Well, hello there, season premiere of Strike Back that I forgot was coming on but my TiVo still recorded because of the OnePass feature.
Tag: tv
Thirteen year-old me was obsessed with Stringfellow Hawke and the Airwolf.
My all-time favorite Friends episode is “The One with the Embryos.”
Second favorite is “The One with the Jellyfish”.
Starting last Fall, I’ve been rewatching FRIENDS from the very beginning and now on the last few episodes. Such a perfect series. What was your favorite episode?
(answer with “The one with…) pic.twitter.com/VHqAxVVJih— Tony B Kim (@Crazy4ComicCon) January 18, 2019
- I was worried about the Wolgast/Amy connection; I’m not worried any more
- as one expects of book adaptations, there are noticeable changes
- some of those changes are character-related, and I think I see where it’s going with one, and I approve. With another, I’m not so sure.
- I think Gosselaar is a good choice for Wolgast; I think Saniyya Sidney is an excellent choice for Amy
- Jamie McShane as Fanning looks like he’ll be perfect
- a little too early to make the call on McKinley Belcher as Carter, but I like where it’s going
Nathan told me that he’d read they’re taking this a little more linear than the books do, where the timeline jumps back and forth between the past (and multiple characters’ pasts) and the present (and multiple characters’ presents). I think that will be a benefit. Author Justin Cronin is listed as an executive producer. I’m really hoping that means he has real input and it’s not just an honorific. The Passage trilogy is epic dystopian myth-making. I’m actually considering stopping all other reading to pick up the first book again.
There’s also a strong adoption theme to the Wolgast/Amy relationship.
I generally give a new show five episodes to keep me as a viewer. Given I read the background material for this one, I’m likely already in. I’m anxiously awaiting the next episode.
Well, I probably shouldn’t have watched the pilot of The Passage so late.
At night.
Before I had to take the dog outside.
And I read the books. I know what happens.
I am reminded today that I hope, in all of the festivities of the season, we do not forget to help others. A good bet is The Human Fund.
“The Human Fund: Money for People”
“I love that she’s unapologetically badass. There’s no back-story trying to explain something horrible that happened to her that explains who she is. No, that’s just who she is. She just is this person; no explanation needed. Just like men—when a male character comes on screen and is a badass, you just accept it. And I’m hoping that’s what fans do with Rosa. She is who she is and she just doesn’t give a shit.”- Stephanie Beatriz on her character, Rosa Diaz, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
I may need to watch this.
One of the few shows I’m actually actively watching, and it’s actually a family show.
Yes, you should watch this. Diverse cast, non-traditional roles, humor from character, not from cliché.
My opinion, of course; YMMV.
I wasn’t sure I was going to make it with this show. The first couple of episodes were very rough. But it seems to have found its groove, and I find myself laughing more as the season has progressed.
And Stephanie’s character is my absolute favorite, followed closely by Andre Braugher’s.