Media Watch

[barondave]

Quick take on The Dark Knight:

Not for the faint of heart.

You don't need to stay, there's nothing after the credits.

The Sci-Fi Channel is running Joan of Arcadia starting last week. The first season was great. I'm hoping it will cut the dystopian edge off my mood from Batman. If you've never seen the show, watch the listings. The two best (imrho) are where G_d asks her to join the cheerleading squad, and for her to hold a yard sale. Some of the best tv ever. It was so good, they felt compelled to change it in the second season, ruining it and driving it to cancellation.

Starting this week are new episodes of Monk and Psych. Psych is fun but fluff; Monk varies considerably but is always well done and occasionally brilliant.

Comments

[mplsvala.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I've been getting along without missing cable, but the reminder of all the shows I loved on those channels makes me miss it. I loved the JoA show too. And Psych and Monk are among my very favorites. (At least Medium and Eastenders are on free tv.) Sigh. Not that I watch much tv, no matter what is on and I've never managed tivo.

Have you seen that "Best Dog" show? I was so thrilled at the idea. It could have been so cool. Some pairs have really amazing relationships, who knows what they could have dug up. But I actually saw one and it was quite a bummer. Sort of like Big Brother with dogs. It seems to have more to do with social strivings than amazing abilities. Literal doghouse versus deluxe suite, based on rather mundane dog skills that I suspect Ginger could have soundly beat them all on. But of course she is extremely intelligent and very eager to please.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

The Monk Website (http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/) has lots of stuff to watch. I don't know if it's one of the shows that will have the broadcast show available on the web, but it's worth checking out.

I tend to avoid reality tv like the plague, so haven't seen Best Dog. I can see how it would appeal to you, though. I tried the new Gong Show, which started out terrible but was sort of okay near the end. I didn't stick around for Reality Bites. If I want to experience reality, I'll game it.