Here is why I don’t watch new television shows until the first season is almost over or the second season starts: I hate it when I get involved in a show and invested in characters, and the stupid execs cancel the show because it doesn’t get ratings like that ridiculous piece of brain cell destroying crap, So You Think You Can Dance?. It happened during the summer season with The Inside. Granted not a terrific show, but it was good. Fox cancelled it once they put So You Think You Can Dance? on the air. This season CBS is coming out with a show just like it. The same thing happened a few seasons back with Wonderfalls. A delightful little show, that was hilarious, but was cancelled after only four episodes, hardly enough time to develop much of a following. Last fall Tru Calling, a truly interesting show was cancelled mid-season without so much as a warning. Because of the networks rash dropping of shows, I almost missed out on Lost, one of the best shows on television. It seemed like a quirky show, and most shows that are odd don’t make it. It wasn’t until I saw promos for how many viewers Lost was getting that I tuned in-luckily for me ABC ran the pilot during the first weekend and so I didn’t miss out on anything. There were only two new shows last season that I started watching from the premier, Desperate Housewives (only because of Terri Hatcher) and Boston Legal (because of James Spader, and later William Shatner).

Sketch

I was watching Dateline on Sunday, and realized how those police sketches can be fallible. You know how they don’t really look like anyone in particular, but could often pass for several people? I know a lot of people anyway, who’ve said that people in the sketches look familiar to them. Anyway, the Dateline segment I saw was about a girl who was murdered, and the guy they believe did it could pass for me in one of those police sketches. We don’t necessarily look alike, but share a lot of the same features and skull structure, enough alike though, that if a police sketch of him were made using those generic computer catalogues they’re using nowadays, I could easily be mistaken for him. It’s even more unnerving and likely that if this were to happen I would stand a likely chance of getting falsely accused because of how little people pay attention. People are always getting my brother and I confused and we don’t even look alike. When we used to work together, people would always think they had just talked to me when they’d actually been speaking to my brother. And we weren’t even dressed alike.
That’s not the worst that happened Sunday. I think my mother had a run in with a potential serial killer; he seems to be an avid fan of the BTK dude. I’ve got to go now, so I’ll write more on that later.

Crying Wolves; Eating Raw Meat

I saw Cry_Wolf yesterday. It was different than I thought it was going to be, and not as good as I’d hoped. Instead of being a film to reinvent the teen slasher flicks, it’s a mediocre horror movie that looks and feels like a low budget British horror film. And there are much better of these films than Cry_Wolf, see The Hole and Murder by Design. Not that it’s a bad movie, enjoyed it and was actually mislead as to whom the actually killer was, by some of the subtext and symbolism. The dénouement was a bit of a stretch, but was not so unbelievable that it didn’t make sense. But Cry_Wolf reminded me more of Gossip, than Scream. It could have been better with a more likeable cast, most of the actors did not give a convincing enough performance that I was able to sympathize with them. Jon Bon Jovi was enjoyable, but did not get enough screen time. Should have made him the lead. Another stand out and one of the few likeable characters was Lindy Booth.

Afterwards I went to Chili’s for supper. I am still grossed out. I can’t stand raw meat, makes me really sick. So whenever I order beef I always order it “well done”. I think I’m going to start ordering it burnt to a crisp. The burger that I got was not quite bloody, but was still kicking and mooing. I sent it back, with visions from the trailer for that new Ryan Reynolds movie dancing through my head. What I got back was better, but still a little too pink around the edges for my taste. But there was no way I was sending it back a second time, already wondering what bodily castaways might have floundered their way onto my meal the first time, and not wanting to get anymore. Disgusting.

Not much to write about today.

I saw Alex & Emma on Sunday. I remember it being pretty much panned by critics, and while it's certainly not Rob Reiner's best, I thought it was quite sweet and funny. I don't know, maybe it's just because I'm a fan of the Wilson brothers. Luke Wilson has that great leading man look and acting style, while Owen-who is not the best actor by any means-has some quirky charm that I can't help but like. If I were the type to go to the local pub after work, these are two guys I'd want to go there with.

I agree with Jeff about the downward spiral Desperate Housewives has taken. I was hoping the show would come back with a bang this season, but so far the only show on ABC to do so was Lost. Even Boston Legal did not have as much of an impact as I would've hoped, but still, it was not bad. William Shatner rocks!