Buffistas

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The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.

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Cashmere - Nov 30, 2004 3:45:23 pm PST #3147 of 10001

Now tagless for your comfort.

The pilot is supposedly outstanding and groundbreaking and crabby and whatever, but the following eps get sexed-up underlings and generic crap like that.

Fox executives fuck something with potential up? No. Say it ain't so.

Just don't make it House/Grissom slash. eeeeeww, dang, I just went there in spite of myself.

Now to find some steel wool for my brain....

lori - Nov 30, 2004 3:51:34 pm PST #3148 of 10001

Here's that review I was talking about, with the notes.

Consuela - Nov 30, 2004 3:53:39 pm PST #3149 of 10001

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Gotta love Tim Goodman. He calls 'em as he sees 'em.

Scrappy - Nov 30, 2004 3:53:45 pm PST #3150 of 10001

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I like House. I like his snarkiness and smartness. It's nice to see a character on TV who truly doesn't want to be liked. Also Hugh Laurie can ACT, baybee.

Scrappy - Nov 30, 2004 3:57:38 pm PST #3151 of 10001

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Also, we caption it, so we're a few weeks ahead and see the scripts along with the episodes--he stays plenty cranky and mean for at least the next six eps.

Vonnie K - Nov 30, 2004 3:59:16 pm PST #3152 of 10001

Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

It's a ribbed cane, for his pleasure.

Damn it, Allyson. You made me snort wine.

OK, mental image. Not going anywhere.

The issue with House is that while I find the assholetastic lead character sort of entertaining to watch, the supporting characters are barely more than stereotypes. Also the medical leaps? Ludicrous. At least ER tries somewhat to approximate authenticity. Sort of.

Wolfram - Nov 30, 2004 5:05:17 pm PST #3153 of 10001

Visilurking

I like House, but I think all the serial shows I watch have deadened me to procedurals. It just seems too damn predictable. Guy with mysterious disease - misdiagnose, misdiagnose, misdiagnose - stumble on to actual diagnosis - cure with a simple outpatient procedure or tomato juice.

I'll keep watching though.

Zenkitty - Nov 30, 2004 5:08:24 pm PST #3154 of 10001

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I like that House himself is still unlikeable.

Cashmere - Nov 30, 2004 5:09:43 pm PST #3155 of 10001

Now tagless for your comfort.

Guy with mysterious disease - misdiagnose, misdiagnose, misdiagnose - stumble on to actual diagnosis -

This is the very annoying part of the show. But I like the House character.

Strega - Nov 30, 2004 5:17:48 pm PST #3156 of 10001

And I didn't care about headache girl. She gave me a headache.

Oh yeah, I don't care about any of them. But I usually don't care about characters, so I didn't expect to. Which may be an advantage with this show.

I'm not convinced that the network screwed it up because I don't know what was so great about the pilot. I mean, I can see what they may have meddled with, but I don't know that it mattered. Hugh Laurie entertains me; everything else is forgettable.

I do keep wondering if Laurie got stubble-maintenance tips from Denisof.

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