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.
The Amazing Race, for one.
It's not like the other networks had a whole lot going on event wise either. That concerns me more than anything.
The other networks were empty. Drama -- they had Desperate Housewives. That was it.
Don't want to be negative, but... Uhm. It's done worse than Firefly did on a Friday night.
Let's see how it does tonight (but it's against the dancing bloody monkey show).
The advanced downloaders must have been the higher tech Firefly fans. That's the only way I can account for the interest.
I wouldn't worry too much, since it wasn't in its regular timeslot -- it's the ratings tonight that will matter.