…but any of you old-fashioned romantics out there will no doubt get a kick out of watching this clip of “Scrubs” grip Ted Mayer proposing to the show’s utility sound technician, Anna Wilborn, with a little help from Zach Braff and John C. McGinley. (I guess it pays to have friends in high places…and on hit TV shows.)
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…I know that both myself and Ross are pleased at punch at the news that Billie Piper will be returning to “Doctor Who” for a trio of episodes in the currently-filming fourth season.
Unsurprisingly, Piper will be reprising her role of Rose Tyler, who served as the Doctor’s assistant during Seasons 1 and 2 but scored an easy out when Rose was transported into a parallel universe from which there was no escape. Well, supposedly no escape, anyway. I’m looking forward to finding out what scientific gobbledygook they’ve come up with to escape how she made it out…but, then again, I started getting excited about the new season the moment I heard that Kylie Minogue would be guest-starring on the Christmas special.
Unfortunately, I’ll have to stay excited ’til 2008; beyond the Christmas special, the actual Season 4 doesn’t premiere in March in the UK, but there’s no word on when the Sci-Fi Channel will begin its airing of the season. (You can bet it won’t be ’til late in the year, though.)
For those “Battlestar Galactica” fans that weren’t paying attention, the Sci-Fi channel premiered the two-hour event, “Razor,” last Saturday night. If you missed it, you can check it out on DVD when it hits the shelves on December 4th.
With Christmas approaching and the writers’ strike just now starting to affect new programming, there’s never been a better time for newbies interested in getting into “Battlestar Galactica” to finally make the plunge. The first three seasons are out on DVD and the fourth season (starting in March) will be the show’s last, so you know the creators are going to have the freedom to end the series properly.
**SPOILER ALERT**
When I first heard about “Razor,” I thought it was going to focus completely on the Pegasus crew under Admiral Cain. This provided plenty of story potential, but the creators decided to weave in two other timelines as well. The story jumped back and forth frequently between the Cain’s Pegasus and the time when Lee was in command of the ship and its crew (before the fleet settled on New Caprica). There was also a brief scene where a young William Adama made a gruesome discovery forty years earlier during the First Cylon War.
I figured that Kendra Shaw wasn’t long for the BG world considering we haven’t seen her in any subsequent episodes, so her little sacrifice at the end wasn’t all that surprising. Besides, it was a lot more effective the first time Bruce Willis did it in “Armageddon.” Regardless, her interaction with the old man (was that the hybrid?) on the ship revealed something big. He said:
“Cara Thrace will lead the human race to its end. She is the herald of the Apocalypse and the harbinger of death. They must not follow her.”
Considering Cara returned at the end of season three and promised to lead the fleet to Earth, his words are especially forboding. Of course, he’s the one that kept saying, “This has all happened before and will happen again,” so I don’t know what the point is of trying to dissuade the humans from following Cara. Kendra tried to warn Lee, but of course the Cylons scrambled the signal.
It was interesting to see the old school Cylons again. Apparently, they are only used in minor duty, and they aren’t as effective as their newer counterparts. It was also fascinating to see Gina’s backstory on the Pegasus. She went from being Cain’s lover to a rape and torture victim. It makes a little more sense now why Cain was so harsh with Gina. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
“Razor” certainly isn’t for the newbies, but it serves as a nice fix for those of us who can’t wait for the final season to begin.
…but they’ve done wonders for followers of “Chuck” and “Life,” having announced the pick-up of full-season orders for both of those shows.
Of course, it’s almost certainly not a coincidence that both series are the sole property of NBC-Universal…unlike, say, “Journeyman.” Mind you, it doesn’t bode well for the future of “Bionic Woman,” given that that show is also the sole property of NBC-Universal but hasn’t gotten such a pick-up yet; it also isn’t terribly surprising, either, given the creative struggles the series has gone through. (Who would’ve thought that a concept as simple as that of a bionic woman, especially one which has already existed for a couple of decades, would prove so difficult to update for current TV audiences?)
What is surprising about the NBC press release to announce the lengthened lifespan of “Chuck and “Life,” though, is the included quote from Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios.
“‘Chuck’ and ‘Life’ stand out in a crowded TV landscape because they are smart, well-produced series with incredibly talented casts. Both shows are hitting their stride creatively, have developed loyal audiences and offer unlimited potential to grow throughout the season.”
Wow. Uh, that slapping sound you just heard was Silverman’s hand striking the actors and producers involved with “Journeyman” and “Bionic Woman.” Ouch. Surely there was some other way to praise those series without making it sound like the network’s other new shows are sub-par.
Ups and downs, ups and downs: that’s “Heroes: Season 2” in a nutshell. While this week’s episode wasn’t bad, it definitely didn’t consistently reach the heights of last week’s.
It started off looking like the “Heroes” equivalent of “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” with Peter and Adam on a road trip to see the elusive Victoria. Peter’s initial scenes with Victoria had a rather sentimental tone, but they certainly turned dark once Adam came on the scene; I’d actually hoped she’d live through the episode, but no such luck…and no real surprise, either. God love the youngest Petrelli son, but he’s so freaking naive that I just wanted to knock him upside his head; with both Victoria and Hiro assuring him that Adam’s shady, you’d think he’d at least consider the possibility that it might be true, but nooooooo…!
The Bennett family saga was really only interesting whenever it didn’t involve Claire. Hot or not, I’m sorry, but Hayden Panetierre just isn’t doing anything for me as an actress in her supposedly dramatic scenes – that cliche-ridden “but this hurts more than any of that” speech made me groan out loud – and sharing scenes with Kristen Bell only emphasizes Panetierre’s shortcomings. I mean, I want Elle to win! In fact, as much as I love Jack Coleman as HRG, I love Steven Tobolowsky more, and each passing week finds me progressively more interested in watching a show starring the father-daughter characters of Bob and Elle. Spin-off, anyone…?
Nikki and Micah reunited, but for better or worse, Nikki didn’t really get to do a whole lot this episode. It was way more Micah-heavy, focusing on the theft of his backpack, which contained comic books and – more importantly – the medal D.L. received for saving a woman from a burning building. Yes, it gave Monica another chance to work on her abilities, but if it hadn’t been for her being kidnapped at the end, it would’ve been relatively ho-hum, and as it is, it feels completely superfluous to everything else going on in the show right now. (Must be the connection to Nikki.)
We did, at least, get a few minutes with the Hiro-Ando team, though it was less time than Ando would’ve preferred…and, I’m guessing, less time than most viewers would’ve liked, too. It’s magic when those guys share the screen; I miss their camaraderie, and seeing them interact made me realized just how little fun this season has had in it compared to the last. Still, Hiro’s trip into the past was cool (though I couldn’t help but think that they could’ve used George Takei to play Hiro’s dad in the flashbacks, too, so little has he changed over the years), and, of course, the last scene of the episode was awesome.
The Maya / Alejandro / Sylar triangle is now one man short, making for the most enjoyable sequences of the entire episode. Zachary Quinto is just so perfectly slimy as Sylar; it’s almost a shame that he’s embarking on a side career as the new Spock, as he could play villains for the rest of his life and always have a steady paycheck. Alejandro’s death was pretty harsh…though not as harsh, perhaps, as Sylar getting his groove back with Maya while her brother’s dead body lay only a half-closed door away. That’s just low, man. In fact, about the only thing lower would be to sneak into Mohinder’s house and threaten Molly’s life…
Okay, so here’s my question: where the hell’s Matt Parkman?
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