rose_griffes | one last tv post this week (or a first tv post for next week, whatever)

The season finale of Doctor Who was last night. I QUITE LIKED IT! It doesn't quite reach the levels of season five's finale for me, but it was generally awesome. The Doctor instructing his father- and mother-in-law what to say so he can marry River! Wee Doctor inside the Doctor-shaped ship! The Doctor being absolute rubbish at trying to set up Amy and Rory! "Texting and... scones." Heh.

Amy and Madame Kovarian: that was the scene I wanted. I needed. Because it is absolutely unfair and horrifying that Amy and Rory don't get to raise their firstborn child, and I'm so glad to have that acknowledged.

Of course, the ending is what really got to me. River visiting her parents after her adventures with younger Amy and the Weeping Angels. AWWWWW! And the Doctor lies, of course.

I watched the pilot episode of Revenge. Then I watched episode two straightaway, because this is the one show that managed to fall into the irrational love category so far. The Count of Monte Cristo set in modern times with a female lead?! Sign me up. And the acting was fantastic and the dialogue not irritating and the time-jumping was just right rather than constantly confusing... So we get to see the why of Amanda/Emily's revenge: father arrested and framed for a crime he didn't commit. Wee Amanda is adorable and works well to remind us that older and colder Emily is human.

Only complaint: the teenaged love triangle. Hopefully it won't be a huge part of the show; guess we'll see. Because I will be watching, yup.

And I watched the pilot of Terra Nova. (I graded a LOT of papers this week, which is how I managed to 'watch' so much TV.) The more I think about it, the more I'm interested in the world that was left behind rather than the new world. New World has dinosaurs and ambiguous/bad guys. Old world had interesting technology and a mid-apocaplyptic atmosphere, so I thought it was fascinating, naturally.

My opinion: you can tell that this is the work of a person who produces movies for a living. The painting has too many broad brushstrokes. With TV you can present a slow, finely detailed painting, but that's not Spielberg's forte. So I'll probably watch again (and look away as the dinosaurs chomp on people), but it may fall by the wayside soon enough.

General conclusions: watch Revenge for plot, long story arc, good acting and compelling characters. Watch Terra Nova for dinosaurs.

I haven't watched any of the new comedies. Also haven't watched Ringer, but apparently even Sarah Michelle Gellar can't save it from mediocrity. Don't care about Pan Am or that one with the Playboy bunnies.

my must-watch list of new shows:
Revenge
Prime Suspect

shows I'll probably keep watching:
Person of Interest
Terra Nova

returning shows that I like:
Parks and Recreation
Community (probably... I wasn't enamored of the latter half of season two, but in the premiere there was Inspector Spacetime and I was delighted)

And now there's no more Doctor Who for ages and ages and I'm sad. *sniffles*

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I only got around to watching this today, and like you, I found it a fun ride and was really glad to see the issue around River and how Amy seemed less bothered than she should have been about her daughter being gone was addressed. Also to see how Amy felt about the woman who took her and the emotional reflection of killing her.

I've felt in this season, in increasingly witnessing how River's been built up, it kind of makes me melancholy for her ending in the Library - though I get that there's a beautiful timelessness to her ending there.

Couple of things I did really like in this were the mentions of former companions as it's been something I really appreciate in these latter seasons; the thought that he doesn't just forget and move on, that they're always there for him.

Lastly, looking forward to next season!

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Couple of things I did really like in this were the mentions of former companions as it's been something I really appreciate in these latter seasons; the thought that he doesn't just forget and move on, that they're always there for him.

Yeah, between this episode and the one where he uses the TARDIS interface thingy, it's been nice. Especially since some of us never really got over losing certain companions. ;-P

Doctor Who was so satisfying!! Not quite as good as the S5 ending, but that was such a beautiful season it would be hard to top. I was SO happy to see badass Amy get vengeance for Melody being taken from her (and saving Rory in the process!) and eee the wedding and eeee tiny Doctor waving hello in his cowboy hat and eeeee playing matchmaker with the Ponds.

Personally I love Matt Smith in that cowboy hat. Though I think I like River shooting it just as much. :D

The matchmaking was adorable.

I like Terra Nova so far its flawed but it has so much potential. I just hope Braga decides he doesn't want to go to Australia for next season.

I tried to watch the second episode but it's blocked in legal channels so far. :( At least for non-paying people, anyway.

