tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post1288360011317734203..comments2024-03-11T17:26:10.898-07:00Comments on Let's Talk Alias: Alias 2.0?Girlscouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488863065118161693noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-85165763912303542572010-07-13T20:38:56.681-07:002010-07-13T20:38:56.681-07:00ALIAS reborn? Not even close.
Yet, Miss Piper Peb...ALIAS reborn? Not even close.<br /><br />Yet, Miss Piper Pebo brings a capable, tough, expressive sweetness that I can only characterize as Sydney-esque. <br /><br />Something tells me that, while the premier cannot be compared to the absolute genius of "Truth Be Told", the makers of Covert Affairs are setting us up for some seriously decent story lines. I look forward to the next episode.<br /><br />-R.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-68259333957377644362010-07-13T19:31:53.530-07:002010-07-13T19:31:53.530-07:00Well, like BN, CA doesn't play in my neck of t...Well, like BN, CA doesn't play in my neck of the woods, so I'll have to turn to EZTV in a day or two to catch the premiere.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-58185711710876810572010-07-13T18:57:24.623-07:002010-07-13T18:57:24.623-07:00congrats, SRM!
I just happened to be home, and I ...congrats, SRM!<br /><br />I just happened to be home, and I happened to check in here, and I just happened to have the time to look at the links posted. I happened to notice Covert Affairs premiers tonight, and I just ahppened to be 10 minutes to air time!<br /><br />Wooo Hoo! I love it when that happens. that's how it happened with ALIAS. I intended to watch, but I had forgotten, but accidentally stumbled upon it.<br /><br />I hope this is a good portent.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-78769220190369186252010-07-13T18:41:50.741-07:002010-07-13T18:41:50.741-07:00An interesting article about "Covert Affairs&...An <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/arts/television/11covert.html" rel="nofollow">interesting article</a> about "Covert Affairs" which sort of dabbles with the issue I mentioned a few comments back about why everything has to be a dramedy these days. <br /><br />It refers to "Alias" as a 'dark show for a dark time', and goes on to explain why shows like "Alias" or "24" would not make the cut on USA, because they would never pass through the network's "blue skies" filter. <br /><br />As much as I enjoy "Burn Notice" (and it's easy to grasp the 'blue skies' concept when you watch BN), I don't particularly enjoy being sheltered from 'dark' shows like "Alias" just because networks think it would be better for my mental health if every word uttered by my favourite TV spy had the ability to turn my frown upside down. <br /><br />I can handle the straight ahead spy thriller with a minimum of comic relief (Marshall will do nicely) without any fear of me taking a suicide leap off of the town water tower just because my favourite show portrays the world as a demoralizing hotbed of conspiracy laced greed and corruption. On the contrary, what better world could there be for a kicky-ass spychick like Sydney Bristow to rise up and fight back on behalf of us good guys? <br /><br />I like blue sky programming like "Burn Notice" and "Chuck" as much as the next guy. Hell, I might even like "Undercovers", but how about a little variety for those of us who aren't afraid of the dark?Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-12505385367157234202010-07-13T13:49:02.276-07:002010-07-13T13:49:02.276-07:00Holy crap that looks a lot like Alias...
Thanks f...Holy crap that looks a lot like Alias...<br /><br />Thanks for all the congrats guys! :)SRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576968119404544145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-12508478117764327992010-07-13T13:44:11.811-07:002010-07-13T13:44:11.811-07:00Just for the record, these are NOT my words:
&quo...Just for the record, these are NOT my words:<br /><br /><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/usas_covert_affairs_is_the_sec.html" rel="nofollow">"Alias" fans, it is your lucky day.</a>Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-73515629810060531162010-07-10T19:43:06.399-07:002010-07-10T19:43:06.399-07:00Jen to the rescue?<a href="http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b188750_jennifer_garner_has_gas_playing_good.html" rel="nofollow">Jen to the rescue?</a>Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-38913174805804638012010-07-09T12:52:19.988-07:002010-07-09T12:52:19.988-07:00Congratulations, SR"M".
