The Big C - Season 1 "Promo"
Showtime es de las mejores cadenas haciendo promos, si no ver los casos de Dexter y Weeds.
The Big C es una comedia negra sobre una madre de familia a la que, de pronto, le es diagnosticado un cáncer. Laura Linney dará vida a la protagonista, que después de recibir la mala noticia cambia radicalmente su forma de ver y vivir su propia vida (Fuente: Vayatele).
Personaje Sexy Femenino Tv favorito (Lista 6 y última)
Vamos con la última lista. Esto se acaba y ¿para quién es tu último voto?
Lost Wars
Y no paran de salir videos, pero éste, sencillamente genial. Como les hubiera gustado a los guionistas, fans hasta la médula de Star Wars, hacer una escena así.
Lost - Principio y Fin
Genial video donde podemos ver la escena del piloto rebobinada hacia atrás coincidiendo con el final de la serie.
The End is Here
One of the greatest TV shows of the decade came to an end on Sunday night/Monday morning (depending on where in the World you are) as the series finale of Lost finally aired. My original plan for this week was, with both Lost and 24 ending, to cast an eye over some of the new shows that will be hitting our screens this fall season and see if there is anything amongst that little lot that could possibly fill the chasm in the schedules that the two aforementioned TV juggernauts have/will leave (more on that next week now).
But in the aftermath of Lost’s beautifully realised finale, cyberspace has been full of people venting their spleen over the 2 and a half hour epic that unfolded. Some praising the poignancy of it, some crapping all over it – whichever camp you are in yourself or have been reading the work of, it certainly seems as though any idiot with access to a keyboard and a blog or website has been voicing their opinion on the Lost finale.
So with that in mind, here are my thoughts…
First of all, let’s just set one thing straight, finales are always shat on by just about everyone. From Seinfeld to The Sopranos, people never react well to their favourite shows disappearing from their screen. A finale can never live up to the lofty expectations that fans have for the swan song of something that they have lived and breathed for years.
Sadly, this is now true of Lost as well.
People are ranting left, right and centre about a lack of answers, a cop out ending and just about anything else you can imagine. Half of it I’m convinced is down to a lack of intelligence. I’ve read literally dozens of different theories on what actually happened in the finale, when to me I think it’s pretty clear.
I’ve got to admit I sat there for a good few minutes after the credits rolled hoping that maybe there’d be some post-credits reveal or bonus scene, but when I realised that wasn’t coming I was content and satisfied with how this TV phenomenon had wrapped up.
People with an axe to grind are wrongly focussing too much on the ending that occurred in the flash-sideways universe and I really don’t understand why. This is a thread that was only introduced for this season and I think that it was tied up very poetically and complimented the fact that this was the final season almost magically.
There have been five other glorious seasons of this show with island based adventure, if the island storylines had been wrapped up with some sort of ‘it was all a dream’ explanation then I could definitely understand the bile some people are spewing towards the show.
But that wasn’t the case, I think the island-based story was concluded at a perfect juncture – book ended so brilliantly by Jack in the bamboo field. Enough characters got resolutions and enough was left open for us to imagine what would happen in the future.
Lost is a show with a rabid fan base and it has to have played into Cuse and Lindelof’s plans that fans will be speculating and telling stories about Lost long after the show has ended. If they’d tied up absolutely every loose end then there’d be nothing left for people to dwell on and debate.
Was anyone really expecting the myriad of questions the show has posed over its six season run to be answered in one two and a half hour episode? There were that many balls to be juggled we were always going to be left with a few outstanding queries.
The major questions had been answered long before the finale even aired.
I’ve read pieces from people that have brought up Walt – do they not realise that given the fact Malcolm David Kelley grew almost beyond recognition in his time away from the show that it would have been nigh on impossible to bring him back. His journey was wrapped up just fine for me when Locke met with him a couple of seasons back.
I genuinely hope that over time, people’s raw feelings will evaporate and that the venom being directed at Lost at the moment is just down to anger that this magnificent spectacle has now finished, or just down to the uncontrollable stupidity that I touched on earlier.
Because I personally adored the finale. I laughed, I (very nearly) cried and I was kept hooked (at 5am in the morning no less) for two and a half very short hours. Even clocking in at a mammoth running time, it wasn’t enough. I never wanted it to end; this was a master class in gripping television.
I loved the diversity of those who actually got to leave the island in the end – I would have never called those six being the ones who got away – Frank, Richard, Miles, Sawyer, Kate and Claire.
I suppose it helps that Richard, Miles and Sawyer are my favourite three characters, after Desmond of course, but it was still most definitely a motley crew of survivors.
Everyone who hadn’t died we left in a place I think they were happy with – even in death, Jack found the meaning on the island he had been looking for, Ben finally got to be important to the island, Desmond lived and had the hope of maybe being reunited with Penny and Hurley was left to do what he does best and “take care of people”.
I honestly don’t see how anyone can gripe about how things were left on the island.
People seem to be directing most of the disparaging comments towards the flash-sideways universe, which has been nothing but entertaining all season.
My view on this is that if this had just been a season finale rather than the series finale there would be no where near this level of controversy but as it was the series finale, expectations were in another stratosphere.
The flash-sideways universe was only a small(ish) piece of the most majestic jigsaw puzzle and dwelling too much on that one aspect of the show will only sour the memories you have.
It was a spiritual, multi-denominational religious ending but it gave our beloved characters, and us, a happy ending. Lovers and friends were reunited, people’s journeys came to an end and almost every character found closure and just “let go”, which is now what we ourselves need to do.
