The Medium is Not Enough TV blog: Microfeed for "What have you been watching this week (w/e November 20)" http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/2009/11/what_have_you_been_watching_this_week_we_november_2.php Comments for the entry "What have you been watching this week (w/e November 20)" en-us Movable Type v4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:55 +00:00 Comment from bob Highlight of my week was without a doubt Merlin which had a surprisingly mature and emotional episode with Arthur at its heart and Merlin playing a strong role too. Amazing stuff. I still can't get it out of my head.

Another British delight was Misfits which I saw the pilot of after I posted in last week's whybwtw. I have just seen episode 2 and it is brilliant. Loved it. A really good use of the supernatural to look at people's behaviour.

And as we are in Brit-land, yeah I saw Doctor Who but oddly enough probably enjoyed Sarah Jane more. Phil Ford wrote the SJ story last week about the Mona Lisa and I thought it had very sharp dialogue and some great character stuff for Luke and Clyde.

Moving across the ocean, Dexter was okay but it's probably the episode that has me the least excited of all so far this season (which I do think is stellar). The season is kind of at the start where I would expect things to be a bit more pacy.

Missing Mad Men from my personal schedule, I tried V and was both repulsed by its cynical tone and bored by its barrage of "twists" that you could see coming.

This week's FlashForward (that was broadcast in Britland on Monday) was also a disappointment but since it delivered three brilliant episodes in a row until that one, I am not too worried.

I've watched a fair amount of Being Erica (the last one I saw had no time travel antics whatsoever) and am kind of annoyed that the mysterious Kai turned out to be a naff rock star from 2019. Such a waste. Still, the show manages to entertain just through the strange charisma of Erica.

Finally... I guess I am one episode behind with Community and I read Rob's words above with a heavy heart because I was rather looking forward to last week's development gaining legs...

]]> 5550@http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/#c30884 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:55 +00:00 Comment from George Doctor Who, Doctor Who and Doctor Who! ! Great episode... can't wait for 'The end of time'. Also saw the clip on children in need and was whooping on the sofa.
Stargate Universe. Another good episode, pretty brutal and some good character work I thought. I just hope it doesn't do a Star Trek Voyager and resolve everything with a bow on in the next episode!
The Restaurant... I couldn't believe last weeks decision and this weeks decision was out of the judges hands as one of the couple closed their own restaurant! I was very disappointed. This years series turning out to be quite hollow (are the contestants given any support?)
Spooks - This weeks ep felt like a retread of one many years ago in series 1. However another shock at the end of the episode. All I can say is that the fringe benefits of their job must be good as the attrition rate is shocking!
and finally Mrs Espedair has inflicted I'm a celebrity on me... oh the horror. This really is end of the world tv.... at least I pray for the end of the world when I have to watch it (I guess I've just seen 2012 so I'm in an apocalypse kind of mood!)

]]> 5550@http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/#c30887 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:58:11 +00:00 Comment from Toby O'B Finally got around to watching the Stargate Universe two hour premiere. I didn't record any of the others, but I'm not sure I would have ended up watching them. I did enjoy this, but it wasn't that compelling for me.

I went home to Connecticut to visit two of my brothers, and brought along "sustenance" - DVDs to survive the old family home where my brother Bill keeps his cable at the absolute minimum. Not even CNN is on the tier he has!

I had two offerings from Cinematic Titanic - "Frankenstein's Castle Of Freaks" with Rossanno Brazzi and Michael Dunn (one of my top five favorite actors, but here he was slumming!) and "The Wasp Woman", a Roger Corman quickie. CT consists of the same gang who used to do 'Mystery Science Theatre 3000'.

I also had the first disk in the 'Branded' series which included two b&w pilots - one of which reteamed Chuck Connors with Johnny Crawford, who played his son on 'Rifleman'. This disk also included an episode from the anthology series 'Four Star Playhouse' from 1955 about a con man played by David Niven. Connors was in the cast, along with Elizabeth Patterson ('I Love Lucy') and Amanda Blake. ('Gunsmoke')

The last disk was of three episodes of 'Daniel Boone', one of which had one of my favorite topics - history distorted through TV fiction. In this, President John Adams was kidnapped and Boone had to ransom him.

I recorded all of the 'Prisoner' eps but not sure when I can get to them. It's against my better judgement to watch them, but I still feel compelled to do so.

While home I did get to see an old episode of 'Malcolm In The Middle' with Hayden "Claire Bear" Panetierre as a girl who came between Malcolm and his brother Reese. Never recognized her!

All of the shows I recorded from Tuesday through Thursday, I'm slowly catching up on now - just watched an episode of 'Fringe' which should have big possibilities for Toobworld!

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