IIRC (which is no sure thing) they said his unit was getting shipped back out - but he was already pretty much AWOL anyway. The Iraq thing just upped the stakes on it, I guess.
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Overnight Ratings for Sunday, April 15th
Metered Market Ratings
Household Rating/Share
CBS: 8.1/13
ABC: 7.4/12
NBC: 5.2/ 8
Fox: 3.7/ 6
CW: 1.5/ 2
In series-premiere news, the two-hour launch of Fox drama Drive was stuck in second gear, with a mere (and fourth-place) 3.8/ 6 from 8-10 p.m. Despite the massive promotional hype, Drive only built from week-ago repeats of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy and American Dad (avg. 3.5/6 on April 8) by 9 percent. One year earlier, Fox’s combination of a repeat of The Simpsons, a repeat of Family Guy and two original episodes of The War at Home averaged a 4.0/ 7 in the overnights. Here is the half-hour breakdown for the disappointing Drive:
8:00 p.m. 4.0/ 6
8:30 p.m. 3.9/ 6
9:00 p.m. 3.6/ 5
9:30 p.m. 3.7/ 5
Wasn't he only AWOL because his girlfriend deleted the message from his phone saying his unit was being re-deployed and he had to report blah blah blah? He wasn't AWOL when the race began.
You've got to be kidding!
I'm kind of with Dana on being all set with car races, but I figure like the fights in Buffy, that's the part where I can pay less attention.
Yeah, Car Race Schmar Race. ITA that it's where I don't have to pay attention, or where I get to go to the bathroom.
Amy Acker playing the helpless victim and hostage. I hope she picks up some agency and works against her captors rather than just screaming "Help, save me!" from the train tracks she's tied to in every episode.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if Kathryn is really in on it and working with the sponsors.
ARGH.
That's all I'm going to say.
I do have a minor casting quibble -- it'd be nice if some of the recognizable actors turned out to actually be just random strangers, and some of the unknown extras turned out to be working for the race. So far, it's been too easy to spot the plants because they're all pinging my "Oh, it's that guy!"-o-meter.
Regarding the ratings: fuck.
So, what was on CBS last night?
The Amazing Race is on CBS from 8-9 EST.