Without the flash-sideways universe, very few characters would have had a happy ending. Sure Sawyer eventually got off crap hole island but he had lost his beloved Juliet and just about every other character was far happier in ‘death world’ than we left them in the living.
The finale was an emotional affair, but it was that Sawyer-Juliet reunion that very nearly pushed me over the edge – I always loved those two together and you must have a heart of stone if you weren’t moved just a little by their vending machine reunion. All the ‘awakening’ moments in the sideways storyline were emotional – Sayid and Shannon, Charlie and Claire, even Jack and Kate – a feel good ending for so many characters was never going to happen on the island but this alt-universe gave the audience and the characters an ending of joy rather than pain.
I’m not usually one for saccharine but I fell hook, line and sinker for this final episode. It nearly moved me to tears and if any other genuine fans out there feel differently then I think they’ve really missed the point of Lost.
I honestly believe there are two groups of people who watched Lost: those, like myself, who simply fell in love with the characters, the storytelling and the mysticism of it all and those who watched out of curiosity – to see just what all the fuss was about and not to miss out if some earth-shattering revelation was eventually made.
If you are one of the former then I would imagine you are of a similar mindset to me, if you are one of the latter then you are probably writing an angry piece tearing the finale, and the show, to pieces as we speak.
Lost has always and will always be a character piece. Sure, the mysteries of the island kept us all intrigued, but really they didn’t matter it was how they made our heroes interact that mattered.
Did we ever really get a definitive answer as to why the island was travelling through time? I guess we sort of did but even we hadn’t it wouldn’t have bothered me because without that narrative device we’d have never seen Sawyer and Juliet get together and have some of the show’s most beautiful and heartfelt moments.
You have to get past the island and its plethora of mysteries and focus on the characters and how their journeys ended – if you can do that then I don’t see how anyone can be unhappy with how Lost ended its run.
I could honestly go on and on for days about the show, the finale, the actors, the characters and the fans but for now I just want a bit of time for it to all wash over me.
I had to get something down on the blog to get how I was feeling off my chest, but in terms of really evaluating how the series ended, well I think that may take a great deal of time and several repeat viewings.
From where I’m sitting, some 60 hours later the finale of Lost was by no means perfect but it was poignant, poetic and magical – just like the past six seasons have been.
Thank you Lost for six years of sublime television. You shall be missed dearly.
24 Day 8 Death Counter:
Hour 21
x4 Russian operatives – shot and killed by Jack Bauer (JBK x4)
Pavel Tokarev – tortured, then has stomach cut open by Jack Bauer (JBK)
Episode Death Total = 5
Cumulative Season Death Total = 93
(Ongoing) Jack Bauer Kills (JBK) Total = 31
At this point exactly 1/3 of the Day 8 deaths are thanks to Jack Bauer.
Other Musings:
- Back when American Idol had whittled its cast down to the top 24 I picked my top two girls and boys.
Now although poor Lilly Scott didn’t even make the top 12, my other three selections ended up actually being the top 3.
With Casey now gone, it is down to Crystal and Lee for the crown of American Idol 2010. I really hope Lee can do it, like Adam Lambert last year Crystal doesn’t need to win; she’s already got a great career ahead of her now thanks to Idol.
Lee on the other hand I fear needs to win to cement his future effectively. The signs are good for Lee to pull of what a couple of weeks ago would probably have been deemed an upset though. Like last year’s winner Kris Allen, Lee has improved beyond recognition as the season has progressed, whereas Crystal has been consistently good (a la Adam Lambert last year)
Lee has somehow managed to leap frog Crystal to the head of the betting now and is the favourite to be announced the winner on Wednesday night. His popularity is not just down to his unbelievably good voice though, he is humble, shy and self-deprecating – almost the complete antithesis of the somewhat smug Crystal.
I really hope Lee does the business but even if he doesn’t I can’t complain really because I never thought he’d get this far.
- At the start of the year I wrote about a number of adverts – some good, some impossibly annoying. The current state of adverts is definitely leaning towards the annoying side but then came along one ad that turned all that around – this piece of genius from Nike:
- The greatest TV event of the year is this Saturday night – The Eurovision Song Contest 2010. I’m honestly more excited than I was for the Grand National, which really is quite worrying.
For anyone who loves Eurovision and all its campy glory, here is a little video clip to wet your appetite – the greatest entry of the last four years…
Hour 21
x4 Russian operatives – shot and killed by Jack Bauer (JBK x4)
Pavel Tokarev – tortured, then has stomach cut open by Jack Bauer (JBK)
Episode Death Total = 5
Cumulative Season Death Total = 93
(Ongoing) Jack Bauer Kills (JBK) Total = 31
At this point exactly 1/3 of the Day 8 deaths are thanks to Jack Bauer.
Other Musings:
- Back when American Idol had whittled its cast down to the top 24 I picked my top two girls and boys.
Now although poor Lilly Scott didn’t even make the top 12, my other three selections ended up actually being the top 3.
With Casey now gone, it is down to Crystal and Lee for the crown of American Idol 2010. I really hope Lee can do it, like Adam Lambert last year Crystal doesn’t need to win; she’s already got a great career ahead of her now thanks to Idol.
Lee on the other hand I fear needs to win to cement his future effectively. The signs are good for Lee to pull of what a couple of weeks ago would probably have been deemed an upset though. Like last year’s winner Kris Allen, Lee has improved beyond recognition as the season has progressed, whereas Crystal has been consistently good (a la Adam Lambert last year)
Lee has somehow managed to leap frog Crystal to the head of the betting now and is the favourite to be announced the winner on Wednesday night. His popularity is not just down to his unbelievably good voice though, he is humble, shy and self-deprecating – almost the complete antithesis of the somewhat smug Crystal.
