TV Stuff: Gilmore, House

[yendi]

Gilmore Girls: Well, the top-notch, as-good-as-his-wife Daniel Palladino from last year has clearly reverted to the traditional one. Which isn't terrible -- there were still some wonderful moments -- but too many sequences (most of them involving the dog and TJ) just fell flat, and there was the usual continuity stupidity (Rory's car is impounded, which means she made record time on her forty-mile walk to Luke's). Still a good episode, but not nearly as good as the opener. And, um, is there a milk carton with Lane's picture on it?

House: Hell, yeah! Another damned fine episode, with some brilliant twists. I'd heard that they'd originally wanted Dakota Fanning for the role of the little girl, but the girl they cast was just perfect. My only mild complaint was that House's iPod seemed was apparently rewired for tv, so that hitting one button managed to do seven different things. And next week's episode looks to give us a nice Cuddy plotline.

Tonight, I'll watch Lost, as Veronica Mars doesn't premiere until next week. After that, I'll be relying on the kindness of strangers (strangers with torrents and/or burners) to keep up with what's happening on the island.

Comments

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

House off to a very nice start...

Am I the only one who thinks Cuddy's gotten much thinner this season?

[yendi]

I hadn't noticed, quite honestly. Maybe Edelstein got upset at the "you got back" joke from last year?

[dindin.livejournal.com]

House: Hell, yeah! Another damned fine episode, ...My only mild complaint was that House's iPod seemed was apparently rewired for tv, so that hitting one button managed to do seven different things.

ROFLMFAO. You took the words right out of my mouth. It really was a brilliant ep. I'm not entirely convinced they've dropped House/Cameron as he still completely plays favorites, but it's working how they're handling it.

House's iPod. ROFL. FF, FF, FF...Rewind...?

[enderfem.livejournal.com]

Gilmore Girls: Yes, Where is Lane? Is she touring? And Jackson and Sookie? Though I think Sookie was in the promos for next week. Less TJ. More Lane. Thank you. Also, please lose the very bad wig Luke is wearing.

Am v. excited for Veronica Mars next week.

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

she just seemed like she's gone a bit Calista...then again it might be just me or she's compensating for having Sela Ward about...or maybe it is the 'you got back' joke..

oh yes, a big FU to the Emmy idiots for passing over Laurie and McShane and blankly punching in Spader for a show that wasnt even on half the year!

[lonesomenumber1]

What I want to know is, who's the rocket scientist who decided to release the Veronica Mars DVDs two weeks after the season premiere?

[yendi]

That was a UPN fuckup. They at first wanted to release it early, so there's nothing much in the way of extras (although Thomas wanted to do 'em, but didn't have time). Then, after any chance of making commentaries was lost, they bumped the date back.

ABC clearly has a much better handle on things.

[yendi]

Sookie was in the pre-credits sequence, at least.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

Yes! Lost Tonight! Lost Lost Lost Lost Loooooooooost!

I'm happy about the new season of Lost starting.

And don't forget to Tivo the hour before Lost either; there's going to be a one-off about the Lost phenomenon. Most likely it'll be a puff piece, but I'm sure there will be a nugget or two of interest.

And did I mention Lost premieres tonight?

[yendi]

*nod* We've got both set in the Tivo -- ABC listed the one-off as a regular epiosde (unlike the special from last Spring), so the season pass is catching it.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

That's interesting, that they treat it as a regular episode. Are the networks no longer engaging in Tivo-busting?

ABC comes in a little blurry for me over-the-air. Sometimes better, sometimes worse.

[yendi]

Ah, but by listing it as an episode of Lost (instead of a special), they ensure that season passes pick it up. And since Lost season passes are likely to be high on people's priority list, they're Tivo-busting anyone who might otherwise be tempted to watch the Martha Stewart Apprentice or the CBS sitcoms.

A paper company in Slough.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Wouldn't that more accurately be described as ABC using TiVo as a tool for NBC- and CBS-busting?

I'll be taping the show every week, because I like to watch each episode twice to pore over all the details and clues. I'll gladly share the tape with y'all.

Are you watching at home tonight?

Re: A paper company in Slough.

[yendi]

I'd love to get the tapes. We still need to re-hook up the VCR, but Lost is a good reason to do so.

And yes, we're watching tonight, although you should know that Elayna's bedtime is 8:30, so we won't be getting started right away.

A box company in Tustin.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

May I come over 9-ish?

Re: A box company in Tustin.

[yendi]

Of course!

[windswept.livejournal.com]

I love House, but it had a little bit of the "very special episode" feeling to it.

And, will any of House's patients EVER die? It's sort of pointless if you always know the ending.

[windswept.livejournal.com]

I agree. Collarbone central.

[yendi]

Well, technically, this one has less than a year to live.

But yeah, the lack of dying is something I've bitched about before. Scrubs gets it, so why doesn't House?

[dotgirl.livejournal.com]

The homeless woman died - remember? The one with rabies?

And in the episode with sleeping sickness, the chick didn't die, but her husband certainly left her - so I don't think it's quite 'happy ending-ville' ..

[yendi]

Someone's clearly been watching the DVDs recently. :-)

It's not that there haven't been downer endings, but I'd compare this to the "one out of every three patients dies" episode of Scrubs, for example, and I see a doctor who performs too many miracles.

That said, I missed the rabies one.

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Bloody House made me bloody cry. Twice. Bloody bastard.

Also, the drill? Not really a sound I need to hear in my medical dramas. My spine is still kind of ooky wrt that.

Damn that was a fine episode.

Gessi

[crowyhead.livejournal.com]

WORD on the drill. I was like, "EEEEH! Worse than the DENTIST!"

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

House killed a baby in last season's Maternity.

[bassfingers.livejournal.com]

We're still covering the summer. Lane is probably on tour with the band. Yeah, I thought they kind of left the dog thread hanging. After about the mid-point, it just never came back.

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

Thanks to Netflix, I just saw the rabies one today on DVD. It's episode 10 of the first season, "Histories." It made me laugh, and it made me cry. There aren't many shows that can do that. Highly recommended.

[yendi]

Good point about Lane. But I still want to see her, dammit, even if it's for a scene or two from her road-trip.

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

By the way, that rabies thing is a bit of a spoiler, so when you finally do get to watch that episode, forget about the rabies. That way, you can be surprised near the end when you find out the lady has rabies.