What I'm Watching:
I was definitely bummed when the credits rolled on the last episode of Angel (although I just watched it again last night, having saved it for several months on Tivo for the wife, who's been running around crazy). That said, I'm still finding good stuff to watch. Currently on my list:
Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis: I'm giving the new show a shot. The original series is not to everyone's taste, but I've got a soft spot for it after being intrigued by the idea of an SF show that wasn't Star Trek or even space-oriented -- we had Babylon 5 and Stargate, and that was more or less it, as I recall. I like that they've kept the political field changing, and, as I said, the new series is looking pretty decent (for a first-season show).
CSI: I only watch the original, mainly because I only need so much procedural mystery in my life, but it has interesting plots and doesn't take itself too seriously. This is one I watch with the wife, since she's the mystery reader in the family.
Justice League (now "Unlimited"): Aside from being massively irked when Cartoon Network changed the title this season and thus caused it to briefly fall off my Tivo's radar, I'm enjoying this series a lot. In season two, they let the writers get more creative (I'm guessing they were under orders to keep things simple and establish the world for newcomers in the first season), and there have been some great little dialogue exchanges and subtle flashes of character that really impressed me. Plus, you know, explosions.
Monk: Another one I watch with the wife, who is disappointed with herself if she can't solve the mystery in the first fifteen minutes -- but Monk isn't really about the mystery as much as much as it's about the character, the humor, and the sometimes-funny, sometimes-sad, always-sweet stories.
Dead Zone: I guess I'm surprised that this show doesn't have more popularity in the SF crowd, because it's one I've been very impressed with. Few shows take the time to logically figure out how a given magic/SF system really works and than extrapolate how that would affect somebody's life. I've been consistently impressed with the writing on that show, and while it doesn't have many hyperspace jumpgates, I think it's still doing good stuff for the SF world -- asking questions about predestination and fate while consistently delivering an intriguing and well-written story.
Kim Possible: Okay, yes, it's a kid's cartoon. But come on. If anybody can sit down and watch a single episode featuring Drakken and Shego and THEN tell me they don't like it and it's just a stupid show for kids, they're welcome to their opinion. Until then, step down. It's funnier than two-thirds of the sitcoms offered during prime time by the networks, and it has explosions, Shego, hilarious bad-guy dialogue, Shego, healthy life lessons connected by a believable friendship between two unbelievable heroes, and Shego.
That's more or less what I'm watching. Two USA shows, two cartoons, and the reliable Stargate series and its new spinoff. Anybody have suggestions for other stuff, or heard anything fun about the fall season?
Thanks,
-Patrick
