings v. Cardinals