I really hope Lee does the business but even if he doesn’t I can’t complain really because I never thought he’d get this far.
- At the start of the year I wrote about a number of adverts – some good, some impossibly annoying. The current state of adverts is definitely leaning towards the annoying side but then came along one ad that turned all that around – this piece of genius from Nike:
- The greatest TV event of the year is this Saturday night – The Eurovision Song Contest 2010. I’m honestly more excited than I was for the Grand National, which really is quite worrying.
For anyone who loves Eurovision and all its campy glory, here is a little video clip to wet your appetite – the greatest entry of the last four years…
Lost....The END
Se acabó Lost, y de que manera más grande lo ha hecho. Cada día que pasa me gusta más el final y menos me vienen a la cabeza las ansiadas respuestas. Ahora ya ni me dan ganas de hacer esas listas con preguntas sin respuestas, porque ha llegado un punto que para qué hacerlas? Lost, ese es el título de la serie, no The Island. Cierto que toda la serie se ha movido por esas incógnitas, pero ¿realmente necesitamos saberlas? ¿te cambiará tu opinión respecto a la serie? Los personajes en la Finale me han llenado más que las respuestas, sobre todo Jack. Y si las respuestas eran como The Across The Sea o Ab Aeterno mejor no saber nada.
No entiendo las reacciones de la gente al no entender el capítulo, que si estaban todos muertos justo cuando se estrellan, que si es un sueño de Jack...lo único que se me queda en la cabeza es que un avión padece un accidene en una Isla misteriosa, donde ocurren unos acontecimientos inexplicables científicamente, y en donde un grupo de supervivientes empiezan a confeccionar una serie de sentimientos entre ellos, ayudándose el uno al otro. Esto hace que sea una búsqueda de la redención de ellos o sea la búsqueda de "dejar de estar perdidos" y que gracias a esta Isla pueden hacerlo. Y así poder pasar a otra vida, ya sea el cielo o lo que sea.
Todo lo que hay entre medio, Dharma, Jacob, Humo Negro, estoy seguro que un día se explicará, sea en DVD o la enciclopedia, no sé cuando, pero que no es el tema central de esta serie. Empezar a teorizar ahora no tiene sentido y quedémonos con este gran final. Nos han engañado durante 6 años, y teníamos que acabar engañados, en el buen sentido de la palabra, si no, no sería LOST.
Si queréis leer una review de la serie, leer esta maravilla.
24 Series Finale Tribute (Part I)
El Domingo se fue Lost y ayer se fue una de las grandes, porque se va una de las series que tiene la mejor temporada seriéfila que he visto jamás. Porque fue la 1ª serie que empecé. Porque es la única serie que te puede tener de pie para ver un capítulo. Porque es una de las mejores series que mejores castings ha hecho. Porque cualquier personaje tiene el 100% de probabilidades de morir, pero la más importante, porque tiene el mejor personaje hecho para una serie y podría seguir diciendo cosas...
24 ha cerrado sus puertas aunque no definitivamente, faltará ir a ver lo último al cine.
Personaje Sexy Femenino Tv favorito (Lista 5)
Penúltima lista del mejor personaje Sexy Femenino televisivo. Ya queda menos para coronar a la reina.
Stargate Universe S01E19 - Incursion I "Promo"
Hasta el 5 Junio nos quedamos sin Stargate Universe. Sencillamente genial este final de temporada, que ha comenzado con este 1x18 y con una gran aportación de cast: Rhona Mitra.
FlashForward S01E22 - Future Shock "Series Finale Promo"
Se acaba FlashForward, y en este periodo lo ha hecho bien, entretener, porque yo no le pedía nada más, ni ser sucesora de nadie.
Estrenos Nueva temporada 2010-2011
Los nuevos estrenos más interesantes para la temporada que viene, destacando también, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Luck y The Walking Dead.
The Event (NBC)
The Event es un emocionante thriller de acción que gira en torno a Sean Walker (Jason Ritter, The Class), un hombre que investiga la misteriosa desaparición de su prometida, Leila (Sarah Roemer, Disturbia). Sin pretenerlo, durante su búsqueda empieza a destapar una tapadera que está encubriendo la mayor conspiración en la historia de Estados Unidos.
No Ordinary Family (ABC)
Los Powell están a punto de dejar de ser una familia normal y convertirse en seres extraordinario. Después de 16 años de matrimonio, la relación entre Jim (Michael Chiklis) y Stephanie (Julie Benz) ha perdido la pasión que ha tenido en el pasado. Su vida familiar ahora consiste en equilibrar sus respectivos trabajos con la educación de sus dos hijos. Durante unas vacaciones familiares planeadas para intentar conseguir un mayor vínculo entre ellos, su avión se estrella en el río Amazons.
Es ese momento en donde comienza su nueva vida, ya que pronto descubren que algo no va bien. Cada uno de ellos posee ahora diferentes súper poderes. Mientras tratan de salvar su vida familiar, los Powell tratarán de averiguar el propósito de sus nuevos poderes y se embarcarán en una emocionante aventura que les llevará a encontrar su nuevo lugar en el mundo. Y es que a pesar de todo lo que les ha pasado, lo único que ha cambiado para ellos es que su vida se ha vuelto un poco más emocionante.
Covert Affairs (USA Network)
Una cadete de la CIA se ve obligada a convertirse de forma inesperada en una agente de campo a cargo de una importante misión.