Are you absolut...Congratulations, SR"M".<br /><br />Are you absolutely sure that Mr. SRM is not himself a Russian spy? Is it possible that you've been compromised? Are we all in danger? Oh, this is all happening so fast. I've got to get a message to Langley.<br /><br />Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbkQTB-OJsk&feature=related" rel="nofollow">newish trailer</a> for "Salt". Is this what "Alias" would look like with a budget? "Salt" appears to be 'must see' for us spy-freaks....and it's not even a dramedy!!Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-10666560319191083752010-07-09T11:23:25.732-07:002010-07-09T11:23:25.732-07:00Congrats SRM! :)Congrats SRM! :)Paul Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281296502196508184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-65283429084026681452010-07-09T08:46:06.579-07:002010-07-09T08:46:06.579-07:00SRG-M,
Congratulations!!!
Got pictures?SRG-M,<br /><br />Congratulations!!!<br /><br />Got pictures?uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-82810765235444856232010-07-09T07:38:23.580-07:002010-07-09T07:38:23.580-07:00Haha saw a funny tweet today:
@jeffsinger
I think...Haha saw a funny tweet today:<br /><br />@jeffsinger<br />I think all this recent Russian spy news is just part of Sony Picture's marketing for the upcoming Angelina Jolie movie Salt! <br /><br />p.s. this is SRG, now married as of last Sunday I'm SRM :)SRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576968119404544145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-9339042433929527272010-07-07T14:15:23.882-07:002010-07-07T14:15:23.882-07:00Robetron, there's a trend in TV shows right no...Robetron, there's a trend in TV shows right now where you HAVE to keep the content light. I've often questioned whether this is because there is so much bad news making the rounds (housing crash, BP gusher, nasty economic conditions) that "needs" to be countered. <br /><br />Add to that the fact that summer programming seems to almost always be comedic in tone, and you wind up with shows that certainly could be better simply by seriousing up and being more ambitious. That said, although W13 is not the "X-Files" replacement I was hoping for, there is definitely room in my schedule for Artie and the crew. <br /><br />Back in the day, all we had to look forward to in the summer were dreaded re-runs. Now we have breezy summer fare in lovely HD. Life is good.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-59031598466467023132010-07-07T13:49:49.466-07:002010-07-07T13:49:49.466-07:00Okay, after 4 episodes of Warehouse 13, I have con...Okay, after 4 episodes of Warehouse 13, I have concluded that it isn't too bad, though a little lacking in intensity. The characters are too busy being funny to be taken seriously when some tense moment is supposed to be happening. To be honest, it reminds me of something I might have watch on Nickelodeon as a pre-teen. <br /><br />Yet, when you are stuck in the house in the middle of summer with a rasping cough, it is plenty entertaining enough to satisfy the need. I don't think I'll be starting a fan page, but it's easy to watch without much commitment.<br /><br />I'll come back and mention my initial findings when I give The Sarah Connor Chron. another try.<br /><br />-R.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-39759293150938428122010-07-06T19:20:07.981-07:002010-07-06T19:20:07.981-07:00I'm firmly in the camp that says T:TSCC should...I'm firmly in the camp that says T:TSCC should never have been canceled. TV is littered with unthinkable crap that no responsible adult would green-light in the first place and yet there's no room on the schedule for "Alias" or a decent sci-fi show like Sarah Connor? <br /><br />And, where else can you hope to see a Terminator (Simon from "Burn Notice") singing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Cso7RwmhQ&feature=fvw" rel="nofollow">"Donald, Where's Your Trousers"</a> with a cute little girl?Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-64218076242642105062010-07-06T18:42:43.320-07:002010-07-06T18:42:43.320-07:00Thanks fellas. I think I will jump in at ep. 6 and...Thanks fellas. I think I will jump in at ep. 6 and see how it plays.<br /><br />I was also thinking of giving The Sarah Connor Chronicles a second chance. It's free to watch on Netflix right now. I remember you all talking about it some. Perhaps without the commercial breaks to interrupt the scenes, it might be worth the time. Thoughts?SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-77085206235370574262010-07-06T18:04:49.719-07:002010-07-06T18:04:49.719-07:00Robetron,
