Tag archive for ‘Alias’
Pilot Watch 2010
‘Tis the season for development, and Lynette Rice at EW.com has released a list of the pilots the broadcast networks are considering. (Bear in mind that only a fraction of these shows will make it to the airwaves.) After perusing the list, I’ve reached the following conclusions:
- The public’s desire for shows about cops, doctors, and lawyers is still insatiable. By [...]
Completist Destiny
Completist Destiny, as defined by Wikipedia, is the belief that a television addict such as myself is destined—nay, divinely ordained—to watch a series completely and completely chronologically. Fine, I admit: that might just be a dogma of my own creation. But I stick to it. (This is where you, in solidarity, shout, “Leave no episode behind!”)
Of course, I have to compromise sometimes, like when networks boneheadedly air episodes out of [...]
The Everywhere Actors
When you watch as much television as I do, you see familiar faces all the time, and then you have to ask yourself (or IMDb), “Where have I seen him/her before?” For example, I’m watching the first season of House, and I’ve recognized guest stars from elsewhere in thirteen of the first fifteen episodes.
And then there are actors like Michelle Forbes and Željko [...]
Cool Spies Don’t Look at Explosions
One highlight of this May’s MTV Movie Awards was the music video starring Andy Samberg and “Neil Diamond,” with a special keyboard solo by J.J. Abrams. The video was an ode to the cinematic cliché in which the hero or villain walks away from a blast without so much as a backward glance. In case you haven’t seen it, check it out here:
And keyboardist J.J. Abrams should know: on multiple occasions, characters in his brainchild Alias (my favorite show, [...]
Give These Actors a Take Two!
The following post was originally published on my old blog on March 29, 2009.
The following actors are all alumni of some of my favorite shows, and I want them back on television. Post haste!
Merrin Dungey Dungey is one of my beloved Alias actors and probably one of the most under-appreciated. She spent two seasons playing Francie Calfo and then made a couple of repeat performances later in the series. She spent two seasons on the sudsy, frothy mess known as Summerland. And then good news! [...]