The playboy bunnies is actually decent - to my shock. But it's probably gonna get cancelled cause no one can think 'wanna watch playboy bunnies.'

Mom says she likes Pan Am because it's set during Mc Carthy paranoia and plays off of it.
I will now check out revenge on your rec.

Well, yeah... first one canceled, I believe. Ah well. Good thing I wasn't too invested, heh.

It's so interesting for me when a show resembles something else. Especially when the something else is something I'm completely unfamiliar with. I have no idea what the Count of Monte Cristo is about. But I don't want to know, really. I like watching it all unfold.

There's a teenage love triangle? How do I miss these things? I know she liked that little boy but were they in love?

the more I think about it, the more I'm interested in the world that was left behind rather than the new world.
ME TOO! I totally want to prompt it for Yuletide. Hidden baby!!!! I love stuff like that. And I bet the mom was totally awesome too while hubby was in jail.

You are still watching Ben! This amuses me. :-)

The Count of Monte Cristo has the same idea as the show: wrongful imprisonment, revenge sought. Only the "Count" was looking for his own revenge, whereas Amanda/Emily is acting in behalf of her father.

Both the new show and the book have coming back with a false name as a key plot point. Makes sense, since true revenge would necessitate getting people to trust you.

There's a teenage love triangle? How do I miss these things? I know she liked that little boy but were they in love?
Well, I went back and rewatched the first few minutes of the pilot, and the teenagers are still hanging out "five months later" (and discussing the potential of him being beaten up) at the engagement party. I watched it to see if I recognized the man in the hooded sweatshirt who apparently shot the fiancé.

Hidden baby plot! I really want to know more: why did they have a third child? What else is going on in that world? Def. more interesting than dinos. Plus the new world made the dad less interesting. I liked him better when he was a cop with a secret rather than Mr. Stereotypically Heroic.

You're right, I bet the mom was way interesting while her husband was in jail.

Hee, oh Ben. Ben = Bruce Wayne now. Bit of a change. Not Batman, though. That role is reserved for Jim Caviezel.

I've been meaning to go to your LJ and comment on a bunch of entries, but that will have to wait until tomorrow... got super-busy this past week and all I've done on LJ is post, not read.

I should rewatch the Revenge pilot since I really, really enjoyed it. But I don't want to do too much work, you know? It's a new show. They should be giving me the premise and the set up, I shouldn't have to work too hard. :-)

The teenage plot bores me. The skinny little sister? I just could care less.

Yes, the beginning of Terra Nova was fascinating. And the mother basically saved them all by being a fantastic doctor. She's kind of interesting if she doesn't get lost in dinosaurs. Imagine the stress of hiding a baby for three years? What did they do with her in the two years he was in prison? I'm curious! Maybe I'll get some Yuletider to write something about it for me for Christmas.

My posts will always be there. Though you will probably remain busy. Next Monday is a holiday? :-)

I should rewatch the Revenge pilot since I really, really enjoyed it. But I don't want to do too much work, you know?

Heh. But I also like shows that give you more than just the cursory fan experience, so... I'm torn! (Plus I really wanted to know if hoody-wearing shooter was who I thought it was.)

Maybe I'll get some Yuletider to write something about it for me for Christmas.
Hee! I wonder if that can be a category: Terra Nova, the first hour of the pilot episode.

My posts will always be there. Though you will probably remain busy. Next Monday is a holiday? :-)
It's not a holiday for me. :( Hopefully by then I'll have fic done and sent in, so I can start peeking at LJ for a longer period of time. (Speaking of fic... I could use a second pair of eyes if you have the time.)

You're a teacher without Columbus Day off? That sounds odd. I thought teachers got all holidays imaginable. :-)

I might have eyes. Hee. My eyes are rather sleepy at this moment. Lots of Jane Eyre watching. But I might. Shoot me an e-mail when you're ready.

It'll be tomorrow night or Saturday morning before I have enough to send it off. Unfortunately. I guess fic-writing is my official task for after work tomorrow. Back to the word mines! Aiming for tomorrow night.
*thinks positive thoughts*

I thought teachers got all holidays imaginable. :-)
Heh. Well, the school calendar has to be a certain number of days in length. My district has chosen to give longer breaks around the big holidays: one week at Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas. It seems to be a common trend in my state.

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