Bionic Woman

I guess I'm one of the last people to join the Battlestar Galactica bandwagon, but join it I did, and I'm now a fervent disciple of the show. So fervent, in fact, that I actually Netflixed the Bionic Woman reboot led by BSG co-producer David Eick. It lasted only eight episodes and was essentially killed off by the 2007 writer's strike. After watching it, I figure it wouldn't have lasted more than a single season anyway.

The show's biggest problem? Katee Sackhoff. Not that she isn't excellent in the show. But she's meant to be the antagonist and she's ten times as interesting as the rest of the characters. On top of that, she only appears in four episodes! The producers put together a nice story arc at the beginning, only to abandon it for a series of dull one-shot episodes. I want to watch Jamie Sommers kicking ass; I don't really care about her love life or how she balances her home life with her crazy secret government job. The supporting cast is decent, especially Miguel Ferrer and Isaiah Washington (who gets written out of the show in the seventh episode, which probably coincides with his untimely departure from Grey's Anatomy for being a secret racist). But Katee Sackhoff as the lead would have made for a much better show, no doubt.

GIRL DRINK DRUNK

My favorite Kids in the Hall sketch:



I'll try to put some more substantive posts up later, some recipes maybe.

Freaks and Geeks

Linda Cardellini interview at the AV Club is up.

I discovered this show thanks to my sister. It's such an odd beast of a show: hour-long episodes, uneven pacing, and a pervasive sense of awkwardness (is it a comedy or a drama? A serio-comedy? Is that a word?). I love the show but find it difficult to watch sometimes. Like the episode where Linda Cardellini's boyfriend tries out for that local band and fails miserably. Others I can watch repeatedly with glee (i.e. any episode involving Thomas F. Wilson).