Undercovers (NBC)
Undercovers es un entretenida serie de acción y espionaje que demuestra que el matrimonio es la sociedad más peligrosa del mundo. Steven Bloom (Boris Kodjoe, Resident Evil: Afterlife) y su esposa, Samantha (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Doctor Who), son la típica pareja casada que dirige una empresa de catering en Los Angeles. Pero hay una cosa que muy poca gente sabe. Ambos eran de los mejores espías de la CIA antes de que se enamoraran cinco años atrás y decidieran retirarse.
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Esta serie es un revival de la serie policiaca del mismo nombre, que narra el funcionamiento de un ficticio departamento de policía de Hawaii.
The Cape (NBC)
The Cape es una serie protagonizada por David Lyons (Urgencias) como Vince Faraday, un honesto policía en una corrupta fuerza policial, que se ve inculpado en una serie de asesinatos y es dado por muerto. Se verá obligado a esconderse y dejar atrás a su esposa (Jennifer Ferrin, Life On Mars) e hijo. Motivado por el deseo de reunirse con ellos y combatir a los criminales que se han apoderado de Palm City, Faraday se convierte en "La Capa", el superhéroe favorito de su hijo, y tomará la justicia por su propia mano.
Perfect Couples (NBC)
Perfect Couples narra las aventuras y desventuras de tres parejas casadas que se esfuerzan por averiguar qué es lo que hace que una relación sentimental sea ideal, y especialmente por saber cómo mantenerlas vidas a través de los numerosos errores que cometen. La serie explora este heroico viaje en b mundoplus.tv ca de la relación perfecta, intentando por supuesto, no destruirse entre ellos durante el proceso.
Lone Star (FOX)
Lone Star gira en torno a mundoplus.tv experto estafa mundoplus.tv r (Jimmy Wolk) que se esfuerza por llevar unaa vida doble, viviendo en dos ciudades diferentes de Texas y con dos mujeres diferentes, a las que dan vida Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) y Eloise Mumford (Crash).
Chase (NBC)
Chase es una frenética serie que introduce a los espectadores en el medio de un juego del gato y del ratón, protagonizado por equipo de oficiales de policía que rastrean a peligrosos fugitivos por todo Estados Unidos.
Outsourced (NBC)
Outsourced es una comedia en donde el medio oeste americano se cruza con el este en un hilarante choque cultural. La serie se centra en una compañía estaunidense que vende diferentes artículos de broma y objetos de animación deportiva, y cuyo centro de atención al cliente ha sido deslocalizado a la India. En él, Todd Dempsy (Ben Rappaport) es el nuevo gerente que llega al país asiático para dirigir la operación.
Happy Endings (ABC)
Elisha Cuthbert (24) y Eliza Coupe (Scrubs) encabezan el reparto de Happy Endings, una divertida comedia sobre una pareja que rompe en el altar, obligando a su grupo de amigos a resolver cómo mantener sus amistades después de la ruptura, especialmente cuando todos ellos siempre han pivotado alrededor de la pareja. Olvidan quien se queda con el anillo después de romperse el compromiso, la verdadera pregunta es quién se queda con los amigos. No es que cuado una pareja rompa, todos sus amigos se separen. Es sólo que la vida se vuelve mucho más complicada.
Nikita (CW)
La actriz y experta en artes marciales Maggie Q (Misión Imposible III) será la popular asesina de una organización gubernamental secreta que se rebela contra el sistema que la ha creado y no se detendrá hasta que consiga acabar con esta poderosa operación.
Terra Nova (FOX)
La serie de acción y aventuras sigue una familia común y corriente en un extraordinario viaje en el tiempo a la Tierra prehistórica como parte de una expedición masiva para salvar a la raza humana.
Fuente: Mundoplus.tv
24 S08E23-24 "Promo"
BRUTAL!! la que se avecina puede ser muy grande. 1 semana para la SERIES FINALE de 24.
(Sons of) Anarchy in the UK
I’m currently enthralled by Season 2 of the gritty as hell Sons of Anarchy which I’m watching at UK pace (and by UK pace I of course mean: about 7 months behind the US).So for anyone getting revved up for season 3, which is now only a couple of short months away from airing in the States, I apologise for how dated this feature must seem.
But as behind as we are in the UK I can’t go through three months of this Shakespearean tragedy in leather without talking about it and extolling its virtues on anyone who will listen.
So after three sublime episodes of Sons of Anarchy’s sophomore year, here are my thoughts on the undisputed best show on TV:
Where we’ve been:
Season 1 ended with bitter ATF agent Stahl setting Opie up as a rat (to be fair, you’d be bitter to if an incarcerated club member blacked both your eyes and broke your nose from inside prison).
With Clay and Tig privately conspiring on how to deal with the ‘rat’ in their midst they ultimately came to the conclusion that Opie need to be taken out. A case of mistaken identity led to Opie’s wife Donna taking the bullets meant for her spouse and SAMCRO was sent spinning into turmoil.
A handful of people know the truth about Donna’s murder: Jax, Hale, Gemma and of course Clay and the man who pulled the trigger: Tig.
Elsewhere at the end of that fantastic first season, Tara and Jax finally decided to make a commitment to each other which has overlapped into season 2’s storylines, with Tara trying to adjust to life as an “old lady” and discovering that its not going to be easy.
Season 2 kicked off with a group of White Supremacists trying to muscle their way in to Charming and using the horrific and harrowing rape and assault of Gemma as a means of causing SAMCRO to implode.
They didn’t bank on the strength of Charming’s resident Lady Macbeth though and although struggling with her ordeal, Gemma is yet to spill the beans to her son and husband.
