random weird survey of crap on TV

[rm]

Did anyone else watch the new WB show Jack & Bobby? I wound up watching it by accident, and it sort of blew me away, obvious and heavy handed though it was. I'm still not sure why on earth the show exists, but definitely compelling. Shades of the whole Gattaca "I never saved anything for the way back" thing in the plotline.

Of course, the competition was grim:

The Perfect Storm -- saw this in a theatre with Kat and we both hated it (the book is good though). It also made us seasick and we had sit down on the curb because we couldn't walk a straight line for ages afterwards (yes, I've gotten seasick twice ever -- once at a movie, and once on a ferry to Yankee Stadium. Yes, I'm embarassed -- I actually passed out getting off the ferry. That's the best part... I get back on solid ground... walk, I dunno...twenty yards...? get even more dizzy and pass out).

The Patriot -- _awful_. It's such a pity Jason Isaacs is so much fun in it... because Mel Gibson is his creepy weird awful self in it, and it's really just unwatchable.

The Lubavitcher Telethon -- there is no commentary I could possibly come up with on this one.

Aside from all of that channel flipping, I watched HH disc 7, and was somewhat confused because I'm reading the books at the same time and some of the differences are pronounced and confusingly so. Aside from that, can anyone tell me why Maria is Mariah in this, or is it that Maria is pronounced Mariah in Britain? Anyway, while less annoying in the DVD, I'm sort of more amused by her in the books. Either way, I think there's really something to be said for the way the marriage comes across thus far in both mediums -- I mean... how often do we get to see men being idiots about women, and knowing they're being idiots about women, and having the good grace not to make crappy excuses about the fact that they're idiots about women? I guess it's this notion, and not anything about love, that makes these damn things romances at their heart.

Comments

[algor.livejournal.com]

Tonight is my first experience with the Luvabitcher telethon. I'm assuming the reason I've never seen it before is I've never lived on the coast. There were no Jews where I grew up, so no audience for the telethon, I suppose. It is somewhat surreal. When I first landed on the channel, I saw a rabbi standing next to a picture of ....the same rabbi. He was blowing on a conch shell or something. I wanted to turn down the volume on the TV and put on the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" album in the background.

[rm.livejournal.com]

He was probably blowing a ram's horn (a shofar). I will state for the record that most Jews here do find the Lubavitchers weird and bizarre, and yet look on them with fondness, because without them we would not have "mitzvah tank" and an actual known phrase around here.

[algor.livejournal.com]

I think I was actually more weirded out by the fact that he was standing next to a portrait of himself.

That, and the little "promo" with Matt LeBlanc and Drea de Matteo.

[ellegina.livejournal.com]

Crap. I missed Jack and Bobby--I didn't realize it was on tonight.

[laurel]

They're rerunning the first episode on Thursday night. And on Sunday early evening/late afternoon in some markets. It ran 5 minutes long the first time, so it might on additional airings too.

(My review is in my tv picks for yesterday. One of the best pilots for the new season. I also liked Lost and Veronica Mars quite a bit; Desperate Housewives is also promising. Those are still forthcoming; will have reviews of those on the days they premiere).

[ellegina.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! I'll try to catch it this week.

[miep.livejournal.com]

i think maria is indeed pronounced "mariah" in england. this is due to far too much british tv in my childhood thanks to pbs.

I watched them re-do an apartment on ABC. that and read fairy tales.

[confesstome.livejournal.com]

Ally (my youngest) couldn't see another movie for TWO YEARS after "The Perfect Storm", her stomach was so perfectly upset.