Knowing this you should be able to jump...Robetron,<br /><br />Knowing this you should be able to jump in midstream:<br /><br />There are many artifacts which have unusual and dangerous powers. To keep them from being used by people who shouldn't have them, an organization of mysterious people search the world to locate these objects and lock them in a secure warehouse(s). The characters include 2 former Secret Service agents who have been recruited to do the gathering of these objects. They work for a guy who works for a woman, both of whom have been doing this a long time and who answer to some kind of board of overseers. A semi-psychic, who in the season 1 finale ran off with the main bad guy, was working on the inside. There is also a college age chick who is funny and is the resident computer genius.<br /><br />Everyone in the show has personal issues.uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-3088926805632678802010-07-06T17:51:22.679-07:002010-07-06T17:51:22.679-07:00Robetron, ScFy channel has 5 episodes of W13 avail...Robetron, ScFy channel has <a href="http://www.syfy.com/rewind/?__source=Syfy_Global_Nav%22" rel="nofollow">5 episodes of W13</a> available. Geo-blocked for me, but I assume that's not an issue in your neck of the woods. <br /><br />W13 is entertaining summer fare, created by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0260870/" rel="nofollow">Jane Espenson</a>, who has had a hand in some pretty iconic TV shows over the years, including a short-lived series called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412148/" rel="nofollow">"The Inside"</a>, which starred none other than Adam Baldwin and "Alias" latecomer Rachel Nichols.<br /><br />Espenson's connection to Joss Whedon is extensive ("Dollhouse", "Firefly", BtVS, "Angel") which means W13 can look forward to guest stars from the Whedonverse. Look for FF's Kaylee and Simon in W13 2.1. Gina Torres was to appear this season but that's off now. <br /><br />Ditto for her BSG connection, which means the obligatory Tricia Helfer visit along with appearances by Mark Sheppard and Michael Hogan.<br /><br />Like most summer series, it's only 13 episodes and then a 9 month cliffhanger, but it's <a href="http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/07/study-in-bronze-advance-review-of.html" rel="nofollow">well worthwhile</a> and has done very well for SyFy.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-48784785549705599102010-07-06T17:49:30.876-07:002010-07-06T17:49:30.876-07:00I could only find the last few episodes of Warehou...I could only find the last few episodes of Warehouse 13 available online. Is it something I could start watching in the middle of the first season (hate doing that) and still know what is happening?<br /><br />I don't really even know the premise of the show.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-48098338490469566562010-07-06T16:57:15.316-07:002010-07-06T16:57:15.316-07:00Robetron,
Sorry you're under.
Warehouse has...Robetron,<br /><br />Sorry you're under. <br /><br />Warehouse has a catchup marathon online. They only have the last____<br />episodes up. Jump right in and see what it's like. I really like it. Season 2 starts tonight.<br /><br />That's the only one I know about.<br /><br />And, I grant you absolution for the Chuck transgressions you committed in ignorance. We have all committed this Chuck sin.uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-26289459827414661362010-07-06T16:45:09.829-07:002010-07-06T16:45:09.829-07:00I'm sick at home, and in need of another marat...I'm sick at home, and in need of another marathon with which to spend the head-throbbing time. What else could you recommend? Is the 1st season of Warehouse 13 available online? Is it worth my time?<br /><br />I just can't make myself go back to "Fringe." <br /><br />Has Nikita aired yet?SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-29710638836942879642010-07-06T12:46:09.001-07:002010-07-06T12:46:09.001-07:00Robetron, "Chuck" is always teetering on...Robetron, "Chuck" is always teetering on the brink of cancellation, which plays havoc with the writers, I'm sure. Do we wrap it up here, do we get another "bold" 13 episode order from NBC? That sort of thing. <br /><br />Wait till you get around to S3's season ending cliffhanger. You'll know exactly which "Alias" episode title matches up with that one. You'll probably say it out loud.<br /><br />Dixon also does a guest spot on "Chuck" and there is a spy named Sydney in your "Chuck" future. Hey, I don't make this stuff up. <br /><br />Adam Baldwin is always great ("X-Files", "Firefly", "Angel", "Chuck") and it's good to see him get more than a handful of episodes in one show for a change. <br /><br />I think it's a quality show that should have the network's confidence, but we know what these execs are like when they have something good on their hands.<br /> <br />"Warehouse 13" returns for S2 tonite and "Covert Affairs" debuts one week from tonite.<br /><br />Oh yeah, and "Bones" is definitely a snoozefest. Boreanaz is, was, and always will be Angel. It amazes me that he's managed to reach the 100 episode mark with "Bones". But, hey, Ron Rifkin has done it with "Brothers & Sisters". There's no accounting for (bad) taste.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-64764415906018167882010-07-05T19:50:39.470-07:002010-07-05T19:50:39.470-07:00I owe... uh... someone an apology.