I mentioned it in an earlier blog but that rape scene at the end of episode 1 was about the most disturbing thing I’ve seen on TV in recent years. It wasn’t that graphic, but the way it was played and shot was just eerie and really had an effect on me.
Opie returned from some me-time and is now concerning club members with his cavalier behaviour – it certainly would appear that the most emotionally complex character on the show has developed a death wish.
The Sons have now joined forces with Otto’s old lady Luann in her porn business, with Bobby Elvis now on board as a book keeper – which should at least serve as some light comedic relief.
But the main focal point of season 2 is the White Power gang, with their leader Zobelle out to destroy SAMCRO at every opportunity and having now seemingly got to Hale things could get very dark very soon for SAMCRO.
Where we’re going:
Obviously, the Elephant in the room at the moment is Gemma’s rape, which she has kept mostly to herself at the moment. Although visibly struggling psychologically, she has yet to spill the beans to anyone.
With her son and husband at increasing loggerheads maybe the most masterfully manipulative woman on the show is just waiting for that moment when this bombshell can have the exact opposite effect that her attackers had hoped and actually bring Jax and Clay back on to the same page.
If and when Gemma reveals all to Jax and/or Clay you know that things are going to get very ugly, very quickly for everyone who had a hand in the attack.
Gemma’s attack has helped her to finally bond and at least find, what for now I will call mutual respect, with Tara. Given how adversarial the two leading ladies of Charming were in season 1 it’s been nice to see them find some common ground.
Tara is a great character and I like seeing her getting more involved in club matters, it has to only be a matter of time before she finds her inner bad ass and really stands up for herself. Her confrontation with the porn star who was throwing herself at Jax last week was definitely a new side to the lovely Doctor, and with Gemma now showing her the ropes as an ‘old lady’, she couldn’t really have a better teacher could she?
Opie’s mindset of getting in deeper than ever in club matters couldn’t be more tragic or heartbreaking. It was his indecision about whether to be in or out that made Clay et al suspicious of him in season 1 and ultimately led to the death of his wife.
With his actual family now destroyed, Opie is relying heavily on his surrogate family – the club, completely oblivious to the fact that some of his ‘brothers’ caused his heartache.
Whenever it finally comes out who was responsible for Donna’s death, and eventually I don’t see how it can’t, I dare say there will be bloodier retribution than for Gemma’s attackers.
Hale’s possible defection to the dark side is another interesting plot thread this season. It seemed as though he and Jax had possibly put their differences aside and found an understanding at the end of season 1/ beginning of season 2, but now after initially shooting down the offer of friendship from Weston and Zobelle he now looks to have sold his soul to finally get one over on SAMCRO.
Elsewhere, Tig’s guilt over what he did to Donna and vicariously Opie seems to be bubbling to the surface, the porn sub plot has allowed us to see Tom Arnold turn up being as brilliantly sleazy as possible and SAMCRO’s perilously poised relationships with the different gangs they deal with remain ready to explode at any moment.
All in all, we have the ingredients for one hell of a remainder of the season and I can’t wait to see how the best damn show on TV unravels.
Sons of Anarchy Season 2 airs on Wednesdays @ 10pm on Bravo in the UK
24 Day 8 Death Counter:
Hour 20
Bledsoe – shot in the head by Jack Bauer (JBK)
x2 Bledsoe’s henchmen – shot and killed by Jack Bauer (JBK x2)
Bledsoe henchman – shot by Jack Bauer (JBK)
Bank employee – shot and killed by Dana Walsh
Random person on the street – shot and (presumably) killed by Dana Walsh
Dana Walsh – shot at point blank range by Jack Bauer (JBK)
Episode Death Total = 7
Cumulative Season Death Total = 88
(Ongoing) Jack Bauer Kills (JBK) Total = 26
With Jack hell bent on revenge I can only see the body count increasing and those Jack Bauer Kills racking up as we head into the home straight of the season and, sadly, series.
Lost....un poco de música.
Hace días que salió la BSO de la 5ª temporada de Lost. Hay una canción que me ha encantado, que es la que he puesto a continuación, Together or Not Together. Ese piano, ese Giacchino apretando la tecla del piano no tiene nombre, brutal. Aún no la tienes.
Destaco también: LaFleur, Follow The Leader, Jack's Swang Song, Jacob's Stabber.
Stargate Universe S01E18 - Subversion "Promo"
Después de un capítulo de relleno, nos acercamos a la finale.
V sí....FlashForward no y Heroes tampoco
Qué futuro más negro está amaneciendo en el mundo seriéfilo. Se acabó BSG, Dollhouse... Se acaba 24, Lost...parece que se cancela Damages...se estrenó Treme y The Pacific y no tienen pinta de dar el salto ya que no leo comentarios sobre ellas, ni referencias. Y ahora me cuentan que V renueva para una 2ª temporada de 13 capítulos. La semana que viene acaba la 1ª temporada y en 11 capítulos se tiene la sensación que no ha pasado nada, y que la season finale es un capítulo más. Guión justo, actores justos, efectos pésimos, música normal, y eso hace que renueve. En cambio FlashForward a la cancelación. Seguramente el número de espectadores ha provocado esta situación ya que por mí, después del parón la serie había mejorado bastante y la trama se hacía adictiva. Por lo menos que se le pase el presupuesto de FF a Erica Evans, a ver si puede fichar a alguien más para la resistencia.
