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Fandom, TV

Come One, Come All!

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Heroes returned last night, and I enthusiastically declare the return triumphant. Though I have remained a fan throughout, I really, REALLY hated the military angle of “Fugitives”. Military storylines are just boring, no matter how legit you’re trying to make them seem. Boring.

Carnivals, however, are inherently creepy and there is always a bit of wonder involved. Having our beloved (and/or hated) heroes become intertwined with carnies is absolutely intriguing. Are the carnies good or bad? Evil or misunderstood? What does the compass do? Do all the carnies have abilities? When did Ray Park get so handsome? These are all things that I’m wanting to know, but I’m almost afraid to find out because, again, carnivals are SCARY.

The cast is on top of things once again, but I’d like to see Claire drop out of college soon. That storyline seems to have to potential to get boring quickly. I’m pretty pleased with the current plots, but I miss Mohinder. Then again, there was one scene, and if you saw the premiere, you know the one, that had a brief return by one of the most bad ass heroes we’ve seen, and that was enough to make me happy to be a fan.

If you jumped off the Heroes train, here’s your chance to get back on! Mondays at 9pm EST on NBC, Tuesdays at 10pm on G4, and on Hulu just about anytime you want.

Fandom, TV

ABC Fail

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I may be jumping the gun here, based on faulty information, but all historical data is accurate.

ABC has submitted next week’s episode of Defying Gravity as the “Season Finale”. That’s fine and dandy, but there are at least two episodes after that one. The fact that ABC hasn’t marketed the show at all suggests that they aren’t as tied to it as the fans are. If indeed ABC doesn’t plan on airing the rest of the season or renewing the series, we can add this to an ever growing list of great shows that ABC killed way before their time: My So-Called Life, Relativity (oh, god, how I loved that show), and Pushing Daisies; and those are just the ones that immediately spring to mind–I’m sure there are tons more.

Get it together, ABC!

Fandom, TV

Glee Me

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After looping the first episode of Glee for months, we finally got a new episode this week. The big question everyone had was, “Will it maintain its endearing quirkiness?” I think it did.

The characters stayed pretty true to the established cliche roles, and even though they are near-caricatures, I think they work. As a matter of fact, the portrayals are so over the top that they’ve actually looped around to the realm of believability.

The school situations are way more absurd than the happenings of the Glee Club, though. For instance, a teacher would never be given a part-time janitorial job by a principal; the job would go up for bid through the BOE and applicants would be ranked and placed according to seniority, etc. blah blah blah. Another point, and one that is important to me, is the fact that the school counselor is still referred to in the antiquated “Guidance Counselor” terminology. Still, if those are my biggest gripes, I’m thrilled.

I like how we got to see the setup to some resolution for the big events of the premiere. The oh noes!Baby situation leaves me satisfied and the will-they-or-won’t-they of Finn/Rachel was addressed early on, as it should have been. I wasn’t a fan of the final song, so I fast forwarded through it. This may be the case with future episodes, too, but I’m not watching the show as a musical, so that’s fine with me.

Fandom, TV

The Science

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Of all the shows airing this fall, none has me more excited than Fringe. When the pilot leaked, I must have watched it at least twenty times in anticipation of the series premiere. I can still tell you every little difference in the two versions. I also looped each episode once it aired in anticipation of the next week’s (or just “next” as the case too often was) episode. Over the summer, I found myself looping all of Season 1 quite a few times in anticipation of Season 2.

So as you can see, I really am a fan, but some of the casting rumors (some confirmed) have me a little concerned. I’m not sure what’s going on with Charlie, but especially after seeing the Season 1 gag reel, I really, REALLY hope he stays around in this dimension or another we get to see. I also pretty much want no females other than Olivia and Astrid. I know that sounds backward of me, but it’s true. I like to watch the boys’ game. So, there, I’ve said it. Keep Charlie, ditch the new chick. Now.