After two yea...I owe... uh... someone an apology. <br /><br />After two years of seeing the show "Chuck" mentioned here with some of our favorite spy shows, I finally broke down and decided to give it a shot.<br /><br />For the last three years I thought the show's humor was more along the lines of [Scrubs], which completely repels me. I found out yesterday and today that...<br /><br />...while I was right all along about "Bones" - that it is a complete snooze fest...<br /><br />I was so wrong about "Chuck" that I am ashamed for having made fun of it for this long.<br /><br />I have watched the entire first season (with the exception of a part of episode 6 because the WB deleted it in order to make room for the following episodes of the season). I'm totally into it. <br /><br />The humor is not at all Scrubs-ish. It's much more along the lines of Firefly (Adam Baldwin amazingly brings that atmosphere with him).<br /><br />Alias' very own Marshal made a guest appearance as a rather athletic bad guy, which made me think the whole show is based on Marshal's role on Alias.<br /><br />The Mission of the Week has veyr much the same feel as Burn Notice, but seems to move the central story along a little quicker. <br /><br />I had no idea it was so closely akin to the many shows we have talked about at length. I apologize. I'd like to blame NBC's advertisements that made the show seem too over the top to take seriously. They made it seem like the characters of the story take it at all seriously. <br /><br />Now, my only frustration is that I am at the end of online availability with Season 1. I want more, and season 2 is nowhere available except for rent or purchase. <br /><br />How revolting!<br /><br />-R.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-53870428887161222812010-07-02T16:09:25.496-07:002010-07-02T16:09:25.496-07:00Robetron, I think "Smallville" is living...Robetron, I think "Smallville" is living proof that, if longevity is a goal, then it's better to be a top ratings getter on a "fledgling" network than a low ratings getter on a Big 4 network. We'll never find out, but I'd like to know how long "Alias" might have run on a CW or a USA, the latter of which has ALREADY committed to at least 2 additional seasons of "Burn Notice" after this current season ends.<br /><br />I'm not going to slam anyone for enjoying shows that target a younger audience than the one I currently fall into. I just finished the latest season of "Doctor Who" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJyD3N_RGIg" rel="nofollow">(the Doctor and Amy Pond)</a> and I thought it was excellent entertainment. Like "Smallville", some weeks are better than others, but at its best it taps into the imagination of youth while keeping it interesting for the rest of us as well. And, it looks great since they started filming in HD last year.<br /><br />FWIW, the campaign is still on for a <a href="http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188368_Rob_Thomas_Speaks_Out_on_Party_Down_CancellationmdashIs_the_Veronica_Mars_Movie_Next.html" rel="nofollow">"Veronica Mars" movie</a>.<br /><br />"Covert Affairs" is on USA. CW is banking on "Nikita".Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-78505574036826766502010-07-02T14:27:06.276-07:002010-07-02T14:27:06.276-07:00Smallville lasted so long because it remained the ...Smallville lasted so long because it remained the top ratings earner for the CW network, which has limited distribution in the first place. <br /><br />I like the show, and I am as far from being a teenie-bopper as I possibly could be. (I don't think I ever was one.) Yes, it does have an appeal to young people, but how many generations have loved the Superman story. Smallville made it contemporary and made it more real by imagining the difficulties of the Superboy growing up in a world more complex than good versus evil. <br /><br />Sure, it had it's episodes that were just downright silly. That story for that week didn't work, but there were always the small bits of development toward the inevitable end that we all know: Clark Kent becomes an icon for truth, justice (and formerly, the American way before that became politically incorrect) as he dons the blue tights and red cape. <br /><br />Alias did not have the benefit of it's audience knowing the outcome, but still wanting to see how it develops. Alias did not have writers/ producers who stuck with the show out of love for the project. Alias was heald to a much higher expectation from ABC than what the CW reasonably expected from Smallville.<br /><br />While it is a shame that Alias did not last for 10 seasons, it is not a fair comparison to be jealous of Smallville's success. I doubt if CW's highest earning show, Smallville, could add their viewer estimates for the first 5 years and achieve what Alias had in its first two by virtue just having a wider range of opportunity with ABC.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to Covert Affairs. The CW needs another success. (They foolishly let Veronica Mars die on the vine.)<br /><br />Have a great Independence Day, for you loyal Americans... and for those who are not... Have a happy 4th of July anyway.SKlafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319049127450549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309641.post-25572447946883371232010-06-29T19:41:08.690-07:002010-06-29T19:41:08.690-07:00I need to track this down, but I thought I heard t...I need to track this down, but I thought I heard they were also raising children to be spies over here.uncle111https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648380991715575787noreply@blogger.com