Esperemos que True Blood y Weeds vuelvan con fuerzas. De Dexter no voy a dudar, de lo mejor de la parrilla seriefila. Stargate Universe volverá seguro, se lo merece. Friday Night Lights se despedirá con su 5ª temporada y lo hará a lo grande, estoy segurísimo. Caprica no puedo opinar ya que me tengo que poner con ella. The Big Bang Theory y Modern Family seguirán con nivel ofrecido. Sons of Anarchy, Fringe y Breaking Bad, 3 de las mejores series calificadas volverán. The Good Wife renovó para una 2ª temporada, después de las buenas críticas. Misfits volverá con 2ª temporada y se agradece. Heroes cancelada seguro y...
en cuanto a series nuevas hay muchas, The Walking Dead, No Ordinary Family, Game of Thrones, Covert Affairs, Undercovers, The Event, Boardwalk Empire, Terra Nova, Hawaii Five-O, The Cape ... No sé como estará la parrilla el año que viene pero una cosa sé seguro, este año se ha aguantado por las series que habían, pero ¿darán el nivel esperado las nuevas? aunque siempre estaremos a tiempo de escuchar el reloj de 24 en el cine.
Actualización: Heroes también ha sido cancelada. Se veia venir aunque el principio del Vol 6 daba esperanzas para seguir. Otra serie, de las con mayor potencial, que se va sin final.
V S01E12 - Red Sky "Season Finale Promo"
Próximo Jueves, se acaba la 1ª temporada de V. No sé si renovará pero ha sido una temporada floja. Veremos si pasa algo interesante digno de mención.
Lost S06E15 - Across The Sea "Comentario"
¿Decepción? por mi parte sí. Creo que los capítulos mitológicos no son lo mío, me apasionan más los de ciencia, rollo Desmond. Visto el capítulo sólo se puede llegar a la conclusión de que Jacob y AntiJacob son unos personajes más de la historia de Lost. TODO se centra en la Isla, lo que significa la Isla, la gente que construyó la estatua, esos jeroglíficos egipcios, el humo negro. El Humo Negro es algo muy, pero que mucho más antiguo que Jacob. Por ese motivo AntiJacob no es malo, ni mala persona, él se quiere ir de la Isla y su alma, o no sé que, es insertado en el humo negro. Por tanto, por algo que supongo nos explicarán, el humo no puede salir de la Isla.
Ahora no sé si nos explicarán la historia del Humo (porque yo con esto no me conformo), Estatua, Cabaña, Cenizas, etc. Lo de Jacob está explicado y como fue la de Alpert, no me ha gustado, no me ha satisfecho, mis expectativas eran mucho mayores y el palo ha sido grande. Igualmente que lo del backgammon, el guiño a Locke y Walt con Jacob y AntiJacob me parece forzado, ya que en 4 años no se hace referencia a ello y no me hace falta que me lo pongas para decir, SÍ! lo teníamos pensado desde el principio, porque no me lo voy a creer.
Las preguntas serían:
Quién es la madre loca y por qué no envejece? es por el vino de la juventud y el poder? o el maquillaje es malo?
Cómo sólo una mujer puede proteger una Isla?
Por qué no deja irse a AntiJacob de la Isla?
Cómo llega la madre loca a la Isla y por qué sabe todo sobre ella?
Por qué mata a la madre de éstos?
Por qué Jacob no puede ver a su madre muerta?
Cómo consigue no envejecer Jacob? creo que por el vino del poder.
Qué es ese lugar luminoso?
Cómo se contruya la rueda? sola?
Quién ataca el poblado? porque eso es una masacre.
Cómo sabe AntiJacob que poniendo una rueda y girándola puede salir de la Isla? acaso sabe que es esa luz, o que con el electromagnetismo puede viajar en el tiempo?
Esa entrada luminosa ya no existe en el presente?
Cómo sale Jacob de la Isla, si no hay nada para salir, según se dice en este capítulo. The Jacob's boat?
Quién fue el 1er guardian de la Isla?
De dónde se sacó esa información de que toda esta historia está situada en el año 23 A.C?
Toda la historia se centra por lo que hizo una madre loca en su día? y sobre lo del bien y el mal. Viendo lo de este capítulo, porque AntiJacob es el mal, que culpa tiene él de que le hallan encasquetado al humo negro? y Jacob el bien? o no hay nada de bien y mal. También parece que el TODO VALE se confirma en este capítulo. Lo de la rueda me parece sacado de la chistera, canalizando el agua y la luz?
Con esto llegamos a la conclusión de que Jacob también es un simple peón en la historia de Lost, no como decíamos o pensábamos muchos, un Dios egipcio o algo similar, sino simplemente otro "La Isla te necesita", de los que ya han pasado Ben, Locke, Richard, etc.
Y finalmente cuando los guionistas dicen que Lost es una historia de personajes, lo siento pero no. Lost es la Isla y su mitología, y para mí eso es el tema central de esta serie visto en Across The Sea.
24 S08E22 "Promo"
8x21, durísimo capítulo de 24. Todo lo acontecido hasta ahora se queda en nada, visto lo visto. Jack ha sobrepasado el límite, Jack está descontrolado, Jack no raciona...deseando ver la series finale, faltan 12 días. Tic Tac...
Just Getting Warm
Last Wednesday saw the UK debut of a show I’d been excited to see ever since I heard the reaction it was getting from viewers across the pond.FX’s Justified hit our screens far sooner than I ever expected, given the UK’s track record for being months behind the States, but hats off to the baboons over at Five for hot-shotting this fantastic show in to its schedules on its US-dedicated channel Five USA.
