Unfortunately, I haven't been able to
watch too much television in the last
few weeks, but to start this page off,
here are some of my favorite current
shows, and comments on programs I've
seen recently. If you have a show that
you'd recommend for me, please e-mail
me!
The Practice * Ally McBeal * Frasier *
Buffy the Vampire Slayer * Angel * Whose
Line Is It Anyway? * Sports Night (sigh, cancelled)
5/3/00
The 4/28 episode of "Now & Again" was a second of a 2-parter called "The Bugmeister". Though I haven't seen too many episodes of this show, it has proved to be one of the most refreshing shows around, with its irreverent humour and touchingly realistic family situations. I would highly recommend this show to anyone.
On 5/1, Ally McBeal turned (zounds!) 30! While the issue that women become devalued as they get older is sad indeed, Ally's hysteria at reaching this milestone was too funny to resist, and kinda true to life.
The 5/2 episode of "Buffy" featured the return, if only briefly, of Willow's ex-boyfriend, the werewolf Oz. I was sorry to see him go on another indefinite leave, as I found his deadpan humour to be one of the highlights of the show. The new relationship between Willow and Tara takes some getting used to, and is a bit annoying because of its obvious attempt at controversy during sweeps month.
4/13/00
The 4/9 episode of "The X-files" was
a fine one indeed, and one that was
directed by the show's co-star, Gillian
Anderson (Scully). It involved Scully's
encounter with a past lover whom she
left to pursue her career, and because
he was married at the time. It only
dealt with the supernatural in a minor
way, and focused more on her musings
over the choices she has made in her
life.
I finally caught Billy's "final"
episode of "Ally McBeal". It had a nice
blend of humour mixed in to relieve the
dread of Billy's illness. It was rather
sad and ironic that Blly's final words,
apparently brought on by one of his
tumor-induced illusions, was a tribute
to the enduring love between him and
Ally, their marriage and their children
(for those who don't watch this show,
and still care, Billy had actually left
Ally long ago to marry another woman).
4/2/00
"The X-Files" is a show I only see
now and then, but I caught this week's
episode and thought it was pretty
interesting. The ep took place in a
perfect little town that was being
terrorized by what turned out to be one
of the housewives in monster form. She
didn't even know it was happening, but
was apparently subconsciously acting out
her anger over her husband's affairs.
"The Practice" is my most favorite
current show and tonight's episode was
up to its usual standards. The moral
dilemma of the day was the question of
how far the police should be able to go
to get a confession and bring a criminal
to justice. In this case, Helen Gamble,
the district attorney, tricked a
15-year-old girl into confessing to
killing her unborn child by promising
her that she would be set free if she
told. I don't know, it looks really
unjust when we're talking about a scared
teenager, but, with all the criminal
that get away, a part of me wants to see
the police use any means necessary to
put at least some of the criminals away.
There was also a strange case with
Victoria Principal as a defendent
accused of killing her husbands, all
wealthy older men.
3/30/00
Darn..I miss one episode
of "Ally McBeal" and they go and
kill off a major character! Now, I'll
admit that Billy wasn't my favorite, but
it seemed to be a pretty abrupt ending
for him. They just discovered a brain
tumor in the last ep, and now he's
dead??? I've heard they might bring him
back occasionally as one of Ally's
imaginings...
A show I've started watching
recently, though only sporadically, is
"The Others", which involves a
group of eccentric paranormally-gifted
folks who solve mysteries. It seems to
be trying to work of "The Sixth Sense"'s
audience. I'm not sure if I'd watch it
all the time, but tt looks promising so
far, and may yet grow into a really
worthwhile show.
