Crazy. Two shows I should love - "Fringe" and "True Blood" - that I've completely ignored after sampling. (I may still catch up on "True Blood," but I don't give "Fringe" much chance of winning me over. On the other hand, "Dollhouse" will be given every chance possible by this Joss Whedon fan.
On Oct 23, 6:22 am, "Jason Carpio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To play off of their metaphor.. I've been ignoring Fringe's phone calls and > emails of late. I think the lust has died down since I realized that I > liked it because it reminded me of an old love (X-files). > > http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/10/dvr-delete-frin.htmlIt'sthat time > of year again. Like a greedy bastard at an all-you-can-eat buffet, I've > spent the last six weeks loading up my DVR with more fall TV than I could > ever possibly consume. Yesterday, things reached a breaking point when I > attempted to set a recording for Animal Planet's *Living With the > Wolfman*<http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/10/wolfman-living.html> > (more > on that later) and my DVR swayed its shoulders, put a hand up in my face, > and hissed, "Slezak, please! Either you delete some of this junk, or I'm > doing it for you!" And because I never, ever want my DVR to be angry with > me, I promptly scanned my series-recording list, then grabbed my pad and pen > and fired off a couple of "Dear John" letters... > > Dear *Fringe*, > On paper, we were a match made in TV heaven. Your creators were responsible > for *Alias*, *Lost*, and *Felicity*…and I love *Alias*, *Lost*, and * > Felicity*. You had a cool, *X-Files*-esque premise, andreally nifty title > cards <http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/09/fringe-title-ca.html>. > Your supposed-to-be-a-breakout > star (Anna > Torv)<http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20221152_20221155_20221418_8,00.html> > had > shiny, pretty hair. But then her acting turned out to be a little leaden. > And John Noble's sing-songy, hyper-quirky delivery started working my last > nerve. By the time we got to that episode where Joshua Jackson was strapped > to a table with brain-monitor-sensors shoved up his nose, and I realized I > didn't actually care what happened to him, I knew our affair had all the > staying power of *What About > Brian*<http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/12/spot_inspection.html>. > If you're game for it, though, I'm open to the idea of occasional hookups. > Any show with a sinister Blair Brown can't be all bad. > Ambivalently, > Slezak > > Dear *True Blood*, > It's not you, it's the writing. > Slezak > p.s. Please kill off Ryan Kwanten's character; his abs deserve a better > show. > > -- > Jason Carpio > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Not sent from an iPhone --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