Wednesday night has rapidly gone from a nothing TV night to arguably the best small screen night of the week, with White Collar (Bravo @ 9pm), Sons of Anarchy (Bravo @ 10pm) and now Justified (Five USA @ 10pm) all airing new episodes.
After producing great shows like The Shield, Rescue Me and Sons of Anarchy, anything FX puts out there now, usually makes me sit up and take notice, so Justified was always going to be off to a good start with me; FX really is up there rivalling HBO now for creating some of the rawest most brilliant TV out there – with Showtime and AMC narrowly behind.
I may have had high expectations for Justified, but they were by no means betrayed by an excellent pilot episode that has me eagerly anticipating more.
Based on work from the great Elmore Leonard, Justified had an almost unfair advantage in that it was coming from the mind of one of the best and most influential writing talents of the last few decades.
Leonard’s novels Pronto, Riding the Rap and his short story Fire in the Hole (the latter providing the basis for the plot of the pilot of Justified) are the source material for Justified, all three of which feature the popular character of US Marshal Raylan Givens – the hero of Justified.
How the show will fare once they have completely exhausted Leonard’s work is at this point, having only seen the pilot which was heavily derived from his work, somewhat of a concern; but I am confident that what looks like a highly promising show can not only do justice to its wonderful source material but also expand it to even greater plains.
Raylan Givens’ Cowboy hat in Justified is filled by Timothy Olyphant, a man no stranger to cowboy hats and gun-slinging from his role as Seth Bullock in Deadwood (which I criminally still haven’t seen – but is down to be my next box set purchase).
I’ve always liked Olyphant as an actor, dating back to Scream 2, through to Go and Gone in 60 Seconds, I even found myself rooting for him as the villain in Die Hard 4.0. It’s nice to see him back in a leading role on TV and seemingly having so much fun with it - he’s ice cool as Givens and brings a quiet intensity to the role.
Olyphant aside, the best casting decision the show made was to put Walton Goggins in the pilot as Givens’ former friend-turned nemesis Boyd Crowder. Does anybody do red neck better than Goggins? Shane Vendrell in The Shield was essentially a hill-billy with a badge and he plays Crowder with his usual brand of live wire, manic twitchiness.
Given how the pilot ended for Crowder, I’m unsure of whether we’ll see more of Goggins in the show – it would be a crying shame if we didn’t, given the compelling dynamic they set up between Crowder and Givens in the pilot –
all I will say is that they’d better have some equally worthy adversaries for Givens lined up for future episodes if that’s the last we see of Boyd Crowder.Walton Goggins will soon be seen in the upcoming Predators, which looks pretty awesome, and I can’t wait to see what he does with what will no doubt be another of his trademark characters on the big screen. Hopefully this could finally be Goggins becoming the big star he deserves to be recognised as.
Elsewhere in the pilot episode, I enjoyed seeing Peter Greene back on my screen; I enjoyed a lot of his work in the 90s and his, albeit very short, role was a pleasant surprise. Greene didn’t look to be in great shape, maybe that was the point, but it was definitely shocking to see someone I would consider a big(ish) star offed before the titles.
There was also some nice comedic relief from Crowder’s useless hick gang, Jacob Pitts growing up to play one of the Harlan County Marshals and enough sexual tension between Raylan and a couple of women to keep things interesting for the show going forward in the romance stakes.
As I said previously, it’ll be very interesting watching where the show goes now, beyond Leonard’s material, but there was enough spark shown from this pilot to earmark Justified as a pretender to Sons of Anarchy’s crown as the grittiest show about ‘real’ America currently going out.Justified Season 1 airs Wednesdays @ 10pm on Five USA in the UK and goes out on FX Tuesdays @ 10pm in the States.
Other Musings:
- I wasn’t sure if I was tripping or not at the time, but I could’ve sworn I saw Huey from the Fun Lovin’ Criminals presenting a show about pets on Sky1 the other day.
I’m all for diversity in one’s career and I could handle Huey on that gash racing show Slips on MTV or whichever ‘music’ channel it airs on but hosting a show about dogs with Liza Tarbuck!? This is the man that gave us Scooby Snacks for crying out loud!
The irony of that last comment is not lost on me.
- I’m not ashamed to admit it, I watch Glee.
Not by choice per se, but the girlfriend watches it and thus so do I. The same goes for her being forced to watch 24, Lost et al, although she does draw the line at True Blood – convincing her it wasn’t that grisly and then someone cooking a human heart soufflé in the first episode she watched with me was rather unfortunate it has to be said.
Back to Glee though and there seems to have been somewhat of a backlash recently, at least in the UK, from people who don’t watch the show who are sick of hearing classic songs ruined by people from the show. I can understand where they’re coming from if I’m honest. The singing is probably my least favourite part of the show and very wrongly those not in the know seem to think that is what the show is all about.
There are also those idiots out there who do watch the show who focus entirely on the songs, ignoring the razor sharp writing, some wonderfully observed characters and some top notch performances from a very well-cast troupe of actors.
If nothing else, what the people who hate on Glee need to realise is that the show is funny, at times: damn funny. The main laughs coming from Jane Lynch’s Sue Sylvester, quite possibly the greatest TV character created this decade and the wonderful supporting character Brittany (Heather Morris) – a ditzy blonde who comes out with some of the greatest one-liners and non-sequitars since Tracy Jordan.
If Jane Lynch doesn’t win some big awards – and I’m talking Emmys and Golden Globes here – for her role a Sue then there is something seriously wrong somewhere.
Seriously, if you haven’t already, try and get past the, at times, impossibly annoying singing and give Glee a chance.
