Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

Currently Watching: The Dresden Files


14 Jun

We’re re-watching The Dresden Files. The show was my first introduction to Harry Dreseden; I hadn’t read any of the books. Now that I have, the show is still enjoyable. However, I’m noticing how my reactions to things have changed.

I love Bob as a character, and when I first read the books, I was disappointed that the character in the book was not the same as the character in the show- similar, but with a different origin. Now, I wonder why they felt the need to make Bob different for the show, as he’s pretty perfect in the books.

Sunday evenings


13 Jun

Only one Game of Thrones episode left in the season, and I’m kind of sad.  Not sad that I  won’t be sad from the depressingness of the show on Sunday evenings, but sad that our little end of weekend ritual with friends will be ending.

I’ve been really enjoying ending my weekend hanging out with people I care about, having dinner and talking. The show ended up being secondary to the event, at least for me. Maybe we can think of a way to continue the low key and relaxed get together, whether or not there’s something on the television

MythBusters (ep 168)


09 Jun

Of all the flat fixes, only two actually seemed viable to me, not because of how well they worked, but more due to the likelihood of me being able to pull them off.

Those two were the stick to make a sled and driving on the rims. But where do you go hiking or camping that there’s straw lying around, or even enough tall grasses? And unless you were cutting down a Christmas tree, whose going to have a chainsaw to make the wooden wheel? Same type of question for the manhole cover. Welding materials but no spare? Spare me.

The Voice (6)


08 Jun

I DVR and fast forward through a lot of the show that isn’t singing, but last night, I specifically tried to watch while Carson Daly was speaking (his teleprompter reading was awful) so I could learn about the format. I heard nothing.

Per the internet, voters will put through one person from each team as will the coach. Makes sense, but I do not see how the coaches are battling each other at this point. (Maybe it’s all for pride.)

If it were me, I would put through Christina’s bald women, Blake’s bald guy and the girl who sang “Heartless”.

Catching up on Entourage


07 Jun

We’ve been catching up on Entourage. I love this show, but I’m feeling a little nit picky about Vince’s current adrenaline junky phase. The thing is, I know movie stars are treated differently (which is a big part of what the show is about), but there are some things that still stretch it for me.

No one jumps solo out of an airplane the day they decide they want to. It just doesn’t happen. And while a celeb may not need a motorcycle endorsement to drive off the lot, they won’t ride it well, if they’ve never driven one before.

MythBusters (ep 167)


02 Jun

About the myths: I’m not surprised you can’t dodge a bullet aimed at your chest, but what about one aimed at your head? That would require much less movement.

And while water may not be compressible, it is easily displaced.

 One thing they did last night that bugged me- when the timing foil for the gun didn’t work at first, they did not show us how they fixed it, or tell us why it didn’t work in the beginning. I learn as much from their experiment set up as I do the experiments, and I really wanted to know more.

The Voice (5)


01 Jun

Last of the battle rounds. Next week, the live shows begin. What that means, exactly, who knows. But I’ll tune in next week to find out.

For the first time, I disagreed with a coach’s decision. I thought Christina got it wrong. Her choice has great power in her voice and she can hit the high notes, plus she was definitely the “hotter” of the two.  But power and ability to hit notes doesn’t matter if you can’t sing the entire song. I thought the other girl had a better voice and more consistency.

Strongest teams: Cee Lo and Adam.

I Slept, Sue Me


26 May

MythBusters was a re-run last night, which is a good thing, considering I fell asleep at 8:30pm. Next week will be a new episode, though.

My habit of recording American Idol and only watching the performances meant that I had no idea the final performance night would be Tuesday (it has been on a Wednesday Thursday schedule all season) so we missed that, and then chose not to watch the results show. After all, simply having msn.com open means I see who won every couple minutes.

Things are crazy at our house, but hopefully we’ll find a new normal soon.

The Voice (4)


25 May

I think I’m understanding Christina’s strategy. The first battle round, when she put up two incredibly strong singers against each other, I was a little concerned that she may be hurting her chances. But now that we’re through three battle rounds, I’m getting it. She takes two similar singers each week and has them battle. That way, she’s left with the strongest person, in that style, on her team.

I didn’t like the arrangement used by Blake’s singers (and didn’t much like either of them). Also, “Creep” is not a good song for a singing competition, just for future reference.

MythBusters (ep 166)


19 May

I love tire spikes. However, I thought the point of spy car spikes was that they were concealable (not realistic, I know) and there’s no way Jamie’s spikes could have been hidden.

I liked that the stationary gun was confirmed. I’d bet that if Adam had a second round with it, one where he was already familiar with how it worked, he could get results very similar to the aimed gun.

 10 degrees is not that cold. You’re above 0. I did feel bad about the blizzard. But I loved that the spinning bullet was confirmed under the correct conditions.

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