- Lost started its move in to the home straight with a shocker last week, killing off 3 (possibly 4) main characters. Sayid, Sun, Jin and possibly Lapidus were all victims of The Man in Black, and inadvertently Sawyer, as a bomb ripped apart the submarine the survivors were trying to escape on.
No doubt this won’t be the last we see of any of them, but it was still shocking to see so many major characters bumped off in quick succession. It really has woken everyone up to the anything can happen nature of the show as it nears the end I think, and who is next for the chop I can only speculate.
Not that I bought it anyway, but at least we now know Desmond is still alive and my anticipation for next week’s further exploration of Jacob and The Man in Black’s past has now reached fever pitch.
- If I held my TV or not TV Awards this week, I think that the Man of the Year Award would almost certainly be going to Ty Burrell.
His work on Modern Family as Phil Dunphy is just brilliant. He is consistently the funniest thing on a very funny show and deserves far greater recognition for his performance than he’s been receiving.
- Michael Madsen guest starring on 24 was a very welcome addition to the final season of the show.
Season 8 has already seen an impressive list of guest appearances, but Madsen is probably the most high profile. Hopefully that wasn’t the last we’ve seen of him as I’d like to get a greater sense of Jack Bauer’s history before the show finally bows out.
Elsewhere as the clock slowly ticks towards its final tock, Jack has spiralled into full on Tony-mode in his quest for vengeance for Renee’s murder. This was a very wise move by the writers, giving the viewer one last chance to see Jack in the bad-ass mindset that people originally gravitated towards. I am genuinely excited to see what big shocks they have in store for the final crop of episodes.
Speaking of 24…
24 Day 8 Death Counter:
Hour 18
Episode Death Total = 0
Cumulative Season Death Total = 81
(Ongoing) Jack Bauer Kills (JBK) Total = 21
Hour 19
Episode Death Total = 0
Cumulative Season Death Total = 81
(Ongoing) Jack Bauer Kills (JBK) Total = 21
Yes, you read that correctly 2 blood free hours for 24. I get the feeling that won’t be a recurring theme though…
Personaje Sexy Femenino Tv favorito (Lista 3)
3ª lista de la encuesta, ¿Cuál es el personaje seriéfilo más sexy?. Diversas opciones para elegir. La 4ª lista para el Lunes 17 que viene.
LOST...todo lo bueno se acaba
El año pasado ya nos dejó Battlestar Galactica. En éste le toca a Lost, una de las mejores series de la historia y este video lo demuestra.
Stargate Universe S01E17 - Pain "Promo"
Deseando que llegue el sábado que viene para otra ración de Stargate. Faltan 4 capítulos.
FlashForward S01E20 - The Negotiation "Promo"
A 3 capítulos para el final de temporada o de la serie.
Lost S06E15 - Across The Sea "Sneak Peek"
Si alguien ve muy lejos el 12 Mayo y la tentación le puede como a mí, un avance del siguiente de Lost. No tiene desperdicio.
Lost S06E15 - Across The Sea "Promo"
Después del CAPITULAZO de esta semana, llega el esperadísimo capítulo de Lost. Creo que más que la finale, digo esto porque va a ser el capítulo con más información de todos los habidos y donde se tratará el porqué de LOST.
Y la SERIES FINALE se alarga 30 min más, quedándose en 2 horas de capítulo sin interrupciones. Qué los dioses de Kobol nos pillen confesados.
Stargate: Universe S01E16 - Sabotage "Promo"
Cada semana me gusta más Stargate. Una vez le coges el punto, disfrutas cada semana.
Undercovers...lo nuevo de JJ y NBC
Undercovers, la nueva serie de J.J Abrams para la próxima temporada para la cadena NBC. Contratados ya una temporada de 13 capítulos, será ésta la nueva serie estrella de la cadena, ¿la nueva Heroes?. Lo que no me gusta de J.J es que se meta en cosas cuando no ha acabado otras. Aún tiene Fringe, quiere meterse en otra de Star Trek, no sé si tiene en mente Cloverfield 2, se rumoreaba una comedia, Mission: Impossible IV, otra peli, Morning Glory. Debe ser lo que tiene ser productor.
Protagonizada por Boris Kodjoe y Gugu Mbatha-Raw que interpretan a Steven y Samantha Bloom, una típica pareja norteamericana que posee una compañía de "catering" junto a la hermana de Samantha, Lizzy (Jessica Parker Kennedy). El caso es que, años antes, Steven y Samantha habían sido dos agentes de la CIA, de los mejores, hasta que se conocieron y decidieron retirarse. Todo transcurre con normalidad hasta que uno de sus antiguos amigos, Nash (Carter MacIntyre), desaparece misteriosamente, por lo que los Bloom deciden ir en su busca y, por tanto volver a la CIA.
Fuente: FormulaTV
Haven...terror para el verano
Haven, la trama se desarrolla en una pequeña población de Maine, donde los habitantes viven bajo una maldición. Los habitantes viven tranquilos apartados del resto del mundo, hasta la llegada de Audrey Parker, una agente del FBI. La historia es una vuelta de tuerca más en el género del terror de la mano de Stephen King.
Estreno 9 Julio 2010 en Syfy, con de momento apalabrados 13 capítulos. Veremos que tal es.
Personaje Sexy Femenino Tv favorito (Lista 2)
Vamos con la 2ª lista de la encuesta, ¿Cuál es el personaje seriéfilo más sexy?. Diversas opciones para elegir. La 3ª lista para el Lunes que viene.
Happy Town S01E02 - I Came To Haplin for the Water "Promo"
No he entendido nada, xD, pero creo que la seguiré, este tipo de series me van.
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